How did you get into video games?

Nabber

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We used to carpool with someone who's children always played a Gameboy. I was hooked since and got it for my birthday.
 
I grew up with the SNES. I had SMW, Yoshi's Island, some Batman game, and Super Metroid.
 
I watched the Pokemon anime when I was younger. Then I saw a videogame magazine with Pikachu on it and asked for a Nintendo 64 with Pokemon Snap for Christmas. Something like that.
 
I was aware of their existence. That's about all it took.
 
Video games have been part of my life for longer than I can remember.
 
We visited my cousin, who had an original gameboy. He was playing pokemon Red. I thought it looked really cool, but he wouldnt let me play it, so I just watched him. I confused the Vulpix sprite with a goat (remember, this was pokemon Red, not pokemon FireRed. The sprites were very basic.) And I thought it looked really cool.

Apparently I was glued to it the entire visit, so that Christmas, my mom went everywhere to find a gameboy color. They were sold out everywhere so we had to go to every store. Eventually we ended up at a JCPennys, and the last one they had was a Tommy Hilfiger gameboy color, so we got that.

That was the first time I'd ever gotten my present ahead of time, but I wasnt allowed to open it. They wrapped it up on christmas, and I got it, along with Pokemon Red and Pokemon Blue.

That was my first game video game ever. Best Christmas ever. :)


Edit.
It was a long time ago. So I cant remember all the details.
 
My sisters owned a Sega Master System before I was born, so I started playing that at the age of three. I got my own GameBoy at four, and have been a devoted gamer ever since.
 
One word: The Gameboy Advance.

I got Super Mario Advance as my first mario game and have loved it since. Too bad I don't have it anymore though.

Also, the PS1 was my first console system.
 
Super Smash Bros. That's all I have to say
 
My brother got a GBA for his birthday when I was about 3, and then we probably got some more games later on. I don't remember much from when I was 3.