Well, I didn't.
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Nor did i, but then again all i had was a Sega Master System when i started out gaming; games were prohibitively expensive when i was a wee lad; gaming instead of playing outside was still very much frowned upon.
This kid has a huge potential library of ROMs to play and a plethora of junk snack food on which to gorge. The odds are stacked against him.