I think it was Super Mario Land on the old-school Gameboy. We still have the game and the Gameboy that we originally played it on ? one of those ancient brick ones.
See, this amuses me, for when I first picked up Ocarina of Time (on release date mind you, although that was Australian release date, so y'know, plus a year give or take) I remeber clearly clicking through the manual before playing (yes, that old) and thinking to myself, "Hmm, this is the greatest leap in control complexity I've seen in a game for a long time. I bet if I hadn't played all the previous games in the series, I'd be lost. Worse, I fear if this were my first game ever, I'd be up a creek without a paddle." You are now the first person I've heard of to have this title as your first game ever.LastHour1 said:Ah, the first one I can remember playing is Ocarina of Time on the N64, such a glorious game. That's probably part of the reason why I keep telling everyone that it's the greatest fucking game ever.
I've probably played games earlier than that, but I was too young to remember. I do remember very faintly that my dad had a SNES, but I can't recall playing it.
After a bit more sprunging, I do believe it was Grandstand's Firefox F-7.Felstaff said:Grandstand's Star Force, around 1987-89
I think it is this one - definitely a spaceship combat handheld arcade. Those things were pretty popular, I suppose-- I don't know, I was only 3 at the time.
I will only be sure if this is the right one when I get home, so I can hear the video (no sound at work). The game over music is a digitised piece of classical music, that much I remember.