First gaming device/console?

[LiberoVulpesLiberoVulpes's icon]

Some bootleg console, with a bunch of NES games and low-effort Romhacks.

Played a bunch of Mario, Popeye, Donkey Kong Jr, Battle City, and Nintendo World Cup.

Loved it.

 

[Nelson2001]

For me the first console I officially owned was the Nintendo GameCube for the first time in 17/August/2007.

 

[Devin8or]

My first console was the PS1 and the first game that I remember playing a ton of was Spyro the Dragon. I also had Tekken 2, Destruction Derby 2, NASCAR '99, Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!, Tomba!, A Bug's Life, Breath of Fire III (in which I never got past the opening sequence), Frogger, Centipede, Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, CyberSpeed, Crime Killer, Driver (in which I only played free roam), Rally Cross 2, Rugrats: The Search for Reptar, and Ridge Racer Revolution.

I wish I had managed to hold on to all of those games.

I also wore out Twisted Metal 4 at a friend's house later in the PS1's cycle, after the PS2 had been released. We would play it in his room when we couldn't play Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance on his step-dad's PS2 in the living room.

 

[partymembervii]

the first i called my own was the game boy advance sp

 

[Oerolal]

Just journaling and am curious what devices users owned first. I believe I played some version of Pac-Man: World on a couple different floppy disks (thanks Dad) but one holiday I got a SNES and Donkey Kong Country 2. I think my next game was Super Empire Strikes Back. Needless to say, I didn't beat either of those games until much later.

How about you all?

My first gaming console was the Atari 2600. It wasn’t just a device; it was a portal to new worlds. With its blocky graphics and simple joystick, games like Space Invaders and Pac-Man felt revolutionary. The swappable cartridges were mind-blowing—no other system offered that freedom. It turned living rooms into arcades, sparking a gaming culture that’s still thriving. Unlike today’s sleek consoles, the Atari 2600’s raw, clunky charm laid the foundation for every gaming innovation that followed. Pure nostalgia!

 

[konatakonatakon1]

Nintendo 64. I remember by father exchanging it in a used car. Old crap economy and currency at my place at time, don't ask how