NES - after winning a contest
Genesis - after working at Taco Time all summer - later gave away
SNES - after working at McD's
PS1 - bought used, rarely used
N64 - bought at a pawn shop
GC - xmas gift
Genesis w/ Sega CD - bought on ebay because great deal with poor titling of auction. Wanted to play the Shining Force series again.
DC - $5 at a garage sale. Still need a memory card.
I never really got used to Genesis or PS controllers. I have a good PC now and should try some PC games.
“Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.” --Henry David Thoreau