What was your first console? -

[FuckedUp]

As an early zoomer, the first one I played on was my dad's PS1. 120% completed the OG Spyro and beat Crash Bandicoot (finally 100% completed it along with the rest of the trilogy around a decade later). Also played some old Namco and Atari games on those compilation discs.

The first current console I owned was the GBA SP I got for my fifth birthday with Mario Advance 4 and Final Fantasy Tactics Advance in late 2004, followed by a GameCube with Battle for Bikini Bottom and Sanic Heroes in spring '05. Shortly afterward, I got a DS with Mario 64 DS and Yoshi Touch & Go because my dad made a deal with me that he'd get me one if I could read a full-length book without help (no seriously, that was the deal).

 

[5t3n0g0ph3r]

My father's Atari 2600.
Good times.

 

[The Bovinian Derivative]

Played RTS games on a PS1, it's more playable than one would think.

 

[Hylics]

My first was also PS1. The first game I remember playing was Resident Evil with my cousin. We would take turns, but I let him handle the scary parts with the zombies. I would walk around the areas once they were safe. I remember being amazed by the graphics. I remember telling him, "Can you believe that we can explore this whole mansion? How did they pull this off?" Some of my other favorite games for that console were the first Metal Gear, the original Suikoden and Final Fantasy IX.

 

[BrunoMattei]

The NES.

 

[oldTireWater]

TI-99 4A. Not really a console, but it did take proprietary game cartridges (or a tape drive).

 

[Mr. Bung]

NES I got for my 5th birthday.

 

[Fuck Y'all]

a famiclone when I was a ~5yo boy

 

[Bread Fetishist]

PlayStation 2. Funnily enough, I still have it, and it still works.

 

[OvercookedBacon]

First one I ever played was my dad's Atari 2600, but the first console I ever got was a NES.

 

[A Cardboard Box]

Coleco Telstar.

 

[Agent Abe Caprine]

My sister's Sega Genesis and NES. Sonic 1, Ninja Gaiden, Kirby's Adventure, Duck Hunt, Hogan's Alley, Mario 3, Dragon Warrior. Good stuff.

First console I could call mine was a Gameboy Color. Was playing Pokemon before I could read and still had fun. Same goes for Dragon Warrior.

 

[beautiful person]

The first one I ever played was either my mom's old school Gameboy or my parents' old school NES. First one I ever had that was mine was a pink Gameboy Color that I got in a combo pack with Pokémon Gold. Still have it, still works.

 

[TaimuRadiu]

Apparently an Odyssey 2, but I don't remember actually playing it. I was told I played it when I was like 2 or something.

The first console I had was an SNES.

edit: I was wrong. It was this. https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=3&c=1284

 

[Melktert]

I used the first Xbox. my Dad won it at a work event in CA in like 2005ish? (don't remember the year)
played shrek 2, crash bandicoot: WoC, NASCAR racing, shit ton of other stuff.

 

[Just wandering]

gamecube

 

[TheImportantFart]

PC, although it was my Dad's and he primarily used it for work, so I'm not sure that counts.

First handheld was the Gameboy Advance (I wasn't allowed a Colour despite wanting one for ages), first home console was the PS2 (likewise for the PS1).

 

[Reverend]

I remember gaming on a Colecovision something back in the day but since I was poor growing up I had to buy a Sega Genesis 2nd hand from some dude at school.

Mortal Kombat was bought the next day to play on that sucker.

 

[some Sketchy dude]

I got my cousins SEGA Genesis and a GameBoy Color on the same Christmas, it was awesome.

 

[Dandelion Eyes]

Dendy, a famiclone that was popular on the territory of former USSR in the 90's.