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Cpt Teancum · Mar 12, 2005, 04:58 PM // 16:58

I'm just curious really, to find out what was the FIRST game you ever played on the PC? And I guess since most people may have started on a console before the PC, what console and what game was your first? I'm probably dating myself here, but here's my two:

PC: "Castle of Kroz" (and shame on you if you don't know what this is...)

Console: Texas Instruments Keyboard (for lack of a better name for the thing, it was basically a keyboard that you plugged into your TV with a slot for your game cartridges)--first game was of course "TI Invaders"

Ciao,
CT

BlackArrow · Mar 12, 2005, 05:06 PM // 17:06

On a PC it was probably Solitare, but for games I had to install I think it would be Wayne Gretzky Hockey 3D.

Way back in my elementary school days my school had a few Macintosh and Lazer computers. The first game I played on that was probably Number Crunchers. I think this was before the hockey game, but I'm not sure.

On console it would be the old Mario Bros on Atari 2600 ( I think, not sure which model actually).

Brett Kuntz · Mar 12, 2005, 05:32 PM // 17:32

Can't really remember, I think my first game was Terminator for 386, was a 3D game where you could steal cars, rob banks, kill people. It's what inspired GTA. Another one was 4D Stunt Driver, another 3D racer for the 386.

LordFu · Mar 12, 2005, 05:47 PM // 17:47

PC, it was either Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego or Oregon Trail at school, before PCs were common in homes.

Console, definitly Tank Battle (I think that's what it's called) on the Atari 2600.

Arcade, Joust. Everybody forgets arcade games these days. It really is a shame. One arcade here in town has gone out of business, and the other one isn't exactly thriving. Some of my fondest childhood memories are of hanging out with friends at the local arcade. I hate to see them fall by the wayside.

Cpt Teancum · Mar 12, 2005, 06:09 PM // 18:09

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Originally Posted by LordFu

Arcade, Joust. Everybody forgets arcade games these days. It really is a shame. One arcade here in town has gone out of business, and the other one isn't exactly thriving. Some of my fondest childhood memories are of hanging out with friends at the local arcade. I hate to see them fall by the wayside.

Good point Fu,

I actually was thinking about including the arcade action in here, but didn't because I never really had any arcade experience. Weren't any close, and I didn't have the quarters to spend anyway. Arcades seem to be a niche market (if you will) whereas PCs and Consoles seem to have pervaded many households. Of course, this could be totally different depending on where you live...

Anyhoo, I think the first arcade game I played was maybe "Spyhunter."

Ciao,
CT

Davion · Mar 13, 2005, 04:35 PM // 16:35

console.... space invaders/ asteriods atari 2600

PC.... (boy is this stone age....) tennis (just like atari did it) on an
MSDOS ver. 1.0 w/ basica (anybody even remotely remember that
operating system? was around 1981 (windows didn't even exist yet)

bobert · Mar 13, 2005, 05:29 PM // 17:29

the oldest ones i remember playing is WCII on a MAC, and some games on the SNES

Fezz · Mar 13, 2005, 06:13 PM // 18:13

First PC game I can remember playing is either Oregon Trail, or Number Crunchers.

First Console game the first Mario Bros. game on the NES.

Weezer_Blue · Mar 13, 2005, 06:41 PM // 18:41

First PC game was Warcraft II.

First consol game which I played long before WC2 was... er... hmm... probably the first Mario game for the NES.

March Hare · Mar 13, 2005, 10:54 PM // 22:54

I had a console long befor I ever got a computer. My first was the NES that I bought with my flier route money, then it includes Super Mario Bros., then I got the computer when I was in Jr. High, the first game I remember buying would have been Wing Comander, but mind you that was a while ago

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Actually now that I think of it my first was on a TI-99 4a, I don't know if wou'd call it a computer or a console. My favorite game then was Munch Man - basically a version of Pac-Man but you haad to fill the screen rather than eat everything on it.

Bobangry · Mar 13, 2005, 11:02 PM // 23:02

First game ever (pc) would probably be "sticky bears".

(a learning game) One that I actually installed would be Sim City. I might have played Wolfenstein 3D before that at a friends house though, memory fails.

For console it would be the original Mario Bros or maybe Duck Hunt.

Arcade: I would have to go with the "bash the creatures head in with a mallet as they pop up" game. That was a fun game.

Duality · Mar 13, 2005, 11:30 PM // 23:30

Console: had an Odyssey2 as a kid. KC Munkin was probably the fav game for it.

ob: oregon trail - that game would always kill me with a random pack of wolves right before the end. meh.

PC: sadly enough, Settlers of Catan. first game i actually installed for the PC was probably DII. this was while i was recouping from my PSO addiction ;P

Spooky · Mar 14, 2005, 12:50 AM // 00:50

I've got a bad memory even under good circumstances, so trying to remember my first.. it's a bit sketchy. It was either on the Atari 2600 or Colecovision, i'm tempted to say Moon Patrol, but it might have been Burger Time.

Whosa Skylore · Mar 14, 2005, 01:01 AM // 01:01

first consol game was on super nintendo (im only 13 so mine arnt as old school as yours, and i still have super nintendo, its great) the game was...hmmmm...god i cant remeber which one was first.i think its was either donkey kong country or paperboy 2 (lol, great game)

first comp game...ive been playing comp games before consol cause im not as old as most of you

and my first comp game was either........carmon sandiego or.......im m.e.a.n. both odd games

Uthar · Mar 14, 2005, 03:31 AM // 03:31

On an ancient Atari, when I was but a wee lad... Olympic Winter Games, with the incredible spaz cross-country skier.

In DOS, probably Oregon Trail and Operation Neptune. In Windows, probably Where In the World is Carmen Sandiego. As the first game I played that probably got me interested in less educational pursuits... probably Dark Forces.

Deadroot · Mar 14, 2005, 06:46 AM // 06:46

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Originally Posted by Fezz

First PC game I can remember playing is either Oregon Trail, or Number Crunchers.

First Console game the first Mario Bros. game on the NES.

Same for me, expect a slight difference since I had Super Mario Brothers, never had the original Mario Brothers. Got an NES not too long after it came out and Super Mario Bros was the first game I had for it. Still have that system and 20 games to go with it

No clue about what the first arcade game I played was...I didn't really go to the arcades much, and the oldest one I can think of is probably Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I remember playing Mortal Kombat one time when it was new too...I hated it

TheRealDecoy · Mar 14, 2005, 09:52 AM // 09:52

The first PC game I ever played was a little game called Zork. I remember playing various games on my old Atari system, but the names have long been gone from my memory. The first console game that really got me interested in gaming was Contra, and the first title to get me interested into PC gaming was Warcraft 2.

Ellestar · Mar 14, 2005, 10:18 AM // 10:18

Can't remember what was the first game on Sinclair ZX Spectrum (Z80A processor 3.5 Mhz, 48 Kb RAM, 16 Kb ROM), but i liked to play Elite

On a x086 it was Civilization and Prince of Persia i think. I liked to play Star Control 2, Dune 2 was good too.

William of Orange · Mar 14, 2005, 01:41 PM // 13:41

Hmmmmmmm...

I think for PC it was either SimCity or Star Wars: X-Wing (which, but the way, was an amazing game for its time).

On consule, this probably isn't right, but I'm thinking it was Super Mario Brothers 3, a game which would change my life forever. Others may not think so, but even today, I still hold that as the best game ever made across all consules. I still own an NES, and have two copies of the game.

Arcala · Mar 14, 2005, 05:43 PM // 17:43

For PC: Jazz Jackrabbit
Console: Super Mario Bros for the SNES

-Arc