For my 11th birthday, I bought a redbox D&D set from my local comic book store with the money my grandma sent me. That was also the day I realized you needed friends to play. Thankfully Roll20 has made that easier.
For over 25 years, I have been playing tabletop RPGs in varied forms, including but not limited to: Battletech, D&D (1st through 5th edition), Pathfinder, Starfinder, Star Wars (both original and expanded), Stars Without Numbers, the World of Darkness games, Warhammer Fantasy, Rogue Trader, Deathwatch, and countless board games.