Pong and it was a console dedicated to 3 games pong, breakout and I can't remember the other one lol. I also remember in the 80's throwing away a lot of quarters in the arcades playing Defender, Asteroids, Tempest and some other addictive games of the time, good thing I hard a part time job I got paid in coin tips lol :smile:

Hard to be completely sure, but I think it would have either been a game called wizard on the Commodore 64, or any number of games on the Intellivision. It might have been frogger or a number of other classic arcade style games. Intellivision had a fascinating controller, I remember fondly those little inserts that slid in and told you exactly what each button did for that game. No ambiguity, no need for tutorial on how play.

flight sim 95 which was a great flight simulator. i was 5 and would do stupid things like set my plane a 100k feet

Good topic :smile:

Hard to be completely sure, but I think it would have either been a game called wizard on the Commodore 64, or any number of games on the Intellivision. It might have been frogger or a number of other classic arcade style games. Intellivision had a fascinating controller, I remember fondly those little inserts that slid in and told you exactly what each button did for that game. No ambiguity, no need for tutorial on how play.

https://upload.wikimedia...llivision-Controller.jpg  I'm guessing hotlinking to it might not be a good idea.

Earliest detailed video gaming memory: Sonic the Hedgehog II on Sega Genesis. Also served as my introduction to cheat codes, lol.

First game to consume my life and make me obsesively take detailed notes because I didn't have a prima guide? Shenmue for the Sega Dreamcast. Somehow I'd made it through Ocarina of Time without incident. Same with Majora's Mask. But in Shenmue, every NPC had their own lives, schedules, homes, weather responses, etc... And while, by and large, the game developers did try to either point you directly to special NPCs you'd need to talk to for quests and whatnot, or they'd try to make them stand out enough that you'd go up and talk to them on your own; As a kid who'd never experience this level of Open World gaming, this was fantastic, and I remember being thrilled that everyone was so detailed, voice acted, and real feeling. Nostalgia goggles, help, because by today's standards the game doesn't really hold up, lol.

And I'm more of a pinball guy

Dig-Dug was the best game ever for a short time (for me anyways) xD

I don't know what it was about Dig Dug, but I was hooked in the 80's on that game, I wonder if I can find it on a console or for PC?

I don't know what it was about Dig Dug, but I was hooked in the 80's on that game, I wonder if I can find it on a console or for PC?

I saw a version on Steam not to long ago. I think it was a new release so it was featured on the new titles page..