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Around 1976 we had Pong. Later, we bought a Bally console that had games on cartridges and even allowed us to write BASIC programs. Played on Apples, TRS80s, 8-bit Ataris, Commodore Pets and 64s and the early consoles: Atari VCS, Intellivision, Sega and on into the Nintendo world. The graduation from DOS to Windows at the same time that BBSes were getting more sophisticated and the Mac came out opened a remarkable new world of gaming. And then the advent of real online gaming: MUDs and then on to the MMO...it's just amazing what we've seen over 30-40 years. I can't start to imagine what we'll be playing in the next thirty but I'm sure I'll still be playing.


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accepted How do I find Troll Salve?
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comment How do I find Troll Salve?
Excellent! that was it. Thanks.
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comment How do I find Troll Salve?
That's fascinating! I've been in that spot many, many times and there's never been a troll sap.
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asked How do I find Troll Salve?
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awarded  Yearling
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accepted What's going on when it looks like a 6-damage attack knocked out 29 HP and killed me?
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revised What's going on when it looks like a 6-damage attack knocked out 29 HP and killed me?
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asked What's going on when it looks like a 6-damage attack knocked out 29 HP and killed me?
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revised What is the best tactic for finding cicada cages in A Tale in the Desert?
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accepted What does the number do on the “power-ups” in Inside a Star-Filled Sky?
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answered How to go about getting clay in Wurm Online?
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asked What does the number do on the “power-ups” in Inside a Star-Filled Sky?
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comment What is the average rate at which sufficiently lit grass spreads in a line?
You'd come back in the morning, measure the results and interpolate the rate. Right?
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comment What is the average rate at which sufficiently lit grass spreads in a line?
I think it's very unlikely that it is totally random.
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answered Is there a way to survive outside the town walls overnight in Die2Nite?