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My Wii console review

2008-09-12T09:25:00.000-07:00

My review of the Nintendo Wii

I bought the Wii about 6 months after it hit American shores. It was a little hard too find. Once I decided I wanted one, it took about two weeks too track it down.
I didn’t buy any games with it, but did get an extra nun-chuck add-on controller. I quite enjoyed playing Wii Sports, and it didn’t take me too long to become pro in the sports.
Creating Mii’s was fun. I created a whole bunch to represent my friends and family and I like they way they pop up in the background.
Other features of the Wii I like include.

Internet access. Great for watching YouTube clips and general surfing.
Weather channel so I can see what is going on where my Parents, and friends live in Spain and England. I am now living in America.
News channel I used from time to time.
I like the way it shows photo’s from a memory stick.

What was disappointing for me was the lack of quality games once Wii Sports was finish. Zelda looked good and still does but I’m not spending $50 on a 2 year old game.

My next game was Super Mario Galaxy. I enjoyed the first half of the game, and grinded my way through the second half. Over all, pretty good game. Very good if your into platform games (I’m not, but was desperate for a descent Wii game)

I purchased Wii Fit recently. It’s not fun to play but since it’s all about getting fit, perhaps that’s just life.

Since I own the Xbox 360, PS3, and the Wii, I will ask the same questions for each machine.

My thoughts on graphics.
In-between generations I think. Not last gen, not this gen, somewhere in the middle.
They get the job done, but they will never blow you away, even with AAA titles like Mario Galaxy.

My thoughts on sound.
Again, pretty basic. No 7.1 going on here. Gets the job done.

My thoughts on the controllers.
I still feel they haven’t touched on the real potential of the control system.
This is the Wii’s only ace in the hole.

My thoughts on games.
Worst of the three. A constant un-ending stream of crap.
Every day I check IGN sections on Wii, PC, Xbox 360, and PC.
Normally on the others I find at least something interesting to read, but the Wii just disappoints me.

I am a little interested in a new fit game coming out. I was highly interested in Six flags game. I mean a game based on a theme park with motion controls should be awesome but it isn’t. It’s just another “Lets milk this cash cow with a 5 minute production time game.” When crap like Game Party can sell 1 million copies, you know the Wii is in trouble.

Some reviews on Game Party.
32% IGN
The wave of Wii shovelware has officially begun.

20% PTGamers
Game Party is undeserving of the Wii. The games on display are awful, but the execution manages to be even worse. There is absolutely no fun to be had here, just frustration in large doses.

Over all quality of games – Using MetaCritic as a scource.

Number 1 Game – Super Mario Galaxy (Rating 97)
Number 10 Game – Boom Blox (Rating 85)
Number 50 Game - Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution (Rating 74)
Number 100 Game - Castle of Shikigami III (Rating 67)
Number 200 Game - V.I.P. Casino: Blackjack (Rating 49)
Last Game on the list – Spog Racing (Rating 18)

48 games out of 255 were rated GOOD
150 games out of 255 were rated AVERAGE
57 out of 255 were rated POOR

So more poor games than good.

My overall impressions.
The Wii is my least favorite of the 3 if you can’t tell by now. Owned it for over a year and only having 2 games. That makes it my least popular machine in 30 years of gaming. However, I do own a PC and 2 other consoles all clamoring for my attention. I doubt I will invest in the next Nintendo machine, but I do intend to keep the Wii till it breaks. I still feel there is some hope for the machine otherwise I would have sold it by now.

My rating
6/10

About Me

2008-09-02T14:42:00.001-07:00

Hi from the site webmaster,

I thought I would write a little about myself and post it here.

I have quite a few interests, and never enough time it seems. My career isn’t website design (I know that is obvious), but it is in Information Technology. I fix computers by day, and update sites and Squidoo by night. During the early evenings, and weekend I spend time with my family. And do chores.

My next favorite past time is movies. I love fantasy, and sci-fi the most. I’ve been a huge Marvel fan since the last 80’s and I’m overjoyed with the movies Marvel is putting out over the last few year. I was also a Dungeons and Dragons nerd during the 80’s and early 90’s. In honor of these past times, I created Conflict Universe. This site focuses on Marvel, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and Dungeons and Dragons.

Since becoming a father, I took a real interest in what toys he plays with after a crib he was using was recalled after a child died. I created Ban Lead Toys because I wanted a way to keep up to date with toy safety, and let other parents know too. I have tried to make it user friendly, and I am constantly tweaking it’s design.

As a favor to my wife, I created a blog based on her Grandma’s family cook book. This is a collection of over 150 recipes submitted by over 150 people. Each family member or friend could submit only their favorite recipe, so in a way, it’s a collection of the best of the best. You can find it here. How to cook like your Mother

I was born in England, and lived there for 32 years before moving to America. I ended up in a small city called Helena, in Montana. This Capitol city has a lot of charm about it, and is a great place to raise kids. I enjoy it here so much, I decide to create a blog all about it. The City of Helena travel guide. Come visit sometime.

Another interest of mine is a little on the dark side. I really enjoy watching vampire movies. Not sure why. Perhaps it because they live forever, or are so mysterious. Or their powers remind me of Marvel heroes. Either way, I attempted to write a book about it twice, and I’m hoping 3rd time lucky on that. Till then I still have my website dedicated to vampire stuff. Vampiric Rage Oh and in case you are wondering, I don’t dress up like a vampire (sorry to disappoint), not even on Halloween. If I ever do, I will post a picture on the site.

Since I enjoy funny pictures, movies, and jokes, I created a fun site called Funny-As-Fook It’s not exactly safe for all eyes, so beware.

Not sure what I was thinking when I created this blog. Uwe Boll is without doubt the worst directory since Ed Wood. But he has an attitude you just love to hate. If you are focus about his movies, he might just try and beat you up, or he might settle by calling you a retard. Love him, or hate him (most hate him to be honest), he is worth reading about. Uwe Boll

My last site is a collection of my blogs which grew. It started out as my own database but now have over 75 blogs on it. If you have a blog, why not submit it too us here. The blog Database

Thank you for visiting my site, and reading a little about me.
Gary

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2008-09-02T14:39:00.000-07:00

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2008-08-16T11:11:00.000-07:00

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2008-08-16T11:08:00.000-07:00

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2008-08-16T11:07:00.001-07:00

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2008-08-16T11:03:00.000-07:00

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2008-07-24T10:37:00.000-07:00

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2008-07-06T11:41:00.001-07:00

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2008-07-06T11:39:00.000-07:00

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2008-07-06T11:38:00.000-07:00

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ex-paranoia (Gaming PC, PS3 Photo)

2008-07-06T11:36:00.000-07:00

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2008-07-06T11:33:00.000-07:00

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2008-07-06T11:31:00.000-07:00

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2008-06-12T10:44:00.000-07:00

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2008-06-12T10:43:00.001-07:00

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2008-06-12T10:41:00.000-07:00

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2008-06-12T10:39:00.000-07:00

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Maribelle (Xbox 360 Photo)

2008-06-12T10:36:00.000-07:00

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-Jankka- (Xbox 360, Home Theater Photo)

2008-06-06T07:48:00.001-07:00

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Hitchy9 (Xbox 360, Wii, PS3 Photo)

2008-06-06T07:45:00.000-07:00

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El-Visitante (xbox 360, PS3, Home Theater Photo)

2008-06-06T07:43:00.001-07:00

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dsman418 (Xbox 360, home Theater Photo)

2008-06-06T07:41:00.000-07:00

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2008-06-06T07:39:00.000-07:00

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amin915 (Xbox 360, PC Photo)

2008-06-06T07:35:00.000-07:00

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Smokin89 (Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii, Home Theater Photo)

2008-05-27T19:24:00.000-07:00

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kingsegg (Playstation 3, Retro, home Theater Photo)

2008-05-27T19:17:00.000-07:00

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2008-05-27T19:14:00.001-07:00

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2008-05-27T18:46:00.000-07:00

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Xraven33 (Xbox 360, Home Theater Photo)

2008-05-20T07:33:00.000-07:00

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2008-05-20T07:31:00.000-07:00

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2008-05-20T07:29:00.000-07:00

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2008-05-20T07:28:00.000-07:00

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2008-05-20T07:25:00.000-07:00

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2008-05-20T07:23:00.000-07:00

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2008-05-20T07:21:00.000-07:00

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2008-05-20T07:18:00.000-07:00

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Sony Playstation PS1

2008-05-16T12:18:00.000-07:00

General Details
Graphics: 3D Geometry Engine, with 2D rotation, scaling, transparency and fading and 3D texture Mapping and shading
Colors: 16.7 million
Sprites: 4,000
Polygons: 360,000 per second
Resolution: 640x480
Sound: 16-bit 24 channel PCM

Sold over 100 million units

Machine: Sony Playstation
No# 9

My 9th machine, and one of the very few I purchased at launch. This was almost a surprise even to me after the bad taste the Jaguar left. Still, this machine turned out to be awesome. I ended up with quite a few games, and clocked up an impressive 80+ hours on one game (FFVII)

Favorite Game
Final Fantasy VII

Other games I enjoyed
Blood Omen - Legacy of Kain
Breath of Fire III
Destruction Derby
Legend of Mana
Wipeout
And many others...

Milestone Moment
Playing a game for 80+ hours

Rating:
8 / 10

GTA IV Ownership Poll

2008-05-07T14:41:00.000-07:00

Here is the results of the April 2008 Poll.

Question was.

GTA IV - Which system will you buy for?

Winner was
PS3

Runner up
Xbox 360
Neither

Thanks to those who voted.
Don't forget to vote in May's poll.

Atari Jaguar

2008-05-07T14:24:00.000-07:00

General Details
CPU Motorolo 68000 (64-bit system)
Released: 1993
Units Sold: 500,000

Machine: Atari Jaguar (The last Atari I owned)

No# 8

My 8th machine, and a strong contender for the worst machine I ever owned. It certainly was the biggest waste of money. Unfortunately, I convinced two friends to part with there cash and buy them as well. The system did have one good game, "Aliens Vs Predator". The controller was something else, and not user friendly at all. I'm glad Atari left the market after this machine. I had been very loyal to them (this being my fourth Atari made machine) but the damage was done here.

Favorite Game:
Aliens Vs Predator (Easy decision to make)

Other game I enjoyed.
Doom ... Yep that's it.

The infamous Atari Controller

Milestone Moment
Releasing I had made a huge mistake buying this machine.
I did however have a great time playing AvP over and over and over again...

Rating:
3 / 10

Super Nintendo

2008-04-19T08:24:00.000-07:00

General Details

Processor: 16-bit 3.58 Mhz

Available: 1991

Units sold: 49 million

Machine: Super Nintendo

No# 7

My 7th machine, and it took this little wonder to get me back into console gaming. It was nice to be back into instant loading games again. Most of my friends had gone the Sega Megadrive route but for some reason, I just prefered the Nintendo machine. I thik it was more powerful, and I am attracted to power...mahhahaha.

Favorite Game

Final Fantasy IV (RPG)

Other games I enjoyed

Breath of Fire (RPG)

F-Zero (Racing)

Kick Off (Sport)

Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen (RPG)

Secret Of Mana (RPG)

Street fighter II (Fighting)

Super Mario World (Platform)

Milestone Moment
Discovered Japenese Roleplays were actually really cool, and got totally hooked.

Rating:

Overall 7 / 10

Welcome

2008-04-04T15:09:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Mygear Photos.

I have been a gamer for over 30 years now, which is how Mygear Photos Blog came into being. I currently own a Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, and a PC. I try and show the equal love but the PC and PS3 get the most at the moment. You can find my set-up picture under the name Conflict Universe if you are interested.

If you own any of the following systems, we would really your your set-up pictures. You can write a blurb as well if you wish, such as what equimpment you have. Give a shut out to any friends out there and get them to rate your system from 1 to 5 stars.

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Xbox 360
Nintendo Wii
PC
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Retro Systems

Remember to vote.

Thank you for your visit.

Amiga 500

2008-04-04T14:11:00.000-07:00

General Details
Released: 1987
Memory: 512kb
Processor: 7.09 mhz

Machine: Amiga 500
No# 6

My 6th machine. This was the first time I got involved in system wars, and wanting the most powerful of the current generation. I sold my Atari ST, and bought this instead. I can't say I really noticed that much difference between the 2 machines and probably wasted my money come to think of it. Still, I enjoyed the system for a while. My love for roleplaying games, and strategy games got a nice fix.

Favorite Game: (Tie)
Might and Magic II, and Populous II

Other games I enjoyed.
Barbarian
Barbarian II
Battle Chess
Captive
Druid II
Elvira
Exploding Fist
Eye of the beholder
Laser Squad
Might and Magic II
Pools of Radiance
Populous II
PowerMonger
The Settlers
Super Hangon
Test Drive
Worms

X-com

Milestone Moment
The Amiga was pretty uneventful machine for me. This was the first time I bothered with format wars, and I have always favored a machine since this moment.

Rating:
Overall 8 / 10

System ownership Poll

2008-04-01T12:08:00.000-07:00

Here is the results of the March 2008 Poll.

Question was.
Which systems do you own?
You could select multiple answers for this one.

Here are the results
PC (80%)
PS3 (40%)
Xbox 360 (30%)
Wii (30%)
Retro System (30%)

Thanks to those that voted.

Atari ST

2008-03-27T09:40:00.000-07:00

General Details

Released: 1985
Memory: 512 KB
Processor: 8 Mhz

Machine: Atari ST
No# 5

My 5th system, and a real jump in graphics and sound from the Amstrad CPC 464. Also went from the dreaded tape to floppy disk which seemed impossibly fast (at the time). My programming kind of died down during this generation, and never really recovered as such.

Favorite Game: Dungeon Master (Best selling game on the system)

This game and I have some history, as I will mention in my milestone moment.

Milestone Moment (2)
Dungeon master is responsible for both milestone moments related to the Atari ST.

This is the first game I ever played through and finished more than one.
By now I had been gaming close to 10 years, so that is worth mentioning.

Also, now I was approaching my late teens, I of course would stay up later. This game was the first that I burnt the midnight oil playing. As a true D&D geek (at the time, ahem), this game was sent from heaven.

Other games I enjoyed...
Afterburner
Black Lamp
Blodwych - A lot of fun
Buggy Boy
Championship manager
Falcon
Flood - Very original
Guantlet
Knightmare
Leisure Suit Larry
Lemmings
Operation Wolf
Populous - Loved this game almost as much as dungeon Master
Space Harrier
Speedball 2
Wizball

My Rating for this system:
Overall: 8.5 / 10

Favorite Games, through the ages

2008-03-18T20:08:00.000-07:00

Ok, so here I will list my favorite games over the 30 years I have been playing.

Latest system reviewed
Sony Playstation
Systems reviewed so far:
9

Games will be listed by genre.

So here we go.

Beat-em-up (2d / 3d)
Street Fighter II(Super Nintendo)

Role Playing Game:
Final Fantasy VII (Playstation)

Driving Game:
Wipeout (Playstation)

Shooting Game (Side / Top Down)
Ikari Warriors (Amstrad CPC 464)

Platform Game:
super Mario World (Super Nintendo)

Strategy Game (Real Time)
Populous II (Amiga 500)

Strategy Game (Turn Based)
X-Com (Amiga 500)

First Person Shooter:
AVP (Atari Jaguar)

Sandbox Game (GTA Style):
N/A

Sports Game:
Speed Ball 2

Online Game:
N/A

Space Adventure:
Elite (Amstrad CPC 464)

Past Champions

Defender (Atari 400) (Side / Top down Shooter)

Adventure (Atari 2600) (Role Playing Game)
The Bards Tale (Amstrad CPC 464) (Roleplaying Game)
Dungeon Master (Atari ST)

Out run (Amstrad CPC 464) (Driving)
Buggy Boy (Atari ST) (Driving)
Super Hang-on (Amiga 500)
F-Zero (Super Nintendo)

Roland on the Ropes (Amstrad CPC 464) (Platform)
Flood (Atari ST)

Combat (Atari 2600) (Real Time Strategy)
Populous (Atari ST) (Real Time Strategy)

Renegade (Amstrad CPC 464) (Beat Em up)
Barbarian (Amiga 500) (Beat Em up)

Operation Wolf (Atari ST) (first Person Shooter)

Amstrad CPC 464

2008-03-18T19:26:00.000-07:00

General Details
Release Date: 1984
Memory: 64k
Graphics:
Mode 0: 160×200 pixels with 16 colors (4 bpp)
Mode 1: 320×200 pixels with 4 colors (2 bpp)
Mode 2: 640×200 pixels with 2 colors (1 bpp)

Machine: Amstrad CPC 464
No# 4

My 4th system, and perhaps my favorite of the 4 to date. I did a lot of programming on this system, and even completed my high school IT exam on it. A wrote a text adventure game with random combat roles, multiple character types, and objects. It only took 20-30 minutes to complete, but I was very proud of myself and it didn't crash either :)

Favorite Game: (Tie) Renegade and The Bards Tale

Milestone Momement: (2)

Writing my first 15 pages program. Also enjoying buying magazines with code you could type up, and seeing the end results when done. Some mags printed 5 pages of programming, good fun though.

Second milestone moment was playing a game that was just like Dungeons and Dragons role playing game. The Bards Tale cemented my love of RPG's.

Other games I enjoyed.
Get Dexter
Commando
Elite
Guantlet - Deeper Dungeons
Ikari Warriors
Out Run
Rampage
Roland on the ropes
The Bards Tale
Way of the Exploding Fist

My Rating for this system:
Overall: 9/10

w7w7w7w7w7 (Xbox 360, Fluffy Rat, Home Theater Photo)

2008-03-10T14:40:00.000-07:00

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Tha_lazyboi (Xbox 360, Home Theater Photo)

2008-03-10T14:36:00.001-07:00

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smoke89 (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, Home Theater Photo)

2008-03-10T14:32:00.000-07:00

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simpsonfan505 (PS3, Xbox 360, Home Theater Photo)

2008-03-10T14:29:00.000-07:00

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ryeferd (PS3, Xbox 360, Home Theater Photo)

2008-03-10T14:25:00.001-07:00

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rt23 (PS3, PC, Home Theater Photo)

2008-03-10T14:17:00.000-07:00

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rogerjak (PS3, PC, Home Theater Photo)

2008-03-10T14:14:00.000-07:00

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rebirthofman (PS3, Xbox 360, Home Theater Photo)

2008-03-10T14:09:00.000-07:00

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RanaBir (Xbox 360, Wii, PC, Home Theater Photo)

2008-03-10T14:06:00.001-07:00

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Mkavanaugh77 (Xbox 360, Wii, Home Theater Photo)

2008-03-10T14:03:00.000-07:00

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EvilSpeaker (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, Home Theater Photo)

2008-03-10T14:00:00.000-07:00

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dwells4life (Home Theater Photo)

2008-03-10T13:57:00.000-07:00

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bigdee06 (Xbox 360, Home Theater Photo)

2008-03-10T13:55:00.000-07:00

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asmallchild (PS3, Retro, Home Theater Photo)

2008-03-10T13:52:00.000-07:00

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-Aceofspades- (PS3 Photo)

2008-03-10T13:50:00.000-07:00

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Richard666 (PS3, Home Theater Photo)

2008-03-07T14:26:00.000-08:00

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liamabob (PS3 Photo)

2008-03-07T14:24:00.000-08:00

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king23_ (PS3, Home Theater Photo)

2008-03-07T14:19:00.000-08:00

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kelkimble2k4 (PS3, PC Photo)

2008-03-07T14:17:00.000-08:00

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jashan (PS3, Retro, Home Theater Photo)

2008-03-07T14:12:00.000-08:00

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gamingworld001 (PS3, PC Photo)

2008-03-07T14:10:00.000-08:00

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firebreathing (PS3, Home Theater Photo)

2008-03-06T14:25:00.000-08:00

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colosssus (PS3, Home Theater, Retro Photo)

2008-03-06T14:24:00.000-08:00

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ch2423 (Ps3, Xbox 360, Wii, Home Theater, Retro Photo)

2008-03-06T14:05:00.000-08:00

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anoch020 (PS3, Xbox 360, Home Theater Photo)

2008-03-06T14:03:00.000-08:00

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ancho20 (PS3, Xbox 360, Home Theater Photo)

2008-03-06T14:01:00.000-08:00

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steelcityD36 (PS3, Home Theater Photo)

2008-03-06T13:56:00.000-08:00

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Julio1992 (PS3 Photo)

2008-03-06T13:47:00.000-08:00

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darthUnchi (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, Home Theater, Retro photo)

2008-03-06T13:45:00.001-08:00

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Spectrum 48k

2008-03-06T13:13:00.000-08:00

General Details
Release date: 1982
Processor: 3.5 Mhz
Memory: 48k
Graphics: 256x192

Machine: Sinclair Spectrum 48k
No# 3

My 3rd system, and by far the worst system I have ever owned in 30 years of gaming (yep I'm 37). I hated this machine, hated the slow load times (Tape vs cartridge on my first two), hated the terrible color clashes, and over heating problems.

Favorite Game:
None

Milestone Moment:
Throwing it in the garbage.

Example of games found on Spectrum 48k

My Rating for this system:
Overal: 1/10

Atari 400

2008-02-27T07:41:00.001-08:00

General Details
Memory: 8kb (some say 16kb)
CPU: 1.8 Mhz

320x192 Monochrome Graphics
160x96 Color Graphics

Console: Atari 400
No#2

My second system. This baby got me into basic programming, although the keyboard would hurt my fingers after a while.

Favorite game
Defender.

I once invited a friend over and we would take turns to play. I had the game of my life and my friend waited 3 hours before complaining. I decided to end the game with over 3 million score, and over 10 lifes left.

I also enjoyed Dig dug, Star Wars, and bruce Lee.

Video of Pitfall II being played.

Milestone Moment:

Programming for the first time.

Knowing I wanted to work with computers for the rest of my life (Priceless)

My Rating for this system:
Overal: 8/10

Atari 2600

2008-02-01T09:06:00.000-08:00

General Details
Units sold: Over 30 million
CPU: 1.19 Mhz
Best Selling Game: Pacman (7 million copies)

Console: Atari 2600

No# 1

My first ever console. This is where it all started with me.

This was when the controller only had one button, rather than the 5 million they have today.

I remember my grandma playing pong and thinking she was doing really well, she didn't realize that I had the other controller and was actually playing for her. lol

I see they have released a retro version with 30 games preloaded on it. Including some of my favorites. I am very tempted for this to be my sons first console too. Although he is only about 3, so might wait a little longer.

Favorite game

Combat.

Great with 2 players.

My next favorite was Adventure, which started me on the long and continuing love for RPG games. Recently a website listed this as one of the best 20 open world games ever.

Video of Adventure game being played.

Other games I enjoyed...

Asteriods

Space Invaders

Battlezone

Berserk

Centipede

Frogger

Missile Control

Pole Position

Pong

Raiders of the Lost Ark - Very good

Track & Field

Milestone Moment

Entering into video gaming for the first time.

My Rating for this system:
Overal: 8/10

Gaming PC setup pictures

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If you are interested in how people setup there Pc Gaming systems, this is the site for you.

I have seen forums with 1000’s of posts on this very subject, so why not have them in a more user friendly manner.

The site is less than I month old, so expect it too grow as time passes.

If you would like your own pictures added to the site, either email submit.mygear@gmail.com or visit the forum and upload them there.

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