How old were you when you got your first console?

My question for this board is : How old were you when you got your first console?
I would also like to know if you bought it yourself, or if someone bought it for you.

I got a game boy color at...

Can you trust a site that wants you to download something?

I recently found a site called:
paidtoplaygames.net/paidtoplaygames.html


and one of the steps is to install their software.
is this safe?

(Also, what is a 500 rating, i wasnt allowed to...