Hmm, interesting thread. My answers would probably have to be the super mario games, since they took a good portion of my childhood. Those games got me started, but I don't think I've ever been a "casual gamer", because when I get started on something / addicted to something then I'm likely to take it to the extremes. Diablo 2: LOD and Quake 3 are the games I've played the most, because of their replay value. When I was younger I never really played a lot of RPGs, and Diablo 1 was probably the game that got me really interested in them. Quake 3 is probably the game that improved my FPS skills the most, because it simply requires skill if you're going to win, but I don't know if I can say they've influenced my gaming a whole lot.
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