Author: <span class="vcard">Lou Adducci</span>

Tanya Keyser is a mom, a Sharepoint master and an Extra Lifer. Though you won’t see her glued to a controller. She is RackerGamer’s Project Manager. If she doesn’t already have the title “Chief Cat Herder”, she should. I met Tanya in 2014 at Extra Life United, the first gathering of Extra Life participants in a tournament, playing for thousands of dollars to be awarded to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. I had a chance to…

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We support the gamers who play games and volunteer for charity. BigHeartedGamers.com wants to recognize people who support their communities, locally or at large. What was the game that turned you into a gamer? “I’ve been an arcade junkie from the earliest. I think the games that turned me into a gamer though would probably be, GTA II, Duke Nukem 1 and 2, Final Fight, and AD&D. The Duke Nukem games were probably my first gaming…

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We support the gamers who play games and volunteer for charity. BigHeartedGamers.com wants to recognize people who support their communities, locally or at large. What was the game that turned you into a gamer? It’s a toss up between Super Mario Brothers and Legend of Zelda. I use to play those with my dad and brother when they first came out. Also what took me to the next level of being a and renewed my passion…

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We support the gamers who play games and volunteer for charity. BigHeartedGamers.com wants to recognize people who support their communities, locally or at large. What was the game that turned you into a gamer? Combat on Atari.. but my first TRUE love was the first Dragon Warrior(Quest) on NES. What video game charities do you play or volunteer for? Extra-Life and Playlive for St. Jude. What made you decide to play for charity? I am a…

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We support the gamers who play games and volunteer for charity. BigHeartedGamers.com wants to recognize people who support their communities, locally or at large. What was the game that turned you into a gamer? When I was five years old, my dad brought home an Atari 2600. He popped in Combat, handed me a joystick, and I’ve been a gamer ever since. What video game charities do you play or volunteer for? I play for the…

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We support the gamers who play games and volunteer for charity. BigHeartedGamers.com wants to recognize people who support their communities, locally or at large. What was the game that turned you into a gamer? I don’t know if I could pinpoint a single game, but it was definitely on the Atari 2600. My parents used to wake us up at night with their laughing and yelling as they huddled in front of the television playing Pac-Man…

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We support the gamers who play games and volunteer for charity. BigHeartedGamers.com wants to recognize people who support their communities, locally or at large. What was the game that turned you into a gamer? My first gaming console was the Sega Genesis. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was my first game. Since then I have gamed on every platform I could get my hands on. What video game charities do you play or volunteer for? Extra Life…

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We support the gamers who play games and volunteer for charity. BigHeartedGamers.com wants to recognize people who support their communities, locally or at large. What was the game that turned you into a gamer? “I’m going back to the old-school for this one — Asteroids. Played it in a local bowling alley and got HOOKED.” What video game charities do you play or volunteer for? “Extra Life and other charities, depending on what type of game…

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We support the gamers who play games and volunteer for charity. BigHeartedGamers.com wants to recognize people who support their communities, locally or at large. What was the game that turned you into a gamer? “Do I have to pick one? I’ve been gaming about as long as I could reach a keyboard. My parents brought home an Apple IIe when I was three years old, and I cannot think of a time I haven’t been playing…

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We support the gamers who play games and volunteer for charity. BigHeartedGamers.com wants to recognize people who support their communities, locally or at large. What was the game that turned you into a gamer? “But I was always a big fan of video games, and spent an inordinate amount of time playing Pac-Man, Dodge ‘Em and Combat with my brother on our Atari 2600.” What video game charities do you play or volunteer for?  “I concentrate…

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