what game got you into gaming

[anon_gamer1001]

Super Mario Sunshine on the Gamecube

 

[Omnific One]

Oblivion.

Yep, I haven't been seriously gaming for a long time. Didn't have a console in the house until 2008 or something.

 

[Mersadeon]

Well, back when I was small, I would watch my father play PS1 games like Syphon Filter, Metal Gear Solid and I think the one that still influences me today was one of the Legacy of Kain games. But the one that really got me into gaming was when I got a Nintendo 64 and bought Lylat Wars (Star Fox 64 was its name in the rest of the world, I think) from a friend. The other games were fun, yes, and Lylat Wars wasn't my first, but when I played that, I just KNEW that gaming would be my hobby.

 

[LittleBlondeGoth]

Augh, and how could I forget "L - A Mathemagical Adventure"?!
Surely I can't be the only person to remember these classics?

 

[Mark Fairfield]

Super Mario World

 

[ContinuumDude]

Started playing games with Sony's MSX and after that with Commmodore 64, but I really got into gaming with Amiga. Goldbox(AD&D), Ultima series & adventure games(Larry,Monkey Island) turned me into gamer.

 

[LegoDudeGuy]

My First (Handheld) Game: Lego Drome Racers for the GameBoy Advance SP

I got it with my Gameboy Advance SP (it was a bday present when I was 9) It was crappy, and licensed, but damn I had fun with it!

My First (Console) Game: Kirby Air Ride for the GameCube

I got it when I was 8, and I played the hell out of that for many a year. Sigh, so many times I destroyed my sister and my friends in that game...

 

[LegoDudeGuy]

My First (Handheld) Game: Lego Drome Racers for the GameBoy Advance SP

I got it with my Gameboy Advance SP (it was a bday present when I was 9) It was crappy, and licensed, but damn I had fun with it!

My First (Console) Game: Kirby Air Ride for the GameCube

I got it when I was 8, and I played the hell out of that for many a year. Sigh, so many times I destroyed my sister and my friends in that game...

 

[Eccentric_Jon]

Mario Bros.

 

[Sulgoth]

The original Sonic the Hedgehog as well as Sonic Spinball. Best era of my gaming life hands down.

 

[Spawny0908]

I've been gaming all my life so it's too far back for me to remember a specific game. But probably Super Mario Bros.

 

[Diddy_Mao]

I remember playing a bunch of games on my Atari 2600 as a kid, but it was easily playing Super Mario Brothers on one of those "Nintendo Playchoice 10" arcade cabinets that really got me into video games.

 

[C2Ultima]

The first game I played was Pokemon: Yellow, but I didn't really get into gaming until trying Kirby and The Crystal Shards on my friend's Nintendo 64.

 

[Phototoxin]

Boulder Dash

 

[Zen Toombs]

Pokemon! Gotta catch 'em all!

 

[SeanSeanston]

I've been gaming all my life so it's too far back for me to remember a specific game. But probably Super Mario Bros.

This, except it was probably something on the Amiga, some time in 1992.

 

[Palademon]

I can't remember.
I grew up watching my brother.

 

[JMan]

Mine has to be Mega Man 3. Beat it so many times. Now I can't even beat one robot master.

 

[DiabloBub666]

MnM's The Lost Formula. Excellent, EXCELLENT platforming game with mathematical elements included.

 

[FootloosePhoenix]

Sly 2: Band of Thieves.
~nostalgic sigh~