New member saying hello!

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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Let me preface my first bitmob blog post by saying I love the community oriented feel here.  I've been a frequent viewer and have been enjoying the podcasts,  so today I decided to hop on board and it's good to be here.

 A little about me:  I'm 31. I cut my teeth on the colecovision when I was very young. I want to say four or five.  The rest is history.  It's been a crazy ride watching games and consoles improve in the nearly 3 decades I've been enjoying them.  I've seen graphics go from 16 color low resolution sprites to full blown lifelike high-def 3D models.  My reflexes have evolved as uncomfortable, 2-buttoned rectangular controllers advanced into ergonomic 8+ button wireless masterpieces. And I can't wait to see what happens next!

 Today I get my kicks on the PC, PS3, and nintendo DS.  

 
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Comments (9)
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June 25, 2009
You cut your teeth on the coleovision? Damn. Hope you had a good dentist.
Jason_wilson
June 25, 2009
Welcome, Michael! Which system had the more awkward controller -- the Colecovision or the Intellivision?
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June 25, 2009
Colecovision, the Smurf game, memories.
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June 25, 2009
Welcome and enjoy the conversations here.
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June 25, 2009
Curse you Michael for beating me to the easy Colecovision joke!
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June 25, 2009
Hell you should've sued after cutting your teeth! That was back in the glory days of no warning labels on everything to cover the asses of large companies. Welcome to the beast that is Bitmob!;D
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June 26, 2009
Jason: I never had an intellivision so I couldn't tell you. I think I was too young to really care about the ergonomics of the colecovision controller. I remember my older brother and one of his friends came home one day with a game called Total Control Baseball and a couple of these outlandish controllers: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Super_Action_Controller_Coleco_DSCF0353.JPG Random thoughts: The games I remember most for that system were Time Pilot, Dam Busters, Montezuma's Revenge and Congo Bongo.
Jason_wilson
June 26, 2009
The Intellivision's controller was a disc with a keypad that made your hand hurt. I remember how much I envied my friends with Colecovisions for something that was a little better.
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June 26, 2009
Oh yeah I can picture it now. looks uncomfortable for marathon sessions.

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