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Mamemeister
Tomy Blip
Joined: 26 Feb 2008
Last Visit: 26 Oct 2008
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 Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:58 pm Post subject: Hello!! |
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I'll apologise in advance If these sort of 'hello' threads should be posted elsewhere.
Anyway, I'm a 40 year old Scottish gamer living just outside Edinburgh who was lucky enough to have enjoyed the whole surgence of this wonderful gaming hobby of ours.
My very first game was 'Missile Invader'. I hoped for Galaxy Invader but Mum and Dad would only stretch for the little blue fella.
I owned "Invader from Space', 'Astro Wars' plus various other little Mattel footy and basketball games. These were sadly ditched, thrown out, given away when I bought my first computer back in 1983.
It was literally a couple of weeks ago whilst scouring EBay, I stumbled across an auction for 'Missile Invader' . The memories came flooding back and before I knew it, I'd won the auction and had it wining its way here.
That single purchase has been the catalyst and in the last 3 weeks I've managed to acquire about 10 machines. It's such an addictive area of collecting and as most machines are pretty affordable, very hard to stop!!
Looks like I'll be here for a while and look forward to getting involved and picking up some buying tips!!
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tanatron
Gakken Moon Patrol
Joined: 03 Mar 2007
Last Visit: 19 Feb 2021
Posts: 324
Location: Merate, Italy (near Milan)
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Welcome !! A new friend \ collector is always welcomed here!!
Hey I began last year in the EXACT same way.Just wanted to revamp memories .. and then I got stuck , pleasently, in this world.From 0 to 400 in 500 days! It seems that as we turn 40 we kinda loose our common sense!
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Don't be so sure about that!!! 
You better go to the nearest RBS office and get a loan!!
Anyway nice to meet you!
Alex
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mario101
Adventure Vision
Joined: 17 Oct 2006
Last Visit: 11 Oct 2015
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Location: South Berwick Maine
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| Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:15 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Mamemeister. welcome. hope 2 c u around...
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blue6demon
Adventure Vision
Joined: 31 Oct 2005
Last Visit: 24 Apr 2025
Posts: 442
Location: Montreal, QC, Canada
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| Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome to our little community, hope you'll enjoy your time with us !
Scottish hey ? Well we do have some common blood 
And Alex is rigth, be cautious it's really addictive 
Pat
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Neil UK
Atari Cosmos
Joined: 08 Oct 2005
Last Visit: 04 Jul 2023
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Location: South Wales.
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Welcome to the gang. It's always great to have another Brit joining even if you still are a long way away from me (Cardiff).
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tanatron
Gakken Moon Patrol
Joined: 03 Mar 2007
Last Visit: 19 Feb 2021
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Location: Merate, Italy (near Milan)
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| Quote: | | you still are a long way away from me (Cardiff) |
Cardiff ....? We can almost make a ""Six Nations" over here!
Any Irish ?
I'm in for the " wooden spoon "!!
Alex
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