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  • Arastmaus@alien.topBtoGaming@level-up.zone•What was your console journey from when you first started playing up until you were 18?English
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    When I was very small, my Father brought home a Vectrex. I played and played and played that thing. I loved Spike, and Armour Attack, and Scramble.

    Around my 9th birthday, my Father bought me a Sega Master System. I played Quartet first. On that console, Phantasy Star made me fall in love with RPGs, and Zillion gave me love for what would later be called Metroidvania games. I played some Nintendo at my friend’s houses, but I was thought my Sega was cooler.

    The first console I saved up for and bought myself was a Sega Genesis. Sonic 1 and 2, Phantasy Star 2 and 3, Toejam and Earl, and Shining Force 1 and 2 made those some of the happiest video game years of my life… I picked up a SNES later and got into their suite of RPGs. FF6 and Chrono Trigger took my life over for a time.

    Sega CD came next. Not exactly a banger, but there was some fun to be had. Sewer Shark and Dark Wizard both stand out the most.

    Then came the PlayStation era… Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy 7, and… Too many to count. I skipped out on the N64 cause RPGs were my life at this point and Nintendo had very little to offer this gen in that regard.

    By now I had a job, and steady income, so ever since I’ve just bought every console every generation… PS2, Xbox, and GameCube were a great Trinity to have on the shelf together, though I’d say the PS2 got the most love that generation.

    Xbox 360 was my favorite next. I loved the controller, and the UI once the Blades update happened… The Wii was… Ok… The PS3 had a worse controller and an ugly UI imho.

    Then the XBox One kind of… stunk? At first at least. I jumped on board with my PS4 and it became my primary console. XBox One was largely ignored save for a few gems. Quantum Break being the one that stands out the most. The WiiU was pretty weak. I think I played a couple RPGs but they all looked pretty bland and muddy.

    This gen is pretty even. I LOVE my series X, and I LOVE my PS5. Not sure I could pick a favorite, yet. The Switch is OK… I think maybe Nintendo just had never really been my bag. I like Zelda games, but Mario never really did it for me. I was never really into Pokemon either.

    I feel nostalgic now.