I can't remember a time when I wasn't playing video games, I had a gameboy and a nes when I was very young. I just kept getting new systems as I got older, having the newest game console on the market was kind of a priority for me. ;/ I was always really competitive in video games with my brother so that kept me playing. As for online gaming, what got me into that was roleplaying on the AOL chats. I would sit and roleplay for hours and I had my own personal setup. I always roleplayed with all kinds of people so there was always a fun setting to jump into. After a while I started playing the text-based online games then hopped into the graphical ones, now I'm waiting for Aion to be released. ;D