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Subject: Re: Game Drought
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2024 10:55:36 -0000 (UTC)
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On 7 Nov 2024 at 16:43:39 CET, "Spalls Hurgenson" <spallshurgenson@gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Thu, 7 Nov 2024 14:04:06 -0000 (UTC), Samuel Söderberg
> <samuel@samuelsoderberg.se> wrote:
> 
> 
>> Also, one of my brothers gave me UFO 50 as a birthday gift:
>> https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147860/UFO_50/
>> ...it is not a strategy game, but if you do not love UFO 50, you do not love
>> games.
> 
> Strange, I do not love "UFO 50" but I do love video games. I must be a
> some sort of paradox. I'd better off myself before I destroy the
> universe. It's such a bother when that happens; I don't want to have
> to go through it again. ;-)
> 
> But seriously, 8-bit style games do nothing for me. More so if they're
> themeatically based on console titles. My formative computer gaming
> years were spent with flight-sims, RPGs, adventure and strategy games;
> platformers, shooters and sports titles were never my that important
> to me. And I've embraced the increased complexity that each generation
> of tech has allowed games. I've no desire to go back to such simple
> fare as passed for entertainment in the early 80s. "UFO 50" does not
> scratch any itch for me. Even the few games in the collection that
> matched up to my gaming in that era aren't going to do it for me; I'd
> much rather play a modern version of those games and not some
> throwback.
> 
> I do not like "UFO 50". It's got nothing I want from a game... or even
> 50 games.

To each their own!

Did you play Seaside Drive? Cyber Owls?

Okay, just checking. :)