Hey! I'm new here too! (Actually, I've been at TMK for several years, but I just registered yesterday.)
How long? Hmmm... Since I was 5, I think. I remember playing SMB,2, and 3 on the NES at my friend's house. Wow, it's been 11 years!
Although I didn't become a TRUE Mario fan 'til I was around 7. (That's when we got the SNES--our first game system. Best Christmas Ever!)
The 1964th person