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    1. Bryan William Jones‏Verified account @BWJones May 18

      @therealfitz How did we all learn how to do stuff like that pre-Internet?

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    2. Albert Cardona‏ @albertcardona May 18
      Replying to @BWJones @therealfitz

      Back then we used to talk to our neighbors, who played the same games.

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    3. Bryan William Jones‏Verified account @BWJones May 18
      Replying to @albertcardona @therealfitz

      In 1982, there were very few computers in our neighborhoods. Particularly in not wealthy neighborhoods. But I did have friends that we certainly talked about this stuff.

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    4. Albert Cardona‏ @albertcardona May 18
      Replying to @BWJones @therealfitz

      By ~1988, Commodore64, MSX, Amstrad were not uncommon. Loading a game from tape gave us all time to talk. Games were played by one player and the rest watching and commenting. The social dynamics have changed to isolated players in their homes, chatting with faraway strangers.

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    5. Bryan William Jones‏Verified account @BWJones May 18
      Replying to @albertcardona @therealfitz

      True. Cassette tape players were the way it happened in 1988. I mowed extra lawns to earn the money for a Disk ][ drive, but could no way afford a color screen. I had the Monitor III which was in green and black.

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    6. Bryan William Jones‏Verified account @BWJones May 18
      Replying to @BWJones @albertcardona @therealfitz

      But, yeah… We’d gather around and take turns playing. Karateka! Though there were some rare head to head games, we could not afford the paddle game controllers for them.

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    7. Brian Fitzpatrick‏Verified account @therealfitz May 18
      Replying to @BWJones @albertcardona

      Karateka was great, but I was hooked on Lode Runner.

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    8. Nat Torkington‏ @gnat May 18
      Replying to @therealfitz @BWJones @albertcardona

      Love you Brian, but there was Karateka and then there was The Way of The Exploding Fist. You haven’t lived until you’ve knocked a charging bull unconscious with a single well-timed punch. That’s all I’m saying.

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    9. Brian Fitzpatrick‏Verified account @therealfitz May 18
      Replying to @gnat @BWJones @albertcardona

      Can't argue with that. My other fave was a Text adventure (with still graphics) called The Institute. It was weirder than hell.

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    10. Nat Torkington‏ @gnat May 18
      Replying to @therealfitz @BWJones @albertcardona

      http://www.lemon64.com/?mainurl=http%3A//www.lemon64.com/games/details.php%3FID%3D1307 … !

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      Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame May 18
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      !!!!!!!!!

      9:05 PM - 18 May 2018 from Oakland, CA
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