Do you (or did you) play computer games?

Poll - Total Votes: 50

Yes, puzzle games

Yes, shooter games

Yes, simulation games (plane flying, truck driving, ...)

Yes, racing or sport games

Yes, role playing games (fantasy, medieval themed, sci-fi, ...)

Yes, point and click artistic games

Yes, gamble games (cards, slot machines, roulette)

Yes, life simulation games (The Sims, Farmville, RollerCoaster Tycoon World, etc)

Yes, strategy games (Civilization)

Yes, arcade games (bubble shooter, tetris, pac-man, etc)

Yes, platform games (Super Mario, Prince of Persia, etc.)

Yes, other

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Name some of your most favorite.

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Byron8by7 · M

In the early '80s, I occasionally played an arcade game called Tempest, the first and last electronic game I have ever played.

CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

@Byron8by7 I googled it and Ivan Sutherland came to my mind. xD

Byron8by7 · M

@CrazyMusicLover I had to do a Google search for Ivan Sutherland. I am not tech savvy at all. I am diglexic.

CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

@Byron8by7 I only know about him because I had to study the history of computer animation. 😄 The visual style of that game reminds me of the beginnings of computer graphics, but in color. It's an old game, after all.

Byron8by7 · M

@CrazyMusicLover I'm sure it is considered primitive nowadays. I think the last time I played Tempest was back in 1983.

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@CrazyMusicLover Tempest had a vector screen, which did actually work the same way as the monitors in very early computer graphics as used by Sutherland et al. There were a few arcade games in the 80s that used them, most iconically Asteroids. Instead of a frame buffer, the computer stored a list of lines (vectors) to be drawn, which saved RAM, and since the list was very small it could be manipulated quickly to make fast-moving graphics. It was the only practical way to make playable 3D games at the time, too.

Ironically, it seemed very futuristic back then and I still like the style when it's emulated in modern games.