Time Machine: Your first GB post.

After looking at my profile history trying to find a forum post about Tomb Raider, I thought of a silly game that might be amusing.

Go to your profile by clicking on your avatar in the top right of the page (top left on mobile), navigate to the forum section, and find your first post. Don't worry if it's only a few weeks ago or something, it's still the past! Copy as much of the post you like to share here. Yes, this will make you feel old. I'll go first. Oh Kinect...

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4 years, 19 days ago

Topic: Skyrim Actually Getting Kinect Voice Support

My post: "I think this looks good. It shows Kinect being used smartly. Perhaps because it's just voice commands and not waving everywhere."

The oldest post of mine here is only 6 years old. I'd love to see my comments from the blog Ryan set up before they launched the full site or my early posts from the original incarnation of the forums.

I should try the wayback machine.

7 years, 8 months ago.

Topic: Will gears 2 achievements be sex themed like the 1st?

My post: "Can you say fuck here?"

Yep. Wow. Coming from Gamespot that was a pretty big deal for me about 8 years ago.

6 years, 22 days ago

Topic: Top 5 Badasses (IMO)

My post: "^ so awesome"

Apparently some dude above me posted a video of Kazuma Kiryu from Yakuza, and I've yet to play a Yakuza game. I really jumped into the deep end with opinions here. Looks like early on I spent a bunch of time posting in some Progressive Rock post.

My first post is a little over 5 years ago.

http://www.giantbomb.com/playstation-3/3045-35/forums/psn-updates-moving-to-tuesday-405702/

5 years, 10 months ago

Topic: Welcome to Giant Bomb: E3 2010 Edition

My post: "So excited."

Yup... my guess is it may have been for a quest. Can't remember if 2010 was a good E3 or not either.

6 years, 8 months ago

Topic: MAG Online Community

Posting my PSN info for the online community.

Looking at my old posts they aren't nearly as embarrassing as what I used to post in System Wars, but still some fucking garbage. For example:

Topic: We need more african americans devlopers in gamers (actual title, not misspelling)

My shitty response: "Are you joking? What difference would it make? Would San Andreas been more in touch with the streets if we had some "brothers" on the dev team?"

I just want to say "You are a fucking idiot" to my 17 year old self who wrote this.

6 years, 7 months ago.

Do you like it in the can?

"Well, that certainly made me smile."

And it still does.

1 year, 11 months ago

They should fight it out in a VR courtroom. I recommend Phoenix Wright.

About 7 years 9 months ago. It's a blog post when the site first launched commenting on what I thought. I liked it.

Apparently, this was my first post. I don't even remember writing it:

From this thread.

hmm, and interesting enough i finally beat this game on pc just last month lol, i think this was a major reason i never got into it for so long. Also never got the 360 version to work.

#5 Posted by OurSin_360 (2623 posts) - 3 years, 1 month ago

• Xbox 360
• Dark Souls Games on Demand, Freezes in character menu?!

Anybody else download this? Figured i would try the game out and see if this on demand thing was any good, so far the damn game won't even work.

Tried Deleting cache (both hdd and market place) and re-downloading, twice... still freezes, usually during the character create screen.

So did i just get scammed out of 20 bux or is there a fix? Anybody else get the game this way or am i the only one?

Also, whats up! Guess this is my first post here lol

someone should make their first post here.

It was 7 years and 9 months ago. I recanted what my entire history with the Mega Man games had been at the time in a general Mega Man thread. It was kind of dry and embarrassing so I'm not gonna repeat it.

Aside from using my language to try to convey an easy-going attitude not a lot has changed it seems. Then again I ducked out before coming across any contentious topics so maybe I just got lucky. I can definetly remember some posts I regret, but I'd like to think that they are outweighed by neutral or positive ones made in earnest while trying to remain diplomatic.

Hmm, there seems to be a lot of me stating my opinion on things and opening by first recounting my history with it. Sounds about right. Loads of yarns I recognize having probably repeated them a ton since then too.

4 years ago in a thread about the Civil War factions in Skyrim.

It was about 6 years years ago on the Nintendo 2010 Press Conference. I never thought I was the kind of person to use win like that but here we are. Now I really need to go back and watch those press conferences. Nintendo was evidently "killin' it" while MS didn't even show up to play.

#1 Posted by Ryuku_Ryosake (308 posts) - 5 years, 10 months ago

• E3 2010
• Nintendo E3 2010 Press Conference Live Blog

Nintendo was killin' it. I've never thought I'd hear those words come from my mouth. I have been debating on a 360 or a Wii. After seeing MS fail so hard and then Nintendo coming out with so much win. I think I'm getting a Wii. That hurt my soul just a little.

7 years, 4 months ago

• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
• The Force Unleashed DLC You Really Wanted Is Here

Bah, they couldn't have released this stuff when I rented the game and beat it in a week?

I'm not sure why I thought this was important, but then again I don't remember most things I did over 7 years ago.

My first post is from 7 years and 8 months ago. I helped someone with a puzzle in Penumbra Requiem.

Apparently my oldest forum post is only from a year ago? Seems like I've been active on the forums for much longer than that.

It's just a post about the announcement that MGSV is coming to Steam, and that I'll need to see the system requirements to decide whether to get either a PS4, or a new GPU. I think my writing skills have only marginally improved since then, if at all. So there's nothing special about it.

7 years, 9 months ago Topic: The Apocalypse of Choice

"Zombies, I know I played Resident Evil and Dead Rising for a reason."

I'm pretty sure that's the oldest you can get since this was likely posted shortly after launch. Followed Jeff from GameSpot, to the Arrow Pointing Down podcast, to now. It's been a fun ride. Also, that's a very long time ago, god dammit.

5 years and 11 months ago I apparently felt it necessary to respond to a Pokemon related news article by Matt Kessler that claimed he was a huge fan of the series and played the original back in 1996. Why I felt compelled to comment that it didn't come out here until '98, I don't know, but he later edited the article to say he played it in '98.

You're all welcome for preventing such a disgrace in Giant Bomb news reporting.

3 years, 9 months ago, I was signing up for the Guild Wars 2 Giant Bomb guild.

Kinda hard to believe how long ago that game came out. That also means my laptop is more than 3 years old. Maybe it's time to finally upgrade after all.

6 years, 7 months ago Giant Bomb had a giveaway for MAG beta keys. All you had to do was leave a comment on one of Brad's articles for a chance to get one. For some reason, I felt leaving the following comment would improve my odds.

7 years, 8 months ago. A thread about games you wish would make a comback.

For a long time I sort of wanted a new Jet Force Gemini game, but considering Rare's recent track record I think maybe I'm better off without it.

Still pretty accurate.

7 years and 9 months ago, I said in the "Are hamburgers sandwiches" thread that "The hamburger is the Arnold Schwarzenegger of sandwiches."

I am glad to see that this thread is still going strong.

From the announcement of the Nintendownload X-press.

5 years, 3 months ago:

Mein gott. This is why I'm obsessed with Giant Bomb.

I like to imagine Jeff sitting in the corner of the office bathroom gleefully setting up a mic, quickly lowering his voice whenever Ryan walks by.

Now, if we can just make Whirl World a reality. I wanna hear some helicopter chat!

Still waiting on Whirl World, Jeff.

Can't believe how long I had waited to make my first post.

5 years, 6 months ago:

Does anyone know if the old rumor of ESV being online is true? I remember a long time ago a rumor saying Bethesda gained rights to a url which implied such.

I am very glad old me was still focused on Elder Scrolls.

The next few posts by me are me frantically trying to solve a support issue linking my Xbox Live account and my Giant Bomb profile. Back when achievements defined who you are.

I can't. It's too embarrassing. I typed like a savage.

5 years, 10 months ago, Yakuza 4 Heading To America Next Year

I didn't really like the demo for Yakuza 3 so I probably won't like this much either.

Kinda funny since I'm now a Yakuza superfan. j/k Yakuza sucks I was right

You know we can just look it up ourselves, right?

In fact, I just did. Wow, that's ugly stuff!

4 years, 11 months ago:

Hey everyone, how's it going? I'm The_Nubster (stupid I know, but it holds sentimental value, I don't think it's clever or anything). I joined because, well, the computer is a lonely place and Google can only answer so many questions.

I like videogames, and I pour almost all of the money I make into it. I own all three current gen consoles, a decent PC, and both major handhelds. I love to experience every game I can get my hands on. Games that are ambitious and unique are, for me, leagues better than polished copy/paste games. I chose Giantbomb because it's honest. Watching the Giantbomb crew do Quick Looks or hearing their podcasts feels like sitting on the couch with friends, having a few drinks and having a great time.

Note the emphasis on honest. It's a bit smarmy overall, but it isn't too different from how I feel now. Just, you know, smarmier.

6 years, 4 months ago

• General Discussion
• Your GOTY?

Best Soundtrack: Brütal Legend
Best Co-Op: Borderlands
Best Fighter: Street Fighter IV
Biggest suprise: Wolverine (yeah, I loved it)
Best Game(s) (I have trouble picking just one): MW2, Borderlands and Arkham Asylum

God, I should play Wolverine Origins again...

Hah. Seven years, nine months ago, and I'm asking if Jagged Alliance 3, a new XCOM, and a new Al Lowe project are in the works. My second post is me complaining that the nearest Del Taco is over a hundred miles away. This all sounds exactly like me.

7 years and 15 days ago from Jeff's thread: Is Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Coming To PS3/360?

Can someone explain to me please...what does haagen daz, pringles, a princess, the absence of a curley mustache, MvC and the suckage of the Knicks all have to do with each other?

My first post is also my first forum thread I made... about that damn Red Dead Redemption button switcheroo. Good times were had.

Edit: Woops I was looking at the # posted next to my name rather than the date, which would've been the Kick-Ass movie thread. Kinda weird that the first post I had on a video game website is about a movie.

Man, I gotta say, the scene when Hit-Girl enters the D'Amico building and shoots all the mobsters in the lobby. That was the scene that made the film for me. The background music taken from For A Few Dollars More was so cleverly used! It was so awesome! I loved the majority of the film apart from some minor parts which they altered from the comic book to suit the nature of films. The differences between the two medium made was great I reckon, as I didn't know what to expect towards the final third of the film.

I haven't gone back and watched Kick-Ass but I remember it fondly, especially after reading the comic. From this thread if anyone else wants a trip down memory lane.

Cool idea for a thread. Here's mine:

Posted by SpaceInsomniac (4935 posts) - 7 years, 9 months ago

Wow, there's actually a Rocket Jockey page!

Thought I'd test how extensive this database is at the start, and sure enough, there's a page for one of my favorite little-known PC titles. I'd kill to see a sequel for this game. Anyone else remember Rocket Jockey?

That was also my first thread. Technically, my first post was in a thread that doesn't exist anymore. And that would be this:

Yes, several people seem to be here, and I am one of them. Hello.

My first forum post on the Giant Bomb boards was actually a blog post.

7 Years, 19 Days

The Holy Commandments of Video Games and Video Games Making.

Oldest comment is 6 years 11 months ago. Something forgettable about the FF13 localization coming sooner.

I regret looking at some posts past that though. Kinda fuck 7 years ago me. I forgot how much of an obnoxious internet prick I could be back then.

I feel like a lot of people feel the same way and I don't think this should be a bad thing, it just means we have changed as people naturally do. It would be worse if we read back the things we've written seven years ago and find that not much has changed.

Maybe, but the worst part is realizing that wasn't even my low point. I'm real glad I don't have any archives of my years at Gamefaqs.

Here it is:

Posted by TwoLines (3435 posts) - 7 years, 9 months ago

• Anybody Come From Gamespot?

Hey- yeah. I came from GS. In fact- same user name.

Mine is kind of morbid.

Thread:

4 years, 6 months ago

Apple Founder Steve Jobs Passes Away at 56

My Post:

Very sad news.

R.I.P

Net Neutrality is Dead, 5 years, 5 months ago.

This is yet another complex issue because it delves into a "necessary" product arena. Access to the internet has become as critical a part of everyday life as vehicular or aeronautical transportation.

I believe that companies should have the freedom to provide the services, and at such prices, as they deem appropriate. That is integrated into the foundation of America. Freedom of speech, press, business. Just as a corporation is free to set exorbitant prices, so we are free to shop elsewhere. Demand drives prices, and prices drive demand; the basis of capitalism. The problem appears when a select few control the entire market, and there is no outside price pressure. Such is the case with the oil, airline, and ISP industries. Now, bringing in governmental "iron fist" tactics is the usual method of breaking down this hint of communism, but this is simply a case of market control being handed from the business to the government.

The only way to truly combat this issue is for new competition to be introduced into the market, and for consumers to take action. Wal-Mart falls when people stop merely complaining about it, and actually start shopping elsewhere.

Eh, I'm OK with that. Syntax is off though.

First post was 7 years, 9 months ago. Some topic that I made trying to report/figure out some weird kink/bug with user reviews at the time apparently.

http://www.giantbomb.com/marvel-heroes-2016/3030-35003/forums/i-can-t-play-anybody-having-this-error-1439699/

I wonder if he/she ever got that to work.

My oldest post is from 6 years and 7 months ago and it was a post in the Things you're sad you won't get to see in your lifetime thread.

"It makes me sad that I will never see the original (Appetite For Destruction) lineup of GN'R come back together again."

At least my comment came somewhat true.

Came here 7 years 9 months ago to give my hot take on the mario series:

#9 Posted by Otacon (2280 posts) - 7 years, 9 months ago

Mario Favorite Mario Game?

I'm going to say Super Mario Bros 3 but it's actually close to Galaxy.

Posted by AtomicOldMan (473 posts) - 1 year, 3 months ago

• Hotline Miami 2 Effectively Banned in Australia

What do you expect from a country that is so blase about flip flops.

My first post was this one: http://www.giantbomb.com/forums/general-discussion-30/do-games-need-to-be-fun-448458/

Topic was: Do games need to be fun. (5 years and 7 months ago)

But i have been member of the Giant Bomb almost from the start. I just kinda lurked around the forum rather than posted in any of the threads.