what was the first video game console you ever played?

[cyborgmonkey22]

ok, this thread isn't to debate about which console is better. i just wanna know which video game console you ever played was. for me it was the snes waaayy back when my older brother 1st got me hooked on video games at the age of 5 and i've been gaming ever since. also i should note that it doesn't have to be just a home console, because i'm sure that some of you got your start on the commodore 64(i think that's how it's spelled), apple II, mac, pc etc. so if that was indeed the 1st hardware device you played games on then list that instead. also handhelds such as gameboys, gamegears, the atari lynx and any other handhelds count as well. so if you played a handheld 1st than that counts too.

[Storm Strife]

As it counts, the Commodore 64 at around the age of 2-4.

[cyborgmonkey22]

yeah i had a feeling i would be right about that. i'm only 17 so i've never played the commodore 64 nor do i think i ever will considering it's been out of production for at least 20 years lol

[NinnaMoon]

Super Nintendo! Maybe, it was Atari!! No no it was defiantly SN!!

[cyborgmonkey22]

Super Nintendo! Maybe, it was Atari!! No no it was defiantly SN!!

lol! yeah i have the same problem. i was just too afraid to admit it in my original post. in reality it was either the nes or snes that was my 1st but i was only 4 and i didn't like video games until i was 5 so that makes things more confusing lol XD

[Dogmat]

Super Nintendo for me as well. I was hooked on Donkey Kong Country!

[cyborgmonkey22]

Super Nintendo for me as well. I was hooked on Donkey Kong Country!

omg! i used to play that game for hours! ahh, those were the good ol' days. if you haven't noticed i'm a total nostalgia freak lol i also played: yoshi's island(i loved the level where the controls were flipped backwards if you touched those fuzzy things that made it look like the game was on crack XD) and my older bro used to always pwn my butt while playing street fighter II. and of course there was ff6, ff4, super metroid, etc. i miss those days.

[Storm Strife]

yeah i had a feeling i would be right about that. i'm only 17 so i've never played the commodore 64 nor do i think i ever will considering it's been out of production for at least 20 years lol

You can find them on eBay, and there are also emulators. You're also likely to find plenty of games to download online.

Shame it's not the same for the Amiga. They should release the damned Kickstart ROMs into the public domain already, the system isn't going to make a comeback, even if Amiga Inc. finally released the AmigaOS 4. Too late guys...we've moved on.

[cyborgmonkey22]

You can find them on eBay, and there are also emulators. You're also likely to find plenty of games to download online.

Shame it's not the same for the Amiga. They should release the damned Kickstart ROMs into the public domain already, the system isn't going to make a comeback, even if Amiga Inc. finally released the AmigaOS 4. Too late guys...we've moved on.

oh, yeah! i completely forgot about emulators. i used those all the time. but now i'm worried that they might give my pc viruses but luckily i have McAffe so that should make things easier.

[Storm Strife]

Er...emulators won't give you a virus if you download them direct from the official website. It's the disk images you have to be careful of. Just make sure you find yourself a decent site (for example C64.com) and you'll be fine.

[cyborgmonkey22]

thanks that helps me out a lot.

[Aizmov]

Atari 2600
If I remember correctly

[cyborgmonkey22]

ah, yes the atari 2600. the 2nd video game console ever made. the 1st being the magnovox odyssey well i certainly have never played one. i've seen footage of the games for it back during the ice age XD but i've never played one myself. however i have played games made for it by playing one of those arcade machines that have games made by a huge amount of different companies. and even then i think it was only the arcade versions of those games, but whatever. it's not like i was born when everyone still had "pac-man fever" or for that matter when space invaders, asteroid, centipede, robotron 2084 etc. were released. but i have played robotron 2084 and it's pretty fun for an ancient relic lol

[Tempest Valkura]

NES. Super Mario Bros., Who framed Roger Rabbit, Wood and Water Rage, etc. Yeah, it's been a while. I got hooked on games when I was three, by my mother and cousin. I have not played anything before the NES. (I am 19, btw.)

[cyborgmonkey22]

yeah i love the nes. i still have one and it works great. i love me some duck hunt lol ^^

[Chaos Proxy]

Super Nintendo Entertainment System, shortly SNES.
My first game was Secret Of Mana and soon after that Chrono Trigger .. still love these two. <3

[cyborgmonkey22]

Super Nintendo Entertainment System, shortly SNES.
My first game was Secret Of Mana and soon after that Chrono Trigger .. still love these two. <3

those are 2 of the best 16 bit rpgs ever! i still to this day love chrono trigger and i would love a sequel or at the very least a remake and i hate myself for never playing chrono cross for the ps1. i also love secret of mana it was the 1st great true action rpg if you ask me. although the most recent games have been rather disappointing (i.e. sword of mana, children of mana) but luckily i thought legend of mana for the ps1 was very fun.

[Eikoseisui]

I'm pretty sure I started out with SNES, but it could have been Atari. I just remember playing the SNES more because of Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat, Goof Troop, and Donkey Kong Country.

[Khanxay]

i also love secret of mana it was the 1st great true action rpg if you ask me. although the most recent games have been rather disappointing (i.e. sword of mana, children of mana) but luckily i thought legend of mana for the ps1 was very fun.

All the Mana games after Legend of Mana suck. Sword sucked. Children was okay but too much of a dungeon crawler. (13 floors+? WTH!) And Dawn just plain sucks and the graphics are horrible.

First played: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time on the SNES.

First owned: Tomba and X-Men Vs. Street Fighter on Playstation.

[cyborgmonkey22]

All the Mana games after Legend of Mana suck. Sword sucked. Children was okay but too much of a dungeon crawler. (13 floors+? WTH!) And Dawn just plain sucks and the graphics are horrible.

tell me about it. although i thought that dawn had very pretty graphics but that's just my opinion and i've never actually played that one but i've heard it's lame. plus i heard that for some unknown reason that your stats are reset after each level thus making all the EXP you gain useless. what the hell is up with that!? seriously!

[rf switch]

2600 from Atari

[drm0ney]

yeah i love the nes. i still have one and it works great. i love me some duck hunt lol ^^

YAY duck hunting! Takes me back to fond memeries. nes was the first system i played, though i can't remember if it was mario or duck hunting that i played first...
Sense ours still works i should try playing them again, its been a while. A very LONG while.

[cyborgmonkey22]

YAY duck hunting! Takes me back to fond memeries. nes was the first system i played, though i can't remember if it was mario or duck hunting that i played first...
Sense ours still works i should try playing them again, its been a while. A very LONG while.

it's good to hear i'm not the only who remembers/loves duck hunt. but i thought super mario bros. and duck hunt came on the same cartridge. at least that's how mine is.

[Brojasu]

either the original gameboy or the snes, I got them both at the same time

[Amarhyllis]

First game console I ever played was NES, oh yeah. those were the good times!
My first games, of course, Super Mario Bros. 1-3, Kid Icarus, and Legend of Zelda. Those are the only ones I remember playing when I was a wee little one.