my first tabletop rpgs was a game called Rifts...i was 16 and this guy i knew in high school, well told me i wasnt smart enough to play the game. of course im still DM Rifts and he is currently doing "time". ....my first rpg in a game console was chrono trigger, i wasn't sure about this game cause the art work remind me of dragon ball, and dragon ball was somewhat popular in the states at that time. but what sold me was a red hair kid with a sword and a blond girl caster and what look like a frog in travel gear fighting a demon ape....i wasnt able to play any rpgs when i was younger..my folks at the time were overly cautious about such things