
I never owned Final Fantasy on the NES as a kid, but my friend had it and Dragon Warrior. I would go over to his house and play them and we'd take turns playing the game while the other looked at maps and beastiaries to help the one playing. I enjoyed Final Fantasy more than Dragon Warrior, though. Not sure why, I guess FF was more visually appealing. But even so, I never felt compelled to buy either of those games myself. I was just happy playing them at my friend's house. But that all changed with FF4 on the SNES. That's when I really got into RPGs!