A person who has never played a video game before in their life

Super Smash Brothers

Bad Rats

Super Mario Bros

Tex Murphy.

Pokemon Gold version
or Captain Toad Treasure Tracker

Tetris

as much as I'd like to say Tetris, I think that someone's first vidya ought to be a game where you actually control a character, because that's just so much more representative of video games as a whole. Particularly, one where you can see your whole character, because first person seems confusing to people new to it, and they get so frustrated they can't enjoy it.

Also, it needs to be single player. If it's their first ever, they would get wrecked by anyone else, and wouldn't have fun.

So, something like a platformer seems ideal. Not original mario bros, because that's honestly too hard and the graphics are too primitive for this purpose.

I think Rayman Origins would actually be good.

Super Mario World

>>271103030
final fantasy XIII

Battletoads

Tetris

Tetris or Bejeweled.

Pac-man

Minecraft

>>271103030
For someone older, it depends on what they like.

currently in this situation with my girlfriend. she's 22 and never touched a vidya gaym controller. recently got her to play Mario Kart 8 and Mario 3D World with me.

she wants a 3DS so I'll probably lend her my Ocarina of Time. I think that's a good representation of what a game can be for a beginner

The obvious answer is Metal Gear 1 and 2.

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>>271103030
Dark Souls

They gotta learn somehow

>>271104886
>she wants a 3DS

You're buying her one.

This happened to me recently. An old guy in his 50s.

I just gave him my phone to play some casual app games. He hated every single one.

dorf fort

>>271103030
Super Mario Bros, Super Mario 64 or Ocarina of Time. These three games are arguably the three most influential console games, so it would make a good starting point.

>>271103030
Based on that person's age and sex, suggest either of the following:

>teenage boy
The latest Call of Duty
>Adult man
Metal Gear Solid 3

>teenage girl
Candy Crush
>adult woman
Puyo Puyo Tetris

>teenage trap
My dick up its ass
>adult trap
Katamari Damachi

Animal Crossing

/thread

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>>271103030

Either Kirby, Harvest Moon, or Tetris.

Ratchet & Clank 2.

Doom

>>271103030
Zelda.
Stupid casual game for pleb.

Crusader Kings 2

>>271103030
Either Sims or Ninja Gaiden Black.

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>>271103030

>>271103030
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

>>271103030
Dorf Fort

solitaire

>>271105157
>Dex vs Str weapons

Sadly. I hate how I can't use an UGS in PVP in 2.

>>271103030
merry-oh

ASSFAGGOTS

Super mario world

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Cheetah Men

>>271112434
Genesis, or NES version?

>>271112235
>implying you can't
get fucking good scrub, been using The Greatsword for PVE ane PVP since the day I got it

God Hand.

>>271112235
>not having played Dark Souls pre-DLC when everyone thought claymores, zweis, and BKGA were the best weapons in the game

>>271103030
This one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWBUdgIa0oE

>>271106251
>Adult Man
>MGS 3
I hope that's in very easy difficulty.
>Candy Crush
>still relevant
wow, just give her tetris too

>>271103030
Kirby's Return to Dreamland or Wario Land 2

>>271112862
This nigga knows.

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Binding of Isaac?

>>271112676
>implying great-weapons still aren't the best in the game
dexfags are pussies and women

>>271112697
Wow... So this... is the power of the GBA...

>>271103114
give sheik ecchi