r/videogames • u/Mintangah17 PlayStation • 12h ago

Discussion / Question what was the very first piece of hardware that started your gaming journey?

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u/Didipot 11h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/ho2wKnOCYdhQ3TxZoN

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u/montaron89 11h ago

Same here. The bloody thing still works too!

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u/StrigidaeNinox 10h ago

The beauty of no moving parts anywhere in the system and very durable flash chips. Though any of your games that use batteries for the save might need a look to ensure the CR2032's aren't leaking in them. Odds are your saves are long gone though for those carts.

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u/Didipot 9h ago

Nice..I did not get a chance to keep mine when i was a kid.. ☹️

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u/FlyingFulcrum 9h ago

The console I wanted but never had

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u/Didipot 9h ago edited 4h ago

I was fortunate enough to get my hands on SNES console when i was a kid but only 6 games in rotation (Street Fighter II,Super Mario World,Donkey Kong Country,Rival Turf,Super Off Road,NBA Jam)

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u/FlyingFulcrum 4h ago

First two were enough to justify the purchase :)