I don't generally play computer games these days. It eats time that I could be wasting in other ways. In the past I played loads of games on my BBC Micro and assorted Amigas. I used to work at a place where we could get away with playing network games at lunch time. We got through a few, including Doom and Duke Nukem. I actually played some Doom on my Amiga after they released the source code and it was ported. The last game I played extensively was Half-Life on my old PC. I enjoy the ability to explore a world that this sort of game offers.

For some reason I decided this week that I wanted to play one of these games again. I've tried a couple of Linux Doom ports. Legacy looks the best so far, but I have yet to get any sound working. I have a set of game CDs I bought to use with the Amiga that include Doom I and II. I may have to get into it again.

I know games have moved on a lot from Doom and even Half-Life, but my PC does not have a great graphics card, so I'm limited in what I can play. I've not even tried any of the many on-line virtual worlds. I'm not sure I want to commit myself to that sort of thing. I just want to blast things now and again.