As time has allowed for brilliant minds to apply their creativity to the evolution of operating systems, one thing has digressed: games.  In the 1980′s a computer’s operating system sometimes came with dozens of games like Frogger, Pac Man, Captain Comic, Gorilla, and more.  Then, you had the 1990′s when games like Chip’s Challenge, Jezz Ball and others were played for hours.
While the computers held less memory than a modern iPod, there was always room for entertaining games to keep you up at all hours of the night.

Computer makers are all business now, which you can’t really blame them.  Sure, you can get games but be ready to give your credit card number first.  Games have vastly improved in their graphics, functions, and complexity, bringing the evolution of RPG, first person shooter games like Doom or Medal of Honor, and games like Guitar Hero 3.  These games obviously had years of research and development which justifies paying a price.  But it’s hard to get a computer that has more than chess or solitaire these days.  The gaming market is in the billions of dollars but maybe computer manufacturers should consider adding a few more games to the standard works that come with the current operating systems.

Today, the average price of a computer game is around $20 which gets expensive after you buy a few.  Fortunately, in the billion dollar gaming market some game manufacturers have posted simple games to download for free online.  Maybe traditionalists feel like the old-school games were better and haven’t eased into the transition of playing these newer, yet free games.  They argue that better games came with the operating system and that the old model should return.  The newer generation contends that the new games are better equipped and can be chosen at will.

The traditionalists are still asking, what happened to the games?