Come and take us on say Canvey computer geeks

2:30pm Wednesday 4th July 2012 in Castle Point

Gamers – Bobby Dixon and Lawrence Quayle with their retro games and consoles Gamers – Bobby Dixon and Lawrence Quayle with their retro games and consoles

TWO self-confessed computer geeks are taking their love of gaming to the next level.

Bobby Dixon and Lawrence Quayle, from Linne Road, Canvey, have amassed thousands of games on 60 different consoles, and will now invite the public to take them on.

The odd couple have been part of record-breaking gaming sessions and aren’t scared to show their support for certain computer characters, such as those from the Mario Bros franchise.

However, despite the dodgy looks from time to time, the pair have turned their passion into a business and run Retro Lords, a retro gaming business that offers unique gaming days to other computer buffs.

Lawrence, 24, said: “You should see some of the looks we get on the train to the gaming conventions dressed as Mario and Luigi. People think we’re mad or that we are brothers.”

Retro Lords was set up last summer after the housemates realised they should put their knowledge and piles of games to use and they plan to host a convention called Seven Gener- ations at the Monico on Canvey, on September 1.

That will feature games consoles from as early as the Seventies.

Lawrence said: “We have the earliest consoles, including the Binatone, Spectrum, Atari and Master System before we arrive at the later Playstation, Xbox and Nintendo consoles.

“When I played Final Fantasy VII on the Playstation it took my breath away because of the graphics advances and gameplay.”

Bobby, who has lived on Canvey all his life, also has a claim to fame in the gaming world and appears in the Guinness Book of Records.

Bobby, 24, who teaches IT and Gaming at Seevic College, said: “We went to the Games Expo East Kent event and took part in the world record attempt for the biggest game of PONG.

There were 256 people in the competition and I won. So I am the winner of the biggest PONG tournament ever.”

Lawrence added: “We may be geeks, but we have a passion and love what we do.

“We are happy.”

Comments (23)

3:13pm Wed 4 Jul 12

emcee says...

If is the path they have chosen, who are we to mock them.? :o)
If is the path they have chosen, who are we to mock them.? :o) emcee

3:59pm Wed 4 Jul 12

terrysays3 says...

What a pair of sad adults. 24 years old and still sit and play games. What is the world coming too ? At least the echo made us laugh showing these 2 pathetic men.
What a pair of sad adults. 24 years old and still sit and play games. What is the world coming too ? At least the echo made us laugh showing these 2 pathetic men. terrysays3

4:06pm Wed 4 Jul 12

daddy_pig says...

wow terry, you've made a spiteful comment about 2 people you've never met in your life after reading an article that tells us no more about them than they are pursuing something they enjoy doing. Who is the 'sad' and 'pathetic' one?
wow terry, you've made a spiteful comment about 2 people you've never met in your life after reading an article that tells us no more about them than they are pursuing something they enjoy doing. Who is the 'sad' and 'pathetic' one? daddy_pig

4:16pm Wed 4 Jul 12

MitchLive says...

terrysays3 wrote:
What a pair of sad adults. 24 years old and still sit and play games. What is the world coming too ? At least the echo made us laugh showing these 2 pathetic men.
Er, I'm a 30 year old man who quote openly admits to playing computer games. I play for most of my spare time when I'm either not at work (for a Bank in London), decorating, out running, socialising with friends, seeing my girlfriend or spending time with my family. I have a huge collection of games and memorabilia displayed nicely and I take great pride in it.

If these two want to play games, let them. I enjoy it. I would rather play a game that 100's of people have put time and effort into for my enjoyment then watch some of the dross that is on TV that is written by nobodies for nobodies. Or would you prefer it if these two were out running amok making peoples life's a misery?
[quote][p][bold]terrysays3[/bold] wrote: What a pair of sad adults. 24 years old and still sit and play games. What is the world coming too ? At least the echo made us laugh showing these 2 pathetic men.[/p][/quote]Er, I'm a 30 year old man who quote openly admits to playing computer games. I play for most of my spare time when I'm either not at work (for a Bank in London), decorating, out running, socialising with friends, seeing my girlfriend or spending time with my family. I have a huge collection of games and memorabilia displayed nicely and I take great pride in it. If these two want to play games, let them. I enjoy it. I would rather play a game that 100's of people have put time and effort into for my enjoyment then watch some of the dross that is on TV that is written by nobodies for nobodies. Or would you prefer it if these two were out running amok making peoples life's a misery? MitchLive

6:18pm Wed 4 Jul 12

sav25 says...

MitchLive wrote:
terrysays3 wrote:
What a pair of sad adults. 24 years old and still sit and play games. What is the world coming too ? At least the echo made us laugh showing these 2 pathetic men.
Er, I'm a 30 year old man who quote openly admits to playing computer games. I play for most of my spare time when I'm either not at work (for a Bank in London), decorating, out running, socialising with friends, seeing my girlfriend or spending time with my family. I have a huge collection of games and memorabilia displayed nicely and I take great pride in it.

If these two want to play games, let them. I enjoy it. I would rather play a game that 100's of people have put time and effort into for my enjoyment then watch some of the dross that is on TV that is written by nobodies for nobodies. Or would you prefer it if these two were out running amok making peoples life's a misery?
+1
[quote][p][bold]MitchLive[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]terrysays3[/bold] wrote: What a pair of sad adults. 24 years old and still sit and play games. What is the world coming too ? At least the echo made us laugh showing these 2 pathetic men.[/p][/quote]Er, I'm a 30 year old man who quote openly admits to playing computer games. I play for most of my spare time when I'm either not at work (for a Bank in London), decorating, out running, socialising with friends, seeing my girlfriend or spending time with my family. I have a huge collection of games and memorabilia displayed nicely and I take great pride in it. If these two want to play games, let them. I enjoy it. I would rather play a game that 100's of people have put time and effort into for my enjoyment then watch some of the dross that is on TV that is written by nobodies for nobodies. Or would you prefer it if these two were out running amok making peoples life's a misery?[/p][/quote]+1 sav25

6:28pm Wed 4 Jul 12

AuldGit says...

Errrm ... I'm an OAP and I still enjoy the occasional thrash around on an RPG or two, and also play some of the puzzle games. Harmless fun, especially when the telly's too bad to watch.
Errrm ... I'm an OAP and I still enjoy the occasional thrash around on an RPG or two, and also play some of the puzzle games. Harmless fun, especially when the telly's too bad to watch. AuldGit

6:43pm Wed 4 Jul 12

watchfulk says...

terrysays3 wrote:
What a pair of sad adults. 24 years old and still sit and play games. What is the world coming too ? At least the echo made us laugh showing these 2 pathetic men.
You seem to be laughing alone Terry. I say good luck to them. They are causing no harm to anyone and it appears are very enterprising and work hard to fund their 'hobby'
Bet they enjoy life far more than you appear to be doing
[quote][p][bold]terrysays3[/bold] wrote: What a pair of sad adults. 24 years old and still sit and play games. What is the world coming too ? At least the echo made us laugh showing these 2 pathetic men.[/p][/quote]You seem to be laughing alone Terry. I say good luck to them. They are causing no harm to anyone and it appears are very enterprising and work hard to fund their 'hobby' Bet they enjoy life far more than you appear to be doing watchfulk

7:28pm Wed 4 Jul 12

southendshrimper says...

terrysays3 wrote:
What a pair of sad adults. 24 years old and still sit and play games. What is the world coming too ? At least the echo made us laugh showing these 2 pathetic men.
I'm 36 & still play computer games. My kids love me to play them & they love to join in. So terry dose this make us all sad?


Or are you a closet gamer? i bet you sit there many hours on Mario or are you a COD man?
[quote][p][bold]terrysays3[/bold] wrote: What a pair of sad adults. 24 years old and still sit and play games. What is the world coming too ? At least the echo made us laugh showing these 2 pathetic men.[/p][/quote]I'm 36 & still play computer games. My kids love me to play them & they love to join in. So terry dose this make us all sad? Or are you a closet gamer? i bet you sit there many hours on Mario or are you a COD man? southendshrimper

10:08pm Wed 4 Jul 12

v.randy says...

Shocking waste of life.
Shooting ,killing and destroying everything in your cyber world.
One step from picking up an AK47 and doing it for real.
Scary story ,should be a warning to all.
I just hope they get the help they need,I know money is tight but lets hope social services can help them get their lives back ..poor blokes
Shocking waste of life. Shooting ,killing and destroying everything in your cyber world. One step from picking up an AK47 and doing it for real. Scary story ,should be a warning to all. I just hope they get the help they need,I know money is tight but lets hope social services can help them get their lives back ..poor blokes v.randy

10:36pm Wed 4 Jul 12

bobbydixon says...

Haha! I'm Bobby by the way in this article...I think it is amazing how it has turned into us being totally obsessed with video games, we literally emailed them asking if they could write a story about an event we are having on Canvey and all of a sudden we are GAMER GEEKS ISSUE A CHALLENGE...I'm not that fussed tho because it is much cheaper than paying for advertising...it also makes us appear gay which we aren't. Not that there is anything wrong with being gay but its a totally pointless attempt to perhaps introduce some "Daily Star" like humour.

Plus all this utter **** about waste of life and all that, mate get a grip on reality, I have a girlfriend, a well paid job and I am trying to make a little extra cash about something I find fun, I also play football, go down the pub and lead a normal every day boring life like the rest of you.

How on earth some morons come to these utterly ridiculous conclusions about people just goes to show how incredibly undereducated they are. I hope for your sake you can perhaps become a normal part of society yourself one day.

Thanks for all of your support people. The main point to get across is our event coming up on 1st September at Haute Monico...how this story materialized into us being a gay geek power couple is beyond me.
Haha! I'm Bobby by the way in this article...I think it is amazing how it has turned into us being totally obsessed with video games, we literally emailed them asking if they could write a story about an event we are having on Canvey and all of a sudden we are GAMER GEEKS ISSUE A CHALLENGE...I'm not that fussed tho because it is much cheaper than paying for advertising...it also makes us appear gay which we aren't. Not that there is anything wrong with being gay but its a totally pointless attempt to perhaps introduce some "Daily Star" like humour. Plus all this utter **** about waste of life and all that, mate get a grip on reality, I have a girlfriend, a well paid job and I am trying to make a little extra cash about something I find fun, I also play football, go down the pub and lead a normal every day boring life like the rest of you. How on earth some morons come to these utterly ridiculous conclusions about people just goes to show how incredibly undereducated they are. I hope for your sake you can perhaps become a normal part of society yourself one day. Thanks for all of your support people. The main point to get across is our event coming up on 1st September at Haute Monico...how this story materialized into us being a gay geek power couple is beyond me. bobbydixon

10:38pm Wed 4 Jul 12

Lozzinger says...

Well what narrow minded pathetic comments to make with no actual knowledge of the people you try to mock. I am one of these "sad adults" and can say with confidence that I am no loser and more than likely have a much more active social life than most of you morons. Considering I have many martial arts trophies and rugby tournament under my belt as well as my gaming tournament wins I am no limp wristed nerd who still lives with his parents. I go out of a weekend to bars and clubs and drink alcohol just like a real 20 something, surprise surprise. So by all means come meet us down the pub and we shall see who the "waste of life" is

P.S. I bench 150 kg so just look for the big guy with the grin on his face
Well what narrow minded pathetic comments to make with no actual knowledge of the people you try to mock. I am one of these "sad adults" and can say with confidence that I am no loser and more than likely have a much more active social life than most of you morons. Considering I have many martial arts trophies and rugby tournament under my belt as well as my gaming tournament wins I am no limp wristed nerd who still lives with his parents. I go out of a weekend to bars and clubs and drink alcohol just like a real 20 something, surprise surprise. So by all means come meet us down the pub and we shall see who the "waste of life" is P.S. I bench 150 kg so just look for the big guy with the grin on his face Lozzinger

12:19am Thu 5 Jul 12

emcee says...

terrysays3 wrote:
What a pair of sad adults. 24 years old and still sit and play games. What is the world coming too ? At least the echo made us laugh showing these 2 pathetic men.
What?
I am mid 40s and love my Xbox. OK, so I am not obsessed and can sometimes can go several weeks without looking at my console but once I get into a game I can spend 3 or 4 hrs a day for about a week or more. It's great fun.
Also, my dad is in his 70s and enjoys playing RPGs on his PS.
What is sad about having a good time and a hobby in which to engross yourself in your spare time?
[quote][p][bold]terrysays3[/bold] wrote: What a pair of sad adults. 24 years old and still sit and play games. What is the world coming too ? At least the echo made us laugh showing these 2 pathetic men.[/p][/quote]What? I am mid 40s and love my Xbox. OK, so I am not obsessed and can sometimes can go several weeks without looking at my console but once I get into a game I can spend 3 or 4 hrs a day for about a week or more. It's great fun. Also, my dad is in his 70s and enjoys playing RPGs on his PS. What is sad about having a good time and a hobby in which to engross yourself in your spare time? emcee

12:26am Thu 5 Jul 12

emcee says...

bobbydixon wrote:
Haha! I'm Bobby by the way in this article...I think it is amazing how it has turned into us being totally obsessed with video games, we literally emailed them asking if they could write a story about an event we are having on Canvey and all of a sudden we are GAMER GEEKS ISSUE A CHALLENGE...I'm not that fussed tho because it is much cheaper than paying for advertising...it also makes us appear gay which we aren't. Not that there is anything wrong with being gay but its a totally pointless attempt to perhaps introduce some "Daily Star" like humour.

Plus all this utter **** about waste of life and all that, mate get a grip on reality, I have a girlfriend, a well paid job and I am trying to make a little extra cash about something I find fun, I also play football, go down the pub and lead a normal every day boring life like the rest of you.

How on earth some morons come to these utterly ridiculous conclusions about people just goes to show how incredibly undereducated they are. I hope for your sake you can perhaps become a normal part of society yourself one day.

Thanks for all of your support people. The main point to get across is our event coming up on 1st September at Haute Monico...how this story materialized into us being a gay geek power couple is beyond me.
That's the Echo for you. Always trying to over-sensationalise the smallest snippet of information.
[quote][p][bold]bobbydixon[/bold] wrote: Haha! I'm Bobby by the way in this article...I think it is amazing how it has turned into us being totally obsessed with video games, we literally emailed them asking if they could write a story about an event we are having on Canvey and all of a sudden we are GAMER GEEKS ISSUE A CHALLENGE...I'm not that fussed tho because it is much cheaper than paying for advertising...it also makes us appear gay which we aren't. Not that there is anything wrong with being gay but its a totally pointless attempt to perhaps introduce some "Daily Star" like humour. Plus all this utter **** about waste of life and all that, mate get a grip on reality, I have a girlfriend, a well paid job and I am trying to make a little extra cash about something I find fun, I also play football, go down the pub and lead a normal every day boring life like the rest of you. How on earth some morons come to these utterly ridiculous conclusions about people just goes to show how incredibly undereducated they are. I hope for your sake you can perhaps become a normal part of society yourself one day. Thanks for all of your support people. The main point to get across is our event coming up on 1st September at Haute Monico...how this story materialized into us being a gay geek power couple is beyond me.[/p][/quote]That's the Echo for you. Always trying to over-sensationalise the smallest snippet of information. emcee

9:31am Thu 5 Jul 12

ShipShape says...

Well done Bobby, your post has given me a good chuckle, what is the general age range on these events?

I started playing games on an old 'TV game' set, 30 versions of pong and a light gun, back in the stone ages it seems, great fun, still play games now, Skyrim on a good spec PC is a wonder to see.

(BTW v.randy, Mario hasn't spent much time with an AK47, I can't recall Sonic the Hedgehog having much use for one either).

BTW Echo, this might be of use to people who might want to go along....

http://www.retrolord
s.com/#/7-generation
s/4565782529
Well done Bobby, your post has given me a good chuckle, what is the general age range on these events? I started playing games on an old 'TV game' set, 30 versions of pong and a light gun, back in the stone ages it seems, great fun, still play games now, Skyrim on a good spec PC is a wonder to see. (BTW v.randy, Mario hasn't spent much time with an AK47, I can't recall Sonic the Hedgehog having much use for one either). BTW Echo, this might be of use to people who might want to go along.... http://www.retrolord s.com/#/7-generation s/4565782529 ShipShape

9:36am Thu 5 Jul 12

Blind Haze says...

bobbydixon wrote:
Haha! I'm Bobby by the way in this article...I think it is amazing how it has turned into us being totally obsessed with video games, we literally emailed them asking if they could write a story about an event we are having on Canvey and all of a sudden we are GAMER GEEKS ISSUE A CHALLENGE...I'm not that fussed tho because it is much cheaper than paying for advertising...it also makes us appear gay which we aren't. Not that there is anything wrong with being gay but its a totally pointless attempt to perhaps introduce some "Daily Star" like humour. Plus all this utter **** about waste of life and all that, mate get a grip on reality, I have a girlfriend, a well paid job and I am trying to make a little extra cash about something I find fun, I also play football, go down the pub and lead a normal every day boring life like the rest of you. How on earth some morons come to these utterly ridiculous conclusions about people just goes to show how incredibly undereducated they are. I hope for your sake you can perhaps become a normal part of society yourself one day. Thanks for all of your support people. The main point to get across is our event coming up on 1st September at Haute Monico...how this story materialized into us being a gay geek power couple is beyond me.
'How on earth some morons come to these utterly ridiculous conclusions about people just goes to show how incredibly undereducated they are'

Do you mean uneducated?
[quote][p][bold]bobbydixon[/bold] wrote: Haha! I'm Bobby by the way in this article...I think it is amazing how it has turned into us being totally obsessed with video games, we literally emailed them asking if they could write a story about an event we are having on Canvey and all of a sudden we are GAMER GEEKS ISSUE A CHALLENGE...I'm not that fussed tho because it is much cheaper than paying for advertising...it also makes us appear gay which we aren't. Not that there is anything wrong with being gay but its a totally pointless attempt to perhaps introduce some "Daily Star" like humour. Plus all this utter **** about waste of life and all that, mate get a grip on reality, I have a girlfriend, a well paid job and I am trying to make a little extra cash about something I find fun, I also play football, go down the pub and lead a normal every day boring life like the rest of you. How on earth some morons come to these utterly ridiculous conclusions about people just goes to show how incredibly undereducated they are. I hope for your sake you can perhaps become a normal part of society yourself one day. Thanks for all of your support people. The main point to get across is our event coming up on 1st September at Haute Monico...how this story materialized into us being a gay geek power couple is beyond me.[/p][/quote]'How on earth some morons come to these utterly ridiculous conclusions about people just goes to show how incredibly undereducated they are' Do you mean uneducated? Blind Haze

10:18am Thu 5 Jul 12

PJR-121 says...

terrysays3 wrote:
What a pair of sad adults. 24 years old and still sit and play games. What is the world coming too ? At least the echo made us laugh showing these 2 pathetic men.
Obviosuly a Troll...

Bobby, do you have an NES? I see reference to the Master System in the story and later Nintendo consoles. Amazes me when I talk to some of my (Younger) mates, and they have never heard of it! They love coming round for the retro gaming nights on mine... and I'm still (just) in my twenties!
[quote][p][bold]terrysays3[/bold] wrote: What a pair of sad adults. 24 years old and still sit and play games. What is the world coming too ? At least the echo made us laugh showing these 2 pathetic men.[/p][/quote]Obviosuly a Troll... Bobby, do you have an NES? I see reference to the Master System in the story and later Nintendo consoles. Amazes me when I talk to some of my (Younger) mates, and they have never heard of it! They love coming round for the retro gaming nights on mine... and I'm still (just) in my twenties! PJR-121

10:31am Thu 5 Jul 12

bobbydixon says...

Blind Haze wrote:
bobbydixon wrote:
Haha! I'm Bobby by the way in this article...I think it is amazing how it has turned into us being totally obsessed with video games, we literally emailed them asking if they could write a story about an event we are having on Canvey and all of a sudden we are GAMER GEEKS ISSUE A CHALLENGE...I'm not that fussed tho because it is much cheaper than paying for advertising...it also makes us appear gay which we aren't. Not that there is anything wrong with being gay but its a totally pointless attempt to perhaps introduce some "Daily Star" like humour. Plus all this utter **** about waste of life and all that, mate get a grip on reality, I have a girlfriend, a well paid job and I am trying to make a little extra cash about something I find fun, I also play football, go down the pub and lead a normal every day boring life like the rest of you. How on earth some morons come to these utterly ridiculous conclusions about people just goes to show how incredibly undereducated they are. I hope for your sake you can perhaps become a normal part of society yourself one day. Thanks for all of your support people. The main point to get across is our event coming up on 1st September at Haute Monico...how this story materialized into us being a gay geek power couple is beyond me.
'How on earth some morons come to these utterly ridiculous conclusions about people just goes to show how incredibly undereducated they are'

Do you mean uneducated?
Nope, I mean undereducated...? If you are going to be pedantic, at least pick on the actual mistakes I made in my post.

Hi ShipShape,

The last event I attended had children as young as 5 and as adults old as 75 playing games. It really is an all age event.

Thanks for your interest.
[quote][p][bold]Blind Haze[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]bobbydixon[/bold] wrote: Haha! I'm Bobby by the way in this article...I think it is amazing how it has turned into us being totally obsessed with video games, we literally emailed them asking if they could write a story about an event we are having on Canvey and all of a sudden we are GAMER GEEKS ISSUE A CHALLENGE...I'm not that fussed tho because it is much cheaper than paying for advertising...it also makes us appear gay which we aren't. Not that there is anything wrong with being gay but its a totally pointless attempt to perhaps introduce some "Daily Star" like humour. Plus all this utter **** about waste of life and all that, mate get a grip on reality, I have a girlfriend, a well paid job and I am trying to make a little extra cash about something I find fun, I also play football, go down the pub and lead a normal every day boring life like the rest of you. How on earth some morons come to these utterly ridiculous conclusions about people just goes to show how incredibly undereducated they are. I hope for your sake you can perhaps become a normal part of society yourself one day. Thanks for all of your support people. The main point to get across is our event coming up on 1st September at Haute Monico...how this story materialized into us being a gay geek power couple is beyond me.[/p][/quote]'How on earth some morons come to these utterly ridiculous conclusions about people just goes to show how incredibly undereducated they are' Do you mean uneducated?[/p][/quote]Nope, I mean undereducated...? If you are going to be pedantic, at least pick on the actual mistakes I made in my post. Hi ShipShape, The last event I attended had children as young as 5 and as adults old as 75 playing games. It really is an all age event. Thanks for your interest. bobbydixon

10:43am Thu 5 Jul 12

bobbydixon says...

PJR-121 wrote:
terrysays3 wrote:
What a pair of sad adults. 24 years old and still sit and play games. What is the world coming too ? At least the echo made us laugh showing these 2 pathetic men.
Obviosuly a Troll...

Bobby, do you have an NES? I see reference to the Master System in the story and later Nintendo consoles. Amazes me when I talk to some of my (Younger) mates, and they have never heard of it! They love coming round for the retro gaming nights on mine... and I'm still (just) in my twenties!
Yep! We will have 2 NES available at the event to play on. As well as a truck load of other newer and older consoles.

I actually asked a group of students what they thought the first games console was and somebody said the Playsation 1, it certainly made me feel older than 24!

Visit www.retrolords.com/7
generations if you and your mates want to come along. It will certainly be a laugh and you can win games and consoles along the way.
[quote][p][bold]PJR-121[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]terrysays3[/bold] wrote: What a pair of sad adults. 24 years old and still sit and play games. What is the world coming too ? At least the echo made us laugh showing these 2 pathetic men.[/p][/quote]Obviosuly a Troll... Bobby, do you have an NES? I see reference to the Master System in the story and later Nintendo consoles. Amazes me when I talk to some of my (Younger) mates, and they have never heard of it! They love coming round for the retro gaming nights on mine... and I'm still (just) in my twenties![/p][/quote]Yep! We will have 2 NES available at the event to play on. As well as a truck load of other newer and older consoles. I actually asked a group of students what they thought the first games console was and somebody said the Playsation 1, it certainly made me feel older than 24! Visit www.retrolords.com/7 generations if you and your mates want to come along. It will certainly be a laugh and you can win games and consoles along the way. bobbydixon

10:49am Thu 5 Jul 12

bobbydixon says...

In fact I may as well plug the Facebook Event page here as well.

https://www.facebook
.com/events/11038531
9104596/

Get joining!
In fact I may as well plug the Facebook Event page here as well. https://www.facebook .com/events/11038531 9104596/ Get joining! bobbydixon

10:54am Thu 5 Jul 12

PJR-121 says...

bobbydixon wrote:
PJR-121 wrote:
terrysays3 wrote: What a pair of sad adults. 24 years old and still sit and play games. What is the world coming too ? At least the echo made us laugh showing these 2 pathetic men.
Obviosuly a Troll... Bobby, do you have an NES? I see reference to the Master System in the story and later Nintendo consoles. Amazes me when I talk to some of my (Younger) mates, and they have never heard of it! They love coming round for the retro gaming nights on mine... and I'm still (just) in my twenties!
Yep! We will have 2 NES available at the event to play on. As well as a truck load of other newer and older consoles. I actually asked a group of students what they thought the first games console was and somebody said the Playsation 1, it certainly made me feel older than 24! Visit www.retrolords.com/7 generations if you and your mates want to come along. It will certainly be a laugh and you can win games and consoles along the way.
I might just come along!

I've got all the Nintendo consoles, my daughter loves playing on them too, she perfers the N64 to any PS3 or Xbox 360!

By the way, I think when Blind Haze said 'did you mean uneducated' he was saying you were being too nice by calling them undereducated - I'd agree with Blind too :)
[quote][p][bold]bobbydixon[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]PJR-121[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]terrysays3[/bold] wrote: What a pair of sad adults. 24 years old and still sit and play games. What is the world coming too ? At least the echo made us laugh showing these 2 pathetic men.[/p][/quote]Obviosuly a Troll... Bobby, do you have an NES? I see reference to the Master System in the story and later Nintendo consoles. Amazes me when I talk to some of my (Younger) mates, and they have never heard of it! They love coming round for the retro gaming nights on mine... and I'm still (just) in my twenties![/p][/quote]Yep! We will have 2 NES available at the event to play on. As well as a truck load of other newer and older consoles. I actually asked a group of students what they thought the first games console was and somebody said the Playsation 1, it certainly made me feel older than 24! Visit www.retrolords.com/7 generations if you and your mates want to come along. It will certainly be a laugh and you can win games and consoles along the way.[/p][/quote]I might just come along! I've got all the Nintendo consoles, my daughter loves playing on them too, she perfers the N64 to any PS3 or Xbox 360! By the way, I think when Blind Haze said 'did you mean uneducated' he was saying you were being too nice by calling them undereducated - I'd agree with Blind too :) PJR-121

10:57am Thu 5 Jul 12

Blind Haze says...

PJR-121 wrote:
bobbydixon wrote:
PJR-121 wrote:
terrysays3 wrote: What a pair of sad adults. 24 years old and still sit and play games. What is the world coming too ? At least the echo made us laugh showing these 2 pathetic men.
Obviosuly a Troll... Bobby, do you have an NES? I see reference to the Master System in the story and later Nintendo consoles. Amazes me when I talk to some of my (Younger) mates, and they have never heard of it! They love coming round for the retro gaming nights on mine... and I'm still (just) in my twenties!
Yep! We will have 2 NES available at the event to play on. As well as a truck load of other newer and older consoles. I actually asked a group of students what they thought the first games console was and somebody said the Playsation 1, it certainly made me feel older than 24! Visit www.retrolords.com/7 generations if you and your mates want to come along. It will certainly be a laugh and you can win games and consoles along the way.
I might just come along! I've got all the Nintendo consoles, my daughter loves playing on them too, she perfers the N64 to any PS3 or Xbox 360! By the way, I think when Blind Haze said 'did you mean uneducated' he was saying you were being too nice by calling them undereducated - I'd agree with Blind too :)
Yep - I hold my hands up to that one. I think I caught the 'Echo disease' of typing before thinking!
[quote][p][bold]PJR-121[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]bobbydixon[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]PJR-121[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]terrysays3[/bold] wrote: What a pair of sad adults. 24 years old and still sit and play games. What is the world coming too ? At least the echo made us laugh showing these 2 pathetic men.[/p][/quote]Obviosuly a Troll... Bobby, do you have an NES? I see reference to the Master System in the story and later Nintendo consoles. Amazes me when I talk to some of my (Younger) mates, and they have never heard of it! They love coming round for the retro gaming nights on mine... and I'm still (just) in my twenties![/p][/quote]Yep! We will have 2 NES available at the event to play on. As well as a truck load of other newer and older consoles. I actually asked a group of students what they thought the first games console was and somebody said the Playsation 1, it certainly made me feel older than 24! Visit www.retrolords.com/7 generations if you and your mates want to come along. It will certainly be a laugh and you can win games and consoles along the way.[/p][/quote]I might just come along! I've got all the Nintendo consoles, my daughter loves playing on them too, she perfers the N64 to any PS3 or Xbox 360! By the way, I think when Blind Haze said 'did you mean uneducated' he was saying you were being too nice by calling them undereducated - I'd agree with Blind too :)[/p][/quote]Yep - I hold my hands up to that one. I think I caught the 'Echo disease' of typing before thinking! Blind Haze

11:07am Thu 5 Jul 12

bobbydixon says...

Haha. That makes sense now.

I will also add the event is nothing to do with 'taking us on'.

In fact we will not even have a chance to play any games on the day, we will be far to busy arranging tournaments, updating high scores, moving equipment etc.

People will be playing against other people who attend the event.
Haha. That makes sense now. I will also add the event is nothing to do with 'taking us on'. In fact we will not even have a chance to play any games on the day, we will be far to busy arranging tournaments, updating high scores, moving equipment etc. People will be playing against other people who attend the event. bobbydixon

3:55pm Thu 5 Jul 12

UK Fan says...

You seem obviously ignorant of just how much money you can make with this. There are championships with prizes that would make Ronnie O'Sullivan blush.

In some East Asian countries they are true heroes of the screen, getting paid sums for advertising contracts, that would make your head reel.

I don't even play solitaire on my machine but that does not mean that this can not be a very clever way to earn a lot of money and I mean a lot.

Maybe they are not as dumb as you make them out to be.
You seem obviously ignorant of just how much money you can make with this. There are championships with prizes that would make Ronnie O'Sullivan blush. In some East Asian countries they are true heroes of the screen, getting paid sums for advertising contracts, that would make your head reel. I don't even play solitaire on my machine but that does not mean that this can not be a very clever way to earn a lot of money and I mean a lot. Maybe they are not as dumb as you make them out to be. UK Fan

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