Novelist Misses Deadline, Blames Civ4

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My goodness this brings back memories...

Armed with my upgraded Amiga 500 upon entering college I soon became enticed by the splendor of such titles as Targhan, Conan, Persian Gulf Inferno, Turrican, Populous I & II, SimCity, Birds of Prey, 4D Boxing, any title by Psygnosis, the Bitmap Brothers, Bullfrog or Cinemaware, the list goes on and on and on. During my sophomore year I made a good friend who had a similar setup thus increasing the influx of games and poof, my study habits were transformed from sad to pathetic. The worst offender? Earl Weaver Baseball and the Commissioner's expansion pack... pure evil. I drafted and ran fictional leagues while my grades were sent down to the minors...

Between partying, socializing and computer games I hardly had time for my assignments. I went from being a straight A student in high school to an academic probation, Yukon Jack swilling nutcase in college. Not a total loss though, I recovered in time to save my GPA and graduate with honors.