Nostalgia

[DM=DisputeMediator]

Everyone loves a good, "Remember when..." thread, so it's time for a trip down memory lane. Feel free to post on here about any hobbies you may have been into when you were younger, preferably with some links to examples. (Remember, the geekier the better!) ;D

Ok, I'll start...

When I was a kid, I used to love collecting these little space wrestler guys called, "M.U.S.C.L.E. men". I probably had around a hundred or so of them. I think they were something like 4 for $1.00 back in '85. Well, here's a link to some examples of "M.U.S.C.L.E. men":

nathansmuscleblog.blogspot.com/

P.S. I found out only recently that M.U.S.C.L.E. men came from a Japanese anime called, "Kinnikuman" (literally translating into "Muscleman" in English), that only reached the U.S. in later years in a spinoff series called, "Kinnikuman Nisei", or "Ultimate Muscle", as it was called in the U.S., involving the offspring of the original M.U.S.C.L.E. men. Here's a link to a "Kinnikuman" site:

www.kinnikuman.com/akia/index.htm

Anyone remember these guys?

[Niemz]

I don't remember them, but I was a teenager then...

[DM=DisputeMediator]

No probs man, just post something you do remember! ;D Let your little inner Niemz free to frolick through the imaginary fields of yester... Ok that's just sounding all kinds of creepy. Sorry. AHEM! Seriously though, you should post some links to some of the stuff you were into back in the day.

Here's a link to a game, unprecedented in it's day, which I actually became quite obsessed with when it first came out back in '89:

uk.ign.com/top-100-nes-games/50.html

Anyone remember Shadowgate for the old NES?

[Niemz]

I remember the Atari 2600!

[DM=DisputeMediator]

What year did that one come out? Do you remember any cool games on there? Share some of your good times with us!

[Kitty]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oregon_Trail_(video_game)

This used to be my favorite pc game when I was a kid. It came on one of these:

[Niemz]

Best DOS game around!

[Kitty]

I've tried the upgraded version on my iPad, while the graphics & animations are cute & fun, it just doesn't have the same feel anymore. I deleted it.

Another really fun game was:


I got it for the iPad. I never realized just how creepy it was LOL. I also just ordered the hardcover novel from amazon for $0.01. LOL

[Niemz]

I just downloaded Wolfenstien for my iPad.

[Kitty]

Ooh. Let me know if it's any good I've read mixed reviews I miss the old game. ^..^

[Niemz]

Controls take a little getting used to, otherwise is just like old game.

[magnus]

I remember that game it was a hoot and a half. They just don't make them as fun any more.

[Kitty]

Yea, now a days, the games are sooo complicated. I miss the simplicity of having a single objective (like Oregon Trail, your objective was simple: "Don't Die")

[Niemz]

Back when you played till you died, there was no ending.

[Kitty]

Yep. Then you just hit start & tried to get a better score.