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[PhilFish]

Interesting sideline in another thread. A comment on old gaming terms piqued my interest..

Wondering what influenced you as a kid.. (for those of you old enough to have experienced the pre- / early- computing era..)

Phil goes first..

AD&D
Whovian (huge..huge..fan in the day)
Ultima (1 thru 4) in the early Atari days..
Loads of Sci Fi Fantasy lit..Shannara/Wheel of Time series..loads of Piers Anthony.. that sort of thing..

 

[Craig]

Interesting sideline in another thread. A comment on old gaming terms piqued my interest..

Wondering what influenced you as a kid.. (for those of you old enough to have experienced the pre- / early- computing era..)

Phil goes first..

AD&D
Whovian (huge..huge..fan in the day)
Ultima (1 thru 4) in the early Atari days..
Loads of Sci Fi Fantasy lit..Shannara/Wheel of Time series..loads of Piers Anthony.. that sort of thing..

All the early board games...from Chutes and Ladders to Go To The Head of The Class to Monopoly, Clue and Sorry...Chinese Checkers, Checkers, Chess.

Add the Avalon Hill games, Diplomacy, Baseball Strategy, Football Strategy...and a bit later, Starship Troopers.

Pinballs were also always part of the gaming scene. While my first love was the baseball games, the regular flipper games were also a large part. Sky Jump was an early favorite.

No home system until I worked for Nintendo.