I think my first RPG was Final Fantasy 6! I played it at a friends and can't remember if I could finish it...

My first rpg was Wild Arms on the ps1. I loved it so much, I cried when I finished it.

LUNAR: The Silver Star for the Sega CD was my first RPG proper. I've been hooked ever since. LUNAR 1 & 2 still occupy the number 1 & 2 spots in my Top 10 RPG's of All Time list.

I'm glad to see after all this time they also occupy the top 10 RPGs list of many gaming publications I read also.

As a kid I only used to play action or shooting games but one time I decided to play Legend of Legaia. Then I played DQVII and was amazed because it was never ending. Those two made RPG my favorite type of games

The first RPG I played was Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest.

Looking back it wasn't too great/difficult, but I was stuck on a part for several years (I never knew you could push the ice blocks lol)

The first RPG I played was Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest.

Looking back it wasn't too great/difficult, but I was stuck on a part for several years (I never knew you could push the ice blocks lol)


MQ was loads of fun, and had great music. I used to crash out to some of the village songs.

I think it's kinda mean that no one mentions Mystic Quest when they mention Final Fantasy. It WAS an FF game, just a little easier for first time RPGers. Like little children. It was a pretty swell game IMO.

My first RPG was Super Mario RPG. Hell back when I played that game I didn't even know what RPG meant. It wasn't till Final Fantasy that I actually found out that RPg stood for something. But even now SMRPG is still one of my favorite games.

I never completed the SMB RPG. Maybe one day I'll go back and replay it.

grandia on the ps1 i really love the combat and the story. the dialogue was also perfectly pitched, though the occasional voices were shit, it wasn't too serious, yet not too irritatingly funny, genius, then played 2 on the dreamcast, but wasn't as good as one.

I used to have Grandia 1, but decided to sell it. I dunno why I did that.

I never completed the SMB RPG. Maybe one day I'll go back and replay it.

I really recommend finishing it up. The final boss was really fun imo.

Cool.

When I was about 8, I think a friend of my Mum's loaned me copies of Phantasy Star II and Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday on Mega Drive. As far as I can remember back, that's the source leading to my being addicted to both JRPG's and SRPG's.
I should note that they were both epically difficult games - especially for an 8 year old - and that I think I was like..9 and a half before I beat them.

The SNES Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. I really should replay that game eventually.

Final Fantasy X-2.

Sequel before Original.
I was young...

If I recall right, the first one I ever played was Digimon World.

My first RPG was Pokemon Yellow; great fun! , but then I discovered emulators and I promptly beat Earthbound.

I actually have fonder memories of Earthbound, even though it was my second one; though I only vaguely remember it, I recall Poo being the only one who learned to revive other party members (a White Mage AND a Monk? Cool!), so after he died in the final battle and I'd run out of food I realized there was only one way left I could keep my two remaining party members, Ness and Paula, alive.

And I won!

Scripted battles FTW.

FF7. That was the game that made me fall in love with RPG. I always compared other RPGs I've played with FF7 (until now none of them beat FF7).

FF7. That was the game that made me fall in love with RPG. I always compared other RPGs I've played with FF7 (until now none of them beat FF7).

Hello. You are a disgrace to gaming.

FF7. That was the game that made me fall in love with RPG. I always compared other RPGs I've played with FF7 (until now none of them beat FF7).


Pacman

You young whippersnappers, my first one was Mystic Quest aka Final Fantasy Adventure or Dragon Slayer on some Hong Kong Cart.

Hello. You are a disgrace to gaming.

aww come on~ that was my own personal taste/opinion/whatever... if you said there are a lot games that better than FF7, than..it'd your right to say that. I wont 'bang' you for that. We're a different person. What can I do if I'm not enjoying the game? Lie to myself and other gamer? heh.

Pacman

pacman? is there a pacman rpg...?

well, anyway, I didnt said other rpg i've played sucks. it just that none of them beat ff7 as my top favourite game.... *sigh*. comparing to pacman, i enjoy mario more...

First turn based RPG - Final Fantasy Mystic Quest(It was meant for the beginner after all)
Action RPG - Final Fantasy Adventure.

I am an IDIOT! I didn't delve into the past far enough!

Real first RPG video game - AD&D Treasure of Tarim for the Intellivision.(Never did beat that game on the hard difficulty!)
Wait, does 'Adventure' for the Atari 2600 count as an RPG or no? Used to play that one a lot at my cousin's house.

i can't remember what was the first rpg i play it was either FFIX or LOD.

I think my first was Jade Cocoon if its not an rpg then Xenogears.

hmm...

Legend of Legaia....

It was Dungeon Master/Chaos Strikes Back on Atari ST.

First RPG for me either LoZ or Swords and Serpents on the NES or Shining Force on the Mega Drive. Thinking back I must have been what pre-teen or something like that.

I think my first RPG was Secret of Mana.

lol, I even started with Squaresoft~ O_o

The first RPG I played was Ultima for the NES. I thought it sucked.

ff8

FFIX

Legend of Dragoon for me... back then i thought it was the best thing ever but now....well...u know

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Excellent game, I know.

First was Legend of Zelda 2: Link's Quest. I know, I played pt2 first, wtf?

Though, apparently it also might have been FF1.

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow and yes its a RPG

NES's Dragon Warrior. Surprisingly balanced for an older game.

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow and yes its a RPG

No, it isn't, and you're an idiot for insisting it is.

If it counts i would say Valhalla on the Spectrum otherwise it would be Final Fantasy IV

First one (I think) was Final Fantasy IV.

Final Fantasy Adventure mmmmm! good old memories

No, it isn't, and you're an idiot for insisting it is.

it is a an RPG if it has the elements it is just becuz it says Action dont make it all action and im not an idiot for saying it because even Koji Igarashi said so himself with SOTN and AOS.

Probably FFVII

it is a an RPG if it has the elements it is just becuz it says Action dont make it all action and im not an idiot for saying it because even Koji Igarashi said so himself with SOTN and AOS.

1. You don't even know what the elements that define an RPG are.

2. Neither do the Japs. Igarashi is dead wrong if he ever made that retarded claim.

The first RPG I ever played is ironically... Final Fantasy... Final Fantasy VI which was III in the US.

it is a an RPG if it has the elements it is just becuz it says Action dont make it all action and im not an idiot for saying it because even Koji Igarashi said so himself with SOTN and AOS.

Prak is right, AOS is not an RPG. It's more of an action/platformer/adventure. Just because you level up and can customise very few features =/= RPG.

"If history is to change, let it change, if the world is to be destroyed, let it be destroyed, if my fate is to die... I must simply laugh."

Where is your quote from? I love it! It suits one of my best friends :D

My first RPG? I too must ask if Legend of Zelda counts as an RPG... I only recently have been attempting to get my fill of Final Fantasy. I love FFVII!

I am a huge fan of Diablo, Diablo II Lord of Destruction and Starcraft. I am anxiously awaiting Starcraft II coming out this year :D

Well the first RPG I saw were FFVIII, but the first RPG I were to own myself were Vandal Hearts 2 (: And I can't think of a better game to introduce me to the rpg culture (;

first rpg? dragon warrior, for the nes. no cut scenes, mini-games, extravagant weopons, no crazy abilities, no summoning; just BASIC graphics, cheesy storyline, treasure chest, and turn based battles. i was hooked from but then on. but ffiii was my first in the series.

Where is your quote from?

You are going to feel dumb. Wait for it.







The quote is from Magus. Chrono Trigger.

ff7 in 98 or 99

Honestly? Pokemon Blue version. Didn't even know it was an RPG, but it got me, hook, line and sinker.

Also, Zelda is not an RPG that is all.

Neither, for that matter, is Pokemon... or Final Fantasy, or Dragon Quest, or the Tales series...

The definition of the term is so far skewed at this point that Pac-Man is an RPG by some standards.

First RPG for me was Dragon Warrior 4 for the NES, followed by Swords and Serpents.

I honestly don't know how you can say that Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest "isn't" an RPG Prak.

My first RPG was Ys Book I and II for the Turbografx-16 console way back in the early 90's. I still love that game to date.

Neither, for that matter, is Pokemon... or Final Fantasy, or Dragon Quest, or the Tales series...

The definition of the term is so far skewed at this point that Pac-Man is an RPG by some standards.

I'm saying in terms of gameplay. Action/Adventure is a more appropriate title, considering the linearity of games like the Legend of Zelda. So no need for repetitive grind. If your characters have levels and level up, it's an RPG. That's what I'm getting at.

I think what Prak speaks of is the differences between a traditional or "Tabletop" role Playing game, and a Video game RPGs.

A Tabletop RPG, such as Dungeons and Dragons, has you act out the role of a character you created, and interact with the world that is described to you by the Game Master. Character interaction with the world around them is taken care of by talking as the character and using a system of rules to determine if a character succeeds or fails in a given task. The story changes and evolves by the actions the players make as the game goes on.

A video Game RPG on the other hand, has you usually playing a avatar the game creates for you. The Story progresses by the player tactically beating enemies and bosses using the skills given to you, depending on that character's class, build, etc, and buying gear at shops.

Now while gaining levels, class abilities, and buying gear is about the same as a Tabletop RPG, The big difference comes from the fact that a Video Game RPG is very linear. The game progresses on a set storyline with little to no plot deviation that can be executed by the player. (The "But thou must!" or "the game can't start until you accept" comes to mind in some so-called "Yes or No" choices given to players in certain games) Also a lot of these games forces you to play a certain character. You can't choose the look, class, or race of the character.

Now there are exceptions to this rule. FF1, 3, and 5 allowed you to choose your classes and names, Chrono trigger allowed you to beat the last boss "out of Sequence" and gave you a ton of alternate endings, as did Star Ocean. However it wasn't until games like the Elder scroll series, and to a lesser extent, Kotor, Mass effect and several others, that video games finally captured that "the world is my open sand box" that Tabletop RPG's gave you.

Now with that large amount of exposition behind us , lets now talk about Prak's comment of the lines of a RPG being blurred. My opinion of what he means by that goes back to what makes a Video Game RPG what it is. You are playing a Avatar who you play through the games storyline and pretty much read from the script. You have some control of his or her actions and progression through the game through the use of a level system, skill, class, and spell system, and a weapons and armor shop system that is taken from the Tabletop RPG's.

At some point, it was discovered that this system can be adapted into other game genres and creating hybrids of sorts. The NES Rygar, Magic of Scheherazade, and Zelda 2, where some of the first to employ an experience system to a non RPG game. (you thought I was going to say Castlevania SotN, didn't you?)

Now With the advent of Action/Adventure games such as Zelda and Metroid, the line started to get blurrier as the Genre grew. You are technically playing an avatar, in a explorable world where you control the outcome of the character more by your decisions. However the engrossing storyline was not yet in place.

Enter Tecmo and the Ninja Gaiden series. This was a platformer action game that had an engrossing storyline outside an RPG and introduced us to Cut-scenes. It was so popular that other games started to adapt it, until finally now, everything seems to have a over the top storyline and some sort of progression system. The way things are now, you can almost classify every modern game as a RPG of some sort. To be honest though, The Pok�mon games are very close to a RPG by the standard terms, except you classes, skills and exp levels are gained by your pet monsters and not you. and it still has a lot of elements of an adventure game.

Your mistake lies in thinking that the defining characteristic of a role-playing game was the system of levels, replaceable equipment, turn-based combat, etc. It wasn't. Most or all of those elements existed prior to the creation of the first tabletop RPGs; Dungeons and Dragons was actually heavily based on the rules of a miniatures wargame. The thing that defined the existence of the genre was free-form character development.

Ignorance of this by the Japanese game developers who created titles like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, modeling their gameplay fairly heavily after the rules in tabletop games, led them to misname the genre of their games, and from there, the misnomer passed into popular culture, creating the confusion you speak of.

I go on this little tirade once a year or so. Figured it was that time again. Til next year, folks.

I never said that it was. I said that a traditional RPG has you play the role of a character you yourself created, and interact in a free form environment presented and regulated by the Game Master. The interactions and the decisions the players make, influences that environment around him and creates a ever changing and evolving storyline. The Level, class, and numbers system is only there to help determine wither a player succeeds or not in a certain task or a hostile encounter in a orderly and fair way without the game getting dragged down by hours of "I succeeded! No you didn't!" Arguments. Unfortunately sooner or later, this happens anyway.

The only reason why I mentioned Levels, classes, and purchasing equipment is that it is one of the only links that exist between some Traditional RPG's like D&D and a Video Game RPGs. To me Character interactions with other players and the world set before them and how their actions can effect that world around them is the core of a real RPG, not game mechanics.

But I do agree with you that a Classic RPG and a video Game RPG, (especially JRPGs) are two different things and shouldn't have merged as one.

Edit: I honestly don't know why I'm making a big deal out of this topic myself. I guess I just miss playing a good RPG. I haven't played one in a long time. I guess this is my time of the year as well.

Speaking of game mechanics; if you think D&D is too technical with it's D20 system and rules, you should try Rollmaster. It lives up to its name. It really, really lives up to its name. You ever heard the jokes about a big book of critical and fumble charts and rolling a D1000 on it? Yeah, that was heavily inspired by Rollmaster.

Anyway, that's enough from me, let the proper flow of this thread's topic resume.

The first Generation Pokemon games and Pokemon Stadium were my very first RPGs.

Seeing that a few of you are intent on distinctions that IMO are pointless:

CRPG: Ultima VII
Console RPG: Chrono Trigger, though I got FFIV as a gift when it first came out...and couldn't play it because where I lived, they didn't sell Sega products. :P
Tabletop: AD&D

ultima 6 - the false prophet
heroes quest series from sierra

My first RPG was actually Chrono Trigger. I had seen my older brother play FFIII (FFVI) and enjoyed the epic storyline and visuals, but then he lent me his Super Nintendo for a little while and I played CT. I used his stats to play at first and would play it incessantly until he took the console away from me. Later I would go on to play Mario RPG as my second one.

The first Final Fantasy for NES. I didn't understand a damn thing at first and I thought the combat was rather dull.

i think the first rpg i ever played was pokemon yellow :3

If you want to get technical and not include the Pokemon series, then it's Paper Mario for the Nintendo 64.

My first RPG was pokemon, as kiddy as it sounds. After that, it was my favorite game ever, paper mario. I've always like RPGs.

ff7 i think :O

Pokemon Blue =D

my first was the best I ever played....

Chrono Trigger

-Super Nintendo

FFVII,

The first disc was in-between other games that i had borrowed from a friend of mine ,despise being German and didn't had a clue on what on earth was happening there, I actually started to enjoy the game and eventually cleared it. Brought the English version soon after.

ff4, snes. that game rocked. i struggled alot on it cos my child brain couldnt understand it well, never the less i loved it.

Might and Magic VIII. It is the first and truly one, which I still have an attachment to. That is, before I played only fighting games, adventures and strategies. I found it too complex at first, but liked the immense world and the fact you can spend months playing it and still wander around, not like one-shot adventure levels playthroughs.

Prak is right, AOS is not an RPG. It's more of an action/platformer/adventure. Just because you level up and can customise very few features =/= RPG.

So, Diablo is not an RPG? Light Crusader is not an RPG? Beyond Oasis is not an RPG? What have I been playing all these years??? Nooooooooooooooo!

First RPG I ever played was Breath of Fire on my Gameboy. It was what got me into gaming, and convinced me to buy a PS2 in order to play Final Fantasy and basically anything else I could get my hands on.

Now I have so many RPGs in my home they've filled my living room. I don't have my Gameboy anymore though, and I still need to find another copy of Breath of Fire, which remains my favourite RPG, just because it was my first.

First RPG I ever played was Breath of Fire on my Gameboy. It was what got me into gaming, and convinced me to buy a PS2 in order to play Final Fantasy and basically anything else I could get my hands on.

Now I have so many RPGs in my home they've filled my living room. I don't have my Gameboy anymore though, and I still need to find another copy of Breath of Fire, which remains my favourite RPG, just because it was my first.

Yeah, Breath of Fire is an incredible RPG. I actually played it on Super Nintendo, but I did find Breath of Fire II on GBA.

Yeah, Breath of Fire is an incredible RPG. I actually played it on Super Nintendo, but I did find Breath of Fire II on GBA.

I think I still have BoF2 for GBA somewhere, assuming it didn't get lost when I moved. I liked the first one better though.

I think I still have BoF2 for GBA somewhere, assuming it didn't get lost when I moved. I liked the first one better though.

Yeah. I'd say the part that most sticks out in my mind about BoF is the Stone Robot. That entire sequence just blew me away.

Ultima on the PC.

Creator Richard Garriott@Lord British is GOD!

Final Fantasy IV and Final Fantasy Mystic Quest (?).

I believe it was The legend of Zelda 2: The adventure of Link for the NES.
However, an RPG in all sense of the word? I think it was Dragon Warrior, but i didnt know it was an RPG.

Pokemon Yellow, if that counts :P If not, then it would Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga for GBA, an awesome game.

Started off with FFI (still have the original game my cuz gave me).

First RPG I BEAT was FF2/4.

My first RPG ever was Secret of Mana on the SNES.

At the time, an amazing game that totally blew my mind and got me into the whole games thing I seem obsessed with today...Okay, AM obsessed with.

Then, when it came time for getting the PS1, it was Final Fantasy VII.

My first RPG was Chrono Trigger. Still my favorite game.

I guess that would have to depend on everyone's definition of an RPG, whether or not simply playing a character going through levels (like an FPS) or contolling armies (RTS), there is a gray area.
But I would have to say that my first RPG would have been Doom in 1994 followed closely by Super Mario in Early 1995

Doom and Super Mario Bros.?

Just...no.

Maybe Super Mario RPG? Doom though... I don't see the connection.

although i found the World of RPG thanks to FF VII ( i read about it in a magazine), my first RPG was Breath Of Fire 3 (an awesome game)

Hm, my first RPG? Hard to say... Since during my childhood, what I did was only watching my sisters and brothers playing NES and PC...(and know what? I got scared and hide behind my mom. HUHUHU)
Anyway, I first played Legend of Zelda Oracle of Seasons at VBA emulator (Ive no video games... all of them got broke before I even got to play them) but never finish em up. I got scared and asked my younger brother to finish up the boss (and I even got scared each time that Maple girl came! Woe is me!!!).
So, the actual RPG game which I actually played by myself and finish it by myself would be Tales of Phantasia. Next would be Terranigma (I was convinced on playing it after seeing my sister playing it a decade ago. Woe is me, woe is me.... how can I be such a chicken???)

My first RPG was as many people, FF VII, I get a demo for the pc, I fall in love for the battle system (I jumped from Doom I & II, Quake I, Jedi Knight, Earthworm Jim to this), then they bought me the PS1, then I buy MGS1 and finally I get FFVII and Silent Hill together. A real blessing. From there starts the exploration. Back in the day, I was 9.

Maybe Super Mario RPG? Doom though... I don't see the connection.

I thought that the definition of a role playing game was just that, playing a role. In DooM's case, you are playing the role of a human fighting his way through the corrupt and the devilish and demon-esque landscapes of different settings from military outposts, to the outskirts of Hell itself.

Secret Of Mana for Snes, I think.
Long time ago, it was one of the first games I've ever played that had a co-op.

I thought that the definition of a role playing game was just that, playing a role. In DooM's case, you are playing the role of a human fighting his way through the corrupt and the devilish and demon-esque landscapes of different settings from military outposts, to the outskirts of Hell itself.

Please go throw yourself into the nearest fire ASAP. By your definition, PONG is an RPG because you "play the role" of the fucking paddle.

lol I was actually gonna post "Prak... is that you?" turns out it is! That was good for a laugh.

Legend of Legaia. It coulda been Ehrgeiz, but I went for Tomb Raider instead. Ehrgeiz had a rpg mode included like the Tobal series...

Legend Of Legaia.... WHAT A HARD GAME! XD. At least for me, did you finish it?

Pokemon Blue edition lol, I was a late bloomer

dragon warrior on NES was my first RPG. i still have my copy of it.

My first RPG was FF8... Still the best RPG I have played so far...

FF1!!! I spent soooo much time playing this game... Dragon Warrior for NES was around the same time for me, too. I also have my cartridges for both still. :)

My first RPG game was FF-X. I enjoyed it alot and since then i have been trying to find RPG'S like them. Do any of you know what RPG's are sort of the same as FF?? thanks

My first RPG was Willow on NES, followed by Dragon Warrior on NES and then FF7.

I can't believe I missed this thread D:

Final Fantasy VI - One of the best RPGs I've played. Still is one of the best FF's I've played in the series so far.

Next was Chrono Trigger - still haven't finished it yet D:

I can't believe I missed this thread D:

Final Fantasy VI - One of the best RPGs I've played. Still is one of the best FF's I've played in the series so far.

Of Course!!! (yell like M.Bison)

Those two are the best!!!

My first was actually a mix of Action RPG/adventure: WonderBoy in Monster World, Sega Mega Drive.

First "actual" RPG was Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Then it came Paper Mario, and Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber (quite a game for a RPG newbie!).

Dragon Warrior III on the NES...
Man i feel old. lol

Dragoon I think...that was a long time ago tho...

A Link to the Past




Say, how is this new Kingdom Hearts game for DS?

365/2 Days? On DS?

FF: Mystic Quest for the SNES. That game has an awesome OST.

Diablo 1 & 2
Omg, i totally love this game and it was like my first game on the PC (i feel so proud:P) i remember all the clicking on the mouse haha:P my finger was so sore after i played:P

Tales of Symphonia >< (I know I am a late bloomer when it comes to rpgs)

Uh... I can't remember exactly, but it was for the SNES, I think.
Breath of Fire 2, maybe? Or Secret of Mana.

For me it was somewhere between Super Mario RPG and Pok�mon Red. I really can't remember.

My first RPG was Final Fantasy IV. Amazing introduction to a great genre :)

Some generic MUD on my primary school's BBC Micro computer circa 1988, when I was supposed to be doing maths work. :p That's right kiddies, no graphics, just plain text. I thought it was the greatest thing ever. :)

*notices the slight but unmistakable stench of thread necromancy*

*casts Holy*

Better. ;)

My first RPG is....

Golden Sun! XD

Amazing story! I love Isaac so much!

Think this is going to be Phantasy Star on the Sega Master System.

Dungeons and Dragons. The original version written in a series of small booklets about a year before Advanced D & D was published. I didn't like it much and almost immediately switched to Traveler, which was outer space based.

JonC
(I'm old)

My first was Breath of Fire on the SNES. It's not the best game or series, but they all hold a special place in my heart.

God of War...this shows how young I am still =P

God of War...this shows how young I am still =P

God of War ain't an RPG...

First RPG was Kingdom Hearts 2. (Although i have some vague memories of watching my mom playing Kingdom hearts 1) Around that time I also got a Gamboy Advance and Legend of Zelda.

I don't remember which was mine... think was, Super Mario RPG

Can't remember all that well.... it was either fooling around a bit on Dragon Warrior III for the NES, or a complete playthrough of Final Fantasy Origins: Final Fantasy on PS1.

Mine was Lunar Silver Star Story on PS1 oh yeah it brings a lot of memories :(

it was either Zelda, Alundra or shining force..not sure which came first but i dont think alundra came till the ps1

call me a youngin' but pokemon Diamond

Has to be Pokemon Blue.

Has to be Pokemon Blue.

Same here. I first played Pokemon as an emulator back in 1999, but ended up getting this game for the GBC anyway.

I'm one of the older guys so my first one was final fantasy 1 on the nes ultima 3 on the nes and dragon warrior 1 on the nes.

OH MAN!! i got some good and bad memories of ultima 3 exodus:The game was fucking hard as hell,but generally speaking:they are quite hard.
Dragon warrior was pretty much as straight forward and linear as possible:Grind grind for gold and xp go to next town grind some more.
Then again,thats all you did in ultima 3 too.

Final fantasy 1 on the nes had its difficulties as well,especially the poison area,but i liked it since it was challenging for its time.Later on when you get the bane sword and thors hammer,it becomes too easy in my opinion and ruins the game.

Final Fantasy IV, still my favorite FF even if it took me 8 years to finish

Mine was Super Mario RPG too. But what really got me into RPGs was Final Fantasy VII.

It was probably some sort of DOS/PC game, but failing that, Final Fantasy VIII.

My first RPG was Final Fantasy 4. In fact, it was the first video game I ever played.

The first rpg that I ever played was Diablo2.It is my favorite RPG Games (http://www.nowrpg.com).I also like MMO Games (http://www.popmmo.com) and Online Free Games (http://www.anyonlinegames.com)

I don't remember having any pc rpgs when i was a kid.

Only pc game i had,was an adventure game called:Fate of atlantis,and that was a graphical adventure that had huge slow downs.
Oh yeah:I also had tetris on a floppy disk.

Yeah, it was Diablo. Back in 1999 or 2000. I was, like, 6 years old. Still love that game to bits. I sure stayed a while and listened.

I think my first pc rpg,was ultima underworld in 1995-1996 ish.
I think i also got ultima 7 around the same time,and then followed by ultima 8.

I never did finish any of them.Oh well,i'l get back to them some day.

Playing dragon quest 8.

The legend of zelda nes sin lugar a dudas.

My first RPG I played was Final Fantasy II (Final Fantasy IV) for the SNES back in 1993.

My first RPG I purchased was Pokemon Yellow for the Gameboy Color in 1999.

My first contact with RPGs was Terranigma (Tenchi Souzou) on SNES! I was very little when I bought it (2nd Grade) and my english was poor ( I am Greek), but eventually, when my english got better I started to understand what was happening. I loved its plot, its story and many more...I have bet it 4 times and I never got bored. As for the soundtrack, it was brilliant and atmospheric.

Final Fantasy legend gb first played and bought and dont remember the year. first ended i think was Final Fantasy IX

Questron or Ultima III on the C64 was my first RPG.

I wonder if super mario 3 was considered to be an rpg

Diablo is my first rpg,my brother taught me to play ,D2 is very funny ,I like it very much. South Korean games are famous for beautiful graphics. Recently, there are lots of sexy and adult games published such as 3D MMORPG Scarlet Blade (http://www.mmowood.com/scarlet-blade) that has female characters. But if this game didn't have unique gameplay, it is hard to win.

The earliest thing I can remember is... Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past. Anything before that becomes fuzzy.

Paper Mario TTYD... in the 3rd grade. That game will be my favorite game until I die...

Landstalker and Shinning Force =)

Final Fantasy Mystic Quest. If I played a RPG before that game, then I wouldn't remember it.

It was Final Fantasy VI that really got me into RPGs.

Neverwinter Nights ;p

Very good map editor

Chrono Trigger...ah...twas amazing, my friend, especially picking it up having no idea what limitless excitement, adventure, emotion, and passion was condensed into that cartridge...Internet Language Translation:OMFG IT WAS THE SHIZ BRAH!

Freedom Force,my first superhero Video RPG and FF7&8 I played them on the PSOne.

For me, it was Gothic. Great atmosphere, cool story, good graphics and music (especially Main Theme and Old Camp Theme). I still remember hunting in the woods at night, ever-vigilant and praying with every step that I won't meet a Shadow Beast. Many RPG's followed since, but Gothic is and always will be a kind of legend for me.

Despite playing D&D for over a decade, never played one until Lunar Silver Star Story on the Sega CD. Had so much fun with it I played through it again trying to find all the stuff and been a fan since. :)

My earliest, as far as I can recall... Final Fantasy VI for SNES. I didn't own an SNES myself, but I went over to a friend's house and played the game often.

My first RPG, that I remember playing (and being my game) was Thousand Arms. Lunar: Eternal Blue closely followed, but that's the first RPG I distinctly remember playing. (It could have been Tales of Destiny, but I remember getting my PS1 for Christmas w/Thousand Arms.)

Probably Pokemon Yellow, when I got my Gameboy in primary school. And when I got a pc that could play games, Ahriman's Prophecy(I love that game). And then Neverwinter Nights.

Final Fantasy IX.
I never got a chance to play any of them until IX came out. I always had to watch my siblings play them up until then.
For some reason they never played IX. So I played it and I fell in love with the series.

Pok�mon: Gold Version.

I don't think I remember!

I think it was Final Fantasy I or Dragon Warrior I. o.o;;

Gothic 1.

With a novel, large and intricate set of societies, coupled with excellent graphics and sound, Gothic becomes one of the most immersive and believable single-play adventure/RPGs ever.

Final Fantasy 7 in 1997.
I was shocked, seriously.

Chrono Trigger

Azure Dreams. Creepy angel baby almost turned me off from playing lol.

My first RPG as far as i remember was Final Fantasy VII. I didn't beat it until i grow up. After that i beat it several times, defeating every Ultimate Weapon bosses as well, getting all limit breaks and ultimate weapons for characters.

In my opinion, for the end of 20th century everything was perfect there, music, gameplay, 3D graphics, storyline and atmosphere. Liked it very much from that very day i met this game and until nowadays.

My first is Suikoden 2, and it was by far one of the best RPGs I've ever played, surpassing modern Eastern RPGs. I love their great music, battle feels, and simple gameplay, which is one of my references for me at game making.

pokemon red,
i still remember scanning the internet of 1998 for "hacks" to get mew...it wouldn't work

Some how or another, the gameshark code to find Mew in the wild in red and blue (or maybe just one of the two, forgot) has stuck with me for years., 0115D8CF.

When I was in maybe 1st or 2nd grade I rented and borrowed a ton of different games, which would include my first RPGs Earthbound, Super Mario RPG, and I think FF4. I didn't really understand any of them at the time, but eh.

First RPG I actually played and understood was maybe FF8 I think, or possibly pokemon red.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.

Final Fantasy VII

well some ppl consider it an RPG and some people don't Zelda- A link to the past -the moment i pulled the master sword out of the stone alter... This game got me hooked on RPG even if you don't consider it an RPG, im sure theres some of you out there that feel the same way i do.....But yeah Zelda is where it all began for me!

Final Fantasy VIII. My brother had bought it.

It was a very long time ago, but I think the first RPG I played was Dragon Warrior on the NES.

The very first RPG I ever touched was Phantasy Star II. It turned me off of the entire genre for almost a decade because of it's incredibly high level of difficulty and rather sadistic RNG. I really only got *into* JRPGs with FFXIII. After that I scored a PS2 and started trying more of the classics, like FFX, Xenogears, Xenosaga, Persona 4, etc.

Dragon Warrior I

My first was The Legend of Dragoon, Sony's first in-house RPG if I remember correctly. It was obviously heavily influenced by the Final Fantasy games, now that I look back, but I still enjoyed the hundreds of hours I've sinked into it over the years. It has only been recently that I have actually gotten into the older NES/SNES RPGs, as I'm a casual gamer at most.

I really only got *into* JRPGs with FFXIII. After that I scored a PS2 and started trying more of the classics, like FFX, Xenogears, Xenosaga, Persona 4, etc.

You're first FF was FFXIII? Ugh... my condolences... you should try to get ahold of a SNES emulator and play some of the RPG's on that, as they are classics... oh, and Xenogears was PSX, not PS2.

I played some obscure RPG on SNES back in the day. Don't remember the name.

The Legend of Zelda...err, the one on NES...I played it when I was 9 or 10 years old...but even now, I still haven't finish it yet :P

Final Fantasy VII

my first rpg was i suppose might and magic 6

My earliest memory of playing an RPG was probably D&D: Warriors of the Eternal Sun on the Megadrive.

Dragon Warrior 1, free from Nintendo Power.
Got me hooked to the series and RPG in general, and to this day DQ remains my favorite series.
DW followed by FF1.

My first mission which I have completed in RPG was Final Fantasy VI (I remember it was in a mansion full of pictures). My parents were gamers back then and they had suddenly to leave and couldn't save the game. Because I have always watched them to play they asked me to complete the mission and save the game. After that my first RPG which I played on my own was Final Fantasy VIII.

Mine was an online game called MapleStory, lol i know.

For me, Final Fantasy VII as well, if I could recall it correctly, I have a Eideos Demo CD for the PC that contains game previews and demos. I have played them, which contain a demo of Final Fantasy VII with it. That is how I got hooked into Final Fantasy and RPG's in General.

When I was 8 or 9 my stepfathers mother had sent him his old snes and all of his games. I had no idea that it was his, or that his mother had sent it to him. I opened the front door after a man from UPS rang the doorbell and split the scene. I took the box ,being the naive child I was, thinking that god had just stopped by to drop something off for me. Little did I know what treasures lie within this trove of ancient technology. There were many games probably fifteen titles to be to tell the truth. hidden in these games were 7th Saga, Breath of Fire and the best of all Chrono Trigger. When a small child opens his front door to find that god just dropped off a box full of snes games and the system itself this child hears his small 9 year old subconscious inside of his head saying ,"If you don't do this they might all lose their lives to some kind of apocalyptic colossus from another realm. Then you would regret that for the rest of your existence thinking what if. .. what if. What if I would have just put the cartridge in the console. What if I just pushed the power button. What if I just picked up the contoller. " Little did I know how right I was. The video game soon to change my life was then mysteriously in my hand and then in the console. Chrono Trigger which honestly should of been titled a cure for the existential blues is truely my favorite video game in all of time. and still to this day Chrono Trigger and Breath of Fire are still two of the most upstanding games in my life and it shall remain that way till my number is up. That is all.

Phantasy Star on the Sega Master System.

First I played a little bit of- Chrono Trigger on SNES.
First one I completed- FFIV on SNES.

my first snes game was super Mario rpg, and then my second was Secret of Evermore and finally my third one was chrono trigger

haha Oh wow...

It was one of those discount, self-published Table Top games a friend bought in the early 90s. I don't know if it was the confusing rules or we were just a bunch of idiot kids messing around, but it was so bad. I don't even remember the name of the system but we were all Power Ranger clones who hijacked a space ship to become intergalactic pirates - the kind Hollywood labels good guys not the 'we get drunk and kill people' kind.

We managed to pull off a bank robbery on the moon to get the funds to fight the villain (a Lord Zedd clone right down to the z-shaped crown and battle-staff) only to fail a piloting check and crash into the sun where we were all vaporized.

I do not really remember when I started to play RPG games, but I'm going to say that my first RPG game was Final Fantasy 10. Unless Pokemon counts as a RPG game then it might be Pokemon instead.

First RPG I ever got to play was FFVIII (from a friend's house, didn't have a PS1 way until 5th grade), but the very first RPG I ever finished was Suikoden II (didn't complete the 108 stars).

It was Diablo and FF7 in 1998...long long time ago ^^

Super Mario RPG. It was the game that really got me into the entire genre. I was like 'WTF' with the combat when I first played as a kid it as I never understood or played RPG's, even though I wholeheartedly enjoyed the game at the same time (really loved the music too). The game felt very different and interesting to me and since I played it, the RPG genre makes up over 80% of my time spent on games. If there is one game that I could play and never get sick of, it's this.

Its been so long that its hard to remember. I'd been gaming for years and years before I even realized there were such things. There were probably some proto RPGs from the 8-bit days, but you used to get so many games because of compilations and free games on magazines, many of which wouldn't work properly (or at all) that the memory just blurs a lot of that stuff.

The first RPGs that I remember sticking in my memory were things like Zelda: Link to the Past (if that even counts), and Eye of the Beholder 2 (which I remember playing before EotB 1). I know Secret of Mana was the first game I played that felt like the games we recognize as being JRPGs today. I'd pretty sure I played EotB2 first though - because I played that on my Amiga 500, and I think I'd moved onto PCs by the time I bought my SNES (or rather had it bought for me, myself still being a young whippersnapper back then).

So yeah, its all a real blur. At the risk of getting sidetracked, this has been a real trip down memory lane. Sinclair User, Crash magazine, playing Space Harrier and Star Wars down the arcades, City Slicker on the rubber key 48K Spectrum... ah, the memories. Thinking back to those days makes me feel absolutely ancient, but they were great days all the same.

RuneScape, my friend introduced me to this game.

Chrono Trigger. I remember it like it was yesterday. That sparked my love for the genre.

The Dragon Warrior (Quest) series on NES. I really, really wish they were available on the virtual console...

Most likely Baldurs gate II...and one of the best so far. Actually re-installed it a few months ago...

Amusingly enough, the first RPG I played was actually Final Fantasy VIII on PC - then I proceeded to get a PlayStation and played pretty much anything Squaresoft released on PlayStation back then.

My first RPG/Game was Pokemon Yellow. I have been meaning to try the Legendary RPGs from the Snes era as well as Persona 3 & 4, but I just don't possess the means to obtain them right now. I will say that my Current favorite is probably Mario & Luigi: Bowsers Inside Story with Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia & Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs tying at number 2 for various reasons.

Pokemon Red and FFVIII. I kind of started playing them at the same time, but I was so young back then I had no idea I could save my progress in FF8 (so I'd literally start all over again from the beginning when my brother wasn't around the PS).

Oh yeah, I didn't know how to junction either, so I'd literally just be spamming the attack command every time I got into a fight.

Yeah...

The Dragon Warrior (Quest) series on NES. I really, really wish they were available on the virtual console...

This was my first introduction as well! A lot of nostalgia there!

I would say hmmm super mario legend of the seven stars pretty great for its time if u asked me.

Pokemon Red. Then Pokemon Silver. Then Golden Sun for the GBA, which I consider my true introduction to RPG's, whereas Pokemon was just the cool thing to like at the time. Lol.

OMG... I don't remember.
Maybe it was one of the world D&D, but I'm not sure.
Perhaps it was the first Eye of the Beholder?

Seiken Densetsu 2
(or Secret of Mana in our countries :p )

I grow up playing on the PC so it wasn't until i bought a DS like back in 2006 or something and played Final Fantasy 3 on it. I had seen JRPG's like Final Fantasy and Monster Rancher and such but i didn't really play them and it's not like i could have sat there playing on their console for long enough to able to beat them.

Anyways. It's hard to say what my first RPG was. At this point it's hard to say which game first but i'm leaning on one of the later Might And Magic games being the one (6-8)

If I remember correctly and if it counts, Zelda for Nintendo was my first. If that doesn't count it was Phantasy Star II. After that Pokemon Red. Then Diablo (which might have been before Pokemon, I can't remember). Then first PS1 RPG was the Legend of Dragoon demo, then I was forever hooked on them. First RPG I completed was Final Fantasy 8, then 7, so on and so forth. Big fan of SquareSoft now SquareEnix I believe.

I watched my brother play lots of games, but the first one I played was Legend of Legaia '-'

My first RPG was FFVII on the PS1. I think i started playing PS1 when I was 13, and played games like Pandemonium, Abe's Odyssey, and a racing game where you flew spaceships rather than buggies and such. Can't remember what it's called now. I was at the video store and saw this really cool cover for a game and picked it up and it was FFVII. I think it was the first game that i was ever hooked on.

My first RPG was EarthBound for the Super Nintendo.

Diablo.... for pc... and zelda on handheld.... i miss zelda... hopefully they are fully introduce in pc...

Secret of Mana. Used to play that so much...
Or maybe it was Breath of Fire...

My first game was either:Ff1 on nes or ultima 3 exodus.I don't really remember though since it was a long long time ago.I just remember getting stuck in ultima 3 exodus, because I couldn't beat any of the caves.Since I could already read for years(At least 4 years old) I could understand what was going on.Problem is:I leveled up and ended up dying because the monsters got stronger and murdered me.The caves+ music also was nerve wracking, especially since the lights kept going out and I kept running into traps and dying.

Ff1 I remember playing very very young, and I remember in my very early teens playing nes at my beach house.I left it there so I could play it, so I ended up playing final fantasy, since I loved the game, and played ultima 3 exodus and also magic of Scheherazade, willow and faxandu.

Ff1 introduced me the idea of the fear of exploration and difficulty, as it had its difficulty curve.

Final Fantasy X/KOTOR, first thing I owned on a PS2/Xbox. Both games defined my taste for gaming. I don't touch many online games. I look at games for a "visual novel" like effect. Playing and watching a novel unfold.

Final Fantasy IV. <3

Runescape until I got hacked.
Jagex Support!

The first one I tried was Phantasy Star for Master System.
The first one I made some progress was Zelda A Link to the Past.
The first one I finished (I guess) was Chrono Trigger.

Final Fantasy VIII, first played at a cousin's house.

Final Fantasy IV

Dragon Warrior NES.

Mine was Wizardry 1. Hooked on RPG ever since.

Baldur's Gate

Planescape: Torment

Mine was Wizardry 1. Hooked on RPG ever since.

Have you beaten baldurs gate? If so any tips on how to advance in this game? So far I think I made more than a few mistakes, such as I recruited xzar and the enchanter guy from the poisoned ore quest.I also have a thief that comes with him.

If I don't do a quest a person joined me for, will they leave? Any tips on buying weapons? My version should include expansions nvm it just says forgotten realms.I also have baldurs gate with throne of Baal and shadows of amn expansion.

The original Fallout. I loved the complexity and the dark humor behind it, even if the latest games have dropped some of that complexity.

First true rpg which i finished was FF8. However before i periodiczlly played other rpgs. My parents were gamers and they usually give me missions to grande and collect money and experience in such rpg as ff5 or breath of fire :)

This must be "Ultima VIII: Pagan" by Origin System from 1994 and yes: I really enjoyed it. :) It's insanely atmospheric.

My first RPG was also Final Fantasy I, although it's hard to remember. There were also a lot of other RPG-adjacent games we played at school, like SimCity, SimFarm and SimTower, as well as some Dungeons & Dragons type non-video games.

My first RPG was Megaman Battle Network 3: White. Kind of a weird introduction into the genre of RPGs because of the way battles are executed. I love the series though. Megaman BN 6 was awesome. The best in the series in my opinion. In fact I think I'll go play it right now.

Dragon Warrior (Quest) III for NES. After that I tried the other two games already in the series and was hooked. III is still my favorite.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Dragon Warrior III on the Game Boy Color. That was back in like, 2008, or so. It kept my interest somehow.

It is and always will be my favorite in the series.

The very first Zelda on Nes.
Yes, I'm that old...