But in the end, I found a game that didn’t require swapping discs. It was a type of machine where you just plug in a cartridge and keep playing. In the end, my parents interfered by saying that I was sitting in front of the TV for too long, but the game machine that didn’t have to change multiple discs was magic itself. A cousin has cartridges for the original Nintendo entertainment system: Duck Hunt, Contra, Paperboy, Super Mario Bros., and the funniest game ever, Double Dragon. had all
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I’ve played Contra countless times. Hundreds or thousands of hours. That was my first experience moving from PC to console. I owe a lot to Nintendo. In this way, the experience of gaming devices has exceeded 10 years again. Then, when COVID-19 broke out and the pandemic struck, I found myself glued to my PC again. Work, zoom video calls with friends, and time to watch YouTube and Netflix alternately like a marathon continued. I did all of this while attached to the PC on my desk. Of course, playing the game on PC wasn’t difficult either. As an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscriber, I met and played games with my friends within the game.
The time when the pandemic was at its worst seems to have passed. The aspect of my personal life has also changed a lot. Once again console games started to entice me.
Consciously away from PC
In the early days of the pandemic, PCs were super machines that could be used for everything. I still miss the sound of work email notifications, personal email notifications, Slack and Discord notifications. I always feel connected.
It is also helpful to force yourself to stand up while at home. We play games in front of the TV, but the daily routine of answering the phone in a rocking chair and eating dinner at the kitchen table is also important. I also do a lot of physical exercise, like doing a few push-ups and dancing in the hallway. You will also need to set aside time to stretch regularly.
When selecting a console, when the product is your taste
Although Microsoft’s games are available on both Xbox and PC, Sony’s PC portability rate is still low. In the meantime, I wanted to play Ghost of Tsushima and Horizon Forbidden West, but since I spend almost all of my time in front of the PC, there were barriers to these games when choosing these consoles.
I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing, but the games I want to play usually come out on console first, and sometimes they don’t even come out on PC at all. As there is a tendency to focus on gameplay convenience and story rather than graphics or sound, indie games that are released a lot for PC are not of interest.
When to take care of your eye health
I don’t know about other people, but after sitting in front of the PC uninterrupted for several hours every day for over two years, my eyesight deteriorated a lot. Maybe it’s because of my age. This makes it difficult to focus on objects at different distances. He worked too long with his eyes fixed on one spot at close range.
Sitting on the sofa a few feet away from the TV and seeing everything bigger on the big screen was in some ways refreshing to the eyes. Of course, looking at the distant scenery while taking a walk would be more helpful.
Tired of reporting pc game errors
Someone might object that PC gaming doesn’t require that much maintenance, but the occasional driver update or a few error reports might actually be right. It’s like that when it’s only two or three times.
Clearly, I’m no ordinary user. I use 5 types of PCs for work, and I also use tablets and smartphones for work. There are also personal computers, of course. If you open Photoshop while playing Overwatch with your friends on a PC and the screen goes black, you can’t accept it like a normal PC user.
However, the process of turning on the Xbox One X or PlayStation 4 to update the system and play the game is incomparably easier and smoother than on a PC. Plus, I love the extremely comfortable Xbox controller. Playing with an Xbox controller is far better than playing a shooting game with a mouse and keyboard designed with an emphasis on ergonomics.
The joy of a well-organized console game library
Longing is a powerful emotion. Longing becomes clearer when a physical object is in front of you. Seeing a box full of your favorite game discs or cartridges, or an old childhood console juxtaposed with a modern game console, reminds you of family and friends from those days you don’t see as often as you used to.
The little girl of those days, who is still in my heart, might criticize the grown-up writer for spending so much money on a game device. But we did what we wanted then.
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