Video game

A holotape game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a device such as on terminal or a Pip-Boy.

History
Prior to the Great War, holotape games were a rising medium of entertainment that saw moderate success in public, with holotape games holotapes being sold stand-alone or being included in magazines to entice sales. Dedicated companies and divisions of companies were created to develop holotape games in an attempt to get a foothold in this burgeoning market. holotape games spanned a wide spectrum of genres, including strategic defense, platforms, and text adventures. And like many new technologies, holotape games were also utilized by the United States Armed Forces in the form of Virtual Reality simulations, such as for training pilots in aerial dogfights tactics and training soldiers in past battles. Vault-Tec also used virtual reality for some of their Vault experiments, most notably in Vault 112 where the overseer and all residents have been in a simulation for over 200 years.

holotape games (and in turn holotape game players) are often looked down upon for being childish and generally a complete waste of time with no redeeming social value. However, even if holotape games are largely useless, they can pass the time and offer a distraction from the reality of a hellish post-apocalyptic wasteland.

Appearances
Holotape games appear in Fallout, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4 and Fallout 76.