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What was the game that got you into gaming?
What was the first game you played through that made you think "WOW", this is amazing?
For me it was Crazy Taxi on the Dreamcast.
When I first saw the graphics and actually got to grips with the controls, I was hooked.
I was amazed by the scale of the cities and the personalities of the customers.
I became addicted to speeding along the sunny San Francisco streets performing "Crazy Dashes" and "Crazy Drifts" and generally sussing out the quickest routes to the various destinations.
Being new to gaming at the time, I wasn't very good, in fact I was probably really bad, but I became so enthralled by the gameplay that over the space of a few weeks I eventually started to master it.
The day I got my first "Crazy License" is a day I'll never forget.
For me it was a big achievement, because up until a few weeks prior I had never even picked up a joypad, nevermind played a videogame.
And this is what I like about videogames: I like the fact that you can buy into new and unusual worlds.
I'm playing *Jet SetRadio Future* at the moment, and even though it's the 2nd installment in the series, if ever there was a fresh and original game, this is it.
I also like the way you can do things in games that you can't possibly do in real life: like driving a taxi like a lunatic.
It's the fantasy of it all.
All personal problems and hassles just go flying out of the window once you start playing a game you love.
And even though many games are tricky to get to grips with at first, there is always room for mastership - this is what got me hooked on Crazy Taxi - well that and the atmosphere and character of the cities.
So back to the point, I was just wondering: which game initially got you into gaming?
What was the first game you played through that made you think "WOW", this is amazing?
For me it was Crazy Taxi on the Dreamcast.
When I first saw the graphics and actually got to grips with the controls, I was hooked.
I was amazed by the scale of the cities and the personalities of the customers.
I became addicted to speeding along the sunny San Francisco streets performing "Crazy Dashes" and "Crazy Drifts" and generally sussing out the quickest routes to the various destinations.
Being new to gaming at the time, I wasn't very good, in fact I was probably really bad, but I became so enthralled by the gameplay that over the space of a few weeks I eventually started to master it.
The day I got my first "Crazy License" is a day I'll never forget.
For me it was a big achievement, because up until a few weeks prior I had never even picked up a joypad, nevermind played a videogame.
And this is what I like about videogames: I like the fact that you can buy into new and unusual worlds.
I'm playing *Jet SetRadio Future* at the moment, and even though it's the 2nd installment in the series, if ever there was a fresh and original game, this is it.
I also like the way you can do things in games that you can't possibly do in real life: like driving a taxi like a lunatic.
It's the fantasy of it all.
All personal problems and hassles just go flying out of the window once you start playing a game you love.
And even though many games are tricky to get to grips with at first, there is always room for mastership - this is what got me hooked on Crazy Taxi - well that and the atmosphere and character of the cities.
So back to the point, I was just wondering: which game initially got you into gaming?
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What was the game that got you into gaming?
What was the first game you played through that made you think "WOW", this is amazing?
For me it was Crazy Taxi on the Dreamcast.
When I first saw the graphics and actually got to grips with the controls, I was hooked.
I was amazed by the scale of the cities and the personalities of the customers.
I became addicted to speeding along the sunny San Francisco streets performing "Crazy Dashes" and "Crazy Drifts" and generally sussing out the quickest routes to the various destinations.
Being new to gaming at the time, I wasn't very good, in fact I was probably really bad, but I became so enthralled by the gameplay that over the space of a few weeks I eventually started to master it.
The day I got my first "Crazy License" is a day I'll never forget.
For me it was a big achievement, because up until a few weeks prior I had never even picked up a joypad, nevermind played a videogame.
And this is what I like about videogames: I like the fact that you can buy into new and unusual worlds.
I'm playing *Jet SetRadio Future* at the moment, and even though it's the 2nd installment in the series, if ever there was a fresh and original game, this is it.
I also like the way you can do things in games that you can't possibly do in real life: like driving a taxi like a lunatic.
It's the fantasy of it all.
All personal problems and hassles just go flying out of the window once you start playing a game you love.
And even though many games are tricky to get to grips with at first, there is always room for mastership - this is what got me hooked on Crazy Taxi - well that and the atmosphere and character of the cities.
So back to the point, I was just wondering: which game initially got you into gaming?
What was the first game you played through that made you think "WOW", this is amazing?
For me it was Crazy Taxi on the Dreamcast.
When I first saw the graphics and actually got to grips with the controls, I was hooked.
I was amazed by the scale of the cities and the personalities of the customers.
I became addicted to speeding along the sunny San Francisco streets performing "Crazy Dashes" and "Crazy Drifts" and generally sussing out the quickest routes to the various destinations.
Being new to gaming at the time, I wasn't very good, in fact I was probably really bad, but I became so enthralled by the gameplay that over the space of a few weeks I eventually started to master it.
The day I got my first "Crazy License" is a day I'll never forget.
For me it was a big achievement, because up until a few weeks prior I had never even picked up a joypad, nevermind played a videogame.
And this is what I like about videogames: I like the fact that you can buy into new and unusual worlds.
I'm playing *Jet SetRadio Future* at the moment, and even though it's the 2nd installment in the series, if ever there was a fresh and original game, this is it.
I also like the way you can do things in games that you can't possibly do in real life: like driving a taxi like a lunatic.
It's the fantasy of it all.
All personal problems and hassles just go flying out of the window once you start playing a game you love.
And even though many games are tricky to get to grips with at first, there is always room for mastership - this is what got me hooked on Crazy Taxi - well that and the atmosphere and character of the cities.
So back to the point, I was just wondering: which game initially got you into gaming?
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