On 2004-06-08 00:01:36 -0400, gaffo <gaffo@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:
> Digital wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 01 May 2004 22:49:59 -0700, Ablang
>> <HilaryDuffThePerfectWoman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> By: Dominic Danson
>>> Hitachi Gaming News
>>>
>>>
>>> Do you remember the first video game you ever played? Do you remember
the first
>>> computer game that ever completely enthralled you to play for hours on
end? Do
>>> you remember dumping your entire allowance into an arcade machine, one
quarter
>>> at a time?
>>>
>>> Retrogaming is back in full swing. For many gamers in love with
hyper-realistic
>>> worlds displayed on modern consoles and the PC, the four and sixteen
>>> color world
>>> of the past is a hazy blur. But gamers in increasing numbers are also
getting
>>> back to their roots, celebrating the titles that got them involved in
playing
>>> games in the first place.
>>>
>>> Besides arcade game emulators that are popping up, which allow classic
arcade
>>> games to be played on PCs, the retrogaming craze is evident at an
increasing
>>> number of conventions and gatherings devoted to the love of the early
days of
>>> computer games.
>>>
>>> Some of these include the Classic Gaming Expo in Las Vegas, the
Austin, Texas
>>> Gaming Expo, the Midwest Classic in Wisconsin and the PhillyClassic in
>>> Philidelphia.
>>>
>>> To find out more about the love of classic arcade games and consoles,
HGN sent
>>> me to the PhillyClassic event. I had expected to go as an objective
re****ter,
>>> but as soon as I entered the Valley Forge Convention Center and saw
all the
>>> classics again, I felt like I was 10 years old, remembering how great
it was to
>>> go into a real arcade and play original games that actually worked.
>>>
>>> I spent a lot of time with some of the rare gems that were on display:
Star
>>> Wars, Centipede/Millipede, Donkey Kong and Jr., the ORIGINAL Mario
Bros, and
>>> even an original working Dragon’s Lair complete with score readout.
>>>
>>> There were a lot of gamers in attendance, most of them being part of
>>> the over-30
>>> crowd like myself. Shelia Knight drove all the way to the event from
Ohio. I
>>> asked her why she loved classic games so much.
>>>
>>> “My boyfriend got me into it years ago when he bought an original
Ms. Pac-Man
>>> arcade game,” Knight said. “I just got so addicted to it that I
wanted to find
>>> out what other classic games were around. Since I can’t possibly own
>>> them all, I
>>> come to events like this one and spend all day playing and talking
with others
>>> who share my fascination.”
>>>
>>> Meeting others with a love of classic games is a big part of the
gatherings
>>> according to Mel Colby, who came to the event from New York.
>>>
>>> “I admit it,” he said. “I have no life, at least not normally.
But I come here
>>> and find literally hundreds of people who are kind of like me, and
it’s
>>> a lot of
>>> fun. I guess my love of classic games brought me out originally, but
>>> the friends
>>> I have made keep me coming back.”
>>>
>>> There are even some people who are creating new games for dead
consoles. This
>>> homebrew market is gaining a lot of fame and recognition. The top
company in
>>> this area is AtariAge, which was displaying a game called Saboteur for
>>> the Atari
>>> 2600. Saboteur was created by veteran programmer Howard Scott Warshaw,
who
>>> became infamous for releasing E.T. for the 2600, a title that helped
>>> bring about
>>> the downfall of the early computer game industry. The AtariAge staff
>>> reminded me
>>> that he also produced several good games, including Yar’s Revenge
and
>>> Raiders of
>>> the Lost Ark.
>>>
>>> Everyone that I talked to said they would be back next year. It was
actually
>>> fairly sad watching everyone say goodbye to friends that they won’t
see in
>>> person for another year or so. But organizers say classic game shows
>>> are growing
>>> all the time, so next year there will be even more people to meet as
they
>>> discover, or rediscover, their classic roots.
>>>
>>>
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"A
>>>
>>> cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past; he is
>>> one who is prematurely disappointed in the future." -- Sydney J.
Harris
>>>
>>> "Life is not measured in years; it is measured in moments." -- Elie
Wiesel
>>
>>
>> I think it was Space Wars for me!!!
>> Black and White!!! You know like 1976 or maybe 1975
>
>
>
> Yep Same here! - Vector graphics ruled in their day!
>
>
> Space War - by Cinematronics!!! 1977. I had a 1979 machine in my
> bedroom since 1982-1990..............It is at a friend's garage just
> sitting there these last 14 yrs.
>
> Cinematronics also made:
>
> RipOff
> Star Castle
> Tail Gunner
> Armor Attack
>
>
> a couple of others - I forget.
Pacman baby!! :-)
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