How long have you been gaming?

[Heavybarrel]

Started gaming in 1980 on an Atari 2600 playing Pong with the paddles.

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Glad I'm not the only one to show my age with the good ol' Atari 2600. Combat was one of my favorites back in the day with a pixel block for a tank. Now I cruise around around the battlefield on a fully rendered 3-D tank in World of Tanks :drool:

 

[Vikkturr]

My first game ever was a demo of the first 2 levels of DOOM in radio shack. I was 6 at the time. Been gaming ever since.

 

[Wallrat]

Since the home version of pong - we got it in '76.

 

[DesPlas]

I've been gaming since I was around 4... I remember playing some old DOS games on those 5.5 in. floppy disks and having to type in commands to get the game to run. Then we bought a Nintendo... It was always a hassle trying to get the games to work by either blowing on it, wiping it with alcohol, or sticking it in the console and mashing the game up and down.

 

[Dbad]

I started playing game back when there was an Atari 2600

 

[Mr.SaJoRa]

something like 9 years now i think. at least on the comp. of course much longer on consoles.

 

[Landmine_Salesman]

So far: 1996 - 2011: 15 years

1996: Started out Nintendo Entertainment System or a pirated version of it (called "Samurai") that could play illegal cartridges with 50 games :/ (in Asia....yea)

Then got the original Gameboy

Stopped gaming for a year or so (had to concentrate on studies)

1998: Bought Playstation 1 over Nintendo 64 (games looked more appealing, read EGM, Official Playstation/Nintendo magazine to make the final decision)collected OPM demo discs prior to buying the console...LOVED Playstation 1 <3

Most memorable moment was: going to Rogers during lunch break (freshman at highscool ^.^) and picking up a copy of MGS. Getting home at 4PM and playing it non-stop for 8 hours straight WITHOUT a memory card. I was hoping to beat the game but my parents got pissed lol

2001: Bought Playstation 2 <3 loved that as well, many memorable games

2002: Bought nvidia MX440 for $75 from a friend (his computer didn't accept the card at all...guess his powersupply unit was weak), played Battlefield 1942 demo

2007: Bought PSP, wanted one mainly for its emulator capabilities. Right now I use to browse the web and listen to podcasts. Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker is a cool game, playing it at the moment.

2002: got hooked with PC gaming/upgrades...bought many graphics card (9800 pro FTW! ^_^) Doom 3, Half Life 2, Steam oh YEA

March 2010: Got Playstation 3....so far I have beat: Heavy Rain, MGS4, Uncharted 1, Uncharted 2, God of War 3, Battlefield 1943 (100% trophies, ez to get), Killzone 3. Currently playing inFamous. System is good for Sony exclusives I like

I regret spending too much time on PC gaming/upgrades in the last 5 years though. I should have been refining my social skills, working out in the gym and getting work experience. But I have cut back on gaming a lot. Will probably cut more this year since I didn't get the job I wanted...need to study more

 

[Fsalink]

I started playing since I was like 4 years old. Started off with the Nintendo 64 and kept playing each new system that came out afterwards.

 

[blacklotus]

I started playing game back when there was an Atari 2600

yap Atari 2600.. Enduro for the win :lol: oh and those old dos games from D&D Dark queen of krynn to duke nukem 3d an Shadow Warrior ahhh yes the age of the 56.6k modem i miss those days

 

[Painbow]

When I was quite young. I still remember playing Turbografx xD
First CD Console, ftw.

 

[AckademiKz]

I love the two votes for:

I am brand new to gaming

 

[lotushime]

Started off with Atari