What was your first video game?
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madviking
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super mario 64
cybrxkhan
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I vaguely recall this game I had when I was 4 that was more an educational game that allowed me to look at various museum pieces of art... something lik that. I remember seeing one of those nude Paleolithic Venus statues and freaking out.
The first games of which I can actually recall any gameplay of would be either Lego Racers or SimCity 2000, when I was around 7.
The first games of which I can actually recall any gameplay of would be either Lego Racers or SimCity 2000, when I was around 7.
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I vaguely remember a fair in Yugoslavia with arcades in the mid eighties. The only games I was able to identify from memory were Donkey Kong and Karate Champ.
Timsup2nothin
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A Carmen Sandiego game perhaps?
cybrxkhan
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Nope, it was something made by an actual museum, I think (some big prestiguous art museum, I dunno which).
But now that you mention it, I do remember playing those Carmen Sandiego games when I was in elementary school (I think around 8-10 years old). Those were great. Shows that you can make an educational kids game that's still interesting and fun.
The first game I remember owning at home and playing was Pokemon Snap for the N64.
However, I do remember playing educational stuff on the PC, I just don't remember whether or not they came before or after the N64. I don't have a solid frame of reference in terms of time back in the 90's.
However, I do remember playing educational stuff on the PC, I just don't remember whether or not they came before or after the N64. I don't have a solid frame of reference in terms of time back in the 90's.
cybrxkhan
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No one forgets about the 90s the way 90s kids do. ;_;
I do remember my parents making me play a lot of educational games. They were strict about video games when I was growing up - I could only play 30 minutes a day on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and until I was around 11 or so, one of those days had to be spent on educational games.
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One of the first games I played on a computer was an educational game called Robot Odyssey, which to this day I consider to be among the greatest games ever made.
Super Mario Bros./Duckhunt. My parents bought an NES when I was about 5 and it came with the cartridge that had both games on it.
EDIT: My first PC game was the demo for Warcraft: Orcs and Humans that came on a demo disk with several other demos on it when we bought our first family computer in 1995.
EDIT: My first PC game was the demo for Warcraft: Orcs and Humans that came on a demo disk with several other demos on it when we bought our first family computer in 1995.
I have a serious question about this, as I love videogames (obviously) but now I am a parent.
How did these strict videogame rules influence your attitudes about gaming? Did you crave them more? Less? Do you play games a lot now? As a teen? Im really curious about this.
cybrxkhan
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Personally, I think like a lot of things it varies from kid to kid. I'd also like to add that my parents were very strict about not letting me play violent video games - they even banned me from playing Civ3 twice (once for a few months, another time for another year) because they felt it was too violent for me and affecting me (well, my mom more so, and my dad just played along).
For me, I do think my parents being very strict made me want to play video games more, which is why I began playing a lot as they grew more and more lenient as I grew older, kinda like to make up. They were more lenient with my brother, who still does play video games, but isn't into them as much (though that could just be a difference of personal interests). I do remember feeling very sad a lot of times because my friends got to play violent games and I couldn't - not because I wanted to play those games per se, but I felt like I couldn't connect with my friends because I was out of the loop, and I often was afraid of going to my friends' house because they would play violent games and my parents wouldn't let me.
That said, though, while I feel my parents were a tad strict, I don't necessarily disagree with them having clear rules. I think gamer parents might be able to better deal with their kids playing video games, since they know what to expect - I think that's why my father was more lenient with me, not just because he's more laid back in general, but because he used to play a lot of arcade games in college.
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Before you get the answer from the person that you asked, consider that there is a significant difference in how limitations on gaming will affect the child of a non-gamer as opposed to how the same limits will affect the child of someone who loves playing them.
A limit coming from you will be viewed as much less fair and reasonable, so factor in the consequences of that.
cybrxkhan
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Oh yeah, that's definitely true. I remember reading on a blog somewhere about a gamer dad who loved Skyrim, and his five year old kept seeing him play and wanted to join in and kept pestering the day, but the dad was very hesitant to because Skyrim's obviously not designed for little kids. So he had to be a little creative and basically let her play Skyrim along with him, but he would only do non-violent quests and avoid situations too mature for her - he'd also discuss what they were doing, such as why so and so was acting this way and strategies. One example was when they had to go into a cave for a fetch quest, but instead of killing the boss to get the item in the chest, he and his daughter figured out they could just turn invisible; and then he encourages her to do things like cook food or whatever. Anyways, he said that at some point, if you're a gamer parent, your kids will see you play awesome video games, and they'd want to play too, and they'd be angry if you limit them too much.
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I think it was like some version of Contra on the Commodore 64.
FriendlyFire
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Double dragon in the arcade.
First computer was the Amiga 500, and I remember playing something like Frontier
First computer was the Amiga 500, and I remember playing something like Frontier
That was a hugely popular arcade here in the mid-late 80s (iirc it was then).
Most people just finished the game with one coin, though, unless they would fall off the bridge ^^
GenMarshall
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Super Mario Brothers on the NES back in the 80s.
Civilization 3
It just went downhill from there, eh?
