As an older game player, I first experienced Pong
on my home television set, and progressed with my son's
Atari and Commodore 64 games. One of my favorites was
a Commando like game called Who Dares Wins 2.
I particularly liked the upward scroll that combined unknown
surprises with the ability to cautiously approach each
challenge. This allowed the player to conserve ammunition
and have a reasonable chance to successfully complete
all ten missions.
Many of the newer games are beyond my capabilities to
make it through very many of the challenges before running
out of lives. Maybe I had more time to master this older
game, but I believe that it was one of the earliest games
that minimized the randomness of winning and losing. I
always felt that I deserved my fate after each game.
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