09/08/08: First Entry

Let's see, a little history first, I guess. And the reason I'm making this blog.

I have been playing video games of one type or another for as long as I can remember. Seriously, I can't remember a time when I haven't had video games.
The first platform I remember playing was the Commodore 64, though there was also an Atari 2600. For many years I have been an avid video game player, getting a new console each generation, and moving through several iterations of PC over the years.

These days, I don't spend anywhere near as much time playing games, and no, that's not because I have more of a social life =P I'm not sure of the exact reasons, but things like my recent addiction to anime, getting a job, and getting heavily into online communities, were probably important factors.
Of those things, currently, the first is flourishing, the second is only part-time now, and the last takes 85% less effort than it used to.

This means I'm finding a bit of extra time on my hands, so I'm playing games more again, but I'm also trying to get myself to use my passion for the creative, mostly through writing.
I remember hearing that keeping a journal was a good way of getting yourself to write, but there's rarely enough in my day I'd consider worthy of a journal entry. Then I had an idea, perhaps I could write a journal about the day's gaming. So, I thought it would be worth a try. I might also do gameplay videos, write about gaming news, and other, random things. Mention of anime, is also likely.
I do have another blog, exclusively for creative things, like poetry/stories/videos, so you won't find them around here.

That's about it. It probably won't be the most exciting read, at least, for the time being, but perhaps there will be something of interest. I'm also open to questions/suggestions if there's a particular game you want an opinion/video of. Of course, I'd have to own the game, so once I get around to it, there'll be a link on the side to my Gamespot account, which has a list of all the games I own, though some may not be in my possession anymore.

Next up, my current gaming situation.