Where are you & how did you get your forum name?

Willy Higinbotham · Post by **Willy Higinbotham** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 1:03 am

William "Willy" Higinbotham was the man, who created one of the very first 'computer' games with a graphical display in 1958, Tennis For Two, long before Pong. He created it on an oscilloscope.

Blacktree · Post by **Blacktree** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:16 pm

Back in 1997, I decided to try out this newfangled thing called "the internet". I got an AOL account, and shortly afterward was stalked online by a mentally imbalanced female. So I decided to change my username to shake her off.

Right about the same time, I got hooked on this new game called Quake 2. I needed to come up with a gaming name so I could play online. I wanted a nickname that was dark and foreboding, to impress the gaming community.

I decided to kill two birds with one stone, so to speak, and use the same nickname for both. So, sitting there at the computer, trying to think of a cool nickname, I remembered a scary story my father once told me about a black tree that snatches up children and eats them.

I liked the name so much that I kept using it. Now, I use that nickname almost everywhere.

I almost forgot: I live in Florida, USA.

aristide1 · Post by **aristide1** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:53 pm

I can't wait for a reply from Farting Bob.

Cov · Post by **Cov** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:00 pm

FartingBob wrote:I have no idea. Its my usual forum name and is easy because ive yet to see a "sorry, this name is already taken" message. My real name isnt even Bob, and i dont fart more than the regular person either.

aristide1 · Post by **aristide1** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:07 pm

I whizzed right passed that.

Sorry for the play on words.

Actually, no I'm not.

spookmineer · Post by **spookmineer** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 3:25 pm

Blacktree wrote:Right about the same time, I got hooked on this new game called Quake 2.

A fellow FPS gamer

Blacktree wrote:I wanted a nickname that was dark and foreboding, to impress the gaming community.

Sounds so familiar and all I see is names with the same idea behind it...
I took a "dull" name and don't regret it

Aristide1: how did you end up with your name?

VanWaGuy · Post by **VanWaGuy** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:35 pm

I can answer both questions with the same answer

I am in Vancouver Washington (yeah, those darn Canadians copied our name), and one day I needed a name, and kept getting name already in use, and so VanWaGuy was it.

Blacktree · Post by **Blacktree** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:24 pm

Quake 2 was the game that got me started in the FPS genre... and PC gaming in general.

Where are you & how did you get your forum name?

Where are you right now?