u/shortcircuit51

mine was the Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake computer game! i remember being a kid (circa 2008-2010ish) and borrowing it from the library, back when they used to carry computer games. i chose it because i liked the look of the cover, and the title sounded awesome. ghost dogs? a place called moon lake? sign me up!

i installed it on our ancient desktop computer and proceeded to scare the absolute pants off myself with the intro sequence. i remember hiding in the hallway and peeking around the doorframe to watch the dogs jump at the window, since i was too scared to stay in the room. now i can look back and laugh at how bad the graphics were.

i have so many fond memories of spending hours playing GDoML and so many other HerInteractive games on that old computer. i never managed to finish one; this was before the times of being able to google a walkthrough, so i’d always get stuck on some puzzle or another. but that never bothered me. i remember the cooking minigames in Icicle Lodge, the awful wasp tree in Crystal Skull, the confusing transit system in Danger by Design, making drinks in Castle Malloy, the snack station in Waverly Academy, and chasing Twisters. i also remember the Dossier games, though i was only ever able to play the demos :(

besides the computer, i also had the DS games! i believe the only one i wasn’t able to beat was the one with the Cluebenders society. i kept getting lost and i found the puzzles too difficult. i remember getting so good at The Hidden Staircase because i would memorize where everything was hidden. honestly i think that was one of the first games i ever learned to speedrun, though i didnt know that was the term at the time.

so, reddit, what was your first ND game? eager to hear any fun memories or stories other folks may have!