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[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I get irritated with the dilution of the term as well but then I remember calling the computer players in games like Super Mario Kart and GoldenEye AI when talking about them back in the day.

[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Nintendo still calls them "CPU" players. That one really grinds my gears

[–] FaygoRedPop@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I remember calling it, "playing against the computer".