My parents were kinda poor. Also, i was in Brazil (still am) when Brazil was a really lousy place in terms of economy and inflation.
So, I had a PHANTOM SYSTEM, which is a NES clone.
My parents gave me pirated games as gifts like 2 times a year till I was 13. From this time on I could work and started to buy them myself.
Ghostbusters was my first game. My favorite was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3, which we called Turtles 3.
Also, I remember liking Ariel, the Little Mermaid NES game... Again, I was 10 years old...
I do not buy pirated games anymore, it was when I was a kid.