tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722591592957517033.post1417853217177588857..comments2023-09-22T04:01:00.759-05:00Comments on More Words to Ponder: Tribute to video games - Part 1 Telstar and Atarirandymeisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14100394906350879643noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722591592957517033.post-390932023515535842009-01-12T19:33:00.000-06:002009-01-12T19:33:00.000-06:00I have two Atari 2600s in my garage, with dozens o...I have two Atari 2600s in my garage, with dozens of games and every controller made. I used to have actual Pac Man and Tron arcade standup machines in there too, but parts of each one eventually failed. The rest were sold for parts.BismarckMandanBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821110097021746922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722591592957517033.post-30480226260542913842009-01-08T15:49:00.000-06:002009-01-08T15:49:00.000-06:00Ahh, I do remember shooting at those ducks and ske...Ahh, I do remember shooting at those ducks and skeet, but while you thought the trick was getting Dad to like it, so you could get more quarters, Dad was using you guys for an excuse to keep on playing and feeding his addicition. (This was also one of the few games I could beat you guys at.) I was pretty good at PACMAN also but that was only because the game had a set pattern that played over and over so you basicaly memorized the moves of the machine. Now where did Brenda hide my SUPER NINTENDO?AZJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08205192193650740053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722591592957517033.post-9827870071923940802009-01-06T14:04:00.000-06:002009-01-06T14:04:00.000-06:00My political views are all based on scripture.I ha...My political views are all based on scripture.I have never signed up to one side or the other.If the new folks stray away from Love,peace,compassion,and forgiveness my persuation will change.Ar Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15940805434579484674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722591592957517033.post-30541408275576396202009-01-06T12:06:00.000-06:002009-01-06T12:06:00.000-06:00You know Ar Vee, if it weren't for your political ...You know Ar Vee, if it weren't for your political persuasion we could be bosom companions. Hockey and asteroids. You're my kind of guy.randymeisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14100394906350879643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722591592957517033.post-28775208482390902362009-01-06T11:32:00.000-06:002009-01-06T11:32:00.000-06:00Asteroids was a favorite of mine.I remember on a t...Asteroids was a favorite of mine.I remember on a trip to Yellowstone Park we stop at Gardener Mt.to spend the night.Some friends along with my wife and I stopped at a pub downtown and they had an Asteroids machine tucked in a corner almost out of sight.I was so happy,I was good at asteroids.My wife and friends went into another room to play some stupid poker machines.I couldn't believe it when my wife came back to me for more money to waiste on vidio poker.I said you're throwing your money away.That money could be used to play something far more important,Asteroids!To make a long story short,She wound up paying for the entire trip with her winnings.But what would that be worth if I hadn't saved planet Earth ahead of time with my space capsule firing at such rapid speed as to destroy all cosmic danger.Ar Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15940805434579484674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722591592957517033.post-33515796338392650632009-01-06T10:52:00.000-06:002009-01-06T10:52:00.000-06:00I'll be talking about the complicated remotes they...I'll be talking about the complicated remotes they have now in one of my sequels. I'm too old to appreciate all those extra buttons. It was easier and funner with one button and one stick. But my problem isn't so much the controllers that I just don't have any time to play. Brian, on the other hand, spends hours every week honing his skills. It was so hard to give up my superhero unbeatable gaming title to my 10-year-old son. I can still take him in Mario go-karts but that's only because he doesn't consider that game worthy of his time.randymeisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14100394906350879643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722591592957517033.post-53655775676854691372009-01-06T10:30:00.000-06:002009-01-06T10:30:00.000-06:00My video game experience began with "Pong". Howeve...My video game experience began with "Pong". However, my formative years were not spent playing video games -- as did my sons -- so there's no way now that I can ever beat them. This Christmas break I played a few games of "Tiger 08" on Derek's 360. However, I never won a single game. First, I don't hold the gadget right. Second, my hand/eye coordination for video games is not very good. My best memories of video games was a few years ago when I tried my hand at snowboarding. I never won of those races either. But they are fun. I simply was born too late to have my hand custom fitted to the remotes.Steve at Randomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05850384298833289904noreply@blogger.com