Random poster in a thread about games: "Please tell me you've played more than a hundred games in your life. Think about it. A hundred. Should seem like a small number, compared to probably over a million games out there"
Interesting question. How many games HAVE I played? For the purposes of this question, let's say games you've played for a minimum of one hour. Beyond that, the definition is up to you (arcade, phone, flash, console, PC, whatever).
How many games are in your Steam/GoG libraries today?
I'm going to work on a more accurate count, but my GoG/Steam libraries have about 150 games, and I have certainly not played all of those. I would guess my bodycount is between 300 and 400, spanning from the late 80s to today, with a greatly diminished count in the last ten years.
What's yours?
I'm 48. I started on Atari 2600. Still have the ET cartridge.
Played NES all the way through its lifespan and it was age appropriate. Swapped games with the other kids all the way through elementary school. Same with Genesis and SNES. Mall arcades. Emulators. Worked at Gamestop for years, played everything they had.
Never stopped. Played almost every major title since, with exceptions. The current state of the industry is pure decline and I think I've seen the best years of it come and go.
It's hard to estimate a number I've played or finished. Four figures, definitely.