PC Game that got you hooked

[Gus]

Jetset Willy on the speccy 48k, then years of my life in various versions of Elite first on the spectrum, remember the lenslok security device Elite on the spectrum used? I nearly went blind using that on a dodgy TV. Then Eliteplus and The Frontier on Amiga 1200. Which came back all grown up but sadly online only, so I played it enough to get my Python but the online nature didn't appeal to me.

 

[Jesse Pritchard]

The first game which I played in my childhood was Doom, does anybody remember?

 

[Lez501]

The first game which I played in my childhood was Doom, does anybody remember?

Oh yes, alongside Wolfenstein

 

[Pharad]

Serious Sam haha, can't remember which one, must have been around 2005 ish, strangely enough I'm not a big fan of FPS or shooting games for that matter, even though I started playing mostly Serious Sam and CS 1.6

 

[RetroComputing]

For me the first actual game that got me hooked was Icicle Works on the Commodore Plus 4:

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But on the PC, the game that first got me hooked was the incredible Wolfenstein 3D:

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[DEK]

Thief: The Dark Project

 

[mishra]

Ooh, that's a tough on. I remember being obsessed by stunt car racer for it's three dimensions and sense of flying over jumps. That was on either a 286-20 or 386.
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OMG that was the game I couldn't remember the name of. Man thanks! I've spent months on this game. You could also build your own tracks and challenge your friends. Gosh what a game that was.

 

[SpyderTracks]

OMG that was the game I couldn't remember the name of. Man thanks! I've spent months on this game. You could also build your own tracks and challenge your friends. Gosh what a game that was.

I remember that one too, was a lot of fun!

 

[Verser]

I doubt I remember the actual first game I played, but Wolfenstein 3D is certainly what got me. Since that, I feel very natural in first-person shooters.

 

[Retrobeaver]

So many people above mentioned Doom and Wolfenstein. My pick is Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion, the overlooked masterpiece by id Software. Oh boy, I was both excited and scared to play it due to gruesome style. The game has two sequels which I love less, I haven't finished those. I guess I could name Dave one of favorite games of mine, the other two are this and this one.

 

[Scott]

First proper hook for me was probably Tomb Raider on the PS1. It was the first game that I remember coming in from school an being completely obsessed with completing.

Honourable mentions:

Paperboy, Frogger, Dizzy

 

[SpyderTracks]

First proper hook for me was probably Tomb Raider on the PS1. It was the first game that I remember coming in from school an being completely obsessed with completing.

Honourable mentions:

Paperboy, Frogger, Dizzy

Ah, many fond memories of paperboy!

 

[Mustafo95]

Must have been Winning Eleven 2001, I was like 6 years old, it was so good in the moment. I can't believe that game looked so realistic at the time

 

[zapaz]

First game that got me truelly hooked must of been Last Ninja on the Commodore 64

 

[turbocool]

Command and conquer red alert 2