When Did You Discover You Enjoyed Video Games?

Seil · 02-17-2010, 02:33 AM

When I was young, I lived in Hagersville, Ontario. It was a farming community that was pretty small. It was a big area, but there was more acres of plants than there was people, and those people were separated by acres and acres of plants. Thankfully, next door there was a boy named Michael Michaelson, and a few acres over there were two brothers, Burns and Waylan. My older brother fell in with a kid named John, and we all fell in with Sam and Jim.

(I changed their names.)

Anyway, all of these guys used to have a video game system - this was about 15 years ago, so these were ranging from Atari to Super Nintendoes, to Sega Genisis', and when we hung out with our friends, we got a kick out of playing with the games. As I grew older, my parents were slightly condescending about games, "We don't really need those." Likely due to my dad's school costs. But I did game a bit on the school computers, stuff like SimAnt, and this great pizza delivery game. I mostly kicked around on the family computer with stuff like Metal Gear Solid and the Legacy of Kain series, and a decent SNES emulator got me into a lot of JRPGs.

After a few years, I earned some money from staining a fence for a lady we knew from church, and got a hold of $70. The first time having so much money, I didn't quite know what to do with it, I bought a GBA SP at a pawn shop. I was so nervous that I was going to get chewed out by my folks for it that I tried to take it back, but the clerk wouldn't let me. I did get a game with it, however - Link To The Past. I loved this game, and was excited for it.

Anyways, now that I'm older, I'm playing pretty much solely with Sony - I have a PSP and a PS3. I would like to pick up a cheap DS somewhere down the line, if my bill collectors let me.

What was your first, and what are you with now?

Kyanbu The Legend · 02-17-2010, 02:56 AM

When I was six.

Though my first console was a turbografix 16. I always loved my second console the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. Ah good times. Ever since then I've been a Sega Fan boy. though I did buy a PS2, N64, and Gamecube. I have a Dreamcast, but I never did get a chance to buy a Saturn. May buy one some day when I get a chance. I loved sega so you can bet that I was torn when I heard Sega dropped out of the console wars in 2001.

To this day I still believe that Sega will throw their hat back into the ring. Till then, I'll hang out with Sony and Nintendo (screw you MS!). I'm not fond of the X-Box but 360 has really grew on me (mostly because it reminds me of the Dreamcast). I may buy one some day.

DFM · 02-17-2010, 02:58 AM

I don't enjoy video games they're awful.

Julford Hajime · 02-17-2010, 03:46 AM

My dad has always been a huge nerd at heart, though he has lost interest/won't admit he still loves nerdy things since I was little.

Anyway, as for when I fell in love with video games; I was three, and didn't have the motor skills to handle a controller. To remedy this, my dad used the VCR to record himself playing Super Mario Bros. for about an hour, then played the video as I played the game.

And no, I didn't honestly beleive that story when they told me it happened. Then they pulled out the goddamn video of them recording me "playing" on the NES.

Premmy · 02-17-2010, 04:38 AM

My Great Grandpa bought me a Sega Genesis and a Gameboy(Brick) around six or so, Sega had Sonic, and A Lame tennis game, Gameboy had Tetris, Megaman, and Donkey Kong (The one with the Big-ass key puzzle levels)

Green Spanner · 02-17-2010, 04:38 AM

Probably when I was 4 or 5, watching my brother play 'Jack and the Beanstalk' and 'Biggles'. Can't remember what platform they were on though. Probably the Commodore 64.

Not that I was any good by the time I got a go.

**Satan's Onion** · 02-17-2010, 05:05 AM

Used to watch/join in with my cousins, who played on their old NES (I distinctly remember Megaman 3 and Snake Man's level) and whatever system it was had that Lawnmower Man video game, on an old black-and-white TV. (It might be the same system--hell if I remember now.) A bit later, I was happily playing away on the SNES at the house of some friend of the family, and my parents, in their infinite wonderfulness, decided on the strength of that to get me an SNES too. It came with, I think, Super Mario All-Stars, Mario Paint, and Super Mario World. And now I play Disgaea DS for hours on end, because that SNES is what got me hooked on vidjamagames good and proper. (I got into jRPGs after one of those very same cousins got me a used copy of Chrono Trigger from a supermarket that was liquidating their video rental section. Neither of us had any idea at the time what he'd just given to me.)

greed · 02-17-2010, 06:01 AM

Always. My earliest clear memories are my parents taking me to buy a Master System, and then going home and playing Alex Kidd. I was 3 and a half. Even before that I have dim memories of playing edutainment games with my dad on the old PC. Old as in no Windows still had DOS.

Mirai Gen · 02-17-2010, 06:37 AM

When I realized I was playing games more than my brother who is 8 years my senior.

This fact hasn't changed in 11 years.

The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk · 02-17-2010, 06:49 AM

Similar to greed, mine was a Master System, bought for me by my mum for christmas one year. I had never played any console before, nor had I ever suggested I wanted one. It had Sonic built in. It was awesome.

From there I moved on to the Megadrive, and my friends at the time had, respectively, a SNES, another Megadrive, a Megadrive and SNES, and a PC (Red Alert was the first PC game I ever saw).

Then in 97 for another christmas my mum bought me a PS1 and Abes Oddysee (her then boyfriend had bought one himself and that game was on the original demo disk, which I loved). I've stuck with Sony since then.

So yeah I've pretty much been surrounded by games my whole life.

02-17-2010, 02:33 AM	#1
Seil Super stressed! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: British Columbia Posts: 8,081	When Did You Discover You Enjoyed Video Games? When I was young, I lived in Hagersville, Ontario. It was a farming community that was pretty small. It was a big area, but there was more acres of plants than there was people, and those people were separated by acres and acres of plants. Thankfully, next door there was a boy named Michael Michaelson, and a few acres over there were two brothers, Burns and Waylan. My older brother fell in with a kid named John, and we all fell in with Sam and Jim. (I changed their names.) Anyway, all of these guys used to have a video game system - this was about 15 years ago, so these were ranging from Atari to Super Nintendoes, to Sega Genisis', and when we hung out with our friends, we got a kick out of playing with the games. As I grew older, my parents were slightly condescending about games, "We don't really need those." Likely due to my dad's school costs. But I did game a bit on the school computers, stuff like SimAnt, and this great pizza delivery game. I mostly kicked around on the family computer with stuff like Metal Gear Solid and the Legacy of Kain series, and a decent SNES emulator got me into a lot of JRPGs. After a few years, I earned some money from staining a fence for a lady we knew from church, and got a hold of $70. The first time having so much money, I didn't quite know what to do with it, I bought a GBA SP at a pawn shop. I was so nervous that I was going to get chewed out by my folks for it that I tried to take it back, but the clerk wouldn't let me. I did get a game with it, however - Link To The Past. I loved this game, and was excited for it. Anyways, now that I'm older, I'm playing pretty much solely with Sony - I have a PSP and a PS3. I would like to pick up a cheap DS somewhere down the line, if my bill collectors let me. What was your first, and what are you with now?

02-17-2010, 02:56 AM	#2
Kyanbu The Legend Local Rookie Indie Dev Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,497	When I was six. Though my first console was a turbografix 16. I always loved my second console the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. Ah good times. Ever since then I've been a Sega Fan boy. though I did buy a PS2, N64, and Gamecube. I have a Dreamcast, but I never did get a chance to buy a Saturn. May buy one some day when I get a chance. I loved sega so you can bet that I was torn when I heard Sega dropped out of the console wars in 2001. To this day I still believe that Sega will throw their hat back into the ring. Till then, I'll hang out with Sony and Nintendo (screw you MS!). I'm not fond of the X-Box but 360 has really grew on me (mostly because it reminds me of the Dreamcast). I may buy one some day. __________________

02-17-2010, 02:58 AM	#3
DFM Om Nom Nom Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,850	I don't enjoy video games they're awful. __________________ [14:26] ManoftheRus: YOU GODDAMN SNEAKY DEE

02-17-2010, 04:38 AM	#5
Premmy Stop the hate Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a nice web on fifty first street Posts: 4,466	My Great Grandpa bought me a Sega Genesis and a Gameboy(Brick) around six or so, Sega had Sonic, and A Lame tennis game, Gameboy had Tetris, Megaman, and Donkey Kong (The one with the Big-ass key puzzle levels) __________________ Drank Last edited by Premmy; 02-17-2010 at 05:00 AM.

02-17-2010, 04:38 AM	#6
Green Spanner Lawful Sarcastic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Yes Posts: 496	Probably when I was 4 or 5, watching my brother play 'Jack and the Beanstalk' and 'Biggles'. Can't remember what platform they were on though. Probably the Commodore 64. Not that I was any good by the time I got a go. __________________ ╔═╦══╦═╦═╦═╦╗ ╔═╦═╦══╦═╦╦═╦╦═╦══╗ ║╔╣╠═║═╣═╣║║║ ║═╣║║══║║║║║║║═╣╠═║ ║║║╔╗╣═╣═╣║║║ ╠═║╔╣╔╗║║║║║║║═╣╔╗╣ ╚═╩╝╚╩═╩═╩╩═╝ ╚═╩╝╚╝╚╩╩═╩╩═╩═╩╝╚╝ I'm a riter! Please feed my back. (For serious you guys) This text is hidden. Can you find it?

02-17-2010, 03:46 AM	#4
Julford Hajime Monty Mole Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 744	My dad has always been a huge nerd at heart, though he has lost interest/won't admit he still loves nerdy things since I was little. Anyway, as for when I fell in love with video games; I was three, and didn't have the motor skills to handle a controller. To remedy this, my dad used the VCR to record himself playing Super Mario Bros. for about an hour, then played the video as I played the game. And no, I didn't honestly beleive that story when they told me it happened. Then they pulled out the goddamn video of them recording me "playing" on the NES.

02-17-2010, 05:05 AM	#7
Satan's Onion Swing You Sinners! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: 4th Street Posts: 2,666	Used to watch/join in with my cousins, who played on their old NES (I distinctly remember Megaman 3 and Snake Man's level) and whatever system it was had that Lawnmower Man video game, on an old black-and-white TV. (It might be the same system--hell if I remember now.) A bit later, I was happily playing away on the SNES at the house of some friend of the family, and my parents, in their infinite wonderfulness, decided on the strength of that to get me an SNES too. It came with, I think, Super Mario All-Stars, Mario Paint, and Super Mario World. And now I play Disgaea DS for hours on end, because that SNES is what got me hooked on vidjamagames good and proper. (I got into jRPGs after one of those very same cousins got me a used copy of Chrono Trigger from a supermarket that was liquidating their video rental section. Neither of us had any idea at the time what he'd just given to me.) __________________ Good evening, ladies. Please enter and be tained .

02-17-2010, 06:37 AM	#9
Mirai Gen We are Geth. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 14,032	When I realized I was playing games more than my brother who is 8 years my senior. This fact hasn't changed in 11 years. __________________