My Gaming History

There was one Blaugust prompt for this week that I definitely wanted to dedicate to a post of its own: Tell us about your absolutely favorite entertainment media. If you've read this blog at all, it should come as no surprise that my favorite entertainment media is video games. I've been playing games since I was around five years old. Some of my earliest memories are of watching my older brother play Nintendo and PlayStation games like the original Resident Evil and Final Fantasy VI. The scene with the first zombie in Resident Evil had a huge effect on me, and I credit it as one of the reasons I became so fascinated with horror. I spent my life seeking more chilling experiences like that. Eventually, I picked up the controller myself and pretty much never put it down. My brother had a Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Sega Saturn, and PlayStation -- all of which he let me play until the year my parents got me a PlayStation of my own for Christmas and it became my most prized possession. I…