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bristolvr3

Hello everyone.

One of my many hobbies is computers, gaming consoles and the like. I believe that computer games may have already been discussed in this forum, but I started using computers in 1984, at the age of 3 years old. Back then, there was no Internet, no email, and a relatively limited number of educational games, unlike the thousands there are today.

My first computer was an Amstrad CPC464. My parents bought it in 1984, packaged with a dozen gaming cassettes (I think that some computers of the time used disks instead of cassettes). I got what would be my first ever printer a year later, as a Christmas present. There were no Microsoft Office applications in those days, but even so I was a young kid, and I would only just be starting to go to school.

Some of the games I played included 'Oh Mummy', where I had to uncover the rectangular boxes and exit the gaming area without beng caught by the 'mummy' characters, and also 'Trap Door', which was one of many of the time to be based on then-current children's TV programmes. I enjoyed playing those games, but some were completed rather quickly, and more easily with practise, which made them somewhat boring after a while.

Although I still play modern computer games on my phone, web tablet etc., I still like playing the 1980s-style classics today. Either way, I don't like playing games that contain violence or swearing, as such schemes can scare or otherwise offend me. I try to avoid gambling games as well due to their high age certification (i.e. 16+). Although I am 32 years old (as of 2013, meaning I should be OK with any reasonable game), I prefer games that are family friendly and have low age certifications (i.e. 3+). I do enjoy playing the amusement arcade games, especially the coin dozer machine games, which are virtually endless in terms of levels.

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  • Greetings bristolvr3,

    Amstrad is pretty old skool, I have never played this console before! My very first console is the Sega Mega Drive, and one of the games I played on this console was Alex the Kid. That was in the 1990s. I got my first computer in 1999, which was a Dell computer, Pentium 3. The few games I played on that computer was Doom, Quake 3 Arena and Unreal Tournament (First-Person Shooters).

    I too like playing the old games, although I also like playing NES games (Tetris and Bomberman) on the internet. My favourite game so far is Snowboard Supercross 3 (sort of Snowboard/Tony Hawk game) on the Xbox, although I have been told it was better to play this game on PlayStation 2, because the configuration and layout of the PS joypad favors the game. When I am travelling to work by bus, I take my Nintendo DS and play either Metroid Pinball or 42 All-Time Classics (In America, they call this game Clubhouse). The mini game I play the most out of the 42 games is Field Tactics.

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  • Greetings bristolvr3,

    Amstrad is pretty old skool, I have never played this console before! My very first console is the Sega Mega Drive, and one of the games I played on this console was Alex the Kid. That was in the 1990s. I got my first computer in 1999, which was a Dell computer, Pentium 3. The few games I played on that computer was Doom, Quake 3 Arena and Unreal Tournament (First-Person Shooters).

    I too like playing the old games, although I also like playing NES games (Tetris and Bomberman) on the internet. My favourite game so far is Snowboard Supercross 3 (sort of Snowboard/Tony Hawk game) on the Xbox, although I have been told it was better to play this game on PlayStation 2, because the configuration and layout of the PS joypad favors the game. When I am travelling to work by bus, I take my Nintendo DS and play either Metroid Pinball or 42 All-Time Classics (In America, they call this game Clubhouse). The mini game I play the most out of the 42 games is Field Tactics.

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