IMHO that's not an RPG.

No character progression (increasing stats, better weapons), no story, no dialogues...

This is almost exactly what I was going to write.  Zelda I if it counts, otherwise Dragon Warrior (because of the Nintendo Power promotion).

Not my first RPG(ish) game (is Faxanadu really an RPG?).

But man I love Faxanadu. I still play it from time to time to this day. To me a true frogotten gem!

It's really really hard to remember something as specific as this. If I had to take a very wild guess about what my first RPG was, I'd say it was Eye of the Beholder. At least that's one of the earliest instances I remember of me playing a videogame, alongside Monkey Island and similar games.

Ultima IV on the Apple II.

My mom was an elementary school teacher and had an Apple II with a bunch of various games that I would play on it when she brought me to school with her. Ultima IV was far and away my favorite game that she had.

Also, Bard's Tale 4 is so fun to play. Just wish it wasn't hindered by the performance issues so more people could experience a taste of the old school dungeon crawlers.

The first RPGs I played were all during the Video Game Crash years. I didn't have a computer, but some of my friends did and we'd play Ultima 2 or Wizardry 1 & 2 together. We also spent a lot of time playing some RPG on the C64 that I can't remember the name of. I loved all of these RPGs and wished I had a computer so that I could play them on my own.

The first RPG that I actually owned and completed was Dragon Warrior. After that I tried to get just about every RPG I could find on the NES: Final Fantasy, Ultima 3 & 4, Wizardry, etc...


RPGs became my favorite genre for decades, but I don't seem to like most of the modern ones.

Pokemon Yellow.

Though the first rpg that made in love with rpgs was DA:O

Depends on what we define as an RPG, The Legend of Zelda if that counts, if not then Secret of Mana or Final Fantasy Mystic Quest on the SNES. That's is at least what i remember

Shining force 3. Loved it, I played it through three times in a row. Still one of my favourite games to date.

Probably Chrono Trigger on the SNES. Either that or Gargoyle's Quest on the Gameboy. That was more of an action game with rpg elements, though.