For those of you born before 1986

[Auran]

Originally Posted by David
4. You are always surprised to see small children playing comfortably with computers.

Nope, had a BBC basic when i was very young. PLaying catapiller and other games happened early for me. hehe

TiG

I've still got my BBC 'B' - the hours I spent playing Snapper, Planetoid, Chuckie Egg and of course Elite. My favourite was Eagles wing - it took 30 minutes to get to the edge of the enemy base with no save points and your eyes streaming with tears from the concentration of staring at the screen. Never did get to finish it, my younger sister spilt juice all over the cassette

[DavidM]

I almost got to Elite status once I think...

[noah]

We would leave home in the morning and could play all day, as long as we were back before it got dark. No one was able to reach us and no one minded.

soooo true, used to leave to go riding bikes at 11am and return at 9pm in the summer! mobile phones....what were they, parents didnt have to worry. those were indeed the good times for me

[Kumagoro]

Grannys garden was by far the best game on the bbc.

[Skeps]

Tiswas.....

[Stoo]

You've never met a daily mail reader then

(All people in chat-rooms are serial killers or paedophiles, we must wrap our children in 5 feet of cotton wool to protect them from everything at all costs, etc etc..)

[quackers]

We rode bikes in packs of 7 and wore our coats by only the hood.

Haha i remember doing this, i also had a Chips outfit and i was convinced my bmx was a motorbike

[DavidM]

Tiswas.....

This is saturday - watch and see....

Who was the phantom flan flinger....??

[Ferral]

That is so true, I remember all that, brings back many memories

[subucni]

You can still get caps i think, they were the bollocks wernt they. Smashing a whole roll with a brick or being dead hard and using your nail to set them off.

Who remembers the coca cola yo yo comps i really enjoyed that. The football one after that was rubbish.

I do, took me less than a minute to find mine after reading your post.



And oh yes that list is so so true, made me laugh, and then wish i was a kid again. Thanks a lot David, got to send that out to my mates.

Bres

[[GSV]Trig]

I was born in 76, now I feel even older, as if going bald and grey wasnt enuf, cheers David

[0iD]

76, you young whipper snapper, try '68

[ajbrun]

I was born in exactly 1986 - is this thread for me or not ?







In fact - diarys out people. I shall be celebrating it in exactly a weeks time .

[[GSV]Trig]

Thanks, dont feel as bad now

[petrefax]

76, you young whipper snapper, try '68

yaaay! cheers matey, i was feeling pretty old having been born in 69!

[Elmo]

blumin heck u're nearly 40!