Playing centipede on the Atari in my run down house back when money was tight. I cherished that console and played the shit out of every game. Qbert was the best, spent hours playing that.
[–] MaximumRex ago
My first video game was Sonic the Hedgehog 2 on the Genesis. It was technically my brother's console, but I think I put more use into it than he did.
[–] AlamoLlama ago
Playing a Tetris clone where you stacked Veggietales characters on bigidea.com.
[–] alteisen_riese ago
I remember my cousins got an N64 that they brought on the family trip to Disney World. I think I might have had more fun playing Yoshi's Story and Mario Kart 64 in the hotel room than at the theme park.
[–] dootdootcalcium ago (edited ago)
I was about five, and being babysat while my mom was out. The house I was at had an NES console and I played SMB 3 for hours. That was my first gaming experience, and next Christmas I got a Game Boy.
That started me off on my gaming adventure, and twenty odd years later I've owned every major console up to the XBOX 360. In between the years I've played on PC and console, lately having been more of a PC gamer in the past few years. Having made the switch is great, I don't have to own a lot of consoles to play the games I love. I still own a PS2, because it has such a huge library of amazing games.
I also play some tabletop RPGs, like Dungeons and Dragons, Fate, and GURPS. I'd say in some ways having that experience is more fun than electronic gaming because you get to really be creative, there is no set path past what the GM sets up.
[–] deathlogic ago
http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/9/93770/2361161-nes_batman.jpg
didn't get to play but watched the neighbor kid play. memorizing to 4 year old me.
[–] Paulynices ago
Playing Super Mario Bros and Duck Hunt combo cartridge on my Uncles NES when I was like 5.... Man I miss those days. Damn it! You just made me nostalgia all over the place.