My first job out of high school was assembling and repairing PC compatibles for a computer store.
I sometimes think of making a game about that. It starts in the ‘80s with the advent of PC clones. You have to buy the parts, assemble and configure them, and sell them. As time progresses tech gets weirder and faster until you’re installing 3dfx cards etc.
Part retail store sim, part computer repair sim.
I’ll probably never make that game… but it’d be cool.
@vampiress my first job was working at an independent bookstore that started selling software. (Book & Game, Co.)
When I was there I was selling software on floppies. TRS80, Commodore, Apple II. Best job ever.
I was introduced to my first independent IBM compatible store in 1988…or so. I wanted a job there Soo bad, but never made it. I probably had the wrong nerd to geek ratio for their liking.
@vampiress that was my first job too in the mid to late 90s. After school during the school year and all week during the summer. Thankfully I only worked on the PCs and didn't have to work on the retail side.
@vampiress yeah, it’s ultimately pretty barebones, apparently some of the expansions introduce more complexity but still nothing like a true PC shop experience.