Comments on: Childhood Computer Games http://www.intelliot.com/blog/archives/2006/07/23/childhood-computer-games/ Thoughts, opinions and fascinating discoveries by Elliot, a student at USC Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:22:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Dakota http://www.intelliot.com/blog/archives/2006/07/23/childhood-computer-games/#comment-250090 Dakota Wed, 09 May 2007 23:40:52 +0000 http://www.intelliot.com/blog/archives/2006/07/23/childhood-computer-games/#comment-250090 Omg if you could send me the set up for treasure mathstorm you would be a god please email me at Gmrking91@hotmail.com Omg if you could send me the set up for treasure mathstorm you would be a god please email me at Gmrking91@hotmail.com

]]> By: mondine http://www.intelliot.com/blog/archives/2006/07/23/childhood-computer-games/#comment-81053 mondine Thu, 27 Jul 2006 06:49:17 +0000 http://www.intelliot.com/blog/archives/2006/07/23/childhood-computer-games/#comment-81053 Here's my Old Guy Rant. I was a teenager before we got our first "computer game". Yes, it was the original "Pong". The game was expensive enough in the mid-seventies that we decided to forgo all other Christmas gifts to get it. It was a very fancy model with a 'rifle' to shoot at what was a basically just a pong 'ball', the regular game and a practice mode which left a screen burn-in on our other extavagant purchase: a 26" colour TV the size of a Volkswagen. Excruciatingly simple by later standards, but our degree of awe approximated that of the visitors attending the exibition of electricity at the 1904 World's Fair. So, yeah. Young people take a great deal of what they've had for granted. Now, turn down that damned music, and stay off my lawn. Here’s my Old Guy Rant.
I was a teenager before we got our first “computer game”.
Yes, it was the original “Pong”.

The game was expensive enough in the mid-seventies that we decided to forgo all other Christmas gifts to get it.
It was a very fancy model with a ‘rifle’ to shoot at what was a basically just a pong ‘ball’,
the regular game and a practice mode which left a screen burn-in on our other extavagant purchase: a 26″ colour TV the size of a Volkswagen.

Excruciatingly simple by later standards, but our degree of awe approximated that of the visitors attending the exibition of electricity at the 1904 World’s Fair.

So, yeah. Young people take a great deal of what they’ve had for granted.
Now, turn down that damned music, and stay off my lawn.

]]> By: Sam Park http://www.intelliot.com/blog/archives/2006/07/23/childhood-computer-games/#comment-80767 Sam Park Wed, 26 Jul 2006 06:59:23 +0000 http://www.intelliot.com/blog/archives/2006/07/23/childhood-computer-games/#comment-80767 Dude, all those Super Solvers/Learning Company stuff...I was all over them. Treasure Mountain, Treasure MathStorm, Treasure Cove, Midnight Rescue, Gizmos & Gadgets, and Reader Rabbit (although that one was too noob for me). Oh yeah, and the Magic School Bus Explores the Solar System or something like that, that was fun too. Dude, all those Super Solvers/Learning Company stuff…I was all over them. Treasure Mountain, Treasure MathStorm, Treasure Cove, Midnight Rescue, Gizmos & Gadgets, and Reader Rabbit (although that one was too noob for me). Oh yeah, and the Magic School Bus Explores the Solar System or something like that, that was fun too.

]]> By: Michael http://www.intelliot.com/blog/archives/2006/07/23/childhood-computer-games/#comment-80475 Michael Mon, 24 Jul 2006 21:30:22 +0000 http://www.intelliot.com/blog/archives/2006/07/23/childhood-computer-games/#comment-80475 Didn't know you spent that much time on those games. All I had was comic books and library books. Didn’t know you spent that much time on those games. All I had was comic books and library books.

]]> By: Randy http://www.intelliot.com/blog/archives/2006/07/23/childhood-computer-games/#comment-80084 Randy Mon, 24 Jul 2006 05:18:39 +0000 http://www.intelliot.com/blog/archives/2006/07/23/childhood-computer-games/#comment-80084 Death to analog clocks! Death to analog clocks!

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