First game you've ever owned

[waldo]

The first game I every owned was Keystone Kapers believe it or not. On Christmas 1985 I recieved a atari 2600 with no games. I was very happy to own my very first system even though I didn't even ask for it but I was a little disapointed that the system didn't include a game. So my mom gave my money for a game to buy and I had no clue what game to get since there wasn't internet or magazines that I heard of. I just went by hunch and looked at the back of each box carefully and thought Keystone Kapers looked pretty cool. Little did I know I would play this game for about 1 year straight and the next game I got was christmas 1986.

[allbombguy]

My first was super breakout on the 5200, a close 2nd was Pac Man for the 5200.

 

I like to collect alot of 5200 stuff just because it was the first sytem i played

[Lemmi]

Demons to Diamonds (sears)

Combat

Space Invaders

 

And 1 other i cant remember - i think it was another sears title

X mas of 82 i got the vader system w/4 games

[SS]

I'm pretty sure that Pac-Man was my first.

[Philflound]

I actually can't remember what my first game was. Though Space Invaders and Adventure do come to mind. Of course Combat came with the system. I had a pong unit though prior to that if that counts.

 

Phil

[Lemmi]

BAM thats it Adventure was my 4th game thanks Philflound

[krisjohn]

The first game I ever owned is possibly Thexder by Sierra. It would certainly be a PC game of that vintage, maybe an Accolade title.

 

The first game I ever played would have been Adventure or Hunt the Wumpus on a DEC 10. From there I moved to Ladder on a CPM Kaypro II. This was back when a substantial percentage of games in the wild were not something you owned, so much as compiled. Not long after I would have gained exposure to Space Invaders on a friend's 2600.

[Joey Kay]

My first Atari 2600 games were

 

Space Invaders (came w/system)

Pac Man

River Raid

Zaxxon

 

(these were all under the Christmas tree in 1983)

 

Cheers!

 

Joey

[AtariKen64]

o fcourse all our atari 2600s came with combat. so long as it was when it was in its prime. but the first game i got to pick out on my own was barnstorming. . i still remeber the amazement of buying a new atari game. of course when teh crash was in full swing it was like a new one every week haha but when games were still pricey ( a bit) it was like wwwwwooooowwwww

[NE146]

It was definitely Target Fun (aka Air Sea Battle) which came with my Sears model, and SPACE INVADERS, which was why I bought a vcs in the first place. At the time I couldn't tell you the difference between a Odyssey 2, Bally Astrocade, or whatever was out there. All I knew was I had to get "the one that you can play Space Invaders".

[DuckandCover]

My parents were kind enough to buy me a 2600 for my birthday one year, and along with the system, they had bought me a Superman cart. I still spend a lot of time cleaning up Metropolis.

[StanJr]

We got the VCS and three games back when I got my first Atari. The three games were Pac-man, Combat, and Frogger.

[+-^CrossBow^-]

4 switch received X-mas 82...

Combat -pack in

Defender

Ms. PacMan

Frogs N Flies

Human Cannonball

 

Those are the first games I got in the first year I had my Atari...

 

[ATARIPITBULL]

Like most of the others here, my system came with combat, but on that same day, my mom bought me Pitfall and I tell you in 1979. $45.00 a game was a lot of money & don't forget the $200 for the 2600

 

[Heavy Sixer]

I got my first Atari (my first game console, period) when I was 8 (almost 9), in June of 1985. It was a Vader 2600 with one joystick and no pack-in games; Wal-Mart was selling them for $20. My Dad bought it for me, and then took me to Kay-Bee to buy some games. I ended up getting Plaque Attack and Missile Command. I had reservations about Missile Command, since I had never really liked the arcade game, but I chose it anyway. By the end of the day, though, I loved 2600 MC. Plaque Attack was equally enjoyable. Interestingly, although it was my first Atari game, I've never seen another Plaque Attack since, and it remains my only copy among 1200 other carts. An uncommon game, I suppose, but worth the trouble of obtaining, for those of who who've never played it. Now, seventeen years later, I still have that same Atari and both cartridges... plus a few more besides.

 

HEAVY***6***er

[Thomas Jentzsch]

Asteroids

[Warren]

Pac-Man and Target Fun (pack ins), with MASH bought the same day by my father.

 

The first game I bought for the system was Missile Command, a few months later.

[Room 34]

Pac-Man was my first, bought a couple hours before my 2600 itself!

 

Fortunately, I had never played the arcade version. (It was 1982... I was 8.) So I thought it was way cool!

 

We got the Pac-Man game at a Kay-Bee toy store, but they were out of consoles, so we went to Kmart to get the 2600 itself, and along with it we also picked up Asteroids, Bowling, Breakout, and Home Run.

[oesii]

wow, it's great seeing some diversity in everyone's first games.

 

I would have thought it was all combat or my first game, Space Invaders which sold a lot of systems in the heyday of Atari.

 

When we got our 2600 in 1980, my first two games were Combat and Space Invaders but my parents got themselves Video Chess and Breakout.

 

Remember when the whole family competed for time on the Atari?

[Jobf]

Centipede (Pack-in)

Ms Pac Man (first game bought)

[Atari freak 1]

My first games were,

 

Pacman

joust

yars revenge

earth attack (zellers)

circus (zellers)

laser volley (zellers)

ocean city defender (zellers)

time warp (zellers)

[Chris++]

Space Invaders and Combat.

 

Then Asteroids and Missile Command, simultaneously. I spent a lot more time at home than I ever had before.

 

Then Pac-Man, Casino and Maze Craze, simultaneously. (My dad had meant well...)

 

Then Defender and Super Breakout. The latter was because the store was out of Centipede carts.

 

Then Vanguard. First game bought with my own money. I never left the house except for school.

 

Then Adventure and Raiders of the Lost Ark. I STILL haven't left the house.

 

As a sidenote, back during my acquisition of those games, around '82, I always felt sorry for people whose houses we visited, who had meant to use the Atari as a way to educate their kids. Their kids only had Combat (or Air-Sea Battle, of course), plus Basic Math, Brain Games, Concentration, and that sort of thing. Jeez!

 

 

CF

[lonesome_pa]

My parents decided to buy me a video game system, for some unknown reason to me. So, we went down to our local Shop-Rite, yes, Shop-Rite, when they used to sell games. They bought a 6-switch with Combat, and I bought Adventure with my "hard-earned" allowance. I still remember clear as day walking up to the customer-service counter in awe, seeing all those consoles behind and the games in the counter. Ah, the memories.........

[russ]

xmas 82 combat/pacman came with it.

[NE146]

who had meant to use the Atari as a way to educate their kids. Their kids only had Combat (or Air-Sea Battle, of course), plus Basic Math, Brain Games, Concentration, and that sort of thing. Jeez!  

 

LOL that's gotta be the funniest and yet saddest thing I've read today.