Childhood Gaming Memories

[erickablyat]

Somewhere along the way, our gaming addictions were formed. They may have started from watching your father play Wing Commander or from throwing your SNES for getting killed too much in Super Star Wars. Wherever it may have begun, do not be afraid to share where your childhood was corrupted by the taint of gaming.

My personal (and most profound) memories came from the days of sitting on my father's lap and playing the RPG/strategy hybrid Jagged Alliance 2 with him. I was only 4-5 years old and was assisting my dad with clearing out a sector filled with hostiles. My mother was out of the house so my dad decided to turn on blood and gore just for the lol's.

Here I was in my innocent young mind; listening to witty comments made by the mercenaries on the squad when it happened. In pure 2-D, isometric glory, I watched as my father's character shot an AK-47 at an opponent's head. In a flash, the sprite was turned from a head into a fountain of blood, gushing up from the neck. A large pool of blood was formed in pure 1999 fashion. I was shocked, even immobilized by the detail of the death. The words that followed in-game created my (in)famous sick sense of humor:

"Jeez. That blew my mind. Heh, guess that makes two of us."

 

[_Ace]

My gaming addiction that almost got me pro(had to turn down the offer because I diddnt have enough time to play at the time) started when I was 8. Yea it was not too long ago, but I was good at what I did. Took me 3 years, and when I was 11, I was at my peak of gaming, mainly Xbox fps(cod), and literally 2 years ago I got noticed for my skills, was invited to go pro, won't name the team/group*, but sadly I had to decline due to lack of time.

Now onto PC gaming, also started when i was 8, playing a game that is being forgotten, combat arms. I will say it has gone down, but I still play every now and then. Until I was 12 it was all I played, and then steam. Steam, when I found it became my lifeline, and still is Mainly playing counter strike. CS:GO was all I would play until I discovered GMOD. And that's where I am today,vp laying a lot of GMOD and CS:GO

* it may or may not have been faze

 

[Alphonse]

My first experiences with gaming as a child started on my Dad's old Amiga 1000. We had all these games and my favorite one was Ferrari Formula One. And several other games that I don't remember the names of.

 

[a3yko]

I was around 4 give or take and my aunt took me to a computer cafe
, sat me down on a computer and showed me counter strike 1.6, after that I would beg to go back and play I can't imagine what people thought when they saw that a 4 year old was in the cafe with 20-30 year olds playing a game that had gore haha