30 days of gaming - day 1
I'm not a very big gamer, but what the heck. Stolen from lady_ava.
So, little to no doubt that none of you know what this is. This is the VERY FIRST HANDHELD GAME EVER. It was simply titled 'Football'.
My brothers and I would be left with our grandparents every so often, once a year for a fun weekend and a trip to Wolf Trap, a summer theater. In the meantime we played with the toys Grandma and Grandpa had around, and amongst them? The game 'Football'.
This game was produced in 1977, which does, believe it or not, make it older than me. It ran on a 9-volt battery (remember those?). Incredibly, by the time I was old enough to play it it still worked. (Still does, incidentally ...)
The way the game works is that the itty bitty screen has a football field painted on it. You control a bright red dot, which represents you carrying a football. There are other not-as-bright red dots on the field, which represent the opposing team's tackle. You have no other team members, you always have possession of the ball, and you must bypass the tackle to make it to the other end of the field. If you run into a not-as-bright red dot you've been tackled and it is a 'down'. If you make it to the other end of the screen it is a first down and you'll get four more tries to a touchdown. You could check your status by pressing the ST and SK buttons, which would tell you time, score, down, etc etc. I guess the K button meant you do a kickoff, but I was playing this game when I was, like, five. All I knew was that you didn't want to hit the dots.
The screen was pretty much made up of 27 pixels and you could only move up or down three 'spaces' and you had NO chance if the computer decided to tackle you instead of letting you by on each new screen, because the tackle always took up all the available places to run. Was it stupid? yes. Was it awesome? Also yes.
Day 1- Very first video game
Day 2 - Your favorite character.
Day 3 - A game that is underrated.
...Day 4 - Your guilty pleasure game.
Day 5 - Game character you feel you are most like (or wish you were).
Day 6 - Most annoying character.
Day 7 - Favorite game couple.
Day 8 - Best soundtrack.
Day 9 - Saddest game scene.
Day 10 - Best gameplay.
Day 11 - Gaming system of choice.
Day 12 - A game everyone should play.
Day 13 - A game you’ve played more than five times.
Day 14 - Current (or most recent) gaming wallpaper.
Day 15 - Post a screenshot from the game you’re playing right now.
Day 16 - Game with the best cut scenes.
Day 17 - Favorite antagonist.
Day 18 - Favorite protagonist.
Day 19 - Picture of a game setting you wish you lived in.
Day 20 - Favorite genre.
Day 21 - Game with the best story.
Day 22 - A game sequel which disappointed you.
Day 23 - Game you think had the best graphics or art style.
Day 24 - Favorite classic game.
Day 25 - A game you plan on playing.
Day 26 - Best voice acting.
Day 27 - Most epic scene ever.
Day 28 - Favorite game developer.
Day 29 - A game you thought you wouldn’t like, but ended up loving.
Day 30 - Your favorite game of all time.
So, little to no doubt that none of you know what this is. This is the VERY FIRST HANDHELD GAME EVER. It was simply titled 'Football'.
My brothers and I would be left with our grandparents every so often, once a year for a fun weekend and a trip to Wolf Trap, a summer theater. In the meantime we played with the toys Grandma and Grandpa had around, and amongst them? The game 'Football'.
This game was produced in 1977, which does, believe it or not, make it older than me. It ran on a 9-volt battery (remember those?). Incredibly, by the time I was old enough to play it it still worked. (Still does, incidentally ...)
The way the game works is that the itty bitty screen has a football field painted on it. You control a bright red dot, which represents you carrying a football. There are other not-as-bright red dots on the field, which represent the opposing team's tackle. You have no other team members, you always have possession of the ball, and you must bypass the tackle to make it to the other end of the field. If you run into a not-as-bright red dot you've been tackled and it is a 'down'. If you make it to the other end of the screen it is a first down and you'll get four more tries to a touchdown. You could check your status by pressing the ST and SK buttons, which would tell you time, score, down, etc etc. I guess the K button meant you do a kickoff, but I was playing this game when I was, like, five. All I knew was that you didn't want to hit the dots.
The screen was pretty much made up of 27 pixels and you could only move up or down three 'spaces' and you had NO chance if the computer decided to tackle you instead of letting you by on each new screen, because the tackle always took up all the available places to run. Was it stupid? yes. Was it awesome? Also yes.
Day 1- Very first video game
Day 2 - Your favorite character.
Day 3 - A game that is underrated.
...Day 4 - Your guilty pleasure game.
Day 5 - Game character you feel you are most like (or wish you were).
Day 6 - Most annoying character.
Day 7 - Favorite game couple.
Day 8 - Best soundtrack.
Day 9 - Saddest game scene.
Day 10 - Best gameplay.
Day 11 - Gaming system of choice.
Day 12 - A game everyone should play.
Day 13 - A game you’ve played more than five times.
Day 14 - Current (or most recent) gaming wallpaper.
Day 15 - Post a screenshot from the game you’re playing right now.
Day 16 - Game with the best cut scenes.
Day 17 - Favorite antagonist.
Day 18 - Favorite protagonist.
Day 19 - Picture of a game setting you wish you lived in.
Day 20 - Favorite genre.
Day 21 - Game with the best story.
Day 22 - A game sequel which disappointed you.
Day 23 - Game you think had the best graphics or art style.
Day 24 - Favorite classic game.
Day 25 - A game you plan on playing.
Day 26 - Best voice acting.
Day 27 - Most epic scene ever.
Day 28 - Favorite game developer.
Day 29 - A game you thought you wouldn’t like, but ended up loving.
Day 30 - Your favorite game of all time.