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http://www.adventuregamers.com/forums/viewthread/2906/P15/#50973

But since my post in that thread covered both, I’ll still just quote myself.

TimovieMan - 10 January 2014 06:50 PM

I got my first PC for my Confirmation in 1993. My dad somehow got his hands on some pirated games on floppies (I still don’t know how he got them, but then, I still don’t know where anyone got original games either back then - you just didn’t find that anywhere pre-1995).
Amongst the games were three in particular that stood out. Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards, which was funny and enticing, so naturally I loved it (especially since I was 12, pubescent and horny ). Then there was Space Quest which I absolutely HATED (because it was like Larry but without the funny and with lots and lots of dying). In fact, I never got passed that stalking spider-thingy when you first land on the planet, even after hundreds of attempts. That game frustrated me to no end.

But the third game was the one that started my love for adventure games. And that game was Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis. It was a pirated 5-floppy version (so non-talkie), but it was simply amazing and so much better than all those dumb platformer games (never liked the original Prince of Persia and Commander Keen and the likes) and a nice change of pace from sports or racing games.
Being a movie buff and big Indiana Jones fan helped of course.

Plus, a cousin of mine had a PC as well then, and we were competing to finish the game first (I won with flying colours, even if he was already at Crete when I just started the game ). Playing the game itself was awesome (especially because I still find it an absolutely great game), but having the chance to talk about it with someone else made it reach a whole different level.

So naturally, I showed off the game to just about anyone back then. Got a couple of friends interested in adventure games because of that, even.
Actually, I’m lucky I had several adventure-gaming friends during the Golden Age of AGs. Made it all the more fun. Sadly, most of them either don’t game anymore, or at least left the genre.
Sucks to be them, imo.

A friend showed me the demo to Sam & Max: Hit the Road off a compilation CD-rom back in ‘94. I experienced a lot of my firsts off that CD since it also had demos to Little Big Adventure, Prince of Persia 2 and Jazz Jackrabbit. Pestered my parents for a PC after that.

Savatage79 - 12 July 2014 04:14 PM

Someone could of played a handful before loving the genre, this is more pinpointed to everyone’s very first.

Good point, The Hobbit from 1982 was the very first AG I played, but it wasn’t until many years later that I felt in love with the genre. I think the first Larry game was the first AG I actually enjoyed playing.

Mine was Starship Titanic.  I was new to computers as well as games, so needless to say I was lost on that ship for months.  I was such a novice that it took me the longest time to realize that to reply to Fentible at the beginning, I had to press Return (Enter) on my keyboard. 

First Quasi-Adventure Game: The Island of Dr. Brain

First unquestionable Adventure Game: Either Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, or The Secret of Monkey Island. It’s hard to be 100% sure as they were both part of the Lucasarts Classic Adventures compilation I got to play, and I probably checked out Indy first as I was familiar with him. But SMI was the first Adventure game I really obsessed over.

Monkey Island 1. I just loved that game, with all the sword fights and the way you could win them with “talk”! Brilliant!

Jaroslav

Iznogood - 12 July 2014 07:33 PM

That one ^^^^^

Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars

I was quite young when I played it, but I remember being amazed by the graphics. It was like being in a cartoon show and despite struggling, I couldn’t get enough of the game. Me and my mate were playing and trying to work out who the clown was. When we finally made it down into the sewers, my mate was a bit scared. The way we kept finding clues along the walk way made him think we’re going to find the clown at any moment lol.

Eventually my mate got bored, but I kept playing. A big moment for me was Khan’s hotel room. My heart dropped when I opened the door and Khan was walking up the stairs. I genuinely thought I was going to get caught and this was it.