03-23-2013, 03:47 PM
Mom let met play Qbert as a toddler. I don't remember. I do remember arcade games, though. Whether I had money or not, I would stand in front of them on a stool and pretend to play them while it was in 'Attract Mode' saying "Inset Coins"
I first played the original Super Mario Bros at a baby sitters, though, and it was like seeing reality in a new way. Absolutely blew my mind. That's what turned the gamer light switch on.
Didn't get my own NES til a year or so later, and I remember saying to my parents "you gotta mario. I need mario!" so vehemently, like my life depended on it - not really understanding that it was a pack in game, and a first choice for buyers.
I first played the original Super Mario Bros at a baby sitters, though, and it was like seeing reality in a new way. Absolutely blew my mind. That's what turned the gamer light switch on.
Didn't get my own NES til a year or so later, and I remember saying to my parents "you gotta mario. I need mario!" so vehemently, like my life depended on it - not really understanding that it was a pack in game, and a first choice for buyers.