Entry Game Into The Online World

What was the first game you played online that brought you into the new age of online gaming?

Here is mine:


I remember it like it was yesterday. I was working at a community center at Aviano Air Base, Italy before I joined the military (father was still active). I come in to work one day and they tell me that they are getting some new Xbox's with Xbox Live with them. I had no clue what Xbox Live was, so I did some research and learned that it was online gaming. So on my lunch break, I went in to the little game room and played against the computer to get a feel for the game. After about 20 minutes I said "Alright, I got this."

So I took my first plunge into the online world. I was raped severely. Spawn camped to absolute death. In a timed TDM game with no score limit, the other team was beating us like 100-27 but I didn't care. I could hear people talking and I was hooked.

From that point forward, if I wasn't working the next morning I was staying after I got off work to play online. I played NFL Fever (With Manning on the cover), GRIT, and many other online games for as long as I could. I would even stay after I closed the center just to play. I've been hooked ever since.