What was the first game you ever bought ?

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How old were you and maybe most importantly was it worth it ?

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teawrecks@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
It was either Lost World: Jurassic Park, or Williams Arcade’s Greatest Hits for the Game.com. I think I was the only kid in the world who had a game.com lol

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RxBrad@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers.

The 3.5" floppy version for PC.

In a box, off the shelf at Kmart.

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CrowAirbrush@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
Must have been Gran Turismo 3, during those days I was switching from pocket money to spending my own income so it’s not sure if GT3 was still a gift and GT4 was actually my first self bought game.

I do remember i owned the platinum edition of GT3 and GT4 was bought at release.

It was definitely worth it, Up until today I still dream about owning a race sim setup to do some serious racing and developing my skill. But I never got past a used Logitech G29 mounted to a desk and a chair that kept rolling away from the pedals type of setup.

I had a fairly long term of being unemployed during Covid which ended up in me buying that G29 as I spent a lot of time playing GT sport and finally for the first time ever got all gold on the licenses, so I knew I was making some good progress from all the time spent.

I even dared to try online racing and as I got better slowly managed to hold myself among others, which made me happy.

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Dremor@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Tales of Symphonia, GameCube.

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Fredselfish@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Final Fantasy 7 for the PS1.

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AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Secret of Mana. I was 12, and went and worked under the table stripping tobacco. The game was well worth what I paid, the job wasn’t.

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- yermaw@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Secret of Mana is responsible for one of my earliest memories (gaming or otherwise) where my dad had given me a controller and convinced me I was playing with him. I dont know how long he got away with that because the memory is me slowly figuring out it means nothing.
  
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  - AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Well that was a shit thing for him to do. One of the reasons I got the game is that my younger brother was 9 and youngest was 4. I also got a third controller and the 4 controller adapter.
    
    I played Poppoi, younger bro got Marle, and youngest bro was given the sword boy and told where to go. Younger bro got quite good as the healer.
    
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billwashere@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
It’s been a long time ago….

For a console: probably en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaboom!_(video_game)

For a computer: for my C64 en.wikipedia.org/…/Ultima_IV%3A_Quest_of_the_Avat…

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toynbee@piefed.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I’m pretty sure it was Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II. I don’t actually remember buying it and might have played Warcraft 2 beforehand, but I spent many … Many happy hours on DF2. One of those two was my introduction to multiplayer gaming, but for sure I spent a lot more time on DF2.

As for whether it was worth it, it arguably shaped a lot of my life to date. Also I met at least one friend whom I still talk to (though rarely) to this day. I would say yes.

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kazerniel@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Sid Meier’s Civ 5, and I was 24 😆 (growing up, my family was piracy-only, so this was the first game I actually bought)

and was absolutely worth it :) I paid ~15 GBP for the base game + some expansions and DLC, and so far put 500+ hours into the game. I still reinstall it every few years.

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janewaydidnothingwrong@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I dont remember which I bought for myself first since I used to raid gamestop regularly in high school but I remember my cool aunt taking me to gamestop when I was a kid and I asked her to get me Metroid Prime 2 and that shit was excellent

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setsubyou@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Some Atari ST game, not sure which. Maybe Spacola? Early teens.

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yermaw@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
First game I ever bought myself was also a console. Bought a Jaguar with DOOM, even had the insert on the controller for all the weapons. Was totally worth it because it was bitchin’. Bought it from a car boot sale with my pocket money for £5.

Didnt last long because I melted it by trying to use the SNES power pack with it. I was about 7 so things like amps and watts didnt feature into my reasoning. Plug fit, plug works, its fine. And it was for about 5 minutes until it started smoking.

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roger.wood@feddit.online ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I lived in a pretty rural town at the time. This was the best game zcmi had for our brand new 386. World Gamee

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Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Baldur’s Gate 2. The manual was so good, and the map. You’d pay $200 for some kind of special edition for that quality these days. Totally worth it.

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GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Left for dead 1&2, I was early 20’s, and I arrived to gaming late in life. Was it worth it? Yeah, I was pretty addicted to zombie shit back in the day. XD I only played the campaigns tho, wasn’t confident in my ability to play with others.

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Philippe23@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
The Legend of the Red Dragon (L.O.R.D.). (A BBS “door” game.)

Absolutely worth it.

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Ryanmiller70@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I think it was the GameCube version of Sims 2. I remember going with a friend to get it to play before another friend came over for a sleepover. We loved Sims Bustin Out when I rented it from Blockbuster, but figured Sims 2 was even better cause…I mean it has a number in the title so it was probably the sequel to Bustin Out. I also remember being extremely nervous cause it was rated T and I was like 10 or something.

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cheat700000007@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Pokemon Blue. I saved up then learned about sales tax at the cashier, so my dad bailed me out with the extra $5

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- towamo7603@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  King.
  
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DrBob@lemmy.ca ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Pitfall by Activision for the Atari 2600. I’m old.

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- TheOneAndOnly@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Chopper Command for same!
  
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- Brewchin@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  And a cracking game it was, fellow silver surf–oh god, we really are old!
  
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- Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Flight simulator for the C64 (uncrackable at the time).
  
  RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR (the sound was just the engine)RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR…
  
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- Gerald@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Yeeees, me, too
  
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- BillyClark@piefed.social ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  They didn’t say it was a video game. I’m also pretty old, and I’m sure the first game I bought was either playing cards or some version of Monopoly, or maybe a D&D starter set.
  
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  - DrBob@lemmy.ca ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    I just gave my DnD blue box set to a friend last week. I bought it in 1979 😄
    
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- muxika@piefed.muxika.org ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Doom on CD-ROM. Was the first, still the best.
  
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julieff7@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Just Cause 2

I was 13 and wanted to play it with my friend. God that was awful.

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Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Two answers to this question.

The first game that my parents bought for me was Wing Commander from a garage sale when I was like six.

The first game I bought on my own was Freelancer when I was around fifteen via eBay.

Both were totally worth it.

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Chainweasel@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
With my own allowance money instead of asking for it as a gift?
Sim City 3000

First game as an adult with a job?
Halo 2

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- Harvey656@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Im not alone. Sim City 3000 gang roll put!
  
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Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I really think it was that set of three games, Half Life, Portal, and whatever the other one was.

Where did I get that first xbox 360? I think itbwas given to me or traded… I dont remember, but I think I went out and got Portal as my first ever game purchase.

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ugjka@lemmy.ugjka.net ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Orange box

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- Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Such good value
  
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DarkMetatron@feddit.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
It was a game for the C64 and I was 12, but I am not sure what game it was. Such a long time ago.

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Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Rise of the Triads. It was not worth it because there was a fault on the 5th floppy disk so it never worked and I couldn’t bring it back to the store because I was 13 and wasn’t supposed to be buying violent games but I bought it without telling my parents. So I couldn’t take it back without them finding out.

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WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Myst was the first game I bought with my own money

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- muxika@piefed.muxika.org ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  How many versions do you own? Cyan can give Bethesda a run for its money.
  
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  - Canadian_Cabinet@lemmy.ca ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    At least each version of Myst was a dramatic increase in quality, unlike every Skyrim edition
    
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  - WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    I only have the very original on PC. Still have it in my basement somewhere too.
    
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Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
The first game I ever bought with my own money was Metal Gear Solid 1. And the PS1 to play it on.

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rockandsock@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
One of those handheld football games with little red dots for players.

If you mean console or computer games, asteroids for Atari 2600.

The football game was too hard for a 5 year old.

I still like playing an occasional game of asteroids to this day.

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fibojoly@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Ultima Underworld.
Saved a whole year for that one. Took a whole day to figure out how to configure the EMM386 line that would enable me to have enough memory to run the damn thing (tears of frustration were shed).

Absolutely worth it. Blew my little mind. Never got to finish it though, because of a bug in the quest in the last level T_T

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