Hoffman's connection to gaming could be traced back to the 1970s.
He was Prussian, but later came to the United States with his parents, where he encountered his first gaming console, "Invaders from Space."
He still remembered it was a dreary evening, with low-hanging clouds and a stifling heat that enveloped everything like a thick film, leaving little room to breathe.
At that time, Hoffman's father owned a small tavern, but for some reason whether it was ill-suited for the location or not, it had suffered from a lack of customers for a long time.
To save the tavern on the brink of bankruptcy, Hoffman's father had sought various ways out, ultimately coming up with a wildly imaginative decision.
He brought in a gaming machine.
It was a coin-operated arcade machine, five cents per play. At first, Hoffman's father regretted his purchase and couldn't understand why he had spent so much money on a piece of junk.
