QT,(posted 9428 days ago)The speed-ups are a legitimate category as these types of alterations did indeed exist in the arcades of the "golden age". The reason for their presence in those days was to generate new interest in old games that were falling off in the earnings category. Some of the machines had the speed-up as default while others gave the player the option to press a button to activate the speed-up. Hope this makes it clearer for you.
I have to agree with you on the banning of the multi-player/ extra lives via extra coin input category even though it might cost me a few points. It is the correct thing to do for sure.
As far as the gambling games go...it's no great loss to see these tossed!
JoustGod