Choosing a random Amiga game to play next

[alkis21]

Most of the times, I choose which game to play next but sometimes I just want fate to make the choice for me.

I wish iGame, HOL or Lemon Amiga had a 'random game' button. None of them do, so here's how I do it:

1. I open three tabs: Lemon Amiga, Random Letter Generator and Random.org
2. I run the letter generator and whatever number comes up, I go to the equivalent letter game page on Lemon.
3. I set the number generator to the number of pages that letter has and I go to the number that comes up.
4. I then set the number generator to the maximum number of rows on that page (7, unless it's the last one) and whatever number comes up, I go to that row.
5. I am now allowed to play one of the four games displayed in that row.

Here's an example: I got T, 4 and 5, therefore I have to play one of these games:



Is this too weird? I mean, even more than "47 year old man plays 30 year old computer games" weird?

[CodyJarrett]

There's a random game selection on Amiga Lore:

https://www.abime.net/articles/view/amigaatoz

It displays an # to Z list of random games.

[dreadnought]

You can do it in Gamebase too (Random Select).

It's not weird at all, in fact it's a great way to discover new games, and much better than being forever stuck with one Favourites selection. I do it too, as well as chrono-gaming (play all games from one year) and mag-gaming (open a gaming magazine and play all the games page-by-page).

[alkis21]

Originally Posted by CodyJarrett

There's a random game selection on Amiga Lore

Fantastic, this is just what I need! Thank you!

Originally Posted by dreadnought

I do it too, as well as chrono-gaming (play all games from one year) and mag-gaming (open a gaming magazine and play all the games page-by-page).

I do mag-gaming too. Chrono-gaming sounds interesting.

[gimbal]

It isn't for me, I'd rather play what I desire to play rather than just some random thing. I get it, sometimes you land on a complete gem you had wished you had known about for decades already. But often you don't. I don't share Zeus's need for self-punishment.

[dreadnought]

One man's "punishment" is another's "experiencing the history". For me it's actually great fun checking out all the obscure, bizarre and, yes, often crappy productions, especially when they're accompanied by other period-accurate media (mags, manuals, covers, etc...).

[Mr Creosote]

Discovering "new" things is very important to me. I'm not going the random route, but usually prefer association. This way, at least I have a starting point from something I already know. Still, I keep being surprised how many things I never even heard of, yet sound so interesting.

[malko]

You can also help yourself with the games played during the super league. Look here : https://eab.abime.net/forumdisplay.php?f=85 .

Ps: In think Thunderboy is a game you can enjoy only if you don't know the game it is inspired from.