It began in the first grade on a VIC-20 with a book called The Cats of Castle Mountain. As you read the book, you came across BASIC programs for simple games. After you had typed in the programs you could play the games, and save the cats.
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There have been a lot of games since then. But one particularly stands out. I was eighteen and in the Navy when Tomb Raider came out, and for the first time I didn't have to be a guy in a computer game.
I could go on and on about games I've loved and games that have disappointed me. But that's not important. What's important is the games I'm going to create.