The family got a used Atari 2600 back around 1986 or so (which vanished around 1989), and an NES during the boom in popularity around 1988, but my first console that I myself purchased was my PS1 in 1999. I recall being sold on it because of Xenogears (and to a lesser extent, FF7; I'd gotten it on PC prior to that to "excuse" myself from having to buy a PS1).
Sky Render - Sanity is for the weak.