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TOK:
The main reason I built a gameroom was to be able to actually have people over to hang out and enjoy games. A couple nights a week I'll either play single player PC games or just have a couple beers and play Defender or something.

I used to play stuff online with friends, but kinda got away from it after my kid was born. It always involved 2 or 3 hours, and after kids free time feels too valuable for that. They are a poor substitute for actually getting together.  :)

Rick:
When I was really young, in the arcades I played on my own.  When I was at my parents' trailer, they had a game room with a stand-up Kangaroo (woot!) and a Pac-Man cocktail (woot!).  I liked to play them with friends, but found I had none.  (Heh. Actually, most of the time, my friends weren't up at the same time I was.)  When I got older, I played Coleco-Vision mostly alone, as my sister was 3 years younger and my brother was 4 years younger.  It was either alone, or else, play "Lady Bug" and listen to them cry when they lost.  Older still, I played Wolfenstein and Doom alone (obviously) and then got into games like Command & Conquer.  Buddies of mine all brought our comps (with 15" CRTs) loaded into our cars to a cottage and played head-to-head for about 18 hours straight one day.  (AWESOME!)  Then, I got into FPS like Duke Nukem (alone) and Counter-Strike (net play) on the PC, but never quite got into console games or the like.

When I finally build my cab, it's going to be placed in my kids' toyroom (they're 9 and 3, respectively, and more importantly, both BOYS - woot!) and we're going to play them all together, I'm sure.  I'll be making certain to have the best of the best available - Pac Man, Galaxians, etc. - so that they get the feel for what real gaming is about.

Otifrank:
Given my druthers, I'd love to game with others. Reality of the situation is such that my Wife and Daughter only have a passing interest in gaming at any level. I live a bit rural so there isn't to much in the way of others in my (ahem) advanced age bracket. Most of my buds are all "grown-ups" with familes and "lives" to get on with so, the chances to get us all together for a pure gaming session are far and few.  :badmood:

Ginsu Victim:
All the games I like to play that do have more than single player, I never know anyone that can play it well enough to enjoy playing it with them. Back when I was big into the Fire Pro Wrestling games, I didn't know a single person that understood the play mechanics.

I did get to play some UFC 2010 with a friend of mine recently, and that was fun.

Now I just play Trials HD over and over trying to beat the times of my friends list.

Mikezilla:
It kind of depends on what Im playing, I like to play Starcraft 2 online with my friends, but any type of Co-op game I love playing with friends. Actually, the only games I like to play alone are RPG's. Everything else I like playing with friends. Now a days, since everyone kinda spread out and has girlfriends, its hard to get everyone together for a game session.  :cry:

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