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Subject: Re: CRAP Poll: Favorite Era of Gaming
Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2024 18:09:54 -0400
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JAB <noway@nochance.com> looked up from reading the entrails of the porn
spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs say:

>On 31/08/2024 19:25, Mike S. wrote:
>> On Sat, 31 Aug 2024 12:08:11 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson
>> <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> [[ The 16-bit Years (1987-1993) ]]
>>>    Classic DOS and 16-bit excitement! For the first time,
>>>    video-games start to achieve their potential; more than
>>>    beeps and bloops, they are story-tellers and world-
>>>    builders. The Video gaming world develops its own
>>>    culture too.
>> 
>> I thought about it more and I am more convinced that this period is
>> when I enjoyed video games the most. I was playing a lot of Sierra
>> games at the time which I enjoyed a lot but I also discovered my love
>> for RPGs in this time frame with the Pool of Radiance gold box game.
>
>That era would get a better mark from me if it wasn't for the fact that 
>it was period in my life when I transitioning to my 'hobbies' became 
>centred around going out and generally drinking. It's rather hard to get 
>enthusiastic about playing games when your weekends consist of getting 
>up in the afternoon with a head that feels like it's been used as 
>football!

Pity they never come out with "English Football Hooligan" then playing
it in that condition would feel perfectly natural.

Xocyll