Games (computer video games, phone games, gadgets, board games) are an integral part of human life, and an integral part of our history, which, of course, needs to be restored in the Memo app.
Now we scold our children for constantly playing on the computer or phone, but when we were little, we played constantly too. Remember Battleship on checkered paper? Remember gum wrappers? Remember Tetris and Game & Watch (Mickey Mouse collecting eggs)? Monopoly, Scrabble, cards and other board games with your parents? And remember the first computers and BASIC games? Arkanoid, Pacman - we could play them for hours.
Then consoles like the Sega Mega Drive and Nintendo came along, and we played Tanks, Mario and Mortal Kombat. Then 3D computer games appeared - Doom, Quake, strategy games like Heroes. Then came the open world of GTA, racing games like Need for Speed. We started playing online and spent hours with friends on a local server, chatting through headphones. Then multiplayer online games like Travian and Second Life appeared, which were never-ending, and the first thing we'd do was wake up in the morning and check if our village had been invaded.
Then Sony PlayStation and XBOX consoles with joysticks appeared, and we spent hours with our small children playing Lego Adventures, Resident Evil, and Lara Croft. Remember when Kinect came out? It was simply magical - we'd jump in front of the screen with the kids and like the kids. Then there was Minecraft - it was so fun to build houses and entire worlds out of bricks. Then phones became powerful enough for gaming, and we played Tanks and PUBG. Then we just watched our children play Sims and Genshin Impact, not understanding the goal of the games. And finally, when we were tired of playing something complicated, we started playing Lines or something similar on our phones every day.
Do you have the same story? Or not? Be sure to create a "Games" tag in the Memo app and add all the games you've been passionate about for a long time, as well as the gaming gadgets you've owned.
Of course, you can find specialized programs for cataloging computer games on the Internet. They provide a complex card with multiple fields for each game (genre, platform, publisher, year of publication, price...).
These programs let you track your game collection and wish list, quickly add games by barcode scanning, and update game information from the internet. And these programs are great for advanced gamers or collectors. But for the average person, they're overkill.
The Memo app is perfectly suitable for most people. It has everything you need: you can quickly add a game screenshot or cover, YouTube video, the date (or the period when you played the game), and a short description (who you played with, what goals you achieved, and any stories related to the game). The main thing is that you can review your entire gaming history at a glance and understand how it has influenced your life. It's also convenient when you have games, books, movies, music, medical records, recipes, and travels all in one place... After all, all of these things are your memories, and their value multiplies when you see them together.
Posted: April 09, 2026