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Getting my geek on

Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2021 2:56 pm
by OldNick999
My daughter makes fun of me because now, I’m collecting the Super Mario Lego sets. I recently grabbed Bowser’s Castle as it was only available on Amazon through third party sellers, being flipped at twice the price. Fortunately, I found one at Target. Crisis averted.

But anyone who knows me can attest I’m a big time video game nerd. Always have been, and that will never change.

Re: Getting my geek on

Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2021 3:55 pm
by JimDiGriz
Did you ever have the first Pong console? It wasn't like the current consoles where you have a generic console that can accept any plug-in cartridge for that system, and so can play multiple games. This piece of hardware didn't accept any cartridges - it was literally hardwired to only be used to play Pong!

So it was very limited, but at least it could never be used to play E.T. or Superman 64.

Re: Getting my geek on

Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2021 7:45 pm
by OldNick999
Nope. My first gaming experience was Pac-Man in an arcade table cabinet. I also had an Atari 2600. I kinda miss that sometimes.