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Oh, I remember Pac Man... Near my school there was a carry out that had an area with a Pac Man arcade machine.
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I remember Space Invaders appearing in a mall we visited from time to time when I was about 6yo...
at one point I had a distant clone of the game in the form of a handheld with fighter jets...
eventually we got an Apple ][+ clone at home, with Galaxian, Space Eggs & a few other goodies "pre-installed"
...I broke a joystick on Galaxian, before discovering that KB was actually a more precise way of playing one's way up the high-score chart...
I started making my own games on that computer, most of which were more proof-of-concept, most unfinished...
then I disappeared off to Uni/Art School and didn't use a computer for more than essay writing for a few years...
afterwards, there were computers & displays like I'd never seen before (my previous experience ranged from Apple ][ to Mac+, BBC Micro, Sinclair Spectrum, C64 etc.), running PhotoShop 2.5 instead of MacPaint... and the original Myst was released - apart from very briefly dabbling with Doom & Marathon, I played adventures, graphical & CD-ROM based if possible...
then, once I finally had my own Mac at home/studio, I discovered Swoop & later Mars Rising, very dynamic/graphical reimaginings of Galaxian & Xevious and my first "retro" gaming phase began... then 2003 rolled around and then 2004, and so did UT for me :]
at one point I had a distant clone of the game in the form of a handheld with fighter jets...
eventually we got an Apple ][+ clone at home, with Galaxian, Space Eggs & a few other goodies "pre-installed"
...I broke a joystick on Galaxian, before discovering that KB was actually a more precise way of playing one's way up the high-score chart...
I started making my own games on that computer, most of which were more proof-of-concept, most unfinished...
then I disappeared off to Uni/Art School and didn't use a computer for more than essay writing for a few years...
afterwards, there were computers & displays like I'd never seen before (my previous experience ranged from Apple ][ to Mac+, BBC Micro, Sinclair Spectrum, C64 etc.), running PhotoShop 2.5 instead of MacPaint... and the original Myst was released - apart from very briefly dabbling with Doom & Marathon, I played adventures, graphical & CD-ROM based if possible...
then, once I finally had my own Mac at home/studio, I discovered Swoop & later Mars Rising, very dynamic/graphical reimaginings of Galaxian & Xevious and my first "retro" gaming phase began... then 2003 rolled around and then 2004, and so did UT for me :]
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Ahah, nice to read about your early geek days, fellas!
I was a child in the 90s, and dad was pretty much against video games because it was supposed to make you stupid and violent and so on (whereas watching TV was right I suppose).
So we used to watch TV, read books and mess around outside alot like the cheap country kids we were, watching secretly early video games shows and magazines, until I became a teenager and grew my interest even more for them video games.
Now mum used to play these arcade things in pubs like Space Invaders, Tetris, and Pacman, so when I had the opportunty to get an used SNES she was the main political support at home.
Of course we were closely monitored, so our gaming time was under a strict schedule, but we had an underground network with friends: we played as much as possible until a parent kicked us outside, then we went to the friends house and so on, at the end of the day, we got a decent amount of videogame binge.
When I earned my first salary, I wasted it mostly on consoles I was dreaming about back then as a child. It was time time for revenge.
Now, my old dad as a 70s scifi nerd recognized that videogames are not the evil they said, and seeing ED, he admitted he would love to play that but was concerned he wouldn,t be able to stop.
...and while I'm writing my AspX drifted from her plotted course
I was a child in the 90s, and dad was pretty much against video games because it was supposed to make you stupid and violent and so on (whereas watching TV was right I suppose).
So we used to watch TV, read books and mess around outside alot like the cheap country kids we were, watching secretly early video games shows and magazines, until I became a teenager and grew my interest even more for them video games.
Now mum used to play these arcade things in pubs like Space Invaders, Tetris, and Pacman, so when I had the opportunty to get an used SNES she was the main political support at home.
Of course we were closely monitored, so our gaming time was under a strict schedule, but we had an underground network with friends: we played as much as possible until a parent kicked us outside, then we went to the friends house and so on, at the end of the day, we got a decent amount of videogame binge.
When I earned my first salary, I wasted it mostly on consoles I was dreaming about back then as a child. It was time time for revenge.
Now, my old dad as a 70s scifi nerd recognized that videogames are not the evil they said, and seeing ED, he admitted he would love to play that but was concerned he wouldn,t be able to stop.
...and while I'm writing my AspX drifted from her plotted course
I dabbled in EQ1 a while. Main character was a bard but my hands got tired twisting songs whilst kiting giants in the Rathe Mountains. I did like the lambent armour though. Moved on to EQ2 when that came out.
Before that, I played a lot more than I should have on a really old, text-based MUD.
My age is showing now but the first online (and I'm using that term in just about its loosest possible way) game was noughts and crosses played in BASIC over an acoustic coupler.
Ahem
Now I need a break from ground CZ's. Fun but I need to break it up a bit. Perhaps I'll run some missions but I'm so full on materials it's not really worth it. Hmm.
To be frank, my adventures as a computer gamer started quite late.
I grew up in the 70s and 80s, with only minor contact to video games. Besides that Pac Man arcade, there was only the NES of my uncle.
I was already an adult and earned money when I bought my first video gaming system, the SNES. That was 93 or 94.
The first real PC in my life appeared in 98, when I built one myself.
I grew up in the 70s and 80s, with only minor contact to video games. Besides that Pac Man arcade, there was only the NES of my uncle.
I was already an adult and earned money when I bought my first video gaming system, the SNES. That was 93 or 94.
The first real PC in my life appeared in 98, when I built one myself.
So I'm getting back into it ready for next week. I've just swapped ship for the first time in months, into a ship with no SCO. And my main thought is HOW DID WE LIVE LIKE THIS?
Hi All
Just looking in on the forum briefly at the moment, I'm on a sort of holiday so I've not been playing the game (FEO) for the last few days, might boot it up if I get the chance though later on next week.
Reading through some of you reminiscing about some older games got me thinking...A Favourite one of mine was 'Dragon's Breath', I think it was on the ATARI ST...but it might have been on the AMIGA (I had both machines). Turn based, basic graphics, but I used to love it! (mixing and casting spells, as well as having 'pet dragons'.
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Another Game I played to death, much later on on the PC was 'Hardwar', great background music which married perfectly with the overall games theme, (I've still got the game btw can't bear to part with it, and you can play the games music through a PC's CD player.
In fact, that game was part way instrumental in me creating my Cmdr's in game character for ED, as some of the npc's in Hardwar had a similar kind of characters name flavour! . I wanted to create a name that sounded a bit 'piratey' and maybe ever so slightly dangerous sounding, but not overtly so, it also had to be one that was at the same time 'friendly'. Other considerations were a name that was acceptable obviously to Frontiers rules with suitably non noxious naming system. So, 'Cmdr Dusty Dewclaw' is what I chose.
Jack
Just looking in on the forum briefly at the moment, I'm on a sort of holiday so I've not been playing the game (FEO) for the last few days, might boot it up if I get the chance though later on next week.
Reading through some of you reminiscing about some older games got me thinking...A Favourite one of mine was 'Dragon's Breath', I think it was on the ATARI ST...but it might have been on the AMIGA (I had both machines). Turn based, basic graphics, but I used to love it!
(mixing and casting spells, as well as having 'pet dragons'.).Another Game I played to death, much later on on the PC was 'Hardwar', great background music which married perfectly with the overall games theme, (I've still got the game btw can't bear to part with it, and you can play the games music through a PC's CD player.
In fact, that game was part way instrumental in me creating my Cmdr's in game character for ED, as some of the npc's in Hardwar had a similar kind of characters name flavour!
. I wanted to create a name that sounded a bit 'piratey' and maybe ever so slightly dangerous sounding, but not overtly so, it also had to be one that was at the same time 'friendly'. Other considerations were a name that was acceptable obviously to Frontiers rules with suitably non noxious naming system. So, 'Cmdr Dusty Dewclaw' is what I chose. Jack
Loving the tech nostalgia in the thread.
Obviously I evolved beyond the YoYO but I was rather taken aback some years ago when I was reminiscing about using (mis-using?) mainframe-time in the 70's - I had often mentioned playing "StarTrek" in the early 70's and wasting reams of teleprinter paper with that years before people (and me) were wasting teleprinter paper with "Colossal Cave Adventure" but I was put in my place by someone who had been playing "Spacewar!" in the 60's.
At one point in the late 80's I engineered a mechanical teleprinter for use in amateur radio and found that there were other "hams" around the world using AMPRNet (the amateur radio tcp/ip network) to play those and so I had a nostalgic time with the sound (and smell) of the mechanism and the paper-printed display. It is not half as much fun with monitor displays - packet radio is pretty boring these days.
Obviously I evolved beyond the YoYO but I was rather taken aback some years ago when I was reminiscing about using (mis-using?) mainframe-time in the 70's - I had often mentioned playing "StarTrek" in the early 70's and wasting reams of teleprinter paper with that years before people (and me) were wasting teleprinter paper with "Colossal Cave Adventure" but I was put in my place by someone who had been playing "Spacewar!" in the 60's.
At one point in the late 80's I engineered a mechanical teleprinter for use in amateur radio and found that there were other "hams" around the world using AMPRNet (the amateur radio tcp/ip network) to play those and so I had a nostalgic time with the sound (and smell) of the mechanism and the paper-printed display. It is not half as much fun with monitor displays - packet radio is pretty boring these days.
When I finished my apprenticeship and got my job in the test lab we had access to some computers including the companies mainframe which was substantial, a couple of big blue machines bolted together with an identical pair as backup or next weeks(?) primary but I no longer remember the model number there was also a big orange box that was an Amdahl of arounf the same power as the paired IBMs. No gaming on that but after a terminal upgrade it was very cool to be using one of the bridge terminals from Battlestar Galactica.
In the lab we had various generations of PDPs with a couple of 8s running and an 11 coming in, the 8s we could play on discretely they had the Star Trek and one with the file name Dungeo which always ended in twisty passages all looking the same.
what am i doing now,well im still buzzing around the bubble finding systems ive not been to,doing missions for mats,most my hoppers all types are 90% full,trading up and down to help fill some,people say the game is flat rubbish i say.after 9 years of it still find things to do. write youre own storey bit of imagination helps,when the new ship arrives,ill engineer it and take it for a blast in the black howw far anyones guess,07 cmdrs. ps there is only one w in how lol.
I was pleased to see that onfoot mat rewards are way better since last time, so I could finally got my suits and guns fully upgraded and modded for the last missing bits.
Runing after carriers based on not that fresh rumors from Inara was fun though, but somewhat time consuming.
Now I'm having a great time doing pirate massacre mission for the first time, familiarizing with my Python mk1 partially engineered.
Something that amazes me is that, after a few months not playing, the muscle memory is still strong with ED whereas more simple games in terms of controls I'm having a struggle to remember. Well, so many hours in ED already! I'm slowly improving my understanding of FA OFF, and find this ship quite pleasant to manoeuver for her size.
Now I'm trying to figure what thrusters upgrade and grade is better for that ship, but can't remember the name of that app you can try configs before you waste all the mats and money and facepalm
Also, in my sport we do such a stretch gesture during warmup sessions!
Runing after carriers based on not that fresh rumors from Inara was fun though, but somewhat time consuming.
Now I'm having a great time doing pirate massacre mission for the first time, familiarizing with my Python mk1 partially engineered.
Something that amazes me is that, after a few months not playing, the muscle memory is still strong with ED whereas more simple games in terms of controls I'm having a struggle to remember. Well, so many hours in ED already! I'm slowly improving my understanding of FA OFF, and find this ship quite pleasant to manoeuver for her size.
Now I'm trying to figure what thrusters upgrade and grade is better for that ship, but can't remember the name of that app you can try configs before you waste all the mats and money and facepalm
Also, in my sport we do such a stretch gesture during warmup sessions!
I would recommend EDSY.Now I'm trying to figure what thrusters upgrade and grade is better for that ship, but can't remember the name of that app you can try configs before you waste all the mats and money and facepalm
The apps areI was pleased to see that onfoot mat rewards are way better since last time, so I could finally got my suits and guns fully upgraded and modded for the last missing bits.
Runing after carriers based on not that fresh rumors from Inara was fun though, but somewhat time consuming.
Now I'm having a great time doing pirate massacre mission for the first time, familiarizing with my Python mk1 partially engineered.
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Something that amazes me is that, after a few months not playing, the muscle memory is still strong with ED whereas more simple games in terms of controls I'm having a struggle to remember. Well, so many hours in ED already! I'm slowly improving my understanding of FA OFF, and find this ship quite pleasant to manoeuver for her size.
Now I'm trying to figure what thrusters upgrade and grade is better for that ship, but can't remember the name of that app you can try configs before you waste all the mats and money and facepalm
Also, in my sport we do such a stretch gesture during warmup sessions!
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Coriolis EDCD Edition
A ship builder, outfitting and comparison tool for Elite Dangerous
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The first I find more straightforward to use the second can provide more detail.
Ninja McWolf strikes again.
Thank you!The apps are
OrCoriolis EDCD Edition
A ship builder, outfitting and comparison tool for Elite Dangerous
The first I find more straightforward to use the second can provide more detail.
Ninja McWolf strikes again.
Hmm. Looks like PP2.0 has been slightly delayed then.
To be released on Halloween
Spooky.To be released on Halloween
I'd recommend EDOMH which allows you to design ships, suits, and weapons and then create "shopping lists" for the mats that you need.Thank you!
IMO, way better than edsy or coriolis.
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