We are the veterans/Your first game console

Ok here it is. I worked at best buy at the time of the release of all the new gen game systems wii, ps3 and as I was working there I saw alot of little kids, About 10 to 13 come in and say wow this is my first game system. Wow I I thought to myself I older then I thought.

My first game system was the original Nintendo (aka regular Nintendo "Nes")

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST GAME SYSTEM

Now on a side note, And this is funny (to me at least) a couple kids came in and said ya i like Nintendo Wii but really bad graphics.

Damn I said to one of the kids. You know what graphics were when i was like 10 years old a couple of pixels

think about it everyone remember saying to yourself as you played a new game "wow these graphics are awesome i dont know how they can make them look better" like "Duke Nukem" for instance when you threw money at the stripper i thought "That is so real and life like (I was young forgive me) Now looking at it it was nothing but a low quality giant pixel animated gif lol"

My evolution – Atari > Nintendo > Snes > Game boy > Virtual Boy > Sega > Sega-cd-X > PS1 > Psx2 > X360 > Ps3

Age of first Game system = 4 years old Atari

NES

NES

An Atari 2600, woodgrain finish and all baby.

An Arcade-machine featuring Pong. Although that’s no console.
Then I had a C64… although that’s no console either.
Then I had an NES.

Well, I either had a NES or a NES clone. I was too young to remember what exactly it was but I loved playing Mario Bros. on it. Then I got a Game Boy, and a Playstation. And after that a Playstation 2.

Atart 2600 was my first I loved ghostbusters on it as well as Gauntlet. When i was like 5 or 6 got the NES soon after that piece of crap broke. Then got the game boy for gaming on the go. I do have some fond memories of those shitty tiger electronics hand helds also. 🙂

i had my uncle’s nes for a while. but snes was the first one i properly owned, its excellent

I got an NES for my 5th birthday. I still remember getting pissed at Mario for not being able to jump over those goddamned holes…. good times.

NES

Commodore 64.

NES FTW! Still my favorite console

First one I played – Atari 2600

First one I "had" – NES

SNES

An Atari 2600, woodgrain finish and all baby.Me too! I just hated the confusion when I wanted to buy games. – Hey, I was little I didn’t know their was more than one Atari system.

My evolution of game systems:
Atari 2600 – NES – Genesis – Saturn (I never forgave my friend on that decision) – PS one – PS2

I’m totally gonna steal Vastalis’ idea and put my console ownership evolution.

NES->SNES->Genesis->PS1->N64->PS2->Xbox->PS3

from the first to the most recent…

NES…Gameboy…Genesis…PlayStation…Dreamcast. ..Saturn (Japanese model)…Megadrive…Neo Geo Pocket Color…PlayStation 2…GameCube…SEGA Nomad…XBox…Playdia

PS1

Either the first incarnation of the Gameboy or the NES, I can’t determine since it was so far back and I believe I had both around the same time…so I’ll go with Comodore 64, at least you could play C64 Donkey Kong and Mario cartridges on it 😀

Mine was the Colecovision.

Dam Buster, Turbo (which was sold with a steering wheel !!), Burgertime, Looping, and Zaxxon (my personal favorite) are all part of my dearest childhood videogame pack.

Ok here it is. I worked at best buy at the time of the release of all the new gen game systems wii, ps3 and as I was working there I saw alot of little kids, About 10 to 13 come in and say wow this is my first game system. Wow I I thought to myself I older then I thought.

My first game system was the original Nintendo (aka regular Nintendo "Nes")

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST GAME SYSTEM

Now on a side note, And this is funny (to me at least) a couple kids came in and said ya i like Nintendo Wii but really bad graphics.

Damn I said to one of the kids. You know what graphics were when i was like 10 years old a couple of pixels

think about it everyone remember saying to yourself as you played a new game "wow these graphics are awesome i dont know how they can make them look better" like "Duke Nukem" for instance when you threw money at the stripper i thought "That is so real and life like (I was young forgive me) Now looking at it it was nothing but a low quality giant pixel animated gif lol"

lol. i agree man. what the fuck do these kids know about graphics? they don’t know jack SHIT! they just go by what they hear but they’re really dumbasses. and i agree, back then what we had was awesome man! i remember going from super mario bros to super mario world and thoght "holy fucking shit the future is nao!" lol. it was exhilerating and it was beautiful. i loved it!

now i’m sad cause it doesn’t matter what comes out, you can’t be impressed like that anymore.

to answer the thread question. my first was NES. i was 6 years old. and it was awesome! 😀 (still is!!)

I was 3 when I played my first video game

NES….Genesis….Game Gear….PSX….Neo Geo Pocket Color….PS2….PS1….Xbox….Arcade Cabinet….Xbox 360

well My first console was a NES (I had around five years) then (In order):

PSX
SNES(yeah it’s strange)
Game BOY (not console)
N64
GBA(not console)
PS2…..I wish I could keep writting (PS3) T_T

i think i actually owned an SNES before i had my atari 2600 (woodgrain finish and all baby…yeah), but i do have a 2600

lol. i agree man. what the fuck do these kids know about graphics? they don’t know jack SHIT! they just go by what they hear but they’re really dumbasses.lol, actually, back when I was 9, I knew about graphics – thanks to Nintendo Power – I remember reading about Nintendo’s jump in graphics chips toward the end of the NES run. When SNES and Genesis came out, I quickly sided with Sega since it had several of my favorite arcade games and the fact that Nintendo brought out a "No Blood" stance.

…and i agree, back then what we had was awesome man! i remember going from super mario bros to super mario world and thoght "holy fucking shit the future is now!" lol. it was exhilerating and it was beautiful. i loved it!You sound just like the "Pacman" and "Pong" generation when they criticized NES and future systems.

now i’m sad cause it doesn’t matter what comes out, you can’t be impressed like that anymore.I know what you mean. What can companies top now. Gameplay? Interactivity? Graphics don’t seem to cut it anymore, and it is sad ’cause that’s what fans loved about waiting for the next game and system. The eye candy of how the next game would look.

AND BEFORE ANYONE SAYS ANYTHING:

Yes, Graphics were 1st, and Gameplay was 2nd.
Don’t tell me first time you saw the debut of the PS2, N64, and Dreamcast, you weren’t getting wet just seeing how games would look from now on. That’s what attracted people to play certain games in the first place.

Colecovision

followed by the Adam computer that attached to it…

Games and programs were on casette tapes,

In order of ownership…

Vectrex
NES
SNES
Megadrive/Genesis
Sega Saturn
N64
PSX
Dreamcast
Xbox
Gamecube
PS2
Xbox 360

I still have them all in full working order as well

NES
Gameboy
SNES
Gameboy Color?
N64
PSX
Gameboy Advance
PS2
DS
Wii

Not sure where the GBC fits in but yeah.

lol, actually, back when I was 9, I knew about graphics – thanks to Nintendo Power – I remember reading about Nintendo’s jump in graphics chips toward the end of the NES run. When SNES and Genesis came out, I quickly sided with Sega since it had several of my favorite arcade games and the fact that Nintendo brought out a "No Blood" stance.
You sound just like the "Pacman" and "Pong" generation when they criticized NES and future systems.

I know what you mean. What can companies top now. Gameplay? Interactivity? Graphics don’t seem to cut it anymore, and it is sad ’cause that’s what fans loved about waiting for the next game and system. The eye candy of how the next game would look.

AND BEFORE ANYONE SAYS ANYTHING:

Yes, Graphics were 1st, and Gameplay was 2nd.
Don’t tell me first time you saw the debut of the PS2, N64, and Dreamcast, you weren’t getting wet just seeing how games would look from now on. That’s what attracted people to play certain games in the first place.

totally agree with everything you said man. except what i meant is TODAYS kids don’t know shit about "gfx". i think they’re comparing the 360 with the ps3 and i’m like…wtf? i can’t even tell the diffrence! lol maybe i’m blind but whatever. lol

and i’m not critizising the systems, i’m critisizing the little dumbass snot-nosed rugrats talking like they know games. pfft!

:p

It was some Binatone Pong console something ridiculous like 30 games on it but all different as some were called tennis.

In order though it would go Binatone thing, Atari VCS, Intellivision, Colecovision, Nes, Master System, Snes, Mega Drive, Atari Jaguar, PC Engine GT, Ps1, Saturn, Dreamcast, Gamecube, Ps2.

Also in there various handhelds at one time or another strating with various Game and Watches then Game Boy, Game Gear, Atari Lynx, Game Boy Colour, Game Boy Advance, Wonderswan Colour, Neo Geo Pocket Colour, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Micro, DS and PSP.

My first console was a Pong clone called "Supersportic". Which I still have but don’t think still works.

In order:
Supersportic -> Atari 2600 -> NES (clones) -> Sega Genesis (clone) -> Game Boy Color -> PSOne -> NDS Lite -> PS2

Yeah, I need to get a new gen console.

My first system was the NES.

My oder was…

NES
GameBoy
SNES
Genesis/MegaDrive
Playstation
N64
GameBoy Color
Playstation 2
Gamecube
GBA SP
Playstation 3

Mattel Intellvision
Nintendo Entertainment System
Sega Master System
Sega Genesis
Atari Lynx
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Sega Saturn
Sony Playstation
Sega Dreamcast
Gameboy Advanced
Sony Playstation 2
Nintendo Gamecube
Microsoft X-Box
Nintendo Wii
Nintendo DS
Microsoft X-Box 360

the Atari was my first actual gaming system, but the only ones I got after where the SNES and the PS2, my boyfriend has an X-Box so I guess technically that could count?

First? The freaking Atari 2600. Man breakout was so badass back in the day, but the joystick starting hurting after playing with it for a while…wait that sounded wrong…

First console was NES, but I remember playing Potty Pigeon, and this other game, where the object was to piss your mother in law off for hours on the Commodore 64…or the Amiga 500. I don’t remember which. Had both, anyways.

NES.

and whats with the CENTER commands. Seriously

nes and the sega master system

and whats with the CENTER commands. Seriously

x2

I’m not checking dates, but I’m pretty sure this is right:

NES–>Gameboy–>SNES–>Game Gear–>N64–>Playstation–>Playstation2–>GBA SP–>DS–>Wii

What’s with the random Sega handheld? I durno, either. My parents bought it for me. I appreciate any gifts, but the games I have weren’t very stellar, tbh. I still have it 🙂

Magnavox Odyssey ; ;

After that:

Atari 2600 > NES > SNES > N64 > PS1 > Dreamcast > PS2 > Gamecube > Xbox > Xbox360

I’m not sure where some of my handhelds would fall into place here, but I’ve owned a original Gameboy, GBC, GBA, GBSP, Neogeo Pocket Color and now, my much beloved DS.

as far as handhelds go, i remember the tiger electronic handhelds (my first handheld) nostalgic!

I was worried I’d see a lot of "PSX" on this. Damn kids.

Atari 2600
NES
Gameboy
SNES
N64
PS1/PSX
Cube/PS2
DS/X360

Mattel Intelivision
Atari 2600
Master System
Megadrive
SNES
PS1
N64
GB
GG
Dreamcast
NGPC (Neo Geo Pocket Color)
PS2
GC
GBA
PSP
PS3

MSXII
Amstrad 6128
Atari 1040ste
Amiga 500+ (still have it)

I had one of the pong clones first – I wish I could find it, because I remember having heaps of fun with it.

After that –

Sega Master System II
Nintendo Gameboy
Sony PlayStation
Nintendo 64
Sony PlayStation 2
Microsoft Xbox
Nintendo Gameboy Advance
Nintendo GameCube
Nintendo Gameboy Advance SP
Nintendo DS (wow, four Nintendo systems in a row)
Sony PlayStation Portable
Microsoft Xbox 360
Nintendo DS lite
Nintendo Gameboy Micro
Nintendo Wii
Sony PlayStation 3

…holy shit Nintendo has gotten a lot of my money ;_;

Sega Megadrive.

NES!!

I remember playing most of the Mega Man series back then. It was freaking awesome!

my evolution was atari>snes>playstation>[nes(aka Nintendo)>Nintendo 64]>Playstation 2

[]=systems i got between buying a Playstaion system and a Playstaion 2 system

c64 then atari then mega drive, saturn, n64, xbox, 360,wii wow when i think i had the c64 when i was 4 and thats 30 years ago now and i see how far the graphics of these new game systems are so more advanced it makes me wanna be a kid again and see what game systems and graphics will be like in 30 years time, if they still have game systems in 30 years time!!!!

Atari2600
Nes
Snes
Sega Genesis
N64
Neo Geo Pocket
GBC
Dreamcast
Playstation
GBA
Playstation 2
G-Cube
X-Box
PSP
PS3

I’m missing some?

NES

My first system was the NES.

We got ours in 1988 and our first game was Wrestlemania. I had played Super Mario Bros. at a friend’s house and desperately wanted one. My brother saved up his paychecks (he’s about 10 years older than me so he could buy it himself) and we got it for Christmas that year.

I have everything since then except the PS3, Wonderswan, Virtual Boy and Neo Geo Pocket Color.

Those were the days …

I played an NES… but I don’t count it as my first game console. I count the SNES as my official first… because it was actually mine. we had an NES, though… for a short time when I was really little. I remember watching my brother playing it more than playing it myself.

so, yeah. SNES> Game Boy Pocket/Game Boy Color> 64> GameCube> DS> Wii> PS2.

I put Game Boy Pocket and Color together because like, I had my Game Boy Pocket for a very short time… it was actually my brother’s old Game Boy, anyway. >_> and the reason the PS2 is last is because I only just got mine in January. XD

I’m not sure. The earliest I can remember is the Spectrum 128K. I think the Amiga 500 came after that.

I remember we got a Super NES when I was young, I was always playing it with my older brother.

Atari 2600, but I suppose that counts as my dad’s.

My first (memorable) system was the NES. First game, Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt/World Class Track Meet.

First console i played was my brothers ZX Spectrum that tape used to take a godammned long time to load. My first ever console i owned my self was the Sega Master System The one with Alex Kid built in Toak me months to clock that game.Favourite ever console PSX.

NES. Man did that system piss me off to no end. I’d be lucky to get games to play for an hour before it started glitching up.

I spent more time blowing and swabbing the game cartridge with alcohol than I remember playing.

Luckily Sega Genesis was my next system and my savior….along with Sonic 1.

Like most of you guys i started on the NES. from there…….. well………. it would be a shorter list to put what I don’t own. LOL

My first system was the Atari 2600. My first game I remember playing was Air and Sea Battles (at least i believe that’s what it was called.) with my Dad and actually keeping toe to toe with him even though I believe I was 4 at the time. When it comes to video games I can recall memories way back in the past. In terms of what I have played chronologically: Atari 2600, Intellivision, Atari 5200, Nintendo, Sega Master system, Super nintendo, Gameboy, Turbo Graphix 16, sega Geniesis, Sega CD, 3do, PSX, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, (fun times), Ps2, Nintendo DS, and the Nintendo WII.

like most, my first system was a NES,
but being born in 1987, the nes was of my parents, then at age of 2, my first real achievement in videogaming history was beating level 1-1 of mario bros.

now, being 21 and founder of the game/system hunters, i own over 25 systems and more than 200 games.

today i came back from hunting and got me unreal tournament and resident evil 3 (both for dreamcast), a BRAND NEW mario bros cartridge (complete with propaganda… which brought a tear to my eye)
and tetris for Game boy.

my favorite system?
a tie between the SNES and the dreamcast

Atari 2600 here, I’m old guys.

Good grief, there needs to be more Master Systems!
🙁

My first videogame system was the original NES. When I say original, I mean it was complete with Robot, Lightgun, and two of the first games released in the US. Those games were Geromite (which used the Robot) and Duckhunt (which used the lightgun). Duckhunt after all these years is still considered one of the best lightgun games ever made. And the dog rules. 😉

Magnavox Odyssey 2, my dad bought it for himself a year or 2 before I was born, sadly his dumbass left it behind when we moved once….

Let’s see:

NES
Super Nintendo
Nintendo 64
Playstation
Playstation 2
Gamecube
Xbox
Xbox 360

hard to believe all those were your first game systems

The first system that i played was the Atari 2600 but my first videogame system was the NES

NES <3

I think my first was the sega genesis or maybe it was the first gameboy thing. you know the huge one that takes 4 AA to run…..I don’t remember which was first.

I jumps all over due to several factors like theft and working at salvation army.

NES -> SNES -> Gameboy -> Turbografx 16 (bought used from a family friend) -> PSX -> Gameboy Advance -> Gamecube -> PSX (with a Mod Chip) -> Atari -> ColecoVision -> Turbografx 16 (replaced a theft) -> Game Gear -> Sega Master System -> Sega Genesis and CD -> Sega Saturn -> Gameboy Color -> DS -> Wii -> PS3

I still own all of them.

When I get my house in August I will have all of them hooked up and on display in retro glory.

An Atari 2600, woodgrain finish and all baby.

Same!

And also a Commodore 64 with Track and Field which reeked with super mega awesomeness. My memory’s hazy so the times might not match up.

Atari 2600 / Commodore 64 (around 1990)
Sega Master System / Atari Lynx (around 1994)
Super Nintendo (1996 approx)
PSX (1998 approx)
PS2 (2002 approx)
PC (Got a decent one 2007)
Nintendo DS (yesterday! 2008)

NES

slight offtopic…

ive heard that the atari 2600 with wood finish is more rare than the black finish, is this correct? because ive seen a dozen (actual number) in the flea market here, tomorrow is saturday, which is raid day for the flea market.
should i get it if i see one? (i hope the owner happens to put his "store")

Yes.

GET ME ONE TOO

I’LL GIVE YOU A

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My first console was NES. The package included two controllers, 4-way adapter with handy turbo buttons and three games in one cartridge: Super Mario Bros., Tetris and Nintendo World Cup. I spent hours and hours playing SMB and World Cup even when I bought a new game and completed it once.

My first was a Sega Megadrive. Lasted me a long time, too.

Mine was an NES I got for one of my earliest birthdays. It came with Super Mario Bros. I remember not knowing I could jump over the first Goomba.

NES baby