That's hardly the point. The comparison is between playing a game like D&D and playing a game like WoW.
Actually, CD-players might have already killed 3), allowing programmed playing of selections.
50 things that are being killed by the internet
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That's hardly the point. The comparison is between playing a game like D&D and playing a game like WoW.
Actually, CD-players might have already killed 3), allowing programmed playing of selections.
42) The nervous thrill of the reunion
You've spent the past five years tracking their weight-gain on Facebook, so meeting up with your first love doesn't pack the emotional punch it once did.
Yup... I couldn't believe it when I looked up some of my crushes this year. All 3 of them got fat. In fact, only the heavier* one got thin.
*back in the 1990's heavier didn't mean HEAVIER like it does now.
You've spent the past five years tracking their weight-gain on Facebook, so meeting up with your first love doesn't pack the emotional punch it once did.
Yup... I couldn't believe it when I looked up some of my crushes this year. All 3 of them got fat. In fact, only the heavier* one got thin.
*back in the 1990's heavier didn't mean HEAVIER like it does now.
Mowque
Hypermodernist
You actually looked that up?
bob bobato
L'imparfait
53) 'Good' photography
Now that an unlimited of pictures could be taken at a time, hardly anyones bothers with their quality. Some will probably turn out OK anyway, out of all the thousands.
Now that an unlimited of pictures could be taken at a time, hardly anyones bothers with their quality. Some will probably turn out OK anyway, out of all the thousands.
classical_hero
In whom I trust
43) Solitaire
The original computer timewaster has been superseded by the more alluring temptations of the web. Ditto Minesweeper.
I still waste my time on both of those, even playing Hearts and Pinball, that comes with my computer.
The original computer timewaster has been superseded by the more alluring temptations of the web. Ditto Minesweeper.
I still waste my time on both of those, even playing Hearts and Pinball, that comes with my computer.
jessiecat
Divine Monarch
As table-top historical wargaming with thousands of figures and multiple players on both sides is not the same experience as Age of Empires, Civilization or Rise of Nations. It's a shared experience rather than a solitary one.
jessiecat
Divine Monarch
Someone hasn't spent very much time on the internets.Someone can't even spell "porn" properly.
jessiecat
Divine Monarch
18 years. Long enough to know that so-called "cool" internet speak is comprised of lazy and sloppy spelling.
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QuoVadisNation
keeping your angel alive
Number 7 ( Adolescent nerves at first porn purchase ) made me laugh. Seeing how that happened in the nineties, I was just young enough to remember all that. haha. (also AOL) Very funny article.
Nylan
Characters Welcome
Now all the fat ugly people play WoW, so it's a much more pleasant experience.
I can't account for the generation gap that is developing between nerds, but I'm a proud defender of the "old ways". NES, Donkey Kong Country, D&D, Senji, Starcraft, LEGOs, and Darkwing Duck > WoW and TF2
MagisterCultuum
Great Sage
I found that Civ III encouraged me to play Solitaire much more, as I could play it between turns with Civ III still open in the background so that I could see when the computer finished its turn. The fact that Civ IV minimized when I try to open other things means I don't play both of those at once very often though.
Traitorfish
The Tighnahulish Kid
Both games can be considered archetypal of their format, so the statement stands. For a variety of reasons, not least the social aspect already highlighted, tabletop games and video games are simply not the same thing.
As I said, I'm not disputing the assertion that the increased popularity of computer RPGs has impacted the popularity of tabletop RPGs, I merely take issue with the assertion that the latter are rendered obselete by the former.
There's grey areas, certainly. On one side you have the very definitely manual "track skipping" of having to move the needle or fast-forward the cassette, on the other the unconsciouss selection of the shuffled library. The CD player sits somewhere in between, but it was certainly a sign of things to come.
You can run Civ4 in a window. It's quite easy to do. Just change the directory as appropriate for your version.
Shylock
Hey smiling strange
My HS crush doesn't have facebook. She did for a little bit though, and denied my friend request.
I wonder if she'll still be pissed at me for no reason in 5 years time.
classical_hero
In whom I trust
MY brother got busted for trying to steal a porn magazine. MY mother had to be called to collect him from the store. I don't know why he bothered, what with our fathers porn collection.
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