Hey everyone, I am Robbie. I was first introduced to gaming in 1993 when my brother and I discovered my father’s old Atari 2600 in the basement. We played it non-stop, with Combat, Pitfall!, and Space Invaders being among our favorites. Then one day, to much of our surprise and to the reluctance of my father, my mother bought us Sega Genesis with Sonic the Hedgehog. We loved it so much that two days later, we went to Kmart to buy Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Ecco the Dolphin, X-men, and Jurassic Park. When I was in kindergarten, the family went to my mother’s friend’s house and that is where the true magic happened—we played the Sony Playstation, and from then on we knew we would be gamers for life. My brother and I eventually both got our own systems for our birthdays, Playstation for him and Nintendo 64 for me. Great games such as Goldeneye 007, Perfect Dark, StarFox 64, Twisted Metal, Grand Tourismo, Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill and Resident Evil were on the tube constantly. Then came the Playstation 2 and GameCube. With PS2 I was able to enjoy the likes of Metal Gear Solid 2, Final Fantasy X, Grand Theft Auto, and Resident Evil Outbreak. The GameCube was strange at best. When it was released, I was surprised of the fact of how unpopular it was. A system so compact and advanced for its age. During that time graphics were the topic of the hour (and still are) and yet GameCube was graphically superior to PS2 and Dreamcast. Games such as Resident Evil 0 and 1 demonstrated this fact. Nintendo's major problem was that the majority of their games lacked internet capability. As the years passed I started to move somewhat away from consoles and onto the PC. The only explanation I can attribute to this phenomenon is that I was drawn more towards First Person Shooters and strategy games as I matured and the better of them were found on the PC. Doom II, Rainbow Six, and Command & Conquer marked the beginning point of my transition. Nowadays I play games such as The Sims 2, Call of Duty 2, F.E.A.R., Battlefield 2, Medieval II: Total War, and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. But do to recent developments such as Mass Effect, LittleBigPlanet, and Conan to name a few, I am starting to move towards consoles again. Basically, console games are becoming innovative again IMO. Now for the juicy stuff, LOL. I am currently a Freshmen attending Rider University in New Jersey as a Finance major. And let me tell you, you don’t know what reading is yet unless you are in college. I love Japanimation (Anime). Some of my favorite anime are Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, the Gundam series, and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. I'm also very interested in business. CNBC is basically the only other television network I watch besides Cartoon Network (Adult Swim) and Fox News Channel. I am hoping one day to become a successful Venture Capitalist, Corporate Raider, Assets Stripper, or own my own multibillion dollar conglomerate. Presently I am in a predicament because I am passionate about video games, more than anything, even business sometimes. I mean, one of the first things I want to do once I am in the corporate world is buy Atari and bring it back to its former glory and prestige (if it still exists by then). But that most likely will never happen if I only have one or the other, business or game design background. I joined GameSpot about three years ago and I've been hooked ever since. I am most excited about the union revamp that will hopefully be implemented in the near future. My favorite food is Doritos, my favorite candy is AirHeads, and seafood isn't my cup of tea. I'm a real great guy once you get to know me and a funny one as well. Anyways, I hope you had fun reading my excessive bio. Feel free to drop me a line or add me to your friends list.