What were you like when you became a member here? - Page 2

**Dudebro** · 04-01-2013, 01:29 PM

We all know the cool people joined in 07.

**KATZ** · 04-01-2013, 01:36 PM

nope, 06 yo

**Retroman** · 04-01-2013, 02:21 PM

When was this website published?

**CatalystiCam** · 04-01-2013, 03:24 PM

Technically been registered on EVG since some time in 06 as well. Never really posted much until 2008 though (probably for the best). Just gamed there playing some of the NES games I used to have. City Connection anyone? Everybody's favourite! :P

Forum wise, 5 years
Arcade wise, 7 years
Retrouprising on it's own, Just under 5 years

**Dudebro** · 04-01-2013, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Retroman

When was this website published?

I assume it was around November 2004 when Kong became the first member.

@Cam- My EVG sign up date was before yours, in 07.

**Slime Slayer** · 04-01-2013, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Dudebro

I assume it was around November 2004 when Kong became the first member.

@Cam- My EVG sign up date was before yours, in 07.

How are you guys figuring out your EVG sign up dates?

**Dudebro** · 04-01-2013, 04:24 PM

I remember because cam used to talk about his sign up date a lot as if it was impressive. One day I checked and mine was a couple months before his even though I didn't post their for like three years.

**ARedLetterDay** · 04-01-2013, 05:24 PM

Internet Archive: Wayback Machine

**CatalystiCam** · 04-01-2013, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by stevencassidy13

How are you guys figuring out your EVG sign up dates?

Memory.

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I remember because cam used to talk about his sign up date a lot as if it was impressive. One day I checked and mine was a couple months before his even though I didn't post their for like three years.

I used a different account way back when. Cam3ron36 was only created in 2007 or 2008. Had one I really only gamed on in 2006. Another reason I don't really count it. Not a big deal anyways.

**Kugyince** · 04-01-2013, 05:31 PM

In my eyes besides me, Katz, Steven, and TrakMastaTom are the oldest members as they just didn't sign up but they were active members of the cumminty back then as well.

**Seahawk** · 04-01-2013, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Cam3ron36

Technically been registered on EVG since some time in 06 as well. Never really posted much until 2008 though (probably for the best). Just gamed there playing some of the NES games I used to have.

I have a similar time difference between gaming and posting.

I signed up in May 2007 looking for an alternative to Console Classix (some other online retro games playing thing) and then immediately abandoned the site because the java based emulators at the time didn't run well on my computer at the time (2003 computer, Windows XP with 512MB RAM, lols). A few months later I came back for some reason and took Eskiv as my first score.

Then gone again for two more years, then came back (I don't remember why) in fall 2009, and started playing like crazy. I wish I still had my PMs from all the angry people I took scores from.

**Wolf** · 04-01-2013, 05:54 PM

i signed up back in 08 but didn't became an active member intil 2010, i found out about the site while looking for emulator so i can play games during computer classes in high school and played here so my files would not be deleted lol everyone lost their files except me

**CatalystiCam** · 04-01-2013, 06:09 PM

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I signed up in May 2007 looking for an alternative to Console Classix

That's actually what I had for a while there. Had to get some offline program for a bit there, so I had Console Classix.

**Seahawk** · 04-01-2013, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Cam3ron36

That's actually what I had for a while there. Had to get some offline program for a bit there, so I had Console Classix.

It was good (it actually ran on my computer) but it was so, so annoying that most of the games I wanted to play were always hitting the service user limit, so I couldn't play. It eventually got annoying enough that I stopped using it.

**Dudebro** · 04-01-2013, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Tenser

In my eyes besides me, Katz, Steven, and TrakMastaTom are the oldest members as they just didn't sign up but they were active members of the cumminty back then as well.

I signed up in 07 and haven't stopped being active since, besides a week here and there. I can't be sure about steven on EVG but Katz and TMT have both taken extended hiatuses from what I recall. So yeah, I'm older than them.

**Tails** · 04-01-2013, 07:37 PM

Jan 08 is when I joined.

**KATZ** · 04-01-2013, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Dudebro

Katz and TMT have both taken extended hiatuses from what I recall. So yeah, I'm older than them.

just means we had more of a life :P

**Dudebro** · 04-01-2013, 10:19 PM

Call it what you will I still win!

**FudgyDRS** · 04-01-2013, 10:32 PM

Winning at losing is still win depending how you look at it.

**Slime Slayer** · 04-02-2013, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Dudebro

I signed up in 07 and haven't stopped being active since, besides a week here and there. I can't be sure about steven on EVG but Katz and TMT have both taken extended hiatuses from what I recall. So yeah, I'm older than them.

I think my biggest stretch of not posting was when I was on my honeymoon for a week, what can I say, I love fellow retro gamers.

I was really blown away when I first found EVG, it was the first site that I ever saw that I decided instantly would be my internet home. EVG and RU are the only 2 places on the net where I have more than 1 or 2 posts, as a matter of fact.

**CatalystiCam** · 04-02-2013, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Seahawk

It was good (it actually ran on my computer) but it was so, so annoying that most of the games I wanted to play were always hitting the service user limit, so I couldn't play. It eventually got annoying enough that I stopped using it.

Yeah, I never had problems with NES games running up, but it had categories for other consoles like Snes and gameboy that they expected you to pay to play. NES was free, SNES and everything else was not. This was before I discovered emulators by the way. I did discover Snes emulators and such eventually.

**ARedLetterDay** · 04-02-2013, 12:11 AM

I actually discovered emulation because I went into the Console Classix folder and they had the NES, SNES, GEN emulators all there. Downloaded a rom of Castlevania Bloodlines and that was it. . .

**CatalystiCam** · 04-02-2013, 12:51 AM

Actually surprised more people knew about that, first I've heard of it since I used it. Seemed like a glorious service at the time, but once I found Emulators, then not so much, being that it charged you a monthly fee to play some of the better games, which I couldn't do as a 12 year old kid or whatever I was back then. Discovered Snes emulators with Jurassic Park 2 and DKC, 2 games I played a lot as a kid via renting or friends, but never owned. Those games were my main drive of finding a way if I remember right.

Then of course I went back to EVG, and in transition here.

**Seahawk** · 04-02-2013, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Cam3ron36

NES was free, SNES and everything else was not.

Holy crap I totally forgot about that.

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Originally Posted by ARedLetterDay

I actually discovered emulation because I went into the Console Classix folder and they had the NES, SNES, GEN emulators all there.

I remember discovering that too, heh heh.

**Slime Slayer** · 04-02-2013, 02:10 AM

I think I got my first emulator in 98 or 99, IMBNes for the Playstation, came fully equipped with the entire library. That was one of the best days of my life.