• halowpeano@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    I’m getting old so there have been a few.

    Super Mario World (SNES) - my first video game and the reason I eventually wanted to learn about computers

    Final Fantasy VIII - my parents accidentally bought this for me instead of VII that I asked for. It was not a good impact, it was during formative years of my life and I looked up to the broody/loner main character and tried to emulate him, but in real life that just made me act an asshole and be lonely

    World of Warcraft - this was probably an addiction and took too much of my college life. Haven’t played an MMO since I quit. Still reminisce about it.

    SimCity 4 - forced me to think about systems, which I think indirectly shaped my career path

    Kerbal Space Program - made orbital mechanics intuitive and made me interested in all things space

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      10 hours ago

      i remember wow was addiction to people in my HS, in the mid 2000s, im glad idnt play it. also it costs money so i never had interest. STARCRAFT/red alert CNC was pretty much got me more interested in space related topics(i did not pursue the field, because i wasnt really good with physics/high level math courses)