Alice0:Quakewas the main game I played for a good two years.

Then I learned the cheat codes and had a blast playing in god mode with all the fancy weapons.

To think, anyone could just make these!

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I made my own levels too, though I had no way to release them.

It rarely did, and that never stopped me.

This also introduced me tomy true passion in life, readme files.

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I think, though, the answer is probablyDiablo II.

I just replayed it loads.

I remember being elated when I unlocked The Swedish Chef and his hotdog kart.

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The best of times.

I remember watching my Dad play it on the PC, and then asking if I could play.

But the sights and sounds of World Cup 98 are carved forever into my brain.

Players in all sorts of colourful outfits gathered at the Grand Exchange in Old School RuneScape.

John Motson yelling, “It’s there!

Oh, I can’t wait to see the replay of that!”

for the thousandth time.

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The answer can only be Pokemon Red.

What can I say?

I was 11 years old.

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This all changed the day my Dad brought homeDungeon Keeper.

Dungeon Keeper consumed me.

The Soldier, Scout and Heavy look at notes on a table in dismay in Team Fortress 2

It felt more advanced compared to the other games I had access to at the time.

I was the villain in this world?

What a dilemma for a seven year old to wrestle with.

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James:Having a schoolteacher for a parent precluded any real timesinking in our house.

As soon as I moved out, however,Team Fortress 2saw a chance to sink its claws in.

Rebecca:How young are we talking?

A couple of months later I’d playThe Simsfor the first time, andthe rest is history.

I loved them both and played them relentlessly.

Hayden:Im not sure when I first played Pokemon.

Its just always been around, I suppose.

That didnt become popular in the Hefford household until 2018, apparently.