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I wonder how many college careers were derailed by a complex strategy game that you must go to the computer lab and play every six hours, like some kind of mash
by erik_seaberg 6y ago
I wonder how many college careers were derailed by a complex strategy game that you must go to the computer lab and play every six hours, like some kind of mashup of Tamagotchi with Axis & Allies. I narrowly avoided this in favor of Nethack and later Xtrek, which at least let me sleep.
- evgen 6y agoEmpire was my gateway drug into Nethack and then Xtrek (Hell's Bagels forever! :) Waiting around for the update kept this legal history major in the lab at odd hours reading K&R manuals that had been laying around instead of case notes, and led to a better career so I have to admit the detour ended up being worth it...