After the Nintendo 64 I graduated to the ps2. This fell upon the time of my arrival in high school.  One of the first games I received was Jax and Daxter, this quirky well animated, video game of its time was one of the first computer generated games I had played.  With its comical violence and laid back 'save the world' plot it led me into the new age fantasy land. I then received Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas , a game of a different nature, this introduced me to adult themes and real world problems like murder, drugs and prostitution. The first 8 hours of playing me and my friend posted up on my third floor and closed ourselves off to the world. In between killing hookers and vandalizing the city we would periodically go downstairs to eat food.  This was a very big eye opener for me from a developmental stand point.  It allowed me to view the world in ways I had yet to understand and have me enter into a realm of darkness that had yet to be seen.

The next console I received was a Nintendo 64.  This epic machine served me for quite sometime until I eventually upgraded. I received this as a present for my birthday one year and was pleasantly surprised to find Super Smash Bro's along with the console itself.  Little did I know this game would serve as a source of entertainment well into my twenties.  It still stands as a means for judicial power when there is a dispute between one or more "bros".  Many hours logged on this machine as well.  The Legend of Zelda was also a key defining point in my experience of gaming as a child.  The songs in that game I can still hear to this day.