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cannonwillow

What was your first video game and computer?

heres a picture of my first video game (I was 10 years old at the time)

It was awesome because 4 could play

and here is a picture of my first computer

here is the info on my first computer:

NAME APPLE II+
MANUFACTURER Apple
TYPE Home Computer
ORIGIN U.S.A.
YEAR June 1979
END OF PRODUCTION 1983
BUILT IN LANGUAGE AppleSoft Basic (Microsoft F.P. version)
KEYBOARD Full-stroke keyboard
CPU MOS 6502
SPEED 1 MHz
RAM 48 KB (64 KB max. with language card)
ROM 12 KB
TEXT MODES 40 x 24, 80 x 24 (with 80-column card)
GRAPHIC MODES 40 x 40-48 (16 colours), 280 x 192 (6 colours)
COLORS 16 SOUND one channel beeper
SIZE / WEIGHT 39.2 (W) x 45.4 (D) x 11.8 (H) cm
I/O PORTS Composite monitor, Internal Slots (8), Tape recorder In/Out jacks
BUILT IN MEDIA None
OS DOS 3.2.1
POWER SUPPLY Built-in switching power supply unit
PERIPHERALS All Apple and third-parties cards and peripherals
PRICE $1195 (1979, USA)

I think we got our model with a green type monitor and external 5.25 inch floppy drive that drove the price tag up to almost 2,000 dollars

spike420211 · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:50 pm Post subject:

1st computer:Televideo XT [very used], 256k ram, mebbe 500$

1st video game: I bought this hand-held yahtzee game @ wal-mart a few years ago for 19.95.

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templar rage · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:59 pm Post subject:

First game was Sonic the Hedgehog for Sega Genesis

First computer was **** Dell, 512MB RAM, 80GB HD, 2.11 or 3.11Ghz processor, added 256MB video card later.

cannonwillow · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:06 pm Post subject:

While I'm at it here is a picture of my first hand held electronic game

I bought a little switch and resistor from radio shack that I mounted on the left side to cut off the speaker. It had no sound control from the factory. That way I could play it in church Very Happy

I found that if I used a brand new 9 volt battery I could acheive higher scores Cool

Autosuggestion · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:09 pm Post subject:

Captain Japple · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:50 pm Post subject:

I had Pong. Yay!

My first PC had 4 ram. I upgraded it to 6.
My 2nd pc had 3.2 hard drive and I was a balla. For about 15 minutes.

HuJwang · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:09 am Post subject:

first video game was also on that system, probably this:

Big Slick x13x · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:17 am Post subject:

Apple IIe, the DOS didn't work, had to boot from 5.25" floppy. Played the hell out of the summer olympics game on it. I remember the diver was a straight line and you couldn't tell the head from the feet. So trying to do as many spins as possible and go in straight, while a great strategy in theory, never really knew if you went feet or head first until the score were give. 4.x = feet first 9.x or 10 = head first.

First console game I remember playing was Super Mario Bros. NES. I did have an Atari though with pong and a battle tank type game.

cannonwillow · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:26 am Post subject:

My favorite games for the apple II+ was the Bard's Tales series, and the Zork games

PJs Ronin · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:38 am Post subject:

Commodore Vic 20

mgodd · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:44 am Post subject:

First video game console was Atari...Pitfall was the shizzle. I remember the first computer we had was a 486, don't remember any other specs on it.

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My brother had Coleco Vision and, I think, Atari, but my first console was NES. I got it the year it came out. It remains the most badass gift I've ever received for Christmas.

My first computer was an IBM. Don't kn ow the model number, but it was a 386, with maybe 2 mb of ram. Windows 3.1, I think.

cubbies760 · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 1:38 am Post subject:

There's a good thread on this subject from not too long ago, but I suck at using the search feature properly. I remember either having or at least playing each system in this thread so far.

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