Topic: Which game systems (console & portable) do you gaming folk own?

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1. NES
... All I ever played on it was Super Mario Bros 1,2,3. We had lots of games that I came to love later, and I did try them all though. But I was just picky. Sometimes I'd play Chip and Dale rescue rangers with my brother though. Loved Chip n Dale as a kid. And Battle Toads~ even though I never passed that damned bike. Don't own this thing anymore.

2. Super NES
Super Mario World, Mario Paint, and Donkey Kong Country and Super Mario RPG. I was still picky on this system too. Once again though, thanks to my brother, I played some great 2-player games. TMNT IV: Turtles in Time, and Sunset Riders in particular. I became curious about Zelda thanks to this though. Never knew what to do after getting Zelda to the sanctuary, but I played my cousins file and beat Ganon. I don't know if it's the same SNES that I used to own... but my Grandmother has an SNES hooked up to the TV in her attic. I know for sure it has my copy of Super Mario RPG though... and Primal Rage.

3. Gameboy Pocket
I was dragged along to the local skate park by my brother one day, and was clearly not having a good time, since I don't skate. And my brother told me he found a kid selling a gameboy and some games for 12 bucks. So I got my first handheld with Metroid II, Tetris, and Super Mario Land. I eventually bought the Legend of Zelda: Link's awakening, pacman, Game and Watch Gallery, and pokemon red. I was a lot less picky by now, but still picky.

4. Gameboy Color.
When the gameboy pocket was stolen by a "friend" ( or should I say, borrowed for a day, and moved away without any notice ) I got really really sad. My Dad, who is usually more likely to take video games away due to bad report cards, bought me a gameboy color, and a copy of pokemon yellow. I still kept all the other games I owned, and eventually got Pokemon Silver for it... back to being picky. I owned this thing well into 2009

5. N64
I was shocked to see this first as a demo at blockbuster video, with Super Mario 64. Holy friggin frick! Mario in 3D??? Must have! I got it for christmas, with SM64. and this was the system that opened me up a little more to other games. Instead of getting Mario Kart like I asked for the following christmas, I got Diddy Kong Racing. I figured okay... well, I like Donkey Kong too. Banjo was in the game, and he got his own game, I played the crap out of it and it's sequel more than any other game on the system. Smash Bros was released, so automatically all those characters were associated with Mario Pikachu and Donkey Kong, so I fell in love with Kirby, Starfox, and Ocarina of Time. My brother rented Snowboard Kids 2, and I actually loved that game too, suprisingly. They released Conker's Bad Fur Day. Conker was in DKR, good times were had. ...My brother only ever played WWF/WWE/WCW games on this thing. Sigh.

6.Game & Watch Mini Keychain: Donkey Kong Junior
My mom just brought it home one day.

7.Game & Watch Mini Keychain: Fire
My mom just brought it home one day for my brother... I got more enjoyment out of it than he did.

8,Gamecube
The first system I ever bought myself, and the system that reunited me with my dear friend, Sonic the Hedgehog. ( I never owned a genesis, but my aunt did, I stayed with her for some time, and played Sonic so much. I was a rabid fan, collecting merchandise from cartoon VHSes to canned pasta. ) buying my own system also lead to me buying my own games. though I still got games on christmas like I used to. So this thing had the largest collection of games I have ever had. Pickiness still existed, but now I was open to practically anything related to Nintendo... that's not to say I didn't own 3rd party games. Skies of Arcadia was a joy. Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes, also fun ( though I came to find out much later, the musical changes ruin the atmosphere of the game. ) One Piece: Grand Battle, probably the only anime game I ever owned, or will own. Rampage: World Tour... and, well, every Sonic game they released for gamecube. ( forgive me, I was a rabid fan. But I wholeheartedly beleive there was nothing wrong with the gamecube games.)

9. Gameboy Advance
I don't think I asked for, or wanted this, but it was given to me as a gift on christmas, along with another game I didn't ask for. Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland. I kept this thing for a long time. I used it for Chao raising in Sonic Adventure, the Tingle Tuner in Zelda, and Pokemon Colluseum. This is probably the first and only system I have ever owned that never saw a Mario game.

10.Xbox 360
...I bought this thing for two reasons. To play Sonic the Hedgehog, and Banjo Threeie when it eventually came out... never before have I regretted any decision in my life as much as I do this one. Sonic the Hedgehog was the biggest let down in the history of the series, and, as a lot of people often do, my system got red rings. I got it repaired, but maybe a month later, it stopped reading discs. I was tired of it, and the system was an abomanation anyway. I came to find out there was not going to be a Banjo Threeie, but some abortion called Nuts 'N Bolts. Saw my friend playing it and cried on the inside. The most fun I had with this thing was playing the original Banjo Kazooie again, when my friend stole a free download voucher for me from his work. And this thing saw more use as a DVD player than a game system. I regret every dollar I spent on this crap.

11. Wii
I remember well the day I got this thing. Remember how short on supply this thing was? Yeah. I didn't know this, but every morning before work, my mom would call every store in town to check to see if they had a Wii... what a sweet gesture.
She woke me up "RYAN RYAN GET UP! THEY HAVE WIIS AT TARGET!" I was like "mhu...wha..Whaaat? Guh" struggles to get pants on ...yeah. My brother drove me down to get it, and I was so happy. I was saving money for like, ever. Since it had Virtual Console, Gamecube backwards compatibility, and some pretty cool new games, this is my favorite system to date ( if only Rareware were still alive to make it complete. )

12. DS
Friend got it for me for christmas as a suprise... I suspect though, that he only did it, so he could play multiplayer games with me. He's a multiplayer addict, wheras I am a bigger fan of single player games. Can't say I think very highly of the DS library though, not to say I didn'y enjoy the games I did get. I mean, this did give me the gift of New Super Mario Bros. Right now, it's my alarm clock.

13. PS3
I bought this game, purely for Little Big Planet. I hate to sound like I snub whatever isn't Nintendo, but the kind of games PS3 and Xbox360 are known for just really are not my cup of tea. But Little Big Planet is an amazing platformerr itself, with the best level creator to date, it's just a shame so many un-talented children get their hands on it. I eventually came to own a few more games, Sonic Unleashed, Batman: Arkham Asylum, LBP2, the entire Metal Gear Solid series, Ico, Okage, Dark Cloud, and some download games. ( Spyro and Crash 1, Sonic 4, and Scott Pilgrim )

14. 3DS
This is the best handheld I have ever owned and I only have one 3DS game for it and it's a remake. It is, in my mind, a handheld for the lovers of retro games.