The First Game To...

[TheCheesy4]

For an essay for my history class, I was planning to do a "Complete History Of Video Games", but there are some big things I can't seem to find on the internets. Things likes 'the first headshot' or 'the first gibs' or even 'the first goddamn escort mission'. So I ask these questions to you, the good people of the Escapist. Yay.

 

[Erana]

Why would you choose such a broad topic, and why would you focus on such trivial aspects of the industry? What have you covered?
I suggest looking into the history of FPS culture, if these are your interests.
Gaming is far from just "Boom! Headshot."

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

Well first game to recognise headshots or first game to allow you to shoot people in the head?

 

[hagaya]

I'd give the "first game to be totally drugged out without anyone noticing" award to Super Mario Brothers. Think about it for a second.

 

[StarStruckStrumpets]

I'd give the "first game to be totally drugged out without anyone noticing" award to Super Mario Brothers. Think about it for a second.

Damn those Nintendo, teaching our kids to mess with drugs! XD

 

[DannyBoy451]

For an essay for my history class, I was planning to do a "Complete History Of Video Games", but there are some big things I can't seem to find on the internets. Things likes 'the first headshot' or 'the first gibs' or even 'the first goddamn escort mission'. So I ask these questions to you, the good people of the Escapist. Yay.

I think "Turok: Dinosaur Hunter" was one of the first games to have location-based damage, and also one of the first to have your gun on the right hand side of the screen.

 

[TheCheesy4]

Why would you choose such a broad topic, and why would you focus on such trivial aspects of the industry? What have you covered?
I suggest looking into the history of FPS culture, if these are your interests.
Gaming is far from just "Boom! Headshot."

I know gaming is much, much more than that.
This is a broad topic because it's a big essay, something along the lines of 20 pages.

 

[Pendragon9]

Armored Core was the first mecha action game to let you fully customize your mech in ways you could never even imagine possible.

I dare Gundam to have an infinity number of combinations.

 

[BolognaBaloney]

Super Mario Brothers was the first game to give evidence to a turtle caste system

 

[Librarian Mike]

The Legend of Zelda may be the first sandbox game. I certainly recall it being like nothing I'd ever seen before.

 

[AkJay]

I lost.

On another note - i think the first headshot would have been on Super Mario Bros, when he shoots fireballs, or maybe Doom.

 

[GodsOneMistake]

First shittiest game ever E.T

 

[SimuLord]

You're going to do a research project but you don't have the slightest clue how to do research besides asking someone else to do it for you? You're headed for an EF grade. Not just a regular Fail, an Epic Fail.

 

[Pseudonym2]

I'd give the "first game to be totally drugged out without anyone noticing" award to Super Mario Brothers. Think about it for a second.

No. I think Q-bert was first.

 

[balimuzz]

You're going to do a research project but you don't have the slightest clue how to do research besides asking someone else to do it for you? You're headed for an EF grade. Not just a regular Fail, an Epic Fail.

That's why they skip "E" in the grades system!

 

[jboking]

You're going to do a research project but you don't have the slightest clue how to do research besides asking someone else to do it for you? You're headed for an EF grade. Not just a regular Fail, an Epic Fail.

I'll second that.

For fun though, the first game with regenerating health was an X-men game from the early nineties, wolverine was the only one that had regenerating health. I don't remember the title of the game, look it up.

 

[Simalacrum]

well, if your going to write an essay on the topic of the history of videogaming, I wouldn't just talk about the games and such, i'd also talk about how the business has changed, how its economy has grown (e.g. games cost a lot more to make nowadays), etc etc

 

[skcseth]

First shittiest game ever E.T

also "The First Game To Successfully Fill an Entire Landfill"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_video_game_burial

as for the post, I think the first in game escort mission was in the first Resident Evil game... i THINK

 

[pigeon_of_doom]

Complete history of video games? Good luck, while I admire your ambition, you will need a lot more than the combined knowledge of a forum.

 

[Deef]

I'd be a bit more specific with your essay, such as history of a certain genre or developer.