But what if you found out that one of our earliest gaming types, one that has been largely lost today, is tailor-made to bring you to a place of serious, satisfying chill?īy stepping backward on the technology timeline, back beyond the start of the game graphics arms race, we can find something that is so different from today’s usual, that it’s like a kind of Shangri-La, a lost land of simple pleasure. Gaming is a nice respite, an oasis of fun that can create times of enjoyment, where we can take a break. A big part of that is the way in which we are constantly plugged in, and task-switching, hopping around between things like a rock skipped across the surface of a pond. It’s an established fact that the always-on, hyper-connected existence most of us are grappling with leads to stress, irritability, and the blues. An Antidote to Break the Curse of Hurry, and Everything-at-Once Overload Let’s follow this line of reasoning to uncover some real treasures in our retro gaming exploration. Since you’re here reading about retro gaming, you already get it that newer and snazzier doesn’t make the older and simpler obsolete. Text-based games, the natural first steps in the computer gaming world ( see my article about early text-based computer gaming), reached an early and rich maturity, but then were quickly displaced by their graphical brothers. With computer (and video) games, it quickly became the graphics. We have a tendency to fixate on one aspect of something, and use that as the measure of progress. Smart Kids: Linguistic Savvy, Problem Solving, and Systematic Investigation.A Very Different Sort of Gaming Experience, For a Different Kind of Enjoyment.7 Aspects of the Text Adventure Game Experience That Make Them a Win.Question the Standard Video Game Fun Formula, Break From the Stampede.An Antidote to Break the Curse of Hurry, and Everything-at-Once Overload.Gameplay is relaxing and immersive, like a stepping into a good book. What are text adventures, and why is it time for this retro game style to return? They move you through a story, using text to describe what’s happening, with you typing in what to do next. Coming back was like stepping into a favorite book I hadn’t opened in a long time, and I was surprised at how refreshing the contemplative style and pacing are in today’s world of sensory overload. I started out on text adventures as a kid, so it was natural to introduce my daughter to them when she got to be about the same age. NES, SNES, Atari: CRT vs LCD/LED - Which is Better?.The Reason Some Retro Games Are Overpriced.Why Is Retro Video Gaming So Popular? It’s Much More Than Nostalgia.
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