MT 917 Posted August 19, 2019 What was the system/game of choice that really got you into games? I don't honestly know what started it. I know we had an Atari 800, but I don't remember if we had anything before that. I'd say it wasn't until my mom bought my dad a NES for his birthday, when I was 5, that I really, REALLY got into games. I doubt there was a specific game either, but I do remember coming home from the store with a copy of Wrecking Crew and playing that with my parents. ISO Share this post Link to post
Vic Boss 612 Posted August 19, 2019 I don't specifically remember, but we did get an NES at some point, I wanna say as a Christmas present. I'm not 100% positive but I assume the first game I played was Mario Bros/Duck Hunt combo ISO Share this post Link to post
dr. b 492 Posted August 19, 2019 C64/DOS games at my cousin's house, and then Mario Bros./Duck Hunt on another relative's NES. Died right away but I was hooked My folks bought me an NES shortly after that first experience with Mario. ISO Share this post Link to post
Eizan 126 Posted August 19, 2019 First game/system I played was Mario 3 on NES. Although it wasn't until the SNES when I started really getting into video games. First game on SNES obviously was Super Mario World as it was the pack in game. I remember when I got the SNES I got Battleclash for Christmas and was really disappointed I couldn't play it because it required the Super Scope. ISO Share this post Link to post
webhead 519 Posted August 19, 2019 NES. We had Mario/Duck Hunt/Track and Field. That shit was awesome. I definitely played a lot of Mario but I think the first one I really dumped time into was the original Zelda. I remember sitting around for hours playing that. I didn't have the map that came with it for some reason and had to just figure shit out. I remember literally burning every bush I could find to discover secret places. For PC gaming the one that really got me was Doom 2. Holy shit that game. I'll never forget it lol. ISO Share this post Link to post
Vic Boss 612 Posted August 19, 2019 5 hours ago, Eizan said: I remember when I got the SNES I got Battleclash for Christmas and was really disappointed I couldn't play it because it required the Super Scope. I miss the Super Scope and it's 9 million batteries. I had Battleclash and that Mario game on Yoshi-back. Fucking loved how colourful games were in the SNES era ISO Share this post Link to post
dr. b 492 Posted August 19, 2019 I never had a Super Scope but I did have Mario Paint with the mouse and pad. That was a super fun game to play around in. 1 ISO Share this post Link to post
Vic Boss 612 Posted August 19, 2019 That fly swatter mini-game was serious business ISO Share this post Link to post
Galeigh 308 Posted August 20, 2019 I started gaming at weird time tbh, the Snes was already out and a few friends had them so I honestly do not know which game was really my first dive into the hobby, it was Either Super Mario Bros. Or Mega-Man X. My parents got me an NES when I was 6 (which was 1993 fyi) and a box of a bunch misc. NES titles of which SMB 3 was the most played as the rest were either bad games or didn't work half the time. ISO Share this post Link to post
Jane 100 Posted September 2, 2019 I think it was probably playing Mario/Duck Hunt on a friend's NES, and also occasional last-day-of-term goes on friends' Gameboy (Tetris) or Atari Lynx (who knows what game)... then the friend who had a NES got a game gear, and Lucy and I were obsessed so got one as a joint present for Christmas. Sonic GameGear version jungle level 4eva. We had the AC adapter, and I remember Lucy and I taking turns to try and finally complete the game - it was such a huge accomplishment when we did. 1 ISO Share this post Link to post
MT 917 Posted September 2, 2019 It's a good thing you had the AC adapter because I think battery life on that thing was something like 2 hours. I got one mainly for Columns. Don't think I played much else on it. 2 ISO Share this post Link to post
Downshift 54 Posted September 2, 2019 NES at my first neighbor friend's house. Kindergarten maybe? Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. Duck Hunt also but the parents wouldn't let me use the light gun since I was only like 5 and I was always trying to take things apart. (friends were a few years older) We didn't have enough money for our own system until 1993 or so and got a Sega Genesis first, with Sonic. We tried it for a bit, didn't like it, took it back and got an SNES with Super Mario All-Stars. Came with Super Mario 2 and Super Mario 3 that I played a ton of. Only other game we actually owned was Super Mario World. Played a bunch of other games that I just borrowed from my friends like F-Zero, Star Fox, Mario Kart, Mortal Kombat, Zelda: A Link to the Past, and Super Metroid. 1 ISO Share this post Link to post
dr. b 492 Posted September 3, 2019 11 hours ago, Jane said: I think it was probably playing Mario/Duck Hunt on a friend's NES, and also occasional last-day-of-term goes on friends' Gameboy (Tetris) or Atari Lynx (who knows what game)... then the friend who had a NES got a game gear, and Lucy and I were obsessed so got one as a joint present for Christmas. Sonic GameGear version jungle level 4eva. We had the AC adapter, and I remember Lucy and I taking turns to try and finally complete the game - it was such a huge accomplishment when we did. I had a Game Boy but when I saw a friend's Game Gear I wanted one *so* bad. Had to give up my Game Boy for it. I guess I mostly regret that choice, but I did also have a lot of fun with a handful of Game Gear games. ISO Share this post Link to post
Jane 100 Posted September 4, 2019 On 9/2/2019 at 4:50 PM, MT said: It's a good thing you had the AC adapter because I think battery life on that thing was something like 2 hours. I got one mainly for Columns. Don't think I played much else on it. Yep - we didn't get to take ours out and about much because my parents knew it ate batteries (plus, with no saves, we knew it was basically a huge gamble ). I have a memory of Lucy and/or me being tethered to the wall by the adapter, hoping desperately that we'd manage to finish the last level of Sonic before dinner was ready. On 9/3/2019 at 1:40 AM, little birdy said: I had a Game Boy but when I saw a friend's Game Gear I wanted one *so* bad. Had to give up my Game Boy for it. I guess I mostly regret that choice, but I did also have a lot of fun with a handful of Game Gear games. The GG was so impressive with the full-colour screen! But the Game Boy definitely did win in terms of how portable it realistically was. I never had an original Game Boy but it was so cool to be able to take a console with me when I eventually got a Game Boy Color. ISO Share this post Link to post
Deszae 88 Posted September 12, 2019 The very first childhood memory I can recall was waking up to play Yoshi's Island on Snes. I don't remember anything before that. 2 ISO Share this post Link to post
Psycho666Soldier 283 Posted September 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Deszae said: The very first childhood memory I can recall was waking up to play Yoshi's Island on Snes. I don't remember anything before that. That's an awesome first memory. While I don't fully remember it, I apparently always tried to play my Dad's copy of Space Harrier when he was playing. So 4th Christmas, they got me a Super Nintendo. It came with Super Mario World, of course, but the other earliest games I remember we're Mega Man X and The Lion King. Those games formed my gaming foundation, and I was hooked. Especially with SMW and MMX. Been a gamer ever since. Shout out to video games being the reason I learned how to read(aka my parents got sick of reading things for me). 2 ISO Share this post Link to post
webhead 519 Posted September 12, 2019 11 hours ago, Psycho666Soldier said: and The Lion King https://www.polygon.com/2019/8/28/20836537/aladdin-lion-king-release-date-pc-ps4-switch-xbox-one-disney-classic-games-collection ISO Share this post Link to post
