in 1992, as a kid of ten, I didn't think much of it when older brother, who's double my age, pointed out a specific building on our way to the mall. It was, he said, where Origin used to be. At that time, I was obsessed with Wing Commander and Ultima VII, but I think the fact that we were going to shop for computer games distracted me from the aside.
I never really thought about it again since. Maybe I thought he was just kidding with me? Older brothers do that a lot. Still, years later I learned that it was indeed true that Origin was located in Manchester, NH for a time, and that it also moved its headquarters a few miles down the same road, into Londonderry - my hometown. Still, I never figured my brother knew the actual building.
So today, well over-due, I looked up the addresses. We moved to New Hampshire in 1987, so they were only in the state for two more years. Well before I knew they were. Still, my brother wasn't fibbing; those locations on Harvery Road were the ones we passed a million times on the way to the Mall of NH. For years I drove past them without even knowing, and being an Origin fan, it kind of feels magical knowing that now.
I guess it's mostly the fact that I got into the games as a kid, and the coincidence that they were in the same town I lived in at some point was exciting.
Anyway, would anyone care to see what the buildings look like, today? I have half a mind to go to them and take photos of the addresses. I know the Manchester location is now an electronics company; the building is pretty small, tucked next to Manchester Airport.
I never really thought about it again since. Maybe I thought he was just kidding with me? Older brothers do that a lot. Still, years later I learned that it was indeed true that Origin was located in Manchester, NH for a time, and that it also moved its headquarters a few miles down the same road, into Londonderry - my hometown. Still, I never figured my brother knew the actual building.
So today, well over-due, I looked up the addresses. We moved to New Hampshire in 1987, so they were only in the state for two more years. Well before I knew they were. Still, my brother wasn't fibbing; those locations on Harvery Road were the ones we passed a million times on the way to the Mall of NH. For years I drove past them without even knowing, and being an Origin fan, it kind of feels magical knowing that now.
I guess it's mostly the fact that I got into the games as a kid, and the coincidence that they were in the same town I lived in at some point was exciting.
Anyway, would anyone care to see what the buildings look like, today? I have half a mind to go to them and take photos of the addresses. I know the Manchester location is now an electronics company; the building is pretty small, tucked next to Manchester Airport.