Been browsing the forums at Adventure Gamer and spotted a thread where people are talking about the first game they played, so I thought maybe we could start a thread like that here?

You go first.

Hi, cruise02

My first was Tomb Raider games

My very first game was Beyond Time and I did not have a clue what I was supposed to do or how to play a 'computer game'. Somehow I 'found' Gameboomers and was so happy to find others who could help me and it had WALKTHROUGH'S! And I was "on my way". Been coming here ever since and would miss you all if you 'left me'. What was your first game?
Love, Betty Lou

The first computer game I ever played was an RPG called Wizardry, back in 1982. The first two computer adventure games I ever played were The Wizard and the Princess by Sierra On-Line and Zork by Infocom (also 1982).

I guess this dates me, doesn't it?

You are standing in an open field west of a white house ...

If you know the game you recognize this words if not press here (not a real spoiler )


Many hours trying to solve it, no WT, great game

Myst. My first love, my continuing love. When I think back to that time when I had no idea what a computer was, much less a computer GAME...Wow, I've come a long way!

This was the 1st one I purchased {BFG} :
02/15/08 Great Secrets: Da Vinci
Pror to that, I was/still am a Pogo member.

A 5th grade math/adventure game. You solve math problems and got clues to complete a journey. The coupon for it came with Ocean Spray Cranberry juice. Sent off for it. Next one was a Nancy Drew and how proud I was when finally I got her out of her room and into the hall. And all on a cast off cmptr.

Like Mary, my first game was MYST. It was bundled on my first HP computer and I had no idea what it was or why I had it. After six months or so I finally clicked on the icon, got hooked on lonely adventure games, and have been investing time and money ever since.

My first game and the beginning of my addiction was Kings Quest by Sierra and there was no turning back.

The first game I ever played was "Wishbringer" by Infocom. It was a text adventure and it took me at least a month to finish because, back in 1986, there was no such thing as a walkthru or online forum that provides helpful hints.

Susan

Does Carmen Sandiego or chips challenge count? Then after that Myst.

Lori

Oh, geeze...thnx 4 reminding me Susie07...
I totally forgot about the C64 the kids had.
I s'pose my very 1st Adventure game was probably
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy!
a Text Adventure released in 1985.
From Douglas Adams & Steve Meretzky.
Play the fully illustrated editions of the Adventure Game from BBC

Zelda

The first game i ever played was Wolfenstein 3D. I absolutely loved that game. My father was repairing something on my neighbours' house and i got to play the game with their son while he was doing that. From that day onwards i have fallen to the dark side

Spyros

Sanatorim and Mystt Dont think I spelt that right :winter:

Riddle of the Sphinx. Just got back from Egypt in 2000 and saw the game and decided to give games a try. The next one Byzanthine. Yep, been hooked ever since.

Nancy Drew Treasure in the Royal Tower.

I still like the Nancy Drews (though some recent ones haven't been all that good) and have played all of them.

It's great to have a "good" game as an introduction to gaming, isn't it? Though I guess if one had a bad game, one wouldn't bother with further games and so wouldn't be on this forum.

My first game was the Longest Journey

My first Adventure game was also Myst and I've been hooked ever since!

Myst also.

The first game I played was a text adventure, the hobbit. (early 80s I think), followed by lots of puzzle type ones (scrabble etc) but the first 'proper' adventure game played was the longest journey in the mid 90s. I can remember being in PC world with my husband to be, and him finding this game and saying maybe I should buy it. He was met with a scoffing type of reply from me. Fortunately, I relented, and bought it, and liked it, and have been an avid adventure game ever since!

The first I ever played was a text adventure Beyond The Titanic.
(You go down with the Titanic and end up in a cave under water, where you have to escape from and among other things find an alian spaceship)

The next was Leisure Suit Larry 1 closely followed by Indiana Jones - And the Fate of Atlantis

1984 saw me playing Se-Kah of Assiah on a C64.

The first game I ever played was in the mid 80's on an Amstrad and was an adventure game with trolls etc., underground, it was text only and I never did know the name, but boy did I enjoy it! The the next game was Lara Croft which I could not master as I didn't have a joy stick, THEN I bought Myst and have been hooked ever since, it took me about 6 months to discover gameboomers and there was no looking back after I discovered that I was a BAAG and not the only sad one out there.