old man gaming rants

[Chimpzy_v1legacy]

You young whippersnappers. You know what we played with back in my day?

STICKS! And if you were wealthy: a stick AND a hoop.

But, we did so with honor and dignity. We didn't need fancy things like video games. We were happy with what we had: our imaginations! And our pride!

Now get off my lawn before you crush my petunias!

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

@The_root_of_all_evil for example, he's like 189 or something.

Excuse me for a moment.


Anyway, old man? I remember using the ZX81


Remember, I was 11 at this point...

This was back when you had to save games on tape and LOADING them took 7 minutes. Which could have crapped out at ANY time if you moved the table.

Saves? Sound? Colour? Dreams....simply dreams.

I got my first real console (The SNES) when I went to University. That was the bomb. And the PC had just came out. We managed to squeeze a tune out of the onboard soundcard and then I saw Doom.

Two years later, I actually saw it multiplayer...

Nah, you're not old yet.


BTW; I once spent 7 hours touch-typing a game in on the infamous flat keyboard before the rampack wobbled and destroyed the lot.

7 hours typing lost.

This is how I can grind happily

 

[gamer_parent]

You kids now a days don't know how good you have it.

"Old man"? October 2nd 1981... 9 years older than me, I guess that makes you 29, 30 in October? You're not an old man. We have older, most of whom don't seem to have the same problem that you're facing. @The_root_of_all_evil for example, he's like 189 or something. Yes, back in the day games were simpler. But seriously, Duck Hunt or a current FPS? I know which one will hold my attention for longer. The minority of old games (Tetris, Pacman, Pong etc) survive because they're good. The rest fell to the wayside, survival of the fittest.

Having said that, Flash games still have that same simplicity....

well, no, I'm not that old. Nah, that's my dad. back in 1985, he played the living crap out of Mario 3 to the point my mom threatened to toss the NES out the window if he didn't stop. Ahh, those were the days.

Having said that, I just like to complain... a lot.