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I have been playing video games now since I was about five. Started playing on the SNES at this public club house, and convinced my parents to get a PS1 and soon after an N64. My first game was Jumping Flash! 2, and I will never forget it. Ever since, I have experimented with pretty much everything I can get my hands on (it's like a drug.)
I started with simple platformers like Jumping Flash! and Crash Bandicoot, later trying out Crash Team Racing, opening the racing genre. Then I tried out a few point-and-click adventure games on our old Macintosh, which didn't really last, from where I moved on to action-adventure with Rocket: Robot on Wheels, and that dominated my PS2 and Gamecube generations. I only ever played FPSs on my friend's X-box until the PS3. Within the past five years, I discovered MMOs with World of Warcraft (which I am no longer subscribed to), western RPGs with Oblivion and Fallout 3, and opened up to FPSs getting myself some Bioshock and Half Life.
I have tried out fighting games, like Soul Calibur and Tekken, but the only series that I really enjoy there is Smash Bros. I have also remained open to highly obscure titles, like Katamari, killer7, and Shadow of the Colossus. Rhythm games used to interest me, but I believe Guitar Hero and Rockband are taking the genre in bad directions. When Final Fantasy XIII comes out, I will take my first steps into JRPGs, and I'm pretty sure that rounds out every genre that video games have to offer.
To me, video games are more than a passion or a hobby; they are a way of life. Later in my life, I plan on making video games professionally. To me, despite the many gems that exist, video games are a young medium, and an immature one. I want to be part of the evolution out of this. My aspirations are to get an internship with a company like Valve, or Insomniac, or Naughty Dog, and hopefully at one point found a company of my own.