Comments on: Play Together!

By: LostRainbow

LostRainbow — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:33:05 +0000

Awesome article Ted. It so brought me back to my own childhood. We too owned an Atari. I sat for countless hours with my dad and sister playing Space Invaders and Circus Atari. We would stay up way past our bedtime just to play and I am sure my father would sneak on after we were in bed. The first thing we did own was Pong, which was fun, but not the same. Then we also moved to the Nintendo where Super Mario Brothers was the game we stayed up playing. I eventually learned to get through all the levels and “save the princess”. I am glad the Wii has that game now but it seems much harder. I too am now grown and have 2 children. Currently we have a PS2, PS3 and Wii. My older daughter is lobbying for an xBox. We will see!

I am a gamer at heart and love when new stuff comes out. I too love the Zynga stuff on Facebook and playing Bejeweled and competing with my Facebook friends. I love to play Home also. It is fun to be creative and decorate your spaces.

Ted, keep these great articles coming. It was a nice trip down memory lane.

By: JoeyCorleone68

JoeyCorleone68 — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 04:50:49 +0000

Wowsers Ted! you brought back a LOT OF GOOD MEMORIES with this piece! I can remember playing Space Invaders on my neighbors Atari 2600…OMG was I wanting one sooo bad lol…I got one for the Christmas of 80…I played the heck out of Combat and superman and LOVED the Game based on Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back…Years later in fact MANY years later I got an Nintendo NES which gave way to the Sega Genesis then Sega CD…Then ultimately I bought a Sony Playstation 2 and have a HUGE collection of Games for it….I bought My PS3 not too soon after launch…I loved all these systems and am hoping to next year buy a second PS3 for my wife and I so she can use Home and we can share in the fun of it :)….My wife is a Gamer of sorts as well…She loves the Zynga stuff on Facebook and also EA’s Pogo gamesite…She’s ALWAYS trying to complete trophy winning quests and such So I guess Gaming is mutually Rewarding for both of us :)…

By: Kid Fleetfoot

Kid Fleetfoot — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 03:12:36 +0000

That’s one of the best articles I read on here. Maybe it’s my mood or maybe it’s a reminder of times in the past and a bit of today… game systems, internet, or memories of slaying the enemies with plastic guns and swords made of tree branches. Bang bang! Swish swish! The good guys win.

Nostalgia and nowstalgia both.

Thanks

By: Burbie52

Burbie52 — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 02:39:52 +0000

Nice article Ted. I can relate to a lot of what you said about how important games are to some families. Mine was very much the same when it came to that. Good read.