Video Games As Addictive As Illicit Drugs: I didn't need a study to tell me this. I'm a video game addict. Have been for over 35 years. My first game was Pong. Then my parents got me...

Mr Bombastic

I didn't need a study to tell me this. I'm a video game addict. Have been for over 35 years. My first game was Pong. Then my parents got me an Atari 2600, and I discovered Tank Battles, and Space Invaders. Been addicted ever since. It's an addiction I can live with. It hasn't affected my ability to function, though it does cost me way too much sleep. Oh well. I'll get plenty of rest when I'm dead.

http://www.addiction.com/4102/video-games-addiction/

Nutter Loc: Fly Over Zone

Space Invaders my all time favorite. Haven't done action video games in years though.

BigMike Loc: yerington nv

Mr Bombastic wrote:

I didn't need a study to tell me this. I'm a video game addict. Have been for over 35 years. My first game was Pong. Then my parents got me an Atari 2600, and I discovered Tank Battles, and Space Invaders. Been addicted ever since. It's an addiction I can live with. It hasn't affected my ability to function, though it does cost me way too much sleep. Oh well. I'll get plenty of rest when I'm dead.

http://www.addiction.com/4102/video-games-addiction/

I'm addicted to everything D**gon Age.

Weewillynobeerspilly Loc: North central Texas

Mr Bombastic wrote:

I didn't need a study to tell me this. I'm a video game addict. Have been for over 35 years. My first game was Pong. Then my parents got me an Atari 2600, and I discovered Tank Battles, and Space Invaders. Been addicted ever since. It's an addiction I can live with. It hasn't affected my ability to function, though it does cost me way too much sleep. Oh well. I'll get plenty of rest when I'm dead.

http://www.addiction.com/4102/video-games-addiction/

Indeed, my addiction started with the same games as you.....then Galaga took over, untill my fix was satisified with Robotron.....working a video game room in high school for a couple yrs surely didn't help.

Good Times Inc.

Mr Bombastic

Weewillynobeerspilly wrote:

Indeed, my addiction started with the same games as you.....then Galaga took over, untill my fix was satisified with Robotron.....working a video game room in high school for a couple yrs surely didn't help.

Good Times Inc.

When you need to k**l some time, you can't beat video games. I've played for 12 hours straight, and it only seemed like a few hours. It doesn't just k**l time. It murders it, mutilates it, then gets rid of the evidence.

archie bunker Loc: Texas

Mr Bombastic wrote:

I didn't need a study to tell me this. I'm a video game addict. Have been for over 35 years. My first game was Pong. Then my parents got me an Atari 2600, and I discovered Tank Battles, and Space Invaders. Been addicted ever since. It's an addiction I can live with. It hasn't affected my ability to function, though it does cost me way too much sleep. Oh well. I'll get plenty of rest when I'm dead.

http://www.addiction.com/4102/video-games-addiction/

Trying to draw us in ain't ya!

Ok. I'll bite. I'll also confess.
I purchased the Atari Flashback 7 system the other day. Asteroids, centipedes, frogger, etc.

I haven't checked to see if it has Missile Command on it yet. I have a few sniper games that I play on my phone, but don't have a lot of time for it, otherwise I would be addicted too. And, BTW......Pong sucked!! But it was the birth of video games.
I still am a sucker for pinball machines when I come across em!

Mr Bombastic

archie bunker wrote:

Trying to draw us in ain't ya! br br Ok. I'll b... (show quote)

I never cared for pinball, mostly because I suck at it.

Weewillynobeerspilly Loc: North central Texas

Mr Bombastic wrote:

When you need to k**l some time, you can't beat video games. I've played for 12 hours straight, and it only seemed like a few hours. It doesn't just k**l time. It murders it, mutilates it, then gets rid of the evidence.

Agreed on that, I've had some marathon sessions that lasted so long i was literally mind drunk when it was over......i would see the game when i closed my eyes to sleep like it was burned into my retina. ...oh yea!

Weewillynobeerspilly Loc: North central Texas

archie bunker wrote:

Trying to draw us in ain't ya! br br Ok. I'll b... (show quote)

Archie ol' buddy....they sell these little plug in versions at wallyworld and target of every old school game thats worth a damn...about 15 bucks a piece, 1 to 4 games per, all self contained in the joystick controller, 4 AA batteries runs for months......worth it, i have about 20 of them

archie bunker Loc: Texas

Mr Bombastic wrote:

I never cared for pinball, mostly because I suck at it.

I could wear one out back in the day. Pinball Wizard, I was!!

archie bunker Loc: Texas

Weewillynobeerspilly wrote:

Archie ol' buddy....they sell these little plug in versions at wallyworld and target of every old school game thats worth a damn...about 15 bucks a piece, 1 to 4 games per, all self contained in the joystick controller, 4 AA batteries runs for months......worth it, i have about 20 of them

Yeah, and they pretty much suck!
I want an Asteroids, or Missile Command or both arcade style game!

Weewillynobeerspilly Loc: North central Texas

archie bunker wrote:

Yeah, and they pretty much suck!
I want an Asteroids, or Missile Command or both arcade style game!

I dunno, these are pretty authentic ones produced by the original maker...namco, Williams etc,etc

I have asteroids, missile command, defender 1 and 2, galaga, robotron, xevious, pole position, frogger, mappy, space invaders, dig dug...and so on, identical to the original stand up arcade versions.
I have no complaints about them except the short 6' AV cables they come with.

Don't be a h**er Archie

Weewillynobeerspilly Loc: North central Texas

archie bunker wrote:

Yeah, and they pretty much suck!
I want an Asteroids, or Missile Command or both arcade style game!

You can get the original stand up version........for anywhere around 400 to 800 bucks, there is a place in my city that sells all these old refurbished ones......very cool, once all my freeloader kids are i gone i may turn their rooms into arcades and gun safe storage.....like God intended

archie bunker Loc: Texas

Weewillynobeerspilly wrote:

I dunno, these are pretty authentic ones produced ... (show quote)

I learned to play them on the stand up arcade versions. This sitting on the coutch, joystick, fire button on the wrong side is a relearning thing for me.

Weewillynobeerspilly Loc: North central Texas

archie bunker wrote:

I learned to play them on the stand up arcade versions. This sitting on the coutch, joystick, fire button on the wrong side is a relearning thing for me.

Yea, some are like that...especially the ones that had multiple fire buttons for different weapons.

I know ToysRus sold the stand up cabinet with joysticks and buttons for about 299 bucks, it came with the 19" screen.....you had to supply the actual board for the game, don't know what that costs.....looked cool and you could swap boards with relative ease.