How #GenX are you? Part 121
Another round of video game nostalgia.
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#HowGenXAreYou #1970s #1980s #1990s
#Poll #Polls #VideoGames #RetroGaming
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How #GenX are you? Part 121
Another round of video game nostalgia.
Select all that apply.
#HowGenXAreYou #1970s #1980s #1990s
#Poll #Polls #VideoGames #RetroGaming
#PCGaming
13 Comments
TechBean@mstdn.social · 2 pts · 1y
I don't usually lobby for poll options, but anyone who ever played Star Raiders on an Atari 400/800 knows how awesome it was.
plutocrash@jasette.facil.services · 1 pts · 1y
@TechBean@mstdn.social Zaxxon!
f00fc7c8@woem.space · 1 pts · 1y
@TechBean@mstdn.social 3 out of 4, but all of them were on the Game Boy Advance.
TechBean@mstdn.social · 1 pts · 1y
@f00fc7c8@woem.space
That counts.
pngwen@mastodon.sdf.org · 1 pts · 1y
@TechBean@mstdn.social How GenX am I? Let me put it this way :)
AnguaDelphine@mk.absturztau.be · 1 pts · 1y
@pngwen@mastodon.sdf.org
My favourite remains Moon Patrol.
@TechBean@mstdn.social
TechBean@mstdn.social · 1 pts · 1y
@AnguaDelphine @pngwen
In addition to Star Raiders, I pulled more than my share of all nighters playing Centipede, Joust, and Defender.
pngwen@mastodon.sdf.org · 2 pts · 1y
@TechBean@mstdn.social @AnguaDelphine@mk.absturztau.be I remember Star Raiderd being like a religious experience. Switching between maps and action along with all those buttons made me feel like I was flying a real spaceship!
TechBean@mstdn.social · 1 pts · 1y
@pngwen@mastodon.sdf.org @AnguaDelphine@mk.absturztau.be
Having a full keyboard was everything. 0-9 for velocity, H for hyperwarp, S for shields, etc.
And thanks for the pic. You gave me some great titles for future HowGenXAreYou retro gaming polls. I completely forgot about Berzerk!
TechBean@mstdn.social · 1 pts · 1y
@pngwen@mastodon.sdf.org
My peeps!!!
oldladyplays@wargamers.social · 1 pts · 1y
@TechBean@mstdn.social
Yep. I'm gonna nail all of these. I'm the leading edge of GenX: my dad was born nine months after VE Day. Don't get much Boomer-er than that.
I was born when he was 20. So not many are going before me in the Big Registry of GenX People.
TechBean@mstdn.social · 2 pts · 1y
@oldladyplays@wargamers.social
Welcome, sister. You are among family.
lynneverson@masto.ai · 1 pts · 1y
@TechBean@mstdn.social this has sent me down a lovely rabbit hole. In the very early 80's, Kokomo had a restaurant called "The Pipe Dream." It served pizza and ice cream and was decorated in old time movie posters. In the center was a Wurlitzer, with a live organist who took requests nightly. In the back was a dark arcade, with Centipede, Pac-Man (and Ms), Donkey Kong, Space Invaders. We were thrilled to go anytime my folks suggested it. I got my initials on Centipede and was so proud ❤️