CaptainPete Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 My first 'computer' was a Commodore 64. Keep in mind, it was in the era of DOS and at the cusp of Windows, but that was my first real taste of a computer and was the ones we used in middle school for 'computer programing' class. Did anyone play the Ghostbusters or Neuromancer (with soundtrack by Devo) games for that old piece of junk? Those should be added to the list of things people should play/watch/read. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator OneBoot Posted September 28, 2013 Moderator Share Posted September 28, 2013 (edited) Whups, when did this become the nostalgia thread? Never had (or seen, to my knowledge) a Commodore, though I do distinctly recall the old Apple computers my elementary school had. The only reason I remember them is because they had a big picture of an apple on the front, and as a five year-old, I was intrigued by this. :) DOS games were good times. The Lord of the Rings game was ridiculously difficult (even after years of trying, none of us could get out of Moria), but my all-time favorite was Colonization. I played that thing for hours and hours, and I typically hate strategy games with a passion. Huzzah! --OneBoot :D Edited September 28, 2013 by OneBoot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buglips*the*goblin Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 I remember when you could buy shareware for $3-$5 a floppy. I used to call them "Gramma Bait", because "I know you like those gizmo games and things". And she was right, because I played the hell out of Shareware Not-Quicken. I even beat the Boss Spreadsheet. But Mavis Beacon, she was hardcore. Too much for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dispatchdave Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Pssh. You kids with your 5 1/4" floppies and tapes. Anyone remember the 8" floppies? The 10MB harddrive the size of a washing machine? Punch cards? Not that I'm that old, but the stuff at my schools were.... And I was the "IT kid".... -Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainPete Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Back to topic: Nightwatch. One the best horror/action movies I've seen in a long time. The books are even better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Email2085 Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 We let our friend borrow our copy of Surf Ninjas. He had to stop ten minutes in because he could not deal with the shear amount of stupid in that film. Rob Schneider has that effect on people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowRaven Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Ah Surf Ninja's. I recall that one. It was on the 'so bad it's good' level if I recall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildbill Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 I used to work at a company that liked hiring their Purchasing staff straight out of college, hammering on them for two years, and then starting over. This lead to them constantly being in the 22-25 year old range. I am 38 years old now, for reference. Yes, it is important. One day I was walking out to lunch and there were a group of the "kids" as I called them standing there talking, waiting for someone to show up so they could also go to lunch. They stopped me and were like "William, we need you to settle an argument for us." I was like "Ok, sure. What's up?" One of them then asked "Isn't it true that the Lion King is a must-watch movie when you're a kid?" I was like "The Disney movie The Lion King?" "Yes! That one!" "Sorry guys, I've never seen the Lion King." They were all shocked. "How can you have grown up without seeing the Lion King?!?!?!" They were completely in shock at this statement. I took it as a compliment that they thought I looked like I was 25 (yeah right! ). I responded "The Lion King came out when I was in college. Now I am going to leave before I put all of you over my knee and spank you for making me feel old." Any Disney movie that has come out in the last 30 years I doubt that I have watched. That is my short response made long. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buglips*the*goblin Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 (edited) The Lion King I missed, but I saw all the rest and probably all the Pixar/Dreamworks ones. I have a habit of finding girlfriends who like animated kids movies. It's actually even given me a taste for them, so probably I should watch this one. I mean, I own Sleeping Beauty. I was excited to get Sleeping Beauty. So it's not like I'm in danger of losing any grizzly man-points. Also, I think Maleficent is pretty hot and I would totally be her underling any day. Also also: I was extremely disappointed to learn that Disney's Robin Hood was just The Jungle Book traced over. Edited September 30, 2013 by buglips*the*goblin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redambrosia Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Also, I think Maleficent is pretty hot and I would totally be her underling any day. My hubby has had a crush on Maleficent since he saw that movie as a little boy. He says she's the only woman he'd leave me for, which I counter with "not if I learn to slay dragons!", so you can see how that goes... I got really excited the other day when I saw a commercial for The Little Mermaid being released on blu-ray. Which was kinda of funny, cause I was sitting in a room with another redhead and she got all excited too, hehe. I was hoping they'd remaster it and put ir on the big screen for a limited time like Beauty & the Beast (yes, I totally went and saw that, I love that movie!), but it doesn't seem like they're going to do that At least I have a fun Disney movie to see for my birthday though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainPete Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 I like Disney movies, sometimes. I hate to say it, but Maleficent scared the daylights out of me as a kid. Then again, just about everything scared me as a kid... I did recently re-watch it and enjoyed myself. They just don't make art like that anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowRaven Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 I LOVE Disney movies. I still own Aladdin and The Lion King on VHS, and am slowly but surely building up a collection of all of Pixar's movies. Then again,I am something of an animation buff. Love the artistry involved 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinR Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 (edited) I have a three-year-old and still haven't seen the Lion King (or Aladdin, or several other things of that era). She seems to lean toward the Pixar movies and Looney Tunes, although she has been known to watch Rapunzel (Tangled?) for 10 hours straight, two days in a row [long road trip, and she couldn't be convinced to switch to Monsters Inc., Toy Story, Cars I or II, lots of old Looney Tunes, and several other things]. She is more patient now that I've figured out what she means when she wants to watch "silly cat" (Tweety Bird disk), "roadrunner and wolf" (Roadrunner disk), and "scary Cars" (Cars II). Edited September 30, 2013 by KevinR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Sundseth Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 My first 'computer' was a Commodore 64. Keep in mind, it was in the era of DOS and at the cusp of Windows, but that was my first real taste of a computer and was the ones we used in middle school for 'computer programing' class. Did anyone play the Ghostbusters or Neuromancer (with soundtrack by Devo) games for that old piece of junk? Those should be added to the list of things people should play/watch/read. C64 was a top-end home PC when it came out. The graphics and sound co-processors were so much better than what the Apple II or IIe had (or what the IBM PC had, for that matter) that there was really no comparison. (For reference, the C64 was an upgrade from my Vic 20 -- 5kb of RAM, of which 3.5kb was used by the system ... fewer bytes of usable memory than I now have unpainted miniatures.) Pssh. You kids with your 5 1/4" floppies and tapes. Anyone remember the 8" floppies? The 10MB harddrive the size of a washing machine? Punch cards? Not that I'm that old, but the stuff at my schools were.... And I was the "IT kid".... -Dave Not only do I remember 8" floppies* (and using a hole punch to get write access to the back side of floppies), but I started programming using a TTY, was a sys-admin (for what that might matter) on a computer whose only mass storage was paper tape, and got underpaid as a keypunch operator using a keypunch machine without memory (don't make a mistake). My lawn is off limits. On Disney, my wife is a huge fan; me, not so much. I have seen Song of the South in a theater, though. * 8" = floppy disk, 5.25" = mini floppy disk, 3.5" = micro floppy disk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonwirn Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Pssh. You kids with your 5 1/4" floppies and tapes. Anyone remember the 8" floppies? The 10MB harddrive the size of a washing machine? Punch cards? Not that I'm that old, but the stuff at my schools were.... And I was the "IT kid".... -Dave dude... my elementary school used a donated computer.... that required punch cards.... don't get me started. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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