Pengwin Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Here is my son, Oliver, playing Joust and loving it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven/TQA Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 does he know that the console he is using has less power than a micro wave or your tv set? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pengwin Posted February 15, 2007 Author Share Posted February 15, 2007 does he know that the console he is using has less power than a micro wave or your tv set? Without trying to sound picky, he's not using a console, its the 800XL in the picture But since he normally plays on a playstation 2 or my wifes dual core PC, I think its a great testament to the longevity of these games that he actually asks me to put them on for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pengwin Posted February 15, 2007 Author Share Posted February 15, 2007 (edited) double post Edited February 15, 2007 by Pengwin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 my friends kids came round after school two weeks ago as their mum was out. Jack age 12 saw my 800xl and asked to play on it. He was saving for a Play station 3, but decided that the 800XL was far cooler. He has since bought an XL, and borrowed some carts from me. His mates all think it is really cool. He has even started to learn BASIC and my 4 year old daughter loves "dot man" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pengwin Posted February 15, 2007 Author Share Posted February 15, 2007 (edited) my friends kids came round after school two weeks ago as their mum was out. Jack age 12 saw my 800xl and asked to play on it. He was saving for a Play station 3, but decided that the 800XL was far cooler. He has since bought an XL, and borrowed some carts from me. His mates all think it is really cool. He has even started to learn BASIC and my 4 year old daughter loves "dot man" I rest my case, classics will always be classics. Whilst the PS2, Wii and XBox 360 can deliver some amazing titles, I truly believe that the eighties were the best years for games. Yes, we had our fair share of crap, but that was outweighed by the innovation of the era. (btw: I am slighty inebriated) Edited February 15, 2007 by Pengwin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 (edited) my friends kids came round after school two weeks ago as their mum was out. Jack age 12 saw my 800xl and asked to play on it. He was saving for a Play station 3, but decided that the 800XL was far cooler. He has since bought an XL, and borrowed some carts from me. His mates all think it is really cool. He has even started to learn BASIC and my 4 year old daughter loves "dot man" I rest my case, classics will always be classics. Whilst the PS2, Wii and XBox 360 can deliver some amazing titles, I truly believe that the eighties were the best years for games. Yes, we had our fair share of crap, but that was outweighed by the innovation of the era. (btw: I am slighty inebriated) Yes, the 80s gaming was the best IMO, okay so the sound was mono, and the graphix were basic, but the game play made up for all of that. The problem with todays systems is too much time and effort is put into the graphix and what seems to me very little into the actual game play. (btw: Lucky you ) Edited February 15, 2007 by mimo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pengwin Posted February 15, 2007 Author Share Posted February 15, 2007 not trying to sound too old, I personally think that that a lot of game developers today concentrate too much on the look of the games. 20 years ago, we didn't really have that luxury, so the gameplay was the most important thing. Let's face it, halflife 2 looks a damn sight better than Asteroids, but I know which one I keep going back to. (still pished, pouring another glass of Merlot ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastRobPlus Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 does he know that the console he is using has less power than a micro wave or your tv set? Without trying to sound picky, he's not using a console, its the 800XL in the picture An 800XL is a console. A console is a computer device you interface directly with (normally via a keyboard) Oddly enough, it's not considered a Videogame console, which is really an odd irony since that's all most folks do with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven/TQA Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 i ment to say "console" because all youngsters do know "PC" or "console" but i am not sure if they know even today that there are more than "one PC". i am not sure if they know apple as alternative already... as i am using/coding/playing 800xl/130xe now for more than 20 years... of course i realised that its a pretty 800xl he was playing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pengwin Posted February 16, 2007 Author Share Posted February 16, 2007 An 800XL is a console. A console is a computer device you interface directly with (normally via a keyboard) Oddly enough, it's not considered a Videogame console, which is really an odd irony since that's all most folks do with them. i ment to say "console" because all youngsters do know "PC" or "console" but i am not sure if they know even today that there are more than "one PC". i am not sure if they know apple as alternative already... as i am using/coding/playing 800xl/130xe now for more than 20 years... of course i realised that its a pretty 800xl he was playing... Sorry if I sounded slightly argumentative guys, I had just polished off a bottle and a half of merlot. I've never considered the 800XL as a console. To me, a console is a computer without a keyboard (eg: 2600, PS2, etc). I guess it's all a matter of interpretation. (btw: seriously hungover now ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Quote seen in various 80's/90's computer mags....'people program games on pc's to make money', 'people program games on an atari for the enjoyment' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pengwin Posted February 16, 2007 Author Share Posted February 16, 2007 Quote seen in various 80's/90's computer mags....'people program games on pc's to make money', 'people program games on an atari for the enjoyment' So true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross PK Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 (edited) I think and 800XL would look like a pretty cool console if you imagine it without the keyboard (but obviously the silver keys down the side still remaing in place, you at least need a reset and start button on a console) Someone should do a photoshop pic. Edited February 16, 2007 by Ross PK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjlazer Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Console to me is an all in one unit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesD Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 A woman I worked with has a VCS and Atari computer and plays the "classics" with her great nice when she comes to visit. She says she likes those games more than her PS2 she has at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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