We all have been gamers for so long right, but where did it REALLY start?

[Shadowblind]

Euphoria14 said:

Shadowblind said:

Euphoria14 said:

Shadowblind said:

IDDQD b*tches

Correct me if I am wrong, but that is the God Code right?

Foolish knave. Of course it is.

It makes the invincible doom guy even more invincible. Now instead of simply being able to carry 300 lbs and of equipment and still run 57 mph, he can do it over green acid that would melt the feeble limbs off of any lesser man. Which is everyone.

The original Chuck Norris of gaming!

I was sure it was but not 100%, although Doom is the reason I originally discovered the internet!!! Doom 2 to be specific.

I had an old disc filled with like 120 shareware titles (Demos). Games like Doom, Barney Doom, Commander Keen, Epic Pinball, Duke Nukem, Stick Fighter, etc...

Anyways, with Doom II they had an online component that I wanted to try out but I didn't have internet. I was about 7-8 at the time I would say, maybe a year or so older, but I snatched my mom's credit card and signed up for America Online, back when they charged you per hour.

I started playing online and thought it was the greatest thing ever, until of course my mom got a HUMONGOUS AOL bill. She immediately knew it me and went ballistic, but we kept AOL. 

 

I will always remember Doom II for that reason.

Oh man. I remember those pay-per-hour subscription fees. They make Xbox Live look like a deal from heaven.

I still remember Mythic Games charging me 6 fracking dollars per hour that I played Splatterball online. Six. Fracking. Dolores.

Those were dark times