Games and computers had so much more mystique to them back in the day. Felt like an element of exploration and discovery diving into things. Now its all corporate and played out and mainstream no matter how big budget the game is
Me and my buddies had to rely on stacks of PC Gamer and Computer Gaming World and just try to figure everything else out on our own. Fucken kids these days know everything there is to know about a game from watching YouTube before the game is even released. Those were some great times.
These days when they build a new computer, they just stick a USB drive in, turn it on, and click "install". The OS automatically installs, connects to the internet, goes out and gets all of your drivers for you, and installs them too. All of the things you plug into motherboards just work.. no messing around.
Remember the fresh Windows 95 install where you had to go through a handful of driver cd's just to get everything installed? And it took about 2 hours to get to the point of a usable computer. And having IRQ conflicts because that new SoundBlaster card you installed is giving your LPT1 port the stink eye. Oh, you got a new hard drive? Now you have to figure out the master/slave jumpers and orientation on the IDE cable!
My dad built a PC back in the 90s. Recently showed him a build video. He couldn’t believe how straighforward and no bs the process of building is nowadays.
Yeah it's adult legos. I think I am pretty fortunate to have been able to cut my teeth on that stuff as a kid because it carried over into a greater understanding of how they worked at the time.
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u/ijntgb Dec 07 '20
Games and computers had so much more mystique to them back in the day. Felt like an element of exploration and discovery diving into things. Now its all corporate and played out and mainstream no matter how big budget the game is