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Gaming
not just
childs play
Nicole Ellis
Mesa Legend
Video games used to be what every 8 year old asked for on their holiday wish list.
Now, it’s what every 22 year old asks for.
Video games are not a thing of the past anymore, from Socom to Halo, they are a thing of the future.
“It’s like watching a long movie that I can control,” Devin Ewing said. His game of choice is Final Fantasy VII on Playstation 2.
Ewing is able to control his destiny within the game by fighting monsters and learning magic.
Systems range from X-Box, Playstation, Game Cube, Nintendo 64, and everything in between. Every system comes at a price, and every game comes at a bigger price.
Systems range from $100-$200, X-Box being at the high range of prices.
“I have about $400 worth of games for my Playstation 2,” Jason Rigaza said. He normally plays Madden ’04 a few hours a night.
“The puzzle games challenge me and the others help me escape from reality,” Michelle Bergin said. Bergin only plays when she has the time.
Many gamers play for hours on end, while some just play for the heck of it. One of the first systems was Atari with low graphics, with games such as Pong, and advanced to X-Box which is a miniature computer made by Microsoft.
The X-Box is so advanced, it is able to download games right onto the hard drive with a few modifications.
“Playing on my PS2 is kind of a job to me, I sell modified controllers, and this is considered my marketing strategy,” Mike Ellis said.
His game of choice is Socom, both I and II, which he plays online till about 3 in the morning.
Gaming stores now carry the parts necessary to play video games online, so players are playing against others instead of the actual game.
There are available headsets for various games, to players are able to talk with other online gamers to discuss strategy.
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