Muadib
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Does pong count as computer gaming? That was the first video game I ever played.
Pong was also my first. Heck yeah it counts!
Does pong count as computer gaming? That was the first video game I ever played.
Does pong count as computer gaming? That was the first video game I ever played.
To me, that's not a 'computer' game, but a console...
Okay, I’ve come to my senses, and now agree with you.
I had the Pong console in 1977-78. Believe me, it was not a computer. It was a game console.
I think it was 1996. Command and Conquer Red Alert started it all for me. Then I picked up Jane's Fighters Anthology and Longbow Gold. I remember buying a PC title back in the day was so grand, it came in a big box and a thick manual.
- Phantasmagoria
Yeah most of the early CD-ROM games were actually crap but because we were impressed with something new we let them slide.I remember Phantasmagoria when it came out. Early in the days of CD-ROM, and a big release on multiple discs with lots of FMV and 'real actors'. I remember being quite disappointed in the game and story. It seemed it tried to play off a few things like 'dark story' and shock value.
Yeah most of the early CD-ROM games were actually crap but because we were impressed with something new we let them slide.
But the main new CD-ROM game that led to a massive purchasing of CD-ROM drives, Myst, was not crap.
Ha, yeah, I remember that sort of thing. I believe it was that first 486 computer that we tried to play Doom on and we finally found we had to boot it into the command prompt (prior to Windows load) so it would have enough memory to frickin run, lol. That beast had a whole 4 MB of RAM in it. It was loaded so early that IIRC the sound didn't even work cause (I'm guessing) the sound drivers weren't even loaded yet.The reason I asked and started a poll is I was curious about how many people remember what it was like to work on your computer all day just to get it functioning and playing one lousy game, and how much progress we've made since then.
DOS games were so bad I eventually had to make boot disks for each of them.Ha, yeah, I remember that sort of thing. I believe it was that first 486 computer that we tried to play Doom on and we finally found we had to boot it into the command prompt (prior to Windows load) so it would have enough memory to frickin run, lol. That beast had a whole 4 MB of RAM in it. It was loaded so early that IIRC the sound didn't even work cause (I'm guessing) the sound drivers weren't even loaded yet.
Haha yup I remember having to screw around with memory like that. Must've found some website or something that explained some of it cause I surely didn't figure it out myself.DOS games were so bad I eventually had to make boot disks for each of them.
Some needed EMS, some needed XMS, some needed the extended lines for my wavetable card. Its too much work trying to get multiple games running under one setup. A disk for each was eventually necessary.
And since DOS loaded damn near instantly it wasn't a big deal.
My OS didn't load that fast again until Windows 10 on a SSD.
Until DOS 6.22 came out, and you could set it up to prompt you for which configuration you wanted to load, that was great and never really got a chance to shine coming so late in the DOS timeline.DOS games were so bad I eventually had to make boot disks for each of them.
Some needed EMS, some needed XMS, some needed the extended lines for my wavetable card. Its too much work trying to get multiple games running under one setup. A disk for each was eventually necessary.
And since DOS loaded damn near instantly it wasn't a big deal.
My OS didn't load that fast again until Windows 10 on a SSD.