I'm sure everyone who made this game is dead by now...

[heidi]

Gacked from heinous_bitca, learn what happens when kids play video games from their parents' era.

And now, I must confess that I had both E.T. and the Empire Strikes Back game (because Revenge Return of the Jedi - The Movie hadn't been released yet. But my favorite videogame was SuperPacMan - no idea why I was better at that than the regular PacMan games, but I liked it more.

Of course, we're taching Harry about skeeball, air hockey and pinbal, thanks to Chuck E. Cheese, these days...

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[debellatrix.livejournal.com]

But my favorite videogame was SuperPacMan - no idea why I was better at that than the regular PacMan


For some freakish reason I was *only* good at Galaxian and absolutely sucked at everything else.

[jiggery-pokery.livejournal.com]

One word: MAME. A bit later you'll get to the part about "now where do I get a SuperPacMan ROM from?". Hem hem.

Of course, we're taching Harry about skeeball, air hockey and pinbal, thanks to Chuck E. Cheese, these days...

*applauds* Definitely a good upbringing. And, hey, the fact that it's Chuck E. Cheese means there's an Atari connection, what with Nolan Bushnell founding them both!

[kiwiria.livejournal.com]

This was so much fun to read. Thank you for posting the link. I've only ever played ping pong and space invaders, but still feel positively ancient! ;)

[amaterasu.livejournal.com]

Waah! I liked that ET game!

What's sad is, I'm not even 25 yet and this still made me feel positively ancient. I remember when I saw the first King's Quest game--I thought it was the most advanced thing ever. *sigh*

[meril.livejournal.com]

I think some kids are too overindulged these days. My 15-year-old cousin grew up on Atari and original Nintendo because her mother couldn't afford anything else.

[(Anonymous)]

Hi Heidi,

I sent you an email to heidi8@livejournal.com with subject line "TLC article" last weekend but as yet I haven't heard back from you. I'm just wondering if you had gotten it?...or should I just assume it's being ignored. LOL

[heidi8.livejournal.com]

Erm, you didn't sign this so I don't know who this is, but I don't have anything with that subject in my tlc folder so, no, it's not being ignored but I'm just not sure I got it. Feel free to resend, though!

[smilie117.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link to the article Heidi.

And Oh! Me too! I'm just 22 and a half and this article made me feel so old - it's like sheesh - kids these days have many more options!

I remember playing pong on my uncle's Atari pre-Nintendo - and then I remember Donkey Kong and Super Mario Brothers and Tetris - how do you go wrong with tetris? LOL

*walks around with a cane*

Darned Internet

[(Anonymous)]

Just to clarify, I sent it to your heidi8@livejournal.com account. I didn’t/don’t know your TLC inbox address. I know I typed the address correctly but perhaps it disappeared in cyberspace somewhere? Anyway, I’m up to my eyes now and for the next couple of weeks so I’m afraid I won’t have time to retype as it was quite long and would involve further typing too. I was just curious as to what happened. Oh well never mind.

Thanks anyway.
KG

Re: FA community

[heidi8.livejournal.com]

Weird, which community? Fapposters? I think erinmiran maganes that one...

[jayabear.livejournal.com]

*blinks* Ohhh... *giggles* I thought it was just your replyto page that was ubersmall on the text, but now I see it's your whole journal!

Now it alll makes sense.

:D

~j

p.s. Julie apologises for her possible sillyness, and chooses to blame the time, the weather, and the fact that she hates mondays.