Wow! I've been wondering if this is just an incredible dream. But now that I've read it at The Game Report, I know it *must* be true.

Thanks for being a major gateway into the hobby for me, Peter. Perhaps more than anything else, your incredible writing and enthusiasm for games drew me (back) into this hobby back in 1997. I still remember working overnights at a hotel in Virginia Beach, printing out review after review from TGR and salivating over these remarkable games that I never knew existed. I read those reviews over and over, knowing that I had discovered something GOOD (and wondering how the hell I was going to afford all of them!!!)

Anyway, a SHOUT OUT back to you, Peter. Thanks for the inspiration!