The year was 1996. I was a senior in High School and my entire life was ahead of me. I would go to school all day, go to work at a local video store at night, and then come home and play video games on my i486 until 2am. Being a computer geek and having a part time job meant that I had the latest hardware and the coolest games. Back then I spent several hundred dollars in upgrades to my i486 so I could play the latest and greatest games like Doom 2, Rise of The Triad, Hexen, Heretic, and Duke Nukem 3D.
The initial sot of my i486 machine back then was about $1,500. What did $1,500 get you back then? Nothing but the best my friend! An overclocked Intel 486SX chip running at 33mHz, 4MB of RAM, and a 120MB hard drive. Over the next year I would spend a few hundred dollars to upgrade this sucker to a 486DX running at 100mHz and 16MB of RAM. Yes kids, back then a simple 4MB stick of RAM ran you almost $200!
Why should anyone care about all of this? Well, id you were born in the 1990s then you probably shouldn’t. However, if you’re like us and played nothing but bide games in the 1990s then you should pay attention. The future has arrived. You can now play all this games you loved back in anytime you want. And on the cheap!
Welcome to the iPhone gaming revolution.
Your hardware now will only cost you $200, and each game will run you about $.99 if you’re patient enough. Here is a few shining examples of how I’ve been able to take the gaming from my youth with me everyday now.
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We may get older, but we will never grow up. We still buy action figures, play video games, and lust after the newest, shiny gadget. At times we are fanboys, and other times we are harsh critics. We tell it like it is.
