Eli said:
Wow, now that I think about it, I can’t remember the first game I actually beat.
Probably something from the Pong era… not to say I’m old!
Pool of Radiance and Buck Rogers Countdown to Doomsday. Got one from my aunt and the other from my grandma and finished them both around the same time.
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Either Resident Evil or Final Fantasy 7. Maybe Sonic or Castle of Illusion if those count?
Pretty sure my first story game was Final Fantasy 6. I was like 7 or 8, back in 1997.
I forgor 
My first was Kirby’s Dream Land, but it’s light on story. Probably Ocarina of Time or Chrono Trigger after that, but I’m not sure which I finished first.
Zen said:
My first was Kirby’s Dream Land, but it’s light on story. Probably Ocarina of Time or Chrono Trigger after that, but I’m not sure which I finished first.
Kirby!!! 
Kingdom Hearts… or maybe Shadow of the Colossus.
Sonic 2. Just don’t ask me to beat it now.
Bao said:
Sonic 2. Just don’t ask me to beat it now.
Same here! Sonic Spinball was actually the first one I finished. Sonic 2 was my favorite, though. No idea how I beat it as a kid; it’s so fast-paced!
Bao said:
Sonic 2. Just don’t ask me to beat it now.
Agreed. That game’s way harder than I remember.
Day of the Tentacle on a 486 with 8 MB of RAM. Good times.
Final Fantasy 8.
Link to the Past on Super Nintendo, then Super Mario World. Had a Sega too, and beat Sonic Spinball around the same time. Great memories.
Super Mario Bros. 2 on the NES. Felt so cool finally beating it.
Twilight Princess. Still my all-time favorite game.
Super Mario Land on Game Boy, maybe? If Mario doesn’t count, then it’s probably Mystic Quest or Secret of Mana.
Whit said:
Super Mario Land on Game Boy, maybe? If Mario doesn’t count, then it’s probably Mystic Quest or Secret of Mana.
Dude, that was my first game too! My mom let me play it, and I was so pumped when I got to level 3 with the big lion boss.