# Earliest video games you played? **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [April 19, 2019, 2:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earliest-video-games-you-played/639686 "2019-04-19T02:48:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 2:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earliest-video-games-you-played/639686/1 "2019-04-19T02:48:00Z")
I spent hours playing Carmen Sandiego (1990 edition) as a kid. It’s fun going back and just watching how far graphics and gameplay have come along since then. What were some of the earliest video games you all played? A close tie for another game I played a lot is the first Commander Keen: Last one: 😛 ---
**Author:** ![prg9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8dc957/32.png) [@prg9](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/prg9)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 3:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earliest-video-games-you-played/639686/2 "2019-04-19T03:12:55Z")
Magnavox Odyssey300 ---
**Author:** ![prg9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8dc957/32.png) [@prg9](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/prg9)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earliest-video-games-you-played/639686/3 "2019-04-19T13:33:20Z")
In case anyone questions the **brilliance and magnificence** of the onscreen graphics. 😜 Found this: ![Magnavox-Odyssey-300](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/2X/f/fad54f407da648e202c31f4d2a3b328ae60c5798.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![senocular](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/senocular/32/7217_2.png) [@senocular](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/senocular)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earliest-video-games-you-played/639686/4 "2019-04-19T15:53:17Z")
For me it was the arcades, the earliest I remember was at [Crabtowne USA](http://www.crab-towne.com/). My dad used to take me there sometimes after work. Favorites included Tempest, Mrs Pac man (far superior to her male counterpart), and most of all, Joust. At home, my first system was the [Intellivision](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellivision) - a hand-me-down from my uncle. Triple Action was where it was at - a game I didn’t have, but a friend of my father’s did for his system. So jealous 😛 A I also still remember the day I first saw and played an [NES](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System). It was some friend of a friends house and they had Contra. Blew my mind. Played the hell out of that game when I finally got one myself. ---
**Author:** ![Wayne](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/wayne/32/16501_2.png) [@Wayne](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Wayne)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earliest-video-games-you-played/639686/5 "2019-04-19T16:27:27Z")
I played mortal combat and doom when I was a kid in Baghdad!!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![senocular](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/senocular/32/7217_2.png) [@senocular](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/senocular)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earliest-video-games-you-played/639686/6 "2019-04-19T20:12:41Z")
Wow that thing looks amazing! And is that Smash (bros.?) that it shipped with?? OG! ---
**Author:** ![tbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@tbo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tbo)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earliest-video-games-you-played/639686/7 "2019-04-19T21:03:48Z")
I’m very interested in this but I have to say… I have no idea. I’ll see if I can find a ceremonial shaman on offerUp or the local 24 hour diner to rattle my brain to the point of… Oh wait ill just ask my brother ---
**Author:** ![prg9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8dc957/32.png) [@prg9](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/prg9)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2019, 4:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earliest-video-games-you-played/639686/8 "2019-04-20T04:14:10Z")
Tennis, Hockey and Smash - shown here on a Odyssey 200 - all very distinct. 😜 [![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/5/5/5563a698d30f473196fdc54ee94e5a2f585952ec.jpeg "Magnavox Odyssey 200 (all games)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VDh2CID-bU) When the **Atari 2600** arrived, I thought that must be the pinnacle of graphics never to be matched. The future had clearly arrived and would never be improved. https://www.youtube.com/embed/bNtlC542CmY?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque Fast forward a few years … ![say-what](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/2X/c/c07ee99c85843aef3e11690ed59127baa4cee5d8.jpeg) Now the **Atari VCS** ( after only a few (cough\*) more delays ) is coming full circle and beyond. My child self through the leap from the Odyssey 300 to the Atari 2600 was as good as it would ever get. 👾 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![senocular](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/senocular/32/7217_2.png) [@senocular](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/senocular)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earliest-video-games-you-played/639686/9 "2019-04-22T12:22:43Z")
I’ve been on the vcs mailing list since the beginning. I haven’t pre-ordered, but I am really curious about what they’re up to. I’m finding it difficult to see how they think they’ll find a place in the market. ---
**Author:** ![prg9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8dc957/32.png) [@prg9](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/prg9)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earliest-video-games-you-played/639686/10 "2019-04-22T15:08:59Z")
Especially difficult if they never get to market. 😜 ---
**Author:** ![kevingilpin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kevingilpin/32/9700_2.png) [@kevingilpin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kevingilpin)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2019, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earliest-video-games-you-played/639686/11 "2019-06-18T14:33:13Z")
Haha late to this, but wow that’s nastalgic. Loved all 3 of those Kirupa. Also ‘Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe’ another great DOS game with the Joystick. ![](http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/images/16/jun/haveyouplayedSWOTL.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![kevingilpin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kevingilpin/32/9700_2.png) [@kevingilpin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kevingilpin)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2019, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earliest-video-games-you-played/639686/12 "2019-06-18T14:35:12Z")
Ah yes, the NES memories. Excitebike and Technobowl as well. ---
**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2019, 4:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earliest-video-games-you-played/639686/13 "2019-06-19T04:31:38Z")
Welcome to the forums, @kevingilpin! In that same genre, did you ever play Gunship 2000? ---
**Author:** ![kevingilpin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kevingilpin/32/9700_2.png) [@kevingilpin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kevingilpin)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2019, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earliest-video-games-you-played/639686/14 "2019-06-19T20:46:55Z")
Haha of course, and “Prince of Persia” ---
**Author:** ![kevingilpin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kevingilpin/32/9700_2.png) [@kevingilpin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kevingilpin)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2019, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earliest-video-games-you-played/639686/15 "2019-06-19T20:52:04Z")
And thanks for the welcome! Been a long time site visitor, but finally decided to join the forums, so thank you for all of the resources. Discovered you via purchasing your React book at a Barnes and Noble a long time ago, by far the easiest & best coding read, so kudos on the detailed and humorous writing style. ---
**Author:** ![kvapster](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kvapster/32/9132_2.png) [@kvapster](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kvapster)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 4:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earliest-video-games-you-played/639686/16 "2019-06-20T04:13:50Z")
I was nine years old. Space Invaders-1978 or 1979. ![si](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/2X/5/5ed7a7c2ba42ad0403646ccc7e3d6bb9f661395a.jpeg) Within a year or two a whole bunch of arcade games showed up. Missile Command was one of my favorites. ![mc](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/2X/b/bf0c800c70fdf16409321c0ba3517e6934c06682.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earliest-video-games-you-played/639686/17 "2019-06-20T18:13:27Z")
Missile Command! That brings back a few other games from that era that I played a bit too much haha. **Paratrooper** **Test Drive** **Freakin’ Fuzzy Fuzzballs** There is a ton more I can start listing, but I’ll pace myself 🚚 ---
**Author:** ![SteveCollins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@SteveCollins](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SteveCollins)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 12:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earliest-video-games-you-played/639686/18 "2019-07-04T12:19:32Z")
For me it would be Heroes of Might and Magic 2 (1996) and Age Of Empires (1997) both amazing games ---
**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earliest-video-games-you-played/639686/19 "2019-07-04T15:47:31Z")
Scorched Earth! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![senocular](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/senocular/32/7217_2.png) [@senocular](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/senocular)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2019, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earliest-video-games-you-played/639686/20 "2019-07-06T15:08:51Z")
Reminds me of Gorillas 🐵 [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earliest-video-games-you-played/639686.md?page=2)