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posted on April 01, 2009 at 01:18PM Inappropriate?
Are you a fan of the simple "older" games or the new "high tech" games? I think I will always be into the board games and games that I grew up with (I still play Go Fish!!) but I am warming up to all the new high tech ones too. What is your preference?
replies: 36 latest post: February 12, 2010 at 08:13PM by S14
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posted on August 29, 2009 at 02:02AM
 

Board games require more than one person to play and involve social interaction.

Electronic Games seem to be just the opposite. One person is the main focus and social interaction is next to impossible with someone in the middle of electronic "play".

Maybe a compromise?

Electronic Battleship anyone?

:)

posted on August 29, 2009 at 07:22AM
 

My gram and I used to play monopoly every Friday night.  That game might go on till 2 am sometimes! lol.  We didn't stop till someone won.

I miss her.

posted on August 29, 2009 at 07:44AM
 
In response to SHC-StaceyW's post from August 29 2009 07:22AM
SHC-StaceyW said…

My gram and I used to play monopoly every Friday night.  That game might go on till 2 am sometimes! lol.  We didn't stop till someone won.

I miss her.

It was Uno with my Grams....I miss her too.  Adam...B12.

posted on August 29, 2009 at 07:59AM
 

although I still play board games, I prefer high tech games for the pc and Wii, we just got Wii Sports Resort and its soo much fun :)

posted on August 29, 2009 at 10:10AM
 

There are a lot of good quality but inexpensive games available from PopCap. Right now the whole family is hooked on Peggle, and its sequel Peggle Nights. It's very addictive, and is available on the PC, Xbox, Iphone, etc. Also, Bookworm and Bookworm Adventures are very good if you like Scrabble type games.

posted on August 29, 2009 at 06:39PM
 

Sears is carrying board games for the holidays.

I don't think "passing the keyboard around" playing a computerized version Monopoly is the same as the board version.

Awe... You hit my Battleship...

posted on August 29, 2009 at 06:40PM
 

Is Uno a "hard" game to learn?

Love them Uno tins!

posted on August 29, 2009 at 06:41PM
 

Oh! My first hi-tech game: Operation

Eh...

:)

posted on August 29, 2009 at 08:05PM
 

Thanks to some great geeks like me out there, there are emulators for old platforms like Atari, Colecovision, Sega, Nintendo, and Sony for Windows, Mac, and Linux.  The beauty of emulators is that you can improve the graphics appearance by using filters, and software patches on the old games.  Like Metroid 2 for Gameboy with a color patch, on a 36" screen.  Having a solid gaming PC also can give new life to a PSOne classic like Resident Evil via emulation.

As long as you own a console, you can legally have an emulator, and all you need is a USB connected gamepad, or for nostalgic purposes, a joystick.  If you are a fan of the 5200, a numeric keypad for the player 2 port is cool, especially for games like Star Raiders.  In fact, the Atari 5200 was the first 4 port (player) console.  Super Breakout was a 4 player game.  ROM files are fairly easy to find on the net, and if you don't own the cartridge, you can only have the file for 24 hours, then it must be deleted.

As far as computer games being "anti-social", it depends on the game.  Most classics like Pac-Man, Pong, Breakout, Asteroids, Centipede, River Raid, and last but not least Combat for the Atari 2600 are multi-player.  The 5200 was even better, as it was based on the Atari 800 computer, and played "the arcade versions at home".  Looked almost like, or just like the game you plugged quarters into at the arcade.

Over the winter, we play board games on the PS2 like Risk, and Monopoly, so as not to lose pieces and parts as we imbibe our favorite adult beverages.

A classic like Pitfall, or a modern classic like Tomb Raider, and RPGs are frequently single player, so I can't say all great games aren't possibly anti-social...

 

P.S.  They DO make battleship in a video game version...

posted on August 29, 2009 at 08:08PM
 

Is no game SAFE!

:)

posted on August 29, 2009 at 08:09PM
 

Yes, google it in your search engine.  B13.

posted on August 29, 2009 at 08:10PM
 

Not again!

The ship's going DOWN...

posted on August 29, 2009 at 08:28PM
 

Although, I do like computer games, and video games, too, there is nothing like sitting down with the family and playing something, together.  My kids are young, and we just play Chutes and Ladders, Trouble, etc...,but still a blast. 

We play this dice game, a lot, too, called Farkle.  Have any of you ever played it?  Super fun, for all ages!

posted on August 29, 2009 at 08:33PM
 

I like playing computer Solitude.

posted on August 29, 2009 at 09:42PM
 

Oh Arcade games? Is that the road were going down?  Then I must tell you I am the Pac-Master!!  And Don't get me started on Galaga.  Best game in the Universe 24 years later!  I think i developed carpel tunnel pumping quarters into that thing.

posted on August 29, 2009 at 09:57PM
 

Two words....Dig    Dug.

posted on August 29, 2009 at 10:06PM
 

DAMN!!  Work that bicycle pump!

posted on September 01, 2009 at 03:16AM
 

Anyone remember Microsoft Flight Simulator?

Funny story:

I am so lame at that game that I never new it "has" a bombing mode.

I couldn't get a plane off of the runway.

My final goal of playing was to crash into the Control Tower.

Now that was FUN!

posted on September 01, 2009 at 07:34AM
 

Remember it?  I still have it.  And they still make it.  I think Its Flight simulator X is the newest one if Im not mistaken.  I havn't missed a new version, they're getting pretty realistic.

posted on September 01, 2009 at 11:41AM
 

I loved Temptest.  That was my game, back in the arcade game days!

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