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Your first videogame!

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Hi everybody,

Last night, i was thinking about when i was youger and discovered for the first time vidogames. It was on an ATARI2600, that was not mine but to my uncle, and i only played Pac-Man sometimes. It might be 25 years ago.
Few years latter, my parents bought my brother and i a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) for Christmas.
It was a true revolution in videogame, and we discovered the "new generation" of game with Mario bros and Metroid. I played Mario a lot. Metroid was a very hard game....until i understood (several weeks latter) that the number code the game gave you at the "game over" was sort of primitive "save" in a game... Wouch! It was more confortable! (But the game remained hard however....).
Nevertheless, these two games have a particular place in my head.
And you, what are your firsts videogames? It seems interesting to cross generations of the forum in such a question 		2009-09-04 10:24:00

Author:
Takelow
Posts: 1355

I think SMB for NES. It's hard to remember nowadays, it might have been Tetris or some other game. But I had an NES when I was like 3-4.2009-09-04 10:29:00

Author:
TripleTremelo
Posts: 490

My first game was Mario Bros for NES. I was around 5 years old. It was my cousin's. He let me play since I was fascinated, and a few tries later I beat the first stage. From there on I played more, even had an Atari. It turns out I would have a future in gaming. From that day onward, gaming was embedded as a deep passion for me. And many years later at the age of 23, I'm a veteran/hardcore gamer. I love reminiscing on my gaming past. Almost brings a tear to my eye.2009-09-04 10:53:00

Author:
Unknown User

Horace Goes Skiing on the Spectrum 48k. Took 10 minutes to load, then 1 minute for me to get sick of it and try something else

I don't know whether thats classed as a computer game or a video game though 		2009-09-04 11:14:00

Author:
GruntosUK
Posts: 1754

Hahahaha look at all the wrinklies with their retro tat.

The first game I remember playing was Lego Island. It came out when I was 2, almost 3...I don't think I owned it from day 1 anyway.		2009-09-04 11:27:00

Author:
ARD
Posts: 4291

I can't even remember. It was way back when NES came along. Never owned that but I have several friends who owned it. I remember the NES and gameboy days. And the Sega master system. Before that? Can't remember much.2009-09-04 11:29:00

Author:
BasketSnake
Posts: 2391

The first game I remember playing was Crash Bandicoot for PS1 (the original).

That still remains, to this day, my favourite game of all time, and leaves Naughty Dog as my favourite game devs (sorry Mm ).		2009-09-04 11:29:00

Author:
alexbull_uk
Posts: 1287

My first game was either Pokemon Blue or Hercules on the ps1

And those were shortly followed by Spyro 1 and Crash 3 		2009-09-04 11:54:00

Author:
Dexiro
Posts: 2100

The MicroBugs (or Micro Bugs) is the first game that I properly remember. Kind of a Tron-esque "shrinking down and going into the computer" idea. I think there were all kinds of puzzles you had to solve to fix the bugs in the computer.

I doubt anyone else on this forum has ever played that game lol.		2009-09-04 12:02:00

Author:
rtm223
Posts: 6497

My first game would probably be Final Fantasy IV on the SNES.2009-09-04 15:19:00

Author:
Sage
Posts: 2068

The first one I can remember playing was the very first Worms game, on the PS1.2009-09-04 15:24:00

Author:
Leather-Monkey
Posts: 2266

Super Mario Brothers on the NES.2009-09-04 15:36:00

Author:
mrsupercomputer
Posts: 1335

I think it was Tetris on the original gameboy.

I used to play a lot of SNES games at my best friends' house and among those Zelda & Mario were my favourites.

I got a PC back in 97 where I enjoyed myself with a lot of DOS games: Worms, Earthworm Jim, Jazz Jackrabbit, ect...
On that same PC, I discovered my all time favourite game: Curse of Monkey Island.
I fell in love with that game at young age and have played it many times through the years. Such a great game, enjoyable as a kid...even more enjoyable as an adult when you finally get all the jokes.

I never got a real console until the PSX days so obviously some of those era are among my favourites: Crash Bandicoot, FFIX, Megaman Legends, Medievil, MGS, ect..		2009-09-04 15:40:00

Author:
Zwollie
Posts: 2173

My first game would probably be Final Fantasy IV on the SNES.

That's a GREAT first game! ^_^

My first game was Pac Man. I was about 4 years old. I'd say it was like 1982. I am fortunate to have grown up in a time when video games were rapidly evolving. I love seeing where games were when I started playing and where they are now. I look at games like Fallout 3 and Batman and can't believe that 20 some years ago I was amazed by killing duck dragons in Adventure for the Atari 2600! 		2009-09-04 15:42:00

Author:
xkappax
Posts: 2569

Oooh, I don't remember the first one, but I can narrow it down to Blobbo, Onyx, Prince of Persia and Lemmings. But I do remember Glider and SimCity 2000 being there too. Hmmm, there was also some game that taught you how to use a computer (or just the mouse) where you had guide a diver to the bottom of the sea.

All played on this:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/Macintosh_classic.jpg		2009-09-04 15:42:00

Author:
Syroc
Posts: 3193

How old are you Syroc? lol2009-09-04 16:00:00

Author:
BasketSnake
Posts: 2391

The first game I remember playing was Crash Bandicoot for PS1 (the original).

That still remains, to this day, my favourite game of all time, and leaves Naughty Dog as my favourite game devs (sorry Mm ).

mrv and I must agree with your choice whole heartedly. We love that game. The best of the Crash games by far.		2009-09-04 16:21:00

Author:
mrsvista
Posts: 755

It was either Encarta (not really a game but it had a maze thingy ) or Myst.

First 3D game was Red Faction I think.

Being young I didn't play many games just freddie fish learning stuff; games like myst took a few weeks to complete so we didn't need more games to play.		2009-09-04 17:14:00

Author:
Shermzor
Posts: 1330

Encarta (not really a game but it had a maze thingy )

I remember that

Mine would be MDK: laguna beach		2009-09-04 17:18:00

Author:
S-A-S--G-U-N-R
Posts: 1606

mrv and I must agree with your choice whole heartedly. We love that game. The best of the Crash games by far.

Yeah I talked to him about that before when I noticed his avatar was Crash, like mine

You just can't beat the classics, can you?

I actually still play the original 4 quite often. Even now, Crash Team Racing is still loads of fun with a few people 		2009-09-04 17:30:00

Author:
alexbull_uk
Posts: 1287

mrv and I must agree with your choice whole heartedly. We love that game. The best of the Crash games by far.

Crash 3 was the for me!

I can't remmber what m first game was though... It was either something like tekken 2, tetris, supermario land, or pokemon red...		2009-09-04 20:06:00

Author:
chimpskylark
Posts: 335

It has to be one from among Crash 2, Pok?mon R/Y/B, One of the early (3/4th) LoZs, and maybe Red Faction 2...2009-09-04 22:48:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

Jump Start pre-Kindergarden Reading.

Man that game was the bomb.

And i bet a lot of you think im kidding but it was my first game i think. I played that game so much.
I remember now whenever my mom went to marshalls or JCpenny they had a rack of computer games that taught you things like math and reading! i always got one when my mom went there it was awesome!		2009-09-04 22:57:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

May as well toss myself in with the Mario/Duckhunt Nes lot because thats the first system i had access to. But the first game I can't recall. . . castlevania, zelda, rad racer, punchout. . It was most likeley Mario or Rad Racer. . .2009-09-04 23:01:00

Author:
squirlin
Posts: 224

Some NES game probably... no clue. Or one of those "learning" games.

I think the first game I completed was Final Fantasy Mystic Quest, so that sticks out in my mind... though I only took over from the Ice Palace from my brother, but still ;o.		2009-09-04 23:02:00

Author:
RockSauron
Posts: 10882

super mario cart on the super nitendo
i loved that game 		2009-09-05 00:13:00

Author:
Unknown User

Grenada on the Sega Genesis. That game is still one of my favorite games ever.2009-09-05 02:11:00

Author:
Arkei
Posts: 1432

The MicroBugs (or Micro Bugs) is the first game that I properly remember. Kind of a Tron-esque "shrinking down and going into the computer" idea. I think there were all kinds of puzzles you had to solve to fix the bugs in the computer.

I doubt anyone else on this forum has ever played that game lol.

OMG! This might be the game I played when I was really young that I've since forgotten the name to. What was it for?		2009-09-05 03:14:00

Author:
Unknown User

1984 at Christmas...

I only been playing some PacMan, Donkey Kong and some old DOS computer games but my father knew I was fascinated by videogames it seems. So, Christmas morning I enter the living room and do I see? A TV and videogame console plugged in. My father gave us (me and my brother) and Atari 2600 with Pole Position and Baseball. You wouldn't believe how trippy this was. The euphoria I felt inside.

Looks like I am hooked to videogames since then and making a living out of them!!

.		2009-09-05 03:39:00

Author:
RangerZero
Posts: 3901

OMG! This might be the game I played when I was really young that I've since forgotten the name to. What was it for?

I had it on an Acorn Archemedies, but I think it was originally for the BBC Micro, I'm not sure.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/The-MicroBugs-ACORN-ARCHIMEDES-Sherston_W0QQitemZ350176586103QQcmdZViewItemQQptZU K_VintageComputing_RL?hash=item518826a977&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Check out the image, this game was so big it had to be distributed on two (oh yeah, you heard right) floppy discs. Mind boggling lol.		2009-09-05 14:54:00

Author:
rtm223
Posts: 6497

It was a PC game called Math Blaster. It was actually pretty fun, and was obviously educational. Looking back it's funny, as I am now studying math in college...2009-09-05 15:07:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

The first I ever played was Super Mario Bros. on the NES if I recall correctly, but at the time our NES was owned by the whole family, not just me. (I think I was about 4 when I played it, and as I was born in the mid 90's, the NES was actually released for about 10 years by then.)

I'd rather not say the name of the first game I ever owned. Let's just say it was a game based on a TV show for babies, and it was on the PS1 (Although I was only about 5 at the time).		2009-09-05 16:54:00

Author:
lk9988
Posts: 1077

I can't remember the first game I played, but I can remember the first set of games I had. They were on the Texas Instruments Home Computer. I had Munch Man, Parsec, Alpine, Car Wars, Hunt The Wumpus, Hangman, and Star Trek. 2009-09-06 16:57:00

Author:
Reef1978
Posts: 527

I'd rather not say the name of the first game I ever owned. Let's just say it was a game based on a TV show for babies, and it was on the PS1 (Although I was only about 5 at the time).

Oh you'd rather not SAAY?

Well then surely you won't mind someone else GUESSING?

BAM!!!

http://imgur.com/UrWn6.jpg		2009-09-07 02:37:00

Author:
Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

Oh you'd rather not SAAY?

Well then surely you won't mind someone else GUESSING?

BAM!!!

http://www.vgmuseum.com/scans/psx/02/play.jpg

Hotlinking is not allowed! D:

...

May I take a guess and say: Rugrats? 		2009-09-07 02:42:00

Author:
RockSauron
Posts: 10882

Hotlinking is not allowed! D:

...

May I take a guess and say: Rugrats?

Humbug! Imgur wasn't working when I first posted. I've fixed it.

I don't remember the first game I ever PLAYED, but it likely would have been an atari game at my friend's house. The first I ever OWNED was ye olde Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt on the NES.		2009-09-07 02:50:00

Author:
Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

Pong!!

. . Maybe. I actually have no idea. :blush:		2009-09-07 04:39:00

Author:
ChristmasJew
Posts: 431

Hmm... the first game I EVER played... I think it was either Doom 2 on PC or Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge on the PS1. Funny thing is that I learned how to play a shooter, flight simulator and Mech Warrior game before I was ever put onto educational software. Guess that explains to my quick adaptiveness in COD4 2009-09-07 06:44:00

Author:
Outlaw-Jack
Posts: 5757

my first video game was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the Super Nintendo. I remember how i always had to ask my dad to set it up, and now he doesn't even know what the ps3 does.2009-09-07 07:07:00

Author:
Bulbasore
Posts: 17

Hmmmm I'm not too sure what my first game was. I know that my brother had a NES and i fondly remember playing Super Mario Bros. and other classics, even my mum beating Super Mario Bros. inhumanly fast. Also my brother got a SEGA Mega Drive and I remember playing that but never having any of my own games for it. Next up for me was the Original GAME BOY. My dad bought me this just as something to have one day and it came with Super Mario Bros. Then I got more and more games and here I am today with countless games and consoles!2009-09-07 10:43:00

Author:
Arikardo
Posts: 158


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