What do you guys do?

[Maikel]

Hey guys, I'm wondering what kind of people like abandonware games :). So tell me a bit

I'm a student of a multimedia design course at an art academy in holland (Rotterdam). Where i'm studying to become..well...a multimedia designer! (who would have seen that one coming).

A good nickname for people at my education would be 'designerd'' since we design a lot, but are still geeks behind the computer ;)

My interest in abandonware is mainly playing my golden oldies. Plus it inspired me a couple of times for designwork. I'm not kidding around.

proof:
http://www.cmd.hro.nl/student/0750653/illustraties/skaterstereotype.png

[Tom Henrik]

I am a student of Medicine
and
a part time carpenter.

(And sometimes a slave to Kosta's evil will!)

[Danny252]

Im a 12 year old pc geek. from the UK.
anything else I need say?

[mika]

I'm a 27 year old PC geek from South Africa ;)
Actually I'm originally from Serbia, but moved here when I was 8. Now days I'm a software developer and entrepreneur 8)

[FreeFreddy]

I'm 24 year old PC freak with gaming experience of 9 years (since 1995 I got my first computer - 486DX2-66 MHZ). Needless to say, this set my decision to study anything which has to do with computers. At September I'll be student of technical assistant of information (or like that, not sure how to translate that from German, perhaps ITA would explain it), has to do with - guess what - computers. :wink:

[Anonymous]

I'm a normal 14 year old from Iceland

[Kosta]

Wow, that's a cool picture Maikel. Don't tell me you drew that one pixel by pixel......

I'm, well, it says everything in the about section but I'll repeat myself :)

22, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, placed hands on my first 386 somewhere in 1993 :) First contact with internet around 1995.... slacking ever since :)

[Tom Henrik]

Kosta wrote:
Been slacking ever since *:)

And piling a lot of work on me... :P

[eric10051981]

me? a 23 year old game freak.. currently being a .NET developer, which ate up almost all my time.. :?

got my 386SX at 1993 and been playing games ever since.. :) the games consists of AD&Ds footman dragonlance series, uncharted water series, legend (a.k.a. four crystal of trazere) and much much more.. i'm still looking for some of the AD&Ds games like the pool of radiance series or maybe other wondeful series.. :P

any chance they're abandonware?? :wink:

[Omuletzu]

Well just your normal 17 year old.Obesessed with Diablo II, and fanatic player of any other good RPG (Dungeon Siege, Nox, NWN, Divine Divinity, Throne of Darkness, Sacred, etc.)
Made first contact with a HC(don't know if it needs translation).Had my first computer(386) in '95.Ever since then it was all about games.At the time i'm trying to get games out of my blood with a little bit of programming.Nothing too fancy, just a little VB.
I'm what you call "hardcore gamer" :twisted: :evil: :x

[Titan]

22 yrs old.
Work @ McD..... for a little while more....
Had my first computer-contact in -86, and my first "internet" in 89
with "Compuserve"-networks.
Systems owned (excluding consoles): A-500, A-600HD, 486-66, P2-233, P4-2,0Ghz.. and damn.. i count my latest cell-phn as a computer, so.... NEC 606 and a NEC 616

[Jwh D'Ar]

28 years old, RPGs, started with c128 in the 80-ies, live in Baldur's Gate (allright Rijeka, Croatia), work in marketing.

Eric asked about some RPGs. Pool of radiance and such. I have them. They are abandonware and I could send them to you Eric or anyone else.

[Tom Henrik]

Rijeka?

Then you can visit Kosta at his summer house :wink:

[Kiddiarni]

umm...I'm the forteen year old from iceland :?

[eric10051981]

better asked the 'master of all' to share your games, jwh.. :wink: btw, what series have you besides pool of radiance? do you also have the manual?? usually AD&D games are always strict with copy protection and i rarely found a cracked one. :?

i'll PM you my email address.. just to make sure.. thanks alot jwh :)

[Decalies]

I'm a 27 year old pH.D. student chemistry from the Netherlands. Bought around 1990 my first PC (286-16 MHz): Railroad Tycoon, Centurion, and of course cRPG comes to mind. Before that, I played some very nice games on the Commodore 64, like Defender of the Crown, Maniac Mansion, Sim City. I can't even remember when I got that one.

[gregor]

24, graduated in marketing and market communications. will start working in Gorenje Servis next week selling spare parts for UK, Ireland, Greece, and a part of France.
Eh i live in Velenje, Slovenia.

had a spectrum 48+ before and i still like those games. before i got my first 486 i had to go bug my oncle or cousin to play. i liked the difference from spectrum in loading time.

what am i doing now? watching the Euro soccer championship, what else? :)

[Anonymous]

27 year old, IT professional from Singapore. Been playing comp games since hmmmm 8-9?

[Seraphim13]

27 year old, IT professional from Singapore. Been playing comp games since hmmmm 8-9?

:lol: Sorry about the previous post....keep getting logout

[eric10051981]

singapore :o ..... another asian people.. finally!!!! 8)

[Ioncannon]

a 14 year old high school student. I started playin pc when I was like 3 or 4. My most fav dos game was [back then] Wolf3d. I am a game freak/pc geek.

[Tom Henrik]

And now we interupt the program to give you an important message in Cantonese...

Néigh hóu, ngóh haih Tom Henrik.

Thank you. And now the show continues...

[Maikel]

I'm a 27 year old pH.D. student chemistry from the Netherlands. Bought around 1990 my first PC (286-16 MHz): Railroad Tycoon, Centurion, and of course cRPG comes to mind. Before that, I played some very nice games on the Commodore 64, like Defender of the Crown, Maniac Mansion, Sim City. *I can't even remember when I got that one.

Holland!! :lol:

[Decalies]

Yup, Eindhoven.

[eric10051981]

[quote]Néigh hóu, ngóh haih Tom Henrik.[quote]

How are you, i am Tom Henrik..

nice tom, where did you learn that?

Ni hao, wo se Eric.. (just the same, only different accent)

[Tom Henrik]

I am learning Cantonese :lol:

You'd never think that, eh? :wink:

And since you seem to understand it...
*Ahem*
Mg?i néih y?t wún w?hnt?nmihn, t?hng y?t wún gahpdáijuk.

And step on it! :P
I want it hot on my doorstep!

[FreeFreddy]

Wún w?hnt?nmihn, wúngahpdáijuk des Mg?i-néih y?t des t?hng y?t.
:? :roll:
Wondering what sense now that may have...

[Stroggy]

I'm 17 years old anf from Belgium.
My interests are:

Art (all kinds, except for the overly-modern and the overly-religious)
I've also created a bit of scenes in 3d (I wouldn't call it art)
If I haven't given the link already you can view the gallery here
http://www.3dcommune.com/3d/gallery.mv?Bry...nly+6+tRpbGtBvQ (http://www.3dcommune.com/3d/gallery.mv?Bryce+only+6+tRpbGtBvQ)
I'm also an aspiring writer and have nearly finished my first 'book' (or is it called a manuscript at the moment?)

More serious intrests include International Politics
especially Middle Eastern Politics (I'm a die-hard zionist)
and International Law.

I'm planning on studying International Law.

I am fluent in Dutch, French, English, Hebrew and i'm also going to study German and later (probably in university) also Russian and Chinese.

On a historical level I'm mostly interested in Modern History (1900 and onward)
To be honest Medieval History bores me to death.

Other than that... oh yes I love playing old games :)

[eric10051981]

I am learning Cantonese *:lol: *

You'd never think that, eh? *:wink: *

And since you seem to understand it...
*Ahem*
Mg?i néih y?t wún w?hnt?nmihn, t?hng y?t wún gahpdáijuk.

And step on it! *:P *
I want it hot on my doorstep!

just so kewl.. i'd never imagined that someone out there, especially at sweden, is actually learning cantonese..

and to tell you the truth, :oops: i don't really understand all of the language.. i just knew a little so "Mg?i néih y?t wún w?hnt?nmihn, t?hng y?t wún gahpdáijuk." means almost nothing to me..

although is seems like a "thanks" or asking something..

[Tom Henrik]

*Ahem*

I still live in Trondheim... NORWAY! Do not be fooled by Titan's editing...


As for the sentence, it means:
Please you one bowl won-ton noodles, and one bowl congee with mixed meat.

Now that is directly translated, so the grammar is incorrect in English, but it gives you an idea for how the Cantonese grammar is.


As for the word Mg?i...
It means please, so you were correct in both your a$$umptions :)

[eric10051981]

ahaha.. :) i forgot about war.. still that doesn't make any difference.. norwegian learning cantonese?? :P next we'll have cat driving a cab.. :twisted: nothing seems to be impossible in this era..

btw, maybe it's better if the translation goes like :
may i have a bowl of wantan noodles and a bowl of congee with mixed meat

and i don't even know what a bowl of congee is.. :lol:

[Seraphim13]

ahaha.. :) i forgot about war.. still that doesn't make any difference.. norwegian learning cantonese?? :P next we'll have cat driving a cab.. :twisted: nothing seems to be impossible in this era..

btw, maybe it's better if the translation goes like :
may i have a bowl of wantan noodles and a bowl of congee with mixed meat

and i don't even know what a bowl of congee is.. :lol:

Congee is a thicker version of porridge popular with the cantonese in particular.

[eric10051981]

would love to try that sometime.. been a while since the last time i went to s'pore..

[J]

am a 28yr old horny old man who makes love with computer games nowadays.......n also my gf...am a entertainment consultant from Singapore...any1 here interested in backpacking....?

:lol:

[BrokenAngel]

im a bum....still looking for a new job sigh!!! :roll:

[FreeFreddy]

Wow, you are perhaps one of the oldest on this site, if not THE oldest :shock: :D
Good to see that there're still people out there who remain young in their spirit. :wink:

[The Niles]

Treat your opposite like you want him to treat you...

This is not the Kategorischer Imperativ.

[auhsor]

I'm an 18 year old Uni bum from Australia studying Computer Science. I remember playing our Commodore 64 back in the day, and also dads 286. Nice memories. I've grown up with computers, but have only recently got one that I can call my own.

[sarua]

Since i`m 16 year old i`m still going to school :|

[The Niles]

No it's not.

Treat your opposite like you want him to treat you...

is something entirely different as,

Handle nur nach derjenigen Maxime, durch die du zugleich wollen kannst, dass sie ein allgemeines Gesetz werde.
(do only that which you can at the same time wish to be a universal law)

what this means is that Kant wants you to ask yourself the question, "could I want everyone to act exactly as I am about to act?" To give an example, I am about to break a promise because it suets me at the moment. Can I wish for everyone to break their promises when ever it suets them? Obviously not, so I cannot make a universal law of it and therefore it fails the Categorical Imperative.

That this is something completely different from do onto others... I hope I do not have to explain.

[Tom Henrik]

Sing along (click me) (http://www.library.adelaide.edu.au/guide/hum/philosophy/philos_song.au)

Immanuel Kant was a real pissant
Who was very rarely stable.

Heidegger, Heidegger was a boozy beggar
Who could think you under the table.

David Hume could out-consume
Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, [some versions have 'Schopenhauer and Hegel']

And Wittgenstein was a beery swine
Who was just as schloshed as Schlegel.

There's nothing Nietzche couldn't teach ya
'Bout the raising of the wrist.
Socrates, himself, was permanently pissed.

John Stuart Mill, of his own free will,
On half a pint of shandy was particularly ill.

Plato, they say, could stick it away--
Half a crate of whisky every day.

Aristotle, Aristotle was a bugger for the bottle.
Hobbes was fond of his dram,

And René Descartes was a drunken fart.
'I drink, therefore I am.'

Yes, Socrates, himself, is particularly missed,
A lovely little thinker,
But a bugger when he's pissed.

:twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
Sorry...
Just had to get it out of my system... :P

[Puffin]

Wow, I am truly proud of postin my message after Tom. Congratulation, Tom Henrik, on the great sound! You are a inspiration to us all!!! :D

To answer the question of this topic. I go to school over winter. Then I work at Subways ("where fresh is the taste!") and at a nursing home.
JEI! :?

[Tom Henrik]

:oops:

Gee... Thanks....

(I know, I know.... I am the coolest Smurf on this site :twisted: )

[FreeFreddy]

The Pizzard wrote:
This is not the Kategorischer Imperativ.

Yes it is because "Treat your opposite like you want him to treat you.." compeletely satisfy criterion of Kategorischer Imperativ: Handle nur nach derjenigen Maxime, durch die du zugleich wollen kannst, dass sie ein allgemeines Gesetz werde. :shock:
Better now? :wink:

[Anonymous]

boy oh boy.. like this thing is starting to get outta my league.. :shock:

[Tom Henrik]

boy oh boy.. like this thing is starting to get outta my league.. :shock:

What?
Even monthy Python?! :P

Sing, dammit! :twisted:

[The Niles]

Better now?


Actually no. Not if you want to state the categorical imperative. But I don't mind your signature at all.

[The Niles]

The categorical imperativ is bullish. *
Explanation follow:
1. Morality demands that we achieve autonomy wherever and whenever possible.
2. If (1), then there is no justification for any coercive regulation.
3. If there is no justification for any coercive regulation, then we should adopt anarchism.
4. Therefore, we should adopt anarchism.
:twisted:

This is not an explanation. Why does morality demand that we achieve autonomy?

[FreeFreddy]

ARRGGHH! Stop that, my head is going to swirl already! :shock: :evil: :lol:

[Kiddiarni]

Im better...Mwahahahaha...

BTW...FreeFreddy whats that pic of anyways...???the avatar?

[FreeFreddy]

It's the seraphim (arch-angel) Tyrael from Diablo II.
You should try Diablo II out too, you'll never stop playing it again (unless Diablo III comes out, but that's rather improbably).

[Kiddiarni]

nahh...tried him and got bored...

[FreeFreddy]

I meant playing it in the Battle-net (not Singleplayer, that one is boring, there I agree with you, and not Multiplayer 2, there are only cheaters without end).

[Kiddiarni]

Well, i dont have it...and I'm more of a Warcraft Person...and hopefully WoW...

[Omuletzu]

I don't think there exists a greater game than Diablo II!!!
Best game of all time without a doubt!!!!!

[FreeFreddy]

Unbeaten game of it's kind as yet.

[Kiddiarni]

WC:TFT is better, and then of course Morrowind...

[Havell]

Yay!!!!! Morrowind RULES!!!!!

[FreeFreddy]

Nah, Gothic 1 and 2 is better, at least for me. :wink:

[aiwaman]

I think that Fallout 1 and 2 are the best games of all time.

[Kiddiarni]

Funny how subjects change from "What do you guys do?" to "Whats the best computer gane"....

[Durak]

If anyone wants to know what I do, it involves complex penguins fighting in space...but I don't really care to explain,

[Havell]

Funny how subjects change from \"What do you guys do?\" to \"Whats the best computer gane\"....

We are still in topic, the heading is "what do you guys do?" and the reply is "we play games".

[Titan]

:ot: ( :jk: )

[junkmandano]

I'm a 26 year old gas station clerk :( crummy job but it pays the bills. in between sleeping and working i like to play the occasional blast from the past.

[Durak]

If anyone wants to know what I do, it involves complex penguins fighting in space...but I don't really care to explain,

Man I'm cool. More publicity for me.

[FreeFreddy]

Man I'm cool. *More publicity for me.
Now, as Kiddiarny seems to be absent at the moment, you gonna' try to repeat his steps? :P

[Puffin]

Kiddiarni is in summercamps right now.... comes back next Wednsday. The neighbourhood is so.... quiet.... right now.... :wink:

[xndr2181]

I guess I'm the last to post, :cry: . Either way, I'm a college student here in Ohio. I'm 19 and I've been playing adventure and DOS games since I was probably 10, and the computers in my house have been so numerous I can't even remember them. See my parents are teachers, and whenever the school would get rid of a computer, we usually got it, :D . I work in a comic book/role playing game/miniatures store, it's great. Outside of that I enjoy playing role=playing games both video game and more so table top. I also enjoy films since that's what I plan on going into, as well as I have a great passion for rock music. Hope that's interesting enough? Last I got into this website cause I love downloading and replaying all those old games I played when I was much younger.
-Sean

[DiamondSoul]

17 years old, still in school. What I love to do most is travel, been to many places (for my age at least). Um... when I'm not traveling I like to bash new games for their repetitive nature and play old classics like X-com.

Oh yea, and best game ever is the Fallout series :D

[Danny252]

Me? what do >I< do? well, when not impressing teacher at skull(I mean school.. hehe) I surf abandonware sites, click the download button and go play..

see how boring my life is?

oh and go to the cinema, before having a relaxing evening eating pizza

SHREK 2 IS THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER!

[Puffin]

Shrek 2 is AWESOME! I saw it twice today! And I also saw Garfield... :D :D
I'm a workaholic. But I have a day off (that is, pretended to be sick)....