What game got you into adventure games? (lemm.ee)

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Here, I'll start. When I was 8 years old, my parents went to a dinner party and plonked me down in front of the host's computer so I'd stay out of their way. The game they booted up to keep me occupied was Space Quest II. Little did they know what impact that would have on me...

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[-] FurtiveFugitive@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It was King's Quest 1 for me also. Although it was the pcjr version. I think I still have the original plastic box/manual in storage. My memory at the time, me being about 3-4, was of walking around and frequently finding my parents and asking them how to spell certain words I couldn't yet. I never beat the game as a child but I loved exploring the world.

We also had Space Quest 1 after that and it grabbed my imagination even more. I don't think I ever beat that one as a child either but I got a lot farther.

For whatever reason we didn't have any other King's Quest or Space Quests until the series went vga. KQ5 and SQ4 were the next ones we picked up.

Somewhere in there was also Loom (which came with a companion audio cassette. I wish I still had that!) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. I'll always wish someone would complete the Loom story.

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