DocAndersen
My kids are often in the group of people considered to be “gamers.” They paly the various games that involve zombies taking over the world or an attacking horde of aliens. One of the things I have noticed, however, recently is that all of them now use the Nintendo Switch. In particular, the Mario Kart game seems to have helped us the most for them. Traditionally in the past, Nintendo was predominantly a gaming platform for younger kids. Now it seems to have moved into the more serious gamer world and seems to be doing very well. The difference between the Switch and the PS4 or Xbox is flexibility. You can plug the switch into your TV, or you can play it without the TV, like a battery-operated consult.
All of the gaming systems today are moving towards the concept of media systems. What does that mean? It means you can stream from the various steaming service, such as Amazon Video, Hulu, Netflix, and many others. The evolution in gaming platforms has been impressive, and I thought what the heck let’s make a brief history of gaming. When I was first starting in the IT world, the gaming we did then was done either on the Macintosh or PC. I was using Macs primarily; my PC was used at work only! At home, and at work, we played a computer game called Spectre. A tank game that allowed for multi-player network games, and we did that often when the helpdesk was offline. The very first system was called Pong. It supports up to two players. The next system to hit the market, and then the struggle was the offering from Arari.
Nintendo came out with a platform. The Sega Dreamcast quickly followed the original Nintendo device. The reality of gaming systems back then was similar to today in that they were title specific. Sonic, the hedgehog, was back then only available on the Sega Dreamcast system. Mario and his friends were then only available on the Nintendo platform. There wasn’t a PlayStation or an Xbox yet. With the first Playstation and after that the first Xbox, gaming evolved again. Now suddenly, you had games that needed five gigs or more of onboard storage. The very first games were small, 64 k. Now games can be ten gigs in size. Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, and others all have online gaming platforms that gamers join and can play with 100s or more of their friends.
Games are still tied to platforms. The major franchises now release the gaming system (platform) and PC versions of their games.
I know most of you probably don’t own a gaming console. So let’s have some fun with the poll questions!
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Question of
do you play games on yoru computer?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
do you play games on your phone?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
Do you have a gaming system at home?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
do you play games on your tablet?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
Do you play games on your computer?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
Or do you still love board games?
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Yes
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No
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I have never been much into games. I would only play an offline game if I have no internet on my phone and I don’t have anything else to do.
i understand that, the connection of today changes how people sit and wait.
I play word games and tetris and its variants
I love playing Tetris. It relaxes me!
Q: DO YOU PLAY GAMES ON YORU COMPUTER?
Yes (4 votes) – 40%
No (6 votes) – 60%
Q: DO YOU HAVE A GAMING SYSTEM AT HOME?
Yes (1 votes) – 11%
No (8 votes) – 89%
Q: DO YOU PLAY GAMES ON YOUR PHONE?
Yes (3 votes) – 30%
No (7 votes) – 70%
Q: DO YOU PLAY GAMES ON YOUR TABLET?
Yes (3 votes) – 43%
No (4 votes) – 57%
Q: DO YOU PLAY GAMES ON YOUR COMPUTER?
Yes (1 votes) – 17%
No (5 votes) – 83%
Q: OR DO YOU STILL LOVE BOARD GAMES?
Yes (8 votes) – 89%
No (1 votes) – 11%
It seems the Virily Community is still pushing board games. That is awesome!
I do not play the video games they have out now. I do enjoy some challenge so I have a multi-game disc downloaded that lets me play things like solitaire and I also enjoy an old favorite just for fun bashing balls and trying to score Luxor
the only new game I play is Mario Kart, and it is sad how badly the kids beat me! i like puzzle games personally.
I occasionally play puzzle games, this is a release for me
doctors say it is good for your brain as well!!!!!
Mahjong games are about all I play, keeps my mind busy.
Doctors say playing puzzle games help keep your mind young!
I have never played any games on computers or on phones … this is somehow not for me …. maybe I ever play any cards
my grandfather taught me cards many years ago. I loved playing with him!
The cards are really interesting … I tried to play chess too, you just have almost no chance against the computer
I used to play chess all the time. I am so far behind on stuff now. I need to take time for me!
I’ve won several times against the computer, dear friend … depending on what level you set
that is very true – i haven’t played computer chess in a long time.
I don’t like to play this type of games.
i understand that, do you play card or board games>
I used to play on my tablet, but after a point I found myself getting hooked on to it. I deleted all the games from my phone, tablet and laptop.
i can understand that. There is an amount of time spent on games often!
And I hate being addicted or dependent on anything. I am also very conscious of how I spend my time.
they do say some of the puzzle games can help you avoid mental acuity issues as you get older.
That is true and I do it on the newspaper.
🙂 i don’t get a newspaper anymore. so I can’t do the crosswords there!
Playing game on phone is good fun
i enjoy playing games on my phone mostly puzzles. What kind of games do you play?