25 Ridiculous Things Missing From The Habits of Old Gamers

Gamers today are certainly a little different from gamers in ancient times. Maybe now everything is easier and simpler than before. Where now with only one smartphone that can be carried anywhere anyone can easily play games. But not with gamers in the past, who here will be categorized into 4 eras. What is the unique memory of playing games in the past?

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1. Arcade / Arcade Era

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Looking for any remaining coins that may be left behind
As a gamer who used to be very young with very minimal income, it’s usually natural to look for coins that are left behind after someone plays on the arcade / ding-dong machine. Even look for it at the bottom of the machine.
Become the most respected because you get the highest score
Arcade games usually do not have an ending, so who can survive or get the highest score of course gets an indirect title against the players in the arcade arena first.
All rivalries resolved 1 vs 1
In the past, problems between players in the arcade arena would definitely be solved in games like Tekken, Street Fighter, or Mortal Kombat. Moreover, arcade machines used to facilitate players dueling on one machine.
Play is watched by people in the village
Usually a continuation of the previous point, where if there is an exciting fight, or someone who can get a high score then naturally all eyes in the arena will be focused in that one direction.
Hope you’re worried so you don’t get into a parent gap
Because there used to be only one arcade or ding-dong arena, and it was made open where people were free to walk around. So for gamers who often run away here is when their parents come to that place.

2. Nintendo/Sega Console Era

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Name the game without a memory card
There’s no such thing as a memory card in this console era, everything you do has to be in one go. Or if not then you have to start again from the beginning. And of course, today’s gamers have to spend more time on one game.
Name the same game a million times
Of course, there were very few game developers at that time. So with the number of games that are also still small, gamers nowadays do not hesitate to play the same game and even finish it many times.
Buy a cassette containing 10,000 games, it’s all the same
Still one cause from the previous point. Because the game is still minimal, but the needs of the sellers continue to run. So not infrequently, of course, we used to get a cartridge that said 10,000 in 1, but in fact the game only had 8-10 kinds.
Exchange games with friends
Maybe it’s rare, but some gamers today still use the barter system to save money and to be able to experience new, different games that they don’t have. But this culture itself also faded when compilation cassettes attacked.
Blow cartridge with error
This is of course a classic habit for gamers nowadays, when the game they are playing suddenly freezes, breaks, or doesn’t even boot when they start playing. Then the majority of normal gamers will blow the bottom of the cartridge which is actually not recommended but still done.

3. Playstation era / PS rental

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Play with split-screen with friends
Both those who play in rentals and at home. The era of Playstation 1 and 2 is certainly heaven to play together in one game. Most games (except some adventure games) can usually be played with your friends directly.
The game can’t enter, the console is flipped
I don’t know who came up with this idea in the first place, but it’s quite strange when games played on consoles (especially PS) can’t enter, the owner usually rotates the console, from 90 to 180°. But strangely sometimes it works.
80% of people play Winning Eleven
This seems to be the case in almost all available game rentals, where the majority of players who are quite old (junior high school/high school and above) usually play Winning Eleven, PES and other soccer games. And of course it becomes even more crowded when there is a tournament, or even just a group that makes their own competition.
The fight for a new game that is only one
The majority of game rental owners are usually not gamers. And they will not understand which games they should buy except football games. As a result, in some cases you will find where you have to fight for a good game with other players. Especially if the game genre is adventure which is certainly prone to spoilers.
Billing has been extended for one match (soccer only)
This rule may not apply to all rentals, but on average if someone is playing Winning Eleven but the billing runs out first before the match he is playing runs out, usually the rental owner will give a billing extension bonus until one match is finished.

4. The Era of Mobile Games Before Android

Grateful if the cellphone has a game
When the early era of mobile phones entered Indonesia, it was not as bright as it is now. With all the limitations of that era, cellphones only had the main function as a means of communication. So it’s no wonder some cellphones only have very few games without being able to add, or even have no games at all.
Bring a Symbian OS cellphone, you must often borrow it
Before the power of Android and iOS now. Nokia’s Symbian was the one who ruled the mobile game in its era. With the majority of mobile phones that only use Java OS. Gamers who own Symbian mobile phones must have felt that their cellphones were often borrowed by their friends.
Buy games at the game content counter
Talking about mobile games, before the playstore and apple store that made it easier for you to download games. Mobile gamers in the past had to be smart to find ways to get video games. Or for those who don’t want to bother, just come to the game charging counters that used to mushroom.
Look for game provider sites like g*tjar and w*ptrick
For those of you who are misquent or lazy to go to game charging counters, then usually they are early explorers who want to try their best to dive into the early web era through cellphones that only support WAP (simple web mode for cellphones). And of course websites like g*tjar and w*ptrick are the main references.
Having a Nokia N-Gage auto phone is the coolest thing
When you have a Symbian phone, it makes your mobile gamer status go up. Then have Nokia N-Gage or N-Gage QD is the highest achievement you can get. This cellphone itself is indeed called a gamer cellphone with a design similar to the Game Boy Advance.

5. The Age of Game Cafe / Internet Cafe

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Hunting savings packages and happy hour
When internet cafes with internet connections began to mushroom, the price might be quite expensive for the wallets of students and students at that time. However, of course the internet cafe gamers have a way to survive. That is hunting to find a game cafe that provides a saving package or happy hour which is usually night.
Mark one PC in the cafe as one’s own
For gamers who live in internet cafes quite often, they usually have one PC spot that will be used continuously. Whether it’s near the air conditioner, near the window, the seats are good, not noisy and various other reasons. In fact, usually other players are reluctant to play on the PC because it has been marked.
Angry at the internet cafe because someone downloaded / used netcut
The internet in Indonesia up to now may still be lagging behind, but at least it’s quite good now than it was 10 years ago. Where with a very minimal connection, and still have to be shared for several PCs. And riots will definitely occur if one of the rese people downloads.
Accept the fate that the PC keyboard is damaged because of the dance game
Long before the MOBA and battle royale eras, there was a time when the Audition aka AyoDance game where gamers would destroy the keyboards on the rental to get the full value. And the non-dance game players have to bear the consequences of the keyboard’s condition which is sometimes not feasible.
Considered an addict who has no future
Be grateful for those of you who live in an era where gamers are considered one of the potential future opportunities at this time. With so many game events, there are various job opportunities ranging from streamers, casters, to eSports athletes. Gamers in the past had to be trapped in the stigma that playing games was negative, and even considered to have no future.

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