@DarthAzrael 27 July 2022 more from that month

I would argue that I'm pretty passionate about gaming despite the fact that I don't do it much these days (limited time, different priorities). Video/computer games were a big part of why I have the career I have today in software (though my job has nothing to do with making games). Memories of gaming from my childhood are some of the strongest and fondest memories I have. My first gaming memories include playing Omega Race and Pac-Man at a Pizza Hut with my Dad (probably when I was around 6) and playing Frogger on a friend's Atari 2600. After that I really wanted an Atari 2600 but those were expensive at the time. The first video game I owned was a standalone handheld LED based game called Hungry Monster (a Pac-Man clone) from Radio Shack which I got for Christmas in 1982. At the same time or possibly a little later, I also got Fire Away (the Cosmic 1000 version) which was another handheld game, this one a clone of Space Invaders and also licensed by Tandy. They were no Game Boy but they were still a ton of fun to me at the time (and easier to see). Read more: https://hive.blog/hive-140217/@darth-azrael/gaming-passion-or-a-personal #retrogaming #gaming