What was the first console you bought with your own money, and why did you choose it?

[Veknoid_Outcast]

The last system my parents purchased for me was N64. The first system I purchased myself was an indigo GameCube, when I was 18. I feel like it was a launch bundle with Luigi's Mansion, Roque Leader, and Wave Race: Blue Storm, but I'm not 100% sure.

I chose GCN because it was the successor to N64.