Investigative Excersise 1

sThere are few things in life that I enjoy more than a good computer game, a sci-fi movie or a fantasy novel. I even enjoy various combinations of the three. These interests lable me as a geek, a title that I am most proud to wear, which is why I found this blog post by The Librarian in Black so interesting. It details the geeky milestones in her life to this date in honour of Geek Pride day.

In the spirit of this then I will quickly detail the geeky milestones that I can remember.

My first computer
Was a very old and very battered Macintosh, which played some interesting games. I can't remember the names any more, only that they were fun, and I know one had Battleships. (I remember that one because it scared me at the time. I was very young)

My first Fantasy style adventure game
Dragonsphere, a game by Microprose, lives on in my memory as being my first real gaming love. It was vivid, complex and I loved it. An old DOS game, which I got to play again recently thanks to DOSbox. Still loved it.

Kings Quest V, VI, VII and VIII: Mask of Eternity.
So many hours on these games. So many. Particularly MoE which took me months and months to complete. I played it so often that my parents tried to restrict my computer time. I think that was 1999.

Star Wars
My first big movie franchise love. I could quote most of the original movies and I think I worried my family with just how much trivia I actually could remember.

Oblivion and Dragon Age
Are now my two great loves of Gaming. Elder Scrolls V: Oblivion blew my mind with huge maps, interesting characters and seemingly never ending plotlines. After playing it I was sure I could never love another game so much. And then Dragon Age:Origins came out and I fell in love all over again. Incredible character interactions and questing. Since then Dragon Age 2 has come out, and Skyrim, the next Elder scolls game comes out in November. Can't wait.

Star Trek
As a kid I was all about Star Wars and I didn't watch or know anything about Star Trek until I went to see the 2009 movie. Not only did I not feel left out but it also compelled me to buy the Original Series on DVD and watch them all. Since then Star Trek has become a huge part of my geeky life. Although I do refuse to watch the other tv series. I'll stick with the Reboot and TOS thanks.