The first game you played

[GreatVladmir]

Might have been Desert Strike, M1 Abrams, Alterd Beast or Sonic. I can't really remember though, that is along time ago.

 

[josh797]

Are we talking legitimate games here or those pseudo-interactive things? Because if its the later, "Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo" certainly takes the top of the list.

I feel so ashamed.

My first real game was Descent. No shame with that one, only a regret that its too old for modern computers.

dude putt putt games were amazing!! i wish i couuld still enjoy them. i particularly liked putt putt saves the zoo. take pictures of all the animals and stuff. man that game rocked!

 

[Hawgh]

Wolfenstein 3d or Dune II, can't remember

 

[spendle]

I first remember playing Marathon for the Mac. However, it was only a demo, so I only had 3 levels.

 

[lewa nua]

Leap Frog when I was 3!

 

[stompy]

Donkey Kong for the SNES. Yeh, that was sweet...

Edit:

I also played GTA: Vice City at five. Great game, lots of hooker bludgeoning.

Uh, so you're 10-11 years old? Why the hell are you here rather than playing Club Penguin or hanging out in Barrens chat?

Yeti, everyone on The Escapist is judged on their maturity and you know, their contribution to the forums, not their age. You'd be quite surprised at how many 14-15 year olds are on the site... not pointing out anyone in particular. And they (I should say we) don't cause any flame wars. So, the moral of this edit is that you shouldn't judge a poster by their age... now say it with me **Don't judge a poster by their age** Good Yeti...

 

[Kohlrabi]

It was Parsec for the TI-99/4A probably. It's from 1982 and had speech!

 

[RubberChickenMan]

I dont really remember. Its either the atari tank game or the airplane one.

 

[Conqueror Kenny]

Thomas the tank engine for SNES. I was 4 leave me alone.

 

[Gooble]

Lemmings...that was a great game.

 

[Quaidis]

The first game I played was Pong, then Asteroid. After that I slowly graduated to an atari-type dance game, some DaffyDuck playground adventure (which taught me how to work for money), and Joust. After this my quest turned towards Populous and SimCity. I'll stop there unless anyone is at all remotely interested.

 

[Lukeje]

I first remember playing Marathon for the Mac. However, it was only a demo, so I only had 3 levels.

You do realise that Marathon is now freeware? Check out 'Aleph One' for the PC emulation.

Anyway, my first game was probably LoZ: Link's Awakening, followed quickly by Tetris (when my parents got me a Gameboy for my birthday). That is of course excluding a 'game' I seem to remember playing in school where you programmed a Tortoise to walk (and draw lines).

 

[blkmasta]

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

It may actually be somthing else but that was the first game I really remember.

Me too.
First game I actually owned was Pokemon Blue on my brand new Gameboy Colour, both of which I got for my sixth birthday. Good times.

 

[the monopoly guy]

sly cooper and the thevius racoonus...man I forgot about that game...it was awesome
yea I am a really late "bloomer"

 

[MrHappy255]

At home the first game I played was pong and even then it was boring to me.

The first game I played at an arcade was space invaders, which is still amazing to this day, although I really liked galaxian and centipede much more. Frig I'm old. .

 

[FreelancerADP]

The first game I played was Pong. Yeah buddy...

The first game I owned was the nintendo with the triple game Mario Bros./Duck Hunt/Track and Field.

The first game I beat was Final Fantasy (no bloody 2, 3 or 7.): I was 9.
The second game I beat was The Legend of Zelda. The third game I beat was SUper Mario Bros. 3. (I would later go on to beat the original and the comically trippy 2, but I had to build my confidence up with 3.)

 

[ADDLibrarian]

First played game: Nintendo triple Mario Bros/Duck Hunt/Track and Field

First game I played on my own without older brother's supervision (and what I consider my first real gaming): Altered Beast for the Sega Genesis.

 

[Alpha001]

Pokemon Blue on my sun-yellow pikachu edition GBC.

 

[exocel]

Mario brothers/ solar jetman combo that came with my nes back in the days of ninja turtles, power-gloves, and karate kids movies.