What gaming generation was the first console that you played?

[Sixteenvolt420]

Atari 2600.

I re-bought one a few years ago, with a new motherboard and rca's wired in, from Best Electronics. No need for that annoying switch box or anything like that. I remember my mom making me give away my Atari 2600, when i finally got an NES, about 2 or 3 years after release.