Heh, yeah, I got a 2600 as well :) My very first computer was an Atari 800XL. Still keep it around along with all my old Macs and other things :)
Ahh, 2D side scrollers. Those were the days. My claim to fame around here at work (tech support for Earthlink) is I can run through the original Super Mario Brothers I in under 10 minutes, using all the warp zones and such of course. Still fun to play, and it even runs on my PowerMac 6500/225 at full speed :) Gotta love Macs for their emulation ability :) Scott Holder ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joshuha Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 5:22 PM Subject: Re: The Clink-Klank sound > > > > >Heh, I felt a bit old myself when I tried to explain the concept of the > >original Nintendo 8-bit to a very young friend of mine at church who just > >got a PS2. He couldn't grasp the concept of 16 colors :) > > > > Heh. Wanna feel real old? > 1-The NES had a pallete of 16 colors, but could only display 8 of them on > screen at a time > 2-The Atari 2600 could only have 4 colors on screen of a pallete of 16 > 3-And the original Atari (yes i have one) only had 4 colors period. > > I bet your young friend would have a damn hard time with that...Im sure > the concept of "2D side scroller" would be totally lost on his whole > generation. I had to wait 15 years for 3D games! Kids these days have no > clue how good they got it...they grow up with G4's and I can still > remember when the Mac II came out... > > -Joshuha > (And I'm only 21...) -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
