I love reading stories like this. Gaming is also one of the main things that got me into web development and programming too. One of my first real projects be

I love reading stories like this. Gaming is also one of the main things that got me into web development and programming too. One of my first real projects beyond a Geocities personal site was a gaming ladder in 2000ish that a friend coded and I designed. It was basically a SAAS app for people to schedule, report and rank competitive Quake 3 matches. That project alone helped kick off a career in freelancing and I haven't stopped in nearly 20 years.