What was your first game?

elvis · 22nd July 2010, 11:48 AM

What was the very first electronic game you can ever recall playing? Any platform. If you can, try and tell us the year as well for extra nostalgia points.

From me it was Vortex Blaster on Sega SC-3000H. My very first shmup, incidentally (my shared favourite genre of game along side arcade fighting games). The game was released in 1984, but I'm pretty sure I played it in '85.

I remember dad brought home the unit one day with a big grin on his face. Distributed by John Sands electronics, and bought from a local Tandy. Within hours we'd fired the thing up and written a few programs in Sega Basic for laughs. I think Vortex Blaster was an original cassette that he got with it.

juppy · 22nd July 2010, 11:50 AM

I think it was Fighter Pilot for my Amstrad CPC 6128, around 1985. Although I had played other computer games at school a bit earlier.

Edit: reread your question.... and my answer is actually Pong, a mate had a birthday party and they had it on their TV... although I cant remember if I actually played it or just saw it being played. Was probably 1980 maybe??

Brett · 22nd July 2010, 12:01 PM

Space Invaders on a hand-me-down Vic20, would of been 1989.
Joystick wouldn't register left, made things interesting.

Goobers · 22nd July 2010, 12:06 PM

it was sonic on the primary schools after day care sega megadrive. that was the good old days.

SpudBoy · 22nd July 2010, 12:06 PM

hmm.. think the pc first game i played was captain comic on my dads old 386 compaq laptop.

first console game i played was on a mates 2600 - he had 64 games built in so it was likely river raid, plaque attack or something like that.

first console game i owned was SMB/Duckhunt on NES though.

Mynamewastaken · 22nd July 2010, 12:23 PM

Tabletop Galaga. Was in primary school from memory so mid eighties sometime.

glasnt · 22nd July 2010, 12:24 PM

First game played was SkiFree on my dad's work computer..
First console game was Super Mario Bros on the NES, w/Ducky Hunt. Also, California games!
First purchased with my own pocketmoney was Pokemon Red ^_^

Fraggle · 22nd July 2010, 12:31 PM

Early 80s for me...Space Invaders on the ol' Apple IIe

Or it was Donkey Kong on Game & Watch...not sure which was first

Narcoticx2 · 22nd July 2010, 12:31 PM

Pitfall and River Raid on the Atari

Fresh79 · 22nd July 2010, 12:32 PM

My first was Spannerman on the Amstrad CPC64.

This is in colour, but I only had a monochrome screen in 84.

snappy1 · 22nd July 2010, 12:33 PM

Pinball machines pre 1976, space invaders 1977?

My first game owned was Parachute game and watch 1980

Airquarious · 22nd July 2010, 12:35 PM

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proffesso · 22nd July 2010, 12:42 PM

probably carman sandiago, or some early Mac SE game, prince of persia, some kind of side scrolling chopper game where you parachute out etc, those I remember vaguely

tek_01 · 22nd July 2010, 12:47 PM

I think it was called combat maybe this? It was on atari and i can barely remember it or the atari.. i must have been 5 or something

GooSE · 22nd July 2010, 1:17 PM

My cousins were spoilt, and had a ColecoVision and an Atari 2600. I remember playing Centipede at their house, but I can't remember much more seeing as I was so young.

The first video gaming I did at my place was on a Commodore 64. The earliest game I remember playing is Kung-Fu Master.

22nd July 2010, 11:48 AM	#1
elvis Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brisbane Posts: 19,847	What was your first game? What was the very first electronic game you can ever recall playing? Any platform. If you can, try and tell us the year as well for extra nostalgia points. From me it was Vortex Blaster on Sega SC-3000H. My very first shmup, incidentally (my shared favourite genre of game along side arcade fighting games). The game was released in 1984, but I'm pretty sure I played it in '85. I remember dad brought home the unit one day with a big grin on his face. Distributed by John Sands electronics, and bought from a local Tandy. Within hours we'd fired the thing up and written a few programs in Sega Basic for laughs. I think Vortex Blaster was an original cassette that he got with it. __________________ Child's Play Charity

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juppy Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Coffs Harbour, Australia Posts: 1,640	I think it was Fighter Pilot for my Amstrad CPC 6128, around 1985. Although I had played other computer games at school a bit earlier. Edit: reread your question.... and my answer is actually Pong, a mate had a birthday party and they had it on their TV... although I cant remember if I actually played it or just saw it being played. Was probably 1980 maybe?? __________________ Brothers and sisters have I none... but that man's father, is my father's son. www.fontgod.com - Personal handwriting fonts. www.pinballaddicts.com - Pinball News, Marketplace, Future Pinball Tables. www.framebug.com - Free Inspirational and Educational stuff for Digital Photo Frames. Last edited by juppy; 22nd July 2010 at 11:53 AM.

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Brett Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Bunbury, WA Posts: 3,349	Space Invaders on a hand-me-down Vic20, would of been 1989. Joystick wouldn't register left, made things interesting.

22nd July 2010, 12:31 PM	#8
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Fresh79 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 7,158	My first was Spannerman on the Amstrad CPC64. This is in colour, but I only had a monochrome screen in 84.

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proffesso Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Watsonia, Melbourne Posts: 8,616	probably carman sandiago, or some early Mac SE game, prince of persia, some kind of side scrolling chopper game where you parachute out etc, those I remember vaguely __________________ If at first you don't succeed, remove all evidence you ever tried.

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22nd July 2010, 1:17 PM	#15
GooSE Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,387	My cousins were spoilt, and had a ColecoVision and an Atari 2600. I remember playing Centipede at their house, but I can't remember much more seeing as I was so young. The first video gaming I did at my place was on a Commodore 64. The earliest game I remember playing is Kung-Fu Master.