Welcome to the personal website of Cecil Helton
Howdy!
There’s not much to see or do here – but I’ve had this domain and I’ve been publishing versions of this website since 1999. Despite the nearly three decades, this is and always will be a work in progress.
I won’t go into details as to how many revisions and redesigns this website has had nor how many different CMS platforms it has used in its time, either. Both numbers are quite large, since I’ve had versions of this site running for 27 years now.
The blog isn’t currently active – but that may change. I have been known to write occasionally, although we aren’t going to be writing about car insurance, since I’ve already spent two years of my life doing that. Which probably means I’m going to eventually write something about car insurance, just because.
Here are a Few Things I Like
I’m a child of the 1970s and 1980s, so you may have a good idea about some my interests if you’re familiar with what dorks such as myself liked back then…
Commodore Amiga
The Amiga was my 2nd computer. It remains 1st in my heart
I started with an Atari 400 at age 12. And got an Amiga at 17. I still have the Atari, btw. And still love playing with games on the Amiga 40 years later, too.
The Commodore Amiga revolutionized multimedia. It delivered vibrant, real-time arcade graphics with up to 4,096 colors, advanced scrolling and hardware sprites.
A 4-channel stereo sound sampler produced rich, digitized music that far outperformed PCs of the era.
Needless to say, the computer was the perfect gaming platform in the 1980s – and you can play thousands of those games today using the Amiga Game Selector, which you can download here.
My Dog Willie
Meet Willie. I am pretty fond of this mutt
I adopted Willie from the Knox-Whitley Humane Society back in 2023.
I went to get a different dog – and was charged with bringing home a: female that was on the smaller side (20 pounds or less). I came home with a dog closer to 80 pounds that was male.
He was awesome then. And yes, he is obviously just as awesome now. DNA testing was a must, though. So you should say “hi” to him. He loves people.
Learn more about why Willie dog is so awesome – because he’s an extremely interesting mix of various bits and pieces. Or as I like to refer to him, an “all American dog.”
Other Vintage Games – Arcade
I spent a lot of money as a kid. And all of it a quarter at a time
After busting on the scene in the 1970s, video games quickly became a part of my life upon our introduction. From classics such as Pong, Space Invaders, Donkey Kong, Galaga and Ms. PacMan and beyond, I’ve invested more than my fair share of funds to the arcade industry.
Needless to say, I’m still quite fond of arcade games from the 1970s and 1980s – and play them regularly using MAME or directly on my Amiga, since Galaga, Ms. PacMan and Phoenix are now native there thanks to Amiga Game Selector.
I’ll eventually feature my own content here, but for now, I’ll just offer you up the Arcade Blogger.