Combat on the Atari 2600.
Specifically the 1v1 tank battles.
Combat! I loved that, especially with bouncy bullets.
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
You’re making me feel old. My first game was Carnival on the Atari 2600…
Pokémon Blue, you could say.
Also, RPG Maker. It’s wholesome seeing what people make.
Oh yes, the golden era of Horror RPG Maker Games. Ib, Yume Nikki, The Witch’s House etc
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.
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.
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!
Surprised that I cant find it in the comments allready: Definitly Minecraft
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.
Earliest game I remember playing was descent 2, which most people today have never even heard of.
Descent 1 here. I miss that series.
Have you tried Overload?
I remember playing those. Later, I got really into Forsaken on N64.
RuneScape, back in 2007, not that I hadn’t gamed before but that was my first real game.
I just installed the game after 13 years last week with a level 3 skiller in osrs. Just hit level 30 fishing, aiming for my first ever 99!
The original Super Mario Bros on the NES in the late 80’s.
Me too. Damn, we’re old now.
Earliest memories of video games were titles such as Aztec, Spy vs Spy, Frogger, King’s Bounty.
But what really got my eight year old mind captivated on a summer vacation in the 80s was Elite on C64. I’ve spent hours into the night trying to get as far away from Lave as possible, all while trying to make some profit on hauling food and computer parts. I did not understand the concept of saving and loading a saved game back then, so there was a lot of trial and error into permadeath involved.
Sonic Adventure and Rayman 2: The Great Escape on Dreamcast
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.
Can’t remember if it was Baldur’s Gate 1 or Morrowind when I was a kid.
