PoR, lend by a cousin.
Actually, I was grounded for a week and I asked my brother to get it for me. I had heard of the series and wanted to test it.
My bro began playing a bit, lost Rhys, then Soren, then Boyd, then Oscar, and I thought of it funny until I realized they were gone forever (I did not took time readin the booklet or anything).
After my punishment, I played it and got around easy mode really well for a beginner and with a lot of luck in stats, until I faced BK later on. I don't know why, but then I looked carefully at the difficulty and noticed it was Normal, which lifeted my spirit right away.
Since that game, I began playing all of the GBA, the Wii one, and the DS (waiting for the ne one still). I also began searching for the older ones and played them until I lost track of it, without finishing none of the Snes era.