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<<<<< This is my transcript of the scene in WarGames (1983) where David has dialed into the WOPR and started playing Global Thermonuclear War. >>>>>
<<<<< All spaces, newlines, punctuation, etc. and made to be as accurate as possible >>>>>
LOGON: Joshua
<Random stuff>
<CLEAR>
GREETINGS PROFESSOR FALKEN.

Hello.


HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY?

I'm fine. How are you?


EXCELLENT. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME. CAN YOU EXPLAIN
THE REMOVAL OF YOUR USER ACCOUNT ON 6/23/73?

People sometimes make mistakes. (NOTE: in one scene, it appears that he typed "mistak" instead of "mistakes.")


YES THEY DO. SHALL WE PLAY A GAME?

Love to. How about Global Thermonuclear War?


WOULDN'T YOU PREFER A GOOD GAME OF CHESS?

Later. Let's play Global Thermonuclear War.

FINE.
<CLEAR>
<US + USSR ASCII ART>

UNITED STATES      SOVIET UNION

WHICH SIDE DO YOU WANT?

  1.   UNITED STATES
  2.   SOVIET UNION

PLEASE CHOOSE ONE:  2
<CLEAR>
AWAITING FIRST STRIKE COMMAND (UNDERLINED)


PLEASE LIST PRIMARY TARGETS BY
CITY AND/OR COUNTY NAME:

Las Vegas
Seattle

<CLEAR>

<ASCII ART OF US + USSR>
<US HAS TRAJECTORY HEADINGS OF ICBMS BOUND FOR LAS VEGAS AND SEATTLE>
<SUBS REPRESENTED BY BLINKING DOTS ARE OFF US SHORELINES>