*When I was Young… We played Video Games on Channel 3* Some retro video gaming today…. Do you remember these days? #videogames #geek #80s
*When I was Young… We played Video Games on Channel 3* Some retro video gaming today…. Do you remember these days? #videogames #geek #80s
absolutely.
Sometimes channel 4 if you happened to have two such devices and the switch allowed for it!
Blowing cartriges and resetting the console… The good ol' days. =]
THE SWEET PAST 🙂
Pong looked pretty good on channel 3.
Geez! I remember that! LOL
Or how about when you had to load games via cassette?
Good ol' Commodore VIC-20.. lol
After throwing the little switch to move from rabbit ears reception to the game system.
Atari 2600, yep
I remember that, my TV in my room was always set on channel 3, the ps1 hooked up. I was always playing FF7 and the first Tony Hawk game.
I remember when you could switch between 3 and 4….mind blown Remember when shaking the cable did work….
Channel 4 for me. 🙂
Well nowadays I have to change it to the hdmi input
LOAD"$",8
I still do.
Load "8", 1…something something…was this a commodore 64 thing? Sounds familiar….
I remember the year we upgraded to the Atari 2600.
The parents had stuck a couple games in our stockings and neglected to mark them as "Open Last."
Oops.
And it was NOT Wide Screen or High Def!
I remember those day's all to well. Had a switch on the game to choose 3 or 4 in case 3 was a broadcasting channel, which it was in my area, so I played my games on channel 4
I had an old system that played on either 2 or 3 (pong style games, pong, tennis, hockey). Most of the other consoles worked on 3 or 4.
All Commodore! I started on a Vic-20, moved to a C64 aith a 1541 drive, then to a C128 with a 1571 drive.
Ultimate Wizard and Elektra Glide!
First system I had was the ol' Atari 2600!
Yeah… and I remember the actual channel's signal sometimes leaking through, so you'd see a ghost of the show playing over the game graphics.
If you had a video game console, I used steal quarters from my older brothers to go play donkey Kong, and pac-man, and some others, at the places where they had them. I would always loose, jejeje
Who here owned E.T. on the Atari 2600??? lol
and channel 4 for the vcr.
i remember those days
Add me to the list of RF modulator users. I have an original Atari 2600 VCS with paddle controllers, joysticks and tons of games.
Hm. Maybe I'll break it out and hook it up to our 73" and go retro for an afternoon.
Bitch please, I had a TV without channels
Intellivision Ha ha!!! Always channel 3!!
I have no idea what you are talking about, I’m not old enough… (quietly shoves pong console under bed….)
Totally!!
still do >_<
lmao, PERFECT + Amanda Blain
Atari 2600 FTW!
I was glad when they came out with a switch to toggle the video game or channel 3. We had a channel on 3 so I had to unhook the antenna wire each time until they came out with that little box. Forget to hook the antenna wire up after done once and there was no space invaders for a whole week.
Joe
Hey and sometimes channel 2. Damn I'm old…
Meeee 2222!
Very nice
SEGA Channel — FTW
Wow I had totally forgotten about that.
I sure do 🙂 ive still my old game console its in my storage building
Don't forget the Commodore and TI systems and the book you had to type in to program the latest game to play.
I used 4
…and the good old cassete tape backup.
yea!! on Atari 2600
I used 4 also, the RF interference from the local tower would bleed over into channel 3
Yes, turning the dial Channel 3, those silly little antenna adapters that you had to screw on, turning the fine tune knobs to get rid of the static and snow. How did we ever survive?
I miss those days. Things were much more simple then.
Yea I remember my Oddessy . That's pre Atari . Playing it on a 13 inch black & white t.v. because that was, the only t.v. we had.
yeah, that is nothing like today
Ohhh, memories.
Remember these? …coupled with Channel 3 or 4? Good times… "NO! A FLAT HEAD SCREWDRIVER! GRRRR!"
http://www.vintagecomputing.com/wp-content/tvswitch_2_large.jpg
damn things must have been different back in the day
yes indeed..
Oh the good old days..
My kids don't even remember what a CRT looks like.
okay, what is a CRT anyways?
Forgot about that! Remember… rewinding + Amanda Blain?? You could switch to channel 3 and play off a few rounds with Yoshi & Mario before the movie was set to go
or cannel 4, good old times
Or using an uhf to coax converter.
okay
hi
whats up
Funny, I had to go to the arcade with a pocket full of quarters!
now and days we have play station 2 and 3
I grew up with the Super Nintendo, and Sega Saturn, and PS1. Man, I feel old….
wow
ATARI 2600 🙂
I'm from that season also..miss!!
When you were playing Mario and we're about to get to Bowser then all of a sudden it froze and you couldn't save your progress lol
the atiri damn, that must have been like 50 years ago
If I recall there was a switch on the connector for channel 3 or 4.
Recently I had the opportunity to put this knowledge into practice…the in-laws were trying to figure out how to get the vintage vcr working on a tv that had been wired years ago. I suggested "maybe it has to be on channel 3". Success!
damn, then there were antennas fort he tvs as well
YES
what country is that? just asking
.+
I still have a commodore 64 In my basement:)
I remember channel 3….now its channel 4
So didn't I:*);
I remember channel 3 now its HDMI
your cool i love video games to
Ha i loved to do that.
HDMI
I know huh
Yes LOAD"*",8,1 is the syntax for loading the first program on disk of Commodore 64 + Duane Davis 🙂
+ Vincent McMillen heheh Please be kind and rewind! 😀
I still play on Channel 3! Rawr
It was always fun to get people in my house confused, and toggle the switch at the back of the Atari from Ch3 to Ch4. =-)
ahhh there we go
now I remember!
+ Amanda Blain
I still have my Commodore 64 too…I should fire it up for old time sakes
I DID!!!
Hell yeah.Nintendo, Sega..lol
I still play video games on channel 3. Lol.
HDMI 6 for me
i remember flipping the switch to channel 4 because channel 3 looked fuzzy.
My how time flies….
Pong..
………..pong!
My 2 sisters and I wanted an Atari like everyone else. My parents said "No. We've talked to other parents and they said it ruins the TV." So that was their excuse. I did get to play at my friends though!
i used to…when i was 4 xDD
Haaa aint it the truth
last of the decent generations, the ones following us are scary to say the least, but then again, I guess that what our parents said about us! lol
Our VCR was weird. it was via channel 4. :/
Pong from Radio Shack. Yeah, I'm that old
Omg I literally took those days for granted! O_o
Yep! Wait….what?
channel 4
Up up down down left right left right b a a b select select start…
Where's that from???
Contra
Contra
Yep. I remember, it was called Atari
+ Kwame Kipp : Konami code XD
Where's that from???
Same
Channel 9. It's an outer space game. It's called 'Galaga' in France.
I steadfastly refuse to "grow up"
As an aside, it's not theft if you have permission.
May I steal this?
Not just Atari, Nintendo and Sega as well.
Definitely good times using a q tip and rubbing alcohol to try and clean the Nintendo cartridges
I experienced a treat, having had a Bally Arcade console.
Me too I remember that
Wow, I totally forgot about this – but yeah, I do remember doing this for my Sega Genesis!
It was channel 4 here in Vegas… but I get your drift 🙂
old school gaming ftw
Now I see that I'm quite new, I just remember to play GP Accolate when young! 🙂 … some "days" ago!
I remember playing with sticks and throwing rocks at each other because there were no video games ant television was black and white, but there was science fiction even then.
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no ems
command /c
I still do….. …..I don't "have" to, but still have some of the old equipment. It's starting to wear out though……
Yes Ms Amanda, I remember. They were Good Times.
lol I still have to do this!
sometimes still wish for that haha
Thanks for taking me back…don't forget to switch the button in the back of the TV.
remember the long passwords that you have to write down because there were no memory cards back then?
i love you girl
I remember the good ol' days of playing outside. All. Day.
wanna get with me
Had to go there to work on my Atari 800!
Jajajaja is true…..
amanda i want a baby witn u boo…
awwww
I went to channel 4
I'm 16 and I know this… Never to young to go old school.
First TV oriented game was Pong…. First computer Commodore VIC20 (with cassette data drive) , then TI994a (with cassette data drive), then T1000 PC (with 5 1/4 disk drive). 🙂
Same.
When I was Young… We didn't have Video Games
On some of the tvs i have i need to go to channel 3
My mom still thinks is on channel 3.
yup
I still do go to channel 3
me to
I am concerned for the amount of you who seem to still have to go to channel 3… 😉
+ Adrian Martin nobody ever had a screwdriver laying around at that age.. My go to tool was a butter knife 😀
atari was the top game
+ Amanda Blain I think they are just trying to out old each other. XD
When I was young we didn't have a TV.
Had to get up to change the channel. No remote control.
Pitfall,Sonic the Hedgehog,Super Mario Bros,Tecmo Bowl etc
Yeah…I remember.Those times are priceless
Oh yea, remember it well.
i did had to do that
This probably included my Atari!
+ Cj Rodriguez I definitely remember the long passwords!
These kids today claim to be the best gamers but they don't know how much more brain power you had to use back then.They're being spoiled nowadays.
I'm young, whats channel 3?
And excuse us "youngsters" for having advanced technology, cause THE WORLD ADVANCES!
My Atari and then my Nintendo. Significant aspect of my 80s life.
i like to watch video
It's the channel where any inputs show up on old TV's
+ Nathaniel Yang
+ Nathaniel Yang You wouldn't have that technology if not for us paving the way for it,Little One.
i remember that time!
Thanx +Andrew Franklin
OMG, I just used an apostrophe on a plural! I HAVE SINNED!!
+ Nathaniel Yang You wouldn't have that technology if not for us paving the way for it,Little One.
And we are the ones who teach oldies how to use iPads iPhones etc. Older one
I remember using floppy disks and I'm only 15.
I have a old tv
+ Nathaniel Yang I taught myself how to use an IPhone/smartphone.And they still don't compare to the classic games,Little One
Not just video games but also VCR (vhs/betamax) playback uses channel 3.
come to think of it, that's the first time i ever debugged anything! When the switch on the console was set on channel 4 instead of 3.
Betamax I know that!!!!! Everybody Hates Chris helped
I always set it to the other option – channel 3 came in too well…
+David Gary FROM YOUTUBE?!
Now there's Fox 5 (Georgia)
I was born 2002 apple 2 just came out
Mee too channel 4 lol channel 3 was for vcr!!
Oh how a picture paints itself.
Pacman
For me the pong like console was on the 33. It required tweaking with a screwdriver most of the times… now I'm missing the possibility to connect it on my smartv! Should be funny to see the face of my son… probably even more than when I connected the snes and he discovered that Mario is… of my age
+ Sean Paul I remember the Christmas when we got that system. We were so excited and we played that game until the wires leading to the knob controllers wore out. Do you remember when pong hit the bowling alleys and arcades? How about when pinball machines were only a dime to play? Those were the days…
Our children are going to say, I had to wear glasses at a 3-D movie!
i can relate
hello,
like !
Valerie ikr I'm gonna say that XD
GAH! lol i remember those days! or linking a bunch of RF connectors to each other to the TV…. XD
I was there too. Remember there was a switch. You could choose between ch.3&4.
The good old days. Unforgettable
This pic makes me wanna run home and hung my Magnavox Odyssey
asi era mejor! no necesitabas de control remoto pa jugar
aspero
Giggling the cables actually did something good…mostly.
Brings back memories!
i dont get it
Past my time, I'm afraid. I have to set my TV to AV to play on my SNES.
+ brittany lindao when people first made video games that we play on the TV, people had to go to channel 3 because they didn't have all the stuff the world has now.
Wow, I remember lol
life is once so live it the way u like .
Ahhh floor model TVs with antlers, turn the nob to get the best color maybe a little aluminum foil on the tips. See SEGA and Nintendo. No memory just had to sit there and play the game though. Michael Jordan on video games.. WHAT!!!
Haha. Totally forgot about those days.
#gettingold
Colecovision then NES! Our TV didn't have av ports at that time.
+ Brennen Chua Colecovision??? That was way too advanced 🙂 I go back to the days of …Pong. Ouch! I just felt another gray hair coming on.
I remember those days!
Yes I do
My last console was snes 🙁 I'm more of a pc gamer now (sc2!!!)
And android… Ingress!!!
i still remember the first time i saw an atari on a color tv…that was the coolest thing ever! 😀
Nostalgia is the failure of true emotion
I remember those day TRS80 oh boy!
Our name for video games was; Etch-a-Sketch
cool
True dat
I thought you still needed ch 3
as a very young child –T V –didnt exist ——
True…
them old big heavy tvs.
Or channel 4. Depending on which one worked best.
I remember that 🙂
Yes I do remember
The super nimtendo yep
My Friend still does
that must be old
On 4/8/13, Keith Nelson <****@**> wrote:
> i forgot about that one
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oh man i still remember when the adjustable 3 or 4 coax came out, big shit back then haha.
It would suck if I couldn't find the remote! lol
That brings back memories
Had to unscrew the antenna from the TV and slide each connector under the antenna connector and screw it back down while holding it and making sure it didn't slip out.
Or 4 if you flicked the little switch in the back!
remote, Evie, when we played on channel 3 some tvs didnt have remotes
Trini men can cook.
Yes I do
Yeah i do!
I've played a few times, were I had to be on channel 3. Weird, how th world changes so quickly.
I do…indeed 😀
Oh god… Do you remember those TV/Game switches that had two cables to attach it to the antenna screws? They had a little stick to switch it and they use to break a lot! I hated them!
and Mario was a carpenter.
Intellivision. Best console ever. Yes, nostalgia plays a big a part in that decision:)
I grew up in the era of Reagan, what's your flipping point?
Space Invaders!!
I still do this now
Commodore 64. Atari.
Lol yes
Yes!!!
Intellivision
My parents sucked!!!
Probably pretty close
I loved that game it was awesome
So is yo face!
Yep, I caught the tail end of the N64, although I've never owned a game console in my life.
Like wise.I miss those moments
L
i miss those days 🙂
Wow, I remember that!!
I am remembering that sweet memories
I went to channel 4, channel 3 was the local ABC affiliate.
Big white dots on my Magnavox Odyssey, so lame. Even back the I knew it was lame. Upgrade to intellivision was killer… Banderts, 12 oh clock. That wers not a terget.
VCRs had to be on 3 as well..I wonder how many on here are gonna Google VCR lol
I remember I had to wedge a wood chunk in my NES to get games to play
Intellivision was my first console
Hell I had a celecovison you had to put plastic film on the tv for a game & the only one that worked good was pong.
Nope, channel 4 😉
I still living in that era: (
I remember those days.
When I was a kid I played my N64 on a TV that had broken Speakers, I have played the console for years without sound.
Hiiiii
Indeed nostalgic memories….!!!
That was me for many years
yea!!!!!!!!!!! i remember that shit!!!!!
That used 2 be the best
this needs to be a shirt!!!!
I remember doing that a lot.
When I was young , rich and beautiful , I didn't play video games, because its waisting of time.
Haha I'm one of the human remote control to change it to 3 since I was the youngest
Or channel 4
i had to do this with my SNES when i was playing at my grandma's house. her tv didn't have composite in.
i remember them days wow we are getting old lol
Mine was channel 4.
I am really missing my child days
Thats true
you remind some very beautiful days thanks…..!!!!
Also to watch movies. I used to call that channel, the betamax channel ^_^
Damn, u r right! I definitely feel old now:(
I also like game 100000%
I grew up playing on "Video 1". ^_^
i like it.
I plad video games on AV not channel
I did the seething. And still do
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Channel 3 on my old trusty Atari 2600…how I miss those days. Space Invaders, Star Raider, Missile Command…good times.
Wow. The days of rf adapters. Forgot about that. That's how old I am.
CANT FORGET ABOUT PITFALL
CH. 3 was the VCR and 4 was the Nintendo. Anyone remember blowing into the cartridge when the game didn't work? Or using rubbing alcohol and a Qtip to clean it? I did that 🙂
Just had a discussion in class about the now generation teaching older folks the new tech. It would be a sad day if a city lost power. Oh no! Board games and the dewy decimal system then those same ones will be crying to us older folks for help.
We played ATARI.
if all else fails when i connect something to my TV channel 3 will always be tried and tested
Yes!
HΣLL ΨΣΔ!!
Good ol RF modulators
+ kevin ivory two prong or Type F?
Hell, when I was a kid, we only had channels 2, 6 and 8 — for watching television (if we was lucky!). Gotta love the '50's.
+ EggFu Young two prong. Type f was for them rich folks y'know? Had to use it up til the snes. I really miss those days. Metroid kept me entranced for months.
I remember those days. Who would have thought the gaming industry would have come so far!?!
Amanda!!?? you aren't old!
I think my Atari2600 was on channel 5a or 6.
hello
I haven't lived during these Dark Ages, thank God.
Mee too #90s
yes i remember that haha!,,family computer and playing mario bros. haha..
Absolutely right…
nice
hello
I grew up in there era before there was a channel 3 :-/
Hi
Pssh. Channel 4 >> Channel 3 …
lol….yes
#Represent
UHF/VHF channels. <shudder>
Yes space in vaders
I still have nightmares about the clunk clunk noise the tv made when turning the dial to change the channels. Oh and there were only 13 channels to choose from.
Mario looked sweet on channel 3
awesome
ME TOO…DOES THAT MEAN I AM OLD? LOL!
KK+ Kristie Ashlock gooooooooooog
im lik
good times
…and now I work at Channel 3. #Ironic #GrownUpGeekGamer
I remember those days like it was yesterday
Ah! tiempos aquellos! Tardes de Atari, luego Nintendo…
LOL!!! I can't even remember the last time I thought about that. Good stuff!
You didn't need to load a cassette to play our first video game,+ Jay Neill. Pong was one all one piece!
+ Stephen Brown
watch out for flak!
exactly!
ok
Le 10/04/13, Kevin Kirberger
really???
😉
That's showing your age. Haha
stealing…