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digitalpress
09-10-2008, 04:56 PM
It is when I see Dreamcast and PS1 anniversary announcements that I remember that it was this same month in 1991 that Digital Press was founded.
Kevin and I had decided that summer to put some kind of newsletter together with the intent to seek out "retro gamers" and others who collected the older games that had already been forgotten. Genesis and SNES were brand new. NES was in its final days. And we were STILL playing Atari 2600 games every Sunday when we would get together.
Kevin was a great organizer and I was the "mouthpiece". We came up with the name DIGITAL PRESS because it was the most generic thing we could think of, yet also professional-sounding. This would serve us well as we campaigned to game companies to send us review copies, or to professionals who we were trying to get our message out to.
It's funny when I think back to that time. No e-mail. No INTERNET. Communication was always by letter or by phone. And yet, we managed to find quite a LOT of others like us.
17 years later, Kevin would be proud.
TonyTheTiger
09-10-2008, 04:59 PM
No INTERNET.
What? Didn't you have Compuserve? LOL
In the words of Frosty the Snowman, "Happy Birthday!"
Dastardly Dylan
09-10-2008, 05:02 PM
I was born a year later! Sweet!
Happy Birthday Digital Press! continue to keep on rockin' for many years to come.
Phosphor Dot Fossils
09-10-2008, 05:02 PM
Happy birthday to the DP behemoth!
Dangerboy
09-10-2008, 05:05 PM
Birthday Trifecta in play!
DigitalSpace
09-10-2008, 05:16 PM
Happy 17th, DP! And here's to many, many more!
theshizzle3000
09-10-2008, 05:27 PM
Wow I am only 3 years older than Digital Press, but Happy Birthday nonetheless.
Lady Jaye
09-10-2008, 06:19 PM
Happy birthday to the entirety of DP! I still have the 10th anniversary t-shirt. :)
And indeed: Kevin would be proud of all that was accomplished. Joe, you certainly honored him well.
Sotenga
09-10-2008, 06:22 PM
Go us! May DP continue to break the barrier of contradictory coolness and nerdiness! :cheers:
GnawRadar
09-10-2008, 06:49 PM
DP can now get it's provisional drivers license!
Quintracker
09-10-2008, 06:58 PM
Happy BD DP! Definitely a site that has proven the test of time, may it flourish even more in the future!
Mianrtcv
09-10-2008, 06:58 PM
Dp's only 17, only 17.... (to the tune of she's only 17)
squirrelnut
09-10-2008, 07:28 PM
hap hap happy berfday!
boatofcar
09-10-2008, 07:35 PM
Happy birthday, DP!
Press_Start
09-10-2008, 07:47 PM
Happy Birthday, DP! The only thing missing is the cake. Wonder if Frank's going to make one for this month's NAVA meeting?
Coldguy
09-10-2008, 07:58 PM
*plays "Today is your Birthday" by the Beatles*
Policenaut
09-10-2008, 08:52 PM
17 years and counting. Happy Happy Joy Joy to Digital Press!!!
megasdkirby
09-10-2008, 09:55 PM
17 years later, Kevin would be proud.
Wait a minute...are you referring to Kevin Oleniacz?
*checking*
Oh my...I had heard something about this years ago, but I never thought it was him...
Definitely, he would be proud. No...he IS proud. In a way, his legacy lives on...
Definitely, happy birthday DP...and I hope you have many more years to come... :)
Steven
09-10-2008, 10:15 PM
Wow, that long eh? Congratulations on the longevity. It's definitely a time to toast. Very few last that long, let alone half as long. As a webmaster going on almost 2 years, I can relate somewhat with regards to feeling proud of starting something I believe strongly enough in to share with the masses out there who are willing to come take a peek.
Cheers DP, and congrats on 17 years.
kaedesdisciple
09-10-2008, 10:24 PM
A job well done, I raise my glass of rum to the community.
zektor
09-10-2008, 10:28 PM
Ahh..1991. I was actually communicating with my fellow gamers via DDial (Diversi Dial...The Jungle with a whopping 8 nodes!) and mine/other C64 BBS forums. And of course the phone was the big one.
I wish I knew you and Kevin back then. Would have been great to witness the birth of DP....and play some 2600 with you both :)
With how massive DP has become (just in the years I have known it...maybe 10 or so?) I am sure Kevin would be more than mighty proud. Long live DP...Happy Birthday good buddy!
digitalpress
09-10-2008, 10:30 PM
Wait a minute...are you referring to Kevin Oleniacz?
*checking*
Yup, my best buddy! I really miss him. That's the sad thing about anniversaries of all kinds - those we most want to share them with are not always among us. I'm pretty sure that he'd be satisfied to see what we've done. Still, I just can't fathom how much farther we would have gone if he was here this whole time.
Vectorman0
09-10-2008, 10:31 PM
Here's to many more years! :cheers:
y-bot
09-10-2008, 10:35 PM
Happy birthday Digital Press! You've helped me waste countless hundreds of hours over the last 10 years or so.
y-bot
SegaAges
09-10-2008, 10:39 PM
Yup, my best buddy! I really miss him. That's the sad thing about anniversaries of all kinds - those we most want to share them with are not always among us. I'm pretty sure that he'd be satisfied to see what we've done. Still, I just can't fathom how much farther we would have gone if he was here this whole time.
Joe, I know he would be proud.
You have a store, a booming community of people with you, your own gaming convention, seriously dude, look at what DP has become.
I have only been here for about 4 years (almost 5) and since then, I have grown to know many individuals here. Without DP, I would still be collecting on my own without ever knowing anything about any other video game collector. This is the place that introduced me to even calling myself a collector.
Happy B-Day DP!
Raedon
09-10-2008, 10:40 PM
Grats DP creators! Thanks for all the good times! \\^_^/
newcoleco
09-10-2008, 10:41 PM
Happy birthday to Digital Press.
So, in 2011, it will be again a special anniversary... I wonder if there will be another special event or game release for the occasion.
slapdash
09-10-2008, 11:04 PM
In before the lock!
Er, I mean, Happy Birthday! I still remember when you were selling a bunch of games, and I wonder if I'd have killed Digital Press before it was ever born if I could have afforded to buy them all...
Astrosmash
09-10-2008, 11:16 PM
Congrats & here's to many more!
Superman
09-10-2008, 11:56 PM
Happy birthday Digital Press! You've helped me waste countless hundreds of hours over the last 10 years or so.
y-bot
I hear ya, y-bot! I don't want to use those exact words, but I know what you mean.
Happy Birthday DP! :bday:
Videogamerdaryll
09-11-2008, 12:06 AM
My Kids say Happpy Birthday DP..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/MISC%20PICTURES%202/CLUTCHBELL017.jpg
scooterb23
09-11-2008, 12:12 AM
I raise my glass of water to you Joe for giving me my favorite home on the internet for what now? 8-9 years? And a toast to Kevin, here's to hoping the NES's don't blink on the other side.
Cryomancer
09-11-2008, 12:56 AM
17? We can beat that high score.
fergojisan
09-11-2008, 01:05 AM
I was born a year later! Sweet!
Oh my God.
Congrats Joe, here's to many more! I remember getting the letter from you about Kevin; I never met the guy, but it made me sad nonetheless. I'm so glad that you decided to carry on, you are making many people very happy! Cheers to you and to Kevin!
G-Boobie
09-11-2008, 01:45 AM
Here's to the most wildly entertaining gaming forum on the net!
Happy Birthday DP!
Haoie
09-11-2008, 02:01 AM
Lots of birthdays lately huh? Have a great sort of day, all users of DP.
MrRoboto19XX
09-11-2008, 03:28 AM
Happy Birthday to Digital Press, where would I be without you?
Mayhem
09-11-2008, 06:03 AM
17 and still needs to be home by 10pm? ;)
Congrats to DP, and it is now time for cake... if you make it to 18 there will be more cake...
Sanriostar
09-11-2008, 01:54 PM
17 years of the epicenter of Classic collecting.
I raise a Spaten to it all!
http://www.straubs.net/images/custom-collection/spaten-mass-krug.jpg
PapaStu
09-11-2008, 03:23 PM
17 and still needs to be home by 10pm? ;)
Just think, next year DP will be able to go out cruising with its friends and not need an adult over 25 in the car!
Happy Birthday to the best time sync (and dating/marriage site) on the intarwebz!
Slate
09-11-2008, 03:50 PM
I'm a day late! Happy belated birthday, Digital Press! Hey, where is that "DP" Rap song I heard?
Still the most comfortable gaming site on the internet. Nothing else even comes close to matching it's "vibe". Dirty old carts and nicotine stained consoles galore.
k8track
09-11-2008, 09:12 PM
Summer of 1991, eh? I was still in college! (Between universities, actually, but let's not split rabbits.)
Happy 17th, brother.
digitalpress
09-11-2008, 09:35 PM
I'm a day late! Happy belated birthday, Digital Press! Hey, where is that "DP" Rap song I heard?
Not a day late, you're right on time. SEPTEMBERISH :)
thom_m
09-11-2008, 11:01 PM
Happy Birthday to this great site and community. I've been around for just a few months, but it's been a blast! Cheers, everyone!!
HB to the world's greatest classic gaming site!
Spartacus
09-12-2008, 05:09 AM
My routine has become once a day I check my e-mail and visit this forum. Trying to imagine Digital Press pre-internet is almost incomprehensible! Happy Bday!
The 1 2 P
09-12-2008, 05:47 AM
You've been around since '91? Damn, Digital Press is almost as old as me. I remember back in '91 I didn't have cable and never heard of the internet. But I had my Nes and I was happy. Wait, I might have had my Genesis too. Anyway, happy b-day. Here's to the next 17.