Growing Up On Gaming

I was told many lies about gaming while growing up and it has shaped my view of the world.

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I have faint memories of playing video games with my older brother on the Sega Genesis. That isn’t where my gaming story starts though.

It started when my mom bought me my first console from the pawn shop in a small town 20 minutes away. I was maybe six or seven at the time and she surprised me with a Super Nintendo with two games; Aladdin and Super Mario World. The moment that I turned it on and played my first game I was hooked.

Now I never beat Super Mario World because that game can be hard as fuck. I did beat Aladdin though, and I decided to play the other Disney-related games there were out there. By far, my favorite was The Lion King. It had varying levels of difficulty and at that time there were cheats to use as well if you knew them.

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As I got older, I was introduced to other consoles out there such as Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, Playstation and XBox. I remember playing Crazy Taxi, Grand Theft Auto III, Resident Evil, and Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.