I started with version 2 (the first PC version) which I aquired through a 3D magazine coverdisc.

Up until then, the only 3D software I'd ever used was a program called Imagine3D on the Amiga.  When I first started to play with Bryce, I remember being totally amazed at how quickly a scene could be visualised and rendered.  Seriously, I remember walking around with a permanent grin on my face.

I've loved Bryce ever since, and I always pity those that have never taken the time to understand it's interface and workflow.