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As far back as I can remember, for me it was Pac-Man circa 1980-81 at the Circle K here in Phoenix on 19th Ave & Beardsley (I think the Circle K is stll there ) I pretty much focused on eating the power pills rather than clearing the board, but I had fun. I had gotten better at that game in later years and still play pretty well from time to time today.
I fell in love with this game. A love affair that never ended. When I first got a computer, one of the very first things I did was look for a Pac-Man emulator for it. I still have it. And to this day I'm on the look out for my very own Pac-Man arcade game....
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Moon Patrol was the very first one I ever played. When I was really little, I used to go to a now defunct arcade in one of the malls here to watch the big kids play the games, and I was totally fascinated by Moon Patrol. I sucked big time at it though, yet on some other messageboard, I had the high score in the flash version of it
I always played Pac-Man and Ms. Pac Man at the roller skating rink. I don't remember playing anything else. I still love that game. I have the plug & play controller for my TV.
God, that's a tough one. I think it was that Sprint game that was made in the late 70's by Atari (I looked it up on klov.com), it was one of those table top games that had 4 steering wheels. I'm not sure, but I think that's the first video game I ever actually played.
Funny sidenote: Do you remember going into arcades and they had those sit-down race car games (like Pole Position for example), and there'd always be some little kid sitting inside it and not actually playing it, but turning the steering wheel back and forth and pretending to play it? One time I walked up to (I think) a Cruising USA game with a quarter in my hand, and some like 4 or 5 year-old kid was sitting in it and turning the wheel and going "VROOM! VROOM!" His mom was standing by the machine and she was like, "Come on Billy, that man wants to play this game." The kid then got out really slowly and gave me this really dirty look, like I was the biggest asshole in the world.
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God, that's a tough one. I think it was that Sprint game that was made in the late 70's by Atari (I looked it up on klov.com), it was one of those table top games that had 4 steering wheels. I'm not sure, but I think that's the first video game I ever actually played.
Funny sidenote: Do you remember going into arcades and they had those sit-down race car games (like Pole Position for example), and there'd always be some little kid sitting inside it and not actually playing it, but turning the steering wheel back and forth and pretending to play it? One time I walked up to (I think) a Cruising USA game with a quarter in my hand, and some like 4 or 5 year-old kid was sitting in it and turning the wheel and going "VROOM! VROOM!" His mom was standing by the machine and she was like, "Come on Billy, that man wants to play this game." The kid then got out really slowly and gave me this really dirty look, like I was the biggest asshole in the world.
I used to scowl at punks who did that. When I wanted to play Sega Outrunners, and some kid was in there just sitting, I'd ask him nicely if I could use the machine, and if he said no, I'd threaten him
Funny sidenote: Do you remember going into arcades and they had those sit-down race car games (like Pole Position for example), and there'd always be some little kid sitting inside it and not actually playing it, but turning the steering wheel back and forth and pretending to play it? One time I walked up to (I think) a Cruising USA game with a quarter in my hand, and some like 4 or 5 year-old kid was sitting in it and turning the wheel and going "VROOM! VROOM!" His mom was standing by the machine and she was like, "Come on Billy, that man wants to play this game." The kid then got out really slowly and gave me this really dirty look, like I was the biggest asshole in the world.
I used to just ask the twerps, "are you playing?"
Scenario 1:
Kid: "No."
Me: "Well I want to play this game, so if you could please get out of the seat so I could play it would be appreciated."
Kid: "Can I have a quarter?"
Me: "Do you know how hard I worked to earn this quarter? Go ask yer mom for one."
*kid leaves*
Scenario 2:
Kid: "Yeah I'm playing" (as he looks at me and the demo's obviously playing)
Me: "Really? How come it's on demo mode right now? The screen that comes up for you to select (# of players, course etc.) isn't showing..."
Kid: "I uh, er, uh..."
Me: "Yeah, move it before I go get the manager and let them know you're out to help him lose money."
*kid leaves*
I was the skinniest asshole in the world then. Now I'm probably the biggest.
) I pretty much focused on eating the power pills rather than clearing the board, but I had fun. I had gotten better at that game in later years and still play pretty well from time to time today. 
Galaga followed very closely by Pacman
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