The first game/s that really got me into gaming were the original Police Quest, Space Quest, Kings Quest, and Leisure Suit Larry (probably not optimal for a kid lol), all played on a Tandy 2000.
I was quite young when I played these but I think that having to actually type in what you wanted to look at, say, do, or grab really helped with my spelling and looking at things a different way at that young age.
It was a long time ago but I was hooked from there and began to play console games at friends' houses after that.
English
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"Examine tree"
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Dude me toooo!!!! I used to call my dad at work bc I couldn't remember how to spell Sierra at the command prompt lol
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Lol yep, after a while my dad would write common words down for me to make it easier on him lol. But I loved those games, wish that style could come back.