Mine was NES and it absolutely still is special to me!

Mine would be the Nintendo 64.

My first was an Atari 2600 which although I loved, I don’t have any nostalgia for it at all. All my nostalgia is for NES.

NES and it's crazy to me that SMB1 still holds up as an enjoyable platformer. Pretty insane.

Same!! Those controllers bring me back

Same 😊 I came home from pre school in 93 and my parents went we got something. I was like cool... What is it? And I was a gamer ever since hehehe 🧜🏻‍♀️👾

This was the first console I played on. The first I owned was the N64.

Yup that was mine too, I did have my Old Man's Atari but be damned if I could remember much about it from back then lol

Technically the very first video game I ever played was I believe the All-Stars port of Super Mario Bros. 3 when I was like... three years old or something like that, but the first console that I actually owned and had a solid collection of games for was my Wii. I love that thing so much 🤍

Do you mean...pong?

intellivision. i played tron with my grandpa. so yeah it is. my second was NES and my grandpa adopted it from me after i got the SNES so he could play mario 3 over and over XD. is it still special... just the memories of my grandpa. but thats about it.

gameboy or n64! can't remember which i used first but they were around the same time

The Atari 5200, in spite of the defective controllers

SEGA Genesis for me and kinda? I definitely don't spend as much time playing those games as I probably should but it's a core memory for me and those are still special. Being 3-4 years old and holding a controller for the first time playing Sonic 2

Game Boy. I wish I never sold it but I was in school and needed food.

Game Boy Advance SP and Pokémon Sapphire. But an honorable mention goes to the Game Cube and Wind Waker. Both near and dear to my heart.

Super Nintendo! I have extremely fond memories of it.

The NES. Got it for Christmas 1989. Thirty five years ago. Been gaming since.

I’m old so it was original Atari.

My first was Snes but the 64 holds a special place in my heart.

Atari 2600. Yes I'm old, but I was rocking that wood grain.

I had an NES back in the day but I think it was lost in a move. Still have fond memories of it, though. And the games. So many awesome games!

Atari 2600, the one with 6 switches and the fake teak panel. Hours and hours spend playing all the different games in Combat. Who could forget "invisible tank"!

Nintendo 64. It was my introduction to gaming on the TV, and games like the Zelda games, Mario 64, Pokemon Snap and Starfox 64 turned me into a life long Nintendo fan. Its my comfort console too, as i always reach for it when I’m feeling down.

NES and no, it isn’t. Nintendo can eat my ass with a spoon.

The SNES - very special to me and it still works to this day!

mine was the NES, don't have a lot of memories of it but I remember having so much fun playing the first Mario Bros game with my parents telling me how to play. Good times

Sega Genesis, followed closely by the Game Gear. Those consoles were quite something for their time period.

PS1. I’m so glad Sony brought back the original start up screen. I cried the first time I restarted my PS5 and it came up. It brought back so many memories 🥹

Atari maybe. We had one growing up. I had a Nintendo that was mine. I don't think either is important to me. Super Nintendo is still important.

The first consoles I played were the GameCube and PS2 at a daycare and the first console my family owned was the Wii. They are still especially special to me as they formulated my earliest gaming memories.

I was given a Gameboy Color with Pokémon Yellow & Crystal when I was about 5. I've got Crystal in a shadow box now, and I'm thinking of doing the same to the Gameboy. Sadly lost Yellow about 15 years ago..

Sega mega drive, playing gams with my brother. It still makes me smile when I think about how much fun we had.

My DS lite was the very first. First console was the wii.

both still alive and kicking, although my DS needs a new L button, a new touch screen, and sometimes some encouragement.

Atari 2600. I still remember getting it with a stack of Parker Bros games including Death Star Battle

NES. Soooo many classics.

Pong was first but Intellivision was a greater second!

Atari 7800

SNES. It is still special, especially the color palettes, sound fonts, Mode 7, and the controller having exactly as many buttons as you really need. I like to play Spelunky 2 with a USB SNES pad and pretend it was really for that system.

Yeah NES. Many games still great to take for a spin

The 1st one I played on was Atari. But the 1st one I owned was this old generic called Subor. It had Super Mario bros, Darkwing Duck, Rescue Rangers. And for years it was the best thing belonging to me.

SNES! Still have it too

Atari. Pitfall will forever be the first game I loved to hate.

Pitfall was procedurally generated!

Mine was the NES. I got it as a hand me down from my brother and I've been hooked on gaming ever since! And it absolutely is still special to me cause I'm finding new fantastic games on that system all the time

Gamecube my beloved

The original Nintendo DS for me :) I still have an emotional attachment to my first Nintendogs ❤️

Pong and hockey pong I gave up on video games years ago.

The Atari 2600 and it definitely hold a special place in my heart. A lot of great memories playing games on this console as a kid. 👾❤️🕹️

I recently got the Atari 50 collection for Steam Deck and those games are a LOT harder than I remember

Yeeeeees

This was mine I truly was very happy when I got it when I was really little

My Aunt and Uncle had one and whenever I’d visit them they would let me play it. They had Space Invaders, Combat, Breakout, Casino, and Warlords. Good times! 😌

It was the K-Mart Pong console, and no. Not really. I liked it then, but that's because the options were slim.

gex <3

Nintendo Entertainment System. Zelda wasn’t the first game I played, but definitely solidified my love for video games.

Mine was PS1, Will forever be a PlayStation girlie

Nintendo

The NES. Still legendary. Got some games that I've loved but never finished on my list to complete in 2025.

Super Nintendo ❤️ Chrono Trigger is the best game of all time. The story, characters, gameplay, soundtrack, just perfection.

The Atari 2600 was my first console and I still play it today. The games are basic, but good fun and a good way of unwinding after a busy day.

Colecovision. Best Donkey Kong port at the time.

Sega Megadrive, and no not really to be honest. Was awesome as a kid but going back to nostalgic things often ruins the illusion. I leave it as a pleasant memory

Wii

Pong, and no.

TRS 80 color computer II! Played cartridges but you could also program BASIC and save to an audio cassette.

the Sears version of Pong. and no

SNES here and yeah. I still adore games from that era. Especially old platformers and jrpgs

The Sega Genesis! Played on that bad boy when I was 2 back in 1995 and I've played many a game on it! Still some games on there I haven't beaten to this this day. I'm lookin at you Beavis & Butthead.

Xbox 360

First I ever played was Genesis 3. First I personally owned is GameBoy Pocket and then GameCube as my first home console. First system I played at a friend's house was Playstation 1. All of the above have a special place in my heart. 💚

Atari 2600 which was shit. Went on to computers. Best early console, Dreamcast. Yes, still special, thanks to the GDEmu.

gamecube was passed down to me but i was gifted a game boy as my first consoles 🤭 they all because of pokémon lo

1st home console was the #SegaGenesis and it's #StreetofRage series made me a fan of beat'em ups to this day

The Nintendo 64 was *my* first console. We had an original NES in the house tho, which was the first console I played on

For my household (me and my older brothers) it was Nintendo 🎮

Atari

NES. I can still (badly) play the classics today and have a blast.

I grew up primarily on PC during those ages, but first home console I ended up getting was the N64, which of course was very important to my growth with Super Smash Bros and Pokemon Stadium.

Sega Master System II but the console I loved the most when I was a kid was the PS1. The games had great soundtracks and loved the movie clips. That startup sound too gave me chills every time.

Atari 2600, and it is still awesome

Game boy colour. It was the first console I owned, and I have many fond memories of hiding under the bedsheets to play when I should have been sleeping, or trying to see by streetlights being driven back from visiting grandparents. The torch attachment was a good investment 😂

NES and it's extra special because I used to play it with my grandma. She could probably school a lot of people at old school Mario.

My Gameboy Colour ☺️☺️

My Atari 2600. 44 years and this thing still runs great!

The Xbox.

Atari. Lordy I am so ooolllddd. I can still hear the noises from pretty much every game...BONK-BONK BONK-BONK.

Magnavox Odyssey… after playing my Zork for so long …

The first one i played was a snes. Not too much. My first console was a ps2 and it still is very special to me

Mega Drive and yea it's still special. I think the selection of games I might have had weren't the best, but it was mine and it was fun. I do think gaming has improved, being able to save progress so you weren't restarting every session is generally a good thing.

Game Boy Color. I rebought all the games I had for it on Virtual Console so yes

GameCube! So many titles hold a special place in my heart to this day, especially Pikmin and Mario Sunshine

Mine was the Magnavox Odyssey 2, and no - the games are only moderately good and the Apple ][ quickly took over my life.

I just got a Commodore 64 keyboard from 8-bitdo. My mom bought me a 64 off of QVC.

First I owned was the Atari 5200. First I played? The Vectrex baby!

Grandstand Tennis/Squash/Soccer console that my sister and I plugged into the household black & white TV. It is no longer special to me.

Not strictly a console, but I still have mine.

it's got a cartridge slot, so certainly part console!

For "special", though, I have to give it to:

That was the Wii. I still have it and have since homebrewed it, although I haven't played it in a while cause a need to repair one of the wiimotes and just haven't yet.

PS2

Technically I played the Atari 2700, but I only have memories of first playing The Nintendo Entertainment System. Lol

Atari. I Loved playing on that console! Yes, I'm old, but I still Love video games.😁

PSone will always be special to me! Getting new games for Birhdays and Xmas , the Multi tap was wild! 4 of us playing Speed Freaks or WWF for hours was so much fun! When i was off for most of the year at school when I was 13, I ended up on it all day just playing Final Fantasy !

Mine was the NES, while it's still special to me, my first BIRTHDAY console was the DS. It still holds a high place in my heart due to this gem:

Something from 1983 that had Pong-like sports games. (It was super sweet)

Colecovision

The Atari 2600 was my first console and I played everything on it from Mrs. Pac-Man to E.T. (E.T. Was surprisingly awful). It was special to me at the time, but I do have a hard time going back and playing many of those games for that system.

My first console was the PlayStation, and my dad got it for me. I still have it along with other gens, up to the ps5. Very special

NES and Grey Brick Game Boy. So many hours playing Tetris, Super Mario Bros and Duck Hunt.

Atari 2600. Dang, I am old.

First one I played was probably SNES or NES, first one that was mine was GBA (which I miss - white, from launch day), and first one I bought was a used OG Xbox which started me on my now 20 years of primarily Xbox gaming (on PC now tho technically). They're all special in their own ways.

NES and it's also why I weirdly still love Castlevania 2.

ps2 absofuckinglutely

The V-Smile of all things was my very first back in the day. I was lucky to have it and it was my first real exposure to video games.

Oh my god I remember these. I didn't, until I saw this lol

Very first? My step sister had a Nintendo and the only games she had for it were Gilligan’s Island and a Goofy game? I still have that sound midi embedded in my brain. Still remember playing that dumb game on it in a half built house with no insulation and exposed particle board flooring.

But the first console I ever "owned" and was the one that I felt was truly mine, was my PS1. I may have not had a lot of games for it but it was mine and no one could take that away from me. I have VERY fond memories of my PS1 and PS2 and without em I might not be here today.

This very machine. I'm hazy on the exact date, possibly 1990? So quite late in the grand scheme of things. But this is ultimately where it all began for me.

Same here, that was possibly the best Christmas ever.

It absolutely was. It was a joint present for me and my brother, and we also got a Scalextric set. Good times.

Gorgeous CIB set, man! I have the exact same one 👍

Ah thanks very much. I have my parents to thank for my pristine boxes from that era.

Same here, except in 1985.

An early adopter!

Same here but around 90s also!

While we had the 1st image, the 2nd image was our first.

The 2600 and it’s not special. It just sort of existed for me. I don’t even know what happened to the one we had.

Nintendo entertainment system.. plenty of fun and an introduction to gaming

SEGA!!!!

N64 and yes I still have mine 🥹

N64, it belonged to my brother but most of the games were mine. The GameCube was the first console I bought myself

NES.

The OG GameBoy! I love that device. I'm considering buying one of the Chromatic "GameBoys". They look amazing.

Atari 2600! (Showing my age!)

Intellivision, Atari’s lesser-known cousin. All I remember playing on this was Battle Tanks but I loved how you could slide different cards onto the controller for different games. It’s not as special to me as my original Playstation but it will always have a special place in my heart ❤️

That picture is ColecoVision, not Intellivision.

PS2, and NFSU. Completed the “story” in a weekend and was a bit disappointed it was over already. I did replay it several times but after not too long I somehow convinced my parents to get me GTA:SA. I played that game probably for many hundreds, if not thousands of hours. Much fond memories indeed

I don’t use it much these days but I still have a PS2 (sadly not my original one but the same fat model), and let me tell you booting that thing up with NFSU is a huge hit of nostalgia

My first console was the PS1 but originally what got me into playing video games was the Nintendo GameCube and from this day it’s still my favorite. It holds way too many memories.

Sega!

My first console was the Wii. I'm glad I got introduced to gaming with it thanks to Wii Sports/Resort and MKWii!

Mine too! Super Mario Galaxy was my first game that I played and really sunk my teeth into :D

the gameboy advance, with all sorts of random shovelware good ol' times

That ds Fs

PS2 but i lost it. i played one harry potter game on it for a long time but i unfortunately dont remember the name and lost the cd and box too D:

N64. Yes it is and always will be. It’s that console that sparked my love for video games. And was my gateway into the gameboy.

NES and is really is. I still spend hours playing those games.

Atari 2600 for me. Is it special to me? Not really, other than in the sense it got me into gaming I suppose. Here I am pushing on 50 still with my head in a game every day 💪🏻 My Amiga 500 holds a special place mind, that’s where the gaming started to come alive for me.

There's 2 answers for me really, The SNES as it was the first I experienced, And the PS1, as it was the first I owned

In terms of what i actually owned at the time, the PS2. I still have it in my closet, but unfortunately, most of my games are either lost or ruined, and I'm missing a particular part that plugs into it. Still never gave it up, though.

First I remember playing on was an Atari 2600. But first I got brand new on on my 8th bday was the NES waaaaay back in 1988. The NES is near and dear.

My very first was Nintendo 64. It’s so special to me 🥹🥹

I got the Master System for Christmas 1992. It will always have a special place in my Heart. Not Tazmania though, that Game can **** all the way off! 😆

I won't count the Atari Pong home system as it really only had one game, so my first was the Atari 2600 and I loved it. First console I chose to own was the Sega Master System and THAT system holds a special place in my heart.

The PS3/360 is really the only console wars I was actively aware of. I started gaming with the PS1, and it and the PS2 far outperformed its competition so there wasn't really a console war to speak of.

N64. And I still love it all these years later.

Atari 2600 was my first But my most found memories are that of Og Nintendo and Sega Genisis

Not my first but the one that made me fall in love with gaming

I have some Nintendo 64s and when I go back to playing some games it feels like I'm having a stroke using the controller

The controller is an experience thats for sure

Atari 5200 and I wish I could fire it up and zone out to Joust and Pole Position again.

1st played was Colecovision and no, it was never special to me. 1st I ever owned was NES and hell yeah it's still very special to me.

PS1. It's still special to me along with the PS2, but Sony has been dead to me for several years now.

First console that was mine was the Master System I got one Christmas. First console I bought with my own money was a GameCube.

Nintendo GameCube, then PlayStation two through five still playing that

PS1 slimline I was a little old when it came out but my parents weren’t well off and picked it up second hand. One of the controllers had stick drift and the disc cover had to be blue tacked down, but I loved it 😁

First console I played was Atari 2600 and I loved it. But my "first love" system was NES. Parents got it for my big bro and I, and I was hooked. Mario Bros, Track and Field, Duck Hunt, Punch Out....man oh man!

My first comsole was the PS2, i loved playing gta san andreas as a kid

Sega Genesis. I miss it, but I played very few games on it outright.

Mine was a Smash-themed New Nintendo 3DS XL, I absolutely LOVED playing with it, too bad the charger broke but I think I'll try to get a new one soon

My first ever was a hand-me-down Atari 2600 as a kiddo. But the first where I was old enough to feel a sense of ownership and that it was something special was my PlayStation. As luck would have it when I got into PS1 collecting in 2019, it was still up in my parents' attic. Very happy reunion. 💜

Must be lovely to have your original games and console. Regrettably, I sold all mine at boot fairs over the years including my Amiga 2000 😢

Bet that was a happy find.

I feel this. Ps1 isn’t the first console that I had ownership feeling of, but it’s the first I bought with my money. That was a big deal to me then. It’s why I connect with ps1 and not their other consoles so much.

Love Die Hard Trilogy, such a great game

I adore the PS1 as well, wish I'd had one as a kid myself!

Pong, no

It’s gotta be Castle Crashers from 2008 for me.. Couldn’t get enough of it

Intellivision was my first and it is not special to me in any way. It's actually horrible. 😆

I played other consoles long before it but the first one my parents actually allowed in our house was the Wii (I was 14). It was such an exciting and momentus day when we brought it home, my brother and I played on it for hours without fighting which was huge for us 😂

For some reason saying Wii makes me feel really young and old at the same time, but it's Wii.

It was SNES and Super mario 2 is still one of my most favorite games ever. First console I bought myself was an N64.

Atari was first I played, but NES was first I owned. The games and the aesthetic are special to me, but god are the games shitty to play sometimes with ridiculous difficulty levels. I do not have that same kind of focus and patience to finish those games anymore.

Nintendo64. Got it for the kids then played SuperMario64 until I got all 150 stars and got to visit Yoshi on top of the castle.

PS1. It originally belonged to my uncle, who used it briefly to play sports games, but ultimately gave up using it shortly after getting it. So my dad bought me some educational games to play on it so it'd get some use. My time with the PS1 alone was brief though, I got a PS2 not too long after.

PC 🔥🙏

I’m not sure which was my first tbh my uncles had the N64, ps2, and Xbox all at the same time and I remember falling in love with silent hill and donkey Kong 64

For me it was the Sega Megadrive! Such an amazing time with so many fun games (Of course the Sonic series and Ristar was the standout for me)!

The Intellivision. I have instant nostalgia pangs when I think about those plastic controller inserts.

If we're not counting pc, I'd say Sega Genesis 😁💖 I was definitely a Treasure Cove, Commander Keen, and Dinosaur Safari kid though.

N64. I remember seeing Mario in 3D for the first time and it changed my life.

Snes was the special one. When I first loaded Super Mario World. That intro music and start menu just gets me awe struck to this day.

Zx spectrum if that counts. NES if not! All my consoles are special to me. Wish I still had them all!!

Nintendo DS baby

First in our household was a NES, but our mom sold it for reasons. Later I got a Game Boy, and after that an Amiga 600. Good times!

The first my family owned in my lifetime that I remember: Super Nintendo. The first that I personally owned: Nintendo DS, given to me when I had cancer so that I'd have something to do in the hospital (along with the Zune). The original bulky one, not Lite.

First to play was my cousins NES First to own SNES I still don't think many 2D platformers and top down RPGs come close to some of the offerings on the the SNES

The NES and yes it's still special, started with SMB/Duck Hunt, then lost all of it in a house fire in 03, but now I have a top loading one and a good collection in my retro room

Pong

NES It's the GOAT system!!!

I had a Gameboy Color that I bought second-hand off of my brother's friend for $50. Took me two months to mow enough lawns to get the money for it.

Another NES here. It’s still special to me; absolutely no feeling in this world like putting a cart in, pushing it down and hoping it will load first time

I played on the nes but my own first console was the sega genesis

The Wii ❤️

Nintendo 64 I honestly never really showed an interest in gaming and neither did my father but he actually waited outside Walmart to get it out of layway for Christmas for me

NES. Yes.

I got to play on an Atari of some sort (had a wooden panel) and a Comadore 64 but the first that was truly mine was a NES. So many amazing games and memories! I actually played one at PAXAU this year that had Battletoads set up and got all the way to the Dark Queens Tower.

First console I played was the Sega Genesis. My parents bought it from a friend of there’s and it included Sonic 1-3 and Sonic & Knuckles. 5 year old me had no idea that moment would be life changing.

PlayStation, and it will always have a special place in my heart

Sega Master System. Still holds a lot of fond memories for me.

NES is my very first and is indeed very special to me as it introduced me to two of my favorite franchises, Zelda and Castlevania. Castlevania 1 was my very first video game experience.

2600 and yes