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| | Video game player - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | This type of gamer is most often found playing games of the fighting game and first person shooter genres. | | | Import gamers, as the name implies, purchase video games from overseas countries (this is usually done with Japanese games, as most games are originally made in Japan, though it is not uncommon for European gamers to purchase games that were released in North America due to the increased selection of English-language titles). | | | A video game player who plays video games as a regular hobby or routine almost everyday is referred to as a full-time or hardcore gamer, and one who does not play them that often is referred to as a part-time gamer. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_school_gamer
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| | Abandonware article - Abandonware computer software copyright Popular abandonware Enforcement - What-Means.com |
| | The most common abandonware is old video games, either computer games or older video game console or arcade games that are played through emulation. | | | Many people think that various older games are more fun than newer games (hence old school gamers), in part because their designers had to concentrate on game play features other than graphics, so these games have gained a second life by being distributed through the Internet. | | | The following games have been placed in the public domain by their copyright holders for various reasons, most notably as publicity for a forthcoming sequal or compilation release. |
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http://www.what-means.com/encyclopedia/Abandonware
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| | The Pikachu Tamer's Domain in The Wired |
| | I recognize that there are merits to both schools of gaming and I can and will appreciate a new-school game if it's fun. | | | I can't speak for all old-school gamers, but I know that one of the major points of frustration that gamers like myself have with new-school games is that for much of the "game", we feel like we're just watching instead of actually playing. | | | In contrast, new-school side quests are typically revealed to the gamer within the context of the main storyline, and so everyone who plays knows where to go and what to do. |
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http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pitw/oldnew.html
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| | Fan translation |
| | Many video game players, hence "old school" gamers, are responsible for the popularity of console emulation, because those video game players think that the abandonware video games are more amusing than the video games that are still on the market. | | | While the translations themselves - which are distributed without the games - are probably legal, in order to use them, you must possess a ROM of the game, and run the game on an emulator. | | | Many video games, as well as animes, are marketed exclusively in Japan, for example; the text encoded in the ROM images of these Japan-only games can be translated to English or another language, for the enjoyment of English-speaking players and players who speak neither Japanese nor English. |
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http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/f/fa/fan_translation.html
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| | Coalition of Gamers :: Old School |
| | It’s also the game that made cheat codes an indispensable part of the gamer’s arsenal. | | | The titles covered will vary from those that helped re-define gaming as we know it to titles that may not have been groundbreaking when they were released but are still classics in their own right. | | | It is now common knowledge that Nintendo will be giving all gamers the ability to download past games, some free of charge, to their Revolution consoles. |
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http://dyferent.blogsome.com/category/old-school
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| | RPGamer Editorials - Can't We All Just Get Along!? (A Response to: Why do they want to split us?) |
| | There are quite a few new school RPGamers like yourself, who liked the game for the plot and characters and whatnot, but not a lot. | | | But, I always just loved the cute little ones from old school games; this is personal taste, not a widespread opinion. | | | How ridiculous is it, that new games will bash old when they've barely played the old games? |
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http://www.rpgamer.com/editor/nightshadow/010401mc.html
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| | Well gaming has come a long way and here we are with our Quakes and Warcrafts and all of their clones and all we old school gamers want is some good quests and adventures like in the Olden Days. | | | We're a bunch of gamers who have been gaming since the days of Atari and 8Mhz processors. | | | Well now lets put down our shotguns and peons and go out and do the old cool shit like they did (tried) in Ultima Online. |
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http://home.earthlink.net/~quick5150/allegianceoffate/aboutquestriders.htm
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| | Extreme Gamer - Intellivsion Lives! Xbox Review |
| | Is a title that is going to appeal to old school gamers who used to have the Intellivision console or had played the system, back in the day. | | | The Game:Crave Entertainment has brought back a piece of nostalgia for all old school gamers with the 60 classic console games from the Intellivision console. | | | In old ad campaigns, Intellivision showed comparison screens between their games and Atari's showcasing Intellivision superior offerings. |
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http://www.extremegamer.ca/xbox/games/intellives.php
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| | Nostalgia - Division between Old School & New School Gaming. - MonroeWorld.com Forums |
| | I don't care how old the game is as long as it's fun to play, after all you're talking to someone that plays ascii RPG's that are 15 years old for crying out loud | | | So come to think of it, Is Modern Gaming in the 128-bit/?bit Generation divided between Old School Gamers and New School Gamers. | | | Nostalgia - Division between Old School and New School Gaming. |
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http://blitzbasic.monroeworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1363
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| | Old Skool Gamers |
| | With 6 minutes to go in the match and OSG down 1 flag the regroup begins. | | | With 1 second to spare Atari crossed into the capture zone and sealed the victory for OSG and put them on top of the 6v6 TWL CTF ladder. | | | With Atari and Pong closing in on the opponents flag, Atari grabbed the flag and headed for home. |
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http://www.oldskoolgamers.com
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| | Gameboy Advance Index - Gamers-Quest |
| | This has emptied the storage rooms of many old school gamers who have been holding on to piles of aging game hardware. | | | Through the use of flash carts and emulators the Game Boy Advance can even play NES and PC Engine games, as well as AGI based Sierra On-Line PC adventure games. | | | The Game Boy Advance not only has your typical platformers, but also a huge collection of SNES style RPGs. |
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http://www.gamers-quest.com/Gameboy-Advance/index.html
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| | Old School (true gamers) -vs- New School (fanboys) - Shoryuken Forums |
| | Why is it that PS2 players seem to be a shitload of fanboys rather than true gamers. | | | People like myself that played on the DC dominate the PS2 players miserably. | | | Than Evo 2k3 came and saw K.O. and now I use Yun. |
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http://www.shoryuken.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74672
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| | Spot On: Pressed for conferences at E3 - PlayStation 3 News at GameSpot |
| | They played up Nintendo's strong commitment to gameplay, and how, for all their "talk about numbers" and performance, Microsoft and Sony could never capture the "heart of a gamer." The crowd cheered the executives on with a fervor more akin to a religious revival than an industry event. | | | They touted Nintendo's record--some two billion games sold--and the fact it still controls 90 percent of the handheld market. | | | Confident, they forewent any talk of processor numbers or teraflops, and kept it strictly to market strategy. |
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http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/killzone2/news_6125236.html
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| | Old School Gamers |
| | Old School Gamers that talk about games, movies, and music; remeber the good days of when games were about the fun factor and not all flash and hype | | | Valve said that arrests have been made in the Half-Life 2 Source Code leek, thanks to the persistence of the gaming community. | | | Wow, so I guess not all gamers are pirates, and thieves. |
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http://oldschoolgamers.blogspot.com/2004_06_01_oldschoolgamers_archive.html
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| | NASIOC - Old School Gamers Unite - Favorite NES games |
| | There was also a go kart racing game that I can't remember the name of. | | | wow, your selection of games is good, and your old job was awesome. | | | Old School Gamers Unite - Favorite NES games |
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http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=602541
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| | PimpRig Forums - Abandonware (For all you old school gamers) |
| | I'm at school right now....and Bess won't let me go there... | | | but you will find most of them) I can remember sitting in front of my old 486 dx2 playing Word Rescue and Commander Keen for hours. | | | it sucked cuz i couldn't play UO in school lol |
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http://forums.pimprig.com/printthread.php?t=1220
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| | Old school Amiga gamers - Alien Breed sequel! |
| | I'm just hoping the gameplay is as tight as the old AB games. | | | Anyways, Alien Breed was a damned good game so hopefully they stick to the same formula for new version. | | | If you played BG:DA on Sony's system, you wouldn't be surprised at what the black box can do. |
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http://journal.pcvsconsole.com/?thread=3576
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| | Off Topic Central - Old school gamers.... |
| | I ran across three or more boxes (15x24x12) in the attic and the basement that contain old role playing games. | | | Some people insist on using old systems...hell I know someone that used to go online with a Timex of all things. | | | Most of them are IBM compatible PC games with maps and such, LOL, they list system req.s as 256K permanent memory and such. |
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http://www.otcentral.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9006
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| | CGR: Old School Gamers? |
| | If you understand what that actually is...You'll understand how hardcore my friends are about gaming (old school gaming). | | | I also have the original black strategy guide that was released to help early NES gamers out with their hardest games. | | | I know, I'll look it up in my old Nintendo Powers. |
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http://www.christianguitar.org/forums/showthread.php?t=77928
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| | League of Amateur Gamers - Old School Games |
| | League of Amateur Gamers - Old School Games | | | LAG Home > Forum > LAG Gaming > General Discussion | | | Contact Us - League of Amateur Gamers - Top |
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http://www.lagxbl.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6752&goto=newpost
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| | Old School Gamers :: Your slogan here |
| | Also welcome Nick "Nastro" Sherick as the OSG Tournament Manager. | | | Good job Travis, make sure you save some for everyone else next time! | | | [OSG] Zero will be playing primary backup for Season 3. |
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http://www.osgamers.com
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| | Old-School Gamers Inc.'s Club Page on 1UP.com |
| | You can be a gamer who started your gaming career back in the days of Donkey Kong and Pong, or just someone who isn't that old but loves the classics anyway. | | | WELCOME TO THE O.S.G.I! This club is for all gamers, who enjoy playing the classic games from decades ago. | | | Let's all celebrate by dusting off your NES, Saturns and Atari's and enjoying some of the old stuff. |
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http://old-schoolloyalty-club.1up.com.1up.com
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| | Old School Gamers - The Video Gaming Resource For Parents |
| | The other guys, who knows *makes drinking motion with hands.* Anyhoo, once I go back to school, I'll have more free time to write posts, plus access to a better internet connection. | | | Old School Gamers - The Video Gaming Resource For Parents | | | That is to say that our other Admins and "staff" (and I use the term loosely) are all missing in action. |
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http://oldschoolgamers.com
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| | Old School Gamers Rejoice, Starcars Now Available - PC News at GameSpot |
| | Peachysoft Games (www.peachysoft.com) announced today that their Sky Roads inspired space game is available from their website. | | | If you like the idea of competitive and cooperative puzzling online, Puzzle Pirates may be just what you're looking for. | | | Old School Gamers Rejoice, Starcars Now Available - PC News at GameSpot |
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http://www.gamespot.com/pc/puzzle/starcars/news.html?sid=6127150
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| | The Old School Gamers - A Xanga Blogring |
| | The thought of Donkey Kong, Super Mario Bros, Metroid and the original Legend of Zelda for the NES still brings a tear to our eyes. | | | The Old School Gamers - A Xanga Blogring |
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http://www.xanga.com/groups/group.aspx?id=138736
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| | Old School |
| | Two brothers find themselves transported into space as they play a strange board game. | | | "While not remotely original in content, Old School tries hard to have something for everyone and succeeds more often than not." | | | "Not particularly well directed, but Old School wins you over with the sheer, indomitable will of its performances, a winning cocktail of unsuccessfully suppressed mania and male regret run amok." |
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http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/OldSchool-1120655
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| | Movie Forums - Old School Gamers |
| | Remember when David Lee Roth had a number one song called "Jump", and we used to ditch school just to go to the arcade? | | | Well maybe this link will refresh your memories. | | | It might be a plot by the Jews to steal people's loose change." - Bill Maher222~~~~~~"I would never want to be a member of a group whose symbol was a guy nailed to two pieces of wood." - George Carlin |
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http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=4753
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| | View User Information |
| | Online Gaming League(tm) and OGL(tm) are Trademarks of the Online Gaming League. | | | 07-07-2002 10:57 PM Old School Gamers [Team 1] | | | The Finest ISP for gamers in the world! |
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http://www.worldogl.com/view_user_info?userid=4669
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| | OSGA :: Old School Gamers Association |
| | Check back to this site for reviews of old games, screen shots, info, and much more! | | | OSGA © is not really a copyright..but we like to think so | | | We are an elite group of gamers that believe in the quality of gaming...old school style! |
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http://www.freewebs.com/osga
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| | OSG :: Old School Gamers |
| | Update it with the new members and alas remove the old. | | | Well I don't really have time to finish off this site right now, but basically I need to do my exams and then I'll resetup the website and remake the clan members section. | | | We wish them all the best in their dogging at the new clan. |
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http://www.hateweb.co.uk
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| | 4 color rebellion » Nintendo Pumpkins |
| | This year was actually my 8th year doing a Halloween pumpkin, (might be the 9th, I’ll have to look at old photos). | | | Thanks for including them, and if you want some more pics of those pumpkins, check out my club’s at http://paulgale-club.1up.com E3 Club from Paul Gale. |
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http://www.4colorrebellion.com/archives/2005/10/31/nintendo-pumpkins
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| | BF Tracks - Live view of Old School Gamers BF1942 |
| | Sum Of All Mods battlefield 1942 forgotten hope desert combat final desert combat desert combat extended secret weapons road to rome battlegroup 42 pirates eve of destruction silent heroes battlefield 1918 | | | BF Tracks - Live view of Old School Gamers BF1942 |
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http://na.bftracks.net/appl/bft/Live/server/222
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| | NG BBS - Old School Gamers - Memory Lane |
| | NG BBS / General / Old School Gamers - Memory Lane | | | Posted: 3/12/05 02:34 AM This topic is merely a discussion thread directed toward the more long-term gamers out there, myself included of course. | | | I'm talking about the people who grew up with the NES and prior. |
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http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic.php?id=242059
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