Oh, God... I'm going to get so nostalgic here I might cry XD
Well, I remember being in the PX (my family is military) and running up to the arcade because I was such a gamer, even at nine years old. I saw the big Soulcalibur Arcade set, and I was instantly attracted because of Lizardman. I loved dinosaurs and geckos when I was a kid XD I think I played it once and I had no idea what I was doing but it was still a blast. My brother would never give me his quarters, though ;~;
Whenever my family would go to visit relatives, I would go to my cousin's house since she was about my age. Her brother had just gotten this glorious, wonderful video game called "Soulcalibur II." Every time I visited them we just crashed out and played that game. I remember doing arcade mode with Talim, and every time Cervantes or Voldo appeared I would freak out because they were scary and SO HARD TO BEAT! XD I also remember after defeating Inferno I would complain that it sounded like a cat dying, lol! xD I was a Yun-Seong spammer, as well XD
I had searched for SCII for five years before I found it at an old game shop in Lawrence, Kansas. Man, when I heard the theme song on Talim's stage I was instantly nine years old again. Soon I bought SCIII, IV and V and look at the nut I am today :D