I'm 25. My first game (that I can remember) was Super Mario Bros. for the original NES. My first RPG was the American port of Final Fantasy(the fist one).I still remember saving up (in game) for diamond gear 4,000GP? I've been hooked on rpgs since. While I never had a an C64 I did have an 486.Some of my fondest memories were spending hours working with dos to get a game to work.:
By the way I love the old Sierra games too. KQ6!! Baby! ;D In case your wondering yes I do Love The Hobbit and LOTR. Tolkien is god!
Those were my first from childhood REAL books, not Clifford The Big Red Dog type children's lit.