Hey up Bandit, greetings from the Midlands. I’m still loving your content 7 years on!
As a traditional fruity player, I found Stop & Step first. Must had been 2015, early Megaways era with Queen of Riches etc, definitely pre-Bonanza!
Then I started following you (Bandit) in May 2017, just as Danger High Voltage was coming out. I have nostalgia for 2017 as it was the year you were playing Hong Kong Tower, Secret of the Stones, Evolution, Pink Elephants, Terminator 2 (and other Microgaming), White Rabbit, Wonky Rabbits, Scruffy Duck, Sticky Bandits and more.
I treat Bonanza (2016) and 2017 in general as the start of the modern era for online slots.
Recent years, like 2020ish onwards have just been crazy with bonus buys, especially from Nolimit City.