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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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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.
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.
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.
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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 😅
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.
Lyn Alden's avatar Lyn Alden
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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Lyn Alden's avatar Lyn Alden
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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