What was the first video game you remember playing?

[Colif]

walcraft III,
maybe friends here have also played it?

Google only knows that game by a more famous one, Warcraft 3

I can't find a walcraft anywhere.

 

[Lutfij]

Maybe it's a game where you have to craft stuff off of Walmart's shelves...?

 

[samsvictory]

Google only knows that game by a more famous one, Warcraft 3

I can't find a walcraft anywhere.

warcraft 3 I mean

 

[Zimbaly]

Parsec on my old Texas intrument. It was like I was playing Star Wars. It blew me away.

 

[Zardoz56]

Does anyone remember Pong? I'm old.

 

[Brian Boru]

The first 16-bit console

Second, maybe. Wasn't the PC Engine first? Known as TurboGrafx-16 in US, where it flopped.

 

[WoodenSaucer]

Second, maybe. Wasn't the PC Engine first? Known as TurboGrafx-16 in US, where it flopped.

Yeah, I guess technically you're right. In the US, it came out the exact same month as the Genesis, but in Japan, it came out a year earlier than the Genesis. But you're right about it flopping here. The reason I didn't think about it is because when it was relevant, I had never even heard of it. I've never seen one with my eyes my whole life.

But I still think it's crazy that Nintendo didn't come out with the SNES until 2 years later. They were still mopping the floor with the 8-bit NES, and they didn't need to release anything new for a while. But "Sega does what Nintendon't" 😀

 

[Research_Account]

I'm an avid gamer, but I've been trying to think of the first games I remember playing and really loved. I remember sneaking into my cousins dad's study to boot up his mac to play Monkey Island, where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? And Myst (which I wasn't very good at). If you're a gamer, what do you remember playing and why?

Halo: Combat Evolved on the Xbox. I remember because we got it along with the new xbox, which was very large and heavy (to child me).

 

[SleepingDog]

If we are talking about PC games then it was Rogue in 1990 or 1991. For those who don't know it was a dungeon crawler with RPG elements. The map and characters were all displayed using ASCII characters. Very simple but very addictive. Why this game? I had just got a PC and a friend at work gave me a copy on a 720k diskettes. I thought why not - my wife also got addicted.

For non-PC games then it would be Space Invaders in my local pub. Not sure when but sometime in the 1980s. I remember buying an Atari console (2600?) to save some money. It was all the rage so you are young (then) and you try it and get hooked.

 

[SleepingDog]

I wonder if people could explain their choice of game. It is not very interesting to know the game without the background. Note that the original poster did state "If you're a gamer, what do you remember playing and why? " Note the "why".

 

[WoodenSaucer]

I wonder if people could explain their choice of game. It is not very interesting to know the game without the background. Note that the original poster did state "If you're a gamer, what do you remember playing and why? " Note the "why".

Unfortunately, most people in this thread are not like you. For some reason, this thread gets a bunch of people who post one post, then never come back. It actually boggles my mind how many One-Posters this thread attracts.

But I really did enjoy your post, which was different than the norm, and I hope you keep coming around to join in on our discussions in the other threads!

 

[Bree]

The game which at the time most people disliked it. It was Resident Evil 5: Gold edition. If you don't remember or unaware.

It is and always be my all time favorite. Too bad they don't have an android version. I would have loved to play it all day on the move.

 

[BluSped]

My first video game playing is Tomb Raider

 

[saloua]

mario game

 

[Terrbearrr]

The first video game I remember playing was Mario Cart Nintendo 64.

 

[MarcianoH]

The first game I played if I can remember was " CONTRA" on NES.

 

[angelfierce]

Mortal Kombat! hi everyone I'm Angel

 

[deanwinchester]

I can't remember it was more than 10 years ago, but I can assume it was an RPG.

 

[JC.Denton]

igi

That was a classic. I have fond memories playing that on my old Pentium 2 rig. Brilliant game and highly under rated.

 

[redmark_]

I think it's Super Mario Land and Pokémon Red ad Blue on Gameboy. Those are the only ones I can remember.

 

[WoodenSaucer]

My first game I remember playing was super Mario bros. My dad friend had this game shop and I was always there watching other kids play until he called me and gave me the controller to the game, I sat there for hours playing a game which I fell in love with and for day I tried mastering the levels.

The best part was that one level where you can keep jumping on a Koopa to get like 100 extra lives.

 

[Max_Headroom4]

As you can probably tell by my SN that I like old school games from back in the day. The old Atari games, Sega Genesis & Nintendo, then I transitioned to Xbox over Play Station, although Playstation was for Madden battles with my friends......Can't forget the early COD online play. I do partake in a few role playing games like Assassins Creed & Red Dead Redemption. I have a Nephew who turned me on the the Steam Platform. I'm still evolving as a gamer. You can also find me on Chess Dot com app enjoying a good game of Chess. RxMundy9 if any would like to get Check mated. 😛

 

[Shodan_]

The very first game I remember ever seeing is probably Zaxxon on my father's Radio Shack TRS-80.

That blew my mind.

 

[WoodenSaucer]

Ah! Carmen Sandiego. I loved that game. A friend gifted us this from their visit to New York, that was when I thought of Infinity and Beyond. However, the other game that I remember is Tetris. Just uncomplicated, fun, ambidextrous and stimulating. Those were the days.

Haha. Finally! Another Carmen Sandiego aficionado!

 

[heKtor0010]

Probably one of the Tony Hawk skate boarding games for the Game Cube.
I remember not even finishing the missions just skating around and having fun.