Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> ____/ Mark Kent on Friday 20 July 2007 09:41 : \____
>
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> ____/ Mark Kent on Friday 20 July 2007 08:02 : \____
>>>
>>>> waterskidoo <water.skidoo@xxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>>> On 2007-07-19, [H]omer <spam@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Don't forget that old discussion about "what makes games /fun/".
>>>>>>> There are some games that boast many polygons, a lot of artwork and
>>>>>>> whatever, but the gameplay simply does not work. Sometimes the old
>>>>>>> and tired games from the 90s beat today's games in terms of fun.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "90's"?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Frankly, I haven't really enjoyed the game-play in most video games
>>>>>> since Atari Centipede in 1980.
>>>>>
>>>>> I agree with you guys, but I always thought I was in the minority.
>>>>> Last decent, fun arcade game I remember was Space Invaders followed
>>>>> by Asteroids and of course Centipede.
>>>>> I did like Duke Nuke'em 3D though.
>>>>
>>>> Ah yeah - I forgot about Duke 3D - it was very excellent. Duke Nukem 1
>>>> and 2 were actually quite good, but there was nothing really new in
>>>> them, whereas in Duke 3D, you could interact with the world a bit more.
>>>>
>>>> Rise of The Triad was also an interesting game, but it never seemed to
>>>> catch much market.
>>>>
>>>>> Some people just like a game they can sit down and play without
>>>>> having to learn a zillion key strokes, strategy and so forth.
>>>>> Some of the simplest games are the most fun.
>>>>> Tetris for example.
>>>>> However, I would still say most of the kids are into the complex
>>>>> games like Quake, Call of Duty and so forth.
>>>>
>>>> Indeed.
>>>
>>> Duke didn't really bring anything new. In fact, Wolfenstein was the first
>>> game where I saw the FPS-type interaction. I was amazed. I was probably
>>> about 10 or 11 at the time and I remember where I saw it and /what/ I saw
>>> (which pretty much proves the impact).
>>>
>>
>> Wolf3D was amazing, although the motion wasn't that great on it. Duke
>> 3D did allow interaction with the world through terminals, cameras and
>> such like which we hadn't had in earlier games.
>
> Have a look at this bizarre video that Is potted a couple of months ago:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdd4zGGL5ps&mode=related&search=
>
That is extremely bizarre, but it does demonstrate just how seriously
Microsoft have taken the games market, and therefore explains why we've
had so many paid shills and trolls in cola claiming that you can't play
games on Linux. Obviously, we know that not only can you play games,
but Linux is superior in many respects for doing so, but the drive to
say otherwise is explained well by that video.
It remains bizarre, though!
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