It would have happened in the Atari 800/Apple II/Commodore 64 generation. The first was probably Richard Garriott starting with "Ultima III - Exodus." But it could have also been Stuart Smith, for "Ali Baba and the 40th Thieves." When Smith's next game Herakles came it - it was like a 'Halo' Launch night for me and my friends.
Good games.







