Hi all, As gamers we've played countless of games over the years. But looking back at when we first started our gaming journey, what was the first big game that got you absolutely hooked? And what was it about this game that made it so special? Looking forward to hearing your stories!

@Straatford87That's a really hard one to answer. I remember watching my cousins play The Jungle Book on a system (can't remember which). Then we had a PC where we used to bring rented games and play.The ones that got me hooked was Total Overdose for PC. The big open world, great soundtrack and story, plus the fact that it was the first open world game I played on a PC while on a vacation made it special for me.Then on a trip, I saw God of War on PS2 and spent a lot of time playing it. Since then, I can't remember how many games I have played on playstation and PC. I really wish they brought Total Overdose back, though with the amount of open world games we have now and with games like GTA completely ruling the market, it may be hard for it to get noticed.

Hello everyone! A tough question indeed. My answer is Prince of Persia. Was playing it on my fancy 286 PC all the way back in 1991, or was it 1992? Anyway, this game just blew my mind! A realistic graphics, perfect score and never-before-seen gameplay. An instant classic, to be sure.

Way back, I convinced my gran that purchasing a "computer" would be educational. That "computer" was a ZX Spectrum, with a whopping 48k of memory. There was not much programming involved, the odd program copied from library books, which failed miserably. The games that I enjoyed were Chuckie Egg and Horrace goes Skiing. Chuckie Egg was a platformer type game collecting items within a time frame and Horrace goes Skiing was similar to Frogger. There was also a racing game, which I forget the name, that my friend had. It was pretty cool zip zapping round silverstone at (ahem) 100mph.. I wasn't any good, but it was fun to compete with friend..*cough* yeah, and my friend wouldn't lend me her copy, so that I could get better.*coughs*

Think there are various severity to gaming addiction lol... Was hooked on many many games throughout the years, Baldurs gate, planescape, Ultima, wizardry, pacman, space invaders, leisure suit larry lololol.... The most intense, however, was the Mass Effect Trilogy... If I played anymore of that I may need to see a psychiatrist.

The Sims 2, after playing the old Facebook version I wanted the real thing, since then I got The Sims 3 and 4 and get to know Origin and EA games, and got familiar with many other games from all genres, such as Battlefield, Dragon Age, FIFA, Need for Speed... so basicly from one Facebook game I got to know many other games and my fav game company and become a gamer, so if this is not butterfly effect, I don't know what is

Question of the week: First game that got you hooked?

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VladVonCastein
8 years ago
Lol will probably look into that after I am done with Baldurs gate(replaying that now lol). Good that is that its been such a long time I could hardly remember the storyline, except for minsc the ranger/barbarian and his pet space rat...
ivrognard
Hero (Retired)
8 years ago
@VladVonCastein go for the eyes, Boo! Go for the eyes! 🙂

Boo is a true legend, no contest there.
VladVonCastein
8 years ago
lol Have Boo tag up with Tali's Chikita Vas Paws, that would be a good game 🙂
EA_Archi
EA Staff (Retired)
8 years ago
@VladVonCastein

Playing Baldur`s Gate us a great nostalgic trip. What part are you playing? Second one has a bigger world, but I`ve always liked the original one more. It has such a great true D&D feel to it. Have you been able to kill Drizzt?
VladVonCastein
8 years ago
@EA_Archi
I just finished BG1 lol... Think I will start BG2 in a week or 2.😃
APOSTOLOS-PIROA
8 years ago
The 1st game that accomplished getting me stuck in front of my ''screen'' was Pokemon Heart Gold (I was 8 years old when i first played it in my Nintendo DS)
EA_Archi
EA Staff (Retired)
8 years ago
@VladVonCastein

I envy you on this. Wish I could experience the excitement of playing through BG saga all over again, without knowing the story. Enjoy it, and don`t forget to share your thoughts.

@APOSTOLOS-PIROAR

Pokemon can definitely hook you up! I don`t know what is so special about those games, but can`t stop playing them myself 🙂

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