What games first got you into PC gaming ?

edwarhys · 26 Jul 2014 at 19:43

My first PC i used to play Gearhead garage - still better than Mechanic Simulator

Family first PC, it was old school and i used to play lemmings and some Maze game that i remember smashing some glass with a tuning fork

Xiler · 26 Jul 2014 at 19:48

Crusader No Remorse. Have still to play the sequel though, always been meaning to get round to playing it.

James J · 26 Jul 2014 at 19:53

Xiler said:
Crusader No Remorse. Have still to play the sequel though, always been meaning to get round to playing it.

First proper PC game I played as well. Brutally hard game at the start, but got far easier as it progressed lol. Also never played the sequel.

neoglow · 26 Jul 2014 at 20:41

Doom shareware - so many fond memories here.
Star Wars Dark Forces
Worms 1

Rexton · 26 Jul 2014 at 21:10

Half Life then CS 1.6.

I remember my dad playing them, then he taught me. I was only 10 years old but even then I was hooked. Haven't stopped since.

badcompany · 26 Jul 2014 at 21:15

Quake.

And I still play

MissChief · 26 Jul 2014 at 21:22

X-Wing. Actually bought it before I had my PC.

carl weathers · 26 Jul 2014 at 21:23

half life & counter-strike , oh and an early star trek shooter that was good although can't remember the name.

krooton · 26 Jul 2014 at 21:27

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alley_Cat_(video_game)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Persia_(1989_video_game)

stooeh · 26 Jul 2014 at 21:34

Ephraim said:
I started computer gaming with the ZX81, and moved from there to a C64. But my first PC gaming memories are from an old IBM 8086 PS/2, and I remember playing Zork and Leather Godesses of Phobos between doing university work.

It wasn't until Monkey Island came out that I really thought that a PC could be a convincing games machine. I was really sold by MechWarrior, X-Wing, and Doom.

Ah I think our first PC was an IBM PS/2 (386 25MHz with 2MB RAM).

Monkey Island 2 (and 1 I guess), Civilisation 1, Fronter: Elite 2, UFO Enemy Unknown are the initial games I remember that got me into PC gaming. Probably some more that I am forgetting...

TommyV · 26 Jul 2014 at 21:42

Duke Nukem 3D and a game called 'Lost Eden', points to those who remember it!

The guy with no tongue scared the crap out of me

The Badger · 26 Jul 2014 at 21:51

Counter Strike + Age of Empires 2

Randomface74 · 26 Jul 2014 at 21:53

Metal Fatigue
The Journeyman Project 3 - Legacy of Time

DeanT77 · 27 Jul 2014 at 00:49

Doom and quake.

The first time I spent a decent amount on a pc was for neverwinter nights.

Transfunctioner · 27 Jul 2014 at 00:53

Team Fortress 2.

Having played it a lot on the Xbox 360, I eventually got a decent PC that could run it and have hardly played anything other than my PC since. I have even sold my beloved 360.

Mean Mr Mustard · 27 Jul 2014 at 02:25

Championship Manager.

Used to play it on the Amiga but then realised it'd be so much better with a 'powerful' PC, so I splashed out on one of those lovely cream tower cases housing a 233mhz Cyrix processor. Since that day in the mid 90s my pursuit of better and faster hardware hasn't abated.

Raz · 27 Jul 2014 at 02:26

Dangerous Dave
Dune 2
Paperboy
Shinobi

On my 386sx 16mhz with 1MB ram and 40MB HDD.

Gooner Leroy · 27 Jul 2014 at 02:27

Tie Fighter, Doom and C&C

trentlad · 27 Jul 2014 at 09:09

Duke Nukem 3D (multiplayer) - playing against the entire A-Level Computer Science class during the lesson.

I still remember laying remote mines and watching other players over the in-game CCTV and detonating when they were close enough. That entire concept was utterly phenomenal at the time.

griffy · 27 Jul 2014 at 09:49

Doom, Doom II, Magic Carpet, Star Wars, all on 3.5" disc