Born at the right time

[AlexJ]

note from Harrison:
I've moved this great discussion from the staff area into the main forum so we can share it with everyone.

Many young people weren't around at the time of the Amiga! Commodore went bust 12 years ago, and the Amiga as a supported platform was finished by another 2 years. Anyone younger than 14 is unlikely to have ever used an Amiga, and even then it assumes them getting into it at a very early age.

[Puni/Void]

That's absolutely true. Kids of today grew up with different computers and consoles than we did. Although, some interest might still be gained from people active on the Demo Scene. Some of those that starts out with watching PC demos, might be thrilled watching similar productions on older platforms via emulation. One thing can lead to another, and they might even start fiddling with other Amiga stuff as well. One never knows.

[Harrison]

That is true. Some will still take an interest in older platforms in a reverse route as they explore and become interested in different computer trends such as the demo scene or gaming. If for example you were to look at Underground Gamer, who's torrents are all for out of production systems, you will find a large number of younger members downloading some of the older system torrents for systems such as Genesis and Nes. They are too young to have remembered the system at the time of it's height, or were not even born, and are now exploring them in a retro way to see what it was all about, and why they were so great at the time.

I suppose it's a bit like music or films in a way. We were not around when early films or music were originally recorded but we still play them and enjoy them.

[AlexJ]

If for example you were to look at Underground Gamer, who's torrents are all for out of production systems, you will find a large number of younger members downloading some of the older system torrents for systems such as Genesis and Nes. They are too young to have remembered the system at the time of it's height, or were not even born, and are now exploring them in a retro way to see what it was all about, and why they were so great at the time.

That's me! I got my Amiga in August 1993 when I was 4 (my first computer) and SNES in 1995 (my first console). I was too young to remember the NES but still have the emulator and rom sets and enjoy some of the games from it. Same with the C64 and others.

[Submeg]

Same here, I was four when we I first played the Amiga. But I still remember the games that I played. So, basically there has to be something showing the timeline of games. For example, what the parent games were, for instance, Prince of Persia.