Have A Fun and Happy New Year Gamers

First Quote Of The Year 2012 From Paul Mara

Ia Ora Na Ite Matahiti Api

Bonne Année A Tous

(My Native Language Tahitian)
Bonne Année

My beautiful wife and I wish you all an especially Healthy, Prosperous and Happy 2012.

Anecdote

My First Christmas Present??
Unfortunately 9 of my Blogs were hacked in the second week of December 2011 sadly by another low life of our online community who gets pleasure from making other peoples lives miserable.

Personally it’s not the first time for me, but what was upsetting was the difference between the hosting companies and their attitude.
The last time I was hacked the company restored all 21 blogs and offered more security information.
Not complaining just saying it is important to be careful when choosing your hosting company.

So what is in store for us in 2012???

Well I am a great follower of the Chinese Astrology and the following is what I have read about this Chinese New Year starting on the 23rd of January 2012

Chinese New Year 2012 – The Year of The Dragon

Black Water Dragon???

I read that it is actually the Black Water Dragon, please inform me if this is incorrect, thanks!
I believe the year 2012 is going to be one of the best years ever on the calendar.

Even though the Mayan believe that the end is nigh!
Ummm?
I don’t make fun of what I don’t totally understand, leave well alone!
Agreed?
Your guess is as good as mine.

Goodbye 11 – Thank Heaven

Personally the last 14 months has been one of the toughest ever for our family, it has certainly been a proving ground for several members of our family including myself.
It has made us a far stronger family which I believe will overcome whatever is thrown at us in the future.
As the saying goes “United We Stand Divided We Fall”.

Face Book Post Fun

On the 31st of December 2011 I posted the following comment, surprisingly I got no feed back which is most unusual, anyway read on, then please feel free to leave a comment!

New Years Resolutions – Food For Thought…

Start Off 2012 On The Right Foot Now!

You have 365 days or 366 in a leap year to make resolutions.
True?
To concentrate all your “Resolutions” into one day makes no sense.
True?
Make the “FIRST DAY” of the New Year a day to be thankful for Your Parents, Your Grandparents and your fore fathers.
WHY?
Because without them you wouldn’t be here today.
True?
At least a “Minutes Silence” in their memory once the festivities are over!
Maybe at lunch or dinner on the “First Day” of the New Year!
Post a list in 6 months of how many of “Your Resolutions” were successful, if you believe it and commit you will succeed.

Online Success In 2012 Right Here

All the Best…
I wish every person in the world (Big Call) a very Healthy, Prosperous and Happy New Year, yep a little early but why fight the crowd.

PS

Can’t wait to hear some feed back…….??????????????????
Well I actually got no feed back at all, everyone was to busy!

I will leave you with a song by a great artist taken well before her time… Find Out Who Here…

Well that’s how I will begin 2012, with this short post that I will be putting up on all of my blogs.

Please Support My Grandsons Charity Or A Charity Supporting Research For Leukeamia In Children, Thank You!
Simply Click Here…
© Copyright 2011, Paul Mara All Rights Reserved

CONSOLES and GAMES

“Guitar Hero” one of the fastest growing games on “Console”
“Mario Bros” and “Pokemon” still favorites!
“Wolfenstein 3D” an old favorite PC game!

ONLINE GAMING

With the “Internet”, “Technology” and “Communications” one of the fastest growing ways to play is online”
If you have access to the Internet” then you can play someone else anywhere in the world!!
You would have to think that it won’t end there, so what’s next.
Only time will tell!

WHERE DID THEY START?

It seems that the first actual computer game was released in 1962? Steve Russell wrote Spacewar on a PDP-1, an early Digital Equipment Corporation interactive mini computer. This game “SpaceWar” was definitely very basic and was used to demonstrate the powerful abilities of the revolutionarily small computer.
Heading into the mid-sixties, the game was to be found on nearly every research computer in the U.S.
By the mid-1970s, games were being developed and distributed utilising hobby groups and magasines to promote them.

THE CRASH

At the start of the 80′s the market place became overloaded with games that were really quite inferior, such as “Atari2600″, ET and Pacman and they actually performed badly. I remember buying my son a Commodore64 which was in colour, this was a great performer at that time while others like Atari were suffering big losses. By 1983 the market was nearly non-existant! Console computer games were at an all time low.

REALISATION

Computers – PC’s were being used more and more for educational purposes and so this lessened the market for PC games. But things would change rapidly after the mid 80′s.

GAMING CONSOLES

Commodore Amiga, Nintendo and Sega started to perform. By the early 90′s 3D graphics came into play so games once again could be played on a PC with great results.
Super Mario 64 was a great success!

NEW CONSOLES OR UPGRADED!

The list is quite long!
Of course the redevelopment of these particular brands continues on right up to the present day.

SONY

         
PS1          
PS2         
PS3 Consoles
PS3 Games    

NINTENDO

SNES
N64
GAMECUBE
Nintendo Wii Consoles
Nintendo Wii Games

MICROSOFT

X-Box
X-Box 360 Consoles
X-Box 360 Games

There are other products, but those above are definitely the main players!

WHAT ABOUT PC GAMES

Well there are still a lot of games available, although PC and Laptop computers functions now are quite formidable. Consoles have definitely captured the major part of the market when it comes to games.

You have a “Fun Filled Day” and come back soon…
Paul Mara aka PAPY PAUL MARA