What is your gaming background?
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Well, the first games I played where on my parents old Macintosh computer. They were mostly educational games, like Reader Rabbit or kick-arse stuff like Spy Fox or Pajama Sam, but there were also some good old adventure games, like Myst and it's sequels (actually, Myst, Riven, and Myst III had a significant impact on my childhood, come to think of it). When I was ten, my younger brother (who was eight or seven at the time) saved up all our pennies and bought ourselves an original X-Box, with no help from our parents. We loved that thing. Still do, in fact. I actually still have it, and still play stuff on it. That is actually the console that we have the most games for.
NES
GameBoy
SNES
Sega
N64
GBA
Playstation
PS2
Gamecube
Xbox
Xbox 360
PS3
Wii
DSi
I didn't throw in PC because the only thing I played on the PC was WoW and I didn't think that merited being listed. I had a bit of an unfair advantage because my brother got the NES for his birthday when he turned 5, and I was about 16 months old at the time and I started playing as soon as I could sit upright. So I guess it's safe to say I've been gaming my whole life.
I'm a little disappointed I've never owned a Dreamcast though.
GameBoy
SNES
Sega
N64
GBA
Playstation
PS2
Gamecube
Xbox
Xbox 360
PS3
Wii
DSi
I didn't throw in PC because the only thing I played on the PC was WoW and I didn't think that merited being listed. I had a bit of an unfair advantage because my brother got the NES for his birthday when he turned 5, and I was about 16 months old at the time and I started playing as soon as I could sit upright. So I guess it's safe to say I've been gaming my whole life.
I'm a little disappointed I've never owned a Dreamcast though.
Consoles owned in order
- Playstation 1
- Nintendo 64
- Nintendo Gameboy, Gameboy Advance, Gameboy SP
- Playstation 2
- PSP 1000, 3000
- Playstation 3
Favorite Gaming Genre: Action/Adventure
Age when first started gaming: 5
Best Gaming Memory/Excitment: Arriving in the Star Village for the first time in Paper Mario 64.
Favorite cast of characters: Persona 4
Greatest Game I'll Ever Play:
- Playstation 1
- Nintendo 64
- Nintendo Gameboy, Gameboy Advance, Gameboy SP
- Playstation 2
- PSP 1000, 3000
- Playstation 3
Favorite Gaming Genre: Action/Adventure
Age when first started gaming: 5
Best Gaming Memory/Excitment: Arriving in the Star Village for the first time in Paper Mario 64.
Favorite cast of characters: Persona 4
Greatest Game I'll Ever Play:
Playstation -> Gamecube -> Gameboy Advance -> Playstation 2 -> PSP -> Xbox360&Xbox -> Nintendo Wii -> Playstation 3 -> In the exact order I played them in.
When I was about six or seven I played some PS1 at my friend's house (mainly Worms) and loved it. A couple years later I got one for my birthday and played the shit out of Ape Escape, Team Buddies, Spyro, Crash Bandicoot and Abe's Odyssey.
The PS2 was my next console where I experienced Timesplitters, Ratchet and Clank, sequels to Ape Escape, Spyro and Crash Bandicoot. I began more and more involved up until playing Gears of War at my friend's house (the same one who inspired me to get PS1) made me decide to get an Xbox 360 rather than wait on a PS3.
EDIT: Also forgot my years of playing Pokémon Blue and Gold along with Metroid and Tetris on my Gameboy
The PS2 was my next console where I experienced Timesplitters, Ratchet and Clank, sequels to Ape Escape, Spyro and Crash Bandicoot. I began more and more involved up until playing Gears of War at my friend's house (the same one who inspired me to get PS1) made me decide to get an Xbox 360 rather than wait on a PS3.
EDIT: Also forgot my years of playing Pokémon Blue and Gold along with Metroid and Tetris on my Gameboy
In order of when I got them, not when they came out:
-Genesis
-Gameboy Color
-PlayStation
-PS2
-Wii
-Xbox
-DSi
-Gameboy Advance SP
-PS3
-PSP
-Xbox 360
Also, my cousin had a SNES, and we used to play Mario 3 at her house all the time. I never had one myself.
And obviously I have a PC too, but it doesn't play games very well. PC gaming wasn't something I was interested in when I got it four years ago. I'm looking into upgrading it, but I'm hesitant to do it myself. ::shrug::
-Genesis
-Gameboy Color
-PlayStation
-PS2
-Wii
-Xbox
-DSi
-Gameboy Advance SP
-PS3
-PSP
-Xbox 360
Also, my cousin had a SNES, and we used to play Mario 3 at her house all the time. I never had one myself.
And obviously I have a PC too, but it doesn't play games very well. PC gaming wasn't something I was interested in when I got it four years ago. I'm looking into upgrading it, but I'm hesitant to do it myself. ::shrug::
When I was born, I was given a Super Nintendo, with Mario, from then on I played PC mostly beating doom 1, doom 2, rise of the triad, and Heretic when I was around 8. and just recently bought a ps2 and ps3 just to see what the fuzz was about. My cousin used to own a n64 and I spent countless hours on
*Games of my childhood
*Super Mario Bros (Snes)
*Mortal Kombat (Snes)
*Doom 1 (simpson doom mod) & Doom 2 (PC)
*Heretic (PC)
*Rise of the Triad (PC)
*Quarantine(PC)
*Goldeneye 007 (N64)
*Time Commando (PC)
*XIII(ps2)
*Games of my childhood
*Super Mario Bros (Snes)
*Mortal Kombat (Snes)
*Doom 1 (simpson doom mod) & Doom 2 (PC)
*Heretic (PC)
*Rise of the Triad (PC)
*Quarantine(PC)
*Goldeneye 007 (N64)
*Time Commando (PC)
*XIII(ps2)
My friend had some sort of Sega that I played some Sonic on. Then I got a Gameboy Pocket with Pokemon Blue. Sometime around there I started playing things like Total Annihilation, Star Wars Rebel Assault, and other games like that on our PC. Another friend had something with StarFox on it so I played that (and was so much better than him)
Then finally in 1998 I got a PlayStation 1, with Tomb Raider III and Crash Bandicoot, and that was basically that.
I PC gamed for a little longer but it was impossible to keep playing any decent games on our battered old computer, so the cost put me off (that and having to learn how to build a computer everytime I needed the next generation of games) and I became the console fanboy you all know and love.
In terms of genres, I was big into third person shooters/platformers. Tomd Raider, C-12 Human Resistance, Syphon Filter, MDK. A friend bought me Final Fantasy IX for a birthday and I became an early jRPG nut. Eventually I got an XBox with Halo and Midtown Madness.
Any further down the line and I'll start just listing my entire backcatalogue.
Then finally in 1998 I got a PlayStation 1, with Tomb Raider III and Crash Bandicoot, and that was basically that.
I PC gamed for a little longer but it was impossible to keep playing any decent games on our battered old computer, so the cost put me off (that and having to learn how to build a computer everytime I needed the next generation of games) and I became the console fanboy you all know and love.
In terms of genres, I was big into third person shooters/platformers. Tomd Raider, C-12 Human Resistance, Syphon Filter, MDK. A friend bought me Final Fantasy IX for a birthday and I became an early jRPG nut. Eventually I got an XBox with Halo and Midtown Madness.
Any further down the line and I'll start just listing my entire backcatalogue.
I started gaming on a home computer rather than a console, and I hail from the 8-bit era. The first games I played were on my dad's ZX81 when I was a very little girl. We moved on to a BBC Micro and a ZX Spectrum. Eventually we got a PC.
I've never owned a games console, althrough I did have a couple of those Nintendo Game and Watch games when I was little - Donkey Kong, Oil Panic etc. I have played a lot of classic console games under emulation through.
I suspect I am slightly older than some people on here!
I've never owned a games console, althrough I did have a couple of those Nintendo Game and Watch games when I was little - Donkey Kong, Oil Panic etc. I have played a lot of classic console games under emulation through.
I suspect I am slightly older than some people on here!