RockyRaccoon Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share 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 greenween, GRay Defender, RickR and 4 others 6 1 Quote >>> RETROCADE ROMP <<<My Personal Webpage, Blog, and Collection List Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share 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. greenween and nosweargamer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 Welcome Rocky! Justin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted July 2, 2019 Author Report Share 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 Justin 1 Quote >>> RETROCADE ROMP <<<My Personal Webpage, Blog, and Collection List Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 Welcome to the IO! Justin 1 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted July 2, 2019 Author Report Share 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 Justin 1 Quote >>> RETROCADE ROMP <<<My Personal Webpage, Blog, and Collection List Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRay Defender Posted July 3, 2019 Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 Welcome RockyRaccoon! Justin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted July 3, 2019 Report Share 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!!!!! Justin 1 Quote Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted July 3, 2019 Author Report Share 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. Justin and Atari Creep 1 1 Quote >>> RETROCADE ROMP <<<My Personal Webpage, Blog, and Collection List Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted July 3, 2019 Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 Welcome Dan! Glad to help you find this cool & freindly site! Justin and RockyRaccoon 1 1 Quote The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Issues Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 Hiya Rocky! There's several people who are on both Atari IO and AtariAge. You should see several familiar names. RockyRaccoon and Justin 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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