Born in 81.... Couldn't be happier. I got to experience the 80s in my own way, going to arcades and playing outside, and play pick up baseball, malls, Rotary dials... you know all that stuff that kids have no idea about today. All that pre-internet stuff.
I was fortunate to have a gamer for a dad. He introduced me to Atari 2600 and the Atari 400. I remember the arcades had a lot of different games, From Missile Command to the 4-player turtles. Not to mention the Hologram Time Traveler. I also was at a prime age to experience the Street Fighter 2 and Mortal Kombat craze. So I can honestly say I have experienced in the wild most Arcade games from then till now.
What I missed completely is the 70s. And how Arcades were. I see clips from movies like the Original Dawn of the Dead and I go "What game is that?"