Single-system
In modern console games, arcade games, and personal computer games, multiplayer less commonly implies that the players play together by using several controllers plugged into the same game system. Home console games often use split-screen so that each player has an individual view of the action (important for genres such as first person shooter and racing video games), although most arcade games and some console games (ranging from Pong) do not. Almost all multiplayer modes on Beat 'em up games (due to their nature) offer a single system option. Racing games are increasingly dropping the split-screen mode in favor of multiple system multiplayer.
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