Starting to feel old now..
Pariah, you were.. what... 12 when Dragon's Lair hit the Arcade?
Morsybreyth, you were 7ish???
henrique..
Hmmmm..
I was an arcade pro (well, I thought so..
) by the trime DL came out.
Being 16 when it was released..
Grew up in Los Angeles, but generally headed to "The Valley" for the best arcades.. (That and because I didn't like getting rolled for my arcade money, which would happen in the city. I was short for my age..)
As a result, I played video games, read, and used my computer (Vic-20 was my first computer). We actually had a computer class with NO computer in my HS. The teacher was from the private sector. Once a month or so, he'd bring his Osborne 1 from work and we could type in our programs to see if they worked. Talk about motivation for writing good code!!!
So, I decided to be an English major in college. (That computer stuff was just for fun..) Luckily, I realized I'd be a terrible teacher and got a job working phone systems/payphones. Then network cabling. Then networking.... etc...
Now I'm a LAN/WAN admin for the State or Oregon..
Yes, I have an arcade machine.. It's a converted Tempest (I didn't ruin a Tempest.. it was converted when I got it!!) and I have a PC in it playing Vantage (MAME-esqe emulator for slower PCs). When I upgrade a bit, I plan on setting it up to play AdvanceMAME (it's a real arcade monitor) and Daphne.
Favorite games at the time: TRON, Tempest, and Dragon's Lair.
Games I was best at: Ms. Pacman, Donkey Kong, Popeye.
Games I'm best at now: Almost none, but I still have fun.
Song I always got my best scores to: Tom Sawyer - RUSH
Music I like: Everything, cept real country.
Books: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, Greek & Roman plays.
desiv