My name is Henry,USMC vet, retired, mid-eighties. I recently started flight simulation using XP-11 and MSFS 2020 on a robust Windows PC and am getting along pretty well. I want to work on my reaction time and it has been suggested to me that I look into PC Games. In the 80s I went through a half dozen game consoles starting with Pong and ending with Coleco amassing hundreds of cartridges which I sold a few years ago for hundreds of dollars - just had no more storage space.
I am interested in a couple of games along the Galaga idea and a car driving/racing games for this purpose. I have a flight yoke, rudder pedals, and mouse at my disposal for hardware but definitely do not want to control using a keyboard.
My system is a Win 10 64 Bit, multi core water cooled Intel X9 system, Nvidia 2080Ti, 3 32" 4K displays, SSD drives, etc.
Can anyone suggest games for me to try that I can play on my setup?
Thanks in advance,
Henry
Welcome otrman and thanks for your service. My daughter just finished Marine boot camp a couple of months ago.
You should be able to play any game on your setup, so that's not an issue. As far as Galaga goes, there's the Atari Vault on Steam that may actually have Galaga in it along with a lot of other, similar games that could be used to work on your reaction time.
You may want to consider a game like Cuphead (everything is basically on Steam if you aren't familiar with the PC gaming goliath) for reaction time; however, the game could be seriously frustrating for someone who hasn't been playing those types of games. If you are patient and don't mind dying over and over, take a look at it and see what you think.
Another game that may be even better for reaction times is Aim Lab, which is a game/tool used to help people improve at shooting games. Reaction time is a big part of it. It will tell you how you are performing and let you track your progress.
For something more fun (and related to racing since you mentioned that), try Forza Horizon 4. It's a fantastic racing game and not too far on the sim side. Can be possibly used with your flight set up, but is probably best with a controller or wheel (you can get good controllers for $20 on Amazon).
One thing you may not be aware of if you are kind of returning to gaming is the Xbox Game Pass for PC, which you can sign up for on any Windows 10 computer. I think it's maybe $4.99 a month for the first few months and then goes to $9.99 a month after that. You then have access to hundreds of games, including the Forza Horizon 4 that I mentioned. Since you don't have to pay for individual games, you could look around and try a bunch of different ones that might suit your purpose. With the Game Pass, you also get access to many games by Electronic Arts, like the racing games Need for Speed and various sports games that might help with your reaction times.
But, anyway, welcome aboard! Glad to have you.