How long have we been "gamers"?

craigbic

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 25, 2012, 1:30:16 AM

I've been a gamer for 30 years and my first computer game was Arcadia for my Commodore Vic-20. Now I fell old! :rolleyes:

Astra

Survivor Cosmonaut

Astra

Survivor Cosmonaut

57 800g2g pts

12 years ago

May 26, 2012, 2:43:43 AM

This is awesome. I have to say I'm actually surprised at the fact that so many of us have been doing this for half a decade or more.

VIPXorUnison

Stellar

Fan of the Endless Universe since the ES Alpha. Attended the Gamescon 2012/2015/2016/2017.

VIPXorUnison

Stellar

41 700g2g pts

13 years ago

May 25, 2012, 8:08:13 PM

The first consoles I played on where Atari Jaguar, Sega Dreamcast and Nintendo Gamecube. My first game was a little more than 10 years ago, but the real time since I was gaming isn't yet 10 years in the post.

TheMisfitMagus

Newcomer

TheMisfitMagus

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 25, 2012, 7:32:16 PM

I grew up on the "gaming" on the Atari 2600 console since I was a kid and progressed through other consoles as they became available on the market.

My first computer was a TI-99/4. So yeah... Suppose I'm in the "old" category as well.

MODVieuxChat

Chameleon

Truth is a chameleon. Herbert

MODVieuxChat

Chameleon

25 400g2g pts

13 years ago

May 25, 2012, 4:29:05 PM

Zelda 1. Not Ocarina of whatever. Zelda 1. On NES. That was awesome, and you had a second quest where the lovcation of everything had been moved. That was really hard to beat.

Still on eof my favorite games of all time (with Zelda 2, even if I must say I agree with the fact that it's less fun. But, he... I've spent so much time on Zelda 2)

Gizmotech

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Gizmotech

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 25, 2012, 12:48:38 PM

Lets see... 1988 on my original NES playing Zelda. I think that was long enough ago to count. So, going on 24 years now

Corbus

Newcomer

Corbus

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 25, 2012, 12:12:04 PM

a have 26 years old and with my first spectrum i had some game, but the first game that i remember play all day was warcraft2, future cop, ufo enemy unknown with 10 years max

MichaelC1

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MichaelC1

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 25, 2012, 11:49:05 AM

June 1991 was the first time I played a video game, 24 days after my 3rd birthday so that would mean 4 weeks away from 21 years of gaming. I would imagine I played some forms of games before then but I don't remember them so that would leave 21 years video gamer, about 19 years board gamer, 9 years table top war gamer.

Virus

Old

Virus

Old

20 800g2g pts

13 years ago

May 25, 2012, 10:05:32 AM

Hmm for about 8 or 9 years. And im only 17 years old.

Mufasa

Old Astronaut

Mufasa

Old Astronaut

22 100g2g pts

13 years ago

May 25, 2012, 4:30:02 AM

It all started when I was a 4 years old... My mom dropped me off at my babysitters house... My babysitter found these so called 'video games' as good kid entertainers while she did whatever she did. She asked me if I wanted to play Nintendo, and that's when it happened... 'What's a Nintendo?' I said. My life has never been the same. I played the very first Mario party and beat the game, played Rampage and got really good at eating people. The babysitter never looked at the ratings. But soon I had my own Nintendo64 and became a champion at Super Smash Bros and Mario Cart 64. After that my life has been a blur...

Naisho

Informer

Naisho

Informer

17 200g2g pts

12 years ago

May 26, 2012, 3:17:29 AM

Let see, I started on an IBM in 1990, played games like CornCob 3D, Lemmings, Castle Adventure... plus many educational games (in addition to teaching myself Dos) at the ripe young age of 2 lol

StK

Newcomer

StK

Newcomer

300g2g pts

13 years ago

May 25, 2012, 12:58:00 AM

I feel a little old now.. (^^,)

HorusLupercal

Old

There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.

HorusLupercal

Old

26 800g2g pts

13 years ago

May 24, 2012, 11:39:30 PM

I've been a gamer for aslong as I can remember. The first thing I can remember playing was revolution X and Gain Ground on the Sega Genesis. Good times back then

Slytherin

Newcomer

Slytherin

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 24, 2012, 10:53:22 PM

cool. most of us are pretty much veteran gamers.

Astra

Survivor Cosmonaut

Astra

Survivor Cosmonaut

57 800g2g pts

13 years ago

May 24, 2012, 10:04:42 PM

repbunny wrote:
If you count Jumpstart as a game, then i've been playing since I was a toddler. I loved those educational games.

I'm totally counting those. I had one for just about each grade level until High School.

ItsThatJerkster

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ItsThatJerkster

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 24, 2012, 9:38:45 PM

I've been gaming since i was three and its twelve years later and i still am

VIPInFlamesWeTrust

Officer

Do not fight the Harmony. You will be brought into our Harmony.

VIPInFlamesWeTrust

Officer

15 100g2g pts

13 years ago

May 24, 2012, 8:28:40 PM

Probably started when I got my GBA for my 10th birthday, so 7 years

TanC

Celestial Aurigan

TanC

Celestial Aurigan

27 800g2g pts

13 years ago

May 24, 2012, 6:50:50 PM

Got my first Windows 95 PC in...1995. Played Wing Commander 2, never turned back.

repbunny

Newcomer

repbunny

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 24, 2012, 5:47:30 PM

If you count Jumpstart as a game, then i've been playing since I was a toddler. I loved those educational games.

MODVieuxChat

Chameleon

Truth is a chameleon. Herbert

MODVieuxChat

Chameleon

25 400g2g pts

13 years ago

May 24, 2012, 5:44:41 PM

I play since I'm 6 or 7 with my family. Then at 11 : wargames and roleplaying games ! At 12 my first vidéo game.

I'm 33.

O_o

That's 21 years of gaming. Oh my !