HAY GUYS

Borg1982 · Sep 12, 2006, 02:57 PM

Originally Posted by OctoberOmicron

Just realized how many of my threads deal with recalling memories. I`m an old foggy bastard.

I KNOW everyone here has fond memories of their first time getting certain systems.

It was the late 80`s, not sure when, and I got my 8-bit Nintendo. I was so excited, I had first seen it at Circuit City and then at my neighbors. It broke my heart though when I could hear it but couldn`t see it... I needed an RF Switch. =/

Super Nintendo... It must`ve been Christmas of 91, or, at latest, 92. Ripped that fucker out, plugged it in, and started fucking around. FUCK YEAH YOSHI.

Sega Genesis... I had one, but have absolutely no memory of when or how I got it. Hmm.

Nintendo 64... It was my birthday, September of 1996. I think my birthday was the actual release date. I still remember being amazed by the 3D graphics of Mario 64. Even impressed this girl I wanted to dig into.

I never got a PS2, but I remember loyally waiting in line, November of 2000, with my friend at Target because of the limited amount of systems Sony released. We were second and third in line. Since I was in line but not buying a system, a dude gave me 100 dollars for my place in line once I got to the cashier. They had, I think, 100 systems to sell and by the time the line was finished there were two left... So the guy gave me 100 for nothing.

Never had any of the nextGen systems, just played the ones my various friends had. Cheap bastard.

Maybe you guys have more elaborate stories than me.

I am also old. Same birth month as you but a year off! But we are the same age for the next few weeks.

I got my Nintendo when my dad wanted to buy one for me in approx. 1987.
Playing Super Mario 1 was the best thing to happen to me. I died on the first Goomba!

SNES & Genesis came when my dad actually got me both of them for my birthday, but only one game each. That was awesome. Instead of Mario World, my first games were Super Ghouls & Ghosts and Actraiser for SNES. Sonic 2 for Genesis.

Those were great early memories. Ever since I have bought my own consoles on their release. I plan to get a Wii.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Borg1982 · Sep 13, 2006, 01:35 AM

Originally Posted by Jayden

Can I pose a question? Who here loves the smell of a new instruction booklet?

I can't say that I've been really amped about getting a system when I was a child, but when getting a new videogame... that's a different story. Now that I'm a bit older, whenever I purchase a new videogame I can't help but maticulously read through the whole entire instruction booklet before playing (it's kind of a ritual thing -- yeah so I'm wierd). The smell brings back memories of all my other old school games that I got in the past e.g. Megaman and shit. Ah, the good old days...

I do. In fact, the "Funcoland" where I live (now called Gamestop for the past 6 years) has one specific smell everytime I walk into the door -- it smells like 'new video game' every time I go in. I have been smelling that since I was 8 years old and I'm so glad they are still open. I hope when I'm 50 or something I can go in and nothing will change about that.

There's nowhere I can't reach.