What were moments in your gaming history that made you say WOW!?

I was just thinking that I have not had a wow moment in quite a while.

My most impressive moments:

Atari 2600 – First time being able to manipulate images on my TV screen!

Dungeons of Daggorath. 3D, immersive audio effects, just an amazing experience at the time.

Super Mario (NES), scrolling screen, great music and controls, huge game, hidden secrets!

Trade Wars 2002, my first online (BBS) multi player game. I could not believe that there were other people from other parts of the town/world in the game with me doing their own thing.

Super Mario 64, incredible graphics and controls, 3D open world

Half-Life 2, picking up a TV, the power cord sparking and tearing from the wall, then throwing the TV out a window having the glass shatter and then the TV falling all the way to the ground outside the building. Like what the actual F?!?!?

Grand Theft Auto 5, the level of detail in that game just amazed me beyond belief.

Half-Life Alyx, when I was in those sewers with my flashlight with head crabs around it brought my whole body to a new level of gaming experience.

What will wow me next? I have played AMAZING games. Red Dead 2, Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077 and those games wowed me with their story and gameplay, but the tech was nothing new that I had not experienced before. I am hoping that GTA6 will take it to a new level of detail that I will be blown away.

What have been some of your biggest WOW moments?