I am an avid gamer, and I have been ever since I saved up and bought my first Nintendo. I got the full package with the Mario Bros./ Duck Hunt duel cartridge , two controllers, and the light gun. I have always loved the challenge of solving a games like Super Mario Bros., Shinobi, Zelda, Mega Man, and my all time favorite to this day Super Mario Bros. 3. From there my love of games brought me to home computers and new types of games like Wolfenstein 3D, Duke Nukem 3D, and King's Quest. All of this came together my senior year of high school when I took a class on C++. I found that my love of problem solving and a good challenge was put to the ultimate test when I programmed. The challenge of making a computer do what I want it to do has been my favorite video game ever since. I look forward to the even greater challenges that collaborating on a large project offers.