I've been into video games for almost 20 years--17, to be exact. I guess I should feel really old, but I don't! My first console was a Sega Master System...I still have it, and it still works. My SMS game collection needs to be restored to what it was in the past--due to a mistake I made, I lost almost every single game I had. My dad wasn't happy at all... Gaming is a passion for me, but mine is such that I want to create them, as well as play them. In fact, I currently have a game in development--I even have a design document! However, development has been halted because it's only me working on my game at the moment. The project originally consisted of two people--myself (a programmer) and an artist. The artist has since moved on (which is a shame, because he's damn good). The game I'm working on needs more than one person. If you want to know more about my game, contact me! I've been visiting Gamespot since 1998, I think. I've contributed plenty of reader reviews to GS, so the current review list you see now is not all I have done. I began posting in the forums in 1999. My very first post, which was about emulation, resulted in lengthy, interesting debates. Not bad for a first timer, eh? After having been around for a while, I was chosen as a moderator, which lasted for a few years. I appreciate the efforts the current mods make to keep the forums clean, because I was in the trenches too. It's usually a thankless job, so someone's gotta say something! After more than a year of disappearing from the forums (but not the site, if you've been paying attention), I've made my somewhat subdued return. I don't know how often I'll be around, but I'll pop in from time to time. I miss the days when Alex Watchtower was the object of everyone's agitation. Those were the days...