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And yes, I think it was my first contact with games as well.
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But did you have cartridges or five-inch floppies?Atar 2600. It was a game console. No way to connect floppy drive as far as I can tell... (ignoring hypothetical cases of tinkering by mad enthusiasts)
My first video game system.
Unfortunately I got it in 1988.
What else came out in 1988?
Yeah, I was ecstatic for exactly 2 months. Then I was the last kid in the neighborhood with an atari.
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This is my first contact with your nudity.
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This is my first contact with your nudity.
it's a truly majestic sight to behold.
hey does anyone know how the 'top poster on the page is naked' thing came about?
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But did you have cartridges or five-inch floppies?Atar 2600. It was a game console. No way to connect floppy drive as far as I can tell... (ignoring hypothetical cases of tinkering by mad enthusiasts)My first video game system.
Unfortunately I got it in 1988.
What else came out in 1988?
Yeah, I was ecstatic for exactly 2 months. Then I was the last kid in the neighborhood with an atari.
at least you didn't get it at the beginning of the videogame crash of 1983.
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"Contact"
"Games"
"Ports"
... so... difficult*... to... resist... terrible... puns...
* I mean, I had to edit this word, like, three times... they just... it just kind of happens so automatically... and yes, even this note was difficult to avoid puns... for you, Drejk... for... you... wheeeeezzzzeee~!
Isn't he Filipino?
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Anyways, no internet at home cause parents just don't understand. :)
So I didn't actually get to play on the internet until I went to college.
And for those who had a computer in the eighties I have nothing but jealousy. We got a computer in 1990, and the main reason was because my parents had had it with me and the constant clacking and dinging of the typewriter. :D
(I was 12 and already a good typist. I needed to get the stories out of my head faster. Typing is faster than handwriting so I learned to type.)
But... But... America was supposed to be land of freedom and prosperity, and yet, I had my first computer in 1987, before the fall of communism?!
We were lied that capitalism is better than communism!
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Isn't he Filipino?
Do'h.
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But did you have cartridges or five-inch floppies?Atar 2600. It was a game console. No way to connect floppy drive as far as I can tell... (ignoring hypothetical cases of tinkering by mad enthusiasts)
I think we had one of those, then we had something else that might have actually been a contemporary computer. It had a keyboard with a cartridge slot and connected to a 5-inch drive as well.
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that pang you feel when you see the word 'Stormfront' but it's actually just the videogame studio
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When I was in high school I fantasized sometimes about writing my stories on a typewriter. I have never touched one. A working one anyway.
You missed nothing. Really. I'd rather write by hand than on typewriter... I had a course in my school that included writing on obsolete typewriters. In 2000/1. Ugh. Computer is the way to go.
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that pang you feel when you see the word 'Stormfront' but it's actually just the videogame studio
I heard a rumor the company was going to change names.
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i had a teacher tell us a funny story about this one time he was so pissed off about something (i forget what it was) that he threw a typewriter out of his window and it smashed the hood of a car below
it was supposed to be a lesson about thinking before you act and keeping in control of your anger, since what if a person was walking below? typewriters are very heavy!
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As a child of minimalist hippies I was never allowed to have G.I. Joe toys or Cap guns or anything else that could be construed as violent.
I just used sticks to club my a+%~!*& brothers when they tried to beat me up (two older brothers beat me fairly regularly)
My one older brother who beat me up most has epilepsy so I always for yelled at when he beat me up because I was "antagonizing" him. (They're also the one's that let my bunny starve to death when I went on vacation and wouldn't apologize and essentially blamed me for it)
Sadly they're my only brothers with kids but they're still huge a#@%@#+s that try berating me and being general d!~@*eads so I no longer talk to them, my mom still doesn't get it, which is one of the things causing friction between us.
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As far as games go, my folks were pretty strict about TV and video games when I was growing up. I played a lot of D&D and M:tG, though, and one of the dudes I played Magic with circa 2002-03 forced me to play Morrowind. A couple weeks later, I bought a copy, along with a used Xbox. For the longest time, that was the only game I owned (though I had borrowed copies of Fable and Halo for a little while).
For a while, I had Baldur's Gate II installed on my laptop, but I always got too frustrated to finish the first dungeon. I gave City of Heroes a try for about a month, but that just got boring.
Last year, I inherited a 360 from my old roommate, along with a bunch of his games (which I had played from time to time), including Mass Effect 1 & 2, Dragon Age: Origins, and Skyrim. Come to think of it, aside from Morrowind, I've only ever bought four games: Mass Effect 3, Dragon Age 2 & 3, and Knights of the Old Republic.
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Do'h.Isn't he Filipino?
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My stepfather was a techie, so we had a computer in the late 80s. I used to type my papers in a DOS-based word processor, and brought them to school with the tractor-feed still attached so everyone would know it came from a computer.
Also, it had Dig-Dug.
That reminds me.
WHen i was little my mom's best friend was considerably wealthier than us and had a computer for her daughter, who was a friend of mine growing up.
My god.
The games.
Dig Dug.
Zaxxon.
Space Quest.
Battle Chess.
Breakout.
Space Invaders.
Pool/Billiards.
Fantasy Baseball.
So many fun games.
For a long time, the only games I knew of were the ones on Atari and the ones on computer.
As a child of minimalist hippies I was never allowed to have G.I. Joe toys or Cap guns or anything else that could be construed as violent.
I just used sticks to club my a&!$#@& brothers when they tried to beat me up (two older brothers beat me fairly regularly)
My one older brother who beat me up most has epilepsy so I always for yelled at when he beat me up because I was "antagonizing" him. (They're also the one's that let my bunny starve to death when I went on vacation and wouldn't apologize and essentially blamed me for it)
Sadly they're my only brothers with kids but they're still huge a&&#!&&s that try berating me and being general d#+!@eads so I no longer talk to them, my mom still doesn't get it, which is one of the things causing friction between us.
that's a pretty awful family situation. I'm sorry you had to grow up with those people :c
on a side note, were water guns forbidden?
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And yes, I think it was my first contact with games as well.
Uhh... I don't know if that is the right moment to mention that my grandfather who got himself multiple computers post-2000 (when he was over 80) and started playing simple games referred to playing on computer as "mental masturbation".
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As a child of minimalist hippies I was never allowed to have G.I. Joe toys or Cap guns or anything else that could be construed as violent.
I just used sticks to club my a$&#++! brothers when they tried to beat me up (two older brothers beat me fairly regularly)
My one older brother who beat me up most has epilepsy so I always for yelled at when he beat me up because I was "antagonizing" him. (They're also the one's that let my bunny starve to death when I went on vacation and wouldn't apologize and essentially blamed me for it)
Sadly they're my only brothers with kids but they're still huge a*~~+@@s that try berating me and being general d!@+@eads so I no longer talk to them, my mom still doesn't get it, which is one of the things causing friction between us.
My mother isn't a very understanding person herself. My father cut a very forbidding figure growing up, but as I got to know him he is one of the most open and accepting people I know of. He is very proud that I follow in his footsteps there. Still, it is hard when the one you live with is the one who doesn't understand. Mom still has no idea why I moved out in 2004 and is still grappling with the idea that I would rather spend time with my wife than with her.
Mass Effect has been mentioned.
Grumbling initiated:
DAGGUMIT MA 1, I RESET SIX DAGGUM HOURS BECAUSE YOUR TO ANAL-RETENTIVE "YOU MUST DO THINGS IN EXACTLY THE RIGHT ORDER OR ELSE LOSE STUFF"!
>:(
This is classic "great world-design, terrible* game-design" thing.
Fortunately, (most of**) the rest of the game is "great game-design"! Woo!
* Or at least really, really frustrating to me.
** Except for controlling the Mako. I... haaaaaaaaaaaaaaate. >:(
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I am hungry and have no idea what I should eat.
I have been having entirely too much ground beef and fast food in general lately, so no burgers.
Hm. What should I eat?
That's the great thing about growing up, I don't have to deal with those f#%@ers anymore, except at Christmas, but even then I keep it short.
Also I was homeschooled and was still voted the most likely to end up in prison.
And yet I'm the one with the super cool hot wife and awesome kids, also my Dad has always believed in me, so that makes up for all their b$@~*!$# a%!#&+&ry :-)
But did you have cartridges or five-inch floppies?
Yes.
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the first consoles i owned were a gamecube and a gameboy advance, and so Pikmin and Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (originally for the SNES, ported for the GBA) were the first two games I played. I played Ocarina of Time shortly after that and Zelda was a huge fixture in my early childhood.
EDIT: I think I have faint memories of playing Super Mario Bros (probably on a PC emulator) when I was a wee babby. More correctly, I have memories of remembering those memories. If true, then Super Mario Bros was the first game I ever played.
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Maybe bonchon?
Or should I go to that...other...place next door to bonchon? Hm.
I am hungry and have no idea what I should eat.
I have been having entirely too much ground beef and fast food in general lately, so no burgers.
Hm. What should I eat?
Maybe bonchon?
Or should I go to that...other...place next door to bonchon? Hm.
Soup, pocky, and/or noodles. Either that, or I want to invite you to my house for a hang-out.
EDIT: for completeness
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I think I'll give the competition a go.
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Soup, pocky, and/or noodles. Either that, or I want to invite you to my house for a hang-out.I am hungry and have no idea what I should eat.
I have been having entirely too much ground beef and fast food in general lately, so no burgers.
Hm. What should I eat?
If I go to your house, I will end up playing FFT. And that means I'll have to stay at your house for a while.
the first consoles i owned were a gamecube and a gameboy advance, and so Pikmin and Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (originally for the SNES, ported for the GBA) were the first two games I played. I played Ocarina of Time shortly after that and Zelda was a huge fixture in my early childhood.
EDIT: I think I have faint memories of playing Super Mario Bros (probably on a PC emulator) when I was a wee babby. More correctly, I have memories of remembering those memories. If true, then Super Mario Bros was the first game I ever played.
Wait, I definitely played Boulder Dash for the commodore when I was a kid! That was so much fun! Not sure if it came before or after super mario bros tho.
If I go to your house, I will end up playing FFT. And that means I'll have to stay at your house for a while.Soup, pocky, and/or noodles. Either that, or I want to invite you to my house for a hang-out.I am hungry and have no idea what I should eat.
I have been having entirely too much ground beef and fast food in general lately, so no burgers.
Hm. What should I eat?
You say this like it's a bad thing...
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on a side note, were water guns forbidden?
Water guns were okay, but my parents only got us little ones and my older brothers got grandma to buy them the high powered battery operated Uzi water guns.
However because I was made to get the cows water all the time and was a great climber I'd stash a couple of 5 gallon buckets full of water on top of the chicken coup and go all country folk Ninja on them, I loved water fun fights :-)
Captain Yesterday played for keeps :-)
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on a side note, were water guns forbidden?Water guns were okay, but my parents only got us little ones and my older brothers got grandma to buy them the high powered battery operated Uzi water guns.
However because I was made to get the cows water all the time and was a great climber I'd stash a couple of 5 gallon buckets full of water on top of the chicken coup and go all country folk Ninja on them, I loved water fun fights :-)
Captain Yesterday played for keeps :-)
at least you got to play with water guns. water guns are the best.
Now I want one, I haven't played with them in years.
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Wait, I definitely played Boulder Dash for the commodore when I was a kid! That was so much fun! Not sure if it came before or after super mario bros tho.the first consoles i owned were a gamecube and a gameboy advance, and so Pikmin and Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (originally for the SNES, ported for the GBA) were the first two games I played. I played Ocarina of Time shortly after that and Zelda was a huge fixture in my early childhood.
EDIT: I think I have faint memories of playing Super Mario Bros (probably on a PC emulator) when I was a wee babby. More correctly, I have memories of remembering those memories. If true, then Super Mario Bros was the first game I ever played.
That reminds me...
As a kid living in that bad neighborhood I mentioned, I used to go to a neighborhood knock-off of the Boy's Club that was just the Flatbush Club. It was run by a weird muslim/black power guy who was very quiet and very respectful and encouraged us to be as well. I remember in computer lab we used to play super mario brothers knockoffs, and we also played winter games a lot. I think we played that a lot because there were so many of us and it was a multiplayer game.I also remember one of the counselors there.
My god. She was so freaking hot. I cried at the end of the summer when she told me she was getting married. I thought she would wait for me...
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Yeah, cheetara never really appealed to me. The Baroness on the other hand...And for those who had a computer in the eighties I have nothing but jealousy.A computer!??!!? Heck, I could BUY BEER in the 80's!Didn't much care about that as I was in elementary school and more concerned with She-ra action figures at the time. :P
Edit: I had the biggest crush on Glimmer. Magical princess with purple hair? Yes please. :)
I didn't get into girls with colored hair until I got into anime.
** spoiler omitted **
In the 80's, when it came to cartoons I was all about cheetara. And Arcee, which made me feel weird at the time.
Yep! The Baroness ROCKED!!!
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You say this like it's a bad thing...If I go to your house, I will end up playing FFT. And that means I'll have to stay at your house for a while.Soup, pocky, and/or noodles. Either that, or I want to invite you to my house for a hang-out.I am hungry and have no idea what I should eat.
I have been having entirely too much ground beef and fast food in general lately, so no burgers.
Hm. What should I eat?
Hey I wanna play Final Fantasy Tactics at Tacticslion's house too!
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And for those who had a computer in the eighties I have nothing but jealousy.A computer!??!!? Heck, I could BUY BEER in the 80's!
Yeah me too,with possibly the worst fake ID ever. I'm talking using an xacto knife to cut out numbers on that I typed and pasting it to my license
I knew this biker guy that lived above my best friends apartment that would get us Sake and Budweiser if we got him a carton of cigarettes, plus good luck getting a fake I.D in a small ass town when everyone knows your mom, the newspaper reporter :-)
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Yeah me too,with possibly the worst fake ID ever. I'm talking using an xacto knife to cut out numbers on that I typed and pasting it to my licenseAnd for those who had a computer in the eighties I have nothing but jealousy.A computer!??!!? Heck, I could BUY BEER in the 80's!
and that actually worked??
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My stepfather was a techie, so we had a computer in the late 80s. I used to type my papers in a DOS-based word processor, and brought them to school with the tractor-feed still attached so everyone would know it came from a computer.
Also, it had Dig-Dug.
That reminds me.
WHen i was little my mom's best friend was considerably wealthier than us and had a computer for her daughter, who was a friend of mine growing up.
My god.
The games.
Dig Dug.
Zaxxon.
Space Quest.
Battle Chess.
Breakout.
Space Invaders.
Pool/Billiards.
Fantasy Baseball.
So many fun games.
For a long time, the only games I knew of were the ones on Atari and the ones on computer.
My favorites were Berserk and Gravitar
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and that actually worked??Yeah me too,with possibly the worst fake ID ever. I'm talking using an xacto knife to cut out numbers on that I typed and pasting it to my licenseAnd for those who had a computer in the eighties I have nothing but jealousy.A computer!??!!? Heck, I could BUY BEER in the 80's!
Our local 7-11 was not very discriminating and this was before M.A.D.D
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I would like to point out that despite the crap I grew up with (or maybe because of) I'm very happy with my life and my family, while I wish my brothers would be better people to me and my own I definitely don't lose sleep over it.
You guys are much cooler people anyway :-)
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Yeah me too,with possibly the worst fake ID ever. I'm talking using an xacto knife to cut out numbers on that I typed and pasting it to my licenseAnd for those who had a computer in the eighties I have nothing but jealousy.A computer!??!!? Heck, I could BUY BEER in the 80's!
The saddest thing is, I was never an "alcohol guy". My parents allowed us wine whenever we asked for it, so I only once ever tried buying booze when underage, and I didn't have any kind of I.D.
Once I was 21 (in the 80's, I'm afraid), they never asked for I.D. again.
Again, there's some kind of aura you put out that says, "Yeah, I'm legal."
Of course, a few weeks ago we were at our favorite tiki bar and they'd been busted, so we laughed uproariously as they I.D.'ed all the grey hairs. Once they I.D.'ed me (salt-and-pepper), I demanded that they I.D. Shiro's player (a full mane of grey).
Nothing like getting I.D.'ed in your late 40s or early 50s to brighten your evening...
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Our local 7-11 was not very discriminating and this was before M.A.D.Dand that actually worked??Yeah me too,with possibly the worst fake ID ever. I'm talking using an xacto knife to cut out numbers on that I typed and pasting it to my licenseAnd for those who had a computer in the eighties I have nothing but jealousy.A computer!??!!? Heck, I could BUY BEER in the 80's!
A young TFY walks into 7-11 (voice cracking slightly): I would like some Beer please sir!
Clerk (eyebrow raised incredulously): You 21?
TFY (obviously nervous): No... Yes, yes I am!
Clerk (after ten seconds to him, an eternity to TFY smiles disarmly): Okay then, enjoy!
TFY (knees shaking in relief): Thank you sir.. we will sir!
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My favorites were Berserk and GravitarMy stepfather was a techie, so we had a computer in the late 80s. I used to type my papers in a DOS-based word processor, and brought them to school with the tractor-feed still attached so everyone would know it came from a computer.
Also, it had Dig-Dug.
That reminds me.
WHen i was little my mom's best friend was considerably wealthier than us and had a computer for her daughter, who was a friend of mine growing up.
My god.
The games.
Dig Dug.
Zaxxon.
Space Quest.
Battle Chess.
Breakout.
Space Invaders.
Pool/Billiards.
Fantasy Baseball.
So many fun games.
For a long time, the only games I knew of were the ones on Atari and the ones on computer.
BERZERK! AND ROBOTRON!!!!
Unfortunately we needed a controller to play those. We lacked a controller.
Yeah me too,with possibly the worst fake ID ever. I'm talking using an xacto knife to cut out numbers on that I typed and pasting it to my licenseAnd for those who had a computer in the eighties I have nothing but jealousy.A computer!??!!? Heck, I could BUY BEER in the 80's!The saddest thing is, I was never an "alcohol guy". My parents allowed us wine whenever we asked for it, so I only once ever tried buying booze when underage, and I didn't have any kind of I.D.
Once I was 21 (in the 80's, I'm afraid), they never asked for I.D. again.
Again, there's some kind of aura you put out that says, "Yeah, I'm legal."
Of course, a few weeks ago we were at our favorite tiki bar and they'd been busted, so we laughed uproariously as they I.D.'ed all the grey hairs. Once they I.D.'ed me (salt-and-pepper), I demanded that they I.D. Shiro's player (a full mane of grey).
Nothing like getting I.D.'ed in your late 40s or early 50s to brighten your evening...
Man people in Wisconsin hate getting carded for anything, of course that's because they're most likely already drunk by the time they make it to the bar.
In Wisconsin actually it's legal to drink at a bar underage as long as you're with a parent, had a friend in high school that would meet his dad every Thursday night after work at the bar and drink his dad's paycheck away then live the rest of the week on Mac n cheese.