I mean, I was always playing Pokemon and shit on my Gameboys, DS, hell, even had a PSP. So I've always played portable games.
But one day, I realized that wasn't enough. One day, I saw a game trailer, a beautiful trailer, for a game called The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. And for this, I knew I either needed an Xbox 360, or a new computer. I got the computer, because it would be better than the Vista laptop I had at the time. I knew nothing of the advantages of 60fps, higher resolutions, increased graphics, and I wasn't even aware that the game could be modded. I just picked PC because I wanted a less sluggish computer.
God I was fucking lucky with my pick.
My next games were New Vegas, Oblivion, Fallout 3, and Morrowind, in that order. Next was STALKER: Call of Chernobyl, Sanctum, The Walking Dead, and Portal 2. TF2 goes somewhere in there. I played for a fair few hours without realizing that I could change the game's resolution. I didn't even consider that resolution was a
thing. Also had to ask other players how to use the sniper scope.
... but, ya know
Before I did finally get that PC and Skyrim, I did see
another trailer that was just as exciting. I ended up downloading a demo for the original game, and man that blew my mind. Bought the full thing and had it blown a few more times. Still waiting for the game that got me interested in the first place, though...