r/videogames • PlayStation • 12h ago

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

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u/TheRilesEffect 10h ago

The ps1 is 32 years old. You were 5 when it came out. The original Nes came out 5 years before you were born, and the original Gameboy the year you were born.

Hate to tell you buddy, you were a part of the ps1 and ps2 generation

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u/TaborValence 10h ago

yeah, the NES was my dad's but he never really played it, and it was kinda treated as a family electronic like the VCR and my parents only let us use it sometimes since it was on the family tv. The first console that was "for the kids" in my house was the ps1 (we skipped over the snes), and we got a separate garage sale tv for it in another room.

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u/_mews 9h ago

Yeah was wondering.. my first console was ps1 and I got it when I was like 6 or something. 35now.

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u/philthevoid83 10h ago

Ps1 came out in 1995 or 1996? I was born in '83 and home gaming started out with an off brand tetris handheld in about 89 I'd guess!

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u/FlyingFulcrum 9h ago

Atari 2600 released 1977

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u/philthevoid83 9h ago

Ok? Thank you for that information but I'm not sure what that's got to do with my comment, that you're replying to? Unless maybe you thought you were replying to something else? Sorry if I'm being obtuse but it confused me to receive a reply about the release date of the Atari 2600.

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u/FlyingFulcrum 9h ago edited 4h ago

You said home gaming started with Tetris handheld in 89. Gave me impression that you mean there were no consoles prior to that. I apologise if I missunderstood.

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u/TheRilesEffect 8h ago

I think they meant home gaming for them started in 89 with handheld Tetris

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u/FlyingFulcrum 4h ago

My bad, then

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u/philthevoid83 8h ago

Oh, I see buddy. What I meant was that my personal experience with gaming first began with an off brand tetris handheld. Sorry for the unclear nature of my original comments. Thanks for replying with good grace.

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u/FlyingFulcrum 4h ago

My bad 😬😄

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u/PreciousTC 7h ago

Nice try, but shove it up your butt. I was raised poor - didn't get a PS1 until I was like 11. Take that!