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World of Warcraft - robblerobble (level 70 Rogue), enricopalazo (level 32 mage) - Eonar server

 

M I L E S T O N E
  O B S E S S I O N
 
Learned not to eat paste
1972
Magnavox Odyssey Tennis  
 
Nursery school; learned to read
1973
Magnavox Odyssey Wipeout  
 
Kindergarten; learned to tie shoes
1974
   
 
1st grade; learned to throw a frisbee
1975
   
 
2nd grade; lost first tooth
1976
Coleco Telstar Pong Hockey  
 
3rd grade; learned multiplication tables
1977
Atari Combat  
 
4th grade (slow year)
1978
Atari Adventure  
 
5th grade; read The Hobbit
1979
Microvision Blockbuster  
 
6th grade; wrote first BASIC program on TRS-80
1980
Atari Space Invaders  
 
7th grade; got Fighter up to level 21 in D&D
1981
Atari Asteroids  
 
8th grade; got braces off
1982
Arcade Berzerk; Atari Pitfall  
 
9th grade; went to Italy
1983
ColecoVision Donkey Kong  
 
10th grade; read Virgil's Aeneid (in Latin)
1984
ColecoVision Time Pilot  
 
11th grade; ran 5:15 mile; learned to parallel park
1985
Apple IIe Lode Runner  
 
Graduated from High School; first girlfriend
1986
Mac Ancient Art of War  
 
Freshman Brown U; got first PASCAL program to compile
1987
Nintendo Super Mario Brothers  
 
Sophomore Brown U; saved someone from drowning
1988
Mac Crystal Quest  
 
Junior Brown U; took 4th dimensional math class
1989
Mac Dark Castle  
 
Held senior art show; graduated from Brown U
1990
Nintendo Temco Baseball  
 
Taught self Quark Xpress; earned living as graphic designer
1991
Mac Sim Earth  
 
Broke into advertising business; lived alone for first time
1992
Sega EA NHL Hockey 92  
 

Lead company softball team in slugging

1993
Sega Mortal Kombat  
 

Shot first commercialo

1994
Mac Castle Wolfenstein  
 
Caught foul ball at Yankee Stadium; moved to San Francisco
1995
Mac Marathon  
 
Co-founded sixdegrees.com; used first Windows computer
1996
Playstation Doom  
 
Launched sixdegrees.com; learned to snowboard
1997
PC Diablo; Warcraft  
 
Registered millionth sixdegrees member
1998
PC Quake II; Half Life  
 
Met future wife; got first Aeron chair
1999
PC Dungeon Keeper II; Palm Bublet  
 
Sold sixdegrees; founded SkyForge Solutions
2000
Playstation Gran Turismo II; Palm Dope Wars  
 
Got engaged; took some time off for 1st time in life
2001
PC Diablo II; PS2 SSX; PC Everquest  
 
Attended E3, got married
2002
PC Dark Age of Camelot; Dungeon Siege, Warcraft III

 
 
Way too busy with Fotolog, Got a tattoo
2003
No time for games.

 
 
Had a baby girl (Mia)
2004
If I thought I had no time for games in 2003...

 
 
More Mia, More Fotolog
2005
Katamari Damacy, World of Warcraft

 
 
More Mia, More Fotolog
2006
More World of Warcraft

 
 
Had another baby girl (Casey), Sold Fotolog
2007
Nintendo Wii, More World of Warcraft

 
 
First vacation in a looooong time, Lived in Paris
2008
Still looking for a worthy 2008 obsession