On 2006-07-06 09:13:24 +0930, Relic <relic1980@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:
> Yahaira Caro wrote:
>> 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!! :-)
>>
>
> My case, that would be a Pong clone my dad bought shortly before
> his death in 1974 (I was 12 then). First arcade stand-up I played
> actually was Pong in 1975.
Look at all the colours!
First time on Usenet btw. Seems pretty awesome.
I think it was C&C TIberian Sun. Pity, really.
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