10, Atari BASIC. It was around 1990. My father bought me a computer, for playing games, but I quickly discovered I could make my own (lame) games by myself. The

10, Atari BASIC. It was around 1990. My father bought me a computer, for playing games, but I quickly discovered I could make my own (lame) games by myself. They sucked for sure, but I was fascinated by the power I had on the machine. How amazing and frustrating that was to see the machine was doing exactly what I told it, and nothing more.