the 90s
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Playgrounds Is A Cool Short About Growing Up Gaming In The 90s
1A common idea about video games is that they offer a form of escapism. I agree with this to an extent, but take issue with the common idea of ‘escapism’ as something that removes you from reality.
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‘Quake Is Good For You’
Nowadays many video game ads are loud, in-your-face, and teeth-grittingly serious. Back in the day, though, developer id Software made the original Quake — an unabashedly gore-spattered first-person shooter — look like the perfect Christmas present for grandma and the whole (weirdly creepy) family.
