When did you decide to play video games?

[darthballsac]

I have to say I was kinda forced into being a gamer. Not that I am complaining but I feel if I were to have an addiction, video games its is. My parents used to go to my grandparents house once or twice a month to play cards. I was only around 5 or 6 and was told to go to another room while they played.

My grandpa was a gamer to start with while he played many Pac-Man and Intellivision games to this day, he can't jump to anything newer. That left us to play his Intellivision games while they played cards. Pac-Man was the only game my sister and I could share. My Grandfather made a transition to get a Nintendo, but always asked for my help when he played. He turned into my dealer. (lol)

Nowadays my grandpa still plays Ms. Pac-Man and Dr. Mario. I moved on to buy almost every system that came out. I now own all 3 of the latest systems and really only play on 2 of them. The Wii being my paperweight ,hoping my wife and daughter would use but don't. I love playing them and often stay up way later than I should gaming the night before I have to work.



Occasionally I pull out the old Intellivision and play some Dungeons and Dragons just for nostalgia.

[Boombata]

I decided to play once my parents bought me my first system: The Colecovision. Yes the system that rivaled the Atari. It was the best thing I had ever owned at that time. I think I got it for christmas and my first two games were Lady Bug and Mr.Do! Me and my friends played the shit out of it. From there I got other games such as The Smurfs, Looping, Zaxxon, Donkey Kong, Burger Time, Tapper, Space Panic, Avenge, Carnival, Gabbage Patch Kids (don't ask), Mouse Trap and Q-Bert

[BoDuley]

There was an arcade near my house when I was a kid. It had pinball, pac-man and it's ilk, and also a mechanical bull. So I was indroctrinated at a pretty young age. But we didn't get a nintendo until I was fourteen, and I've had a gaming system off an on ever since.

[GregMO ROberts]

I was an arcade kid when I was younger. Dragon Slayer, Tron, Space Invaders and Defender ruled the day. I was never any good though. Too much hand eye coordination.

Had an Atari and a Intelevision but then nothing through my later years and into adulthood until PS3 was released.

[crikan]

My family got an Atari when I was 5 and we played a ton of Combat, Outlaw, Pac-Man, and Indiana Jones. We also frequented a Pizza Inn that had a Galaga c0cktail cabinet (and a rotation of other arcade stand-ups). To this day I still love playing Galaga and played as recently as last weekend. My wife and I regularly discuss buying a Galaga/Ms.Pacman cabinet for our home. We had that conversation a few days ago and stood pat on our plan to wait until we move into our next home (in 5 to 10 years). The Gameboy and Nintendo were a big part of my life from 11 to 15. I didn't game much from 16 to 22 when getting laid and drinking beer became my favorite hobbies. In 1996 I settled down a bit a became an avid PC Gamer until 2001 when the XBOX was released.

[The Butcher]

Great question!

My older brothers had an Atari which I started playing when I was around the age of eight. I rememeber the game ADVENTURE blowing my mind.



A few years later my parents bought me an NES and that changed my life forever. I decided to play through tons of different games as apposed to playing sports like Brain Chomper. He played baseball I got really good at video games.

As the years passed I pretty much bought every mainstream system and played through hundreds and hundreds of games. That was my thing, I always played the games to completion.

When I got into my late twenties is when things really began to slow down. Killer Reviews, my day job and my family took up most of my free time. I would always follow new games, but I didn't play them as much. Last year was the first year in probably twenty that I didn't complete more than three games. I then made a decision this year to still be a gamer and since then I have been playing about ten hours a week. I honestly gave it a good amount of thought. Either I hang it up or buy some new games.

[psychobillyjekyll]

I had an atari 2800 when I was 7. Got a NES around 10. Had an arcade near me as a kid. Typical stuff.

[Boombata]

I also had this when I was a kid too. Damn, this brings me back. I don't think they made too many mini aracades like Pac Man for other games. It was my fav thing other than my Colleco

[darthballsac]

Boombata you just put a spark in my brain! I totally forgot I had some handheld when I was younger. I did frequent some arcades when I was younger. There were very few games I liked playing in arcades ,but loved being surrounded by all those cabinets.





The shooter style of arcade has always been my favorite style to play.

[Boombata]

LOL! Yeah Darth! Nostalgia overload!! The only hand held arcade I remember having was Double Dragon, and a Rambo III one where all you did was shoot down helipcopters.