You know you're an old gamer when...
By
Absinth_Incubus,
Posted on: 2006-03-24 05:32 in Player Guides
You know your an old gamer when..
You've actually worked on teletype machines.
You though the mainframe in your dad's office was cool because it had 4 dumb terminals and two 8 inch floppy drives with a highspeed line printer and would dial out at night to the HQ Data base.
That Core Wars was a very interesting game idea at the time.
You could network several computers together using serial or parallel cables.
You actually knew how to tweek the interupt settings in your bios so you could max out your serial ports and card peripherals.
The Internet was dial-up only BBS's. 2400 baud with text compression was the bomb. That sometimes you had to switch the modem to function as a rotary dial phone and needed a handset adapter. Color ASCII graphics was gee-wiz. And Call Waiting was the work of the evil one.
That all Roleplaying Games were denounce as evil by all major religious institutions in the U.S.A. and that you were considered anti-social for playing them even though you meet with a half dozen friends to do so.
You wrote the hack in BASIC for the Racing Construction Set game from EA Games on the Commodore 64, because you wanted to beat your brother with the moon buggy.
Two Floppy Drives was better than one and a hole puncher was a computer accessory tool.
That MTV showed music videos 24/7, and rap and hip hop had not been invented.
That your parents wouldn't allow you to watch MTV, so you never got to see them anyway because it was too deplorable back then.
You watched old black and white shows on a black and white TV but for some reason remember them being in color.
You were shocked when they actually killed Roy Fokker and he stayed dead for the rest of the series.
Video Arcade games were everywhere. And you broke at least three of their fire buttons.
You know what THAC0 stands for.
Vector graphics technology.
You know what the trackball for missile command feels like and could spin it and stop where you wanted to on a dime.
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. . . you know that the correct answer to, "What should Dirk do?"
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Why, he would wear white socks of course.
This would probably only make me a middle-aged gamer, but I do smile warmly any time one of my characters receives the Adamant badge, though for entirely different reasons than the devs intended.
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"Don't Drink, Don't Smoke", Squez... 
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Why? Because of the subtle innuendos that might follow?
I guess I'm stuck unplugging the jukebox and doing myself a favor then. (And better put some wax on the tracks and slide on outta here...it's late) 
President of the Arbiter Sands fan club. We will never forget.
An Etruscan Snood will nevermore be free
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. . . you know that the correct answer to, "What should Dirk do?"
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Why, he would wear white socks of course.
This would probably only make me a middle-aged gamer, but I do smile warmly any time one of my characters receives the Adamant badge, though for entirely different reasons than the devs intended.
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"Don't Drink, Don't Smoke", Squez...
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Why? Because of the subtle innuendos that might follow?
I guess I'm stuck unplugging the jukebox and doing myself a favor then. (And better put some wax on the tracks and slide on outta here...it's late)
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Well, what else can you do when that music's lost it's taste, but try another flavour?
I must be old, 'cause that look *still* screams cool to me. 
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That MTV showed music videos 24/7, and rap and hip hop had not been invented.
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What about the Suger Hill Gang, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, and Houdini. Rap was around before MTV was even thought of.
I got another one......if you witnessed what the first video ever played on MTV is and can still remember the lyrics.
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That MTV showed music videos 24/7, and rap and hip hop had not been invented.
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What about the Suger Hill Gang, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, and Houdini. Rap was around before MTV was even thought of.
I got another one......if you witnessed what the first video ever played on MTV is and can still remember the lyrics.
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I was in the campus bar for this one. 
spoiler ahead
Video killed the radio star.
The Avalanche has already started, it is too late for the pebbles to vote.
Blue Spot, Son Spot, Cyan Siren, Polar Gale, Scarlett Fury, Stygian Warlock, Lady Lilac, Elsbeth (villian), Furious Squirrel (villian)
Infinity server
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Well, what else can you do when that music's lost it's taste, but try another flavour?
I must be old, 'cause that look *still* screams cool to me.
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You know it is.
I highly encourage everyone to embrace their inner Ant today. (We so need a "Prince Charming" dance emote for I8...)
Ridicule is nothing to be scared of.
President of the Arbiter Sands fan club. We will never forget.
An Etruscan Snood will nevermore be free
I'm only 26 and I recall most of this stuff. A lot of the computer jargon is over my head, I admit that, but I still think its said that I've had to explain He-Man and Thundercats to my teammates. I constantly feel old in this game. I'm seriously thinking of forming an SG for children of the 80s. We'd talk about the decline of society and the downfall of the good cartoons from our past and never gain a level 
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Well, what else can you do when that music's lost it's taste, but try another flavour?
I must be old, 'cause that look *still* screams cool to me.
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You know it is.
I highly encourage everyone to embrace their inner Ant today. (We so need a "Prince Charming" dance emote for I8...)
Ridicule is nothing to be scared of.
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All I can say is:
I live the life that I've been left
I leave most things unspoken
but deep inside Geronimo is tearing me apart
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That MTV showed music videos 24/7, and rap and hip hop had not been invented.
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What about the Suger Hill Gang, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, and Houdini. Rap was around before MTV was even thought of.
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Never heard about them in the town I lived in, at that time (I am soooo glad to be out of that town, let me tell you!) As a result I can't name anything they did or what time frame they came on the scene.
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Well, what else can you do when that music's lost it's taste, but try another flavour?
I must be old, 'cause that look *still* screams cool to me.
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You know it is.
I highly encourage everyone to embrace their inner Ant today. (We so need a "Prince Charming" dance emote for I8...)
Ridicule is nothing to be scared of.
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"The way you look you'll qualify For next year's old age pension.
Stand and deliver your money or your life"
strangely relevant for this thread 
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That MTV showed music videos 24/7, and rap and hip hop had not been invented.
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What about the Suger Hill Gang, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, and Houdini. Rap was around before MTV was even thought of.
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Never heard about them in the town I lived in, at that time (I am soooo glad to be out of that town, let me tell you!) As a result I can't name anything they did or what time frame they came on the scene.
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Aw man.... I'm sure you have heard the phrase "Hip hop...hippy to the hippity hip hip hop you don't stop rockin' to the bang bang boogie to up jump tha boogie to the rhythm of the boogity beat!" Suger Hill Gang, also an old lady in "The Wedding Singer"
"Don't Push me cuz I'm close to the edge...I'm trying not to lose my head.....huh huh huh huh" Grandmaster Flash
" Friends.....How many of us have them....friends.....the ones we can depend on....friends!" Houdini
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Aw man.... I'm sure you have heard the phrase "Hip hop...hippy to the hippity hip hip hop you don't stop rockin' to the bang bang boogie to up jump tha boogie to the rhythm of the boogity beat!" Suger Hill Gang, also an old lady in "The Wedding Singer"
"Don't Push me cuz I'm close to the edge...I'm trying not to lose my head.....huh huh huh huh" Grandmaster Flash
" Friends.....How many of us have them....friends.....the ones we can depend on....friends!" Houdini
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Nope, I am very sure our local pop radio station were under some kind of censorship nutcase back then because there was a lot of stuff I never heard till I moved.
But this is all getting off topic.
I wish it wasn't too late to ask you to edit out that AIDs comment. We all have some idea of that history, but that particular comment smacks of small mindedness, dark times, has nothing to do with fun, pop culture, or gaming. Not particular appropriate for a 'fun' thread, and you should feel a bit ashamed.
"Null is as much an argument "for removing the cottage rule" as the moon being round is for buying tennis shoes." -Memphis Bill
When you still have an Atari 2600 and a Vectrex that still work....and most people won;t even know what a Vectrex is....
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I'm only 26 and I recall most of this stuff. A lot of the computer jargon is over my head, I admit that, but I still think its said that I've had to explain He-Man and Thundercats to my teammates. I constantly feel old in this game. I'm seriously thinking of forming an SG for children of the 80s. We'd talk about the decline of society and the downfall of the good cartoons from our past and never gain a level
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I'd throw my alt in the SG if it existed...although I'd probably complain about the lack of leveling....:/
Thundercats HO! Respect the Sword of Omens I say...
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I'm only 26 and I recall most of this stuff. A lot of the computer jargon is over my head, I admit that, but I still think its said that I've had to explain He-Man and Thundercats to my teammates. I constantly feel old in this game. I'm seriously thinking of forming an SG for children of the 80s. We'd talk about the decline of society and the downfall of the good cartoons from our past and never gain a level
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I'd throw my alt in the SG if it existed...although I'd probably complain about the lack of leveling....:/
Thundercats HO! Respect the Sword of Omens I say...
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Some people didnt understand it, but I have compared my plant manager to Mumra (everliving source of EEEVIL!!!).
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The Internet was dial-up only BBS's. 2400 baud with text compression was the bomb.
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2400 baud? I had 300 baud. And I liked it.
(Seriously, I remember upgrading to 2400 baud. These days, I can't even cope with dialup speeds. How things change...)
Also, did I miss it, or did no one mention this one:
You know you're an old gamer when you remember when there was no such thing as a 'web page'.
One drawback of the internet is how it has trained so many people to think that one day is a long time.
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you realize there is ONLY one Daisy Duke, and it aint Jessica.
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Word.
And to add my 2 cents:
...if you played "Stop Thief!" when it was cutting edge [gaming] technology!
http://www.vintagetoyroom.com/review...03Review.shtml
Oh Yeah...shouts out to Thundaar, Blackstar, and the Green Machine!
And of course...
CONNECT 1200
NO CARRIER
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you realize there is ONLY one Daisy Duke, and it aint Jessica.
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Word.
And to add my 2 cents:
...if you played "Stop Thief!" when it was cutting edge [gaming] technology!
http://www.vintagetoyroom.com/review...03Review.shtml
Oh Yeah...shouts out to Thundaar, Blackstar, and the Green Machine!
And of course...
CONNECT 1200
NO CARRIER
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Dude I remember that game...kick [censored]!!!
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That MTV showed music videos 24/7, and rap and hip hop had not been invented.
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What about the Suger Hill Gang, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, and Houdini. Rap was around before MTV was even thought of.
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Never heard about them in the town I lived in, at that time (I am soooo glad to be out of that town, let me tell you!) As a result I can't name anything they did or what time frame they came on the scene.
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Aw man.... I'm sure you have heard the phrase "Hip hop...hippy to the hippity hip hip hop you don't stop rockin' to the bang bang boogie to up jump tha boogie to the rhythm of the boogity beat!" Suger Hill Gang, also an old lady in "The Wedding Singer"
"Don't Push me cuz I'm close to the edge...I'm trying not to lose my head.....huh huh huh huh" Grandmaster Flash
" Friends.....How many of us have them....friends.....the ones we can depend on....friends!" Houdini
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*SNIFF*....you just brought back some memories....I was so excited when my mother gave me a sony walkman for my birthday and I could listen to my cassette taped recordings of those songs....
See, now I think I am gonna make an SG for the 80s. If we ever get enough prestige, I'll use it to buy airvents and arrange them on the walls in various 80s icons. The Eye of Thundara, Mario, Autobot and Decepticon emblems, hell, I may even throw in He-man's cross and Marshal Bravestar's gun. ahhhhhh how I miss the 80s...
You might be old if...
... you didn't know that the Incredible Hulk was green because you owned a black and white TV.
... you watched the original King Kong on TV and were amazed at the great special effects (ok you're really old if you saw it in the theaters).
... you watch Star Wars: A New Hope with your kids and they think the special effects suck.
... you ever ordered a "spud gun" or "sea monkeys" out of the back of a comic book.
... you ever played a game on a Wang, OSI or Trash 80.
... you had to assemble your brand new spanking computer you mail ordered (and I mean actually sodering it together).
... you ever played Wumpus Hunt.
... you know who Thomas Covenant is and couldn't wait for the second book to come out.
What would make things even more creepy is if your Plant Manager looked anything like Mumra...even without the mummy wrap.
AirWulf, I mentioned throwing an alt in there which means don't expect me to be there all that often, I have many things left undone on my main guys before I head down the list. Just so ya know.
cough ....wheeze .... Hack!!!
I am 37.......I remember the good old days of Pong, the TI and 8 tracks, CD's were gotten at the Bank .....oooo
Guardian
Hot Alix 50 Fire/Kin/Psy:Main
Mora Victory Tri-Ice Tanker
Jasper Stone 50 Emp/ Elec:1st hero
Lady Courage 32 BS/SR
Cleo Cat 50 Ill/Kin
Max Multiplicity 35 MM Thug/Traps
Ripoffs are tacky and taboo. Be original!!
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. . . you know that the correct answer to, "What should Dirk do?"
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Why, he would wear white socks of course.
This would probably only make me a middle-aged gamer, but I do smile warmly any time one of my characters receives the Adamant badge, though for entirely different reasons than the devs intended.
(And sheesh, forget to check the thread for a day or so and the thing explodes into fond memories of all kinds of things. We SO need Cuppa to add "Favorite Transformer" "Favorite Superfriend" and yes, sigh, "Favorite Doctor" to the voting)
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"Don't Drink, Don't Smoke", Squez...