Well, having the generous older siblings I had, I was introduced to NeoPets at the wee age of 5 or something. And there I began the legacy of forgetting my password and making tons and tons of different accounts.
Then I started to become more and more familiar with the internet. In elementary school, if we had free time in the computer lab, we could go on Funbrain (I swear I was better at some of those games THEN than I am NOW).
I spent a lot of time on the internet, on Disney Channel and Cartoon Network (Totaly Spies Mall Brawl or Teen Titans Battle Blitz anyone?).
I also remember an MMO from Nickelodeon that I played for a bit too (dang!!! I've forgotten about all of this!)
I never entered the world of MMORPG until about 6th grade. I had seen commercials for Club Penguin and thought it looked really lame, but eventually, I decided to give it a try.
I got addicted.
I played it for FOREVER! I got the DS game, and for my birthday, my parents gave a one-month membership (that I cherished like GOLD). I started to follow a blogger named Mimo777 (My first time ever reading a blog too). He did those hints and tricks things for Club Penguin, and I was unstoppable.
I kept trying to become a Moderator for his blog, which unfortunately I never was. BUT, this led me to constantly check the comments. During this time I found ChoBots. During ChoBots, I found another blog from a guy named Joey. You could say he was my first internet crush... hahaha Since his blog wasn't very popular, I got to spend a lot more time talking to him on his blog and in the game. After that romance faded away, I dabbled with Wizards 101.
I also almost joined Zwinky because I had a friend who had it, but my parents made me delete it. I also played a game called Fantage for a little bit... (dang, this is really a blast from the past).
inevitably I went back to Club Penguin. I was really starting to grow old of it, and one day I was browsing Mimo's comments, and someone mentioned "FusionFall". I had never heard of it before, and when I signed up, I'm pretty sure it was within the first month that it became free to play (which inevitably led to its downfall, but I'm cheap and wouldn't have been able to play it otherwise).
I LOVED the character creation, and I remember "the future" felt like a dream! Whenever I remember that, it just feels so Hazy, I was so excited! It truly was a magical experience for me.
Little did I know that that game would change my life forever! haha
I played for a really long time, but never for the game, I quickly fell in love with the people, and started to realize that that is what I was addicted to. Since then, I've made and lost friends all around the world, and I've had some of my best memories with them. The extent of my MMO's afterward have mostly included OMGPOP (which had games I could play, like racing or billiards, with friends over skype) and then some throwbacks to Club Penguin or Wizards 101 for nostalgia sake.
Funny enough, it has taken me THIS LONG to get into YouTube. Just within the past few months I have found so many Youtubers I love, and I have started making videos as well! I feel like this is the opportunity to get me into what I was essentially addicted to all along. The People. I am far from famous, but I just see other YouTubers who meet eachother, and their fans, and make a difference, and I can't help but want that! It's like a REAL LIFE MMORRPG! ahahaha
So yeah! Now I'm an internet person! With Tumblr, Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, Deviantart, and tons of things in between. Now the next step would be to get a SmartPhone so I can properly be addicted to the internet xP hahaha
Sorry,
That was WAYYYY a lot...
But once I get going down memory lane, there is no stopping me xD
(BTW, I think Club Penguin recently made an update, where if you haven't used your account in a year, it deletes your penguin... so sadly, I had to entirely remake mine recently u.u ... so just a warning, be prepared if you ever go back. Nothing will be the same u.u)
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And that's all just the online stuff...
For being a person who is not a gamer, I play a lot of games...
(My dad also worked for Microsoft most of my life and also collects old consoles, so I have quite a lot of offline experience as well....)