OT: How old are you ?

Richard · #1 February 20th, 2002, 09:06 PM

I will turn 30 this September.

As far as I go I have been playing games for a very long time. My first games came way of the Atari 2600 and Vic 20, and then grew to the school's TRS-80's and Apple computers. I also played various board games and RPG's (Paranoia, Star Frontiers, D&D and AD&D, Powers and Perils, Marvel Super Heroes, Battletech, etc).

I first got into PC Gaming with Battlehawks 1942 and Castle Wolfenstein and Civ. The first PC I ever bought for myself was bought to play games like CivII, Panzer General, and the MOO series.

I have been involed in the gaming industry since I started beta testing in 97 and shortly began writing reviews after that. Then unto The Wargamer for a stint before meeting Tim and helping him out with Shrapnel.

Something you guys might not know is that Andy Stingel from Gone Gold and PvK turned me unto SE:IV first, as well as a few other eMailers. When I got the CD my first thought was "Why isn't a larger game company publishing this" and then I relized that they are all filled with moron's now

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Arboris · #2 February 20th, 2002, 09:24 PM

I will turn 39 in August.

My love for this genre stretches back to the days of "Reach For the Stars", "Imperium Galactica", "Colonial Conquest", and many others on the old warhorse that was "C64".

Content & imagination went a log way and SE IV has captured the essence of that to perfection.

vonManstein · #3 February 22nd, 2002, 04:11 PM

I�m 35! Whaaaaaaa! But, i feel much younger! (giggle)

As most of you - my first one was an ATARI Mega ST. With this computer, my love to PC-games arrised.

Funny to see, that a lot of folks here around 30 or more. Didn�t expect this. But, it�s a good feeling, not to be alone.

BTW, i�m not married, never was and hopefully never will be. No kids, no cat no dog. My life is free, so that i can play all the time, after work.
My girlfriend hates this, but who cares (hehehehehe).
Greetings to all here.

vonManstein

Wardad · #4 February 22nd, 2002, 07:38 PM

Im 39 again, and again, and again.

My first home computer was a demo board with a Motorola 6800 8 bit proccessor. We had Basic on 8K of ROM! We (techs) added keyBoards and a color TV output. Later we all added 64K dynamic ram.

Years later I bought an XT with two floppy drives. It was so nice to have that extra drive, I could just leave the DOS disk in drive A.

UPGRADES HAPPEN!!!

Cyrien · #5 February 22nd, 2002, 09:48 PM

I have posted before. I think. (Smell of a brain burning up)

I am 23 in College as History/Poitical Science major/minor with furhter interests in English and Economics. I have been in college for about 6 years now... just one more semester... just one more...

Raised in an army family at places all over the world currently in Texas (don't judge me by our national representative please!)

Played games all the time with some first memories of old Atari/computer games though I have no idea what Atari/computer systems or what the games were. Later did RPG and strategy board game type things then computer games first with SE2 and Stars! and MOO and others then MOO2 SE3 and others and now SE4 waiting for MOO3 and Stars! Supernova Genesis.

Ya'll have fun.

TerranC · #6 February 23rd, 2002, 02:35 AM

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HEMAN · #7 February 23rd, 2002, 05:33 AM

Im 32 i think,i have no ,dogs,cats,wife, do have koi fish outdoor pond 30'long. My first game system was ATARI 2600 with my first games of Shadowrun, starflight, new horizons,romance 3 of the 4 kingdoms, phantaasy star, starcontrol,& d&d games.And my first computer i have, roller coaster tycoon loopy landscapes,& baulder gate 2 shadow of amn throne of baul,fallout 2. Im looking forward to se4 gold. And thanks richard for posting updates on se4gold.Looking forward for more future updates.