That buxom gal swigging a frosty forty aint me. The photo merely represents my affinity for snug t-shirts, malt liquor, and wall maps.

Proud PC gamer since 1985 as a wee tot on my Commodore 64 playing Impossible Mission, Wizard, Ghostbusters, The Hobbit, Karateka, Law of the West, Psi-5 Trading Co. and all things InfoCom.

Built my first homemade PC in 1998 (so I could play "Unreal".)

Joined Steam online in Feb 2005, same day I purchased my retail "Half-Life 2" (the first game I linked to my Steam library.)

My first run of Half-Life 2 (easily 300+ hours) I played offline because I sure didn't like "signing on" every time I wanted to play. I didn't start "online-ing" on Steam until they started achievements for Left For Dead 1.

Things I do NOT game with:
1) laptops
2) VR
3) consoles
4) handhelds (phones/pads/“decks”/"switches")

Things I DO game with:
1) desktop
2) desktop
3) desktop
4) desktop
5) Steam Machine (most likely, if the hype is real)

Top Five Favorite Digital Worlds I Love and where I lose track of all real external time and after playing when I look in the mirror I realize I need a shave and some sleep:

5. The Oldest House
4. Rapture/Columbia
3. Pandora
2. Great Bear Island
1. Night City
Honorable Mention: Sevastopol

Favoritest Game of All pc Video Games ever invented: No One Lives Forever

On average, it takes me about 30 days to complete a Single-Player campaign (I like to explore and experiment).

After 25+ years, I still have (and play) the following non-Steam retail games ready to rock on my PC:

Aliens Vs. Predator 1 & 2
Aliens Vs. Predator 2: Primal Hunt (expansion pack, or what you kids call "dlc")
American McGee's Alice
Baldur's Gate 1 & 2, with expansions
Bioshock
Clive Barker's Undying
Daikatana
Deus Ex
Doom 3
Fallout 1 & 2
F.E.A.R.
Grim Fandango
GTA 3
GTA: San Andreas
GTA: Vice City
Half-Life
Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2
I Was An Atomic Mutant!
Icewind Dale 1 & 2, with expansions
Kingpin
Kiss: Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child
Manhunt
Max Payne 1 & 2
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
No One Lives Forever
No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way
Odium (aka Gorky 17)
Painkiller
Planescape: Torment
Postal 2
Quake (and all sequels) (except 4)
Redneck Rampage
Redneck Rampage Rides Again
Redneck Rampage: Suckin Grits On Route 66
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Sanitarium
Shadow Man
Soldier of Fortune
Soldier of Fortune 2: Double Helix
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Star Wars: Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast
Star Wars: Jedi Academy
Starcraft
Stubbs The Zombie
System Shock 2
Tom Clancy's Rainbow 6
Ultimate Doom
Unreal
Unreal: Return to Na’Pali
Unreal Tournament

Finished every one of them at least once.