IT all started with a Sega Mega Drive her grandad bought her when she was five and SNP MSP Natalie Don has never looked back since.
It didn’t matter her girlfriends thought she was odd playing Sonic. Growing up in poverty in a single-parent household as a young carer made being at home tough, and she will go as far as to say gaming saved her life.
Now Don is hoping she can encourage Scottish Parliament colleagues to better support the industry by combatting the bad rep it often gets in the media.