[DONE] Where's Matlock? You promised Matlock!

[Unknown]

Greetings, one and all! I am looking for fellow "mature" (physically, if not mentally) gamers with whom I can enjoy a favourite past time without a lot of the nonsense that eminates from many of the young 'uns these days.

Following TOG's new-member procedure:

1. You are over 25 years of age.

I am over 25 years of age. Gen-X'er and proud of it, born in the early half of the '70s (probably explains a lot).

2. You have read the AUP & FAQ.

Yes, I have read both the AUP and the FAQ (needs a rewrite though to jazz 'em up - I fell asleep half-way through).

3. You have read the forum/server guidelines.
Yes, I have read the forum/server guidelines (won't be waiting in line to see the movie version, though - not a high enough body count).

A bit about myself (feel free to get some kip at this point)...

I'm located in Sydney (NSW, AU) and play mostly at night and on weekends (depending on what else is happening, of course). I play on Game Arena's servers mainly to protect my monthly traffic quota since I'm connected to Big Pond (no wisecracks, please). I work in IT, essentially because my childhood hobby became my career.

My gaming history goes back to the era of Omega Race (cartridge!) on the Commodore 64 and the tune played by the Capcom cassette tape loader for Commando is permanently stuck in my head.

My first experience with real-time, graphical, networked multiplayer games came in my undergrad years (the era of the first versions of Doom and Quake), back when badly designed IPX broadcast code would bring LANs to a crawl.

I've only recently (past 12 months or so) seriously spent some effort on more modern multiplayer games, with the explicit intention of playing against other humans (99.9% of my RL work mates and friends are not gamers at all, let alone on-line multiplayer gamers).

Most of the multiplayer games I have/play are of the FPS type sold by Valve - specifically, CS:S, DoD:S, HL2:DM and TF2. In fact, I blame TF2 entirely for my recent delve into these games as I was completely sold after seeing the trailers for TF2.

I also have most (bar one, I think) of the Command and Conquer series, but I haven't played against another human since about TibSun was released (and back then it was via modem, direct dial-up!).

My gaming platform is essentially a laptop (yeah) which I play in front of the TV (uber lazy, eh?) - if one form of entertainment is a little slow, easy for the eyes to wander to something else (probably explains some of my scores, too).

Well hopefully I haven't bored you by now. I humbly submit my application for TOG membership for consideration!

[CAMMO]

welcometo TOG mate, an admin will be along shortly to kit you up.

[BattleScoob]

Welcome to TOG, your application has been reviewed and approved.

You now have full access to all parts of TOG including:

• All TOG member only Forums
• All TOG member only areas of the website
• All TOG member only game divisions
• All TOG game servers

Your membership also includes access to various get-together, events, contests, and other exclusives for this 25 and over only organization.

For a complete list of everything your membership includes along with everything you might want to know in order to take advantage of your new membership, be sure to stop by to read the "New TOG Members' Guide"

Currently TOG consists of nearly 30 game divisions and over 20,000 registered members. There's also plenty of other cool stuff on TOG, so browse around & check it all out. We sincerely hope that you enjoy TOG for as long as you choose to. Feel free to spread the message to your friends and family who enjoy gaming and don't forget to have fun yourself!

All the best!

The Older Gamers!

[WhaCk]

Welcome to TOG ..

[ragittyman]

welcome to the zoo.
beer and Bourbon on the right, hookers and crackers on the left enjoy!!

[Unknown]

Originally Posted by ragittyman

welcome to the zoo.
beer and Bourbon on the right, hookers and crackers on the left enjoy!!

Woot! Thanks for the welcome folks.

[Spectre8]

Great intro mate! And love the avatar picture... Best movie ever!!

[Quickie]

Welcome aboard!

Just sing out if you need any help navigating around the traps .

[Unknown]

Originally Posted by Unknown

...on the Commodore 64 and the tune played by the Capcom cassette tape loader for Commando is permanently stuck in my head.

Egads, I found it! It's called "Elite Loader" by Mark Cooksey (the MOS 6581R2 version) and is part of the incredible Stone Oakvalley's Authentic SID Collection - www.6581-8580.com. I kept recalling "Capcom" because while Commando was loading, a picture of an arcade game machine would be displayed (with "Capcom" across the top) whilst the screen border colours changed rapidly (so fast, one colour wasn't completely drawn before the next had begun).

Ahh, the happy days of 1MHz CPUs...

(Yes, I really do have a life - honest!)

[Mixa...]

lol... your dedication and tenacity knows no bounds... thats why we love you unknown... your doing a great job admining the TOG TF2 server