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Violent Before Video Games

Although never really the kind of girl who played dollies or dress-up (unless you count playing Doctors and Nurses with the boys behind the cafeteria), the moment my dad brought home a super-shiny gorgeous NES for my brothers and I, I was hooked. While other girls were falling in love with teenage POP sensations, I was falling in love with gaming. I got lost in Hyrule from the Legend of Zelda. I kicked ass in Street Fighter. I had inappropriate dreams about Snake from Metal Gear Solid, became obsessed with the gorgeously grim environments of Silent Hill and am still utterly addicted to Guitar Hero. I've grown up with a particular penchant for survival horror, but I'll turn my hand to pretty much anything that doesn't involve pink and fluffy things. (I'm a girl, but not that much of one.)

Yes - I play video games. I'm not hardcore (and sometimes not even very good) but I play them a lot. I don't play them as much as I used to, but I probably still play more than the rest of my gender/age demographic combined and if I won the lottery and didn't have to work, I'd probably play 24/7. I used to hide this fact about me - bury it beneath a slick veneer of LIES - but in the last few years I've stopped being embarrassed about my inner geek and have thoroughly embraced it. I'm a hot nerd - deal with it.

It's my intention to write more about video games on my blog, but if you're not quite getting enough gaming action here at FA.com, you can read my latest thoughts on games and gaming culture over at girlgamerssuck.com. You can also find me at Aeropause.com where I contribute as the token girl gamer.

You can find me on XBL and PSN as Vixxiie. New friends welcome. :)