I know I was playing games before the SNES came out. I imagine it was Super Mario Bros. I also remember playing (on an Atari) Pac-Man and some game where you got attacked by lizards that shot blood out of their eyes....but I think Super Mario Bros. was my first because I called Atari "Nintendo", so I had to have been familiar with Nintendo and Mario.
And to the above poster: I hate that level; it's probably the worst (except for 8-3 w/o fireballs)
Now, Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japan).....that's a frustrating game.
What was the first game you ever played?
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Yeah, my dad had an Atari 2600, but I don't think I played it until I was a little older. It's not easy to use one of those old-school joysticks when your hands are little bitty, haha.
I kinda feel sorry for the people whose first gaming experience was on the N64. XD I hated my N64 because there were no decent games on it, except for maybe Ocarina of Time. I had that game, but it got stolen. The game I ended up playing the most was Namco Museum, lol. Eventually, I sold my N64 and all the games I had.
I kinda feel sorry for the people whose first gaming experience was on the N64. XD I hated my N64 because there were no decent games on it, except for maybe Ocarina of Time. I had that game, but it got stolen. The game I ended up playing the most was Namco Museum, lol. Eventually, I sold my N64 and all the games I had.
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ShiroiHikari (post: 1251427) wrote:Yeah, my dad had an Atari 2600, but I don't think I played it until I was a little older. It's not easy to use one of those old-school joysticks when your hands are little bitty, haha.
I kinda feel sorry for the people whose first gaming experience was on the N64. XD I hated my N64 because there were no decent games on it, except for maybe Ocarina of Time. I had that game, but it got stolen. The game I ended up playing the most was Namco Museum, lol. Eventually, I sold my N64 and all the games I had.
What about the original Smash Brothers? That was a more than decent game.
I also really enjoyed Mario Kart 64."Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
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The first game I played at home was Pong. That may have been the first video game I ever played, but I might have made my first trip to an arcade before then.
That was followed by Pacman on the Atari 2600.
My father used to take my brother to the arcade on weekends when we'd visit him. I was very young, so he's control whatever it was and I'd fire the guns. The game I remember most playing that way was Time Pilot. Wizard of War was also a favorite of mine and perhaps the first game I played all on my own. Another candidate for that is Frontline.
Frontline was, at the very least, the first game to really capture my imagination.
The last time I walked into an arcade, there was nothing but street fighter type games. At that point, I knew the genre had passed me by. I was kind of good at Street Fighter 2, but it really wasn't interesting enough for me to spend any time or money on to get really good.
A lot of SUper Mario's made this list (and no real surprise there) but does anyone remember just plain old Mario Brothers? I used to love to play that int he arcade with my brother.
That was followed by Pacman on the Atari 2600.
My father used to take my brother to the arcade on weekends when we'd visit him. I was very young, so he's control whatever it was and I'd fire the guns. The game I remember most playing that way was Time Pilot. Wizard of War was also a favorite of mine and perhaps the first game I played all on my own. Another candidate for that is Frontline.
Frontline was, at the very least, the first game to really capture my imagination.
The last time I walked into an arcade, there was nothing but street fighter type games. At that point, I knew the genre had passed me by. I was kind of good at Street Fighter 2, but it really wasn't interesting enough for me to spend any time or money on to get really good.
A lot of SUper Mario's made this list (and no real surprise there) but does anyone remember just plain old Mario Brothers? I used to love to play that int he arcade with my brother.
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termyt (post: 1251470) wrote:A lot of SUper Mario's made this list (and no real surprise there) but does anyone remember just plain old Mario Brothers? I used to love to play that int he arcade with my brother.
hehe, i remember it, you can get a ROM of it now. I don't think it is ESA protected either.
So you know.
That is a fun game.
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Proud to say that I started out my gaming legacy the right way: with a NES pad and a Super Mario Bros. game pak.
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The first video game I ever played was called "Tank". In an arcade. You navigated a maze. You pushed a button and "shot" your opponent. There was a big rumbling sound that the box made, and a big explosion if you destroyed the other tank.
That was in 1975. "Tank" and "Pong" were pretty cool then. Probably wouldn't even register on the interest scale now.
The first video game I ever played was called "Tank". In an arcade. You navigated a maze. You pushed a button and "shot" your opponent. There was a big rumbling sound that the box made, and a big explosion if you destroyed the other tank.
That was in 1975. "Tank" and "Pong" were pretty cool then. Probably wouldn't even register on the interest scale now.
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I'm pretty sure the first game I ever played was the Goof troops game on the SNES... that and Mario Paint. n.n
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Hmm... it was probably Sesame Street on SNES... XD I was probably 3? Our video rental store allowed people to rent video games and consoles...
I also remember playing Tetras and Kirby's Dreamland 2 on the OLD Gameboy. You know, the GIANT one with the green screen?
I also remember playing Tetras and Kirby's Dreamland 2 on the OLD Gameboy. You know, the GIANT one with the green screen?
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Did anyone play for the NES 'Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back' I think that was a awesome game. I loved the controls on Luke, how you could use force powers if you wanted to FORCE jump all the time you could. Or you could switch from blaster to lightsaber. That game is great. I been playing it on my PSP lately as well.
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Both are classics now:grin:
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A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
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1Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
2For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
3For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
4For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.
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Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
Revelation 22:14
Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
Psalm91
A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
Hebrews 4-4
1Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
2For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
3For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
4For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.
James 4
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
Revelation 22:14
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I think my first one was Donkey Kong on the Colecovision.
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My friend down the street got a Pong console for Christmas (actually it was a 'gift for the whole family' bought by his dad) when I was fourteen, so that was my first home video game experience. But several VGs were already out in the arcades before that. Either the arcade Pong or Night Driver was probably my first VG experience.
My first 'computer game', though was Star Trek, as written for the PDP 11. It was mostly a text based game, but it had a very crude 'star screen' (an array of alphanumeric characters) that a simple map to display where the Klingons were.
Not long after that, I encountered my first version of 'Lunar Lander' for TI Programmable calculators. That was kind of cool.
My first 'computer game', though was Star Trek, as written for the PDP 11. It was mostly a text based game, but it had a very crude 'star screen' (an array of alphanumeric characters) that a simple map to display where the Klingons were.
Not long after that, I encountered my first version of 'Lunar Lander' for TI Programmable calculators. That was kind of cool.
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wow, lets see..its was either pitfall for Atari or some mickey mouse game for nes. i played pitfall nonstop..i loved that game.
wasn't all to good at it though if i remember well, those scorpions and snakes kept gettin' meh.
but i didn't really get the nag to play games till we got our snes and got Mario brothers 3 and Zelda a link to the past, those were the days!:rock:
wasn't all to good at it though if i remember well, those scorpions and snakes kept gettin' meh.
but i didn't really get the nag to play games till we got our snes and got Mario brothers 3 and Zelda a link to the past, those were the days!:rock:
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Kingdom (post: 1249830) wrote:First PC game was 'Decent'.
First NES Mario and duck hunt. then Heavy Barrel.
That 30 seconds using the Heavy Barrel was awesome!
First SEGA game was Sonic the Hedgehog
Yea, Mario and Duck Hunt would probably be the same for me as well...
Man, that Zapper Gun was so cool!
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- Abraham Kuyper
"God the great Creator of all things doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by His most wise and holy providence, according to His infallible foreknowledge and the free and immutable counsel of His own will, to the praise of the glory of His wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy."
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"The wisdom of God has found a way for the love of God to deliver sinners from the wrath of God all the while upholding the righteousness of God!!"
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"Grace is the pleasure of God to magnify the worth of God by giving sinners the right and power to delight in God without obscuring the glory of God!"
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ShiroiHikari (post: 1251427) wrote:I kinda feel sorry for the people whose first gaming experience was on the N64. XD I hated my N64 because there were no decent games on it, except for maybe Ocarina of Time. I had that game, but it got stolen. The game I ended up playing the most was Namco Museum, lol. Eventually, I sold my N64 and all the games I had.
You're kidding. There were plenty of great games for the N64.
Ocarina of Time
Majora's Mask
Super Mario 65
Mario Kart 64
Star Fox
Super Smash Bros.
Pokemon Stadium
Donkey Kong 64
Just to name a few.
Anyways, first game I ever played was probably Duck Hunt for the NES. I played it at a friend's house, and you couldn't pull me away from it.
First game I ever actually owned was a Toy Story game for the PC.
First handheld game I ever owned was Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle, and the first console game I ever owned was Sonic the Hedgehog.
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My first game was Super Mario Bros 3. My dad used to play it with me. I still remember I came home one day and he told me to go check out the game. He had made it to World 8! It was the most amazing thing I had ever seen.
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Mario Bros. for the Nintendo. Though I mostly watched my Mom who was an epic gamer back then play it. XD
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