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Title: COD
Post by: nosey-p on November 09, 2010, 13:40:39 PM
Just got "Call Of Duty" deliverd to work, only 4 hours befor i can play it  
Title: Re: COD
Post by: duke3016 on November 09, 2010, 13:48:30 PM
Wee man got his yesterday that"s the big tv out of bounds for a while then
Title: Re: COD
Post by: nosey-p on November 09, 2010, 14:53:38 PM

Wee man got his yesterday that"s the big tv out of bounds for a while then


How did he get it yesterday? it was only released today
Title: Re: COD
Post by: MAIR on November 09, 2010, 16:03:29 PM
My son"s got delivered today I"ve never seen him run so fast to the car after school.  He is COD daft.

I believe PC world delivered theirs a day early, I ordered mines from Game online and although posted Friday wouldnt deliver til today.
Title: Re: COD
Post by: allinbob2 on November 09, 2010, 16:04:25 PM


Wee man got his yesterday that"s the big tv out of bounds for a while then


How did he get it yesterday? it was only released today


Got mine, Cant wait till the kids go to bed WOOP WOOP
Title: Re: COD
Post by: duke3016 on November 09, 2010, 16:12:52 PM


Wee man got his yesterday that"s the big tv out of bounds for a while then


How did he get it yesterday? it was only released today


Ordered from game arrived by post monday
Title: Re: COD
Post by: bear21 on November 09, 2010, 17:25:12 PM
Had a go today, don"t think its as good as modern warfare but we shall see
Title: Re: COD
Post by: LongshanksED on November 09, 2010, 17:58:46 PM

My son"s got delivered today I"ve never seen him run so fast to the car after school.  He is COD daft.


Out of interest how old is your son? You know it has a BBFC rating of 18
Title: Re: COD
Post by: MAIR on November 09, 2010, 18:28:37 PM


My son"s got delivered today I"ve never seen him run so fast to the car after school.  He is COD daft.


Out of interest how old is your son? You know it has a BBFC rating of 18


Yes I do
Title: Re: COD
Post by: MAIR on November 09, 2010, 18:31:08 PM
You gonna come n arrest me for buying it for his b"day? lol he has been playing fps games since he was 7 he is 10 now, he is prestige level 10 in codmw2, if I thought it was over gory then i wouldnt let him play but its no diff from the other one.
Title: Re: COD
Post by: LongshanksED on November 09, 2010, 20:04:55 PM
Would you let your son watch nightmare on elm st or Texas chainsaw massacre?

Their both 18 certificates
Title: Re: COD
Post by: HaworthBantam on November 09, 2010, 20:14:01 PM

In my day, we had a white dot that moved from one side of the screen to the other that we had to intercept with "bats" - vertical white bars.

We thought that was fantastic.


Grandad, now signing off...  ::)
Title: Re: COD
Post by: AJDUK on November 09, 2010, 20:19:22 PM
I unwittingly went into Asda at midnight last night for a loaf of bread after buying fuel, to be met just inside the store with about 300 salivating grubby looking youths clutching lottery tickets. I wondered if I should ask for a ticket in case it was for something good but didn"t dare ask anyone coz I knew I"d be proven to be the town half-wit for not knowing.
Problem was would I have to stand at the back of a long queue with my loaf or what? So I wandered about still wondering when a message came on the loudspeaker, could all those holding tickets no 1-20 please approach the tills unless you"re wanting to trade in your option to buy then you need to go to customer service. Really it felt like another world. 1-20? Wouldn"t want to be stuck with no 300 without a sleeping bag! Anyways I eventually dared to ask when I got to the (open for half-wits) till what was going on, only she was just as bloody excited as the mob were and said it"s C O D, out tonight and btw it"s the first time she"d done a game night. Sigh. Fought my way out and looked it up on t"internet when I got home where it felt a bit safer to ask.

Hope it"s worth it :)
Title: Re: COD
Post by: SirPercival on November 09, 2010, 20:26:14 PM

I unwittingly went into Asda at midnight last night for a loaf of bread after buying fuel, to be met just inside the store with about 300 salivating grubby looking youths clutching lottery tickets. I wondered if I should ask for a ticket in case it was for something good but didn"t dare ask anyone coz I knew I"d be proven to be the town half-wit for not knowing.
Problem was would I have to stand at the back of a long queue with my loaf or what? So I wandered about still wondering when a message came on the loudspeaker, could all those holding tickets no 1-20 please approach the tills unless you"re wanting to trade in your option to buy then you need to go to customer service. Really it felt like another world. 1-20? Wouldn"t want to be stuck with no 300 without a sleeping bag! Anyways I eventually dared to ask when I got to the (open for half-wits) till what was going on, only she was just as bloody excited as the mob were and said it"s C O D, out tonight and btw it"s the first time she"d done a game night. Sigh. Fought my way out and looked it up on t"internet when I got home where it felt a bit safer to ask.

Hope it"s worth it :)


That"s no way to talk about Wayne!!

Middle-aged I"d say.
Title: Re: COD
Post by: SirPercival on November 09, 2010, 20:48:49 PM


In my day, we had a white dot that moved from one side of the screen to the other that we had to intercept with "bats" - vertical white bars.

We thought that was fantastic.


Grandad, now signing off...  ::)


I had the posh model. 4 games in 1.

tennis was one, as you describe and I remember one other that was squash where the bars were horizontal instead.
Title: Re: COD
Post by: pables on November 09, 2010, 21:19:53 PM



In my day, we had a white dot that moved from one side of the screen to the other that we had to intercept with "bats" - vertical white bars.

We thought that was fantastic.


Grandad, now signing off...  ::)


I had the posh model. 4 games in 1.

tennis was one, as you describe and I remember one other that was squash where the bars were horizontal instead.


Was that the one with the tank game... That was mega!!!! ::)
Title: Re: COD
Post by: Waz1892 on November 09, 2010, 21:23:53 PM
Atari Games -

PACMAN (My brother was awesome at it, like be on it for hours)

RIVER-RAID (I unofficially hold the world record for this - long story for another day!)
Title: Re: COD
Post by: Waz1892 on November 09, 2010, 21:26:52 PM


My son"s got delivered today I"ve never seen him run so fast to the car after school.  He is COD daft.


Out of interest how old is your son? You know it has a BBFC rating of 18


Kids play these games to ESCAPE the real world violence and cursing...IF COD is rated 18..what on earth is the school playgrounded rated these days!??   ::)
Title: Re: COD
Post by: HaworthBantam on November 09, 2010, 21:29:02 PM

I loved Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy on the Spectrum.

Todays games are a world apart from the stuff we had in the 70"s and 80"s - Amanda"s lad, Jonathan, has had me playing Modern Warfare 2, and I knew not what the hell was going on....
Title: Re: COD
Post by: MAIR on November 09, 2010, 21:56:06 PM

Would you let your son watch nightmare on elm st or Texas chainsaw massacre?

Their both 18 certificates



They may be rated 18 but cod is in no way anywhere near these 2 things u have chosen as an example.

COD does not appear18 and the blood and gore does not scare him at all, but he loves it, he doesnt go out to play much as he has a disability which a lot of the time prevents him from playing outside and can leave him on bed rest for days on end, and if it makes him happy and I see no change in his behaviour due to it then I see no harm in him playing it.
Title: Re: COD
Post by: AJDUK on November 09, 2010, 22:12:27 PM
Don"t rise to it Mary, you"re his mum. Nuff said.
Title: Re: COD
Post by: LongshanksED on November 09, 2010, 22:40:08 PM
Sorry. Bad examples

Would you let him watch war movies such as platoon or apocalypse now with extreme violence, causalities of war which has gang rape or full metal jacket with suicide


IMO i wouldn"t let my kids anywhere near this type of game until at least 15+. Call me a miserable old bugger but certificates are there for a reason.

I"ve played and enjoyed these games for the last 15 years and I believe that even though they"re not damaging or can evoke violent actions or emotions I still believe it"s not right for younger gamers to play these types of games

I once had a full blown argument in GAME when I saw a woman buy her 10 or 12 ish year son GTA vice city on realease day. I asked her if she knew that the game she bought her 10yr old boy was an 18 and she said - Ach it"s only a game. I then said - "well in that game your young boy can steal a car and then pay a prostitute for sex then murder her with a claw hammer! Would you let him watch a movie like that?"

She then shouted at me that it was none of my business (which it wasn"t) but I know I"d never let my kids experience that type of game before their the right age
Title: Re: COD
Post by: josharp01 on November 09, 2010, 22:55:19 PM

Sorry. Bad examples

IMO i wouldn"t let my kids anywhere near this type of game until at least 15+. Call me a miserable old bugger but certificates are there for a reason.

I think you"ve hit the nail on the head there...opinion! Surely it is up to each and every individual parent to decide what is and is not suitable for their children. All kids are different and some will play those types of games twice and go on a violence rampage, others will play them from a young age and not be affected. I can safely say that I am sure Mary has enough intelligence to judge whether or not her son is affected by these games!!
Title: Re: COD
Post by: LongshanksED on November 09, 2010, 23:15:46 PM
I neither doubt or cast judgement on Marys  intelligence or her parenting skills. I"m sure she knows what her son is involved with and experiencing

But 10 is too young, in my opinion only, to be playing an 18 cert game and I"m pretty sure she wouldnt want her son watching 18 cert movies. Alot of the time, Video games get glossed over by parents and guardians as many think it"s just a game and what harm can it do.

Sorry if I come across pedantic and preachy, I don"t mean to. And as I said I"m certainly not besmarching Marys parenting habits or skills
Title: Re: COD
Post by: MAIR on November 10, 2010, 00:34:01 AM

I neither doubt or cast judgement on Marys  intelligence or her parenting skills. I"m sure she knows what her son is involved with and experiencing

But 10 is too young, in my opinion only, to be playing an 18 cert game and I"m pretty sure she wouldnt want her son watching 18 cert movies. Alot of the time, Video games get glossed over by parents and guardians as many think it"s just a game and what harm can it do.

Sorry if I come across pedantic and preachy, I don"t mean to. And as I said I"m certainly not besmarching Marys parenting habits or skills


Apparently that is after all what u r doing, solely seeking to continue to lecture me.  I have no further opinion on the matter, I know my own son
Title: Re: COD
Post by: MAIR on November 10, 2010, 00:35:08 AM
Oh and fwiw, I would never let my son play gta, there is a huge diff between that and COD
Title: Re: COD
Post by: MAIR on November 10, 2010, 00:36:13 AM

Don"t rise to it Mary, you"re his mum. Nuff said.


Thanks hun
Title: Re: COD
Post by: Fatcatstu on November 10, 2010, 00:36:28 AM
IMO there is no reason this should be an 18+ game anyway. Yes there is shooting computer generated people, and a little bit of blood, but there is no real gore at all.

To compare it to games like GTA or anyting of the sort is not righ in my opinion. There is no way a 10 year old is going to go and grab a gun and start rampaging after playing this game without underlying roblems.

ANd as Mary says, it is probably a good thing in this situation anyway. She is in contorl by the sounds of things (i know, you said you acknowledge this :) )

on a side notek, my PSN name is foghorn0leghorn and i will probably be on it from 4pm til some time friday morning if anyone wants a game :D
Title: Re: COD
Post by: MAIR on November 10, 2010, 01:21:16 AM
Im gonna buy a PS3 for myself from kids for christmas (little indulgence I never spend my poker winnings on meself usually the kids n family), I used to play COD when it first came out on the PC was in clans lol was pretty good for a gal, but since taking up poker I stopped, I fancy playing it again lol and also its got a blueray player so its a good excuse to get one.
Title: Re: COD
Post by: thinsy147 on November 10, 2010, 01:36:40 AM


I loved Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy on the Spectrum.

Todays games are a world apart from the stuff we had in the 70"s and 80"s - Amanda"s lad, Jonathan, has had me playing Modern Warfare 2, and I knew not what the hell was going on....


I was awesome at Jet Set willy  ;D
Title: Re: COD
Post by: PHIL_TC on November 10, 2010, 02:54:42 AM



I loved Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy on the Spectrum.

Todays games are a world apart from the stuff we had in the 70"s and 80"s - Amanda"s lad, Jonathan, has had me playing Modern Warfare 2, and I knew not what the hell was going on....


I was awesome at Jet Set willy  ;D


Pah... I"ll bet you never had a game published on the ZX Spectrum when you were 14 years old  ;D

And Ocean.. I"m still awaiting my claim for vibration white finger from for playing daley thompson decathlon :)

good times 8)
Title: Re: COD
Post by: HaworthBantam on November 10, 2010, 07:15:33 AM




I loved Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy on the Spectrum.

Todays games are a world apart from the stuff we had in the 70"s and 80"s - Amanda"s lad, Jonathan, has had me playing Modern Warfare 2, and I knew not what the hell was going on....


I was awesome at Jet Set willy  ;D


Pah... I"ll bet you never had a game published on the ZX Spectrum when you were 14 years old  ;D

And Ocean.. I"m still awaiting my claim for vibration white finger from for playing daley thompson decathlon :)

good times 8)


I bought my Spectrum to write games on, after writing games for my Ohio Superboard II. Unfortunately I got drawn into the existing games for the Spectrum, so never got to grips with the Z80 processor  :(

One of my close friends, at the time, had a game published for the Dragon computer - I think it was called Screaming Abdabs, a platform game similar to Manic Miner.
Title: Re: COD
Post by: LongshanksED on November 10, 2010, 08:20:58 AM
Title: Re: COD
Post by: nosey-p on November 10, 2010, 09:09:00 AM
The good old days when you needed a tape recorder to load your games

Manic Miner was one of the best

Tron was also a great game  

Then came along Sega
Title: Re: COD
Post by: thinsy147 on November 10, 2010, 10:16:51 AM





I loved Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy on the Spectrum.

Todays games are a world apart from the stuff we had in the 70"s and 80"s - Amanda"s lad, Jonathan, has had me playing Modern Warfare 2, and I knew not what the hell was going on....


I was awesome at Jet Set willy  ;D


Pah... I"ll bet you never had a game published on the ZX Spectrum when you were 14 years old  ;D

And Ocean.. I"m still awaiting my claim for vibration white finger from for playing daley thompson decathlon :)

good times 8)


I bought my Spectrum to write games on, after writing games for my Ohio Superboard II. Unfortunately I got drawn into the existing games for the Spectrum, so never got to grips with the Z80 processor  :(

One of my close friends, at the time, had a game published for the Dragon computer - I think it was called Screaming Abdabs, a platform game similar to Manic Miner.


I used to write programs on mine too.......

10 PRINT "hello";
20 GOTO 10

;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: COD
Post by: Swinebag on November 10, 2010, 11:00:45 AM
I used to love "chucky egg" on my spectrum. I was able to
Complete some of the levels Blindfolded!!
Title: Re: COD
Post by: ForthThistle on November 10, 2010, 16:07:22 PM

Complete some of the levels Blindfolded!!


aaaaahhhhhhh That"s how you found out to play poker...  "cough" LOL....