The Free Thread *Gaming Related*

[Yawackhary]

In terms of consoles, I usually get them in terms of release [for GBA, Gamecube and DS they were at launch] or at least within the console lifecycle [most of them] but I do have a couple than I can think of getting them much later.

I got my Mega Drive at 1997, the exact year when the console died in Europe and since it was a birthday gift, I actually remember seeing the last ever new Mega Drive game in stores and that was FIFA 98. Remember this was the year when the PS1 and Saturn were head to head and the N64 only just came out. Got my Game Gear I think around late 1997/1998 way after the console died? Got my SNES in 2003/2004 [about 7/8 years after it died and 8/9 years after it launched, thinking about it the SNES didn't last long in Europe either] and my Master System that was a gift in 2005 [11 years after it died]? Most recently I got myself an Xbox, 11 years after the launch and 7 years after it died. Sorry if it sounded boring and the only reason why I had so many consoles growing up was because I couldn't do much else, they were getting released as fast as I had the last one and I actually kept up to the gaming news via magazines at the time. I'm actually surprised that the last generation slowed down.

Plus seeing someone play on a NGC at 7 when I was a teenager makes me feel old...