Hi all,
Long (long) time lurker and podcast listener finally ready to take the plunge. I'm only 28 but given my love of beer, biscuits, baked goods and video games, I think it's safe to assume that 60 would be a good innings so I'm classing 28 as "mid-life".
My first console was a hand me down Atari 2600 (first addiction – BattleZone!) shortly followed by the glorious Commodore 64 days when men were men, I was a boy and new games cost 99p from the petrol station. I graduated to a Sega Master System where I spent a good 20 minutes throwing a paddy at the fact my free Alex the Kidd wasn't in the box only to realise it was built into the system
. From there is was a short stop up to the Megadrive days where games didn't cost 99p anymore, but for a mere £60 you could get Virtua Racing, which had a whole third "D" so that was totally worth it.
Since then it's been a bit of a gaming hussy – PSone, PS2, Nintendo64, Gamecube, Sega Saturn, Dreamcast, Xbox and more handhelds than I care to mention. Now I split my time between the 360 and PS3 (though mostly 360), not to mention the iPhone, iPad and iMac (yes – I have sold my soul to Apple). I also have a 3DS but that just sits in it's dock mocking me since I completed Ocarina of Time
Currently I am playing Deus Ex on 360, Catherine on PS3 and Tiny Tower (help me!) on iOS – but I am really looking forward to Gears 3, Skyrim, Assassins Creed Revelations and Uncharted 3 for later in year. My wallet is fearful of the next couple of months…..
To answer the usuals – biscuit of choice at the moment is the malted milk (aka The Moo-Cow biscuit), a case of John Smith's has recently gone down a treat on the drink front and on the sausage butty question, it's red or dead!
Look forward to seeing you on the forums/gaming with you all
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