Video games

A video game, colloquially referred to as a holotape game,Vault Dweller: "How's the holotape game, Sofia?"Sofia Daguerre: "It's been soothing to play games again -- a few moments of normalcy once more. I think it even helps my headache a bit."(Sofia Daguerre's dialogue) is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a device such as on terminal, PIP-Boy, or even a dedicated video game console.Old Man McGee: {350}{}{You must be one of those pre-war video game consoles.}(NcCasPat.msg)
==History==
===Holotape games===
Prior to the Great War, holotape games were a rising medium of entertainment that saw moderate success in public, with holotapes being sold stand-alone or being included in magazines to entice sales.RobCo Fun Dedicated companiesPlanned Diversion Programming and divisions of companiesVault-Tec Game Studios and Hubris Comics software division were created to develop holotape games in an attempt to get a foothold in this burgeoning market. Holotape games spanned a wide spectrum of genres, including strategic defense,Atomic Command platforms,Pipfall and Red Menace and text adventures.Grognak & the Ruby Ruins and Reign of Grelok Holotape games had mechanics like save files, allowing one to save their score or progress in certain games, although saves could be lost, forcing players to restart.Samuel: "Can't believe I lost my Nuka Tapper saves, ugh."(Samuel (Wastelanders)/Dialogue)
Terminals would attempt to keep up with the rapid progression of holotape games, with RobCo Industries developing consumer terminals capable of handling the highest-end graphics.RobCo Sales & Service Center terminal entries; RobCo Sales & Service Center terminal, Calvin CrenshawRobCo Sales & Service Center terminal entries; RobCo RX-9000 terminal: "ROBCO Model RX-9000 Terminal System
The future of gaming has arrived! Impress your friends with the new ROBCO RX-9000.This terminal features an upgraded processor and cutting-edge graphics unlike any other terminal on the market. Please see a sales associate for a compatible game demo holotape." Companies would also market consoles for use on television sets to reach wider markets than the hobbyist terminal market. Certain terminal games also provided players with multiplayer and full 3-dimensional experiences.DataPlex 2000 SmarTerminal: "{117}{}{This terminal seems to be an Apricot-brand terminal. It's running something called Fallout 2. Wow, it looks like it's multiplayer and 3D.}"(DataPlex 2000 SmarTerminal interactions)
Holotape games (and in turn holotape game players) are often looked down upon for being childish and generally a complete waste of time with no redeeming social value.The Vault Dweller: "{180}{}{Yeah, I had a friend.}"Cleo: "{182}{}{Sorry I can't be more useful. Oh, and then there's the rumor about the ship from outer space. I think someone's been playing around with too many of Rufus's stupid games.}"(CLEO.MSG) However, there are some individuals, human and robot alike, that not only enjoy playing holotape games but also boast about their skills.Sofia Daguerre boasts about her skills in various games, the Rust Devils had an ongoing leaderboard competition with Automatron, Samuel boasts about his Nuka-Tapper score, and various other characters.
==List of known holotape games==
Name 	Description 	Appearances 	Developer
Atomic Command 	Defend eight cities from nuclear bombardment by firing missiles to obstruct the trajectories of the incoming warheads. 	Fallout 4, Fallout 76, Fallout (TV series)	Planned Diversion Programming
Automatron 	Destroy the evil robots before they overwhelm you. 	Fallout 4, Fallout 76 	Planned Diversion Programming
 	Unknown 	Fallout 	Unknown
Fallout 2 	A multiplayer 3D game. 	Fallout 2 	Unknown
Grognak & the Ruby Ruins 	Grognak the Barbarian and his party embark to vanquish the evil warlord Grelok from the realm. 	Fallout 4, Fallout 76 	Hubris Comics Game Studio
Captain Cosmos in "Jangles' Big Day"	Unknown 	Fallout 4, Fallout 76 	Unknown
Nuka Tapper 	Serve bottles of Nuka-Cola down four bar lanes to various customers as customers become more frequent. 	Fallout 76 	Unknown
Pipfall 	Find five Vault-Tec bobbleheads scattered throughout the wasteland while avoiding obstacles. 	Fallout 4, Fallout 76 	Vault-Tec Game Studios
Red Menace 	Rescue Vault Girl from the Red Menace as you hop over barrels and dodge atom bombs. 	Fallout 4, Fallout 76 	Vault-Tec Game Studios
Reign of Grelok 	Grognak must adventure a fantasy landscape via text to defeat the evil warlord Grelok. 	Fallout 3 	Hubris Software
Wastelad 	Wastelad, emerging from Vault 1, must journey through a post-apocalyptic wasteland to stamp out Chairman Cheng once and for all.	Fallout 76 	Hubris Comics Game Studio
Zeta Invaders 	Destroy a grid of invading alien targets while defending four buildings, and any cattle within the crossfire with a roving tank.	Fallout 4, Fallout 76 	Unknown
Zorbo's Revenge 	Unknown 	Fallout 76 	Unknown
==Appearances==
Video games are mentioned or appear in Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout 3, Fallout 4, Fallout 76, and Fallout (TV series).
==References==
Category:Pre-War games
Category:Pre-War entertainment
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