So I’m guessing a few of you already have seen my entry to iiNet’s TopGeek competition. There’s a bit more it to the brief bio I put on the website.
I guess it all started when I was young, around the age of four, my parents were given a Commodore 64 by my Uncle – it came with a Tape deck and a cartridge game called Tooth Invaders. Interesting game, you were given a set of teeth to look after and you had to fight germs off the teeth with a toothbrush. Occasionally flossing between the teeth and you had to avoid a little green dude who would kick your ass if he touched you. A couple of years passed and there were a couple of people at school who also had a Commodore 64, we would borrow games and play them. My Dad came back from Canada after visiting his father with a box full with games, one that I got really addicted to was Maniac Mansion. Would have to say one of my most favorite games in the entire fucking world. You could choose 2 out of 6 players (you get stuck with Dave, the most useless guy ever) each of the alternative 6 players had different skills and abilities, which also meant you could complete the game in many different ways. This formed my love for click adventure games. Along with Maniac Mansion, was Labyrinth - I guess a pre-scumm game, but it was very interactive and fun, also based on the movie. I guess this is where my love for gaming came from. Also playing Granny’s Garden on the BBC’s in primary school. That game scared the hell outta me, maybe it was her big pixel nose that bothered me. I don’t really remember.
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