What's your gaming history?
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GP06Roadster
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Great thread, I'm a relative gaming lightweight by comparison!
Atari, thought the wood trim was cool when my dad bought it home! Space invaders, superman!
Didn't have a ZX81 but worked in a shop that sold them with Commodore 64's also!
Sega megadrive
Sony playstation, ahh, the arrival of Lara Croft
and Resident Evil 
Wii now collecting dust along with the balance board and many other attachments
Playstation 3 and now my son's taken over the gaming and kicks my arse!
Atari, thought the wood trim was cool when my dad bought it home! Space invaders, superman!
Didn't have a ZX81 but worked in a shop that sold them with Commodore 64's also!
Sega megadrive
Sony playstation, ahh, the arrival of Lara Croft
and Resident Evil Wii now collecting dust along with the balance board and many other attachments
Playstation 3 and now my son's taken over the gaming and kicks my arse!
So many great memories of my games consoles over the years I have had a few.
Sega Master System
Nintendo NES
Gameboy
Sega Megadrive
Playstation
Pocketstation
N64
Jaguar
Gameboy Advance
Playstation 2
Dreamcast
Xbox
GameCube
PSP
Nintendo DS
Xbox 360
Playstation 3
Playstation 4
Never really a PC gamer though mainly consoles. Hard to pick a favourite but I'd probably have to go for PS2 so many great games on that console.
Sega Master System
Nintendo NES
Gameboy
Sega Megadrive
Playstation
Pocketstation
N64
Jaguar
Gameboy Advance
Playstation 2
Dreamcast
Xbox
GameCube
PSP
Nintendo DS
Xbox 360
Playstation 3
Playstation 4
Never really a PC gamer though mainly consoles. Hard to pick a favourite but I'd probably have to go for PS2 so many great games on that console.
Amstrad cpc464
Gameboy
Sega Game Gear
Sega Master system
Sega Megadrive
Sega Dreamcast
PS1
N64
PS2
Sony PSP Slim
Nintendo DS
Xbox
Xbox360
Wii
PS3
Xbox One
amazing how far they have come and where they are heading. soon i wont have to leave the house at all with Virtual Reality
Gameboy
Sega Game Gear
Sega Master system
Sega Megadrive
Sega Dreamcast
PS1
N64
PS2
Sony PSP Slim
Nintendo DS
Xbox
Xbox360
Wii
PS3
Xbox One
amazing how far they have come and where they are heading. soon i wont have to leave the house at all with Virtual Reality
ewwimbledon
Member
Great thread. middle age heaven
Commodore vic 20 tape deck
Commodore 64 tape deck and 5" floppy
Commodore Amiga 3.5" floppy
Nintendo DS, hardly used
Commodore vic 20 tape deck
Commodore 64 tape deck and 5" floppy
Commodore Amiga 3.5" floppy
Nintendo DS, hardly used
And here I was always thinking that everyone on this forum didn't enjoy the amazing entertainment of video games like me, atleast not anymore! I'm kind of surprised as to how few of you actually have a N64 I just borrowed my neighbors N64 but sadly all he has is Mario kart 
oh what I would do to find a majoras mask or ocarina of time or paper Mario but its a shame they don't seem to sell these great classics anymore. 
but the hunt is on! Just got paid, gonna fill up the gas tank in the Z and go on a shopping spree of N64 games 
And am I the only one that's seen speed runs of old games that took you months or weeks trying to beat only to see someone shadder those dreams in under a few hours?
oh what I would do to find a majoras mask or ocarina of time or paper Mario but its a shame they don't seem to sell these great classics anymore. but the hunt is on! Just got paid, gonna fill up the gas tank in the Z and go on a shopping spree of N64 games And am I the only one that's seen speed runs of old games that took you months or weeks trying to beat only to see someone shadder those dreams in under a few hours?
Just put my N64 in the loft (bullied by the wifey ) have all those games you mentioned and Ocarina of time is probably my all time favoriteXiaxio said:And here I was always thinking that everyone on this forum didn't enjoy the amazing entertainment of video games like me, atleast not anymore! I'm kind of surprised as to how few of you actually have a N64 I just borrowed my neighbors N64 but sadly all he has is Mario kart
And am I the only one that's seen speed runs of old games that took you months or weeks trying to beat only to see someone shadder those dreams in under a few hours?
Pacman Watch (first mention I think)
Donkey Kong
Rubber Keyed Spectrum 48
Self
Playstation (1)
Girls,bikes, cars, mind altering substances
PC ( Gave up when I got car sick trying to play Colin McRae Dirt)
Don't bother now, as any game can eat time at a rate I can't afford.
Donkey Kong
Rubber Keyed Spectrum 48
Self
Playstation (1)
Girls,bikes, cars, mind altering substances
PC ( Gave up when I got car sick trying to play Colin McRae Dirt)
Don't bother now, as any game can eat time at a rate I can't afford.
Nicemetal licker said:Just put my N64 in the loft (bullied by the wifey ) have all those games you mentioned and Ocarina of time is probably my all time favoriteXiaxio said:And here I was always thinking that everyone on this forum didn't enjoy the amazing entertainment of video games like me, atleast not anymore! I'm kind of surprised as to how few of you actually have a N64 I just borrowed my neighbors N64 but sadly all he has is Mario kart
And am I the only one that's seen speed runs of old games that took you months or weeks trying to beat only to see someone shadder those dreams in under a few hours?
I have an emulator on my iPhone get to play any Pokemon I want (gold silver leaf green ect.) and right now if been playing some good ol legend of Zelda link to the past 8)TonyaGomes
New member
That’s a great timeline — it really captures how personal and transformative gaming and computing can be. I can totally relate to seeing game visuals in my sleep; I had the same thing happen after marathon sessions of Tetris and later Doom. It’s funny how those early systems — despite their limitations — gave us so much creativity and imagination.Inspired by Carol M and Maniac (our resident 80's programmers), it got me thinking of how important computing and gaming has been in my life growing up. Yes it was incredibly geeky, no I didn't have really have any luck with girls in my early teens and yes it was pretty much my entire life during the 1980's and a nice distraction from worrying about potential thermo nuclear war.
Below is a timeline of the tech I've had up until present day (XBOX360). The only ones I've kept for posterity are the Gameboy's and the PS2. Tech marked in bold are the machines that I spent most time with and there are a few notable call outs on others.
The Gameboy I bought in 89 I had to sell a year later due to seeing Tetris blocks in my sleep (bought another one from eBay since). The Dreamcast lasted around 3 months. The Playstation I bought 'off the back of a lorry' in 96. The Playstation 3 worked until a week after the warranty ran out - then committed suicide. The Laser was something my father (Sinclair addict and official Treasurer to the UK Sinclair QL Club) gave me to practice BASIC. The Atari started it all off and the ZX81 had a 16k RAM pack which led me down the road of bedroom programming - spending hours typing code from Crash magazine only to find out the next month there were printing errors.
Nowadays, I sometimes revisit that nostalgic feeling through classic game servers and retro projects like rsps, where the old-school community spirit of gaming still thrives. It’s a great reminder of why many of us fell in love with games in the first place.
Anyway, here it is. What's your story?
For me, it started with the Commodore 64 my uncle passed down. That machine opened my eyes to what was possible, and from there I moved through the Amiga, early PCs, and eventually into consoles like the PS1 and PS2. Each one marked a different stage in my life — school, college, late nights with friends, and then the shift to online gaming.
It’s amazing to look back and realize how these devices weren’t just entertainment; they shaped how we think, problem-solve, and even connect with people.
Nice thread revival.
Current PC bought in 2020.. Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz (3.19 GHz) Still using this one and it's still more than enough for modern games. As they need to run on a smart phone too.
Looking forward to more entries from newer members.
Current PC bought in 2020.. Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz (3.19 GHz) Still using this one and it's still more than enough for modern games. As they need to run on a smart phone too.
Looking forward to more entries from newer members.
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Liverpool
I think TonyaGomes may not be a real person!!!
But to keep the thread going, mine is:
But to keep the thread going, mine is:
- Corsair 6500X ARGB case (satin black & glass)
- Asus ROG Strix X670E-A Gaming
- AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
- Nvidia RTX 4090FE
- 32GB Corsair Dominator Titanium 6400MHz
- Corsair HX1500i 80-Plus Platinum
- Corsair iCUE LINK H150i LCD 360mm AIO cooler
- 4 x Corsair QX120 iCUE LINK fans (3 side intake, 1 exhaust)
- 3 x Corsair QX140 iCUE LINK bottom fans
- 1TB Crucial T710 SSD (OS, apps, games launchers)
- 4TB Crucial P3 Plus SSD (Steam)
- 2TB Crucial P3 SSD (Epic)
- 2TB Crucial P3 SSD (Gampass)
- 2TB Crucial P2 SSD (GoG)
- 8TB IronWolf Pro (slow storage & 1st-level backups)
- Alienware AW3423DW OLED 3440x1440 1500R curved monitor
- 7" IPS 1280x800 screen for AIDA64 SensorPanel display
Ran that through Google Translate. Still have absolutely no idea what you said.
It just means I've got a 'last gen' high-end gaming PCRan that through Google Translate. Still have absolutely no idea what you said.
