Topic: Adult Switch Gamers

@meppi64
And there comes a huge and much needed AMEN... BTW started with Zelda 2 myself, later got back to the first and enjoyed both thoroughly despite being different horses. Guess we had a different mindset back then, different expectations, who knows.

@Fake-E-Lee me too! It's crazy if you think about it, and even more so if I think how much more spare time to play them I had back then as a kid than now as a full-time worker, husband and father. Seasons change

@meppi64 I remember the summer of WAVE RACE 64 and MARIO KART 64 well. With a spot of PILOTWINGS 64 and that STAR WARS game (Shadow of the Empire was it?) to mix things up a bit.

I am here, little boys! =)

@meppi64

I loved Zelda II!! One of my best gaming memories. Very hard game to beat! I was in jr high when it came out and me and a buddy teammed up to share knowledge and get it beaten....1989-1990. The sharing of the gaming experience is as memorable to me as the game itself.

I also love Simon’s Quest.

Yes, times were simpler back then. But I do enjoy modern gaming as well. I’m also buying way too much on the Switch. I do enjoy the packaging, manuals and added bonuses added in the physical form though, so I usually go that route.

Indeed it was.
I took my N64 with me to the beach for 4 or 6 weeks, I don't remember exactly, since the Saturn was CD based, I didn't want to risk it getting damaged moving around a lot.
Days spent at the arcades and on the beach and nights spent playing tons of WaveRace and Mario Kart with friend. Still one of my favourite memories of summertime.

@subpopz That's certainly a part of it as well. Everything was new, well at least when it came to home systems. And that remained the way till in the 16bit era. Mario 2 for us was another great example.
No one even considered it not being a Mario game back then. It was different, played great and everyone was happy.

@Agent721 Simon's Quest was actually my first Castlevania game!
I did play the original at a friends house, but never owned it, nor III till much later.
Such a hard game at the time, yet I loved every second of it.

I was so blown away when I got the new Club Nintendo Magazine with the very first screenshot of the game.
Must have gone over those 4 pages hundreds of times in the 2 months till the next issue came in.

@meppi64 Loving the magazine images.

@meppi64

Great nostalgia right there! I have a descent collection of early Nintendo Power and Nintendo Fun Club magazines at home and pull them out a few times a year while I’m enjoying some old games. It help makes the experience complete, both in nostalgia and with handy tips and strategies for the games....it’s amazing how much you remember with old games, but also how much you forget.

So, when this thing starts. It's already 8pm here.

It starts as advertised. 8PM UK / GMT time. It is currently 6:20pm here.

Ok, forgot what time it's there. Np

Bump

So in just over an hour's time or so we'll be hosting a MARIO KART 8 DELUXE games night. All are most welcome. See the above post for full details.

Any final folk wanting to join in? We'll be on for a good few hours I suspect.

Right-O! The little ones put to bed, wife in the next room working. Cold 🍺 poured. I'm heading online to create the room. Anyone wanting to play MARIO KART 8 DELUXE with a group of us tonight for simple fun feel fee to join from now onwards until late.

Start your engines!

Walking home for lunch, get those engines warmed up!

@Kodos [If that is you with me in the room] Grab a drink buddy. Gonna give it a few minutes and see who else is ready for 8pm. Communicating with the little in-game messages and your Mii's chatting is hilarious.

Think @oorwullie is finishing up a match on ROCKET LEAGUE 😉

@Agent721 has arrived 👍

Let's see if we can get at least four of us before we begin. Others can then join as we go.

Im in. Not sure why I’m still listed as Frenchie when I changed my name last week, but that’s alright.

Is your Mii labelled with that name?

@Lroy Yep that's me. Let's wait some more minutes.

@oorwullie has arrived. Let's get started. Everyone else join when you can 👍

@Lroy

Yup. Is that why it’s showing up?