I used to be a gamer. -Console games across the board, although Super Smash Bros was the one I put over a thousand hours into. -For PC, I played a lot of Subspace Continuum, StarCraft I and 2, and Overwatch. I hardly play any digital games anymore, mainly because I work on my computer all day and want to touch grass in my spare time, although I do play Dungeons and Dragons tabletop. View quoted note →

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I got 10,000+hrs into Quake 3 Arena. After that I burnt out and quit gamig for 7 years and to this day I have never touched any online multiplayer game ever again (and I never will). Thankfully, there is an endless treasure trove of amazing single player games out there.
My first business in 1999 was an internet gaming cafe which I started so I could murder my friends in Quake II Arena.
I played an ungodly amount of Age of Empires II in my teens, on PC. I'm almost a pure Monster Hunter gamer on console, with a few exceptions.
Managed to get my kids into table top years ago. D&D and the like. Feels like a win to me every time the (now) teenagers run a campaign at the kitchen table. I have far less time than I used to, which is fine. I still like to keep up with what I can though.
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Hack0 1 year ago
NGL eve online devoured like 10 years of my life and i still had to look up WTF Subspace Continuum was. I slowed down playing after discovering bitcoin and have come to a complete stop when i got off 3rd shift.
My XBox 360 red-ring-of-death'ed in 2012 while I was half-way through Skyrim. I then sold all my games and controllers and didn't play another video game until last winter when I downloaded Baldur's Gate. So I returned to 90's era gaming and I'm okay with that.
Up until a few months back, I thought I was like you: spent most of my time in front of a screen for work, had played a few games, but didn't feel like a gamer anymore. Then, my best friend told me Witcher 3 was amazing. I had bought it, but never played it, because of the reasons above. So, I gave it a try. And man was I wrong... The first weekend, without the wife and kid home, I played 8 hours a day. And I'm happy to progress after work. Not every day, but several times a week. Maybe you're like me: you need to find a game you like. And you'll be a gamer again.
I stopped gaming hard a few years ago in order to go down rabbit holes and start earning money straight out of med school but then I met @TheGrinder and @S!ayer , and got lost in gaming for a month. Playing with bitcoiners is awesome, no regrets, especially since I think I needed to chill and charge my batteries. Ready to get back into the real world though, time really flies while having a good time but it doesn't pay the bills.
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I used to be a gamer. -Console games across the board, although Super Smash Bros was the one I put over a thousand hours into. -For PC, I played a lot of Subspace Continuum, StarCraft I and 2, and Overwatch. I hardly play any digital games anymore, mainly because I work on my computer all day and want to touch grass in my spare time, although I do play Dungeons and Dragons tabletop. View quoted note →
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Never heard of Smash Bros, I had an Atari STE - Bubble Bobble, Prince of Persia, Rick Dangerous, Carrier Command, Stunt car racer & Gauntlet - I'll always remember the "You are about to die" voice on that one lol. Moved to SNES with Super Mario, Mario kart, Zelda - what a magnificent game! N64 was next and last - Goldeneye! Recently got the Nintendo Switch (for my kids), well that was until I discovered I can download all the legacy games!
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I used to be a gamer. -Console games across the board, although Super Smash Bros was the one I put over a thousand hours into. -For PC, I played a lot of Subspace Continuum, StarCraft I and 2, and Overwatch. I hardly play any digital games anymore, mainly because I work on my computer all day and want to touch grass in my spare time, although I do play Dungeons and Dragons tabletop. View quoted note →
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My guilty pleasure for a long time was RISK board game. And when we found online versions... My Lord 🫠 So much different maps and configuratios! So much fun and a bit of knowledge gathered along the way about geography, history, strategy and a bit of math 🤗 well at least that's what I tell myself 😅
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Doctordaddy 1 year ago
I played the death star battle zone for years as well, I believe subspace was one of the first mmo games.
Subspace Continuum was by far the best game during my childhood. 10v10 or 12v12. If you know you know
I've got my two boys addicted to Hero Quest , the board game. I'm delighted. I code enterprise software all day, playing board games and football out in the rain is the way to get away !
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John 1 year ago
Did you play Asheron’s Call or the original Diablo?