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Inspired by a post from Goatboy on the PS2 forum...
What is your gaming history?
Answer these questions, and lets see what trends - if any - develop.
From people I have known, the trend seems to be that those who started out on Commodore machines (VIC-20, C64 etc.) went up through the Amiga and on to Sony or Nintendo. Those who started on Sinclair machines (ZX81, Spectrum) progressed upwards through the Atari ST and on to Sega consoles.
Of course, these days everyone bar a handful of people has ended up on the PC; but it'll be interesting to see which particular line has gone on to the Mac (if any).
My answers are in brackets after each question.
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How long have you been playing video games?
(Around 22 years)
How old were you when you started playing video games?
(8 years old)
Who has been your favourite hardware manufacturer in each 'generation', where relevant? (Commodore, Sinclair, Sony, Sega, Nintendo etc.)
(Commodore, Sega (Game Gear), Sony)
List the systems you've owned, in order from oldest to newest. Include any computers that you used for games, not just consoles.
(Commodore VIC-20, Commodore 64, Amiga 500, Amiga 500+, Nintendo Gameboy, Sega Game Gear, Amiga CDTV, Amiga CD32, PlayStation, PC, PlayStation 2)
What is your gaming history?
Answer these questions, and lets see what trends - if any - develop.
From people I have known, the trend seems to be that those who started out on Commodore machines (VIC-20, C64 etc.) went up through the Amiga and on to Sony or Nintendo. Those who started on Sinclair machines (ZX81, Spectrum) progressed upwards through the Atari ST and on to Sega consoles.
Of course, these days everyone bar a handful of people has ended up on the PC; but it'll be interesting to see which particular line has gone on to the Mac (if any).
My answers are in brackets after each question.
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How long have you been playing video games?
(Around 22 years)
How old were you when you started playing video games?
(8 years old)
Who has been your favourite hardware manufacturer in each 'generation', where relevant? (Commodore, Sinclair, Sony, Sega, Nintendo etc.)
(Commodore, Sega (Game Gear), Sony)
List the systems you've owned, in order from oldest to newest. Include any computers that you used for games, not just consoles.
(Commodore VIC-20, Commodore 64, Amiga 500, Amiga 500+, Nintendo Gameboy, Sega Game Gear, Amiga CDTV, Amiga CD32, PlayStation, PC, PlayStation 2)
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How long have you been playing video games?
(Around 23 years, not including breaks because I'm still waiting to take one)
How old were you when you started playing video games?
(11 years old, Pong)
Who has been your favourite hardware manufacturer in each 'generation', where relevant? (Commodore, Sinclair, Sony, Sega, Nintendo etc.)
(Sinclair ZX81, BBC, Sinclair Spectrum, , Sega Megadrive, Sega Saturn, Nintendo Gameboy Color, Sony PSX, Sega Dreamcast)
List the systems you've owned, in order from oldest to newest. Include any computers that you used for games, not just consoles.
(ZX81, Spectrum 48k, Spectrum 128+, Sega Megadrive, Sega CDX, Sega CD Addon, Sega GameGear, Sega Saturn, Sony PSX, Nintendo Gameboy Color, Sony PlayStation, PC x 4, Sega Dreamcast)
(Around 23 years, not including breaks because I'm still waiting to take one)
How old were you when you started playing video games?
(11 years old, Pong)
Who has been your favourite hardware manufacturer in each 'generation', where relevant? (Commodore, Sinclair, Sony, Sega, Nintendo etc.)
(Sinclair ZX81, BBC, Sinclair Spectrum, , Sega Megadrive, Sega Saturn, Nintendo Gameboy Color, Sony PSX, Sega Dreamcast)
List the systems you've owned, in order from oldest to newest. Include any computers that you used for games, not just consoles.
(ZX81, Spectrum 48k, Spectrum 128+, Sega Megadrive, Sega CDX, Sega CD Addon, Sega GameGear, Sega Saturn, Sony PSX, Nintendo Gameboy Color, Sony PlayStation, PC x 4, Sega Dreamcast)
Whoops... forgot to dispose of the dragon... as per usual. :D
meka_dragon wrote:
How long have you been playing videogames?
[Unsure.]
How old were you when you started playing video games?
[Below eleven.]
Who has been your favourite hardware manufacturer in each 'generation', where relevant?
The wonder years - Commodore
8bit - Sega
16 bit- Sega
Onwards and upwards - Nintendo
List the systems you've owned, in order from oldest to newest. Include any computers that you used for games, not just consoles.
Commodore 64, Sega Master System, Gameboy, Megadrive, NES, SNES, PC, Gameboy (The old one... err... broke.), N64
How long have you been playing videogames?
[Unsure.]
How old were you when you started playing video games?
[Below eleven.]
Who has been your favourite hardware manufacturer in each 'generation', where relevant?
The wonder years - Commodore
8bit - Sega
16 bit- Sega
Onwards and upwards - Nintendo
List the systems you've owned, in order from oldest to newest. Include any computers that you used for games, not just consoles.
Commodore 64, Sega Master System, Gameboy, Megadrive, NES, SNES, PC, Gameboy (The old one... err... broke.), N64
My answers are after each
question.
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How long have you been playing video
games?
A)Around 10 years
How old were you when you started
playing video games?
A)7 years old....I think
Who has been your
favourite hardware manufacturer in each 'generation', where
relevant? (Commodore, Sinclair, Sony, Sega, Nintendo
etc.)
A)Cassette based comuters: Sinclir
8-bit consoles: Sega
16-bit consoles: Sega
PSX/Saturn/N64 generation: Nintendo
List the systems
you've owned, in order from oldest to newest. Include any computers
that you used for games, not just consoles.
A)Specturm +2A
Gameboy (on release. What year was that?)
Megadrive (got it for passing my eleven plus...I was 9 and a half at the time)
Bought N64 (on release, a few months after I sold Megadive)
PC (lame, but plays some quality old games)
Bought PSX (second hand, for about a month. Sold it)
SNES (second hand, shortly after I sold PSX)
PC (upgraded last month, so deserves another mention)
Which consoles spring to mind that you have never played on?
A) Atari Lynx
Neo Geo
GT32 (was that it's name?)
3D0 (either Goldstar or Panasonic versions)
Game boy colour
That's all I can think of for now...
question.
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How long have you been playing video
games?
A)Around 10 years
How old were you when you started
playing video games?
A)7 years old....I think
Who has been your
favourite hardware manufacturer in each 'generation', where
relevant? (Commodore, Sinclair, Sony, Sega, Nintendo
etc.)
A)Cassette based comuters: Sinclir
8-bit consoles: Sega
16-bit consoles: Sega
PSX/Saturn/N64 generation: Nintendo
List the systems
you've owned, in order from oldest to newest. Include any computers
that you used for games, not just consoles.
A)Specturm +2A
Gameboy (on release. What year was that?)
Megadrive (got it for passing my eleven plus...I was 9 and a half at the time)
Bought N64 (on release, a few months after I sold Megadive)
PC (lame, but plays some quality old games)
Bought PSX (second hand, for about a month. Sold it)
SNES (second hand, shortly after I sold PSX)
PC (upgraded last month, so deserves another mention)
Which consoles spring to mind that you have never played on?
A) Atari Lynx
Neo Geo
GT32 (was that it's name?)
3D0 (either Goldstar or Panasonic versions)
Game boy colour
That's all I can think of for now...
How long have you been playing video
> games?
(Around 19 years)
How old were you when you started
> playing video games?
(4 years old)
Who has been your
> favourite hardware manufacturer in each 'generation', where
> relevant? (Commodore, Sinclair, Sony, Sega, Nintendo
> etc.)
8bit - SEga, 16 bit+ Nintendo
List the systems
> you've owned, in order from oldest to newest. Include any computers
> that you used for games, not just consoles.
Atari2600, Grandstand console, Acorn Electron, Sega Master System, Megadrive, NES, SNES, Gameboy, PC, N64
Inspired by a post from Goatboy on the PS2 forum...
What is your gaming history?
Answer these questions, and lets see what trends - if any - develop.
From people I have known, the trend seems to be that those who started out on Commodore machines (VIC-20, C64 etc.) went up through the Amiga and on to Sony or Nintendo. Those who started on Sinclair machines (ZX81, Spectrum) progressed upwards through the Atari ST and on to Sega consoles.
Of course, these days everyone bar a handful of people has ended up on the PC; but it'll be interesting to see which particular line has gone on to the Mac (if any).
My answers are in brackets after each question.
-----
How long have you been playing video games?
(Around 22 years)
How old were you when you started playing video games?
(8 years old)
Who has been your favourite hardware manufacturer in each 'generation', where relevant? (Commodore, Sinclair, Sony, Sega, Nintendo etc.)
(Commodore, Sega (Game Gear), Sony)
List the systems you've owned, in order from oldest to newest. Include any computers that you used for games, not just consoles.
(Commodore VIC-20, Commodore 64, Amiga 500, Amiga 500+, Nintendo Gameboy, Sega Game Gear, Amiga CDTV, Amiga CD32, PlayStation, PC, PlayStation 2)
What is your gaming history?
Answer these questions, and lets see what trends - if any - develop.
From people I have known, the trend seems to be that those who started out on Commodore machines (VIC-20, C64 etc.) went up through the Amiga and on to Sony or Nintendo. Those who started on Sinclair machines (ZX81, Spectrum) progressed upwards through the Atari ST and on to Sega consoles.
Of course, these days everyone bar a handful of people has ended up on the PC; but it'll be interesting to see which particular line has gone on to the Mac (if any).
My answers are in brackets after each question.
-----
How long have you been playing video games?
(Around 22 years)
How old were you when you started playing video games?
(8 years old)
Who has been your favourite hardware manufacturer in each 'generation', where relevant? (Commodore, Sinclair, Sony, Sega, Nintendo etc.)
(Commodore, Sega (Game Gear), Sony)
List the systems you've owned, in order from oldest to newest. Include any computers that you used for games, not just consoles.
(Commodore VIC-20, Commodore 64, Amiga 500, Amiga 500+, Nintendo Gameboy, Sega Game Gear, Amiga CDTV, Amiga CD32, PlayStation, PC, PlayStation 2)
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