We in the middle east have been playing video games since the 80s.We had Atari, NES, Sega Genesis, and the rest of gaming consoles.

Saying "people in the middle east had never played video games before PlayStation" shows how out of touch these people are with reality https://t.co/bmpB4mYAGy pic.twitter.com/o5XmT0I8I2.

The Middle East, especially, is a predominantly PlayStation market, and its games all the way back from the PS1 era are loved and adored by the many fans here.

But to say that the region had no gaming culture whatsoever before PlayStation landed and introduced us to the wondrous wares of the games industry is just plain dumb.

The region has been cultivating a small and passionate gaming culture since the ‘80s, with the release of Atari consoles, Super Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom, Sega Mega Drive (or Sega Genesis, if Ryan is more familiar with that name) being extremely popular, and which truly pushed the envelope in homes adopting gaming consoles.

Net cafes are still a huge part of the gaming culture in the region, and continue to thrive as they are a cheap alternative in many parts of the Middle East to play games.

But something tells me that even if they had completely ignored this region, the gaming community would have thrived regardless, and would have made things possible!

Do you have particular memories of gaming in the Middle East before PlayStation arrived