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[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

Atari Warlords. After seeing it in the local convenience store, I raced home on my bike to describe what I'd seen to my incredulous mother. She took me back and let me play twice. The obsession took root right at that moment.

Then later, Section Z in the arcades - It was the game that made me ponder how games were actually made. I imagined a person sitting with a microphone patched into the back of the arcade cabinet: "Ok I want a little red guy with a gun and he runs sideways..."