Are you a "real gamer"?
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Real gamer? I used to wait in line to play Pong! (No, I ain't kidding.)
I remember playing pong at my friends house on a pong console (a console that could play pong and nothing else!) when I was 4. Looking back, I don't know whats weirder, that there were consoles that could only play a single game, or that I was allowed to go out all by myself, wander the streets and visit friends, from the age of 2...digitalwanderer said:
I'm talking playing it at the arcade, putting quarters in a machine to play it.
Pong and that Surround/Snake game were cool, but when Asteroids came out it was all over.
Pong and that Surround/Snake game were cool, but when Asteroids came out it was all over.
digitalwanderer said:I'm talking playing it at the arcade, putting quarters in a machine to play it.
Pong and that Surround/Snake game were cool, but when Asteroids came out it was all over.
Dude. Asteriods was such a step up from Space Invaders. . .
Tho relatively "early days" tech that was my fave will always be Missile Command.
Missile Command has a special place in my heart too as does "Bump-n-Jump", "Spy Hunter", "Moon Patrol", and of course "Space Wars"...the best of the best.geo said:
For me the pinnacle of arcade gaming was Galaga. I can remember my junior year in high school back in '82 getting out of school at 3 and having to be at my dad's pizza kitchen at 4 for a 4-10 shift. My high school was in the country south of town, so I'd race over to the mall, west of town, play for a half-hour (usually 1 game), and then race to my dad's store, which was on the east side of town. In a '74 yellow camaro, no less.
The roleplaying geek inside wants me to mention how I played the Chainmail rules version of D&D back in the late '70s, though.
The roleplaying geek inside wants me to mention how I played the Chainmail rules version of D&D back in the late '70s, though.
Depends on your definition. From a personal standpoint; I dont own any consoles anymore, I personally just dont like that style of gameplay anymore, last one I owned was an N64, though I'm looking to see what Nintendo brings with the Revolution, I've never been a "Sony" gamer.
I also play in competive leagues, I've played at CPL tournments and have won money at those before. I have been the same clan now going on four years, the clan has been together since Quake 1, so I'm actually a "new comer" to some of the really old members.
I'm part of a community of about 60 gamer friends, we each know each other in real life. I play with a clan that goes by the name "Old Farts" filled with guys from their early 30s to a few getting near 60. They are all great friends, and several times they have come to the rescue of a fellow member. Recently they raised $3,000 to help pay for a members surgery when he was in a very very bad motorcyle accident and almost died. He's better now, but I can say that this group of guys are one of the reasons.
I also play many games, and beat them all, and that leads me to another thing.
My wife is part of the same community that I'm in, I actually meet her that way. So yes, interenet relationships can turn out to be great, I love her with all my heart.
She doesnt consider herself a "gamer". Though she logs in almost more hours than I do at CS:S, lol. She says its only one game so it doesnt count, I just crack up.
So really, depends on your defintion. Most would consider me a "hardcore" gamer. I just consider myself a person who has enjoyed video games for the vast majority of his life and has seen the truely awesome things that they can inspire and create.
I also play in competive leagues, I've played at CPL tournments and have won money at those before. I have been the same clan now going on four years, the clan has been together since Quake 1, so I'm actually a "new comer" to some of the really old members.
I'm part of a community of about 60 gamer friends, we each know each other in real life. I play with a clan that goes by the name "Old Farts" filled with guys from their early 30s to a few getting near 60. They are all great friends, and several times they have come to the rescue of a fellow member. Recently they raised $3,000 to help pay for a members surgery when he was in a very very bad motorcyle accident and almost died. He's better now, but I can say that this group of guys are one of the reasons.
I also play many games, and beat them all, and that leads me to another thing.
My wife is part of the same community that I'm in, I actually meet her that way. So yes, interenet relationships can turn out to be great, I love her with all my heart.
She doesnt consider herself a "gamer". Though she logs in almost more hours than I do at CS:S, lol. She says its only one game so it doesnt count, I just crack up.
So really, depends on your defintion. Most would consider me a "hardcore" gamer. I just consider myself a person who has enjoyed video games for the vast majority of his life and has seen the truely awesome things that they can inspire and create.
