I was just thinking about what got me into different things like anime/ games/ comics etc and thought it would be fun to see what brought others into the fold. For me it was
Anime: Princess Mononoke, saw it when I was 10? And it completely floored me with the art style, story, and lore. Still my favorite anime movie to this day.
Video games: Sega Genesis/ sonic the hedgehog and altered beast with my older brother were great times when I was little and got me into gaming.
Comics: Spider-Man and X-men on fox kids in the 90s and Spawn in 97. My first official comic/ graphic novel was Wolverine: Origin
Sci-Fi (Early): Star Trek: The Next Generation
Video Games (Early): Mega Man 2
Computer Games (Tactical Shooters): Rainbow Six
Computer Games (Strategy): There's two: Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri & Imperialism
Video Games (Modern): Halo: Combat Evolved "Cortana, all I need to know is: did we lose them?"
Sci-Fi (Modern): Mass Effect "Remember Vermire?"
The whole opening sequence of Halo: Combat Evolved is wonderful.
Hell, the opening sequence of Halo 2 isn't bad either. Sometimes I still just watch the Blur made cinematic version for the MCC edition start to finish.
"There was only one ship..."