Insignificant things in life may have defined who you are

[Trevor Ash]

Looking back, what seemingly insignificant things or people influenced your life more than you could have known?

I was organizing some photos yesterday (long neglected) and found this one again. I don't think I can explain how happy I was when I got that Nintendo. Those were the days

I'm convinced that video games are one of the few things in my life that set who I am and what I do. I learned so much from playing them and met a lot of people. They were my start into electronics, and then to computers, and then software. Sure, I've written a cheesy game or two throughout the years as well. They are important to me.

I remember in High School I had a Game Boy and my girlfriends would make fun of me for playing games (it's still not cool today but was MUCH less cool in 1990-94).