https://community.element14.com/members-area/A place for members to hang out!en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/members-area/f/forum/57281/how-do-you-feel-about-the-ocarina-of-time-remake/238275Sat, 19 Sep 2026 12:46:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:76d6bf90-09d2-4957-b95d-40266be58ef9gpolderThe ZX81 is the predecessor of the ZX Spectrum, mentioned by cstanton . When I bought it it looked like: As you can imagine it needed some improvements, so here is a picture of mine:https://community.element14.com/members-area/f/forum/57281/how-do-you-feel-about-the-ocarina-of-time-remake/238274Sat, 19 Sep 2026 12:42:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:b7d4aa58-cc4b-47fb-82c8-88cfe7464a25gpolderFor the younger generations amongst us, here is an example how this looks like: https://archive.org/embed/more-games-for-your-zx81https://community.element14.com/members-area/f/forum/57281/how-do-you-feel-about-the-ocarina-of-time-remake/238273Sat, 19 Sep 2026 11:16:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:e671d4dc-799a-402d-8747-ebcd1217ab3bgeraldsWhen I first got into electronics in the mid-1970s, I started building a synthesizer (the "Formant" from *Elektor* electronics magazine). In the early 1980s, *Elektor* published a schematic for a DIY arcade game. It used a Signetics 2560 microprocessor. I bult it and programmed my first Arcade game. "TV - Spielecomputer"; Credits: Elektor; published in Elektor 1979 April community.element14.com/.../1975_5F00_Signetics_5F00_2650.pdf The chipset included a matching graphics controller, the PVI SC2636, that could generate sound effects alongside the graphics. A similar graphics controller was also used in the Commodore C64. community.element14.com/.../1982_5F00_Signetics_5F00_MOS_5F00_Microprocessor_5F00_Data_5F00_Manual.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signetics Around the same time, the British company Acorn built a computer—the BBC Acorn B—along with two variants of it. I bought the Acorn BBC B as well as the C64 (I used to repair these computers professionally back then). That’s how I started playing games on these machines. My favorite was *Donkey Kong*; I mostly played logic games. I detested games involving shooting, war, or the occult. I applied these same standards to my children's gaming habits, always shielding them from games that glorified violence. In the 1990s, I bought a "Dreamcast" console, which gave me my first taste of a 3D gaming experience. I only bought one game for it: a hoverboard surfing game. Nintendo and Xbox consoles hit the market around that time, but I rarely played them—only when visiting friends. In the 2000s, I played C64 games via emulation on PCs running Windows XP and 8.1. And what did I download? Take a guess... *Donkey Kong*.https://community.element14.com/members-area/f/forum/57281/how-do-you-feel-about-the-ocarina-of-time-remake/238272Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:09:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:1704403c-ee47-4f68-9dc9-8b0a8f89f936dougwI think my first game system was Nabu Network in the early 80's. I later bought an Amiga. and eventually owned a Colecovision and a C64.https://community.element14.com/members-area/f/forum/57281/how-do-you-feel-about-the-ocarina-of-time-remake/238269Sat, 19 Sep 2026 03:38:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:fd94fe6c-5c89-4ed2-8b36-196820c8f1bakmikemooOh, yeah! My parents were cutting edge so we had Pong. After joining the Army and getting a steady paycheck, I bought my Dad an Atari 2600 - just so he could say that he had one. My brothers and I would play it when we came home to visit. I was into adulthood and parenthood when I was introduced to the NES. My children can't remember a time before home video games. We bought the SuperScope for the SNES one year because we moved and couldn't go Trick-or-Treating. A bag of candy for each kid and as much Duck Hunt as they wanted. We go WAY BACK. Like Pac-Man - when he only existed in an arcade machine at Pizza Hut.https://community.element14.com/members-area/f/forum/57281/how-do-you-feel-about-the-ocarina-of-time-remake/238268Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:52:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:84d758fd-df0a-4977-af58-113b97e5df5fdang74My favorite Zelda game is the original Legend of Zelda that came out for the NES. I was already an adult when the more modern 3D entries came out so I couldn't find the time to commit to them. The first video games I played were arcade games... Pac-Man, Asteroids and Donkey Kong. On the home front I played Coleco table top games before I ever got a chance to play home consoles like Atari 2600 or the Intellivision.https://community.element14.com/members-area/f/forum/57280/spring-cleaning-contest-prize-has-arrived/238267Fri, 18 Sep 2026 23:30:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:005e892f-fdc1-433e-ae79-03b0f0a81021robogaryAwesome pair, dvm cocktail !https://community.element14.com/members-area/f/forum/57280/spring-cleaning-contest-prize-has-arrived/238265Fri, 18 Sep 2026 22:31:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:26eaa984-af9e-4df1-99e0-71bb215f1b4ckmikemooCongratulations, colporteur ! Nice! USB data logging is a pretty cool feature in a handheld multimeter.https://community.element14.com/members-area/f/forum/57281/how-do-you-feel-about-the-ocarina-of-time-remake/238264Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:47:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c1e07c2d-59bc-4666-b3fc-2750294a0757kmikemooUh... the original Legend of Zelda. Back when the NES was almost unobtanium - at least at AAFES (Army / Air Force Exchange Service) - circa 1988. I stopped chasing the series when I had to buy a new system to play each new version of the game. I went back to my roots - PC.https://community.element14.com/members-area/f/forum/57281/how-do-you-feel-about-the-ocarina-of-time-remake/238263Fri, 18 Sep 2026 20:12:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:43e23a33-46da-48ba-8ced-fdc3e6988704robogaryThe Legend of Zelda on an original black n white Gameboy. Loved it !https://community.element14.com/members-area/f/forum/57281/how-do-you-feel-about-the-ocarina-of-time-remake/238262Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:57:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:f9ce5a61-3472-42b5-9556-ad0ed51c86f0acdc90Hello, on my first computer I played snakes by the tail. this was in the Electronics Australia magazine 1979 with 1k of ram Typed in using a hexidecimal keyboard, using tv to display 64 x 32 blocks basied on the motorola 6800 D2 kit, my brother played adventure game on comodore PET, the wife played coffee break on the comodore 64https://community.element14.com/members-area/m/managed-videos/151806Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:27:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:4c2f49b2-0e68-4863-a1b2-b5da17291889cstantonA comparison of footage shown in Nintendo's reveal trailer for the Switch remake of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening to footage recorded from the original 1993 Game Boy release. If you'd like to see my playthrough of the original game, you ca...originalendinganalysisfootagegameplaydirectlinks awakening switchplaythroughswitch vs gameboynintendocompletenesnintendoversuscompletegame boyremake comparisonremake trailerlegend of zeldayt:quality=highoriginal vs remakevsreveal trailerlinks awakeningnintendo switchgameboylet's playdemowalkthroughtrailergameboy vs switchcomparisonlongplayswitchdmgremake2019link's awakening 2019links awakening comparisonNintendo game boyhttps://community.element14.com/members-area/f/forum/57281/how-do-you-feel-about-the-ocarina-of-time-remake/238261Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:26:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:de6f8a00-696d-43eb-8fa8-850a543e4619cstantonFiiiine I'll bite... My first Zelda game? Link's awakening, on the GameBoy www.youtube.com/watch But more seriously, gameplay footage - and they even remade it! www.youtube.com/watch First played games on? Well, technically this :https://community.element14.com/members-area/m/managed-videos/151805Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:26:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:47c03b6e-b22a-402f-b087-60fbef101048cstantonsnescitvgameboyhttps://community.element14.com/members-area/support/f/forum/57250/like-button-missing-in-member-s-forum-posts/238260Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:40:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:92fa8b3f-a7a8-4f88-81c8-22042535fab9cstantonThis's now enabled for the forum linked, I'll need to work with the dev' team to try to have this enabled for more forums. Thank you beacon_davehttps://community.element14.com/members-area/f/forum/57280/spring-cleaning-contest-prize-has-arrived/238258Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:03:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:7e786783-1666-41ba-951e-174b2ab1147bdang74[quote userid="37381" url="~/members-area/f/forum/57280/spring-cleaning-contest-prize-has-arrived"]This weekend I am sitting on a house boat with a drink in one hand and now a Multicomp Pro Intelligent Digital Multimeter 72-9380A in the other.[/quote] Nice. You are blessed.https://community.element14.com/members-area/f/forum/57281/how-do-you-feel-about-the-ocarina-of-time-remake/238256Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:36:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:8abf3c02-4aff-455e-a008-c65c0c877c26javagozaMe too! I used to type up ZX81 BASIC programs and articles on a typewriter and send them to an exclusive ZX81 fanzine-style magazine, and they would pay me by mailing cash in an envelope. I didn't get rich, but it was a massive ego boost.https://community.element14.com/members-area/f/forum/57281/how-do-you-feel-about-the-ocarina-of-time-remake/238253Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:25:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:5387de3e-29e5-4d4d-bfd1-b04745d89c56obonesFirst game ? That was on my dad's Oric 1 but I was soon gifted an Amstrad CPC 464 with a trove of magazines from which I typed quite a lot of programs.https://community.element14.com/members-area/f/forum/57281/how-do-you-feel-about-the-ocarina-of-time-remake/238251Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:11:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:27b0f12d-b096-4c6f-b675-f5a8e599e8eaabtAmitI played my first game on a Nokia keypad phone.https://community.element14.com/members-area/f/forum/57281/how-do-you-feel-about-the-ocarina-of-time-remake/238249Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:09:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:bd4a112b-a711-4c8a-8943-50bcbec2b29akk99The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening for Nintendo Switch was really nice.