RockyRaccoon 43 Report post Posted July 2, 2019 (edited) I'm new around here! My name is 'Dan' but I go by the online moniker 'Rocky Raccoon'. I've been collecting since about my teen years. I am currently 34. I like collecting a heck of a whole lot, and have a varied collection of consoles. My favorite era is probably the mid eighties, onwards. The first two machines I ever played on we're an Atari 2600 in my dad's basement on a B&W TV, and my Dad's Commodore 64. My favorite retrogame series is The Fantasy Zone series of games. I was first introduced to collecting through a dear old friend back in MA, USA, and have been in the hobby since. I've been learning to get into the technical side of the hobby-- learning to fix consoles-- diagnose problems and fix them, though I still have a long ways to go-- though I do have a background in electronic schematic reading thanks to CAD courses I took in high school that have generally helped me a bunch there. I learned about this place primarily through the NoSwearGamer on Youtube where this place was mentioned once in a while, and decided to come check it out. I also hang around AtariAge with the same user name. Edited July 2, 2019 by RockyRaccoon 6 1 greenween, RickR, Justin and 4 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin 8,059 Report post Posted July 2, 2019 Welcome to the Atari I/O Forums @RockyRaccoon! I'm glad you found your way here, and a special thank you to the @nosweargamer for getting the word out about the forums! I hope you enjoy your time here and if you have any questions just ask. It's a friendly community and everybody here is very welcoming and helpful. 2 greenween and nosweargamer reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StormSurge 2,562 Report post Posted July 2, 2019 Welcome Rocky! 1 Justin reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin 8,059 Report post Posted July 2, 2019 PS @RockyRaccoon - You should join us in the Chatroom on Wednesday nights for Wednesday Night Atari Chat. We'd love to have you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockyRaccoon 43 Report post Posted July 2, 2019 (edited) @Justin, Sure I'll check it out if I'm able! Thanks for the warm welcomes so far! Edited July 2, 2019 by RockyRaccoon 1 Justin reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrekMD 2,260 Report post Posted July 2, 2019 Welcome to the IO! 1 Justin reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockyRaccoon 43 Report post Posted July 2, 2019 (edited) Also @Justin, when you say the Chatroom, do you mean this page here; https://forums.atari.io/chat/ - or is there an IRC / Special Link posted around that time? Also, Thank you @TrekMD Edited July 2, 2019 by RockyRaccoon 1 Justin reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GRay Defender 344 Report post Posted July 3, 2019 Welcome RockyRaccoon! 1 Justin reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Atari Creep 2,622 Report post Posted July 3, 2019 Welcome @RockyRaccoon I too am a Masshole. lol Hope to see ya in the chats and participating in out High Score Squad Challenges!!!!! 1 Justin reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockyRaccoon 43 Report post Posted July 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Atari Creep said: Welcome @RockyRaccoon I too am a Masshole. lol Hope to see ya in the chats and participating in out High Score Squad Challenges!!!!! I used to be living in MA! I live in Alabama nowadays--- I was born in MA, about an hour from Boston in a place called Westford. But I guess you can't really take the MA outta the a-word. 1 1 Atari Creep and Justin reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nosweargamer 7,910 Report post Posted July 3, 2019 Welcome Dan! Glad to help you find this cool & freindly site! 1 1 Justin and RockyRaccoon reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Control Issues 268 Report post Posted July 4, 2019 Hiya Rocky! There's several people who are on both Atari IO and AtariAge. You should see several familiar names. 1 1 RockyRaccoon and Justin reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin 8,059 Report post Posted July 8, 2019 On 7/2/2019 at 7:40 PM, RockyRaccoon said: Also @Justin, when you say the Chatroom, do you mean this page here; https://forums.atari.io/chat/ - or is there an IRC / Special Link posted around that time? Yes, I mean the chatroom in the forums. It's accessible from the link you posted, and also from the chatbox on the forums homepage. Hope to see you there! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
