Chronogamer

I realize this is probably an evil question... but do you have any plans to include some of the handheld games from back then? (Of course, not all of them, but maybe a few of the more popular ones...)

I realize this is probably an evil question... but do you have any plans to include some of the handheld games from back then? (Of course, not all of them, but maybe a few of the more popular ones...)

 

No, I'm staying away from handhelds at this time. Though I get a little nostalgic for my Merlin every now and then.

 

When I was growing up in 1979, Microvision didn't give me a burning desire to play other handheld games, (though I did enjoy one of the handheld Football games. Not sure if it was by Mattel or Coleco). I was fascinated by video/computer games, and to this day, I regret not having had as much exposure to the whole "fad" at the time it occurred. It wasn't that I didn't have an Atari or a Commodore 64, hell who didn't? It was that I really didn't burn the time on them that I would've liked to. I had neither the time nor the money back then between school and, um, having no money. Anyway, that's what I'm aiming for: capturing the youth I missed while I was worrying about school and school activities. If I ever do handhelds, I'll do them after I've done videogames, computer games and arcade games, at least up to the crash. If I ever get to live my life over, next time I'm going to be much more of a geek. Heh.

I realize this is probably an evil question... but do you have any plans to include some of the handheld games from back then? (Of course, not all of them, but maybe a few of the more popular ones...)

 

I'm glad that site doesn't list them chronologically! *phew*

 

I had neither the time nor the money back then between school and, um, having no money.

 

LOL

 

Well, now it's time for me to finish up 1978. Computers, here I go again! Hmm, maybe tomorrow.

 

See you soon, blog!

On 3/27/2006 at 5:23 PM, Nathan Strum said:

I realize this is probably an evil question... but do you have any plans to include some of the handheld games from back then? (Of course, not all of them, but maybe a few of the more popular ones...)

 

Here in 2021, I've encountered something I never expected that would have made the handheld games better to play sooner rather than later: Eyesight!

 

Playing handhelds is a bit of a chore now. I can take off my glasses and hold things close to my face, but it's just not as pleasant as sitting at a desk or on a couch in the living room. I'm in my early 50s now and was in my late 30s when writing these entries originally. I just had no idea that it would become a hassle to play something on a tiny screen some day. (This eye sight kicked when I was about 45. I can play on handhelds with my glasses off, but if I'm wearing my contacts forget about it.)

 

Yep - my eyes did the same thing to me when I hit 40. The next time I go to my ophthalmologist, I'm getting a second pair of glasses for working at the computer. My progressives just don't work at that distance.