🚀 go-pugleaf

Hi,

> 1. What was your first experience in computer gaming?
> Also, what type(s) of game(s) do you play today? On what
> system(s)?

My first experience was Leisure Suit Larry (Sierra-Adventure). Then I 
continued with an Atari ST with Sierra Adventures (Space Quest etc.), then 
stumbled over Dungeon Master (which was first designed for Atari Computers). 
Now I am mainly playing role-playing-games and sometimes good adventures or 
simulations on an Intel-compatible computer.
 
> 2. Have you ever upgraded your system just to play a
> computer game (or in preparation for future games)?

Well, I bought a soundblaster 16 recently, however, it turned out not to be 
completely soundblaster compatible <g>.

> 3. Do you personally feel that the gaming industry has
> influenced the computer industry in general? For instance,
> consider sound cards. If not for computer games, do you
> feel that they'd be a standard part of any system today?

I think, they'd still be an important part of a coputer for multimedia 
applications. Nevertheless, I think that these computer extensions have 
probably developped by far faster than they would have without games. 

> 4. What do you see in the future for computer games? How
> far off is "true" virtual reality?

I don't think that virtual reality is far off. In this century, however, it 
will be far off being very impressive. 

> 5. Any and all additional comments concerning computer
> games are greatly appreciated.

I sincerely regret the trend of computer games to involve too much action and 
arcade (even in simulations, RPG's, and adventures). In addition, adventures 
and also RPG's have become less challenging. 

G.D.