The Humble Beginning

At the age of -childhood- because I can't remember the exact age for the life of me, my father introduced me to the Nintendo Entertainment System.  I want to say I was under 8 years old?   It was a nifty device and he had amazing skill at the games we owned.  I recall Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt, The Legend of Zelda, and Load Runner being the primary titles played in our house.  It was so amazing watching him play.  We would spend a few hours every day just sitting in front of the television playing those games.  Dad would place the controller into my small hands and I would fail miserably at every game I tried.  He would then patiently walk me through it or help me pass the areas I couldn't.  It was at that moment in my life that I began to appreciate video games as a form of entertainment.