Game HQ

I’m a kean gamer. I’ve been into video games ever since my Dad took me to an arcade when I was 6. The games I played that day remain favourites of mine because they made such a deep impression on me.

My first home console was an Atari 2600 – I still remember the blisters from a 4 hour session on Asteroids. After that we got an Atari ST computer and I have been a PC aficionado ever since. I haven’t had as much time as I would like for games recently. My duties as a husband and father come first now – but I still find the time for a session every once and a while.

As such, my taste in games has evolved from long sessions to quick fixes. I now find myself drawn the play the more disposable titles rather then the grand epics. To feed this fix I ventured back into the realm of consoles and purchased a Xbox 360 in early 2007. Sadly that affair lasted just a year before we realised we couldn’t carry on this way… I know have a Nintendo Wii and Playstation2 console. Both see to my casual gaming needs but I get the feeling something much bigger is just around the corner.

PC Setup

• Windows 7
• Logitech G5 Laser Mouse
• AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.6 Ghz
• Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe Motherboard
• 4 x 1GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 PC2-5300C3 667MHz Dual Channel Kit
• GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI
• 1 x 640GB SATA Western Digital HDD
• NEC DVD±RW DualLayer DVD
• Creative 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System
• DELL UltraSharp 1905FP 19-inch TFT
• Tagan TG530-U15 530W Easycon Modular Silent PSU
• Chenbro Gaming Bomb (Windowed) Case
• Xbox 360 Wireless Controller (via Crossfire Reciever)
• 8Mbit ADSL on D-Link DSL-G604T Wireless Router

File Server

• Windows Home Server
• P4 3Ghz Pentium
• 1Gb DDR
• 2 x 1TB SATA Samsung HDD
• 1 x 640GB SATA Western Digital HDD

Nintendo Wii

• 1 x Nintendo Wii Console
• 2 x Wireless Controllers with nunchuks

PS2

• 1 x PS2 Silver Limited Edition (not slim)
• 2 x Wireless Dual Shock PS2 Controllers
• 2 x Wired Dual Shock PS2 Controllers
• 2 x Buzz! Controllers (supports up to 8 players)
• 3 x 8Mb Memory Card
• 1 x 2Mb Memory Card
• 1 x 300Gb Seagate HDD (for use with HDAdvance)