Over the past four decades, I’ve passed through many devices, computers and consoles, although I remember the first computer I used with special fondness because it was a very curious experience for me at the time. I can tell you what it was ZX Spectrum 128 +2so you can imagine why I say it was something of a curio.

Until I was used to the NES cartridge system. You opened the lid, inserted the cartridge, turned on the console and played. I was very surprised when I saw that it worked with cartridges and also the steps that had to be followed to manually launch the game, but what surprised me most was without a doubt that in order to play, you had to wait several minutes.

It was something overwhelming for such a young child, but it left such a deep mark on me that I remember it almost like it was yesterday. The first computer I used belonged to a relative who was very fond of the computer world and everything related to Japan, things that at that time, in the 1980s, did not carry the same weight as they do now, and which were obviously not seen. with the same eyes. I’m sure you already know where I’m going.

I wouldn’t have my first computer of my own for several years, but by the time my fantastic 133 MHz Pentium came home, I had the opportunity play DOOM on a 486 with 8MB RAM, all running on MS-DOS. This team belonged to a classmate’s father and I learned a lot from him. I also played Rise of the Robots on the same PC, graphically impressive at the time, but pure gameplay.

The truth is like this It was that first contact with DOOM that turned me into an absolute fan of the franchise.and first-person action games. It left me so marked that I couldn’t get the game out of my head. It took me a few years to play it on my own PC, and when I did, it was technically outdated, but I still loved it as much as I did on day one.

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