What was your very first game you ever bought?

**gamerman0203** · 12-12-2006, 06:33 AM

What was your very first game you ever bought?

Mine was "FX Fighter". Got our first computer when I was in 7th grade, Intel 486 FTW!

I convinced my dad to let me buy FX Fighter, which was $50USD, with my own money (no chump change for a 7th grader!). I got it home and started playing. I ruled that game in no time and my friends and I would always go head-to-head, but the controls were a little funky when two people played so it could get difficult.

Honorable Mention: "Dawn Patrol: Head-to-Head" WWI dog fight flight simulator. My dad and I put countless upon countless hours into that game! It was the best! He still wants me to try to get it to run on his "newer" computer, but I doubt it... I'll have to try it in dosbox.

**Fr4665** · 12-12-2006, 06:44 AM

hmmmmm a very good question i cant remember ... i think the first game i bought was wolfenstein3d on a shareware floppy while on vacation in 1995 in the netherlands. the othergames were all bought by my parents and after that the actually notable game that i bought was need for speed 3 and tony hawk underground 2 and that was in 1999 or somewhere around there. also in 1999 i got UT and Sudden Strike.

crazijoe · 12-12-2006, 07:02 AM

Ok, I'm showing my age.
Pong.
Not Pong for the Atari system but the Pong console that has the 2 dials on it you hook to the TV.

**bruiser** · 12-12-2006, 07:03 AM

It may have been "Redneck Rampage".

**Fr4665** · 12-12-2006, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by bruiser

It may have been "Redneck Rampage".

OMG i remember that game another one to my list is also GTA 2

and lol at pong and seeing how old crazijoe really is ^^ pong came out like what early 80's for him to buy the game he must have been atleast around 8 years old or so.

crazijoe · 12-12-2006, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Fr4665

and lol at pong and seeing how old crazijoe really is ^^ pong came out like what early 80's for him to buy the game he must have been atleast around 8 years old or so.

Actually we got the game I believe in '76 for Christmas. As for my age at the time, all I'll tell you is I was in middle school (It was Jr. High when I went).

**Fr4665** · 12-12-2006, 08:10 AM

so i was around right with my early 80's.

so taking 76 jr high depending on what grade would be tops 13 or 14 years old that leaves 30 * 10-14 = somewhere around there :p im guesstimating 41 let me kno if im any where close ^^

crazijoe · 12-12-2006, 08:12 AM

Add a year and you've hit the nail on the head.

mephistophilus · 12-12-2006, 11:34 AM

i think it was the settlers 1 for me, boy what a find

ebackhus · 12-12-2006, 12:45 PM

Monster Bash. Worked great on my 386 once we doubled the RAM to 4MB and I learned how to modify the emm386.exe line in autoexec.bat.

**cjessee** · 12-12-2006, 12:51 PM

Sopwith. Had to turn the "Turbo" button off on the 386 as it messed with the timing of the game...which made everything unbelievably fast. Anyone remember sopwith? Hmmm... I guess that game was Freeware.... but it still rocked.

**bruiser** · 12-12-2006, 01:45 PM

I thought we were talking about pc games. Since anything goes, I admit I had a Pong that you hooked up to the tv. Next was an Atari 2600 that I still have.

crazijoe · 12-12-2006, 01:53 PM

I think bruiser and I are in the same age group

**bruiser** · 12-12-2006, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by crazijoe

I think bruiser and I are in the same age group

No, I'm an old fart. You're just a kid.

**forcifer** · 12-12-2006, 05:46 PM

macintosh football

**Fr4665** · 12-13-2006, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by bruiser

No, I'm an old fart. You're just a kid.

lol who cares my bf2 and cs clan consists of 30+ and you know... i rather game with those then 15 year olds that scream around and get angry way to much.

Indoril Nerevar · 12-13-2006, 01:26 AM

I can't remember the first game I played, but the first one I bought for myself was Albion. Fantastic RPG. I would rate it even higher than Morrowind, except it's now 10 years old. Here's a short review, if you're interested.

crazijoe · 12-13-2006, 05:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bruiser

No, I'm an old fart. You're just a kid.

Thank you, I feel better now.

**Cellus** · 12-13-2006, 03:56 PM

The original Commander Keen on a 5-1/4" floppy on a 286.

crazijoe · 12-14-2006, 05:27 AM

I do remember playing a text version of Star Trek on an old Honeywell 6080 mainframe back in the mid 70's. It was wriiten in BASIC. Does anyone here remember BASIC?

12-12-2006, 06:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
gamerman0203 Retired Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 2,144 OS: XP MCE, Ubuntu Gutsy My System	What was your very first game you ever bought? What was your very first game you ever bought? Mine was "FX Fighter". Got our first computer when I was in 7th grade, Intel 486 FTW! I convinced my dad to let me buy FX Fighter, which was $50USD, with my own money (no chump change for a 7th grader!). I got it home and started playing. I ruled that game in no time and my friends and I would always go head-to-head, but the controls were a little funky when two people played so it could get difficult. Honorable Mention: "Dawn Patrol: Head-to-Head" WWI dog fight flight simulator. My dad and I put countless upon countless hours into that game! It was the best! He still wants me to try to get it to run on his "newer" computer, but I doubt it... I'll have to try it in dosbox. __________________ Follow These Steps First! CPU-Z \| SensorView \| WinXP Clean Boot \| Latest DirectX \| ATI Catalyst \| Nvidia ForceWare Posting System Specifications

12-12-2006, 06:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
Fr4665 aka mr.fraggs Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA or Germany Posts: 2,965 OS: Win XP,Vista,Android My System	hmmmmm a very good question i cant remember ... i think the first game i bought was wolfenstein3d on a shareware floppy while on vacation in 1995 in the netherlands. the othergames were all bought by my parents and after that the actually notable game that i bought was need for speed 3 and tony hawk underground 2 and that was in 1999 or somewhere around there. also in 1999 i got UT and Sudden Strike. __________________ I don't subscribe to threads please PM me if i miss a reply. ------- Everest SensorView Pro DriverCleaner how to fix your game

12-12-2006, 07:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	Ok, I'm showing my age. Pong. Not Pong for the Atari system but the Pong console that has the 2 dials on it you hook to the TV. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

12-12-2006, 08:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
Fr4665 aka mr.fraggs Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA or Germany Posts: 2,965 OS: Win XP,Vista,Android My System	so i was around right with my early 80's. so taking 76 jr high depending on what grade would be tops 13 or 14 years old that leaves 30 * 10-14 = somewhere around there :p im guesstimating 41 let me kno if im any where close ^^ __________________ I don't subscribe to threads please PM me if i miss a reply. ------- Everest SensorView Pro DriverCleaner how to fix your game

12-12-2006, 08:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	Add a year and you've hit the nail on the head. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

12-12-2006, 07:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
bruiser TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,973 OS: xp	It may have been "Redneck Rampage".

12-12-2006, 11:34 AM	#9 (permalink)
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12-12-2006, 01:45 PM	#12 (permalink)
bruiser TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,973 OS: xp	I thought we were talking about pc games. Since anything goes, I admit I had a Pong that you hooked up to the tv. Next was an Atari 2600 that I still have.

12-12-2006, 01:53 PM	#13 (permalink)
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12-14-2006, 05:27 AM	#20 (permalink)
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