I don't meet the rep for the Ga but... I played through the WIzardry games (I II III IV V VI) with Overkill, Slayer, and Metallica blasting throughout high school. I was the stereotypical stoner... long hair, highly intelligent but did not fit into any of the social schemas at the shool, likes Heavy Metal...Death Metal, and Stoner music like Sabbath and stuff, except I did not smoke. I think playing those games with a few friends over and rocking out kept us all from spending our youths stoned all day.

To this day if I hear an overkill song, I immediately smile and think back to those times. Metallica makes me think of all the concerts I saw them play, and Slayer actually makes me think of moshing.

For a different story, I can tell you of my wife....she uses the SIMS games like this. After a day of the kids trying her patience, not listening, and general stress, she will relax and play the SIMS after bedtime. She says that being able to tell the virtual kids to do something and they actual do it is good for her mental state. and seeing that our kids are not virtual reminds her that it is not all bad. When she is not stressed she usually plays starcraft II...with one or more of the kids. We have 4 licenses for just about all Blizzard games so her and I can play with any 2 of our kids. HAppy Birthday and +1 for the GA. Wow I bought WCIV then broke up with a long term girlfriend.. . it was a wierd and stressful breakup, but to summarize I am HAPPILY married to another woman, and I have never played WCIV, though I still own it, and I keep it in the cabinet with the back log of games on disk... I have moved it 4 times now as we moved to appartments, houses, and I see the game a lot since I am in that cabinet to get blank media a lot, and it reminds me that if I had NOT broken up with that girl, I would not have gotten involved with the love of my life.