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Ben Affleck says he spent three years playing StarCraft after becoming famous
Actor Ben Affleck said he spent three years at home playing StarCraft after becoming famous.
He shared the memory on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, hosted by Josh Horowitz.
Affleck co-wrote and starred in Good Will Hunting, which won two Oscars in 1998, and StarCraft launched in March of that year.
He said he had also played DOOM for hours while working on the film, as well as arcade games including Donkey Kong, Tetris and Ms. Pac-Man.
He still plays games, including sports titles with his son, and has called Valorant a great game.
Affleck also said real-time strategy and civilization-building games have gone out of style.
Ben Affleck said he spent three years at home playing StarCraft after he became famous.
He shared the story on the Happy Sad Confused podcast hosted by Josh Horowitz.
Affleck said StarCraft took the most of his life among the games he played.
He also recalled playing DOOM for hours while working on Good Will Hunting.
Affleck said he still plays video games, including sports titles with his son.
- Who
- Ben Affleck, an actor and filmmaker.
- What
- He said he spent three years at home playing StarCraft after becoming famous.
- When
- Shortly after becoming famous; the article links his rise to stardom to Good Will Hunting’s 1998 Oscar wins.
- Where
- At home, according to Affleck.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Good Will Hunting won two Oscars at the Academy Awards, propelling Affleck into stardom.
StarCraft launched.
Affleck said he stayed home for three years playing StarCraft.
- Game
- StarCraft
- Time spent
- Three years
- Podcast
- Happy Sad Confused
- Host
- Josh Horowitz
- Earlier game
- DOOM
What people are saying
I had just gotten famous, and all I did was stay home for three years and play StarCraft.
There was a game called StarCraft that probably took the most life out of me.
Sources
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