Talk:PC game

message: The article mentions the spacewar game as one of the earliest computer games, but surely there are earlier examples? For instance I came across mention that a machine in 1954 was set up to play Nim with visitors at an "open day" at a university. Perhaps those more familiar with computing history can name even earlier examples? EverGreg (talk) 20:27, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: History of computer games

message: I'm surprised nothing is mentioned about the implementation of digital rights management by several big name developers/publishers (Valve with just about any Valve Steam game, 2K Games for BioShock, Electronic Arts for Spore, Rockstar Games for Grand Theft Auto IV, Ubisoft for Assassin's Creed II) over the years. It's controversial, yes, but it's very well documented. So why is there no word on it? - 60.50.253.82 (talk) 18:17, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  DRMs 

message: "As of the 2000's, PC games are often regarded as offering a deeper and more complex experience than console games"
Aren't the majority of pc games released also released on console now? And which games and just... What? That seems like a silly and somewhat biased statement even if you think that's good sourcing. 69.204.74.28 (talk) 00:46, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  They are? 

message: I have a problem with the way this article is addressed. The title is Personal Computer game , but then right at the start it mentions SpaceWar! as an example... well, that's just wrong because SpaceWar! was only playable in a room-sized computer, several years before the first PC.
Even if the article was about any computer, in general, SpaceWar! would still be an inaccurate example because there are official records of computer games starting as early as 1939/1940 (NIMATRON) - that's about 15 years before SpaceWar!.
I don't want to make changes without discussing the subject, so any opinions are appreciated.
Raven-14 (talk) 17:08, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Personal Computer game or any computer game? 

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message: Why is this article in the category :Category:Windows games? This article is about personal computer games in general, not specifically about Windows games. It is true that this article mostly concerns Windows games, and Windows is the most popular games environment today, but that doesn't mean that personal computer games are equal to Windows games. Windows isn't even the only games environment today, just the most popular one. Some of the modern games are also released for MacOS and/or Linux. JIP | Talk 15:47, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Windows games 

message: The title should be personal computer game not PC game as PC refers only to the IBM PC and its clones. SpeakFree (talk)(contribs) 14:07, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Nobody calls them that, though.  Computer game would be fine, and probably more accurate, so long as Mac games (and others) are included in the scope.  Powers T 18:20, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  Yeah, this article covers e.g. ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and other 8-bits, which were not generally called "PC games". PC meant IBM-compatible. It should be moved. Equinox ◑ 19:26, 5 January 2018 (UTC)

text: What about Amiga? MSX? Atari home computers? Amstrad CPC? Tucvbif (talk) 16:43, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Pro-Tip: You're responding to comments made 5-10 years ago. I wouldn't expect a response. You should probably start up a new discussion, either here or at WT:VG, if you wish to get feedback and WP:CONSENSUS on this. Sergecross73 msg me 18:48, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Personal computer game

message: Should every single article with (computer game) in its title be renamed (video game)?  Why not (PC game) if its only for the personal computer?    Dream Focus 19:12, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Another issue

message: The original Sound Blaster's DSP wasn't a digital signal processor. It was a "digital sound processor" (nothing more than a common micro-controller), it was a marketing move.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.155.194.191 (talk) 07:08, 12 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Digital signal processor 

message: I don't actually know how to fix that, but as someone who might just squeeze into the "bedroom coder"[1] set mentioned early on in the article  I think that the experience and progression described here wasn't quite the same in Europe. 
In the UK we seemed to move straight from "Pong" on a TV to "ZX81", though perhaps the more affluent kids saw intermediate stages. 
[1] I did code in my bedroom, and the games did sell commercially. They are probably all now rightfully forgotten.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.36.223.243 (talk) 23:21, 5 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  This feels too US-centric. 

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czar ⨹ 16:31, 1 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ref idea 

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