NES. Saved up my allowance and skipped a few school lunches to buy it... it was 1989 when I got it.
I was 8 and a half. Loved it. Started with some crystalis, dragon warrior 1/2 and ff. Started my Jrpgs love affair young and never looked back.
First system I played was either the Intellivision or the Atari 2600. My friend had both and I donno which we played first.