Ian,So just like some of you, I grew up playing those games too and buying the magazines, I think I had a subscription at one point in my teenage years. We used to go buy the newest games at ToysRUs, take them home and play them all weekend, finish the game and return it for another one. I was like 12 or 13.
I stopped playing console games in the early 2000ās though and started playing everything on my PC. A SEGA Dreamcast was the last console I had. I used to play A LOT of Team Fortress in the early 2000ās. Man that was fun. Damn medics running around spreading the plague!
I still play games, I would rather do that than watch TV. I donāt play them a lot these days though, guess I got old. I do really really enjoy the Shadow of War and Shadow of Mordor games though. Soooo much fun. I am not sure I have ever played any video games this fun.
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Have you tried video games with the Oculus??
It's a different level. It immerses you into the environment entirely.
I used to do aircraft simulations in NASA 25 years ago, and we used computers for rendering that cost $15M. Today you have more power on an iPhone.
Cheers and Happy Holidays
--ofer