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Well, let me tell ya somethin’ ’bout them old computer games, the ones we used to play on them clunky machines. You know, the kind that looked like big boxes and beeped and booped all the time? They called ’em somethin’ fancy, “CGA hardware” or somethin’. Don’t ask me what that means, I ain’t no fancy pants professor!

We didn’t have no fancy graphics back then, no sir. Everything was blocky, like them little Lego toys my grandson plays with. But we didn’t care! We were happy just to see somethin’ movin’ on the screen. It was magic, I tell ya, pure magic! We had games like Castle Adventure. That one was somethin’ special. All these letters and numbers, and you had to figure out where to go in this castle. Mind you, it wasn’t no pretty castle like you see in the movies. Just a bunch of lines and symbols. But we used our imaginations, see? That’s what made it fun.

And talkin’ ’bout imagination, that Spacewar! game, now that was somethin’ else. Two little spaceships shootin’ at each other. Looked like nothin’ much, but boy, we spent hours playin’ that thing. It was on a computer bigger than my stove, can you believe it? They said it was the first computer game ever. Imagine that! Folks back then must’ve thought they were seein’ things!

Now, these young folks today, they got their fancy games with all the bells and whistles. They got their Need for Speed and their Civilizations, all lookin’ real as life. But I tell ya, those old games, they had somethin’ special. They made you think, you know? You had to use your brain, not just your thumbs. And they were hard! No savin’ your progress every five minutes. You messed up, you started all over again. Taught you a thing or two about patience, I reckon.

• We had games on all sorts of machines. Some were DOS, some were Windows. Didn’t matter to us, as long as we could play.
• And if your game didn’t work on your new computer? Well, you had to get yourself one of them emulator things. Or build a whole ‘nother computer inside your computer, a “virtual machine” they called it. Sounded like somethin’ out of a science fiction movie, but it worked!
• And the best part? A lot of them old games, they’re free now! They call ’em “abandonware”. Means nobody owns ’em anymore, so you can just download ’em and play. There’s even websites with thousands of these old games, just waitin’ for you to try ’em.

You can find all sorts of games. Adventure games, shootin’ games, strategy games, you name it. Some are from the 70s, some from the 80s, some from the 90s. It’s like a trip back in time, I tell ya. And you can sort ’em by year, or by what kind of computer they ran on. It’s all there, just waitin’ for you.

So, if you’re tired of all them fancy new games, or if you just wanna see what your old grandma was playin’ back in the day, go find yourself some abandonware games. You might be surprised at how much fun they still are. They ain’t pretty, mind you, but they got heart. And sometimes, that’s all you need. They teach ya a thing or two and help you remember the good old days, even if they were a bit blocky and beepy!

And remember, these games, they might look simple, but they were the start of somethin’ big. They paved the way for all them fancy games the youngsters play today. So next time you see a picture of an old computer game, don’t just laugh and walk away. Take a minute and think about where it all started. You might just find yourself a new favorite game, and a little bit of history too. It’s like findin’ an old treasure chest in your attic, full of memories and good times.

So, go on now, give them old games a try. You might just surprise yourself. And who knows, you might even learn a thing or two about the good old days, when computers were big, games were simple, and imagination was king. After all, isn’t that what games are all about? Havin’ a little fun and lettin’ your mind wander, no matter how old you are or how fancy your computer is. Just like we did back in the day with our CGA hardware and our blocky little games. Good times, I tell ya, good times.

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