edd_jedi
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I always think it's interesting to see what computers people had when they were growing up, as nobody had everything back then, and often I think it led on to career choices in later life (certainly im my case.) I'll go first. It's probably worth pointing out that I have 2 younger brothers, so most of these were shared.
1) Spectrum +3 (1987)
This was my first computer, and I got it for my 6th birthday. Great present. My favourite games were Gift from the Gods, Skate or Die, and Batman. This was our only computer for a long time so I remember it well. I had this until about 1994 when I sadly blew it up trying to fix the RF signal with tin foil! (I was young and foolish...)
2) Sega Master System II (1992)
Our first console. We really wanted a SNES, but our parents got us this instead. I can't believe we only had this for a year as it felt like a lifetime (I guess time passes much more slowly when you're young.) My favourite games on this were Alex Kidd, Mickey Mouse, Asterix, and all the Sonic games.
3) SNES (1993)
Finally, we had a SNES! The only reason we wanted it was for Street Fighter 2, so that and Mario All Stars were the only games we had for quite a long time.
4) Amiga 1200 (1994)
This was my first proper computer that I did anything other than gaming on. I was 13, and used to love art so I spent just as much time playing with Deluxe Paint as I did playing games. This is probably the computer I have the fondest memories of, hence why I'm still on this site. I had it for about 3 years until we got a PC and Amiga faded into obscurity. My favourite games were Monkey Island 1+2, Cannon Fodder, and Simon the Sorcerer. I was more in to graphic adventures and strategy games on the Amiga than arcade style games. It's also worth mentioning that most of my friend at the time also had Amiga's or CD32's as well as other consoles, so I think that's why I wanted an Amiga in the first place. I know a lot of people that have never heard of them.
5) Compaq PC Pentium 133 (1997)
Finally we were all of the age where we needed a proper computer for homework, so we got a PC. This was my first exposure to the internet, which is mainly what I used it for. I played Quake a lot, but was never a massive PC gamer. I mainly played older PC games on it like Sam + Max, Tie Fighter etc.
6) Nintendo 64 (1997)
Great machine, Mario 64 is still probably my favourite console game ever. Pure genius and completely ground breaking at the time. I was also a big fan of Wave Race and Rogue Squadron.
7) Sega Saturn (1998 )
This was the first computer I bought myself with my own money when I was 16. I loved all of the Sega Arcade games of the period like Virtua Racing, Daytona, Sega Rally, Virtua Cop etc so this machine was a real dream. I'd love to have another if gun games worked on LCD TVs
8 ) Apple iMac (2002)
I was at art college and we had to use Macs, so my parents got us a long overdue upgrade (we'd had the PC for 5 years!) This was my first Mac, and since then I've never looked back. I ended up working as a web designer/developer, and this computer is the main reason why, it was my first exposure to Photoshop/Dreamweaver etc.
I've had a lot of other computers since then (new and old) including a Game Boy and Game Gear at some point during my youth, but these are the ones that I'd say influenced me the most. I lost interest in consoles after the Saturn so have never had a PlayStation/XBox or anything like that, modern games just don't appeal to me.
1) Spectrum +3 (1987)
This was my first computer, and I got it for my 6th birthday. Great present. My favourite games were Gift from the Gods, Skate or Die, and Batman. This was our only computer for a long time so I remember it well. I had this until about 1994 when I sadly blew it up trying to fix the RF signal with tin foil! (I was young and foolish...)
2) Sega Master System II (1992)
Our first console. We really wanted a SNES, but our parents got us this instead. I can't believe we only had this for a year as it felt like a lifetime (I guess time passes much more slowly when you're young.) My favourite games on this were Alex Kidd, Mickey Mouse, Asterix, and all the Sonic games.
3) SNES (1993)
Finally, we had a SNES! The only reason we wanted it was for Street Fighter 2, so that and Mario All Stars were the only games we had for quite a long time.
4) Amiga 1200 (1994)
This was my first proper computer that I did anything other than gaming on. I was 13, and used to love art so I spent just as much time playing with Deluxe Paint as I did playing games. This is probably the computer I have the fondest memories of, hence why I'm still on this site. I had it for about 3 years until we got a PC and Amiga faded into obscurity. My favourite games were Monkey Island 1+2, Cannon Fodder, and Simon the Sorcerer. I was more in to graphic adventures and strategy games on the Amiga than arcade style games. It's also worth mentioning that most of my friend at the time also had Amiga's or CD32's as well as other consoles, so I think that's why I wanted an Amiga in the first place. I know a lot of people that have never heard of them.
5) Compaq PC Pentium 133 (1997)
Finally we were all of the age where we needed a proper computer for homework, so we got a PC. This was my first exposure to the internet, which is mainly what I used it for. I played Quake a lot, but was never a massive PC gamer. I mainly played older PC games on it like Sam + Max, Tie Fighter etc.
6) Nintendo 64 (1997)
Great machine, Mario 64 is still probably my favourite console game ever. Pure genius and completely ground breaking at the time. I was also a big fan of Wave Race and Rogue Squadron.
7) Sega Saturn (1998 )
This was the first computer I bought myself with my own money when I was 16. I loved all of the Sega Arcade games of the period like Virtua Racing, Daytona, Sega Rally, Virtua Cop etc so this machine was a real dream. I'd love to have another if gun games worked on LCD TVs
8 ) Apple iMac (2002)
I was at art college and we had to use Macs, so my parents got us a long overdue upgrade (we'd had the PC for 5 years!) This was my first Mac, and since then I've never looked back. I ended up working as a web designer/developer, and this computer is the main reason why, it was my first exposure to Photoshop/Dreamweaver etc.
I've had a lot of other computers since then (new and old) including a Game Boy and Game Gear at some point during my youth, but these are the ones that I'd say influenced me the most. I lost interest in consoles after the Saturn so have never had a PlayStation/XBox or anything like that, modern games just don't appeal to me.
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