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Chris Craig said:
The one classic piece of gaming I have never had or tried but want to is the Virtual Boy.
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I got to try that out at Game Trader at Mall 205 sometime before the holidays in 1995. I know I tried Mario Clash and one other game. Gave me a horrible headache, never played one again.
 
Super grateful for this nerdgasm thread. I thought I was King of the Nerds for casting and painting lead Civil War soldiers, but after listening to all you geeky video gamers I realized that I am the normal one and I don't belong in this dungeon.......
 
UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
Super grateful for this nerdgasm thread. I thought I was King of the Nerds for casting and painting lead Civil War soldiers, but after listening to all you geeky video gamers I realized that I am the normal one and I don't belong in this dungeon.......
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Unless you go for regular Civil War battle reenactments and act out the battles every year...now That's some geeky stuff!
 
UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
Super grateful for this nerdgasm thread. I thought I was King of the Nerds for casting and painting lead Civil War soldiers, but after listening to all you geeky video gamers I realized that I am the normal one and I don't belong in this dungeon.......
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There is a difference in retro gaming and current gaming.

Current gaming is one of the ways us dudes with kids get to still connect with their boys from childhood. Jump on a game, play a few matches of Fortnite, Apex, Rocket League etc. With the fellas and chat about how ya'll are doing then go back to adulthood. Its like a snapshot back to hanging out with your buds in high school.

Retro gaming takes you back to a time before you had responsibilities. When you were a kid and playing games. The euphoric feel you had when you got the game you wanted for your birthday and spent the next week playing it over and over again. It sucks being an adult because you just don't get as excited about things anymore after life hit you in the face with a shovel many times.

Honestly, I feel like video games helped me with problem solving, perseverance etc. Lots of life skills to learn if you don't let it turn you into a degenerate.
 
riverman said:
Unless you go for regular Civil War battle reenactments and act out the battles every year...now That's some geeky stuff!
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I was camping one time at Fort Stevens State Park when, at the same time, there was a Civil War reenactment at the Fort Stevens Historical Site. It was cool to see.
 
Most of my retro gaming is done on Analogue consoles now. I have an Analogue NES, SNES, Genesis, Turbo Duo, Pocket and the N64 should be on the way in the next month or so.

PS2, Dreamcast, 3DO are hooked up on an older TV.
 
THE HCP said:
Set up the old PS3 from the basement in our son’s room since he moved out! Let’s go!!!!!

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A few months ago I was telling my son how reliable my PlayStations have been over the years and have never had a problem with them. He played on the PS3 for a few hours before it got the yellow light of death. Damn shame.
 
I used to like to read books but I just don't anymore. I read and analyze stuff in my job all the time. Takes the fun portion out of reading for me. I never really got into fiction stuff other than some classics and Goosebumps. I have always preferred reading non fiction and biographies. I like collecting sports memorabilia and going through my trading cards from time to time.

I am obsessed with true crime podcasts and TV shows. That's pretty nerdy.
 
-Ace- said:
I actually just went to an estate sale this morning with the wife and son and picked up a Super Scope, the Super Scope 6 game, NES U-Force controller, and the NES Power Pad with manual and box all for $20. Beyond a steal, paying off childhood debts of peripherals I just never owned or maybe saw once or twice.
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Nice score. I always love the rush of getting old stuff like that. I used to run around thrifting a lot in my younger days looking for video game stuff and other random nostalgia. After kids I just lost the energy to do it.
 
SheedSoNasty said:
A few months ago I was telling my son how reliable my PlayStations have been over the years and have never had a problem with them. He played on the PS3 for a few hours before it got the yellow light of death. Damn shame.
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That sucks. I've been lucky too. Never had an issue but the technology is 20 years old now. The good news is it isn't too expensive to pick up another one.
 
Does being on S2 count? That’s probably my main nerdy pastime.

I also got back into collecting NBA cards after a 30 hiatus. A buddy of mine got me back into it. I had to scale back after spending too much. Not nearly as much as he has spent since then.
 
riverman said:
Unless you go for regular Civil War battle reenactments and act out the battles every year...now That's some geeky stuff!
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No, I'm not into that kind of stuff, though I certainly admire their zeal. I do it just because I like doing it. And while I was employed there were plenty of coworkers who wanted me to make sets for them. And it helped one son get a good grade in his high school American History class. Just something to do.....
 
JFizzleRaider said:
I used to like to read books but I just don't anymore. I read and analyze stuff in my job all the time. Takes the fun portion out of reading for me. I never really got into fiction stuff other than some classics and Goosebumps. I have always preferred reading non fiction and biographies. I like collecting sports memorabilia and going through my trading cards from time to time.

I am obsessed with true crime podcasts and TV shows. That's pretty nerdy.
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I collected goosebumps when I was a kid. I always loved when the book fair came at school and I got to get a new one.
 
JFizzleRaider said:
Most of my retro gaming is done on Analogue consoles now. I have an Analogue NES, SNES, Genesis, Turbo Duo, Pocket and the N64 should be on the way in the next month or so.

PS2, Dreamcast, 3DO are hooked up on an older TV.
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Heck yeah.

Dreamcast was fun. I remember messing with my friend on both NBA 2k and Soul Caliber. That was like the original 2k games and always pissed him off on NBA because I would wait till right before the buzzer and lob up full court shots, that always went in.

On Soul Caliber, I'd wait till he wasn't looking and put his life at nothing and mine at full and he would be like what the hell when I was invincible and he was dying in like one hit.
 
Chris Craig said:
Heck yeah.

Dreamcast was fun. I remember messing with my friend on both NBA 2k and Soul Caliber. That was like the original 2k games and always pissed him off on NBA because I would wait till right before the buzzer and lob up full court shots, that always went in.

On Soul Caliber, I'd wait till he wasn't looking and put his life at nothing and mine at full and he would be like what the hell when I was invincible and he was dying in like one hit.
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Yeah, Dreamcast was awesome. I got one when it first came out. Sega bass fishing, jet grind radio, hydro thunder, dynamite cop, Shenmue, sonic were all games I played. I won a Game Crazy tournament in my neighborhood and got a free copy of NBA Showtime on NBC which was like an updated NBA Jam. My friends and I played that game so many times.

I traded it all in for a brand new GameBoy Advance and Mario Kart a few years later and regretted it. Was able to get all my collection back in the past decade or so.
 
I read science, politics, history, classics, fiction and the occasional light reading. Read all Shakespeare plays during pandemic. And cookbooks.
 
UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
No, I'm not into that kind of stuff, though I certainly admire their zeal. I do it just because I like doing it. And while I was employed there were plenty of coworkers who wanted me to make sets for them. And it helped one son get a good grade in his high school American History class. Just something to do.....
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I think it's awesome...I built model planes and ships when I was a kid, always enjoyed it. I was listening to a podcast about Lincoln, Johnson and Grant and have to say, it was fascinating stuff..Grant was a character.
 
JFizzleRaider said:
Yeah, Dreamcast was awesome. I got one when it first came out. Sega bass fishing, jet grind radio, hydro thunder, dynamite cop, Shenmue, sonic were all games I played. I won a Game Crazy tournament in my neighborhood and got a free copy of NBA Showtime on NBC which was like an updated NBA Jam. My friends and I played that game so many times.

I traded it all in for a brand new GameBoy Advance and Mario Kart a few years later and regretted it. Was able to get all my collection back in the past decade or so.
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I remember Jet Grind Radio. I think that came with my Dreamcast when I got it. I never enjoyed the Sonic games on there as much as the original Sega Sonics.

I'm was big on Mario Kart 64. That was my Jam. My friends and I got a lot of time on that. Goldeneye and Doom as well.
 
JFizzleRaider said:
Yeah, Dreamcast was awesome. I got one when it first came out. Sega bass fishing, jet grind radio, hydro thunder, dynamite cop, Shenmue, sonic were all games I played. I won a Game Crazy tournament in my neighborhood and got a free copy of NBA Showtime on NBC which was like an updated NBA Jam. My friends and I played that game so many times.

I traded it all in for a brand new GameBoy Advance and Mario Kart a few years later and regretted it. Was able to get all my collection back in the past decade or so.
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I traded in the PSOne I got when I graduated from college (which I regret) to get a Dreamcast (which I don’t regret). I loved the Dreamcast; I think it did 60fps gaming better than even the PS2 did sometimes. Just felt sharper. A great last hurrah for Sega. Though I think they also killed it in the DS generation as a software company.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
PC Master Race!

You console players suck.
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I loved command and conquer and counterstrike 1.6. Played some Planetside too. But idk, always preferred console.

But, lately I've seen so many amazing indie horror games. Has me considering a steam deck.
 
Chris Craig said:
I grew up playing PC games too

Oregon Trail naturally

But also, Civilization, Warcraft, Maniac Mansion, Half Life.
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There is a new Oregon Trail on PS5 I got. It is ok.

I played some Warcraft 2 and Wow (for about three months until I saw it affecting my real life).

I remember playing Leisure Suit Larry, Commander Keen, Duke Nukem, Doom, Megaman, a horror game called Last Half of Darkness, and the Hugo Horrors games. Rollercoaster Tycoon.

There used to be these games online by Boxerjam. out of order was one. Another was called Napoleon. Wish they still had those.
 
JFizzleRaider said:
There is a new Oregon Trail on PS5 I got. It is ok.

I played some Warcraft 2 and Wow (for about three months until I saw it affecting my real life).

I remember playing Leisure Suit Larry, Commander Keen, Duke Nukem, Doom, Megaman, a horror game called Last Half of Darkness, and the Hugo Horrors games. Rollercoaster Tycoon.

There used to be these games online by Boxerjam. out of order was one. Another was called Napoleon. Wish they still had those.
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Leisure Suit Larry holy hell that game!

Played Rollercoaster Tycoon for sure

Only ever played Doom on N64
 
Back when there was only guitar hero 1 & 2, I modded my PS2 and burned rewritten images of the game to play the songs I coded and added. Nerd/pirating. And yes, I did some Metallica just for Lars.
 
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