1st game you ever played

twilightzone · 14-07-2010 05:44PM

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Contra in an arcade in the Airport. Maybe that's why I love hard games.

i personally found contra to be easier than most people

twilightzone · 14-07-2010 05:47PM

LoGiE wrote: »

Anyone else get a strange feeling when someone says the first game they remember in Sonic?

not at all. sonic is a wonderful first game.

LoGiE · 14-07-2010 06:45PM

I am of course refering to the fact that I must be getting on in years. Sonic was released in 1991. A lot of the games mentioned so far are late 70's or early 80's. Now how's about sticking the the thread title and giving us the first game you played?

Atavan-Halen · 14-07-2010 06:46PM

Ridge Racer came out in 95.

I feel so young!

Retr0gamer · 14-07-2010 06:53PM

I really need to play Pac-Land.

martineatworld · 14-07-2010 06:53PM

Super Mario World on the SNES. Not the worst place to start off!

Myrddin · 14-07-2010 06:58PM

atavan-halen wrote: »

Ridge Racer came out in 95.

I feel so young!

Damn man, I feel so old!

Mine was some pinball game on the A2600 - have never found the exact one to this day, not even sure what it was called (knowing Atari, it was prob called Pinball) - but I'd love to fire it up for a min on an emu and see how fuzzy/bad my memory of it is...

LoGiE · 14-07-2010 07:03PM

atavan-halen wrote: »

Ridge Racer came out in 95.

I feel so young!

Well I do remember putting a few coins into the full scale version of the Arcade.

justbrian · 14-07-2010 07:17PM

Arcade, don't recall. First home game was Alex Kidd on mastersystem.

Myrddin · 14-07-2010 07:22PM

LoGiE wrote: »

Well I do remember putting a few coins into the full scale version of the Arcade.

RR in a sit down cab was bliss. I remember one on an Irish Ferries boat YEARS ago, RR2, full sit down cab complete with manual gears if wanted...that was some piece of kit. I'd love an RR sit down cab, but NEVER seen one for sale in the wild

Professey Chin · 14-07-2010 07:40PM

Im pretty sure my 1st game was Space Harrier or Bomb Jack
Cant remember any before those anyway

Myrddin · 14-07-2010 07:44PM

LIGHTNING wrote: »

Nothing is better than the triple screen F355 setup complete with clutch pedal and open-gate shifter. Myself and my mates used to play that for ages in our local arcade. Plus it had the VMU slot so you could connect your dreamcast save times.

Sounds sweet! Never even set eyes on one...

Damn, must...resist...urge...to...shop...for....driving cab

PS - if anyone sees a Ridge Racer cab for sale - ALERT ME IMMEDIATELY

:D

Does that A2600 pinball game ring a bell with anyone? Mmm a description, well it had blocks, within blocks...oh and the ball was a small block

Retr0gamer · 14-07-2010 08:16PM

I'm pretty sure Quirkeys had one.

Welease · 14-07-2010 08:23PM

atavan-halen wrote: »

Ridge Racer came out in 95.

I feel so young!

Jeez thanks for making me feel old.. I wrote my first game 13 years before that

o1s1n · 14-07-2010 08:28PM

Bray bowling alley had a Ridge Racer sit down cab for years. Not sure if It's still there as I tend to avoid the place as much as possible.

I do remember about 5 years ago I heard that they had a load of cabs down in a basement and were selling them off for 100 each and a game. Urban legend? Possibly. Always meant to investigate that one further.

mav79 · 14-07-2010 08:40PM

Ace Racer on the sharp mz 700 what a machine!

monkeyfudge · 14-07-2010 10:10PM

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I really need to play Pac-Land.

Was a favourite of mine in the arcade as a kid.

First games for me were probably on the VIC-20... so most likely Trap or Gorf.

Earliest arcade game I can remember might have been Spy Hunter. Although I have early memories of Paper Boy and Star Wars too.

CathalDublin · 14-07-2010 10:30PM

EnterNow wrote: »

Does that A2600 pinball game ring a bell with anyone? Mmm a description, well it had blocks, within blocks...oh and the ball was a small block

Would love 2 daytona cabs myself, maybe when I get a house with a garage/"games room"
There is only 3 games with pinball in the title
check here for a list of all the games though
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Atari_2600_games
File:Arcade_Pinball_(Atari_2600)_screenshot.jpg

File:Arcade_Pinball_(Atari_2600)_screenshot.jpg

twilightzone · 15-07-2010 01:11AM

LoGiE wrote: »

I am of course refering to the fact that I must be getting on in years. Sonic was released in 1991. A lot of the games mentioned so far are late 70's or early 80's. Now how's about sticking the the thread title and giving us the first game you played?

if you look back a couple of pages you will see that i already gave you the first game i ever played. it was super mario bros

twilightzone · 15-07-2010 01:14AM

o1s1n wrote: »

Bray bowling alley had a Ridge Racer sit down cab for years. Not sure if It's still there as I tend to avoid the place as much as possible.

I do remember about 5 years ago I heard that they had a load of cabs down in a basement and were selling them off for 100 each and a game. Urban legend? Possibly. Always meant to investigate that one further.

it's true. i bought a frogger cab there, its in graystones. i doubt they still are selling but its worth a butchers.

batari · 15-07-2010 01:36AM

EnterNow wrote: »

Damn man, I feel so old!

Mine was some pinball game on the A2600 - have never found the exact one to this day, not even sure what it was called (knowing Atari, it was prob called Pinball) - but I'd love to fire it up for a min on an emu and see how fuzzy/bad my memory of it is...

Midnight Magic??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPzbYAUr2Ts

Very common in Ireland, up there with Centipede carts.

My first would have to be Centipede, and I love it still

Et3rnalMo0nlite · 15-07-2010 02:09AM

well im only 13, but i remember playing Wolfenstein 3d on pc when i was about 5

Myrddin · 15-07-2010 09:38AM

CathalDublin wrote: »

Would love 2 daytona cabs myself, maybe when I get a house with a garage/"games room"
There is only 3 games with pinball in the title
check here for a list of all the games though
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Atari_2600_games

The screenshot looks like the game I remember, but all three have the same screenshot

atariman wrote: »

Midnight Magic??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPzbYAUr2Ts

Very common in Ireland, up there with Centipede carts.

My first would have to be Centipede, and I love it still

Nope, the graphics on that are WAY to good for the game I remember

LoGiE · 15-07-2010 10:27AM

Et3rnalMo0nlite wrote: »

well im only 13, but i remember playing Wolfenstein 3d on pc when i was about 5

Yep this sped along on the old man's 386 he brought home from work. I swear the thing was about the size of a storage heater! Sadly I only ever had the shareware version. I certain you can buy the whole thing on Steam so I might grab it yet.

Lab_Mouse · 15-07-2010 10:31AM

KungFu Master in a chipper in Kilkee co. clare.Thats also the same place I first ever played double dragon,black tiger and R-type.10p a pop.Still play them regularily enough on mame

Lab_Mouse · 15-07-2010 10:33AM

Et3rnalMo0nlite wrote: »

well im only 13, but i remember playing Wolfenstein 3d on pc when i was about 5

My mam had a 486 which was the bee's knees at the time.The only game had for it was wolfenstein 3d.Took me ages everytime to get the dam game to load because I could never remember the dos commands!And it was a great little game too

sham69 · 15-07-2010 10:37AM

First game was Trashman on my mates speccie 48k.

On my own speccie it was chequered flag.

First arcade game was either hunchback or Yie Ar Kung Fu in what is now Des Kelly's in Phibsboro (used to be a cinema and also a skating rink)

They had 2 cocktails, boot hill, karate champ (with the sticks) and loads of others.
I remeber it so well, good times.
Sorry for the rant.

Lando Griffin · 15-07-2010 10:40AM

Spanner Man was the first, then Boulder Dash, hours of fun fixing leaks and digging under boulders.

Dr Bob · 15-07-2010 11:59AM

Either asteroids or space invaders cabs in a back room of a shop in crumlin(played both that day so not sure which was first).
First home game I played was probably a pong clone (it was a german one , cant remember what model it was for the life of me, thought it was binatone but cant see any of their models that look similar , it was a mad looking black and orange yoke)

Banjo Fella · 15-07-2010 02:17PM

Lemmings was the first game I ever played, my dad had a copy on his old Olivetti 286 and he used to play it with me when I was 3! Or rather, he used to play while I enjoyed the pretty graphics... my puzzle-solving skills hadn't developed quite enough to get beyond the Fun levels.

The first game I played by myself was Kirby's Dream Land! Santa brought me a lovely black brick of a Gameboy one year, and it was included along with Tetris and Golf. Great times, and a great game too.

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