The first time a video game actually scared you.

[Tonic]

Moved thread due to it being posted in the wrong area.

[Magical Sasquatch]

For me it was back in 1994, my dad took me to the mall to pick out a game for our new family computer we just got, "Wow I miss those days looking around in a computer store" anyway, Alone in the dark 2 stood out to me and looked like a good adventure game, of course I got it, got home and started it up and my mind was blown! This game was very scary and creepy for its time. I will never get that creepy clown puppet out of my head the sounds those creepy zombie dudes made and the feeling I had when I was running away from them. I was legitimately scared playing this game but boy did I love it. This is the game that got me into the horror game genre. I would love to hear some of your stories on this topic. Peace.

[Crosknight]

the dang dogs in one of the tomb raider games on the sega dreamcast, think i was like 6-7 at the time. they just came at me so fast my little brain couldn't process it.

[Late to the Game]

Splatterhouse. It wasn't really a scary game but the imagery was pretty messed up when your a young'un. The only game that has truly terrified me though, and I mean frozen with fear terror is Resi 7 on PSVR. Man that game was hard to get through but thats why its one of my greatest gaming experiences.

[JackofTears]

I actually miss the social element of going to video game stores and dealing with the clerks. Of having your favorite stores, with people there who knew you and treated you like a valued customer. Of the days when buying a pre-release was a big deal and insured you one of a limited number of copies that store would receive on opening week. Just like video rental stores, I miss these old cultural touchstones that used to tie even introverted gamers to the real world.

[Murray]

Believe it or not, I actually got scared of the castle levels in Super Mario Bros. As in, 1-4, 2-4, 3-4, etc. because the music was eerie and made me feel uneasy. I didn't even remember this until my parents told me about it.

[Verac]

Resident Evil 1 was the game that really scared me. The first zombie cutscene still gives me chills.

[Magical Sasquatch]

Yes I agree, that intro was plenty creepy.

[True Sight]

This is so true. Especially when Code Veronica came out I thought it was the realist game ever, the way I remember it i swear it was VR but I look at the graphics now and laugh.

[Magical Sasquatch]

That's cool. All the -4 levels have some great creepy music.

[Zalachai]

I think you posted this in the wrong section. But anyways, I felt panic induced terror as sonic drowned in the first game, and there were parts of ffvii that were quite terrifying.

[A_Clever_Monocle]

re4 with the chainsaw enemy(dr. salvidor I think he was called), granted it was more panic than terror but still that was the thing that got me started on the path of survival horror

[Chris Simon]

I deliberately DON'T play scary games. Horror games that are advertised as such? Nope! I made some mistakes over the years, though with games that I thought I could handle but they got me good. Like first two Dead Space games. The hospital level in Bioshock Infinite (with those guys with megaphones for their ears), The orphanage level in Thief: Deadly Shadows,... There were moments when I simply had to get up from my PC, body covered in cold sweat and I had to walk it off.
It's not jump scares that's bad for me. I played RE6 and it was fine (no other Residents, though), it's the games that create the sneaky feeling of dread and terror that I just can't stand.

edit: Also yeah, this thread is in a wrong spot. I think you could try flagging your own OP and asking a mod to move it for you.

[Garrett]

I had played so many scary games as a kid that I didn't really believe any game could be scary to me anymore, until I played Thief: Deadly Shadows. That first time is horrifying, and the buildup to that was done perfectly. Too bad it's not very replayable since it's always the same and your second time through you know what all those sounds are.

[Ethik]

Spider-Man (2000) getting chased by Monster Ock in the final level lol.

[Magical Sasquatch]

Thanks for the info, Still learning my way around the site.

[Bakpfeife]

Wait. Isn't this in the wrong topic? And it was the piano in mario 64.

[exit92]

Dead Space 1. I had a crappy rig back then. The occasionally framedrops combined with the motion blur of the slasher attacks gave me a rough time.

[Magical Sasquatch]

My bad, still learning to navigate the site.

[Zalachai]

Yeah that piano was one scary m-fer

[Magical Sasquatch]

For me it was back in 1994, my dad took me to the mall to pick out a game for our new family computer we just got, "Wow I miss those days looking around in a computer store" anyway, Alone in the dark 2 stood out to me and looked like a good adventure game, of course I got it, got home and started it up and my mind was blown! This game was very scary and creepy for its time. I will never get that creepy clown puppet out of my head the sounds those creepy zombie dudes made and the feeling I had when I was running away from them. I was legitimately scared playing this game but boy did I love it. This is the game that got me into the horror game genre. I would love to hear some of your stories on this topic. Peace.

I was informed I posted this in the wrong forum, If a mod could move it to the right spot for me that would be great. Thanks.