A Quickie with Quake

Needless to say, my first attempt at Quake III was short-lived. Not a minute into the game and I’m dead—with an unlit cigar tragically hanging from my lips.

Aside from my on-again/off-again affair with online Scrabble, I haven’t really played games via computer since dying of consumption on the Oregon Trail. Manipulating a keyboard AND a mouse (all while sitting in a chair no less!) did take some getting use to. Yet I’d like to think that with a “little” extra time and practice, I could fulfill that life long dream of being a decent rocket-launching mercenary with a sense of direction.

I must say I’m constantly amazed at how intricate and highly stylized graphics are becoming in video games. Shooting games are now so sophisticated (just look at the plethora of accessories you can choose to use). Nostalgia beckons for the days of Duck Hunt.