How I fell in love with video games Patrick Lum

The very first one I remember is Ski Free. It's pretty simplistic; you race down a hill, pursued by a yeti, avoiding obstacles and trying desperately not to crash. In my distant memory, others follow: a blur of pixellated colours and basic sound effects by today's symphonic standards. They've always been there, part of the landscape of this digital world in which I've grown up. There was a Game Boy in the house soon after, and with it, that childhood phenomenon: Pokémon.