What is your gaming history? (56k NO)

With the recent repurchase of a wii last week, I have all 3 systems again. (2 xbox 360's actually) I started thinking about my gaming history. Here is a wrap up of mine.

Ive been gaming since pre-atari console (I had a Magnovox Oddysey game station that was released in 1976 and although I was three, I still have it and it still works! It was actually bought for my older sisters).

Then I had an Atari 2600 (released in 1977, I think I got it in 1979.

I then remember having an Intellivision for a short period of time before there was a fire mishap with my sisters Barbie Corvette that cost me my intellivision to the same demise as the car.

I had a collecovision but didnt care much for it and continued to plug away with my old faithful atari 2600 and remember skipping school to get Pacman the day it launched..until...

My world changed forever.

Then came the Sega Genesis...

My junior year in high school I remember buying..

And of course I was one of the many duped into buying..

Anyone remember the game Night Trap? ROFL..

Because of water damager my original Genesis had gotten I then purchased a newer version, and its add on version of the Sega CD.

I also remember I paid something like $200 bucks for this "add on".

And then the world according to Sony began..



But I still trusted my good ole friends from Sega and upgraded to..



Hard to believe its been almost 12 years since I purchased a..



Man I love Mario 64 and Mario Kart 64.. still some of the best games ever were on this system.

I remember midnight launch on 9/9/99 and I absolutely loved this machine and still have many games with 4 controllers and 6 vmu's for it. I remember my first time playing the NFL2k game and thinking.. wow.. nothing will ever look as realistic as this. I also bought the Seaman game and spent hours talking to the stupid thing.



Ahh.. good ol Sony returns. I stood in line for a midnight launch and bought 2 systems. Sold one for $600 and it paid for my first one. The beginning of selling systems for a profit for me.



Then came Nintendo fighting back for my playing time. Man how I WANTED to love this machine, but in the end ended up moreso loathing it. The biggest letdown to me as a gamer when it came to consoles.



Another midnight launch, another system paid for by someone else...



Man I loved this machine.. for the first 3 months.. then it collected dust. Idk why, I just couldnt get into M$'s first console try.

Got a second PS2, this time the slim model for my 2 sons. (they were stealing all my playing time on mine!)





*takes a small silent moment for upcoming console deaths*

Ok, got me a 360 on launch, sold it and got lucky and found one 2 days after launch. Bought it and had it a very short time before I had my first RROD. Since this was a new thing, I took it back to Wal Mart and they promised me first dibs when their next shipment came in. I got it, and it RROD'ed in less than a month. Two 360's in less than a month and I was done for when it came to this console.

Ah.. the PS3.. the first system I did not buy at launch in a very long time. But I have loved it all the same.

Then back the 360.. again, and again, and again.. 3 more of them. (Im on my 5th one, and I have one upstairs that makes 6) Downstairs is mine and its an Elite, and upstairs is my kids and its a pro)



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I have gotten and sold the wii at least 5 times, but recently purchased another one to keep for myself this time.





So what is your gaming history like?

I have seen like three of these threads in two days, what is going on? O.ospinecaton

Sorry if there have been other ones.. I havent been on much lately and I didnt see anything like this on the first 2 pages or so. I did this though so everyone could share their memories and maybe even unite some gamers for a brief moment between everyone arguing on SW... lol.

My friend is a big gamer and he recently gave me this list of all the notable games he's played:

Blizzard:I have played: WC2(warcraft), WC3, WC3:FT, Diablo 2, Diablo 2 LoD, SC(and a lot of it), SCBW

Valve:CS, CS 1.6, CSS, HL, HL2, HL2EP1, DOD(day of defeat), TFC, TF2, GM, and a load of other mods.

SquareSoft/Enix:FFs 3(and the new one),4,5,6,7,8,9,10,12 (8,10 near on release)

CryTek:Far Cry, Far Cry Instincts, Crysis

CoD: CoD 1, CoD 2, A number of Medal of Honors, and my brothers have played CoD 4 and I have their opinions.

GTA:GTA 3, and... that's it... BUT IT WAS THE PINNACLE ANYWAY AND I PLAYED IT NEAR ON RELEASE!!!

MGS(Metal Gear Solid:MGS1, MGS2, MGSVR.

Zelda:Zelda Ocarina of Time, Zelda Majora's Mask, Zelda Twilight Princess, Zelda A Link to the Past, Wind Waker.

Mario:Mario Kart 64, Mario Galaxy, Mario World(SNES and yes I played it on SNES), Super Mario Bros., Mario Kart DD, Mario 64.

Random Nintendo Things: Metroid Prime, Prime 3, Prime Hunters, Donkey Kong 64, Diddy Kong Racing, Yoshi's Story, Pokemon Stadium, Pokemon Snap.

Random Xbox Stuff: Halo 1,2,3, Ninja Gaiden, All three old ones, Star Wars Kotor, DOA3 and DOAU, Mechassault, MA2, Crimson Skies.

Westwood: Command And Conquer, CaC 3 Tiberium Wars, Red Alert 2, CaCGenerals.

Grand Turismo: 1,2,3,4(a bit)

Robot Wars: A lot of em.

Street Fighter and King of Fighters: A number of them, more recently Capcom vs SNK2, KoF 2002, 2003. Sims: Sim City 3000, Sim City SNES, The Sims

Fire Emblem: 7, 9,10
Super Smash Bros: 1, Melee, Brawl.

Civilization: 2, 4

Age Of Empires: 1, Rise of Rome, 2, 3

Rockman(Megaman): The Original! On the NES, actually I had a Famicom but thats even more pro! Some others that I forgot the name of.

Metal Slug: 2, 3

Sports Games: A load of random ones through the years, i've played like 3 seperate Basketball stuff, a couple baseball, and like 2 soccer games.

ANYTHING ELSE: Tekken3, tag tournament, Soul Calibur 2 (2 different versions!), A bit of F.E.A.R. and combat, Battlefield 2, Sonic Adventures 1, 2, Shenmue 1, 2 (Virtua Fighter creator's masterpiece failure), Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1, 2, 3 a bit.

I have semi-played: Some other random rockman stuff, and I am sure I have touched crash bandicoot and spyro(the old ones)

[QUOTE="spinecaton"]I have seen like three of these threads in two days, what is going on? O.oDilrod

Sorry if there have been other ones.. I havent been on much lately and I didnt see anything like this on the first 2 pages or so. I did this though so everyone could share their memories and maybe even unite some gamers for a brief moment between everyone arguing on SW... lol.

:P I'm not complaing, just confused because never saw these threads before and all of a sudden they are popping up a lot. Two have been about "What year and console did you start gaming" but many people just listed everything anyway.

Here is my list

NES > Genesis > SNES > Saturn > N64 > PS1 > PS2 > > Dreamcast > Xbox > Gamecube > Xbox 360 > Wii > PS3

Handhelds go as:

Gameboy > Gameboy pocket > Gameboy Color > Gameboy Advanced SP > Nintendo DS FAT > Nintendo DS Lite > Sold Nintendo DS Lite > Sold Nintendo DS FAT > Another Nintendo DS Lite

• NES
• SNES
• N64
• GC
• Wii
• MS
• Genesis
• Saturn - including add-ons
• Dreamcast
• PSX
• PS2
• PS3
• Xbox
• Xbox 360
• GB
• GBC
• GBA
• GBASP
• DS
• DS lite
• VB - sold
• PSP
• PC - few rig iterations, working on doing another soon

Started on the NES, around 3-4, and the rest is sequential as they came out. I'm actually glad I missed pre-NES gaming. I really look back (and having played a lot of it) and see very little quality and/or variation.

I've owned all those systems except the Odyssey. You also left out turbo gfx 16 and neo geo which I owned first of the two mentioned. jdc6305

I left them out because I didnt buy them. I came REALLY close to getting a turbo gfx16, but the Neo Geo.. well a friend got it and I thought it was a waste of money. I didnt like it from day one.

[QUOTE="jdc6305"]I've owned all those systems except the Odyssey. You also left out turbo gfx 16 and neo geo which I owned first of the two mentioned. Dilrod

I left them out because I didnt buy them. I came REALLY close to getting a turbo gfx16, but the Neo Geo.. well a friend got it and I thought it was a waste of money. I didnt like it from day one.

SNES
Playstation
N64
Gameboy Color
Gamecube
Gameboy Advance
Playstation 2
Nintendo DS
Wii

And I'm gonna buy a PS3 in a month or so.

NES, Genesis, N64, PlayStation, PS2, GC, Wii, Xbox 360. PC is thrown into the mix too as are handhelds.

Bought a SNES for the first time last year at a garage sale.

SNES
Playstation
N64
Gameboy Color
Gamecube
Gameboy Advance
Playstation 2
Nintendo DS
Wii

And I'm gonna buy a PS3 in a month or so.

Lyphe2k

Not sure how you managed not to own a single Sega console, so many games you missed out on!

[QUOTE="Lyphe2k"]

SNES
Playstation
N64
Gameboy Color
Gamecube
Gameboy Advance
Playstation 2
Nintendo DS
Wii

And I'm gonna buy a PS3 in a month or so.

spinecaton

Not sure how you managed not to own a single Sega console, so many games you missed out on!

Wow.. seriously.. I remember the early Sega days when Sonic ruled.

At jdc.. I played a turbo gfx 16 at a buddies house regularly, so I didnt really miss out.. I still can't recall the reason I didnt actually buy one. I think it had to do with I heard rumor that it wouldnt be out long (turned out to be true at least for here in the US).

PROTIP: do not keep xbox360 on carpet or in inclosed area.iamright05

None of mine ever were. Most gamers already know this, yet sadly rrod still happens.

First off: no PC? PC during the 90s was in the middle of a golden age of gaming. Would have liked to see the old 'B' drive, spring based keyboards and ball mice there.

What I find interesting, though, is how the console designs have evolved so much. The older consoles pre-N64 were so damned ugly (the first was the worst) and then in comes the Wii (last), easily one of the best looking (aesthetically) designs yet.

First off: no PC? PC during the 90s was in the middle of a golden age of gaming. Would have liked to see the old 'B' drive, spring based keyboards and ball mice there.

What I find interesting, though, is how the console designs have evolved so much. The older consoles pre-N64 were so damned ugly (the first was the worst) and then in comes the Wii (last), easily one of the best looking (aesthetically) designs yet.

Arhazard

Yeah, I had pc's.. started with a Commadore 64 (Oregon Trail anyone?) but this is purely about the consoles.

First off: no PC? PC during the 90s was in the middle of a golden age of gaming. Would have liked to see the old 'B' drive, spring based keyboards and ball mice there.

Arhazard

Feeling nastolgic the last few days.. lol

sega genesis, snes, n64, ps1, dreamcast, ps2, gamecube, xbox, xbox 360, wii, xbox 360 again

Let's see. I have owned (Y means I still own it, N means I sold it):

[Y] NES
[Y] Commodore 64/128D
[Y] Sega Genesis
[Y] Super Nintendo
[Y] Sega CD
[Y] Sega 32X
[Y] Sega Saturn
[N] Playstation
[N] Nintendo 64
[Y] Sega Dreamcast
[Y] Playstation 2
[N] Xbox
[N] Wii
[Y] Xbox 360

[N] Gameboy
[N] Gameboy Advance
[Y] Gameboy Advance SP
[Y] Sega GameGear
[Y] Neogeo Pocket Color
[Y] Nintendo DS
[Y] PSP