What Was The Game That Got You Into Gaming?

[Bealzibob]

I was raised to play games so I got into gaming by watching me parents play Tomb Raider, Crash Bandicoot, Abe's Oddworld, Road Rash, spryo and croc.

 

[Blackadder51]

Crash Bandicoot all the way

Hell YES, Number 3 though was the one that really got me into gaming.

 

[JonDoe86]

either Gun star hero's for the genesis or Twisted metal 2 for the ps...


but paper boy was epic as well.

 

[mshcherbatskaya]

Halo CE. It was the first video game I tried that I could just sit down and figure out. I bought the Xbox specifically for that game, and that's how I started gaming.

 

[slarlath]

The original Zelda on the NES. Still hold a soft spot for the zelda series because of it.

 

[chase211]

FF7 was the first game I fell in love with...Halo was the game that made me realize video games could fill the hole in my heart.

 

[ExodusinFlames]

The original Final Fantasy and Dragon Warrior, which led me into FF3 (VI) and ChronoTrigger. Unstoppable since.

 

[DannyboyO1]

Asteroids on the atari 2600.

 

[Soxafloppin]

Mortal kombat, then donkey kong country.

 

[manaman]

I was always into games, I had an atari 2600 when I was 4, although I never had a commodore, I then went through the master system mega drive and snes accordingly.

I had a few years break though and then my next console was a ps1 with time crisis, played that but not seriously.... and then came the rpg's My favourite one for the ps was the first parasite eve, then metal gear and resident evil followed suit.

2600 here as well. Cept those where always casual. I really liked to play, but I liked to run around outside and destroy stuff in the woods just as much. Until the NES came along. After that it was all a long down hill run into obesity and loneliness. At least I still have my Cheerios.

 

[zari]

The original Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? for the Apple II.

Yessss.

And then sometime later the Gold box SSI D&D games (Pool of Radiance etc).

 

[BoxCutter]

Contra on the original gameboy

 

[Zenode]

Major Stryker by 3D realms played on DOS

damn that takes me back

 

[BlackPhoenix0928]

A cookie to whoever remembers this Gem:

Aero the Acrobat

First to reply who remembers and has played it gets the cookie

 

[Lordmarkus]

Though I had been playing games for like 5-6 years I didn't get into gaming before I started playing Call of Duty 4 back in 2007. Shameful, I know but before that I only played games like FIFA and NFS.

That game also got me interested in military gear. Yay!

 

[Rhayn]

Cosmos on my cousins' fathers PC.

 

[Jirlond]

I was always into games, I had an atari 2600 when I was 4, although I never had a commodore, I then went through the master system mega drive and snes accordingly.

I had a few years break though and then my next console was a ps1 with time crisis, played that but not seriously.... and then came the rpg's My favourite one for the ps was the first parasite eve, then metal gear and resident evil followed suit.

2600 here as well. Cept those where always casual. I really liked to play, but I liked to run around outside and destroy stuff in the woods just as much. Until the NES came along. After that it was all a long down hill run into obesity and loneliness. At least I still have my Cheerios.

aww man can I have some!!!

 

[Firenz]

Battle of Britain by Microprose
Silent Service by Sid Meir
History Line 1914-1918 by Bluebyte
(And Doom 2)

 

[shwnbob]

Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
I beat the game a good 40 times or so.

 

[resultsmayvary]

Mario Bros. Not the "Super" kind either, this was back when they were just the Mario Bros. for the Atari 5200.

Final Fantasy IV(2 U.S.) is what made me realize that games could be an experience, and not just a time killer.