There are a handful of good options here. I started off with the NES and also had a Sega Genesis, and a couple of games got me started. So, before I get to THE game, a few honorable mentions. These are in no particular order:
I don't know if I actually had this game (I think I did...) but I know my cousin had it, and somebody I know, though I can't remember, had the original gold cartridge. I didn't really know what I was doing and I never actually beat it, but this was one of the first games I remember loving. It's also a precursor to the game that got me hooked.
2. Super Mario 64 - N64
One of the first Nintendo 64 games, this game was freaking awesome. I never really was quite sure what the story was (besides the princess getting kidnapped and Mario having to save her) but this game was just awesome.
3. Goldeneye 007 - N64
This was my first foray into FPS games, and man...it was awesome. We spent hours upon hours playing the multiplayer, which was the coolest thing about it. I remember in 7th grade or so the way to trash talk people was to say you were better at Goldeneye than they were. And then of course you'd play and the winner would have bragging rights forever. I probably would have put Perfect Dark here, because we played that a lot more, but Goldeneye was the first. But Goldeneye was awesome.
4. Final Fantasy VII - Playstation
This was the first RPG I ever played, and I was obsessed. I've played through it several times, and it never gets old, even if the graphics are a little (OK, a lot) outdated by now. Still though, awesome game, great story, and it takes a looooooong time to beat. Vincent Valentine is still one of my all-time favorite video game characters.
5. Starcraft - PC
This and Final Fantasy VII are like 2a and 2b for my favorite game of all time. We spent hours playing this online and talked about it at school all the time (I was in 8th and 9th grade...didn't have a lot else going on). There's really not much to say other than...this game is awesome. I still play it sometimes and Starcraft II was amazing as well.
But, finally, the game that got me hooked...
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - N64
This game was just awesome. I played the crap out of it and want to play it again. It was the first game that I wanted to get 100% of everything (all the gold spiders, growing the plants, finding the masks, etc.) and I did. I mean, just an awesome game all around. One of the best ever, in my opinion, and definitely the one that got me hooked.
So...there's day 1. I'm a nerd.
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Super Mario Bros.
I had an Atari, and I loved it. But when my friend Andy brought a NES over to my house in 1985, and we hooked that thing up and he showed me the glorious 8-bit graphics...
Everything changed.
I have never gotten over it.
PS. good choices...Zelda was a gamechanger too. And Ocarina??? Mindblowing!
Super Mario Bros. got some consideration, but I didn't get into it all that much. By the time we got a NES, it was kind of on it's way out, but had I been a little older when I got it...I agree. Game changer.
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