Player One Press Start

Hey there!

I’d like to welcome you to an Old School Gamer in the New Age, my own little slice of pixilated heaven that I can’t wait to share with all of you.

I’ll be sharing just some of my thoughts and comparisons between the older generation of video games, and the new... sometimes this may result in a rant... I’m sorry about that in advance. :)

OK so let’s start by introducing player one now shall we?

I’m Shane, and I’ve been playing video games since my earliest memory, which was destroying my dad in Lode Runner for Nintendo... we didn’t play many games together after that if I recall correctly...

To me video games are not just toys; they are interactive works of art. They can tell amazing stories, introduce amazing characters and take you on all grand adventures! 

OK...got a little excited there sorry, anyway.

So in the next few entries I’ll be talking about different video games, memories, favoured moments, gaming trends and the evolution of gaming culture. I’d like to point out that these are just my opinions and I welcome any and all discussions.

It may say rant up there at the top, but I mean that more in the passionate geeky type defending why Picard is better than Kirk sort of way, and not the Hulk rage quit way. (I got off topic somewhere in there didn’t I?)

I look forward to sharing my thoughts with all of you, and maybe even getting everyone to think differently about the golden age, which is the old school.

I think Luigi can take him!                       Photo from 9gag.com