How long have you been a gamer and how long will you still game? - Page 3 - Blu-ray Forum

Jellybeans · 11-09-2009, 12:36 AM

I've been a gamer since i was 4-5 years old!

MaCruz · 11-09-2009, 12:40 AM

Played all types of games in the 80s all the way to 2004. Stopped playing games 2004-2008.

Bought a PS3 late 2008 and been playing one video game since..

My_Two_Cents · 11-09-2009, 12:46 AM

Been gaming since the early Atari's came out and haven't stopped yet. I honestly see this continuing until I physically cannot work a controller (and by then, it'll all be controlled by your mind anyway).

cajmoyper · 11-09-2009, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by MaCruz

Played all types of games in the 80s all the way to 2004. Stopped playing games 2004-2008.

Bought a PS3 late 2008 and been playing one video game since..

You just going to leave us hanging?...Which one??!?

KingBing · 11-09-2009, 01:57 AM

I really started to get into gaming around the nintendo 64 and the first playstion came out. I played super nintendo but I was too young to really say I was a "gamer". Mario 64 and the first metal gear for ps1 were my first real gamer experience. I also played Sheng Mu on the dreamcast. By the way where is Sheng Mu 2???

toef · 11-09-2009, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by KingBing

I really started to get into gaming around the nintendo 64 and the first playstion came out. I played super nintendo but I was too young to really say I was a "gamer". Mario 64 and the first metal gear for ps1 were my first real gamer experience. I also played Sheng Mu on the dreamcast. By the way where is Sheng Mu 2???

You mean Shenmue?

If that's the case, Shenmue 2 was released on Dreamcast in Japan, but only on Xbox (the original one, not 360) in the US.

Shenmue 3 has been canceled and un-canceled a few times over the years, but I think for the last couple of years it's been in the canceled phase again. There's always a slim chance it might happen some day, I'm just not counting on it.

If you're really talking about a game named Sheng Mu, then forget everything I just wrote.

MCT · 11-09-2009, 02:23 AM

since Colecovision, buddy. Well, mid 80's really, with the NES. That's where it all started. Super Mario Brothers was the gateway drug. I'm 29 now and I still play games here and there, but my tolerance for super long games is very thin now, and I can only play an hour or two at a time, WHEN I have time. But I can still see myself playing games well into my 50's, especially if I have children at some point.

KingBing · 11-09-2009, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by toefer

You mean Shenmue?

If that's the case, Shenmue 2 was released on Dreamcast in Japan, but only on Xbox (the original one, not 360) in the US.

Shenmue 3 has been canceled and un-canceled a few times over the years, but I think for the last couple of years it's been in the canceled phase again. There's always a slim chance it might happen some day, I'm just not counting on it.

If you're really talking about a game named Sheng Mu, then forget everything I just wrote.

Yeah its that one. And I meant to type 3 because i have the one for regular xbox

I really enjoyed that game and the story in the second did not

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SlaughterX · 11-09-2009, 04:54 AM

Since before I was 5... and as long as games are entertaining to me,t hough I don't like the direction console games are taking with motion controls...

swifty7 · 11-09-2009, 08:54 AM

like many of you, I was addicted to gaming even before the vcs2600. I went from atari vcs2600/starpath to Colecovision, Vetrex, Vic20, C-64, Amiga 1000/2000, nintendo, Sega Master system, Turbograph 16/ portable, Genesis/sega cd/sega32, 3DO, Snes, Sega Saturn, Atari Jaguar, Dreamcast, Lynx, Gameboy 3d, playstation, xbox, ps2, ps3(I only bought this for blu-ray)...various PC's.....you name it I had. Now that I'm older, I can't stand playing video games anymore, mainly because I don't have the patience for it anymore. I seldom play Arcade Emulators.

repete66211 · 11-09-2009, 09:22 PM

My dad had the pong setup, but I wasn't really a gamer until the Atari 2600. I made it through Sega Genesis, Nintendo and all versions of the PlayStation. I am not that hardcore any more, mainly because there isn't much new stuff coming out. So many games are just repeats of the same old FPS. I don't care about aliens, zombies or any other supernatural predator, so they don't hold a lot of interest for me. I am giddy like a kid about COD MW2 though.

bandit29 · 11-09-2009, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by repete66211

My dad had the pong setup, but I wasn't really a gamer until the Atari 2600. I made it through Sega Genesis, Nintendo and all versions of the PlayStation. I am not that hardcore any more, mainly because there isn't much new stuff coming out. So many games are just repeats of the same old FPS. I don't care about aliens, zombies or any other supernatural predator, so they don't hold a lot of interest for me. I am giddy like a kid about COD MW2 though.

ahem

repete66211 · 11-10-2009, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by bandit29

ahem

I know, but COD is reality-based so I like it, even if it is the same old stuff for the most part.

Theoriez · 11-10-2009, 01:05 AM

My first game was gyromite for the nes...it came with the robot....my parents later purchased mario bros and duck hunt for me...After that i been gaming ever since...Not really hardcore i just like to pick up and play for a little bit every other day..

Anthony P · 11-10-2009, 01:15 AM

I guess it might depend on the definition of gamer, but I have been playing electronic games since they more or less first appeared and I gues I will never stop. Now if you mean playing hours on end everyday, who has time for that any more.

Propellarhead9 · 11-10-2009, 01:57 AM

I've been gaming since I was seriously about 1 year old in 1986. My dad gave me an Atari 2600 for my 1st birthday and then christmas when I think i was 3 maybe 4 I got an NES.

DonRSD · 11-10-2009, 01:41 PM

im born in 1980 and have been gaming since i can remember

i doubt ill ever stop as im addicted to online football (bring back nfl 2k series), zelda, gran turismo & rainbow six series

Deadset · 11-10-2009, 01:43 PM

My first game was Pong on the 2600. I'll be a gamer for life.

Glassroots · 11-10-2009, 10:50 PM

Been a gamer since I was around 5 years old. Started with Atari; followed by Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo, N64, Sony Playstation, PS2, and now PS3. Probably game till I am 6 feet under. Hope there's gaming in heaven.

Propellarhead9 · 11-10-2009, 10:54 PM

I kind of look forward to the day when we're all still gaming in our 70's and rolling into GameStop on our hoverounds to pick up a game at midnight.

11-09-2009, 08:54 AM	#50
swifty7 Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Trading Score:3	like many of you, I was addicted to gaming even before the vcs2600. I went from atari vcs2600/starpath to Colecovision, Vetrex, Vic20, C-64, Amiga 1000/2000, nintendo, Sega Master system, Turbograph 16/ portable, Genesis/sega cd/sega32, 3DO, Snes, Sega Saturn, Atari Jaguar, Dreamcast, Lynx, Gameboy 3d, playstation, xbox, ps2, ps3(I only bought this for blu-ray)...various PC's.....you name it I had. Now that I'm older, I can't stand playing video games anymore, mainly because I don't have the patience for it anymore. I seldom play Arcade Emulators. Last edited by swifty7; 11-09-2009 at 09:00 AM.

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11-09-2009, 12:36 AM	#41
Jellybeans Banned Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Montreal, Canada Blu-ray collection:140 Trading Score:1	I've been a gamer since i was 4-5 years old!

11-09-2009, 12:40 AM	#42
MaCruz Community Gaming Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Jacksonville, FL Home Theater Gallery:160 4K collection:104 Blu-ray collection:958 DVD collection:18 MA collection:394 Digital collection:570 iTunes collection:527 Prime collection:192 Blu-ray reviews: 23 Trading Score:139	Played all types of games in the 80s all the way to 2004. Stopped playing games 2004-2008. Bought a PS3 late 2008 and been playing one video game since..

11-09-2009, 12:46 AM	#43
My_Two_Cents Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Wherever I may roam.... Home Theater Gallery:40 4K collection:35 Blu-ray collection:507 DVD collection:19 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:4	Been gaming since the early Atari's came out and haven't stopped yet. I honestly see this continuing until I physically cannot work a controller (and by then, it'll all be controlled by your mind anyway).

11-09-2009, 01:57 AM	#45
KingBing Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Boston, MA PSN: KingBing Blu-ray collection:224 Blu-ray reviews:20	I really started to get into gaming around the nintendo 64 and the first playstion came out. I played super nintendo but I was too young to really say I was a "gamer". Mario 64 and the first metal gear for ps1 were my first real gamer experience. I also played Sheng Mu on the dreamcast. By the way where is Sheng Mu 2???

11-09-2009, 02:23 AM	#47
MCT Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2008 Blu-ray collection:499 Blu-ray reviews: 8 Trading Score:1	since Colecovision, buddy. Well, mid 80's really, with the NES. That's where it all started. Super Mario Brothers was the gateway drug. I'm 29 now and I still play games here and there, but my tolerance for super long games is very thin now, and I can only play an hour or two at a time, WHEN I have time. But I can still see myself playing games well into my 50's, especially if I have children at some point.

11-09-2009, 04:54 AM	#49
SlaughterX Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Marion, IL Home Theater Gallery:26 4K collection:208 Blu-ray collection:1089 DVD collection:12 Trading Score:1	Since before I was 5... and as long as games are entertaining to me,t hough I don't like the direction console games are taking with motion controls...

11-09-2009, 09:22 PM	#51
repete66211 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Kansas City area Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray collection:196 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:3	My dad had the pong setup, but I wasn't really a gamer until the Atari 2600. I made it through Sega Genesis, Nintendo and all versions of the PlayStation. I am not that hardcore any more, mainly because there isn't much new stuff coming out. So many games are just repeats of the same old FPS. I don't care about aliens, zombies or any other supernatural predator, so they don't hold a lot of interest for me. I am giddy like a kid about COD MW2 though.

11-10-2009, 01:05 AM	#54
Theoriez Active Member Member since:Mar 2008	My first game was gyromite for the nes...it came with the robot....my parents later purchased mario bros and duck hunt for me...After that i been gaming ever since...Not really hardcore i just like to pick up and play for a little bit every other day..

11-10-2009, 01:15 AM	#55
Anthony P Blu-ray Count Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Montreal, Canada	I guess it might depend on the definition of gamer, but I have been playing electronic games since they more or less first appeared and I gues I will never stop. Now if you mean playing hours on end everyday, who has time for that any more.

11-10-2009, 01:57 AM	#56
Propellarhead9 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Clarksville, Indiana 4K collection:498 Blu-ray collection:1719 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	I've been gaming since I was seriously about 1 year old in 1986. My dad gave me an Atari 2600 for my 1st birthday and then christmas when I think i was 3 maybe 4 I got an NES.

11-10-2009, 01:41 PM	#57
DonRSD Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2009 Location:South Florida Home Theater Gallery:24 Blu-ray collection:254 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:129	im born in 1980 and have been gaming since i can remember i doubt ill ever stop as im addicted to online football (bring back nfl 2k series), zelda, gran turismo & rainbow six series

11-10-2009, 01:43 PM	#58
Deadset Man in the Box Top contributor Member since:Jan 2007 Home Theater Gallery:28 4K collection:247 Blu-ray collection:2478 DVD collection:214 iTunes collection:3 Prime collection:52 Blu-ray reviews: 14 Trading Score:34	My first game was Pong on the 2600. I'll be a gamer for life.

11-10-2009, 10:50 PM	#59
Glassroots Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Aug 2009 Location:The Great White North Home Theater Gallery:18 Blu-ray collection:260 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:37	Been a gamer since I was around 5 years old. Started with Atari; followed by Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo, N64, Sony Playstation, PS2, and now PS3. Probably game till I am 6 feet under. Hope there's gaming in heaven.

11-10-2009, 10:54 PM	#60
Propellarhead9 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Clarksville, Indiana 4K collection:498 Blu-ray collection:1719 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	I kind of look forward to the day when we're all still gaming in our 70's and rolling into GameStop on our hoverounds to pick up a game at midnight.

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