How did your gaming journey start

[Veknoid_Outcast]

I was born in 1983, so I don’t have a lot of memories before 1986/1987. I know my dad and my older brother played on the ColecoVision in the early 1980s, but I never experienced it. My first direct experiences with video games came via the NES and an early Macintosh computer — Macintosh Plus maybe?

I distinctly remember playing Dark Castle (1986) on Mac. And being terrible at it :P

And I distinctly remember watching my older brother play on the NES. He would play Kung Fu a lot. Eventually, I tried the games myself. I recall playing Mario Bros., Bubble Bobble, The Legend of Kage, Top Gun, and several others.

But it was only in 1991, when I was 8, that I really achieved ownership and agency with regard to video games. That year I received an SNES (the right choice) and a Game Gear (the wrong choice).