I agree, Steve. I've seen some ridiculous efforts to go against the common sense definition of the word, and even some complicated charts to that effect. I've seen people try to claim paper-based games and strange sorts of card games were "videogames," even though they had nothing to do with computers or displays of any sort. I've also seen people try to lump in things like Simon and Electronic Battleship, Operation, etc., as videogames.
I agree, Steve. I've seen some ridiculous efforts to go against the common sense definition of the word, and even some complicated charts to that effect. I've seen people try to claim paper-based games and strange sorts of card games were "videogames," even though they had nothing to do with computers or displays of any sort. I've also seen people try to lump in things like Simon and Electronic Battleship, Operation, etc., as videogames.
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