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myLot reputation of 96/100. coffeeshot (2781)   ranked 364 out of 32,948 in life 3 years ago

When I was a kid I had a Sega Master System II. The one with Alex Kidd built into it. I absolutely loved it and actually still have it (somewhere!).
It brings back memories when I think about it. I actually can finish the game in about 40 minutes. I have never played Alex Kidd 2 but would like to.
My mum always gets excited whenever she has the chance to play Space Invaders becuase she used to play it down at the local snack bar on the old school table.. things.
So did you play video games when you were young or were they not invented yet? What was the first system you ever played?I think the first ever game system was the Intellivision. I believe it came out in the very early 80s??? I have played one of those and it is sooo basic but very cool!

 

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1. myLot reputation of 68/100. zackn87 (326)   ranked 10,993 out of 32,948 in life   3 years ago

SNES, Sega Genesis, N64

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2. myLot reputation of 99/100. scarlet_woman (11395)   ranked 20 out of 32,948 in life   3 years ago

the original atari system.
our graphics were so laughable compared to today's.
but it was fun.we had nothing like that previous.
we played a whole lot of board games before that..although i still do like playing monopoly.i just play it on pogo nowlol


myLot reputation of 96/100. coffeeshot (2781)   ranked 364 out of 32,948 in life  3 years ago

Ha that's ironic!


myLot reputation of 99/100. scarlet_woman (11395)   ranked 20 out of 32,948 in life  3 years ago

isn't it?lol

i was trying to explain the "days before video games" to my nephew..
he goes "wow,you're old"

yea.i'll remember that at christmas,you little..w00t


myLot reputation of 94/100. CJscott (2562)   ranked 933 out of 32,948 in life  3 years ago

Get him one of them hand helds, that have the graphics worse then Atari. ;)


myLot reputation of 99/100. walijo2008 (4169)   ranked 1,583 out of 32,948 in life  3 years ago

Haha..thats what I grew up with too was Atari...back then we thought it was really something, it was nothing compared to what they have today...it just shows how old I am...haha.


myLot reputation of 99/100. scarlet_woman (11395)   ranked 20 out of 32,948 in life  3 years ago

i have to admit the games activision made for it were way better than what atari did..that was an upgrade at the timelol

a friend of mine had some cheap radio shack pong game..it etched his tv screen after awhileblink

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3. myLot reputation of 97/100. danishcanadian (24607)   ranked 88 out of 32,948 in life   3 years ago

When I had a kid I had the original Nintendo with Super Mario Bros 1, and Duck hunt. I got really good at those two games. I wish I still had that system. It would be fun to play, now and then. I still have my old TV, but I wish I still had the old Nintendo. I also had a Gameboy, and I played it until I wore it out.


myLot reputation of 96/100. coffeeshot (2781)   ranked 364 out of 32,948 in life  3 years ago

My neighbours had Duck Hunt! Much fun. Have you played the shooting game on Wii Play? Much fun too and reminds me of duck hunt..well what I can remember of it anyway!

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4. myLot reputation of 74/100. alvingb (204)   3 years ago

hi there i grew up with quite a few game systems actually. Infact my first ever system that i ever had and grew up with was Nintendo. Well those were the days when Mario brothers were the hype and talk about in schools and everywhere we used to go. i still remember when i had to blow the cartridge before slotting it in to remove dust and all. It was really interesting and fun those days. I used to go to my neighbours house then and we used to play together on multiplayer games as well. One very famous game at that time was super contra it was a adventure game when you would go stage by stage and get kill other soldiers. Furthermo i still remeber when we had to do cheat codes, like right left up down A, B slect start to get the thirty lives It was really exciting. we would sit there for hours just to complete the whole game and once we are completed it would feel like a major accomplishment and then we would play it all over again. Those were the days. Anyway happy mylotting and have a great day ahead.

best regards,
alvingb

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5. myLot reputation of 96/100. modstar (4968)   ranked 1,989 out of 32,948 in life   3 years ago

I was so hooked with Nintendo or NES. I was addicted to playing Contra, Super Contra, Super Mario Brothers 3 and Ninja Gaiden. I would sleep late just so i can finish the game. I can usually finish it in a day or two. I never had Sega 16bit because it's something my mom won't buy for me because it's not worth it. Well those console games did kickstart the war on new generation console games. Without them, i don't think we have good games now.

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6. myLot reputation of 93/100. dianmelydia (2054)   ranked 4,096 out of 32,948 in life   3 years ago

Mine is the Nintendo with Super Mario Bros series. I still keep those all games. Sometimes i play it again. Have a nice day and happy mylotting.

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7. myLot reputation of 71/100. AltheGreat2430 (1682)   ranked 3,633 out of 32,948 in life   3 years ago

The very first video game that I played when I was a kid was Super Mario Bros. I love that game.

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8. myLot reputation of 98/100. aseretdd (6862)   ranked 145 out of 32,948 in life   3 years ago

I think that would be ATARI... my father worked in Saudi Arabia for three years... and one summer he sent us... this ATARI with games like River Raid, Space Invader, and Galaxian... but the not so good thing about this is that the joystick always broke down... so after buying like five times... my mother decided to just keep it in the closet...


myLot reputation of 96/100. coffeeshot (2781)   ranked 364 out of 32,948 in life  3 years ago

Ha I think I played Galaxian recently on the Intellivision.


myLot reputation of 99/100. scarlet_woman (11395)   ranked 20 out of 32,948 in life  3 years ago

oh no kidding!
we replaced our controllers like three times..you can only go so far in left..lol

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9. myLot reputation of 98/100. sacmom (7189)   ranked 102 out of 32,948 in life   3 years ago

I grew up with ColecoVision. You can read about it at this link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ColecoVision

My sister and I had actually wanted the Atari 2600 as one of neighbors had it and we thought it was cool. LOL But then ColecoVision came out and my sister got it as a Christmas present one year, spoiled brat that she was! lol LOL Fortunately I was allowed to play with it sometimes. I thought it was awesome! I think my favorite games on there were Mouse Trap and Zaxxon. Though looking back on it, the graphics sucked! LOL But it was fun just the same. happy


myLot reputation of 96/100. coffeeshot (2781)   ranked 364 out of 32,948 in life  3 years ago

Wow I had a look at itand I think it's the same thing as Intellivision-must be the American version!

Was Mouse Trap a video game before it was a board game?


myLot reputation of 92/100. FlaKNMB (412)   ranked 10,620 out of 32,948 in life  3 years ago

No, Mouse Trap was a board game before it was a video game. happy

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10. MrEvil (35)   3 years ago

Sega Genesis. It's still my favorite. Other than that, the Nintendo.

I still play with them pretty frequently, meanwhile my Xbox and PS2 collect dust.


myLot reputation of 96/100. coffeeshot (2781)   ranked 364 out of 32,948 in life  3 years ago

Haha that's saying something. The new machines might have awesome graphics and what not but sometimes y ou just can't beat the oldies!


MrEvil (35)  3 years ago

Yup. Games like that were fun. A 'cheat code' was a cool trick, rather than something almost necessary to complete a level. If I'm playing video games, I'm doing to have some fun and relax, not get frustrated because I forgot to pick up some kind of super lazer hidden inside a rock 15 levels ago. The fun aspect is long forgotten in most new games.


kelbel39 (41)   ranked 20,331 out of 32,948 in life  3 years ago

Atari!! Pong was a BIG deal back then....LOL...I am 40 years old. I remember pretty much every new system that came out, and how big a deal they all were. I also remember when going to the gameroom was a huge deal- that was THE place to go and it was SO cool. Wow, I am getting old! :)

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