h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I have been playing home video games since before the introduction of the Atari 2600. I am now in my thirties and (more or less) gainfully employed, and have the financial freedom to indulge (well, not really) in what has always been a passion-electronic escapism.

My first experience with a home video game system was the Sears TV Game. This was just a Pong-type game with two rotating-dial "paddle" controllers, each with one button. The console was a heavy little box with horrible fake walnut veneer plastered on its sides and a couple of actual dials on the front.