Is OOTP older than you?

Vida Blue · 02-24-2017, 08:03 PM

How many people that play this game today were born after the first version of OOTP was released? I started with OOTP 2 and still have the original CD ROM that I received in the mail.

Cryomaniac · 02-25-2017, 05:23 AM

I'm 31, so no, but it will certainly be interesting to see if anyone here is that young.

Steve Kuffrey · 03-26-2017, 02:06 PM

Nice topic, I like it.

MorseMoose · 03-26-2017, 05:09 PM

omg....you just made me feel really old. There is most definitely people playing that are younger than the series.

PSUColonel · 03-26-2017, 05:48 PM

I was 28 when the first version of OOTP was available in 1999.

glanza · 03-26-2017, 08:10 PM

Just got me by a few months...

Pineywoods OOTPer · 03-27-2017, 12:27 AM

Thanks...I feel old too...was 30 when OOTP 1 came out.

PW MAX · 03-27-2017, 10:17 PM

If the first version of OOTP came out in 1999, then no, it's not older than me. I'd have been 19 that year.

WestCoastRadio · 03-27-2017, 10:21 PM

I'm only 3 years older than OOTP, which is weird to think about

jokerhusky1129 · 03-27-2017, 10:24 PM

I turned 17 in 1999, so no...not older than me. But I'm surprised it took me this long to find it.

CMH · 03-31-2017, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vida Blue

How many people that play this game today were born after the first version of OOTP was released? I started with OOTP 2 and still have the original CD ROM that I received in the mail.

I was 19 when I first discovered OOTP in 2001. Crazy to think there's someone college CMH's age that is younger than the game.

yougo1000 · 03-31-2017, 06:09 PM

The first version came out about 4 months before I was born.

jlking · 04-01-2017, 03:41 PM

I am older than Strat-O-Matic, but not by much. The first baseball game I played was Micro League Baseball on my Atari 400. I quickly learned that the roster files were plain text and started editing them for forced trades and player creation. Along the way I played Front Page Sports, Triple Play, and of course High Heat.

By 1999 I was mostly playing Baseball Mogul, but was playing around with Shaun Sullivan's pre-alpha game, that oddly enough, was played inside of Microsoft's IE. It was at that time I learned from discussions on Usenet that some German kid already had a completed game.

A German produced baseball game?

I checked it out, and the fact you could use the Lahman database was just awesome to me. It was like discovering the Holy Grail. I bought it.

When the second version came out I accidentally tried to use the product key for the first version to activate it. After I contacted support, I got an email from some guy named Markus Heinsohn who was very concerned about my problem. I had to sheepishly admit, that while I might not be his brightest customer, I was at least loyal.

gabeeg · 04-06-2017, 03:53 PM

I came out in 1967 and OOTP in 1999, so I am a bit older...

Mariner and Giants Fan · 04-06-2017, 07:17 PM

I came out in 1956 so yeah I am not quite as "young" as OOTP

TribeFanInNC · 04-07-2017, 09:13 AM

No.

But related topic, I am in a roto league that has been going on for 21 years and we had our first member join this year that is younger than the league. Made me feel old enough....

Levistus · 04-07-2017, 10:07 PM

So this seems sorta on topic, but what about Front Page Sports: Baseball by Sierra around 1994 or so. Was in my opinion the spiritual forebear to ootp. Even had player creation engine that would put out ratings if you punched in the RL stats. (I remembering using it to recreate Rico Petrocelli for my Sox teams)

They had a Football version as well, I poured stupid amounts of time into both of their franchise modes.

Mariner and Giants Fan · 04-08-2017, 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Levistus

So this seems sorta on topic, but what about Front Page Sports: Baseball by Sierra around 1994 or so. Was in my opinion the spiritual forebear to ootp. Even had player creation engine that would put out ratings if you punched in the RL stats. (I remembering using it to recreate Rico Petrocelli for my Sox teams)

They had a Football version as well, I poured stupid amounts of time into both of their franchise modes.

I loved those games!

bear · 04-08-2017, 04:42 PM

I'm older than the APBA board game or as my wife tells me older than dirt.

Mariner and Giants Fan · 04-08-2017, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by bear

I'm older than the APBA board game or as my wife tells me older than dirt.

That was the first baseball game I ever really was excited to play. I first purchased it when I was 17 in 1973 and continued purchasing new seasons through the early 80's until I discovered the computer version of Pursue the Pennant

Oh and my kids tell me that I am older than dirt

02-24-2017, 08:03 PM	#1
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02-25-2017, 05:23 AM	#2
Cryomaniac Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hucknall, Notts, UK Posts: 4,902	I'm 31, so no, but it will certainly be interesting to see if anyone here is that young. __________________

03-26-2017, 02:06 PM	#3
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,022	Nice topic, I like it. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

03-27-2017, 12:27 AM	#7
Pineywoods OOTPer All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: White Oak, Texas Posts: 709	Thanks...I feel old too...was 30 when OOTP 1 came out. __________________ The Pineywoods OOTPer Senior Office Manager, 13th Circle of Heck.

03-27-2017, 10:17 PM	#8
PW MAX Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2007 Location: Mockingbird Heights Posts: 299	If the first version of OOTP came out in 1999, then no, it's not older than me. I'd have been 19 that year. __________________ My beloved, Scooby Doo-looking German Shepherd, Rocky Thanksgiving Day, 1998 - October 28, 2011

03-26-2017, 05:09 PM	#4
MorseMoose Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 6,023 Blog Entries: 4 Infractions: 1/1 (1)	omg....you just made me feel really old. There is most definitely people playing that are younger than the series.

03-26-2017, 05:48 PM	#5
PSUColonel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,988 Blog Entries: 37	I was 28 when the first version of OOTP was available in 1999.

03-26-2017, 08:10 PM	#6
glanza Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 2	Just got me by a few months...

03-27-2017, 10:21 PM	#9
WestCoastRadio Bat Boy Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 19	I'm only 3 years older than OOTP, which is weird to think about __________________ "Woah"- Keanu Reeves, 1999

03-27-2017, 10:24 PM	#10
jokerhusky1129 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 444	I turned 17 in 1999, so no...not older than me. But I'm surprised it took me this long to find it.

03-31-2017, 06:09 PM	#12
yougo1000 All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 652	The first version came out about 4 months before I was born. __________________ Teams I like: Cubs Bears Bulls Hawks and Kansas JayHawks

04-01-2017, 03:41 PM	#13
jlking Minors (Single A) Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 85	I am older than Strat-O-Matic, but not by much. The first baseball game I played was Micro League Baseball on my Atari 400. I quickly learned that the roster files were plain text and started editing them for forced trades and player creation. Along the way I played Front Page Sports, Triple Play, and of course High Heat. By 1999 I was mostly playing Baseball Mogul, but was playing around with Shaun Sullivan's pre-alpha game, that oddly enough, was played inside of Microsoft's IE. It was at that time I learned from discussions on Usenet that some German kid already had a completed game. A German produced baseball game? I checked it out, and the fact you could use the Lahman database was just awesome to me. It was like discovering the Holy Grail. I bought it. When the second version came out I accidentally tried to use the product key for the first version to activate it. After I contacted support, I got an email from some guy named Markus Heinsohn who was very concerned about my problem. I had to sheepishly admit, that while I might not be his brightest customer, I was at least loyal.

04-06-2017, 03:53 PM	#14
gabeeg Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 47	I came out in 1967 and OOTP in 1999, so I am a bit older...

04-06-2017, 07:17 PM	#15
Mariner and Giants Fan All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Issaquah, WA. Posts: 1,118	I came out in 1956 so yeah I am not quite as "young" as OOTP __________________ Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen"

04-07-2017, 09:13 AM	#16
TribeFanInNC Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,019	No. But related topic, I am in a roto league that has been going on for 21 years and we had our first member join this year that is younger than the league. Made me feel old enough....

04-07-2017, 10:07 PM	#17
Levistus Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 34	So this seems sorta on topic, but what about Front Page Sports: Baseball by Sierra around 1994 or so. Was in my opinion the spiritual forebear to ootp. Even had player creation engine that would put out ratings if you punched in the RL stats. (I remembering using it to recreate Rico Petrocelli for my Sox teams) They had a Football version as well, I poured stupid amounts of time into both of their franchise modes. __________________

04-08-2017, 04:42 PM	#19
bear Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 18,798	I'm older than the APBA board game or as my wife tells me older than dirt. __________________ Bear's Unstable UTBA Season Four Gold Conference Central Division Champion First UTBA expansion franchise to win a conference divisional title