What gaming generation was the first console that you played?

[Landguy]

Sixteenvolt420 said:

Landguy said:

I am 45.  Considering that most responders mention consoles that came out when I was in my late 20's, I consider myself "older than most".  I was not kidding, my first game console was pong back in 1974!  We connected to our huge 19" TV.  a couple years later I also had the more commonly known Atari 2600, Colecovisions and INtellivisions and etc...

Ah yeah. I know what ya mean. Nice that Pong was your first. The first game i remember playing was the original Pac-Man on the 2600. I'm 38, myself.

The real laugher when I think back to it, is that we could somehow spend hours upon hours playing Pong!  Literally, all the neighborhood kids were practically lined up to take their turn.  

As far as the 2600 goes, I was never a really big fan.  Most of the games were so simple.  My parents bought an Intellivision, and there was no looking back.