Games
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 hours agoI touched a ZX Spectrum for the first time in decades and I liked it | Dominik Diamond
Nostalgia for retro gaming brings joy and connection during a recent book signing experience.
Join Dr. Kim Makoi (D.C., Ph.D.) at Books Inc. Opera Plaza for a lively, practical, and surprisingly fun holiday wellness talk: "How to Get Your Liver Through the Holidays - While Still Having Fun!" In this mini-class, Dr. Kim shares simple, doable tips for staying balanced during December's rich meals, parties, family stress, and holiday overwhelm-without guilt or extreme rules. After the talk, enjoy a book signing celebrating his new release, Booze to Balance: A Chill 30-Day Liver-Healing Program.
For people of a certain age, many a fond hour could have been spent flicking back and forth through Fighting Fantasy novels, trying to find the treasure and defeat the demons within. These written games were the precursors of the modern computer fantasy game, but the enforced slowness of flicking between the pages induced a sense of exciting anticipation as you spent a few seconds waiting for the result of your choice. You just don't get that pressing a button on a games console.