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I think my first console was an Atari 2600. Probably around 7 yrs old. The first console that I loved was my NES!

I think I rented the NES w/Super Mario so many times that my parents decided it would be cheaper just to buy it for me.

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My first video game consoles were hand-me-downs from my Dad - Colecovision and Intellivision. But I'm a child of the late 80s and 90s so the ones I purchased new were:

NES, Super NES, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360.

Earliest console's I've played / remember

Vic 20 (Parents), Atari 2600 (Grandparents), Intellivision (Console - Cousins House).

The Vic 20 would constantly over heat and freeze up. No storage / safe feature either.

1st "modern" game console parents bought for me - Nintendo Entertainment System.

PSX in 2001, then I got a Xbox 360 in 2011 and last year a N64 (hell yeah).. I have all the 3 but PSX isnt working fine (AC cable is a bit weird, otherwise is great, even tough i use my Xoom to emulate psone games)

The Atari 2600 was my first console. Besides playing the classic games like Space Invaders and Asteroids, I remember playing games like Dragonfire, such an awesome game, and sitting in front of the TV confused for the longest time trying to figure out what the hell I was suppose to do in the Star Wars game. :laugh:

Of course I eventually figured out what I was suppose to do in Star Wars when I got older, but as a 2-3 year old kid, I had no clue what was going on.

My family had a Pong console so that was my first experience with them, but the first console of my very own was a ColecoVision. I used to play Donkey Kong for hours at a time and later on I got the expansion module to play Atari 2600 games. It lasted me until I got my NES years later.

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