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Video games have been a part of my life for quite some time. They've always fascinated me. Whether it's the fact that I have complete and utter control over the fate of some dude (or even a bad dude), how they can take me to a world or a time period I've always had interest in, or even the fact that they can even tug a little bit at my very soul, they have a special place in my wall o' stuff I love. This is my story of how I was first bit by the bug.

I remember when I first laid eyes on my first love which popped my cherry so to speak. It was at a SEARS glass encased display. It beckoned me like a siren to a lonely sailor. It was the Nintendo Entertainment System. I stared at it for what seemed like an eternity. It teased me like a stripper behind a peepshow window with snippets of what it could do for me, at a price. Its monochromatic structure with a big gaping hole beckoning me to "put it in". Attached to it a device that allowed me to play with it for hours.
And a gun. A big friggin gun. What more could a boy ask for?
I begged and screamed for it, my parents chose to ignore my wails. So I got louder and more persistent. I had to pull out all my tricks. The waterworks began to stream from my face. I held on to that glass display like a certain red and blue wall crawler as my parents tried to pry me from it. They finally succumbed to my wishes after they noticed how much of a scene I had made. Victory was mine. My parents grudgingly gave the clerk their hard earned money knowing (or maybe not knowing) how many countless hours I will dedicate to this device. I bet to this day they curse the day I brought that home with me. They shudder at the fact that this "craze" is still with me. But now this love it's bigger and oh so much stronger. Sure I could be doing other things that could be more productive like trying to make more money, or create/do something that would benefit society. Sure I could focus my efforts on maybe going back to school for a Masters or a PhD in something. But sadly, I don't want to. Videogames have taken over me. And you know what? I wouldn't want it any other way.

:-)