My Gaming History!

soulwatcher

Shared on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 17:37

Hello everyone, I am 34 and have been gaming sense 1984. I started out on the original Nes then moved up to Super Nes and then to Nintendo 64.  After the N64 I got into hot rods briefly I went to the Ford dealer and bought a 1993 Mustang GT brand new right off of the show room floor. I was only 18 back then needless to say I ended up getting 19 points in 6 months. I kept the car for 2 years and then finally sold it. I haven't Had a ticket sense I sold the Mustang, knock on wood lol.

For a brief time I totally gave up gaming. I was perusing the many adventures life has to offer. In 1998 I bought my first PC it was a AMD K62 350MHZ with 128mb of ram  16mb video card and a 10GB quantum fire ball hard drive. Once I learned about online lag I was in search of high speed Internet. I learned about ISDN from the guy at best buy. Next thing you know I am on the phone company ordering a dual channel ISDN line. I can't remember how long it was after the ISDN line was installed, that Comcast brought the cable modem to our area. I was one of the first few people in our area with a Cable modem.

In June of 1999 my cousin turned me on to Everquest or should I say Evercrack. I played it strong until 2004 and Have been playing MMORPG's off and on ever sense. I cant remember the exact date but I bought the original Xbox right when it was released. Before Live my friends and I played many Halo LAN party's. And they were full 16 player LAN party's to boot. When Live rolled around I was Lucky enough to be a Beta Tester. And when Live was released, I made many friends. I also bought a PS2 and Network adapter the day of release. MY 2 favorite games on the PS2 were Socom and Tribes (idk how many of you remember that game lol) I also made many friends on the PS2.

I bought the 360 right after release and had to make a new gamertag because I let my old tag laps for 1 week. I made some friends on the 360 but not as many as the original Xbox. About 3 months ago  I purged my 360 friends list and just kept the people I know in real live and 2 people that I have been friends with sense the 360 was released. I also bought a PS3 soon after release, I made a few friends but again nothing like the friends I made on the PS2.

Fast forward to today and I am now finding it almost imposable to make new friends on PSN or the 360. For one I don't add anyone who doesn't have a headset. For two most people on either service are unfriendly and are not looking to make new friends. Which is a shame because theres nothing like playing a game with a room full of friends. Well there you have it my total gaming history!

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alabama_old_fart's picture
Submitted by alabama_old_fart on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 18:02
Welcome, and get into a clan, any clan!! I'm 42 and had almost quit playing on Live until my son of all people found this site for me. Have had a blast ever since and there's nothing like owning Timmy.
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Submitted by davidicusxx on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 18:57
You know, you shouldn't feel bad about not wanting to add people without a headset. Come play Left for Dead with me if you have it. I'll also be getting Rainbow Six 2 and Gears of war 2 again pretty soon. My screen name is Davidicusxx (xbox360). Welcome to the site. -David
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Submitted by BlowMonkey on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 19:00
Welcome! I was in love with Tribes on the PC (I never owned a PS2).
naveeda's picture
Submitted by naveeda on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 19:06
Welcome to the site, and agree with aof says above. get into the clan and you'll get plently of good folks to play with.
H2Daddy's picture
Submitted by H2Daddy on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 21:14
Welcome. I think you have come to the right place.
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Submitted by doorgunnerjgs on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 22:39
I'm 66 years old and have been on xbl for 4 years now and ONLY because I found this site and a clan that fits me well. I was not much of a gamer until I found Halo with the help of my eldest grandson. I don't get out much and normally only play with my clan or the over 50 group that plays Halo 3 on Tuesday nights. I think you will find a home here, I did.
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Submitted by MTPathy on Wed, 08/26/2009 - 00:33
i tend to search out co-op games then bug everyone on my friends list to play them with me. if your intrested your more then welcome to add me under nick KaosSwirl. i like playing 3rd person shooters, puzzle games, hack&slash (CastleCrashers!) and 1vs100.

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