Do you play video games in your spare time?
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Colossal Cave (PDP-10), Flight Simulator and Wizardry (Apple ][+), Arcticfox (Amiga 2000), and the Myst series. I've tried a few since then, but the only ones that managed to hold my interest were Obduction, Firewatch, and The Witness. I no longer have any interest in "real-time" games, which eliminates a lot of them.
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I used to have an XBox 360, but two RRODs put me right off consoles. Pity, it was good while it worked (and cheaper than gaming spec PC's). Oblivion on XBox was very nice, better than the PC version on mouse and KB.
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OriginalGriff wrote:
(and cheaper than gaming spec PC's)
This is one thing I love about 2(.5)-D fighting games, platformers, metroidvanias, roguelikes, and card games. You don't need an insane rig to play them. You can pretty much play them on anything built in the last 10-15 years, even if it's a gorgeous game like Hollow Knight, the Ori games, etc.
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Greg Utas wrote:
Flight Simulator
The old DOS version circa 1982? Could you land the plane? Or did you do like everyone else and fly around until you crash landed? :-D
I don't recall landing it successfully! Not until there was PC version with graphics that were more realistic. :)
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Curious, I've discovered that quite a few members here play video games when they are not writing code. Some of you even design game mods. What games are you playing in your spare time?
Classic Windows Solitaire, and if I've got the time, ye olde Mahjong Titans. I don't think I have the wiring to play modern games.
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Curious, I've discovered that quite a few members here play video games when they are not writing code. Some of you even design game mods. What games are you playing in your spare time?
What spare time?
The less you need, the more you have. Even a blind squirrel gets a nut...occasionally. JaxCoder.com
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Curious, I've discovered that quite a few members here play video games when they are not writing code. Some of you even design game mods. What games are you playing in your spare time?
Oxygen not Included; 3041 hours Rimworld; 6546 hours That's just the single player ones.. Been on/off playing Warcraft, and now playing Diabolo 3. After logging all these hours you might expect an experienced gamer. I'm definitely not :D
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Curious, I've discovered that quite a few members here play video games when they are not writing code. Some of you even design game mods. What games are you playing in your spare time?
Superhot (lab scene in endless mode only) on PC and Scrabble on phone for burning time. Severed Steel third, but I like it's music better than the gameplay, I am growing old for action games.
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Curious, I've discovered that quite a few members here play video games when they are not writing code. Some of you even design game mods. What games are you playing in your spare time?
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Curious, I've discovered that quite a few members here play video games when they are not writing code. Some of you even design game mods. What games are you playing in your spare time?
I play WarThunder in my spare time.
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Curious, I've discovered that quite a few members here play video games when they are not writing code. Some of you even design game mods. What games are you playing in your spare time?
Currently I am playing an ancient game, commando's behind enemy lines. I was talking with someone about ancient software and games and then I remembered this one, so I searched on it and found that many old games are "fixed" to run on modern windows. I guess in a week or so I loose interest again...
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Curious, I've discovered that quite a few members here play video games when they are not writing code. Some of you even design game mods. What games are you playing in your spare time?
I'm a gamer first, then a developer. Most of time spent on Warhammer: Vermintide 2 this year, but playing all genres.
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Curious, I've discovered that quite a few members here play video games when they are not writing code. Some of you even design game mods. What games are you playing in your spare time?
Sim racer here, play iRacing and Assetto Corsa Competizione. A great way to switch off your brain!
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Nope. I'm a developer; not a user. (Users are losers.)
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Yes, currently "World of Tanks". Why? because I enjoy giving the Russian mafia financed developer team all my extra spending cash. :laugh: :sigh:
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I've been playing computer games since the seventies (Colossal Cave started it), but Doom (and then Doom II) became an addiction. It's GTA V at the moment - the new (and free) Contracts DLC is pretty good, and great for grinding. Especially this week when Payphone Hits (Assassination missions with an optional-but-lucrative bonus for taking them out in a specific way such as driving them into the sea in a taxi) are paying double. And the Dr Dre contact missions introduced me to the Combat MG which is now my weapon of choice. When I grow bored of that, I'll probably move to The Witcher III.
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Curious, I've discovered that quite a few members here play video games when they are not writing code. Some of you even design game mods. What games are you playing in your spare time?
Currently playing Witcher 3. Previous addictions have included Shogun Total War (the very first Total War title - still play it...), Medieval Total War (the first version), European Air War (flight sim) and Fallout: New Vegas. Have finally weaned myself off Borderlands and Borderlands 2 - six weeks clean and taking it day by day....
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Like to play Age of Empires. Working on an implementations of 19th century Prussian / British / American "war gaming". Have found the roots of current games rules back to 1824. Only the distances, fire and casualty rates change. And formations. They had tables, index points, scaling factors, peg boards, "sounding boards" used to count off without looking. Large scale maps and true-to-scale unit blocks (a first). Standards and time intervals which could be varied according to the situation (frames). Lots of data collection and analysis. Just missing a computer. Also, they had the "fog of war" (multiple maps; screens). And the uncertainty / friction factor (dice). The AI / final call was an umpire.
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Can't belive yours is the only mention of Age of Empires. I was too young to play AoE1 so I started off with AoE2 and then AoM and AoE3. I bought all the definitive editions on Steam and am now trying out AoE4 on Gamepass but will probably wait for a deep discount before buying it on Steam. You?
Cheers, Vikram.
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Curious, I've discovered that quite a few members here play video games when they are not writing code. Some of you even design game mods. What games are you playing in your spare time?
Nope. Tried it, to understand what the hype was about, but to be honest my brain threatened to leave me I continued. I play complex puzzle games on my phone if I have nothing else to do.
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Curious, I've discovered that quite a few members here play video games when they are not writing code. Some of you even design game mods. What games are you playing in your spare time?
I'm kind in a lull in my game playing. Been replaying Fallout 4, Fallout 3, Skyrim (done with them for now) Been playing Fallout 76 (mostly stopped playing), Cyberpunk 2077 (mostly stopped playing, waiting for patchs/updates) , Age of Empires 4 (mostly stopped), Humankind (stopped playing, not my kind of game). Waiting for Starfield.
CI/CD = Continuous Impediment/Continuous Despair
