From Doom to Minecraft: An Old Man's Game - Music Free Static (159)

About this episode

Randall Smith discusses how his gaming preferences have evolved from classic shooters to modern story-based games as he ages.

From Doom to Minecraft: An Old Man's Game - Music Free Static (159) As an aging gamer, I have come to the realization that my taste in games has changed. I started with shooters (Doom, Dark Forces), combat flight sims (X-Wing, F-117, & F14 Tomcat), and sports games. These days, all of those have given way to Minecraft, Terraria, and story-based games like Horizon: Zero Dawn. And that's okay! Join me as talk about how my taste in games changed as I've gotten older. #Gaming #Aging #MusicFreeStatic #Gamer 💲 Ads 💲 - PROTON VPN is open source and independently audited to keep your traffic private and secure! https://go.getproton.me/SH1sC

People in this episode

Host: Randall Smith

Topics covered

• gaming
• aging
• game preferences
• personal reflection
• video games

Keywords

• gaming
• Doom
• Minecraft
• aging
• video games
• Horizon: Zero Dawn
• Terraria

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Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: X-Wing, Doom, Dark Forces, F-117, F14 Tomcat, Minecraft, Terraria, Horizon: Zero Dawn

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