Is Space Empires IV the Most Addictive Game Ever?

Kamog · #1 January 16th, 2003, 05:36 AM

The most addictive game for me was Tetris. I would play a game, and then I'd be doing well until I make some dumb mistake and stack some pieces in the wrong spot. Then when I lose, I'd think, "I could do better than that. If only I didn't make that mistake at the end."

Then I'd start a new game. Each time I finish a game, I'd feel that I could do better, and I'd keep retrying. Then later I would look at the time and I've spent three hours playing Tetris.

At night, when I go to bed and close my eyes, I can still see those different shapes floating down, and I couldn't get them out of my mind. Even during the day, I see the furniture in the room, and I'd think: if I move this desk over beside the filing cabinet, and move this chair here, they would fit nicely...

Ragnarok · #2 January 16th, 2003, 05:53 AM

That has to be tops of all that has been listed her e today Kamog... I was laughing pretty hard when I read your post... Sad thing is I was basically the same way a few years ago.

I was also addicted to Pinball on here. One time I posted a 10 million point game (average 4M) and my brother got jealous so he deleted the high scores page. I was so mad at him for doing that... He still denies it to this day though.

Captain Kwok · #3 January 16th, 2003, 07:03 AM

I would say for me, that SE:IV is the game that I've played most consistently for the Last two years. I think the main factor is the modability!

mac5732 · #4 January 16th, 2003, 07:09 AM

IMHO SE4 is lst followed by Shogun during the Last several years, It seems I always play other games, but always return to SE4 lst then Shogun on a continual basis. I come back to SE4 more then any other game i've played...

just some ideas mac

AS of SA · #5 January 16th, 2003, 07:35 AM

What about Pong?

Despotic Fiend · #6 January 16th, 2003, 08:45 AM

SE4 is the most addictive game I have ever played. Hell the entire series is addictive but 4 grabbed me worse than any of the others. I played SE2 and then SE3, I got SE4 Demo played it bought SE4 got my CLasic Disk stolen and then got pissed off and refused to play it and played 3 all the time instead. Went and got Gold and ended up deleting every opther game off my HD. Now I spend my nights going "I have to be up at 6, it's 4 now but I have to play just one more turn so I can get that new weapon and use it to crush the Jraenar." 3 hours later it's "oh crap, I'm late for my doctor's appointment, but if I play just one more turn I'l....." and so on. Of course then there are my multiple-days-without-sleep MODding stints which result in "I don't like this MOD, lemme make a new one...." and so forth....

rdouglass · #7 January 16th, 2003, 05:59 PM

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Originally posted by Captain Kwok:
...SE:IV is the game that I've played most consistently for the Last two years...

Ditto: I only get about 10-15 hours a week to game, but its all SEIV (and related)....