What was the first Game console you owned? How many do you own now?

Just finishing the 'not the smallest anymore' thread, I was taken from computers to those other little wonders... game consoles. Since I am no too old (16) I would have to say my first game console was the NES. I had at least 30 games for it, and kept bothering my mother to rent or buy new ones. I loved that machine. Actually, the last time I went to Hot Topic, I found a pair of big pants that, according to one of my friends, looked like "8-bit camoflage". Unfortunately, I had to give it away. A little later on life (about a decade after it had been released) I obtained an old Sega Genesis (the original model... ), and had QUITE a few games for that one. We also go the Sega CD, whic cost us around 200-250 dollars at the time. I liked the Sega CD. I was impressed with the graphics. All was great in the kindom that is my house until the adapter for the SegaCD fell apart, and the link cable from the console to the TV broke... by this time, you couldn't find this type of stuff anymore... I went with out a game system for a few months... then... THe Sega Saturn came out. Again, I was intrigued by the now out dated graphics capability... my family paid 348 dollars for that one... once again, that lasted until it broke... then I got it. I had it for a long while, then it just stopped working...permanently. :sniff: Then a few years and a thousand miles later, we bought the N64 for 150 dollars. Still have it, and have not any complaints about it. Two years later, I bought a Dreamcast... I only have two complaints about it. The CD-ROM drive died once, and sometimes it takes a few tries to start up THPS2.

Game consoles... I love them.

I noticed you love consoles ;) u sure tried a lot of them.

I just had the first Sega game console, for the rest Computer games, not those 3D ones but I like Zelda, old RPG games, text based MUD and UT as the only modern game I like. My first games on PC were Prince of Persia and 3D stunters.

Anyway now I'm thinking on buying myself an Xbox, anyone good.bad experiences. I'm buying this for not always beeing on PC :D

Well.. Im not that old either... So my first console was a Nes... I had maybe 20 games for it..., just like you psychosquee... Then when I got bored with that one.... I got a Super Nintendo,.. I had the classics.. Super Mario All-Stars, Super Mario World, etc..... Wow I miss those days :p After that I got a Playstation..... And now im thinking of getting Gamecube or PS2 :D

Mine would be Atari.. then i had FamiCom.. then Snes.. then had Genesis for a while.,. Then had Play Station.. and now im juz havin fun playing games in the PC..

I suppose that game consoles are computer related. Anyway I had the original Sega Master System. It really sucked, there were no good games for it except Michael Jackson's Moonwalker and Phantasy Star. Now I have GTA3 and ps2.

my 1st console was an Atari (with about 6 joystick controllers cos they kept on sticking & breaking)
Then it was my 1st PC a Texas Instruments TI994A (not really a console but with the cartridge games it was kinda cool, Parsec rocked!)
Then it was a BBC-B, Elite was the ultimate! (when I finally got a disk drive 4 it, spending 20mins loading Elite from cassette was mind numbing!, 5 mins from floppys was better!)

Ahhh, those were the days!

:D

J.

I hate these posts, but I hold nes dear to my heart. Over the years I have had an atari, nes, genesis, snes, n64 and ps1 and nothing has offered me higher game play quality than nes, snes comes close. Games today focus too much on glam and gore which is why if I ever get another system it will be made by nintendo, who in my opinion always strive at quality and fun games. That is why nintendo has many more cult favorites than anyother system. Playstation has always been about fast moving screens, realistic fight sequences and popular music. Sure this makes for nice visuals but they really truly do not provide any amusing gameplay. Not even the Final Fantasy games for Playstation impress me. I would play Mario Tennis over Final Fantasy 10 anyday. My favorite games ever are in no particular order, The Legend of Zelda, A Link to the Past, The Ocarina of Time, Link's awakening, Master Blaster, A Boy and His Blob, Little Nemo's Dream World, Metroid 1, Mario 3 and my favorite Japanese bootleg game, Baby Mario.

consoles i owned were... atari , NES , SNES , GENIS , Gameboy , The gameboy type console sega made.. i forget its name but it had color, Color gameboy , PS1 and PS2 , N64 , GameCube , Gameboy Advanced and my good old emulators and roms for my puter ;)

as for games... i tend not to buy due to the fact that my brother works at blockbuster so i get 5 free rentals a week and stuff before thier released in stores ;)

_NetSyn_

Well, where do I start, I've been through quite a few consoles. Sega Master System, NES, Game Gear (not really a console, but pretty cool at the time), SNES, PS1, PS2. I'm looking at buying a GameCube just for one or two games. I love consoles, in my house I have the PS2, PS1 (in another room), and the SNES still hooked up. You can't beat some of the old school classics.

I HATE CONSOLES......

true, ive had almost all of them.. .and enjoyed them a lot.... but there SOOOOOOOO LIMITING in what you can do.... think about it..... how many keys on a keybord.....and HOW many buttons on the controllers...... and you cant even take the games apart to screw with.... at least easly, LOL

I had an Intelevision and we had some other console about the same time, but I can't remember the name of it for the life of me. We never did get anything else like Nintendo or anything. I'm just not into console games. I'd much rather play them on the computer.

The first console that I had was a Atari 2600 games console.

We really went upmarket after that and splashed out on a Atari 400,

which to this day is still all boxed up in the loft - I wonder if it still works?

Sticking with the Atari theme, we upgraded again and got a Atari 800XL, with

games like Bounty Bob, Centipede and the like on ROM cartridges. Sadly the

800XL met its feight one day when it refused to work, so I picked up the

nearest thing to me - a large screwdriver - and promptly stabbed it into submission.

"I dont know why the computer wont work mom........"

At least these days when I get annoyed with my puter, all I need do is cough up the

£'s for a new keyboard and not a new puter... :p

I started w/ Atari 2600, then Colecovision then I took a little break then Nintendo and Sega, then Super Nintendo and Genesis. Now I have N64, dreamcast, Playstation, Playstation 2 and Gamecube.

I started with an NES. I loved it, especially that Mario/Duck Hunt that came with it, but THAT DAMN DOG!! I also got a SNES shortly after it came out. It was good, but not as good as the original NES. It was still hours of fun, though. The Christmas of the N64's release, I got one. Super Mario 64 was awesome, especially when you knew how to take advantage of the many glitches. I have a PS2 right now, and the only game I will play for it is Grand Theft Auto III. That game is AWESOME! It's a shame so many people are so pissed about it. It gives you a kind of freedom I have never seen in a console game. You get to play at your own pace, and not the game's as so many games force you to do. I can sit and blow up Triad fish vans for hours without getting bored. It's the best console game I've ever seen.





So, you like those 8-bit camo pants, huh? I thought you were going to get a pair. Do they even still have them in stock?

24/m My first console was the old azz atari all you older people know what I am talking about the controller with the big cirle knob thats shizzzzzzznit was tight

pong

(yes it was a console)

bleep...bloop...bleep

(and i liked it :D )

now y'all get an idea how old i really am...hehe

Started with an Atari, which I never really liked, but it was there. Bought the original NES and played that for years and years, I remember buying(actually my mother buying, looong time ago) those cheap-ass fake-leather black cases to carry the dozens of games I had. Bought a Sega Genesis later, which didn't seem like much of an improvement over the NES, but I did really like the Phantasy Star, Road Rash and Might&Magic games for it. The next system I owned was the ps1, which I bought just so I could play FF7, which is still worth it in my opinion because that game was really good. I owned five or six other games for it but never really liked the ps1 as a whole. Just this month I bought a Playstation 2 and a Gamecube, Gran Turismo 3 is awesome, and Final Fantasy X is a good game though I'm disappointed in the storyline. The Gamecube isn't really worth buying in my opinion, I bought it and three extra controllers to play some Super Smash Bros. Melee with my friends, which was great fun for awhile, but it got old fast. Rogue Squadron 2 is visually an amazing game, but it's short and frustrating. My girlfriend has taken quite a liking to Pikmin, despite her complete inaptitude to play any video game she seems to enjoy it.

Zigar,

I thought being such an oldie you might like THIS :rofl:

Just goes to show, its not how old you are, tis how old you feel!

'Theres no stopping some people' springs to mind aswell!

:D :D :D

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Originally posted by zigar
pong

(yes it was a console)

bleep...bloop...bleep

(and i liked it :D )

now y'all get an idea how old i really am...hehe

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Damn!! I thought for sure I would get the "old-*****er award" on this one.
Yes, we had the original Pong. used to play for hours on that sucker. Then got the Intellivision(I think thats what it was called) Then the Atari2600 with more paddles and joysticks than you could shake a stick at.. By then I was outgrowing consoles..Didn't get another one till the original Nintendo system, then SNES, Genesis,SegaCD addon for it..and then PS1..Any games I play these days are on my puter. Graphics and gameplay are much better..

Ahh..nostalgia!!:D

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24/m My first console was the old azz atari all you older people know what I am talking about the controller with the big cirle knob thats shizzzzzzznit was tight

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Yeap that was my first console as well.
There wasn't many console's you could get around here (Ireland) cause Ireland was like a 3rd world country back in the very early 80's.

So there's that and lots more
including the 8 bit build in console thing (that took carts), that the amstad 464+ had, that came out in 1990.
Everyone was getting sick of loading tapes and buying the "new" consoles ( megadrive etc) so amstad brought out the PLUS range of 464's and 6128's with the build in console.
It seemed ok at first but then after a year or so it was nearly impossible to get any carts.
I think commadore did the same thing with the 64.

Anyway blah blah blah.
cheers

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Graphics and gameplay are much better

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uh....ya...just got a ps2 on the WE...just a BIT better than pong...

and speaking of pong...if you haven't seen THIS

you should...somebody posted it a couple of weeks ago...can't remember who but...it's a laff

Mine was the Atari 2600 (the one with the fake wood finish).

What a fantastic game console!!!

Games included were Missile Command, Asteroids, Berserk, Bowling, Tank Attack, Frogger, Basketball....

But then we got a C64. Not really a games console, but the graphics were just second to none at the time. Favourite games included World Games, Burger Time, Montezumas Revenge, Pitfall, Eagle Empire, Zazzon, Aztec Challenge.

(If there are any other C64 fans out there, I would be interested in hearing their fav games)

Then moved onto the Sega Master System and PS1. But they never quite stood up to that Atari 2600. ;)

Intellivision(BurgerTime)>>Atari(Defender)>>NES(Ninja Gaiden)>>SNES(Super Punch-Out!!)>>PSone(FF Tactics)>>N64(Perfect Dark)>>PS2(Metal Gear Solid 2)...

There's the progression of my console history...

Ouroboros

Intellivision(BurgerTime)>>Atari(Defender)>>NES(Ninja Gaiden)>>SNES(Super Punch-Out!!)>>PSone(FF Tactics)>>N64(Perfect Dark)>>PS2(Metal Gear Solid 2)...

There's the progression of my console history...

Ouroboros

Atari was my first. Then I got a PS2. lol Yes I know thats a big gap but I play most games on my PC.

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Keepen it real
FreeAgent

Atari was my first. Then I got a PS2. lol Yes I know thats a big gap but I play most games on my PC.

:shootem:
Keepen it real
FreeAgent

The Atari 2600 was my first. I've acumulated quite a collection since then. In my house right now I have a nintendo, snes, n64, gamecube, genesis, saturn, dreamcast, ps2, xbox, and a 'puter! (pant pant) Most of them arent mine, but my apartment seems to have gathered all of my friends systems.

The Atari 2600 was my first. I've acumulated quite a collection since then. In my house right now I have a nintendo, snes, n64, gamecube, genesis, saturn, dreamcast, ps2, xbox, and a 'puter! (pant pant) Most of them arent mine, but my apartment seems to have gathered all of my friends systems.

Now I realy feel old. I can't remember the name. I was a few months before the original Atari came out. It was a huge thing and weighed a ton. It was the first pong game. No other games with it. Then the Atari came out and I was pissed. Oh well, since then. I have went through the Nintendo to the Sega Saturn to the Dreamcast. Now just the faithful PC alone.

The times are a changing.

Wow, except for the older people, mostly everyone seems to have gone pretty much on the same route as far as game consoles go.

Atari Was my begining, can't forget oldschool nintendo. Wow, how many do I own?

The first game console i owned was the NES. Shortly after, I had my mom buy me an Atari. The graphics on the Atari weren't that great, but it kept me busy. I now have a PS2, and I play Final Fantasy XX all the time.

Does C64 count as a console? How about a Commodore PET? Other than that, my first was Gameboy Colour and then Gameboy Advance (I had parents who refused to buy me game consoles on the probably sound basis that I would never leave the house).

PS. D'Arte don't get an X-Box. I shouldn't even have to say anything other than M$, but if you need proof, look up Computer Gaming World's comparison of the X-Box to a decent PC.

SSJVegeta-Sei

ooooo the old c64... that where allllll this started for me...anyoine stil lhave one kicking around?

I had the original PONG. Which, to this day rules. IMHO.

My father bought the Atari 800 for the family. He intended to use it for word processing and financial tracking. It came with an assembly cartridge and basic so some development could be done. Shortly after that evolved into a game system. We had over a hundred 5.5" floppies typically 3 to 5 games per floppy. The joysticks quickly died and eventually the floppy drive or the cable between floppy and pc died -this ended the life of the best game system I ever had. I bet my dad's still got it floating around the house somewhere.

My First Game console was an Etch-A-Sketch, does that count?