18 February 2017, 18:15 | #1 |
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What did you have before your first computer?
Hi, what were you playing before your first computer?
Before I even knew my Spectrum exsisted I was playing the Grandstand game FIREFOX F-7, what a game that was with great sound fx and visuals for the time, totally loved it [ Show youtube player ] What did you own?! |
18 February 2017, 18:22 | #2 |
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i started with an epoch lcd game
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18 February 2017, 18:25 | #3 |
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3D Tomytronic - Sky attack -
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Still have it, my kids play it occasionally too |
18 February 2017, 18:34 | #4 |
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There were hens, dog and grandpa, nothing more, I'm from village and I should stay there.
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18 February 2017, 21:22 | #5 |
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We had a Grandstand Firefox F7 too
The main console was an Atari 2600, which I still have A Videomaster Star Chess then a BBC Micro model B, which I still have |
18 February 2017, 21:29 | #6 |
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Missle invader! Played to death!
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18 February 2017, 21:58 | #7 |
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A Universum TV-Multi-Spiel 2006
another Pong console and an Atari VCS before a C64. |
18 February 2017, 21:59 | #8 |
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This one:
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18 February 2017, 22:06 | #9 |
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18 February 2017, 22:08 | #10 |
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Atari 2600
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18 February 2017, 22:08 | #11 |
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A few Game & Watch; Donkey Kong, Octopus, Oil Panic and Parachute.
First console was an Atari 2600 |
18 February 2017, 22:57 | #12 |
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Atari 2600 and I had one of those electronic chess boards which I used to play a hell of a lot. Also a small snooker table in the back room
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18 February 2017, 23:43 | #13 |
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Atari 2600 clone with 100 built in games. At the time I didn't have a clue that it's actually Atari, nor I heard of it until many years later. And before that few lcd games, don't know their official names.. yeah and a small plastic Romanian pinball, that I used to modify, building ramps and stuff
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18 February 2017, 23:49 | #14 |
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Pong clone with 4 extra games; original Asteroids arcade was one favourite. Then Atari 2600, still in working order.
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18 February 2017, 23:55 | #15 |
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I went,
Atari 2600 - C64 - Amiga 500 |
19 February 2017, 19:14 | #16 |
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Grandstand Scramble, PacMan II (Entex), Frogger and Amidar. I did have BMX Flyer but it broke.
I remember I borrowed Munchman off a friend and returned it to him several hours later as I had manage to clock the scoreboard more than once. |
19 February 2017, 19:39 | #17 |
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19 February 2017, 19:56 | #18 |
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Gakken Pinball, the white/blue/red version (1981).
Still hope Madrigal comes up with a simulator one day. I had other LCD handhelds, some PacMan clone where you could go under 2 or 3 bridges, can't quite remember. [edit] Found it, it's Mini-Munchman. Last edited by Retroplay; 19 February 2017 at 20:01. |
19 February 2017, 20:59 | #19 |
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Before my Spectrum (and since dad's PC was off-grounds), all I had was a formula one LCD handheld minigame. It's still somewhere at my parents home. Tried to Google it but didn't find it. It's really old. Like early 1980's old.
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19 February 2017, 22:00 | #20 |
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Atari 2600 for games, pencil and paper for writing/drawing. I mention the latter because after the 2600 was a c64 and Speedscript got me through many homework assignments.
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