I played other games before. There certainly were some splashes of pink in Sonic the Hedgehog and that toy world in Castle of Illusion. There was of course Pinky in Pac-Man as previously mentioned, but no, I gotta go with Pink Panther. Pink was the whole point!
Okay the actual first big pink for me is a Strawberry Shortcake game for gba I borrowed from a cousin and never gave back. My older brother would make fun of me for playing it cause it was “for girls” and I would cry. That’s etched in my mind.
August of 2002 I had to choose between A Link to The Past: Four Swords or a fancy Super Soaker and I went with the game. Ended up being one of my favourite games period.