What got you into gaming originally?

I was given a gameboy color at the age of 5... i never stopped playing since then i think i just love how it sucks me out of the real world where i can be or do anything i want. with the mmo's i play, it's fun coz i love graphics so the cute animation, and how it was made got me into playing those games. honestly, the cute pets in any game are what got me into it. like pokemon for example was my first game, the characters were so cute so i just never stopped from there and went from console, to pc games