4 Who's Afraid of Gameplay? Czechoslovak Discourses on Computer Games

[Games] were until recently at the height of their fame. Many of them are interesting in many respects (graphics, tactics, puzzles, simulation, speed, etc.). Although computer users worldwide have got tired of games, and moved toward productivity software, we can be sure that quality games, based on clever ideas and programmed by professional teams, will never leave us.
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—From the Mikrobáze computer club newsletter, 1985