Gaming History

I never remember asking for a Nintendo when I was four and have a hard time believing that I even wanted one. I was at the age of Barbie dolls and power wheels, not at all concerned with a gaming system. Even though I never remember asking for a Nintendo, I will never forget what it was like to open that present on Christmas Eve. It was wrapped in red shiny paper and as I ripped it open, my family started getting louder and louder with excitement. I think they kind of forgot who the present really was for. I am thankful however that at the tender age of four I received this gaming system. It shaped the way I saw videogames and without it, probably would have never picked up a controller.
My first experiences with my Nintendo weren't too exciting. I figure it was because the games that were purchased for me, weren't really for me. My dad took me to Toys R Us one day which is always a place of excitement for a child, and to my dismay we left the store with Mad Max. No four year old girl is interested in playing that and neither should a fifty year old man but there I was, disappointed. The next game was just the same, Silent Running. To this day I couldn't tell you what that game was about; something with submarines and blowing them up, not even half as fun as Battleship. At this point I was starting to give up hope that I would ever enjoy my Nintendo that was gifted to me. Until one day when the greatest game ever was handed to me to play.

So here it is, Bubble Bobble, the game that change my life so much that I even had it tattooed on me. The atheistically pleasing affects of the game were profound and opened the gate to even more games. I finally found a game that was fun, that was interesting, and even challenging; though I've never been past the 17th level. Up until that point, I was convinced games were boring. I enjoyed my Nintendo and it's games for as long as I could until the next step in gaming systems was finally released. Super Nintendo became my new obsession and I quickly tripled my videogame collection. Games varied from every genre and the freedom to pick the games I actually wanted was finally granted to me. With saving my weekly allowance and stealing quarters from cup holders I was able to acquire games such as Mario Kart to Mario Paint to Donkey Kong to Sim City. Each and every game was another influence towards continuing my gaming experience. I skipped over Sega and Nintendo 64 and went to PlayStation. That was the last major gaming system I really was into. After a while I started to become bored with the games. Then that was it, someone eventually stole my PlayStation and I just became too busy to be concerned with games anymore. It wasn't until the last year that I happened to stumble into the videogame world again. I was at a friends house while they were playing Xbox360. The game on the screen was pretty interesting, the graphics and story line were keeping my attention. Someone handed me the controller and told me to play. Never holding a controller since PlayStation, I was a little worried about how stupid I was going to look but to my surprise I picked up playing the game pretty well. Before I knew it, I was back into the videogame world. I purchased my own Xbox360 and bought the game that brought me back, Bioshock. My collection is nothing like I had with my Super Nintendo but it includes games I feel have meaning while I play them. Nothing too exciting happened with my gaming history. I now sit around playing Fallout 3 while anxiously awaiting the release of Left 4 Dead II. I honestly could not have written a paper about my top five videogames, I only have two that influenced me the most. I guess this wouldn't classify me as a hardcore gamer but either way, my love for the games are just as strong as the next.