Changing the Wii for an Xbox and releasing I am old.

Started by Greg, December 28, 2023, 11:34:11 AM

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Greg

December 28, 2023, 11:34:11 AM
I am giving away our WiiU to a family friend in Portugal.  It's seen 6 kids play with it and we just bought an Xbox, though we revamped the WiiU before gifting it so I was in perfect order.  I tried to play Fortnight and it is way too complex for me to use my left and right hand and thumbs at the same time.  I sense I could never acquire the muscle memory and as I watch my children play they are shooting at pixels I can hardly see.  Even the wartime flying and tank games are too complex for me.

It would be interesting to see how good old gamers from 40 years ago were at playing modern computer games. Joystick, trackball and 1 or 2 fire buttons are about as complex as I am evolved to cope with. X box controllers would take me years to get familiar with.  Not sure it would ever become an instinct.

That was the thing I liked about Wii, the controller is similar to a table tennis bat or bowling arm swing action. 

Contentment is knowing that you're right. Happiness is knowing that someone else is wrong.

The Curt Jester

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December 28, 2023, 03:51:22 PM
Time to go to PC strategy games that don't require good eyesight or reactions.
The royal feast was done; the King
Sought some new sport to banish care,
And to his jester cried: "Sir Fool,
Kneel now, and make for us a prayer!"

The jester doffed his cap and bells,
And stood the mocking court before;
They could not see the bitter smile
Behind the painted grin he wore.

He bowed his head, and bent his knee
Upon the Monarch's silken stool;
His pleading voice arose: "O Lord,
Be merciful to me, a fool!"

maryslittlegarden

#2
December 28, 2023, 03:55:56 PM
https://www.ponggame.org/

That is about my speed for computer games.
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Bonaventure

#3
December 28, 2023, 06:15:37 PM
Is the friend Vetus/Goldfinch?
"If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me."

Greg

#4
December 29, 2023, 01:10:48 AM
Attempting to play one of the dogfight games last night (just to see whether I could steer the plane) I realised how much I prefer simpler games with just one or two controls.  Watching my 18 year old play Fortnight I hark back to Missile Command, Pong and Breakout.

I don't like complexity in computer games.

The family in Portugal are some Trads who live near Fatima.  Their children are 3 to 11 years old and have no computer games so the Wii is ideal for them.  You can get the Wii device pretty cheap but the games and controllers are still in demand.  About 10 to 30 quid for a game disc and 20 to 30 for a controller and nunchuk.
Contentment is knowing that you're right. Happiness is knowing that someone else is wrong.

diaduit

#5
December 29, 2023, 02:53:41 AM
I play micro spider solitaire on my start up programs on laptop...thats as far as I go

LausTibiChriste

#6
December 29, 2023, 06:24:39 AM
Is it the latest generation XBox? Get Microsoft's Flight Sim - you can practice crashing planes into your destination of choice  :cheeseheadbeer:

When I played games in my teens/early 20s it was almost exclusively sports - NHL, NFL and FIFA. I went to a buddy's house a few months ago and was playing NHL on PS5 - He won, but I still got it.

I wish I had a TV, gaming is fun.
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#7
December 29, 2023, 06:51:50 AM
I wish computer games could teach one more practical skills.

Here is a typing game I used to play a lot.

https://zty.pe/
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But when he's dumb and no more here,
Nineteen hundred years or near,
Clau-Clau-Claudius shall speak clear.
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Greg

#8
December 29, 2023, 06:59:49 AM
Quote from: LausTibiChriste on December 29, 2023, 06:24:39 AMIs it the latest generation XBox? Get Microsoft's Flight Sim - you can practice crashing planes into your destination of choice  :cheeseheadbeer:

When I played games in my teens/early 20s it was almost exclusively sports - NHL, NFL and FIFA. I went to a buddy's house a few months ago and was playing NHL on PS5 - He won, but I still got it.

I wish I had a TV, gaming is fun.

Yes, it is brand new.  Was only £250 so I thought why bother with second hand.
Contentment is knowing that you're right. Happiness is knowing that someone else is wrong.

Greg

#9
December 29, 2023, 07:29:00 AM
Quote from: clau clau on December 29, 2023, 06:51:50 AMI wish computer games could teach one more practical skills.

Here is a typing game I used to play a lot.

https://zty.pe/

This will take you back.  And it is teaching a practical skill, because the controllers that came with the Indy 500 game were only good for that game and nothing else.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTrUw8XFM50&list=PLyTSA5k499xqlEbKiucHPBdHPn7sUilil
Contentment is knowing that you're right. Happiness is knowing that someone else is wrong.

The Curt Jester

#10
December 29, 2023, 10:45:03 AM
Quote from: clau clau on December 29, 2023, 06:51:50 AMI wish computer games could teach one more practical skills.

Here is a typing game I used to play a lot.

https://zty.pe/

I learned to type via computer games.  Probably not the ideal way to do it, but at least I can hit 70 words a minute now (when in practice).
The royal feast was done; the King
Sought some new sport to banish care,
And to his jester cried: "Sir Fool,
Kneel now, and make for us a prayer!"

The jester doffed his cap and bells,
And stood the mocking court before;
They could not see the bitter smile
Behind the painted grin he wore.

He bowed his head, and bent his knee
Upon the Monarch's silken stool;
His pleading voice arose: "O Lord,
Be merciful to me, a fool!"

Bernadette

#11
December 29, 2023, 01:47:17 PM
Quote from: The Curt Jester on December 29, 2023, 10:45:03 AM
Quote from: clau clau on December 29, 2023, 06:51:50 AMI wish computer games could teach one more practical skills.

Here is a typing game I used to play a lot.

https://zty.pe/

I learned to type via computer games.  Probably not the ideal way to do it, but at least I can hit 70 words a minute now (when in practice).
I used Mavis Beacon to learn to type. Loved it.
My Lord and my God.

clau clau

#12
December 29, 2023, 07:34:43 PM
The level of skill of these players is absolutely mind-blowing!

We are talking six-sigma levels of skill.

How the 2022 World Championships Changed Classic Tetris Forever


Father time has an undefeated record.

But when he's dumb and no more here,
Nineteen hundred years or near,
Clau-Clau-Claudius shall speak clear.
(https://completeandunabridged.blogspot.com/2009/06/i-claudius.html)

clau clau

#13
January 01, 2024, 05:50:58 AM
Great film this for Geeks.

Tetris
In 1988, American video game salesman Henk Rogers discovers the video game Tetris. When he sets out to bring the game to the world, he enters a dangerous web of lies and corruption behind the Iron Curtain.

https://putlocker.pe/watch-movie/watch-tetris-online-94681.9494860

It reminds me of the BBC Classic "Micro Men"

Micro Men - 720p (2009)

Father time has an undefeated record.

But when he's dumb and no more here,
Nineteen hundred years or near,
Clau-Clau-Claudius shall speak clear.
(https://completeandunabridged.blogspot.com/2009/06/i-claudius.html)
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