Introduce yourself

[dste]

Welcome HdE.

Hope you enjoy your stay.

[HdE]

Welcome HdE.

Hope you enjoy your stay.

Cheers! I'm just hoping you folsk will LET me stay.

I've no idea how active I'll manage to be on the forum, just because of how crazy busy my work keeps me. But I'll chime in when I can.

[KeithFE759]

Keith, 45, proud owner of an Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Colour, PS3, Xbox 360, PS4 and an Xbox One to name a few. Heard about the forums from a magazine and hoping enjoy my time on this forum! Come on England, it's coming home!

[Gamer Guy]

hi im nick and im an alcoholic....

um....

no wait...

hi im nick

[wiredworm]

Hi,

I'm Pete and i've been reading Retro Gamer magazine for more years than I care to remember now.

Been gaming since the early 80's. I think our first console was probably the Atari VCS and from there we jumped to the ZX Spectrum before acquiring a number of other computers, including the C64, Amstrad CPC6128, Commodore Amiga. From that point I went to he console era in the approximate order of Sega Megadrive, SNES, Playstation, Playstation 2 and then to the more recent platforms like PS3, Xbox 360 and now the PS4 and Xbox One.

Spent a lot of time back in the day loitering around the arcade of Cleethorpes. Still take the kids down there from time to time although it's largely 2p pushers and slot machines now. Thankfully there are a few newer games doing the rounds so I might occasionally have a few goes on one of those.

Interests? Well, video games obviously but also music, movies and anything technology related. I work in IT for a living so it's hard for me to escape technology at any point during the day.

Figured after all this time I should maybe consider joining another forum. Previously I could be found on YakYak or Rodent and I still post on the latter with fair regularity (not so much YY, but that's just because I don't have much to contribute there).

Cheers

Pete

Edit: I missed a few other consoles i've had over the years. N64, Gamecube, Nintendo DS, 3DS, Wii-U. Still have a Spectrum+ and N64 rigged up just so I can get my nostalgia fix.

[RollyRocket]

Hi there
My name is Roland, I'm a graphic & motion designer from Germany. I grew up with Nintendo and Sega in the early 90s and I loved it even more than all my friends. I love retro Art, old movies and retro video games so much, that's why today Im working as a freelancer since 4 years specialized on 80s / 90s inspired retro futuristic Art under the synonyme "Rolly Rocket". I also make synthwave music and besides this im working on a new project called "The Pixel Show with Rolly Rocket". It's a late night show in 16-Bit Super Nintendo RPG style which I will produce for youtube!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPS4-JHsmV4

My dream is to get featured on the retro Gamer Magazine with this show some day! The first episode is still in the making.
I would love to receive some feedback from you about the teaser Thanks in advance.

Cheers
Roland

[Dgamer]

I'm Dan, 32 years old and looking to start a retro collection. I have a few bits and bobs but always had a love for old school games.
Alex the Kidd, Sonic, Street Fighter...Zelda, all the usual classics. Sadly not many people I know share the same passion so would be nice to chat to people that do! Feel free to inbox me. I'm thinking about starting a retro website/shop too, with eventually opening a real shop. That would be a dream of mine. Feel free to get in touch.

[RetroBob]

Welcome Dan!

[oldtimer]

Ive been here years!
Was an oldtimer when I started so god knows what I am now!
Atari Atari Atari is my interest.

[AgeOfRetron]

Hi,

I'm new here. Despite my screen name, I'm actually more of a Retro-Bit guy; I just thought it sounded really cool. Anyway, I grew up on all the old 8-Bit and 16-Bit titles, and I've never really been able to totally part with the games of old. I'm not sure if it's just the amazing box art of Boris Vallejo & Julie Bell (featured on Golden Axe II & Eternal Champions), or if it's simply the fact that the old games actually feel like games instead of just fancy interactive movies? Now don't get me wrong, Resident Evil and Metal Gear Solid do occupy a soft spot in my heart, but not as much for their replay value so much as an art piece. The progression of your standard PSX titles felt really linear and closed ended; sometimes there would be different endings depending on player performance, but they still generally felt like the same game over and over again, it got repetitive very quickly. While the same could probably be said of old platform shooters like Contra/Probotector, there's just something about playing games with such hectic battles that just never gets old. Though the graphics on Road Rash look primitive and cartoony by today's standards, it still holds its own as one of the best racing games of all time; it feels fresh and new every single time that you play it, it's just too bad that the player's rivals never say anything original that wasn't pre-programmed into the game. Somebody will probably make a mod that does that eventually? Anyway, my favorite titles from the PS2 Era were Dynasty Warriors 3, Star Wars: Battlefront 1 & 2, Soul Calibur series, and Seek and Destroy. Favorite games from the PSX Era: Twisted Metal 1 & 2, Road Rash 3D, Dino Crisis 2, and the Tekken series. I never really could get into Tomb Raider because I always got lost navigating those dark maps where you can't see anything. It feels weird how the Post 16-Bit Era games are all considered classics now. It still feels like it was not that long ago to me.

[buddy1983]

Hi, I'm Buddy from the UK. I have a decent retro games and current gen collection, big fan of the N64 and Megadrive.

Started gaming with the Vic 20 and C64 back in the day and moved onto the MD. Been an avoid gamer for many years and dont see it slowing down anytime soon
looking forward to joining the discussions with you guys

[RetroBob]

Welcome Buddy, first new member of the year!

[buddy1983]

Cheers Bob, looking forward to jumping into the conversations.

Happy new year

[pratty]

Welcome bubdy and AOR, hope you stick around.

[srj672]

Hello all!

I'm Jonesy, from London originally but now living in Salford, and I've been reading Retro Gamer for a good few years now!

My first console was a NES, but the real platform for me growing up was DOS, as my brother insisted PC was best. I never lost my love for Nintendo, and I pined for a SNES like my mates and sort of had one through the power of emulation.

Fast forward a few years, and to celebrate my first flat in Birmingham, I treated myself to a Wii and haven''t looked back since. Thanks to the good graces of a workmate, my collection was given a shot in the arm and is taking shape! I've a lover of all things Nintendo, and especially Mario, and my ambition is to play through every main series Super Mario game, and write about my experiences on a blog.

Aside from old games, I love loud heavy metal, stoner and doom as well as all sorts of music. I play bass is an instrumental "heavy space rock" band, and love watching rugby. Looking forward to meeting you all, and reminicing on the good old days, and finding new old classics to play.