November 2, 2012 My Pedigree: Gaming
If I’m going to write about things I want you to read about, it might be good for you to know where I’m coming from. So from the gaming front, here’s a list of gaming consoles I’ve owned over the years, in the order I got them:
- A Pong knock-off. I don’t even remember what it was called. My parents got it for my brother and I at a garage sale.
- Commodore 64. This wasn’t technically a gaming console, but it might as well have been. The only other thing I used it for was typing in BASIC programs from that backs of computer magazines. Favorite games: The Last Ninja, Karateka
- Sega Genesis. Most people I knew had a Nintendo system when they were kids, but one friend of mine had a Sega Master System, and I liked it so much more than the NES. When the time came for me to get my first ever actual console, I went with the Sega Genesis. Also, I was 22 years old when I got it. Favorite games: Mortal Kombat, Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sega CD. Gotta have the add-on! Favorite game: Eternal Champions, Sonic CD
- Sega 32X. Yes, I am one of the 6 people that bought this. Favorite games: Blackthorne, Virtua Fighter
- Sega Saturn. I was fully on the Sega train, committed to whatever they were going to do. I still own my original Saturn, and I have two other ones besides. The “batwing” controller is still one of my favorite controllers of all time. Favorite games: Tomb Raider, Virtua Cop, Saturn Bomberman, Virtua Fighter 2
- Intellivision. I had played this as a kid at my pastor’s house. I ran into him years later after he had moved and he still had it, and he gave it to me. Favorite games: Donkey Kong, Kool-Aid Man
- Colecovision. I don’t even remember where I got this, but I only have one game for it: Donkey Kong
- Sega Nomad. I had all those Genesis games laying around, so having a portable system to play them on seemed a logical choice. It was kind of awesome and kind of not at the same time. Favorite Game: Street Fighter 2
- Playstation. So began my journey of not playing favorites in the console wars any more. Just buy them all! I got a Playstation mostly because Tomb Raider 2 wasn’t available on the Saturn. Favorite games: Tomb Raider 2, Hot Shots Golf
- NES. Finally picked one up. The power cord has disappeared, though, so I can’t play it. Favorite games: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (though I don’t know why – I sucked at this game), Q*bert
- SuperNES. I only ever had one game for this system: Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.
- Sega Dreamcast. One of my favorite systems ever. I still own two of these, a regular one and a blue one. Some day I’ll get a black one to complete the set. This is still the only system I’ve ever pre-ordered. Favorite games: NFL2K (blew me away so much I still don’t enjoy playing Madden), Rippin’ Riders
- Nintendo 64. Even though it’ll cost me some street cred, I’ll go ahead and admit I’ve never really enjoyed the Mario games. Still, I got to play Mario 64 in a game store a couple of weeks before it was officially released in the States, and it was pretty neat. Favorite games: Goldeneye 007, 1080° Snowboarding, Wave Race 64
- Xbox. Thing was a beast! It was the first console I started seriously playing online games on. Favorite game: Links
- PlayStation 2. I bought this thing strictly for Guitar Hero. I saw a guy playing “More Than a Feeling” in the store and knew I had to have it. Favorite game: Guitar Hero
- Atari 2600. I finally got one. And then another one. And then a third. I don’t even remember where they all came from. Favorite games: Space Invaders, Pac-Man (even though it was terrible)
- Xbox 360. Man, do I love this thing. My current Gamerscore is 64550. Favorite games: the Rock Band series, the Mass Effect series, the LEGO series… and many, many more.
- Sega Master System. All these years later, I finally got one of the systems that made me a Sega fanboy for so many years. Favorite game: Ghostbusters
- Wii. I got this thing for the Wii Bowling, just like everyone else. That ended up being just about the only thing I ever liked on it.
- PlayStation Portable. Got it mostly to review PSP games. Favorite games: Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee, Lumines II
- PlayStation 3. Honestly, I got this because I wanted a Blu-Ray player and I had enough store credit built up that it brought the price down to about equal with regular Blu-Ray players, and I figured it wouldn’t hurt to have the gaming functionality, too. Favorite games: God of War III, I guess. I’ve only played 4 games on the thing.
And, of course, various PCs and cell phones over the years. I hope I’m not leaving anything out…
I present this list so you can see where I’m coming from. I love gaming and I think my history shows it!
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Written by: Mark
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