Thought this looked familiar:
The Greatest Era in Video Gaming
Least Favorite Era in Video Gaming

I already answered my least favorite, so I'll state my favorite: first and second generation (pre-crash of 1984)--no contest. A not-too-distant second would be the third generation (8-bit era). Every generation after that I enjoyed less and less, generally speaking, with occasional exceptions.

I've got an Atari VCS with a Cuttle Cart, an Intellivision with a Cuttle Cart 3, and multicarts for my Colecovision, Atari 5200, Vectrex, Odyssey 2, and Astrocade systems. Those cover most of my gaming needs, all from the 2nd generation.