What was the very first video game you can remember playing?

[kphippin]

At one time I had a colecovision system with the atari expansion slot, and over 100 game cartridges. I thought the colecovision controller was better than the atari, joystick, paddle, and numberpad all in one.

Ditto on the love for Sierra games.

[btbandit]

It was Pong on an Sears pong console. Yes back in the day stores would private brand things to give them a store cred

[KP]

The first Mario for NES.

[adriangringo]

I remember the colecovision thing with a load of games on one cartridge- cutting edge so it was. Also the zx spectrum and BBC micro but ma first console was an Atari that came with Pong and Combat. However the first game I really remember playing was called something like 'Tank Commander' and was only in the newly invented "arcades" (they only had coin drops and grab-some-soft-toy shite before)- based on some serious military soft/hardware!(rly!)
But also there were those little DS looking things that did 'parachute drop' and worse! I had a few of them too and one called "Split Second" it was bigger and I still has that kickin' about somewhere!

Ahh the days- galaxian but that wasn't so early and ma fav Pacman. I was there at the start so really it don't get much older.

I do however remember playing Othello on ma dad's office computer and that truely was the start!

Firkin'ell....... now I's feelin' like I witnessed the birth of something that dragged me up with it.

[seuden]

Haha! You're showing your age there my friend, I wish I had an Atari

[adriangringo]

I still got one in ma mum's attic if ya want to buy it.

A few years ago I got my old BBC up and running- took about 25mins to load up Chuckie Egg but at least I remembered to make sure the volume on the tape deck was up high enough! (bet that takes a few of you oldies back, lol)

Oh and ma Dad's office comp took up nearly a whole floor of his office block and was still shite at othello!

[seuden]

That would be awesome but it wouldn't be worth you selling it tbh I wouldn't want to pay very much and besides I actually meant I wish I had one back in the day.

[adriangringo]

Lol, wasnae serious - what would I give ma daughter on her birthday if I sold that to you!

[seuden]

If you give that to your daughter for her birthday, you will be THE father of the year.

[Wackahack]

Wonderboy 3 on commador 64, could sit and watch the flashing rainbow colour loading time all day long. Now days I get fed up with a 20 second loading screen lol

[Sarevok]

I remember playing the original Duck Hunt at a friend's house a couple times when I was in kindergarten. Man that was a long time ago....

[kphippin]

Have seen those old atari systems selling online lately for about $250-300...Retro game system, lol

[CrashUK]

I been looking for a good game where I can do this...

[adriangringo]

Have seen those old atari systems selling online lately for about $250-300...Retro game system, lol

Just looked 'em up on ebay- they ain't getting that much here, but serial no. is important to collectors so I better go check that out!