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What was the first game you ever bought ? (lemmy.world)
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How old were you and maybe most importantly was it worth it ?

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[–] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Let's see... when I was 4 I got a Sega Genesis for my birthday. It came with Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and Granddad took me shopping to pick out two other games for it. I picked Sonic the Hedgehog and Ms. Pac-Man, and both were bangers. The Genesis port of Ms. Pac-Man had a bunch of alternate modes with different mazes.

I became a big fan of the Sonic the Hedgehog games. I got Sonic 3 for my next(?) birthday, and Sonic and Knuckles the Christmas after that(?). I was convinced that Lock-On Technology was going to be the future of video games!

Also my recollection is that Sonic 2 wasn't actually packed in with the system, Granddad had to fill out like a rebate form to claim it from the retailer and it came in the mail. It had a NOT FOR RESALE sticker on it which I now understand meant "only for use in the promotion, don't put this on the shelf" but as a kid I was very confused about what peril would befall me if I sold it to someone else.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago

    I grew up with many of these games!

    I remember going to pick out PS1 games. Spyro the Dragon was the one I put the most time into.

    On the Genesis, I also remember picking "Streets of Rage 2" simply because I liked Street Fighter 2 on the SNES and I thought it'd be the same kind of game. Best decision I made about a Genesis game!

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