Do you use your principal computer for game playing?

Flashorn said:

OK, lets get educated then:

This one is a series of three games:

Places for free games and Not pirated:

Match 3 Games - Free Download, Full Versions | GameTop

Colorful Match 3 games with engaging puzzles, relaxing gameplay, and full versions available with no ads or time limits. Discover casual favorites that run smoothly on modern Windows PCs.

www.gametop.com

Match 3 Games - Free Download

Download Free Match 3 Games - No purchase, No registration, 100% free Match 3 games for PC!

toomkygames.com

For your phone

Match 3 games - Android Apps on Google Play

Enjoy millions of the latest Android apps, games, music, movies, TV, books, magazines & more. Anytime, anywhere, across your devices.

play.google.com

Click to expand...

Tha's OK. For the most part, games are distracting for me. As I said, I use solitaire to clear my mind when I'm stuck on something. Mainly because clicking cards is so mindless. While I'm playing, the other half of my mind is working on the problem that sent me to solitaire.

This is the way I work, and I'm not willing to change to playing games other than solitaire for "thinking problems".

Sorry 'bout dat . . .

Ghot said:

I have 100's of games. I only have 8-9 installed though.


For example... I still have the original Diablo II CDs...

View attachment 74579


I even have the original DOOM 1 & 2 CDs.

Click to expand...

I have those as well. And also a book and poster, IIRC.

I only have one PC so it's my 'principal' machine anyway.

Wynona said:

Tha's OK. For the most part, games are distracting for me. As I said, I use solitaire to clear my mind when I'm stuck on something. Mainly because clicking cards is so mindless. While I'm playing, the other half of my mind is working on the problem that sent me to solitaire.

This is the way I work, and I'm not willing to change to playing games other than solitaire for "thinking problems".

Sorry 'bout dat . . .

Click to expand...

My main PC is a full blown Desktop/Tower PC, that I use for email, paying bills, working the internet, and playing the old "Solitaire", like the DOS version. I usually play it for about an hour, before turning in for the night. Besides helping me to relax, it also aids in maintaining my Hand to Eye co0rdination. That's important for an 80 yr old. And, I can even win a hand or two, or more, in sequence.
Not only is Solitaire a fun game, but it can also be a Strategy Game.
Several years ago, I discovered the advantage of using the Right Mouse Button, to complete some moves. That greatly speeds up the game.
I was still very young, when my dear Grandmother taught me how to play Solitaire, with real playing cards.
One can cheat when playing with real cards, but not when playing on the computer. It's better!

There is one more game that I like to play, sometimes, called "Mah Jongg". I bought it on a 3.5" floppy disk, in 1992. Initially it was a DOS game. But I've been able to get it to play, on 32 bit Windows, up to and including Windows 8.1/Pro/32. It will not load on any 64 bit OS. So to play it, I keep a Win-8.1 HD on my system, and I boot to it whenever I'm bored and want to play Mah Jongg.

That's pretty much the extent of my Game Playing. Two games, on two OS's.

I really miss my Commodore 64, and the neat games I had for it. There was one, that I typed in from an article in one of the Commodore magazines. It took hours to type in the code, and then save it to a 5.25" floppy disk. The game was a board game, called SPIKE, and it played with a Joy Stick. I've never used a Joy Stick on a PC. I miss that game. I've not used my C-64 for twenty years now.

Computer games are not only for Children.

Night Hawk said:

I presume that would be one of the latest SSD PCIe memory cards rather then a typical 2.5" SSD drive.

Click to expand...

No, this is what it is :

Ghot said:

Tons of old games and old software, here...

Internet Archive - old games/software of all kinds

Click to expand...

Here's another one:

BrianInEngland said:

it's my 'principal' machine anyway.

Click to expand...

Do you think I have misspelled it, that you put it in quotes?

Ghot said:

Plays best with joystick or wheel.

Click to expand...

Thanks for all the links.
I have to say that, I do own a joy stick but, it's from 2012
and it's still new. I never could make it work for my Air Conflicts
games. I just never bothered with it after that.
So, I just don't like driving games either. As I mentioned, I taught
driving for so long that now, I just try not to drive as much as possible.
If that makes any sense.

Wynona said:

Sorry 'bout dat . . .

Click to expand...

No worries Wynona. (always loved that name along with Fiona).
You now know what it is and how it works. Maybe someday.

kelper said:

Do you think I have misspelled it, that you put it in quotes?

Click to expand...

No it's because I only have one pc it is, by deifntiton my principal machine, that's the reason

TechnoMage2021 said:

There is one more game that I like to play, sometimes, called "Mah Jongg".

Click to expand...

Hey, TM, you might be interested in this new version that runs on your current setup. Doesn't really "install" and can be removed by just deleting the files.

Looks neat!

antspants said:

Not at all, apparently they don’t give points for shooting yourself lol

Click to expand...

Ouch!

I think after all these years you still can't beat the old Win XP or Win 7 Games for windows -- 2 in particular -- Spider Solitaire and Hearts -- . Both of which are hugely great in minimizing "Brain Damage" when young kids who could be my grandsons / granddaughters are trying to present stuff for zillion dollar global companies in hideously boring meetings when they've barely graduated from high school.

I respect any young entrepreneurs but please spare me from those "pimply faced kids " especially those with MBA qualifications working for people like Accenture (we call it Accidenture), KPMG etc who probably have wrecked more I.T projects than I've had hot dinners - and believe me if you live in this part of the world over winter you like your hot dinners !!!

Cheers
jimbo

jimbo45 said:

believe me if you live in this part of the world over winter

Click to expand...

What a beautiful place you live in. I've always dreamed of visiting your Country of Iceland.
I just love winter and the Auroras that you would have seen over the years. I think you are
a lucky person. I have traveled a bit over the years but, never had the chance to visit yours.

jimbo45 said:

pimply faced kids

Click to expand...

Now, about those. We all have to start somewhere. Yes, full of themselves at the beginning but,
they do settle down after a little while. You simply have to give them a chance to wind down.

Winuser said:

Ouch!

Click to expand...

Hey! No kink shaming

Winuser said:

Ouch!

Click to expand...

Aren't you glad it's all a game?

Flashorn said:

Aren't you glad it's all a game?

Click to expand...

OH! Are we talking about games? My bad lol

antspants said:

OH! Are we talking about games? My bad lol

Click to expand...

So, how's your ( ) doing ??

Hi
I still like the old game of Hearts from XP / Win 7 games -- very useful during boring meetings Those can be got from the winaero site. Far better than the Ms store solitaire collection.

Still even works on W2022 LTSC server (hobbled it to run as a workstation OS !!) --Easily enough done BTW. Most things run on it including Ms Office without needing a "server" version, Macrium though doesn't.


cheers
jimbo