Oh, good question... well, I can remember how I feel myself out of this world while playing for the first time Ultima VI, my first love with Ultima saga. I've never seen huge worlds like that one before... so many things to do, so many things to talk about with all those NPCs. Another one may be Rise of the Triad, my second love with FPS (first one was Wolf3D): so fun and ahead of its time, for me.

Jorpho wrote:

Did you ever finish it in your youth?

Took me YEARS to get passed the 2nd boss until I figured out the "pause" trick. 😀 Cheating aside, I got stuck on that monster bubble blowing crab in the level 5 water world too. Eventually I did beat it though, and what a thrill it was!

That's a tough one. Probably either Fallout or Planescape: Torment.

So many games have rocked my world. Commando on the C64 was an early one, Stunts comes to mind, DOOM was just magical and Gothic II is up there because it made me realise what RPG's were all about.

A few games come to mind. I remember when i saw these games for the first time and i would enjoy to feel again what i felt when i played them or saw them for the first time:

Stunts/ 4D Sports Drivind
Dune 2
Wolfenstein 3D
Formula One Grand Prix
Wing Commander
Operation Flashpoint

It's funny how Operation Flashpoint from 2001 was pretty much the game that made me feel really good since all those nice DOS games. Operation Flashpoint took most of my time, so i never really got hooked for other games with maybe the exception of F.E.A.R.

I would say Wolfenstein 3D and Wing Commander. Doom was much better than Wofl3D, was much more immersive, and first ever LAN party experience of mine was priceless (even with a null modem cable at first), but Wolf3D was "the first".

Same thing for Wing Commander. X-Wing and especially TIE Fighter afterwards were superior (not even considering I was and am a SW nut), but did not have the honor of being "the first".

DOOM

Hmm I think Titan Empire on Apple II - it had rudimentary graphics but made me feel like I was somehow traversing the solar system and influencing the balance of power.

Second would be Eye of the Beholder - I still have my original copy - was my intro to CRPGs - perhaps the Grimrock games will do in this case?

Hum... those early adventures are most fun the first time, such as Monkey Island, Maniac Mansion, Larry etc.

Also, games like Track 'n' Field and Dynablaster were TONS of fun 😀
I've never had as much fun as with those early games, which you could play with a group of friends. Track 'n' Field is so simple, so silly, so charming 😀

Christmas 1989 - I'm discovering Maniac Mansion on an 8088 XT clone with EGA graphics. Amazing memories.

Close second would be Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - The Graphic Adventure that same year. I remember playing the game first then seeing the movie at the theater hoping it would give me clues. The association movie / game was wonderful.

Let's also not forget Might and Magic III - Isles of Terra in 1991. I bought it and didn't play it for weeks because I found it too hard. Then I read an article in a game magazine on how to cheat by editing the savegames with an Hex editor. I used PC Tools to modify the save file and painstakingly put the max values for might, HP, etc. for each character. My party would then kill most enemies with a single blow, and the game became exploration and riddle-solving more than monster-bashing. I couldn't wait coming back from school to play it and discover new areas on the map.

Planescape Torment again and again and again

Their Finest Hour, the campaign mode.

Harekiet wrote:

Planescape Torment again and again and again

You know, if you were The Nameless One, you could actually do that. 😉

Fallout 2. It was between that and Final Fantasy VII for me, but FF7 hasn't aged well at all for new eyes.

Halo Combat Evolved. Mainly because I went from Super Mario Bro's on the NES and DOOM on the pc directly to Halo CE on the xbox. That graphical leap was mind blowing to a little kid. Also due to that I have yet to be truly wowed by any advance in graphics since then.

Man... so many games over the years blew me away. I tried games without any expectations, play it for a bit and if I liked it just kept on playing.

The one's that kept me til the end and would again revisit for the first time: -

Lesuire suit larry 1, VGA ver
Solarwinds
Flashback, Anotherworld and PoP... those platformers 1st time round!

More modern games that got me by the balls: -

Half-life
Kingpin
Homeworld
Fallout 3 (though the ending was a bit shit)

Would be good to find a game that I've not yet played that will give me that cherry popping experience again.

Diablo

Perfect Dark. That game was somehow transformative for me, it felt like the game that would never end. Endless possibility.

I'd pick Sam and Max hit the road, as IMHO it's the pinnacle of the adventure gaming genre, and I've played it so many times that I know it by heart.

-Doom. I remember finishing the shareware version without cheating for the 1st time and was so proud of myself, and impressed my friend who gave it to me. Didn't get the full version (we had Doom 2 instead) till around 95 when I got Ultimate Doom, have only played E2-E4 once I think?

-The first C&C, and Red Alert. The story as well as the gameplay were so addictive. I've since played both so often I know them off by heart.

I'm actually looking forward to playing Duke3d beyond the shareware levels, I was saving it for a co-op lan game that never happened. Now I'm saving it once I get my computing area "just right"

I wish I played Dune2 and Wolf3d before their successors, I feel I should enjoy these games but they feel so "clunky" compared to Doom/C&C