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So what does it take to find a safe haven for a gamer like me? A place where I can go to play games without an immense amount of competition, no need to invest any money - and hopefully no risk of addiction? Honestly, I don't know if there is such a place. It seems that most of the gaming websites out now are getting more competitive and are requiring more from its visitors than ever. Nowadays you have to register for most of them - and what's next, a social security number? I understand the need to keep records of who comes and goes for their own sake, but what about us? What about the old school gamers who just want to play a quick game without signing on the dotted line and making a commitment? And after years of being sucked into website after website and losing money due to temptation, I want to just go somewhere, get settled and play some noncommitting games like I used to with my Atari (am I dating myself by saying that?). Feeling defeated by the new "retro" gaming world, I tried a few sites that have some very exciting games to see if I could fit into the new mold. For example, I gave a few weeks to Boxerjam.com. It's a great site with plenty of games (especially my favorite: 8-ball pool). But as you can imagine, shooting pool online is very different than shooting it in real life; there's a lot you have to get used to, like holding a stick with a mouse and hitting the cue ball accurately when you're viewing the table from above. Since it took time to get used to it, I found myself losing regularly and placing low among my peers. This hurt my self esteem and prompted me to cancel my membership, only to go back to the smoky lounges in my neighborhood for pool entertainment. Next, I learned about a site called King.com, which also has a boatload of great games, including one of my favorites, Deal or No Deal. The game is so fun and addicting that I found myself entering new tournaments every few hours - not good if you have a family, a job, or any life at all offline. Instead of getting my work done, I was literally finding new tournaments to enter that resulted in virtual prizes - not a trophy being sent to my house, not money - just a virtual prize. After realizing what I was doing I had to put a block up to stop myself from going to the site until I thought I'd kicked my addiction. So what's the moral of the story? It seems that if you are a 70s baby and grew up playing more simplistic games, all of the newer options can actually be a bit overwhelming. There's so much competition, so many prizes to obtain, and so many forms to fill out that you get lost in the gaming world and forget about how fun playing games used to be - incentive-less. I hope to one day find a gaming paradise just for a person like me. But until that day, I guess I'll have to pull out my Nintendo and play Super Mario Brothers and Duck Hunt with pride.
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