Only if people loose the ability to appreciate simple things. 2048 is a lot of fun. So is wordle. Or the xor game that made HN a week ago.
Re:Let's compile like it's 1992 (2014)
by ambigious7777 on Monday February 26, 2024 @07:48PM
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I didn't see that "xor game" (probably becuase I went on vacation), would you mind linking it for me?
My primary school kid loved it.
Flappy Bird too, for that matter.
Re:Let's compile like it's 1992 (2014)
by jasonfarnon on Monday February 26, 2024 @07:44PM
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tetris, 1948
A kid in the early to mid-80's could get enough working that they could imagine it possible to match a store bought game.
Once hardware capabilities went up, so did the need for more specialized skills and longer development cycles. Even though it might have still been possible to draw a box on the screen with a single command, the relationship of that box to a valuable outcome was a lot less obvious.