It's been done before but I gotta ask,What got you into gameing and why did you stay?

[Goremocker]

Ok,so I just watched like half of Adam Sessler's speech at Guildhall and it got me thinking.If he had this inspiring moment,did anybody else?You see I don't really remember what got me into gameing...as far as I can remember it was always just a way too keep down the stress,hell I even remember a mild case of OCD back then.But enough about that,the games that I remember earliest were Earthworm Jim,Sonic,and Mortal Kombat.An odd bunch but it was fun!And later I stayed with gameing even though my life had calmed down.Mostly because of the wish fulfillment that you just can't get with movies or music.The feeling of experiencing a new world made by the collective imaginations of the development team.It was always fun to see a new world made by these people,and the challenges that they put forth for you to overcome.Well I'm getting off topic and rambling,if you wanna see Adams speech click this link: http://g4tv.com/videos/45996/Sesslers-Soapbox-Adam-Addresses-SMU-Guildhall-Graduates/?quality=hd

Soo tell me what you guys think.

 

[Marter]

Lemmings was the first game I played. It was on my grandfather's computer. I was only 4 years old. I beat it.

Later on I started playing Pokemon Blue. That hooked me.

 

[rockingnic]

Halo: CE was my first game that I have owned for consoles and I new that PC gaming wasn't for me (although when Diablo 3 comes out in the next 1000 years I would probably play that alot) and I instantly loved it. Halo: CE has kept me entertained along with my friends up until Halo 2 came out then we played that along with games like Mech Assault, Kotor, etc. I think the reason I stayed was because since I started on the xbox, it was easy for me to love the fact I can game with my friends, even online, with easy accessibility. I wouldn't have enjoyed myself gaming if I couldn't hang out with my friends.

 

[StrangerMouse]

When I was about 11, I used to go to a public library all the time. One day, they put in an X-box. The only game was The Hobbit (Which I still maintain is hugely underrated.) I was transfixed. I remember the satisfaction of killing an entire nest of gargantuan spiders. I loved it so much, I used to wag school to go play it. I asked my dad if I could get a console for my birthday, he said yes, but only if it's a PS2 (Which thankfully The Hobbit was on.) and only if it's second hand. Then my aunt bought me Ratchet and Clank 3 for my birthday, and the rest is history.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

From what little I can remember, it's what all my friends were getting into. I remember being about 5 and my best friend at the time was talking about wanting to get "video games" and thinking how cool that sounded. I don't think I had any genuine idea what video games where at the time, but I knew what games where and ones on video would have to be cool. Then that same friend got a ColecoVision for his birthday and we played it all the time, until my family got a NES that Christmas. The rest, as they say is history. I've been gaming since at least the days of my friend's ColecoVision, possibly earlier.

 

[Jandau]

My dad got a computer. I got a hold of it. I started messing with it. My dad put some games on it to distract me and prevent me from breaking anything. The rest was history...

 

[octafish]

I started on a tabletop Frogger, because the cabinet for Space Invaders was too tall for me. I much prefered Space Invaders.

 

[Dark Knifer]

My first console was a nintendo 64, with the games mario kart, super mario 64, Loz OoT, super smash bros and pokemon stadium. This got me hooked to games for live. I have yet to find a medium that is as much fun as gaming.

 

[Sleekgiant]

Cruisin USA in the arcades is the most notable one to me, I just loved driving recklessly

 

[Spy Killer]

Well...(completely true fact) I was able to bea-DOMINATE my 12 year old brother (he being a gamer growing up on sonic and such) at Goldeneye when I was only 3. I also was able to get the 120 stars in Super Mario 64 before he could.

 

[GnomeThief]

My first games were Super Mario 64, a Starwars Episode 1 pod racing game, and Pokemon Snap for the Nintendo 64. Later we got a Gameboy Color and Pokemon Yellow, and from there my life as a gamer began.

 

[Goremocker]

I expected more from this thread...I am disappoint...

 

[MeltedGeneral]

I don't remember what game specifically, but I can tell you it was the PlayStation that showed me the door to gaming. I believe the little known game was Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped.

Why'd I stay? Dunno really. I guess that I didn't really interact with people when I was a child and sometimes was sick.