Quote Originally Posted by Skyblade View Post
Consoles only, or are handhelds allowed as well? Because, for the current generation, the 3DS demolishes the competition, and the DS and GBA were certainly worthy contenders as well.

Yes, though for handhelds, they have their own console cycle so you can do both them and regular consoles if you want.

Quote Originally Posted by Pike View Post
Do PCs count? Because the earliest gaming era I remember was C64 gaming in the early-80s.
You may count PC but it will count as a console since their "updates" are too different to count as their own cycle. So if you want you can choose PC for like the 16-bit era if you want instead of the SNES or Sega Genesis for example.