You have my pity...

I feel old.  Mine started like this:

West of House

You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door.
There is a small mailbox here

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I couldn't get enough of the GUE, and I've never looked back.

Startle the tank driver?

True, it does have that little hole in the front right? Maybe you could pull off a head shot on the ricochet?

In the Arcades of the late 70's early 80's

I almost feel sorry for anyone under 30 knowing that will never experience the halcyon days of video games.

The smell of Gaming boards being run 18 hours a day under a hot sun.

People peering over shoulders to see the local champ set a high score.

Desperately trying to get the change machine to accept a crumpled note.

The sounds, The games and above all an 8 year old boy who fell in love with Williams Electronics Defender even if he had to stand on a stool to play.....

It will never come to pass again, but I lived it.

I have vivid memory of my dad and I playing some game with controllers in front of the TV, but I can't recall what was it exactly, I was too little. The earliest clear memory I have is also this game, I was pretty bad too, but mostly because I didn't play much at the time therefore lack of practise, my dad has a friend whoes son was one of TEH people that can beat the game with one life, he got glasses before the 4th grade,

Yeah, the whole NES/SNES era is a big blur to me. So many great games I wish I could remember :(

Lol @ bolded :D

I had played games before my dad bought me a PS1 when i was, hmm... 3 or 4 maybe? I have Crash bandicoot and Spyro and played them like crazy. Also Final Fantasy VII, my neighbours used to come over and we would take turns, same with FFIX. I had to go alone on FFVIII. Also at a friends house i used to play gran turismo 2, but it wasn't until i bought GT3 on the PS2 that i was a big fan of the series. this might seem random, but I also played a lot of Chocobo's Racing on PS1, (Think Mario Kart but instead Final Fantasy Characters). I've played Final Fantasy since i was a kid, and its the only franchise, that has stayed with me until now, And on the PC side i was playing GTAII where i would take turns with a friend as well.

Grandfather's NES with Super Mario Bros 1 & 2, and others that I can't remember.

I loved the original FF game, however I agree with the FFVI.  6, 4 and 9 are my favorite ones.  Though I would also have to include Zelda: Link to the Past