Your Video Gaming Lineage

[8-Bit Master]

I'll only list the important ones. The dates are the years that I used each system as my 'flagship' console.

Atari 2600 : 1984 - 1988
NES : 1988 - 1991
Genesis/SNES : 1991 - 1996
N64/Playstation : 1996 - 2002
Gamecube/PS2/Xbox : 2002 - present

[cracked8ball]

1984-1985: Commodore 64
1986-1991: NES
1991-1995: SNES/Genesis/Gameboy
1996-2000: NES/N64
2001: PS2/Gameboy Advance
2002: PS2/Xbox/Gamecube
2003: Gamecube
2004: PS2/NES

[ECWSandmanECW]

1993- Genesis
1994- Game Gear
1997- Playstation
1999- Game Boy Color
2001- Playstation 2
2003- Gamecube

[briguy578]

1989 - NES
1990 - 1992 - NES and Gameboy
1993 - 1994 - Genesis
1995 - Sega CD / 32X
1996 - 1997 - Sega Saturn
1997 - 2000 - PC
2001 - Gameboy Advance
2002 - Xbox
2003 - Gamecube
2004 - PS2

[fergojisan]

1980-Atari 2600
1983-85-Arcade
1985-1987-Bowling and pool(some arcade) :)
1988-NES
1994-SNES, Collecting begins, various systems follow
2003-GBA (Thanks Smirk!)

Yes, the GBA is the only next-gen system I have. My newest before that is a Jaguar. 8-)

[DHG Hunter]

1981 - Atari 2600... As a 3 year old I figured out how to plug it in to the TV. From there on I was hooked.

1987 - Nintendo... This is the watershed moment for me in games... While I loved my 2600 early on, the NES in my humble opinion was so far better than anything else I'd ever seen, I just never cared to look back any further than this.

1991 - Super Nintendo... I very briefly toyed with the Genesis, but upon seeing Final Fantasy 2 (IV) would be an SNES exclusive, then renting an SNES with games like Actraiser and hearing the incredible music, the Genny was very short lived. Roadkill... umm... Sonic wasn't enough to keep me in the Sega camp, and games like Street Fighter 2 were coveted to a much greater extent by my friends with Genesis' than by me with anything they had. This is quite possibly my favorite system of all time.

1995 - Sega Saturn... While I liked the PlayStation to an extent, it simply had no RPG's at first which is why I stuck to my Saturn far more often. You loved this system if you imported games, 'nuff said.

1996 - Nintendo 64... If only for the love of one game... Mario 64. In many ways this is still the best 3D platformer ever made, and the main reason why I still can't play and enjoy games like Jak, Blinx, or any other Mario 64-wannabe.

1997 - PlayStation... It took Sony forever to get their heads out of their ass on RPG's (now how about 2D games, Sony? :P), but once they did there was very little to keep me away from the dark side of game consoles. Sure such and such game could have been better on another system, but if the developer would only make it on the PSX, what choice did we really have?

1999 - Dreamcast... This system only died thanks in part to all of the morons out there that willed it to die in the face of the PS2 hype. For a system with such a short life span, it's hard to come to grips with how many incredible games were released for it. I'm glad titles like Inhabitants and Maqiupai from the Goat Store are still being released for the DC even today. Man, what a short, great ride this system was.

2001 - GameCube... With what seemed like a bunch of really shitty PS2 games at the time (FFX & Tekken Tag aside), it came as a great relief when Nintendo finally released their new system and games. If MS had just one more decent title other than Halo, this year could have changed...

2003 - PlayStation 2... History repeats and once again I found that to play such and such a game I couldn't pick up an Xbox or 'Cube rev because developers either forgot the systems or were paid by Sony to forget them. But...

2004 - Xbox... Aside from the scant few Sony-paid exclusives and Nintendo-published titles, nearly every 3rd party game seems to be in even better form on the Xbox, and surprisingly, MS finally has more than a couple exclusives worth getting excited over.

Later.

[Djfinny]

Here goes (** are landmark dates)

1975 - ** 1st ARCADE GAME PLAYED ** Played first Arcade or Pinball game (TANK or Bi-plane- I forget)
1978 - ** 1st HOME CONSOLE ** - Telstar Combat for xmas (Dec 25th)
1978 - ** 1st BROKEN CONSOLE ** Telstar Combat (Dec 28th) the joystick
1980 - Atari 2600 - x-mas oh happy day!
1982 - ** 1st COMPUTER ** Radio Shack TRS-80 model 1 lvl 2 16k RAM
1983 - Colecovision
1984 - ** 1st COMPUTER - SELF-BUILT ** Apple 2e
1985 - Commodore 64
1988 - 80286 IBM Clone PC - and on, and on, up to current Athlon 64 PC
1993 - Playstation
2003 - Xbox, Intellivision, Atari 5200, Vectrex, Odyssey 2, Game Boy Adv.
2004 - N64, 3DO, Game Cube

So far, so good.


:D

[ozyr]

My Video Gaming Lineage... (so far, as of 2005)

(Some of these dates are rough guesses, as I don't remember exactly when I got everything)

1978: RCA Studio II (yes, my first. Not the best, but it was a start)
This one didn't last too long. It died a few years later, and was never repaced.

1980: Odyssey2 (the one that really got be into video games, and my favorite)
The big one for me. Still collecting for and playing this system today.

1981: Intellivision (the expansion begins, with this cool system)
I love this old unit. Don't play it much anymore, but it got lots of use in the late 80's.

1984: ColecoVision (bought during the crash)
Got used a lot in the 80's. Today, doesn't get too much use, as I only have 1 good working unit (and I'm afraid to break it).

1984: Vectrex (also got this during the crash, at a really good price too)
This one comes and goes. I get these moments were I'll play it for a while, then it gets packed away for over a year.

Mid 80's: Atari 2600 (late in starting, but here it was)
This one is always setup someplace in the house, just for the odd game of Space Invaders or something else.

Mid 80's: Atari 5200 (got it all used, nothing new)
Played this for a bit in the late 80's. Has been boxed away for years now. I really should pull this one out someday.

Late 80's: Atari 7800 (it was this, or the horrible NES!)
Gets some use, during those times when I feel like pulling it out. I really need to get this thing out and hook it up to the Cuttle Cart II.

1989: Atari Lynx (got it shortly after the release date)
Played thing thing way too much during the early 90's. I still play it off and on.

Early 90's: Genesis (hated Nintendo at the time, so I got this)
This one got lots and lots of use. Now, though, it sits in the corner of my room, waiting for my attention again.

1993: Atari Jaguar (the only system I got on it's launch date)
I love the Jaguar, and played it for a long time, up until the end of the 90's. Now I hardly touch it anymore.

Mid 90's: TurboGrafx-16 (got it when they were selling out)
This is the least used of all my systems. For some reason, I keep this thing package away in it's original box. Only gets played during conjunctions of all the planets.

Late 90's: Bally/Astrocade (very late in starting collecting for this system)
Get some use, when I'm in the mood for it.

Late 90's: Sony PlayStation
Got lots of use in the late 90's. Now it just gets used once in a while.

2000: Arcadia 2001 (just started collecting for this, for no know reason)
Got a lot of use in 2000. It has tappered off, but I still play from time-to-time.

Early 00's: SNES (got this when Toys'R'Us was selling out the last of these)
This one got played for about six months. Now it sits in a closet, begging for attention.

2003: Nintendo GameCube (picked the underdog, as I usually do)
Been playing this one since I got it. Damn cool system, even if it is not the most popular.

2004: Commodore 64 (got if from a friend for free)
I have yet to play this thing. I got some games for it, but haven't hooked it up yet.

2004: Fairchild Channel F (had this years before, but sold it. Starting again)
Ack! I only got this this again because it was at a GoodWill store for $3. I just couldn't pass up this horrible deal. Have not touched it since.

2004: Nintendo GBA SP (would not get a gameboy until it was backlit)
Play this one every single week since I bought it. Marvelous system.

2004: TI 99/4a (just picked this up last year at the Midwest Classic)
Like the C-64. Waiting to be hooked up. Did buy some games and joysticks for it though.

That's my timeline for the moment. More to come, for sure...

[boatofcar]

1986- First video game played, VCS at a friend's house.

1986- Dad bought an Atari 1200XL from his friend. It gets tons of play over the next 4 years.

1987-88- IBM 8088 clone with awesome CGA graphics! Mostly used for Lesiure Suit Larry when my parents weren't around. What a rebel I was! :)

1990- NES, finally!

1992- Christmas. I remember because it was the year I got both Final Fantasy and a Game Boy.

1994- SNES

1997- N64

2001- PS2

2002- Bought a 2600 from Keir :)

2003- GameCube

2004- GBA SP

2005- PSP

I was/am never/not really much of a PC gamer, so I didn't list any of the computers past the 8088.

[GamerNerd]

Vectrex 1986-1998 (12 yrs.)
NES 1986-1999 (13 yrs.)
Super NES 1991-2000 (9 yrs.)
Game Boy 1989-1997 (8 yrs.)
Sega Genesis 1991-1998 (7 yrs.)
Playstation 1997-2002 (5 yrs.)
Playstation 2 2002-present (3yrs. & counting)
Sega Game Gear 1991-1998 (7 yrs.)

[ozyr]

My Video Gaming Lineage (continued)... (Mid 2005)

2005 - Nintendo 64 (picked up a used one for Perfect Dark)
2005 - Nintendo DS (what the heck. And I like it so far)

[8bitcrooner]

1986-1991: NES

1991-1996: SNES

1996-1998: N64....late 98: Had epiphany, repurchased all NES games I used to own plus about 600 more.

1998-2005: NES

[legov8]

1997-present: Nintendo 64
Around 1999:Game Boy Color
Around 2002-Present: Game Boy Advance
2004-Present: Game Cube

[VG_Maniac]

1988 - NES (5 years old)
Got it for Christmas

1991 - Game Boy (8 years old)
Got it for my 8th birthday

1992 - SNES (9 years old)
Got if for Christmas

1996 - N64 (13 years old)
Got it for Christmas

1997 - Virtual Boy (still 13 years old)
Got it at Toys R Us for $30 when they were having a clearance sale on all their VBs and games.

1998 - Genesis (15 years old)
Bought it from a friend along with Sonic 2.

1999 - Saturn (still 15 years old)
Bought it at a used video game store

1999 - Playstation (16 years old)
Bought it at a used video game store. Later got a new one for Christmas when the used one broke down.

1999 - Game Boy Color (still 16 years old)
Bought it a a video game store. Sold it awhile back when I needed some extra money.

2001 - Game Boy Advance (18 years old)
Bought it at a video game store

2001 - Playstation 2 (still 18 years old)
Was given to me by my uncle who had 3 PS2s!

2002 - GameCube (19 years old)
Got it for Christmas

2003 - Dreamcast (20 years old)
Got it off of ebay complete with box and booklet.

2005 - Intellivision (21 years old)
Got it at a garage sale with 7 complete games for $5.

2005 - Atari 2600 (21 years old)
Got it off of ebay complete

2005 - Atari 7800 (22 years old)
Also got it off of ebay complete

[tritium]

1983 Atari 2600
1986 NES
1989 NES
[Ten long years of suffering, depending on my friends/neighbors & my PC ]
1999 SNES
2001 PsOne
2002 Playstation 2[Sold SNES for it]
2003 Dreamcast [Sold psOne for it]
2004 psOne w/ lcd screen
2004 psTwo
2004 Genesis
2005 psone LCD Screen burned out.
2005 SegaCD
2005 32x
2005 SMS Converter

[tritium]

Forgot

2004 GameCube
2005 Famiclone

[Jumpman Jr.]

1986 - 1991: NES
1992 - 1996: SNES
1996 - 2000: N64
2000: Dreamcast
2001 - 2003: Temporary gaming drought in my life :P
2004 - Present: Hmm... tough to say which console I play the most. Definately a toss up between SNES, N64 and Gamecube.

[ahamilton0953]

1986ish: Parents got intellevision for me to use till it broke.
1988: Master System as x-mas gift (still have it too!)
1990: C64 from dad from work friend
1990: Sega Genesis for x-mas
1997: Sony Playstation from friend of mine at work.
1998: Playstation again (first one died )
1998: Gameboy from someone at work ( 20 bucks!)
1999: Game Gear
2000: Playstation again ( sold last one during tight cash time )
2002: N64 from friend
2002: Dreamcast self purchase
2003: Gamecube self purchase ( just for RE 0 and Zelda)
2003: N64 again ( now wife broke my brothers NES when she tossed it so I gave him my N64 to pacify )
2003: SNES , same reason as above
2005: PS2 (yep, I'm behind) as an x-mas gift/b-day gift from the wife.

Hoping on 2006 to get an NES or one of those new systems that play NES games, also hoping to get a gameboy advanance SP too. Still have all those sytems except the GB ( which I sold for 20 or 30 months down the line ).

[Lady Jaye]

Heh. I didn't answer that one before...

1987: Coleco Gemini (Atari 2600 clone)
1997: Super Nintendo
2001: Game Boy Color
2002: Sony PlayStation (PSOne model)
2002: Nintendo GameCube
2003: Game Boy Advance
2003: Game Boy Advance SP (Cobalt)
2004: Game Boy Advance SP (Pearl Pink JP import)
2004: Sony PlayStation 2 (PSTwo slim form factor model)
2005: Nintendo DS

The Atari 2600 Jr., Colecovision, Sega Master System and Nintendo NES were added in 2002-2003.

[B - Mark]

My videogame lineage.

1985 - 1989: Atari 2600
1989 - 1992: Master System
1992 - 1995: Mega Drive / Genesis
1995 until present: PC

[B - Mark]

Notes about my videogame lineage:

- My Atari 2600 is out or order in 1989 and i discard because is impossile to consert.

- My Master System and my Genesis are still with me, but i don´t plays them.
At the moment, i play his games in emulators in my PC.

[7th lutz]

1988-1989-Atari 2600 Jr.
1989-1991-Atari 7800
1991-1992-nes
1992-1997-genesis
1997-2000-ps1
2000-2001-snes
2001-2001-ps 1
2001-2002-Dreamcast
2002-2005-gba
2005-2006-Game Cube

[Steve W]

My game lineage, listed by years that they were my dominant source of videogaming joy.

197X: Coleco Telegames Pong
1980: Atari 2600
1984: TI Home Computer
1986: NES
1987: Atari 7800 and Intellivision
1990: Commodore Amiga 1000
1994: Atari Jaguar
1997: Macintosh
2000: Sega Dreamcast
2003: GameCube
Modern Day: A little of everything. Now that I'm older and wiser, I don't limit myself to just one console, I love 'em all.

[xfrumx]

198x-1993 NES
1993-1995 Game Gear
1995-1997 Genesis
1997-1999 32X/Genesis
1999-2001 N64
2001-2004 Gamecube
2004-2005 Saturn
2005-2006 DS/Ps2 about even
2006-2007 DS/Wii/Ps2 about even


I used to be poor, now I still am but I have my own money.
I spend it all on games

[KillerCheese]

1998/9(6 i think) ps1
2000(7) gbc
2001(8) ps2
2002(9) gba
2003(10) xbox
2005(11) psp
2006(12) ds light
2007(13) xbox360, game cube, dream cast

[Ace Comics]

198X - Atari 2600
1988 - NES
1990 - Gameboy
1991 - Genesis
1992 - SNES
1993 - GameGear
1996 - PS1
1999 - GBC
2001 - PS2, GBA
2003 - GameCube
2005 - DS
2006 - PSP, Wii, XBox360

[otaku]

N64 christmas gift purchased at launch. Mario 64! This system was my only console until 1998
Genesis 3 1998
PSone (redesign of playstation)
Xbox after that
PSP
Xbox 360
PS2 Slim
Neo geo pocket color

Gameboy color, Gameboy advance, GBA SP. Gameboy color got the most play.

[minefield]

It went something like this:

C64
086
SMS
Atari 2600
A little NES on the side
286
A peak at the Amiga every now and then
386
Mega Drive
Game Boy
486 CD-ROM
PSone
Pentium CD-ROM
GBA
Dreamcast
PS2
Xbox
Xbox Live
AMD 2400 DVD 128mb ATI card with a net connection
PSP

Yes I need to catch up with the next-gen :)

[Sparkster]

80s - Atari 2600
late 80s/early 90s - NES
mid 90s - SNES
late 90s (upon discovering emulators) - NES
Present - it's mostly NES, but I also have my SNES, Atari 2600, GBA and Genesis handy.

[Kamisama]

1989 - Gameboy
1990? - SNES
1995 - PSX

then I started collecting a few years later and got way too much. Cant remember everything and especially the order xD

[ApolloBoy]

1991: NES
1992: Game Gear
1996: Game Boy Pocket
1997: SNES
1998: N64
1999: PSX
2000: Game Boy Color
2001: Game Boy Advance, SMS, Genesis
2002: 32X, VIC-20, C64, PS2
2003: 2600, 7800, 800XL, Lynx, Gamecube, Neo-Geo Pocket Color
2004: 5200, Sega CD, Jaguar, Colecovision
2005: Game Boy Micro
2006: Odyssey 2
2007: Intellivision II, Xbox, Wii, Famicom, TG-16, DS Lite, PC Engine Duo, XEGS

[mb7241]

Hm...let's see here (and for the record, I was born in September '85)... These were the systems I played frequently (i.e. 15 hours or more per month) within the time spans listed:

1987-1989, 2005-2006: Atari 2600
1989-1995, 1998-2002, 2005-present: NES
1993-1999: SNES
1997-2002: N64
2001-2004: Game Boy (Pocket)
2002-2004: PS1
2004 (Apr.-Sep.): Game Boy Advance
2004 (Dec.)-present: Gamecube, PS2
2005-present: DS/DS Lite
2006-2007: PSP
2007-present: Wii

[G-Boobie]

This is actually pretty difficult to remember.... The list in chronological order of ownership

1985: Commodore 64
1990/91(?) - Gameboy
1990/91 - Game Gear
1992 - Genesis
1993 - NES
1995 - SNES
1998 - Playstation
1998 - Saturn
2003 - PS2
2003 - Gameboy Advance
2003 - Nintendo 64
2003 - Xbox
2003 - Gamecube
2005 - Dreamcast
2005 - DS Fat
2006 - Xbox 360
2006 - DS Lite
2006 - Wii
2007 - PSP
2007 - Gameboy Micro
2007 - PS3

Good question, by the way.

[Barbarianoutkast85]

Elementry School: Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis
Middle School: Playstation
High School: Playstation, Playstation 2
College: Genny, Snes, Nes, Ps1, PS2, cube, xbox (I started collecting/playing everything)
Now: Same as college.

[otaku]

don't think I've posted here so here's mine:

First system played-cousins super nes

First system owned N64 at launch
Then playstation around 1999 also had gbc and gba around that time
Then Xbox and gamecube and gba sp. Then psp at launch. Then PS2. Neo geo pocket color and 360 about a year after launch. Recently acquired a wii and ds along with a saturn.