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Am I really the oldest one here? Sigh.
Pong
Not the only one :)
Pong
Pong was my first game but not what got me “into” games. That would be Zork by Infocom, played on my beloved Computer 64.
I honestly don’t remember because I was too young. However I do remember growing up on all the classics like Keen, Duke Nukem, Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM, Rise of the Triad, Test Drive (1 or 2? definitely 2), Street Rod 2. The list goes on
Combat on the Atari 2600.
Specifically the 1v1 tank battles.
Oh dang, used to love playing this!! Also the basketball game, and flight simulator was ahead of its time.
Super Mario Bros. A game that’s nearly as old as I am, that fully stands the test of time. From the very beginning of my gaming days, this and Duck Hunt got me into it. Dig Dug 2 was the first game I ever got angry enough to flip the tv the bird. Sonic and Tails probably was the second major influence on my life, from a video game perspective. After that I was a gamer and will never turn away from the cathode-ray light!
Ah yes I too am a gamer of a certain vintage. Duck Hunt was great. I also had the Top Gun game for my NES.
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Pokémon Blue, you could say.
Also, RPG Maker. It’s wholesome seeing what people make.
Oh my god. I was on that rm2k/2k3 hype train for so long. Never put out anything of value, or anything really, but I had so much fun doing it.
Oh yes, the golden era of Horror RPG Maker Games. Ib, Yume Nikki, The Witch’s House etc
I once stumbled into my parent’s computer room as a little 6 year old and saw my older brother playing Sim City 2000. That moment literally changed my life.
Before that, I had seen my parents on the computer, but they were always just emailing or faxing stuff. I thought computers were boring machines for adults to do paperwork on.
The day I saw my brother playing Sim City on the computer was the day I realized it could do something awesome.
That was well over 20 years ago, and I’ve been a PC gamer ever since.
It’s definitely not my first game, but the one who really gave me my love for games was Spyro the Dragon
We have a Home Movie of me at 3 years old playing Tetris on my cousin’s Gameboy. I don’t remember a time that video games weren’t a part of my life.
The first game I remember realy clicking for me was Donkey Kong Country. I can still play that game off muscle memory alone.
Doom, played with my friends on the office computers via ipx networking.
Edit: totally forgot about my C64 and the shitload of games I played on it…
Doom with its ports and mods and maps and forums was my first video game obsession. It’s the reason I got into programming.
Been playing Nintendo since I could remember. That’s like everyone else’s story.
However, I took a break. 1st kid was born and I wanted to focus on them. 5 years, no gaming… But Factorio… You see, that’s where the trouble began to grow. That factory. That damned factory.
edit: fellow engineers, check the FFF blog, they’ve released news of the expansion!
I’ve only played around 1500 hours of Factorio. Since I’m still a noob, can you give me some sites where I can read about expansion content?
I have the same issue. Too many kids. Haven’t really gamed in years. The only game that I got that was over 10 bucks in recent years was Doom Eternal. Other than that I usually play D2 mods or emulate. I really wish I could get into Factorio, but that game never goes on sale.
Also stopped gaming when I got kids. But then I got the steam deck. Now i manage to game q#2 hours a day
Been saving up money for a deck. Figured I would get one by middle of next year.
Galaga. Amazon Trail really got me hooked though. Then Earthworm Jim and Mechwarrior 2 turned me into a full-blown addict.
Super Mario Bros on NES… About 1991.
Can’t remember if it was Baldur’s Gate 1 or Morrowind when I was a kid.
Prince of Persia on our Family PC (Intel 486).
I have played this game more than I’d like to admit. It was difficult, but not impossible. Just an awesome game, and quite good for its time
Same. I don‘t think 8 year old me got even past the first couple of levels but it sure didn’t stop me from trying.
Mario Kart, I was a military brat my dad was kind of a jerk he played to beat me one day I got really good and kept beating him. He quit playing after that. Then he quit with everything else I beat him at.
Wow, that’s pretty sad but also pretty awesome.