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Hi everyone,

With these favorite consoles from each company polls hitting VGC, I just thought I'd ask what your gaming experience looks like based on your primary console of each generation.  I'll do mine first to show what I'm looking for.  I know many are going to want to include two per generation or gaming cycle, but I'm hoping we can do our best to stick with the system that makes the most sense.  For instance, while I loved the GameCube and played on that system quite a bit, there's no mistaking that the PS2 was my primary console that generation, regardless of how much I loved Metroid Prime, WindWaker, Smash Bros Melee, etc. 

You can make a separate handheld list if you like.  Or, if the DS was your primary means of gaming during its lifespan then you could include it in your main list. Also, this list only applies to contemporary consoles, so even if you had a retro phase and played the NES for the first time in the 2000s you couldn't include it in your list.  Some gamers will have to start at Gen 3 or Gen 4, etc.  Finally, I know many here prefer PCs, so if you gamed primarily on PCs your entire life then your list would look like this: PC.

Anyway, here's my list:

Atari 2600/NES/SNES/PS1/PS2/Wii/WiiU/Switch