re: Did you ever just get tired of gaming?

Stopped playing when I first married and was starting a career. Probably stayed out of gaming for 4-5 years.

Stopped after Sega Genesis. Started back up when MGS1 was released on the PlayStation. Didn't even know WTF a PlayStation was with its fancy CDs instead of cartridges. When I found out the game was coming out, I bought a PS that day and left it in the box by the TV. Wife was pissed I spent money on it. Then when the game released, I played and she watched the entire time. I was hooked.

I was still a casual, but followed the PS into the PS2 and played a ton of games. Burned out and quit gaming again. Multiple factors...kid, deployments after 9/11 got nuts. Just had more important stuff to do. Didn't get a PS3 until 4 or 5 years after it came out. Anytime I thought about jumping in, the games just didn't interest me. Did a little PC gaming, but not anything hardcore. Think the only games I still had were Icewind Dale and Baldur's Gate

Turning point that brought me back was my daughter getting older and becoming a bit of a gamer. She's a giant Zelda nerd and I would hear her get frustrated playing, so I'd go help her. Went from there and I was hooked again. Pretty heavy into gaming now; both of us.