We may earn a commission from links on this page. Big splashy box art is all fine and good, but the spine of the game case is what gets the most exposure. In today's Speak Up on Kotaku commenter ...

You might recognize it if you’ve ever hacked a terminal in a Fallout game. Many early word ... also allowed for typing white text on a black background. All this changed in the 80s when ...

The TL;DR is that high contrast between background and text colors is important, and that for many users, black text on a white background is a) most legible and b) most professional-appearing.