What brought you into gaming?

Hey, I just wanted to know why you are a gamer. Wht brought you into gaming?

When I was 3, my grandma bought a super nintendo for herself, and we watched her play. I was actually afraid of bowser at the time :oops:

When i turned 4, my grandma got me my own super nintendo, and thats why i am writing this message right now.

So, what got you into gaming?

I think it was the gameboy colour with pokèmon : )

I loved that game... I got a PS1 for christmas EVE ... that's how I started

When I was a toddler, my dad was in a really bad car accident and couldn't really do much for a few months. During that time he played a lot of Legend of Zelda, and I used to watch him. Don't remember doing it, but I contribute that to me being a gamer. :)

The Nintendo 64 caught my eye, with my favorite games being Pokemon Snap, Pokemon Stadium, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, and Donkey Kong 64 :)

The Megadrive Version 2, the first game I played was Sonic The hedgehog, ah the good old days.

I think it was the gameboy colour with pokèmon : )

DasBeerBoot

Same here.

I had an Atari 2600 when little, but when I recieved a (NES)Nintendo for Christmas that's when I started really enjoying video games. The first game was Super Mario with Duck Hunt.

There used to be a Sega Megadrive in a room at my Grandma's house which I used to play when I went over there.

My brother had a few systems, I saw games at stores and other people houses, and I wanted to try them out. I was around 3 or 4, and from the first moment I played a video game I loved it.

Captain Comic and some mothergoose game on the familys first computer.

Super Mario Brothers 3 was my first but Zelda OoT was what really pulled me in.

Super Mario Brothers 3 was my first but Zelda OoT was what really pulled me in.

turtlethetaffer

I must have been 4 years old when i watched my older brothers play double dragon, ninja turtles 2 and Super Mario Bros/Duck hunt*with gun that i ended up braking* on a nintendo entertainment system. When final fantasy 2 came out for super nintendo i was about 7-8, and watching my brother play that game and beat it was one of my favorite childhood experiences. We were all just kids, so my little sister was in charge of making him food, i would help with storyline advice, my other brother would check dictionary for words we did'nt know and my eldest who was 13 would play the game. Video games is my blood soul life.

My dad got me a Sega Genesis for my 5th b-day back in 1992. I have been hooked ever since :)

i wasnt really gaming.. till i found guildwars :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sstz3ehQC4M

My dad would take me to the arcade after we played mini golf. I guess I'd have been 4 or 5 at that time. By my 6th birthday, I got a Genesis.

When I was a kid, my cousins would bring video games over to my house whenever they'd visit. We had long gaming sessions consisting of NES, SNES, and N64 games. Playing video games has been a hobby ever since.

Well, my Older brother got a Sega Genesis so obvousily Sonic was a huge thing for me in gaming and made me really like video games. But, then I got a Nintendo 64 and played games even more, Loved Super Mario 64,Kirby,Smash Bros.,etc. Which is why Nintendo 64 was a huge thing for me.

Gamecube with Sonic Adventures battle 2. Amazing game. Wish I could play it again. (Bad score on here though :(

A chance to escape the harsh reality of life!

Haha no, in all seriousness nothing really "brought" me into gaming, the fact was I was a kid once and it seemed the natural thing to do. That and my parents bought me a SNES for my birthday ;)

When I was a senior in high school, back in 1982, video arcades were extremely popular so that's where I hung out with my friends.

Let's see. I wanted to waste time and have fun while at home.

I think it was the gameboy colour with pokèmon : )

DasBeerBoot

This.

I got an Atari when I as 6, and I've been a gamer ever since!
Super Street Fighter II and Cammy really turned from a gamer to a real gaming fanatic... Japan, fan art, cosplay, collectibles etc.

The Spiderman 1 game on PC. Phenomenal game for an 8 year old.

My older brothers had a NES which I was around 4. Watching my brother play The Legend of Zelda hooked me in.

Got a PS1 for Christmas

My neighbour had a snes and he use to own in SFII all the time. So from then i was hooked

My Dad bought me my own TV and a SNES that came with Super mario World. This would have been either in 1992 or 1993. it's been a fun 19 years in gaming for me.

Back when I was 8, my family actually had to go to a video store and rent DVDs andVHS to watch. In the video rental store, they also happened to have video games to rent. I thought the video games looked cool, and wanted one for Christmas. My parents bought me a GBA that christmas, and I have been gaming ever since then.

The kid across the street had an SNES I used to play on. I had a couple of PC games I enjoyed playing, but I didn't get completely hooked until I got a Nintendo 64 in 1996.

My parents bought me a Sega Genesis when I was 3, but I never wanted to play until when I was 5 my mom pretty much forced me to start playing it and I've been hooked on and off games since 1995. Plus I got envious watching my uncle play Tomb Raider and Twisted Metal years later so I wanted to become a better gamer than him too. :P