Family had a Coleco Telstar as early as I can remember (before age 3 even) but it was only hooked up every now and then.
FIrst cartridge system for the family, my dad bought an Intellivision along with most of the sports games... I did get a bunch of non sports games over those early days though. Dad sold it and all our games to family friends near the end of the 80's. Wish he hadn't, those games were all CIB, and still had the overlays.
Mom let us buy a Arcadia 2001 at like a charity sale. It was like an intellivsion (even down to the same exact controllers) but with worse games. Speaking of games, came with a bunch, good thing as I've never seen this or any games in stores. Might even still have this in a pile of junk that resides in the basement, but it hasn't been seen in decades. The games were not CIB and many overlays lost thanks to my sister not ever keeping anything nice (even to this day) and me ignoring it once I got the next system up.
First system that was just mine was a Nintendo (entertainment system). Still works, thanks to blowing on carts all those years (yes it DOES help to blow). It was the Control Deck system with SMB included (not a combo cart with Duck Hunt or anything else, those didn't start for a few years afterwards). Thank goodness it also included TWO controllers (hear that modern consoles?) and a/v cables besides the RF adapter. Now sitting next to a Dreamcast under a desk being used as a HDTV stand in my bedroom,
FIrst cartridge system for the family, my dad bought an Intellivision along with most of the sports games... I did get a bunch of non sports games over those early days though. Dad sold it and all our games to family friends near the end of the 80's. Wish he hadn't, those games were all CIB, and still had the overlays.
Mom let us buy a Arcadia 2001 at like a charity sale. It was like an intellivsion (even down to the same exact controllers) but with worse games. Speaking of games, came with a bunch, good thing as I've never seen this or any games in stores. Might even still have this in a pile of junk that resides in the basement, but it hasn't been seen in decades. The games were not CIB and many overlays lost thanks to my sister not ever keeping anything nice (even to this day) and me ignoring it once I got the next system up.
First system that was just mine was a Nintendo (entertainment system). Still works, thanks to blowing on carts all those years (yes it DOES help to blow). It was the Control Deck system with SMB included (not a combo cart with Duck Hunt or anything else, those didn't start for a few years afterwards). Thank goodness it also included TWO controllers (hear that modern consoles?) and a/v cables besides the RF adapter. Now sitting next to a Dreamcast under a desk being used as a HDTV stand in my bedroom,
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