Guessed by The_Liquid_Laser
There are some things that happen in life that mould you into the person you are today. These are pivotal points that steer your life into a certain direction, and life would have been radically different if they never happened. This can be any kind of event, big or small, and they usually happen when you are still young because at a young age you are still very impressionable. For me, one these points was the start of 'The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'. I could never have guessed that pixelated rain could change my life so much, and I doubt mister Miyamoto would've known that as well.
But once there was a faithful morning when I walked down the stairs into the living room of my aunt's house, when there it was. I never saw anything as mind-blowing as the intro sequence to this game until then, and I never saw anything so impactful again afterwards. That incident made me a fan of Zelda, Nintendo, and of the fantasy genre. I began playing video games much more regularly and more seriously after that and got my own things. Obviously the game is worthy of a spot this high on an all-time favourites list on its own merits, because it's great and monumental and don't really have to talk about that, but you could say; awesome rain effects made me a gamer.