I voted third, but I actually started in the second with atari - played lots of it.
But my real videogame life started with the Master System and the Phantom System (a Nes rip-off sold here). Those were the days - Wonder Boy, Alex Kidd, Shinobi, Super Sprint, Mario 3 and Zelda...
But actually "the days" were the next gen: SUPER NES FTW!