Who is OCUk's Oldest Gamer?

[Fledge]

17 here. And with 14 years of experience (hence glasses), or at least 14 years of having a go at games

You started at the age of 3??!

 

[Vuvuzela]

39

My first console was the “Pong”(Atari) game console. I remember this clearly and was so excited when I got this from Father Christmas .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDrRnJOCKZc&feature=related

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pong

I then moved onto the Atari 2600. I loved the game pitfall.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_2600

From there it was a number of Nintendo consoles, gamecube, playstation 1 , then xbox and now xbox 360 and of course my gaming rig.

 

[antijoke]

I'll go into the 30 category.

I started gaming in 1990 on my Master System II which i got for Christmas with Alex Kidd built in.

So that is about 22 years of gaming.

 

[craarc]

Soooooo many old people on here.

lol old is just a number state of mind is more important,

what was this thread about again? lolz

 

[SheepBeast]

21 here. Gaming for about 14 years.

 

[billyboyd]

It was in Boots I got my Spectrum and a Boots own brand cassette player/recorder. Later changed the cassette player to a Sanyo one as the Boots one had problems with the "high speed" loaders when they were brought out. Bit hazy if "high speed" is actually the correct term but they were meant to be a piracy deterrent.

Wow the memories

I used to get my Commodore 64 and Speccy games from Boots. It was around 1987 and I used to pop down to the store in Chatham Kent in my lunch hour on pay day and pick a couple up. (£10 a game back then)
They had a big section too with all the comps and accessories on display.

 

[Tepic]

Cool thread.

I am 38 and I started in 1984 with a Vic 20. That is ... Umm ... 28 years.

 

[Admiral Huddy]

44 next week.

Good to see so many 40+ gamers here..

I never realised that Zefan was older than me.. I thought he was in his 20s..

 

[arc@css]

I never realised that Zefan was older than me.. I thought he was in his 20s..

I assumed he was as well.

 

[Schizo]

44 next week.

Good to see so many 40+ gamers here..

I never realised that Zefan was older than me.. I thought he was in his 20s..

im 44 also and thought you was in your 20's

 

[Crezzlin]

Im 31..

 

[Crezzlin]

Cool thread.

I am 38 and I started in 1984 with a Vic 20. That is ... Umm ... 28 years.

Vic 20.. That was my 1st computer, 2nd hand one that my Dad painted red for me as a BDay present.. wish the thing would still work for a

 

[BriT]

25, started at 10.

 

[Zefan]

44 next week.

Good to see so many 40+ gamers here..

I never realised that Zefan was older than me.. I thought he was in his 20s..

I'm not sure where this rumour about me being 44+ started, but I've got to admit I kinda like it. It'll be awesome in 20 years when I'm somehow still the same age!

 

[Gamble2004]

24 here, have been gaming for as long as I can remember...

 

[P3N9U1N]

17, first console I played was the SNES when I was about 6...god I miss the SNES...

 

[Scania]

41, cut my teeth gaming on a ZX81, ZX Spectrum,Acorn Electron, BBC B,B+ & Master 128, Atari 1040 ST, PS1 PS2 & then PC's.

 

[Admiral Huddy]

I'm not sure where this rumour about me being 44+ started, but I've got to admit I kinda like it. It'll be awesome in 20 years when I'm somehow still the same age!

Typo on opening post ?

You don't done wanna be 44 mate. Pressing wrong buttons and bits falling off your hardware. Then there's the PC of course

41, cut my teeth gaming on a ZX81, ZX Spectrum,Acorn Electron, BBC B,B+ & Master 128, Atari 1040 ST, PS1 PS2 & then PC's.

I'm crying in nostalgic memories - damn you

 

[Replenish]

33 here, starting gaming on a 2600 first machine I actually owned was a commodore vic 20........

 

[schumi84]

27 here, first PC was an Amstrad CPC 464 bought 2nd hand for £150.

Absolutely loved that thing and a real shame I gave it away