What Games do YOU play?

Fulvio · December 11, 2013, 12:44:06 PM

I was watching a pommie documentary last night about the massive explosion in video games since PONG started it all off way back before the dinosaurs arrived from Mars, and got to wondering...

How many of you play games? On what devices? And what games?

Since its my thread, I'll go first...

I like MMORPG's, having started with text adventures maybe 20 years ago, eventually leading to World of Warcraft (on a Mac naturally), and now Kingdom Age and Kingdoms of Camelot on the iPod and iPad. I also play Command&Conquer, Warcraft and Starcraft occasionally, though they're better with a group of friends on a LAN... that hasn't happened for a while, everybody seems so busy nowadays.

Then there are the petty timewasters... Plants vs Zombies (Mac or iPod), Sonic, Sudoku, etc... there are a zillion little apps that are fun in small doses.

Oh, and non-computer group games are fun, like AD&D, Diplomacy, CCG's and so on. But again its impossible to get a party together.

ausjack · December 11, 2013, 01:00:40 PM

I have PS1 but don't play it much any more as I have to be here to keep an eye on you

But I do go play now and then and play bass fishing, GT1 & 2 and other driving and medal of honer and a few ther shoot'em up's :good: I did have a few games on my pc when I first got it but they use to much space and I found I didn't play them so got rid of them but still have the discs

markn · December 11, 2013, 01:21:43 PM

I'm one of the original generation that grew up with games and have seen every type of computer game come and go. I spent far too much time in primary school, high school , and university playing computer games of one type or another. Consoles have always left me cold and I've always been a computer gamer. I've petered off a bit in the last few years but still buy a few games every year. The last one I finished was the Tomb Raider reboot which was pretty awesome and the first game of that type I've played. I've been tossing up about buying something new for a few months now and will most likely settle on a CRPG or an FPS.

Fr45h3R · December 11, 2013, 01:32:17 PM

Candy Crush and now Pepper Panic!

Fulvio · December 11, 2013, 01:35:48 PM

Quote from: 'markn' pid='36818' dateline='1386730303'the Tomb Raider reboot

Was that a FPS? Haven't played one of those since Wolfenstein I think.

markn · December 11, 2013, 01:42:43 PM

Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='36825' dateline='1386731148'
Quote from: 'markn' pid='36818' dateline='1386730303'the Tomb Raider reboot

Was that a FPS? Haven't played one of those since Wolfenstein I think.

No, it's more of an action adventure thing. I suspect really designed for a controller on a console but it was perfectly playable with a mouse and keyboard.

Fulvio · December 11, 2013, 01:44:04 PM

Quote from: 'markn' pid='36826' dateline='1386731563'No, it's more of an action adventure thing.

Oh. Must check it out then, sounds like my kind of thing.. as long as there's a Mac version of course. :angel:

markn · December 11, 2013, 01:45:47 PM

Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='36828' dateline='1386731644'
Quote from: 'markn' pid='36826' dateline='1386731563'No, it's more of an action adventure thing.

Oh. Must check it out then, sounds like my kind of thing.. as long as there's a Mac version of course. :angel:

Not sure about that. I downloaded this through steam. The graphics and sound-design were fantastic.

Unicorn · December 11, 2013, 02:09:29 PM

My first computer based one was Zork .... for CP/M. T'was excellent.
Pac Man had to be my favourite arcade game. Played it in the arcade for yonks and won heaps of T-Shirts at the time. One that I wish I could find was called Juno-First (from memory) it was cool.

DOS saw the intro of Leisure Suit Larry ...... hilarious for it's time.

Eyes are too crap for gaming now ..... sob! :laugh2:

markn · December 11, 2013, 02:11:15 PM

Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='36845' dateline='1386733169'DOS saw the intro of Leisure Suit Larry ...... hilarious for it's time.

LSL for the win. It is still hilarious

ausjack · December 11, 2013, 02:12:45 PM

Hey you said games didn't you? so tiddly winks :laugh2:

I'm no good but I like chess but no one to play with

story of my life :winkextra:

Fulvio · December 11, 2013, 02:16:13 PM

Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='36845' dateline='1386733169'for CP/M

Awesome! Another old CP/M-er! We're a dying breed, mate.

Zork was somewhat 'enhanced' from the original Adventure, written in Fortran for the PDP-10, IIRC. I think I still have a source listing lying around someplace, if the mice haven't eaten it.

And LSL was cool, though it was a period when I had too little time for games.

Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='36848' dateline='1386733365'I'm no good but I like chess but no one to play with story of my life :winkextra:

So start an online game here, why don't you?

Unicorn · December 11, 2013, 02:18:41 PM

Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='36849' dateline='1386733573'Awesome! Another old CP/M-er! We're a dying breed, mate.

Too true!

Oh and Lemmings!!!!!

bellyflorin · December 11, 2013, 02:20:06 PM

:blush2:I'm addicted to candy crush , up to level 462 ,

ausjack · December 11, 2013, 02:22:12 PM

don't ya do something with them, oh hold on that was gerbils :laugh2: Ah yeah lemmings run off cliffs