The Hang Out: Anal Commando Collector's Edition

[deadlegion]

PSX was instantly popular here. Very expensive but nearly everybody would just hire a console and games from local video stores every now and then until it got cheaper.

[Jazzmarazz]

PSX was instantly popular here. Very expensive but nearly everybody would just hire a console and games from local video stores every now and then until it got cheaper.

hire

[deadlegion]

hire

Eh?

[deadlegion]

verb

1. obtain the temporary use of (something) for an agreed payment.
2. employ (someone) for wages.

[Jazzmarazz]

verb

1. obtain the temporary use of (something) for an agreed payment.
2. employ (someone) for wages.

rent:
verb
1. pay someone for the use of (something, typically property, land, or a car).

[Gypsy]

Silly Australian moon language.

[Cosmic]

Yeah SNES was popular, I had one myself for a short period. Mega Drive was popular enough but I never had one, Dreamcast was rare (mostly used in arcade cabinets really, that's where I saw most of them irl).

Amiga was popular too, but a few people had Atari ST.

Stuff like Spectrum was rare, but a few people had them. Most had C64, myself and most of my friends did anyway.

My first system was a C64 my granddad bought just after I started school. He was determined to get me into computers early and we both learnt how to use it together. So many great memories.

I think the rarity of NES was due to pricing. Amiga/Atari ST was a little different as it was usually older kids that had them, different scenario anyway because of piracy.
But yeah for kids of all ages, including the really young, I guess many parents couldn't justify the extra money for NES when there was a cheaper system with plenty of titles (although not the same games).

Yeah Nintendo stuff was always a lot more expensive than anything else over here, though I think a lot of the problem was they simply never treated PAL territories seriously back then. The "Nintendo is kiddy" thing used to be quite justified sadly. There was a massive push towards games for very young children shortly after the SNES first came out in Europe, so instead of something like FF IV making its way over here we suddenly got this glut of titles like Thomas the Tank Engine, while the Mega Drive had already built up a library of games like Streets of Rage. Guess which system kids begged their parents for.

[deadlegion]

rent:
verb
1. pay someone for the use of (something, typically property, land, or a car).

Hire was almost always used for renting video players, game consoles and other electrical stuff back then over here. British english.
You can hire a car too. Rent is used more now, but I'm guessing that's an American influence like a lot of other things.

So what I posted is accurate, I could've used rent too but I didn't have to.

[Cookie Monster]

verb

1. obtain the temporary use of (something) for an agreed payment.
2. employ (someone) for wages.

rent:
verb
1. pay someone for the use of (something, typically property, land, or a car).

Let me settle this dispute, guys.

Alquilar.

[Jazzmarazz]

Hire was almost always used for renting video players, game consoles and other electrical stuff back then over here. British english.
You can hire a car too. Rent is used more now, but I'm guessing that's an American influence like a lot of other things.

So what I posted is accurate, I could've used rent too but I didn't have to.

[deadlegion]

Next the kids will be telling me that a homosexual is a man that has sex with other men

[Cookie Monster]

Next the kids will be telling me that a homosexual is a man that has sex with other men

That sounded kinda random. Are you trying to tell us something, dead?

[deadlegion]

My first system was a C64 my granddad bought just after I started school. He was determined to get me into computers early and we both learnt how to use it together. So many great memories.

When I was in primary school we had Vic20's there. I have a lot of great memories about my early C64 days sleepovers on weekends and us kids would go without sleep until sunday night and try to get some before school on monday.

[Gypsy]

That sounded kinda random. Are you trying to tell us something, dead?

DL is my lover.

[Gypsy]

The gas is contagious.