I, too, have the old 7 disk version which I can still play on my wonderful Win98 machine.
But it's SO much more convenient to use the download from GOG

Myst was my first adventure game. So glad I bought it.

Looks like we have a first game played in common MaG. My first game was The Colossal Cave also. Followed by the first color game Journey.

My first game ever was Starship Titanic. I was a novice computer user as well as gamer and didn't even have a clue about navigation. I spent countless hours wandering around that starship but loved every minute of the zany Python humor.

Hi, sureshot!

I received my very first IBM PC at work (also an insurance company) in 1984, but I was Secretary to the Executive ! It was plopped on my desk with "Multimate" (a WP software package) and Lotus (a spreadsheet software package) one Friday afternoon, so I took the software manuals home to familiarize myself with the programs. I didn't dare say I didn't know how to use it since I had been whining for months about getting a computer because I was sick of re-typing my boss' speeches and letters .

I bought my first IBM PC in 1986, and I'm sure the computer alone must have been about $4,000. Mine didn't come with any software, but it didn't take me long to find the games in my local computer store. One game I remember playing (and really enjoying) was "Starflight". It was totally addicting and took forever to finish.

Susan

I had forgot all about Starflight. Man I feel old.

Hi, Space Quest Fan!

I know how you feel. It only seems like yesterday that we were enjoying the new release of another Gabriel Knight or Tex Murphy game, and it's been over 20 years.

I normally stuck to adventure games, but absolutely loved "Starflight" because it was so darn addictive. I would play into the wee hours of the morning while mumbling to myself "just a few more minutes" because I just couldn't put it down. I also bought "Starflight 2". GOG.com has both games for $5.99, and I'm actually tempted to pick them up.

Susan

Gnabgib,

I loved that game but I ended up getting killed. Guess there were different endings depending on the choices made and I apparently picked the wrong ones because the husband killed her before I could finish the game I'm not exactly sure how it did end because of that but I thought it was creepy and liked having the live actors. Couldn't believe that Stella Stevens was in it!

MYST, MYST, MYST. Was so baffled by it, but intrigued. The one I played and went crazy for (understood and loved) was Pandora Directive. I've played all of the Myst games up to Riven, but I'm a dyed in the wool Tex Murphy fan.

All I remember from my office computer was playing Leisure Suit Larry - and getting reports off my dot matrix printer which made a racket and dropped those little dots of paper all over my office ! Space Quest series was next - and holy buckazoids - that's when I started on the road to BAAGSdom and it's a blurr after that !

I have to give some love to the Space Quest shoutout. sureshot.

A fitting tribute for a great game, Space Quest Fan !!

I think it was the humor of the Space Quest games that helped get me hooked on computer gaming.

Myst was my first. Then, Beyond Time.

I bought my first PC rather late, probably at the end of the 90's.
Before that I played Nintendo,Super Nintendo and Playstation
I really cant remember the first game but if one can call it an
adventure game than Zelda on Nintendo must have been my first
adventure. When I got my PC I played Cryo games (to difficult
though) and I tried different Myst games, which were really
pretty but I couldn't finish them.
I did not know the world of the walkthrough back then.
Recently I played Zelda (majora's Mask) again
(on Super Nintendo) and I still liked it a lot.

Also first played Myst, or I should say, tried to then gave up. Then along came Riddle of the Sphinx and made it through after finding out there were such things as walkthroughs, namely per GB.

Those of you who played Myst as their first game have earned my respect. I was not smart enough for that game. I had trouble finishing it even with a walkthrough.

I knew about walkthroughs six years before playing a game myself.
Nothing particularly "respectable" about that.

Myst, when it first came out. I bought my first computer just to play that game. Took me 3 months to finish....no walkthru's back then. Loved the King's Quest series. I guess just because these were new experiences my enjoyment playing these games has never been equaled by subsequent offerings. Just hearing the starting music of these games gives me a burst of "happy". I still love the adventure game genre but don't really play them anymore. Still have a closet-full of these old games that I just cannot part with.

My very first adventure game was Under A Killing Moon and today with all the new techknowledge afforded the new games Tex remains my favorite.

I know what you mean about the opening game themes Joanie. In my opinion games really went to a new level when soundtracks became a priority in games. Monkey Island has to be my all time favorite but I also love Kyrandia, The Dig, The Longest Journey, and the Syberia music and sound effects,

"Just hearing the starting music of these games gives me a burst of "happy."

Ahhhhh !! And not just the opening music. The Sierra Start Screens are still absolutely MAGICAL for me !!

HERE ARE SOME reminders

Mad. That link rekindled a lot of good memories.