Which path did you choose?

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scotthibbard@reddit

My mom chose Sega so I played Sega at home and SNES at my friends.

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GoodOlSpence@reddit

Same I had a Genesis, and all my friends had SNES. I don't regret my decision.

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otiliorules@reddit

I was a little sad sometimes. But my mortal kombat had blood.

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whoknows130@reddit

Yup. It's a reference to an album by the band, also called Genesis.

Anyway, the Genesis port of the first Mortal Kombat is one of my all-time favorite Genesis games. Despite being handicapped with a SMALLER rom chip than what the SNES version was using, Probe still worked their magic. The soundtrack and gameplay was fantastic.

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Apposl@reddit

Your Jurassic Park let you play as the raptor, too! Boy oh boy was I jealous of Sega's JP compared to SNES.

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stilesg57@reddit

I trace my free speech absolutism to my SNES-censored Mortal Kombat while my Sega friends got real blood 🤣

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Much-Diet1423@reddit

Feel like we’re a rare breed. Went Atari -> NES -> Genesis and then just kinda rode that for a while. Everyone else seemed to own the Super Nintendo and I never felt apart of their traditions. I could absolutely have destroyed them all in Joe Montana Football or NHL ‘94 though.

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ReedPhillips@reddit

Went Atari -> NES -> Genesis

That was my exact path as well. I still have my system and a few game

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scotthibbard@reddit

I went commadore 64 -> NES -> Genesis -> PC until much later I got a hand me down xbox. I've been a PC gamer ever since though we've gotten the Wii, WiiU switch for the kids (and I might play a bit of those too)

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SnakePlissken1980@reddit

That was the way I went to. Then I got the Sega CD for the Genesis (mistake) and then switched to PC gaming for a few years when I got my first computer but then bought an N64 around '99. Then when the XBOX came out I bought that and I've been playing XBOX consoles ever since. Although I had a girlfriend buy me a GameCube at one point but the only games I owned for it were the two Rogue Squadron games released on the system.

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scotthibbard@reddit

The only regret I had was a link to the past. That was one of the first games I played through years later when I got an SNES emulator.

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no1nos@reddit

I was a Sega kid. I remember saving up to rent a whole ass SNES just to play LTTP. Had to do it twice because I couldn't beat it in a weekend the first time. Luckily when I did it again almost a month later, I ended up with the same cart, and my save game was still on it! Got to beat LTTP quick, then was able to convince the clerk at the rental store to let me swap it out for SMBW for the last day!

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WheelLeast1873@reddit

Played it this summer on my switch. The rewind feature is amazing!

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Azuras_Star8@reddit

I have an emulator on my phone and I play old snes games on plane rides when I'm not watching in plane movies.

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dajjadaj@reddit

Same age same past. ✌️

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NAStrahl@reddit

Good for you. I look back and regret my decision.

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danbob411@reddit

Yeah, my journey ended at the NES, but I had nearby friends that had each of those more systems, so I got to play both.

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BoardwalkKnitter@reddit

My brother and I were given a shared SNES one Christmas since our cousin nearby had a Sega Genesis.

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itsmiddylou@reddit

Same! Everyone would just go over to each other’s houses

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Floriderp@reddit

I chose Sega but for similar reasons, my neighbor friend has SNES so we had to diversify.

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whoknows130@reddit

Sega Genesis.

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OGMcSwaggerdick@reddit

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Due-Ad2894@reddit

Snes....list goes on and on for great games on that console.

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TBarzo@reddit

I chose Genesis. Mainly to switch it up after a few solid years of NES. I later picked up an SNES so I could play Final Fantasy.

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HBKnight@reddit

Both. Benefit of being from a broken home and parents trying to buy your forgiveness and approval.

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AngeluvDeath@reddit

Nintendo over everything

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lateral_moves@reddit

In 89, I chose Genesis because the SNES didnt exist. In 1991, I chose SNES because I was bored of Genesis.

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kalitarios@reddit

Both. And a neo geo

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RooftopStruggle@reddit

Genesis, way more fun and still is getting modern releases the past 7 years

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Jokierre@reddit

Both, and it’s because I won my SNES from my orthodontist, who held a postcard competition. Whoever sent the greatest # to his office would win. $30 was spent to get… 1,700 cards (I think?), and we deposited them in their mailbox. I blew away the next closest contestant and even drew a comic on every single one of ‘em.

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ChutneyRiggins@reddit

SNES. No regrets. Chrono Trigger, Link to the Past, Donkey Kong Country. I mean Toe Jam and Earl was cool but SNES is the all time GOAT console.

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Cognonymous@reddit

I feel like the SNES library has more of those timeless gems like Chrono Trigger and Secret of Mana etc.

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WaitUntilTheHighway@reddit

Secret of Mana is still one of my favorite games of all time

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Calavera357@reddit

SEGA was "cooler", but SNES was the actually winner of this era. Sonic WANTED to be a fast paced radical platformer, but in reality it was clunky and awkward. The sequels never really improved this issue (Sonic Spinball was ironically the best game in this era on that system). Everything else worth playing was on SNES.

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nonexistentnight@reddit

Comically bad take that reminds me of idiotic console wars at lunch in high school. Well played.

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Calavera357@reddit

My take on how Sonic was perceived in the 90s vs how it actually played out is comically bad? I thought it was pretty milquetoast take by this point in time but I guess not?

Sega consoles were vibes based, leaning heavily into the "extreme" marketing surrounding the speed and visuals as compared to (mainly) Nintendo consoles, but besides having better versions of fighting games the catalogue just wasn't there and time showed us this.

I've since owned all of these consoles (NES, SNES, GENESIS, SATURN, Dreamcast, Game Gear, etc) and really only the SNES and Dreamcast are worth coming back to in this era. There's no denying that you don't want the SNES version of Mortal Combat, that's for sure. But it's hard to argue that Earthworm Jim and Cool Spot were worth having over F-Zero or Donkey Kong Country. It's definitely just a personal opinion, but it's coming from someone with at least some experience comparing these things many years later.

Not to take away from the whole "console wars at lunch" comparison, as that's spot on. That whole "the thing I bought is better" mentality has existed and will continue to exist in every niche interest and escaping it is next to impossible.

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tolbintime@reddit

Dreamcast is my favorite system I’ve ever owned. It was incredible for its time.

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Calavera357@reddit

I fully agree. I eventually sold mine to a friend who proceeded to download 1000 bootleg CDs - playing those years later was an experience. That system was way ahead of its time. I actually think it has the best version of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 that was released, plus exclusive games were really really good. Also the best version of Medal of Honor: Frontline.

Biggest downside was the ZZZZICK ZZZZICK the CD drive did for 3 minutes every load time, but it was SOOOO worth it compared to the PS1 and N64. It even held its own vs the PS2 for a while in those early days.

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hamburgler26@reddit

Some Dreamcast games hooked up with a VGA cable to a good monitor still surprise me how good they look for their age. Also Virtual Tennis is the most fun co-op/competitive sports game ever.

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tolbintime@reddit

Virtua Tennis was amazing. My college buddies and I still played it 10 years later. Insane battles.

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tolbintime@reddit

Haha I was just going to say the only downside was it was soooooo loud when loading.

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nonexistentnight@reddit

Everything else worth playing was on SNES. Ok, Howard Phillips.

Here's how easy it is to escape: "Every console has some things worth checking out, and especially in 2025 you no longer have to choose."

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Calavera357@reddit

Yeah I mean, I agree. But do you remember the feeling of betting wrong back in those days and seeing just how much more cool ACTUALLY PLAYABLE games your older cousin had on the SNES? That was the era of buying a game, playing it for 20 minutes and immediately realizing you wasted your money (all consoles had that issue).

It was a time where money was TIGHT and if the rental store didn't have it, you were SOL and had to listen to your friends talk up all the games you couldn't play until you had some free time to stay over at their place and beg them to let you try.

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EricRShelton@reddit

Actually, I think it’s a pretty solid take. The only thing Sonic games had going for them was attitude. Now it’s nostalgia. They’re not fantastic.

https://youtu.be/WYDsz1NFBJw?si=NXn5YtPPeyglE_qv

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Calavera357@reddit

Omfg Rich looks like a puppy.

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Jonestown_Juice@reddit

Had the superior version of Street Fighter II. And you didn't have to buy a new controller just to play it correctly.

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EricRShelton@reddit

This is the answer. Mortal Kombat on Genesis had “blood” that made me envious for a short while, but I feel like hindsight really validates the SNES as the better choice.

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entingmat2@reddit

Super Mario RPG, Illusion of Gaia. The list goes on...

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ChutneyRiggins@reddit

Gaia was awesome

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xturmn8r@reddit

Oh man. SMB World, Mario Kart, so many amazing games!

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mutantbabysnort@reddit

It really was the GOAT.

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regalfronde@reddit

My parents were separated. I had Super NES at my mom’s and Sega Genesis at my dad’s!

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WaitUntilTheHighway@reddit

I went right. Then found the left trail years later.

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stangAce20@reddit

SNES

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RichardCleveland@reddit

I got a genesis first, played it a few days then realized Sonic and a few other games I had weren't really for me. So I was able to go back to the mall store and return it for a SNES, 100% no regrets.

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Unhappy_Run8154@reddit

Straight down the middle and bought both

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DouglasHundred@reddit

Genesis + Sega Channel was the shit.

But I'd have liked a SNES too.

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Leather-Resource-215@reddit

Yes.

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Tsunamiis@reddit

Choose yall got choices?

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Ashamed_Item_9668@reddit

Team SNES.

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Old_Car_2702@reddit

Both, but SNES was way better

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VVarder@reddit

Neither you rich bastards!!!

(Some friends had one, some the other, if I had to choose I would’ve picked SNES)

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Far-Collection-391@reddit

Sega Genesis

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AdWestern994@reddit

Still have both of them.

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Rizzo-Fo-Shizzo@reddit

I really really wanted to play Sonic the Hedgehog so, I went with Sega. When Street Fighter 2 dropped, I kinda regretted my decision.

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TheJen519@reddit

Genesis. I was an only child and - probably because I was a girl - I didn't have any gamer friends. That's likely why I stuck with the Genesis for yeeeaaars. It was my only console - and it got regular use - until around 2001, when my boyfriend at the time got a brand new PS2. I got his old PS1. Imagine jumping from a Genesis to a PS1! I was amazed!

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Iamthegreenheather@reddit

Super Nintendo. Yoshi's Island is one of my favorite games ever.

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Josieqoo@reddit

Sold my sega for a SNES.

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R005TER_85@reddit

Genesis…Xmas 1995. I randomly opened a game my sister ‘bought’ me before the console. I was pissed thinking she messed up and I wouldn’t be able to use it.

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NostalgicTX@reddit

I went Sega Genesis then to Sega CD and then eventually to PlayStation 1.

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timthemajestic@reddit

SNES. Still have it and on my 6594957574th playthrough of LoZ: aLttP.

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SlackerDS5@reddit

I got which ever was cheaper at the time I had money. Luckily snes was the one and it was a better choice.

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GreenLeafRelaxed@reddit

Sega for Mortal Kombat

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-Banana_Pancakes-@reddit

SNES is still my favorite console to this day.

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ooooooootreyngers@reddit

The best Mario cart battles exist here

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FoppyDidNothingWrong@reddit

Once came back from 9-2 in Match Race. One of my vest gaming memories.

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-Banana_Pancakes-@reddit

N64 Mario Kart will always be the goat but Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Double Dragon, and Turtles in Time made sleepovers great.

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noonesaidityet@reddit

All of those were amazing, and I'd add Madden and NCAA Basketball to the list. Those games changed everything for sports fans.

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Apposl@reddit

Symphony of the Night, Final Fantasy 2 and 3, and Breath of Fire 3. Best sleepovers I ever had.

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sleeperninja@reddit

SotN 100+% was a great weekend.

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skornd713@reddit

100% was my fave. Best game selection.

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VegetarianCoating@reddit

At the time, I would've chosen the Genesis over the SNES because it was more "edgy" and they didn't censor the blood in Mortal Kombat. Nintendo was fine for kids - but I needed something more sophisticated. The console wars had fully warped my brain.

Years later, I was able to see how silly that opinion was and admit my favorite games had always been on SNES. Super Mario World, Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana... it's the greatest console of all time.

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morsindutus@reddit

Same! So many of my all-time favorite RPGs are on that console.

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One-Earth9294@reddit

Final Fantasy 3, Breath of Fire, Earthbound, Chrono Trigger. SNES had the f'n catalog.

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Fosad@reddit

Same. I still have mine but my ex stole most of my games :(

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ooooooootreyngers@reddit

And your heart and your cat?

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Fosad@reddit

I got the cat

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small___potatoes@reddit

Hell yeah

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FoppyDidNothingWrong@reddit

SNEE

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Laserablatin@reddit

Left

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GearJunkie82@reddit

SNES.

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che_vos@reddit

Both

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Rich-Violinist-7263@reddit

I had a game boy and a game gear too. I really didn’t understand how ridiculously spoiled I was.

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fforde@reddit

My parents bought me a SNES and my brother a Genesis. Things were never the same after that. 😞

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JimiShinobi@reddit

Team Both💪

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Cloud_Disconnected@reddit

My parents were also divorced.

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Southside_john@reddit

Yep same lol

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ThatEvanFowler@reddit

I don’t think I’ve ever made this connection before but it’s ridiculously true.

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Crash217@reddit

Same on both.

My mom got addicted to video gaming with the original legend of Zelda on NES so we had to have 2 NES, then we had just about every following video game system until I moved out with a ps1. I kept playing regularly and had every PlayStation and Xbox up until about 2015 when my daughter was getting mobile.

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ryguymcsly@reddit

My parents didn’t have enough money for either and I was too young to get a job.

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Puzzleheaded-Round66@reddit

Sega

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Felinius@reddit

We were a Nintendo house. And honestly, I think we had the better RPG’s.

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Any-Baseball-6766@reddit

SNES. I didn’t play allot of video games. I did eventually own a ps2. The snes is my favorite console for sure.

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fifteengetsyoutwenty@reddit

My parents said I couldn’t have either. So it took me a year when I was 10 to save up $100 to buy a game boy.

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Boomerang503@reddit

I honestly skipped that generation and stuck with my NES before getting an N64.

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Geechie-Don@reddit

Super ‘intendo all day

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upboatsallround@reddit

I had both at separate times. My Dad was really into games consoles at the time, so he brought the megadrive on launch, and then sold it a while later and got the SNES with the super scope gun.

I always preferred the mega drive out of the two.

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Adh1434@reddit

Nintendo

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CanalOpen@reddit

My childhood friend and next-door neighbor had Sega channel. My best friend who was an additional 50 ft walk had a SNES and we went to school together every morning. I did not like being at home for other reasons, so I'd have been with them regardless but wow do I miss Earthworm Jim.

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77slevin@reddit

Straight forward with the Commodore Amiga, super game machine and multitasking + multimedia beast.

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MaxHeadroomba@reddit

I got the Genesis in 1992, coveted the SNES, and finally got one around 1995. Both were great systems, but the SNES was superior.

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surewhydafuqnot@reddit

I love cats, big boobs, Hiphop, air Jordans, scifi and the Sega Genesis. I am but a simple man

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Ronthelodger@reddit

I was stuck genesis only early in life, but now both

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gaarkat@reddit

Both. Although I did get the snes first...I got lucky and ran into someone wanting to sell their Genesis at funcoland while I was looking for one and we cut a deal.

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MichiganMayhem1981@reddit

Sega

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Mr402TheSouthSioux@reddit

Both. Great 1st party titles on both consoles. Also Mortal Kombat only had real blood on Genesis at the time.

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GutsAndBlackStufff@reddit

I was dead broke, so I couldn’t picture this.

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FlatRooster4561@reddit

I get your reference

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zippster77@reddit

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holeytshirt@reddit

Sneaky diddy peek

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PrincessJoyHope@reddit

Found the East Coaster

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maggie320@reddit

50-inch screen, money green leather sofa

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SlinThiced@reddit

Got two rides, a limousine with a chauffeur.

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zippster77@reddit

Phone bill about 2Gs flat

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Greybinson@reddit

No need to worry my accountant handles that

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CIAMom420@reddit

And my whole crew is loungin'

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reggielover1@reddit

celebrate every day no more public housing

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NostalgicFor89to99@reddit

Thinkin back on my one room shack

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Ok-Network-4475@reddit

Now my moms pimps a Ac wit Minks on her back

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andrewordrewordont@reddit

And she loves to show me off, of course

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MTRIFE@reddit

Now my mom pimps a Ac with minks on her back

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JimiShinobi@reddit

And she loves to show me off, of course. Smiles every time my face is up in the Source

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NostalgicFor89to99@reddit

Celebratin everyday, no more public housin

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DamperBritches@reddit

Same, just kept playing the NES for another decade 😉

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RoundTheBend6@reddit

Ha, was going to agree (couldn't afford it growing up) but then realized the reference.

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officialdougjudy@reddit

My dad worked hella overtime to get this for me for Christmas. He enjoyed it, too. My mom even loved Sim City. It was gifted to me, but it was for the house tbh. It doesn't work anymore, but I still keep it as a reminder to work through it because the end result is so worth it.

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TiEmEnTi@reddit

Now we drink champagne when we thirstay

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Skitzafranik@reddit

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Zeveroth1@reddit

Both

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Scott_R_1701@reddit

SNES

It was better.

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Justkeeptalking1985@reddit

Left

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intrntvato@reddit

Turbo Grafx 16!

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LogicalFallacyCat@reddit

Sega Genesis at first. Then I jumped to SNES and have been a Nintendo fanboy since

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oriaven@reddit

Genesis and then on to PlayStation

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VomitShitSmoothie@reddit

Both.

My parents were rich.

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Lady-Lena-Rosa@reddit

SNES my brothers had SEGA.

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Aggrosideburnz@reddit

SNES

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retepoteil@reddit

SNES

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ube1kenobi@reddit

My brother had both so it depended on what we felt like playing lol

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Way_2_Go_Donny@reddit

Turbografx-16

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makgeolliandsoju@reddit

SNES and I still have it.

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AdelleDeWitt@reddit

Oh cute. I chose the path where we didn't have any money so we didn't have either of these.

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PanchoBaker@reddit

...our household also did not land on either of those cool looking paths. We had path #3 more disapointy-envyish in feel.

But the neighbor kid had snes and I would venture my hours logged playing Mario Kart alone would number in the hundreds.

Much later much much later a Sega did land at our house and it too was fun.

So, moral of story, hang in there! age is just a number, it's never too late

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AdelleDeWitt@reddit

You're my neighbor did have an NES and we would play there. But the problem was they would play hours every day and I would play occasionally, and the rule when we played is you got to play until you died so I lasted for like 10 seconds and then they would play for half an hour while I waited for my next 10-second turn! I was really fucking good at duck hunt though.

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PanchoBaker@reddit

Haha Duck Hunt! Yes! Our guns never lasted as I recall we were 0-3 on working dunk hunt guns but 3-0 on Star War looking pretend guns...

I hit a good number for neighbors as it was pretty much just me and his younger preschool aged brother. Most times it felt like the Nintendo was our babysitter. Which is cool.

The set up was in the basement, played a ton of doom II and Duke Nukem down there as well. Watched his mom get a 5 foot black snake & had an epic super soaker fight down there that was a lot of fun & we paid dearly.

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protossaccount@reddit

I just wasn’t allowed to because it was bad for me. So I was at my friends a lot

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CheckYourStats@reddit

I think we were the first generation where it wasn’t uncommon for parents to also be gamers.

I had both for a time, but I also lived in a home with several dirt poor families — but two of the breadwinners were gamers.

We may not have had dinner that night, but we did have Super Off Road.

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macrocosm93@reddit

I feel like it was definitely uncommon lol. I don't think any kids I knew had parents who were gamers.

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OstrichMean7004@reddit

I was born in 75 (so I'm just _slightly_ older than the supposed Xennial ago, though I consider myself one for various reasons).

We were broke, too.

Somehow, we got an NES about 2 years after they were released (I'm guessing a huge discount or something, but I'm thankful).

By the time Genesis and SNES came around, I was summer job aged, so I bought my own.

Genesis. Not SNES.

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Tangletoe@reddit

Same here. I went atari to Ms DOS games (gorillas.bas editing was my intro to programming) on the Tandy 8086 to the NES then playing at friend's houses until N64. Not even the zelda gold cartridge... cheap ass parents...

Forgot about the old commodore they had with Pacman. Never had info. On coding with it like viewing the qbasic file.

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BlackieDad@reddit

I’ve skipped a console generation all my life somehow. NES, N64, Wii, Switch. Goes back even further if you count my dad’s Bally Astrocade

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Tangletoe@reddit

Yep. We were N64 to wii. I do remember wares pirate downloads of drug lords and GTA I. Leasure suit Larry was a bit above my age and damn creepy.

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thelostewok@reddit

Some of us never got on roads to begin with.

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butt_honcho@reddit

Same. We got our NES when the SNES's release made it super cheap.

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Less_Likely@reddit

The path where my parents put up a gate and said. "We have an Apple IIgs, and an Apple IIgs has games. Your games will be Apple IIgs games. Only Apple IIgs games."

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elphaba00@reddit

Did we have the same parents? I got told that video games would rot my brain, and besides, we have a computer (also an Apple)

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throwleavemealone@reddit

My mother sat me down and gave me the choice. I chose Sega because I gotta go fast. I think if I had picked the SNES I might be a completely different person.

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mix0logist@reddit

My parents chose. We had an NES early. My dad always liked the new technology, and when it was time for an upgrade we got Genesis for Christmas. I think SNES is better overall, but Genesis is good!

When I started working my first big purchase was a console, and I went N64. My dad thought I should have gone playstation, and in retrospect he was right.

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Zyste@reddit

Neither. I was a computer/PC gamer in the 90s. MS-DOS games baby!

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Irinescence@reddit

Commander Keen

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Consistent_Mood_2503@reddit

Went to the left!

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superkevinguru@reddit

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United_Cry_1084@reddit

Both. I got the Genesis for Christmas and saved up my paper route money to get the SNES.

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Forward_Damage4779@reddit

We went sega in 1993

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Any-Palpitation-9148@reddit

Both. Genesis for sports games such as the original Madden. Super Nintendo for Street Fighter 2 and original Mario Kart.

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loureed1234@reddit

I got an SNES in maybe 96? My buddy needed drug money, I kid you not. We were sophomores

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Nomadzord@reddit

For like Weed or was it something crazy like crack.

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loureed1234@reddit

Nah, weed and acid. Crack wasn’t an option as far as we knew!

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Toblogan@reddit

I went with the Sega. My friend had the SNES. I really didn't care for either, but it might of been the games we had. I already had the NES. I really didn't get anything new until the PlayStation came out.

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Lucky_Louch@reddit

I was a SNES boy until Mortal Kombat released with no fatalities and sweat. I hustled my little ass off mowing lawns, collecting bottles, begging parents until I could get myself a Genesis with MK in all its bloody glory. ABACABB for life.

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hamburgler26@reddit

This was my situation. Mortal Kombat and the Genesis Jurassic Park game. Plus Sonic.

I stupidly sold my Genesis and my Game Gear a few years later to buy something else. Still have the SNES.

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Realistic-Ad-9821@reddit

And by that point mortal kombat 2 was out and the snes version had blood.

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dongdongplongplong@reddit

i bought in a game shark thing and put in 16 lines of hex codes every time i played it to turn the snes sweat red, it bridged the gap just enough haha

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RaygunMarksman@reddit

That was a point where as a Nintendo loyalist, I started to consider if my reach for more was going to exceed what they were comfortable with.

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LemonPartyW0rldTour@reddit

Left.

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Elethuir@reddit

SNES still has a soft spot in my heart as it was my first console

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brackthomas7@reddit

Genesis for sure I wanted Blood in my Mortal Kombat! Plus They had Golden Axe, Sonic, Shadowrun, Shining in the Darkness. Say it. .SAY It!

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Babyspiker@reddit

Children of divorce really won out on this one.

Had Genesis at my mom’s. Super Nintendo at my dad’s. It was the only way to keep them competitive for my love.

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Secure-Pain-9735@reddit

Spent the whole summer between 7th and 8th grade watching my nephews to earn enough money for my SNES and SFII.

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hellofromtucson@reddit

SNES all day. Everyday.

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Realistic-Ad-9821@reddit

Genesis was all about replicating the quarter-pumping arcade experience without the quarters. The snes was about non linear games where you could go back and take different paths after beating the game the first time.

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lordskulldragon@reddit

SNES. Dad got me one of those smaller Genesises after they were released but I only had 4 games.

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misskellycupcake@reddit

We were goners from a young age. My parents got us each a game boy when we were like 5 and 7 for Christmas so we'd stop fighting over everything and my poor mom could drive us around without us trying to kill each other. We got an SNES with some games for joint birthday/Christmas present when I was 10. The Mario muscle memory is real. I got myself a Wii eventually. I busted it out and hacked it this summer so I could load all my games and stop changing discs. But now I use it for just dance to get exercise in cuz I'm finally losing my metabolism. I gotta see if I can finagle a GoldenEye upload to my card. Damn I forgot I loved that game

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Calm-Tree-1369@reddit

I got one from my grandparents on my dad's side and the other from my grandparents on my mom's side. That's called good economics.

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Traditional_Entry183@reddit

I saved every penny for two years as a teenager and bought a SNES myself at 16. The Genesis never appealed to me at all.

After the SNES, I jumped to Playstation.

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Matt-J-McCormack@reddit

Got one for Christmas and worked a season as a ballboy for the local football team at £1.50 a game and £1 reserve team game to buy the Mario all-stars bundle.

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Stevey1001@reddit

Snes all day every day. And I stand by my decision 30 years later lol

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Jaded-Owl8312@reddit

SNES all the way baby!

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apointlessvoice@reddit

The Christmas i got my Genesis was the greatest of my childhood. Spent all of winter break playing Sonic and drooling over the graphics, specifically the fire and smoke coming out of the smokestacks in the background.

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Mundtflapz@reddit

Can't do this on Nintendo, Genesis Does, Genesis Does, GENESIS! lmao

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Mr_SunnyBones@reddit

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God I hate these zero effort engagement bait posts...

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megakungfu@reddit

snes with killer instinct

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senorsmartpantalones@reddit

You came in late generation my friend.

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senorsmartpantalones@reddit

SNES. we would walk by it at Kmart every day. I guess my mom put one on layaway because Christmas morning, there it was. My brother and I played Mario World all Christmas day.

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AytumnRain@reddit

SNES. Has most of my favorite games. Sega had a few that I liked better. Pirates of Dark Water and Krusty's Super Funhouse were better for Sega. Idk if General Chaos was on SNES. But over all SNES is my pick. Zelda, Mario RPG, Final Fantasy 2 (4), F - Zreo, and Mario World are games I still play a lot of to this day.

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DarksunDaFirst@reddit

Sega Master System to N64 to PS2…

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Brent_L@reddit

I convinced my dad to buy me a genesis from the flea market because we were poor. But I beleive my brother had the SNES at some point also with the bazooka.

Good times.

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Benjo221@reddit

I got a Genesis because the kids on my street had them and we traded games. SNES was objectively better, but no regrets.

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Puzzleheaded_Plan283@reddit

She's in my youth, both now that I can

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badteach248@reddit

Super Nintendo, but when I was 20 I bought a Genesis also

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OkFeedback9127@reddit

That path was chosen for us by parents or grandparents

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Radiant-Programmer33@reddit

SNES

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crucible@reddit

Sega. The Genesis was branded as the Mega Drive in the rest of the world outside the USA, too.

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SnakePlissken1980@reddit

I went with Genesis and while it's not my favorite system ever I feel like it was the better choice for me. I wasn't really into the Mario games, nor was I into the Sonic games on Genesis for that matter, and just about the only thing that came out on SNES that I really wanted were the Super Star Wars games. I was into the Dragon Warrior/Dragon Quest games on NES but they didn't release the SNES games in the U.S. back then so I didn't miss out on those. But Genesis had some pretty good RPGs in Sword Of Vermilion, the Phantasy Star and Shining Force series. And the Genesis got an updated port of one of my favorite video games of all time, Sid Meier's Pirates renamed Pirates Gold on Genesis.

I do regret getting the Sega CD though, besides Sewer Shark most of the games I had were unplayable.

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liquidgearsolid1@reddit

TurboGraphix 16. Bonk’s Adventure ftw!

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sixstringsage5150@reddit

I did both

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gelekoplamp@reddit

I choose wisely (SNES)

My neighbour had the Mega Drive and I also loved playing Sonic and Street Fighter on it, but overall the SNES was the better one (Donkey Kong II)

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Cooper_Sharpy@reddit

SNES all the way. A Link to the Past is still my favorite Zelda title to this day. My neighbor had Genesis and all we ever played on it was Mortal Kombat and NBA Jam

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Dirac_comb@reddit

Neither. Got my first console in like '97 or '98, a second hand PS1.

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amodsr@reddit

Whatever my parents were gracious enough to buy my poor child ass.

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jaxsonMiss@reddit

Started to the right but switched sides once SF2 came out.

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jj_sykes@reddit

Seeegaaaaaaaaa

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SatoshisBits@reddit

I had a snes, friend across the road had the genesis. We both enjoyed the best of both worlds.

Further to that, he had a commodore 64 and i had a pc so we had a ball playing games

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Helpful-Commission79@reddit

both.

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Mr_Angry52@reddit

Sega Genesis. Bought it used for $70 with five games in 1991. A friend from high school needed money quickly. I never asked. Gave it to my brothers for Christmas.

That was a good year. We still have it. It introduced me to the classic that is Streets of Rage 2.

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AbbreviationsBorn276@reddit

My brother bought the sega … so sega.

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macaddictr@reddit

NES my parents wouldn't buy a newer console.

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sdcasurf01@reddit

Yup. I went from NES to PS2 at 20.

All my gaming between was PC.

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Ph4ntorn@reddit

Same. My parents felt like they’d only just bought an NES and said they couldn’t afford another. It wasn’t until I was in college that they finally bought me a PS2.

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mackelnuts@reddit

Same. We had video games covered until I was rich enough to buy a new system myself

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esomers80@reddit

Sega...I loved sonic so much as a teen

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PraetorianXVIII@reddit

Genesis. I regret it

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Swimming-Food-9024@reddit

SNES 4EVA

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mountednoble99@reddit

Team Nintendo all the way

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Pisstoffo@reddit

Genesis the Christmas it was released. My best friend and I both got one and were Sega fan boys until we got screwed by Sega CD and 32x. Switched to Sony.

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therexbellator@reddit

My path was more of a zigzag. I had the NES then jumped to the Genesis and eventually got the SNES. Genesis is still my favorite, it just felt like a more mature system without Nintendo's censoring but they're all great platforms with great games.

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Pepperjones808@reddit

SNES, but now part of the PC master race

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Awareness-13@reddit

Segaaaaaa

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OgreBane99@reddit

SNES.

Still think it has some of the greatest games ever made.

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ThumpinGlassDrops@reddit

SNES for Star Fox and Final Fight

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Corn_Beefies@reddit

Sega, Sonic was the shit

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Ambitious-Cancel-838@reddit

Genesis but I was wrong. SNES is my favorite console.

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Eddifreaky@reddit

Genesis, but it was a hand me down.

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jab904@reddit

I went SNES and it was for sure the right choice, but I was always a little jealous of the exclusives that the Genesis had. I had a few friends that had the Genesis, so that helped keep me satisfied until I was lucky enough to find a Genesis 3 at Toys R Us for $29 when it was on its last legs.

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cptjaydvm@reddit

Went back and forth a million times, but ended up deciding on a Sega. I loved it, but in retrospect I think I would have enjoyed the Super Nintendo more.

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Crabcakefrosti@reddit

Outside

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don51181@reddit

Sega. Its colors looked better. Plus it more edgy games with blood. Like Road Rash and Mutant League Football.

SNES was an amazing system though. I loved Final Fantasy 3.

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QuaidLudes@reddit

The SNES had something like 5000x (probably. Exaggerating) the colors of the genesis.

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don51181@reddit

On paper it probably did. We eventually had both systems and the Sega games stuck out more to me. Especially Sonic vs Mario. Just my opinion.

Oh and the boxing games on Sega looked really good. Like Evander Holyfield

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davidmar7@reddit

Yes I remember Sonic seemed so beyond anything I ever saw on my SNES at the time. The graphics and audio were just amazing in comparison.

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marrymejojo@reddit

Snes seems like the more polished console. But I agree Genesis games stick out more. Games like Road rash, the strike games (urban, jungle, desert). Shining force, Ecco and sonic. Even games like splatterhouse... snes would have never released a splatterhouse!

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Calavera357@reddit

Moonwalker always seemed lightyears ahead of anything on SNES even if it wasn't really that good of a game. Genesis was 100% built on vibes.

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macrocosm93@reddit

64x

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JMurph3313@reddit

Omg Mutant League Football was the best

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don51181@reddit

Such a creative idea for a game.

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michaelxmoney@reddit

Damn Mutant League! Memories unlocked! I was more of a fan of the Mutant League Hockey though!

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davidmar7@reddit

Both! But mainly SNES though I felt like the Genesis games had better graphics and music.

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Specialist_Power_266@reddit

Genesis, but I fully acknowledge that the SNES was the superior machine in every regard.

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Bjorn_Blackmane@reddit

Genesis

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elroyonline@reddit

Sega, always

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Winter_Dimension8107@reddit

SEGA

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DeadpoolAndFriends@reddit

SNES. All the way. I had a friend who had Sega. He was jealous of everyone else's SNES

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Gnargnargorgor@reddit

My parents chose PC.

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SpilldaBeanz@reddit

Both

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Ealthina@reddit

I was a Sega fanboi... I had both systems but preferred the Genesis.

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CherryCherry5@reddit

Sega. I was addicted to Sonic. Lol

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anewbys83@reddit

Genesis.

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ForeverNuka@reddit

My brother and I shared an NES with Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt 🐶🦆. We rented other video games at the local video store.

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CatBoyTrip@reddit

i preferred sega but my mom liked nintendo even though she didnt ever play it. i would play sega at my cousins’ though. nintendo always felt like a little kids console to me cause they censored mortal combat.

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rdldr1@reddit

12 year old me says Sega but today me says Super Nintendo.

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terriblystupidjoke@reddit

Got a SNES for Christmas, along with a copy of Street Fighter II.

I bought a SNES Classic too some years ago and loaded it full of ROMs. Still play it at least once a week.

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Nomadzord@reddit

that’s what I got for Christmas too. I hadn’t hung bloody blisters on my thumbs from playing Street Fighter 15 hours per day.

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OstrichMean7004@reddit

I have my Steam Deck for emulators and roms.

Oh, I mean... I don't have any roms.

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Alijony@reddit

I had the best of both worlds... whenever we would stop at Sears.

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Ok-Brush5346@reddit

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Commies-Fan@reddit

SNES and after a while got Genesis too. Now that I have every game for both consoles and decades of playing them Id still choose the SNES. Just better games overall.

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S_A_R_K@reddit

Genesis does

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TheyCallMeSuperChunk@reddit

I had a 386DX

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prolikewhoa@reddit

Cool kids had genesis. Dorks had snes.

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The_Best_Yak_Ever@reddit

First one then the other. Genesis (with sonic 2 and Jurassic Park Rampage Edition, and then SNES a year later). They were both responsible for some seriously fond memories.

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macrocosm93@reddit

I asked my parents for a Sega for Christmas specifically because the Sega version of Mortal Kombat had blood and the SNES version didn't.

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Ok-Maintenance-9538@reddit

I did Sega because my friend had Nintendo so we could play them both

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SortofChef@reddit

I went Mario

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thePurpleAvenger@reddit

SNES, but I'd borrow my buddy's Genesis with Sega CD to play Lunar the Silver Star

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CornPuddinPops@reddit

I had the snes, neighbor had the Genesis. He had to put in the blood code for Mortal Kombat. I still remember it. ABACABB

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One-Earth9294@reddit

100% Nintendo, and SNES is still one of the best systems ever made.

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EricRShelton@reddit

SNES was the first console I saved up for and bought myself. No regrets.

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Mind-of-Jaxon@reddit

Sega

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MsBlondeViking@reddit

We had both. Sega was for the whole family. SNES my brother and I bought together with our allowances. We were a farm family, my parents paid us well for helping on it.

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Starwarsandbacon@reddit

Sega. Blood code.

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WheelLeast1873@reddit

Best friend got a genesis like a year before me so that's what I wanted too so we could share games

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Eclectic_Paradox@reddit

I choose Sega because I wanted to play Sonic

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BigLoudWorld74@reddit

I was a Genesis guy.

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HollywoodNick@reddit

SNES. I had the NES before that so it was a no brainer to go to the new Nintendo

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TOSkeet@reddit

Genesis. Bought with birthday, Christmas and Grandparent money. Sports games were my jam, NHL 95? Got Mortal Kombat one Xmas, learned fatalities. Great system.

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BigIron53s@reddit

Sega, loved it took.

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jrhav80@reddit

I had Genesis, neighbor friend had SNES. Best of both worlds.

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apresmoiputas@reddit

SNES

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LDawnBurges@reddit

Super Nintendo

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Enxer@reddit

My cool video game uncle chose SEGA so all the cousins and I chose it too. Something about sonic was cool at the time.

SNES seemed neat but only my best friend had that.

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hungrypotato0853@reddit

Nintendo all the way. Started with the NES and so far I've bought every console and handheld. I threw in a PS1, Sega Saturn, and PS2 along the way, but everything else has been Nintendo.

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Beetso@reddit

Porque no los dos?

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NightmareTycoon@reddit

Had both, but I owned more snes games

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boygirlmama@reddit

Sega because Sonic.

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Digweedfan@reddit

Altered beast swayed me to go genesis. No regrets.

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supergirlsudz@reddit

Saaaaaguhhh. I used my first communion money to buy it!

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GISReaper@reddit

Both. Sega first then snes.

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No_Practice_9597@reddit

Sega does what Nintendont :)

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ZeldaHylia@reddit

Had both. Preferred Nintendo. I’m still a Nintendo fan

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Konnorwolf@reddit

Sega, Sonic looks cool and wanted to play X-Men.

Of course the Nintendo was good and I did have a Gameboy before the Sega.

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cellshock7@reddit

I chose left, and a few years later convinced my younger sibling to choose right, so we all won!

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Kid_Kameleon@reddit

My parents divorced right before they came out so I was able to choose both.

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Bmorganxcite@reddit

Right every time

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indecisivesloth@reddit

The one cool thing about having a brother was that he could get one and I could get the other.

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A_Night_Awake@reddit

Snez

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this_knee@reddit

Sega at the Walmart and Target free play consoles. Nintendo at home.

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Kriegerian@reddit

Would have been nice to have the option, my parents wouldn’t let me get anywhere close to this crossroads.

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Extreme-Party7228@reddit

Both. Sega at mom’s and Nintendo at dad’s.

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dongdongplongplong@reddit

snes all the way, that megadrive colour palette was ghastly

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PhilParent@reddit

I had both, SNES first and Genesis later in the generation. IMO, the SNES best games were better than the Genesis', but the Genesis library had more depth. I loved both.

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Mr8BitX@reddit

The Genesis, it seems like the clear choice since it did what Nintendon’t.

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Funky_ButtLovin79@reddit

Genesis does!

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chronic_ill_knitter@reddit

Neither. I played computer games. My brother (7 years younger) got a... GameCube? I think, later on, and I sometimes played on that, but not often. One neighbor had a SNES and I also played on that 2 or 3 times. I loved Duck Hunting.

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stykface@reddit

I was always a Sega guy.

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C1sko@reddit

We couldn’t afford either.

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harlembornnbred@reddit

Genesis

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Prestigious-Delay759@reddit

I have only had an original NES console until near the end of the original PlayStation life cycle and then I have only owned PlayStations since then.

In the years between the original NES and the first PlayStation, the family computer acted as gaming PC.

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Grandeftw@reddit

our broke ass got the SNES a couple years after everyone else and my cousin brought over the genesis every once in awhile

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hey_suburbia@reddit

SNES, but neighbor had Genesis. Win/win

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ammodramussavannarum@reddit

SNES for sure. I never got into Sega, and had always been partial to Nintendo. Eventually I got a Dreamcast, far after its time, and kinda feel like that was peak vintage gaming. So many great titles and fun memories.

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AdevilSboyU@reddit

SNES

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__Sentient_Fedora__@reddit

Sega cool games.

Nintendo iconic games.

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dukenova82@reddit

Why choose? Divorced parents for the win!

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timmytapshoes42@reddit

My sister and I pooled our monies together for the Genesis. Her first game was Cool Spot and mine was Aladdin.

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entingmat2@reddit

Super Nintendo hands down

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Theredsoxman@reddit

I couldn’t resist the blue hedgehog

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Traditional_Cat_60@reddit

Sega Genesis. SNES had no answer for Jerry Glanville Pigskin Footbrawl and Toe Jam & Earl.

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_Red_7_@reddit

https://i.redd.it/t5is1rztaluf1.gif

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Roderto@reddit

Neither:

r/PCMasterRace

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Muted-Menu-428@reddit

🗣️SEGAA!

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thelanai@reddit

Had both, but Sega.

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SeasonIllustrious629@reddit

SNES with Ken Griffey, Jr Baseball.

tap tap "Come on, kid! Play the game!" Lol. No regrets; much better than Tommy Lasorda's Baseball.

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Jfonzy@reddit

I enjoyed Sports Talk Baseball on the Genesis

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SeasonIllustrious629@reddit

I watched a YouTube video on Sports Talk Baseball just now, and it looks pretty cool. Like, Nintendo but way better lol Cool seeing actual licensed MLB players' names, too. Looks like fun

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RotrickP@reddit

Ugh, neither, the turbo grafx 16

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maxwasatch@reddit

We had an NES. got an SNES, Genesis, and Gameboy used shortly before the N64 era. Used the SNES the most. Still have it, but Gameboy broke and sold the Genesis.

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panteragstk@reddit

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wookiesack22@reddit

We had both

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Strategy1st@reddit

SNES at home, Genesis at two of my friend’s houses. All bases covered 👌🏾

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small___potatoes@reddit

SNES was under the tree Christmas 1992

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Obany3@reddit

Little bit of B and a whole lot of A. Either were amazing though.

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DinnerSilver@reddit

Super Nintendo.

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FromBoomBapToTrap@reddit

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fentown@reddit

From Sega Master system and game gear to the SNES.

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erik-lang@reddit

I chose Toe Jam n’ Earl

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rpmsm@reddit

I had snes, best friend had Sega…obviously we went with his Mortal Kombat

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Not_Jeff12@reddit

I had a Genesis at my dad's and a SNES at my mom's.

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KudosOfTheFroond@reddit

SNES allllllthe way. Link to the Past & Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo, MK2, sooooo many ridiculous games. The best roster of RPGs ever

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jreashville@reddit

I had both but I generally preferred SNES.

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7empestSpiralout@reddit

Team Blue!

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HortonSquare@reddit

Chow genesis and regret it to this day

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Sm0kecheck@reddit

I finally convinced my mom to get me a Sega, she really liked the way Ecco the Dolphin looked.

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RaygunMarksman@reddit

I borrowed my friend's Genesis and played Ecco the Dolphin. That was an incredible experience.

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BCircle907@reddit

Saved and saved and saved, and when I had enough I bought a mega drive (what the genesis was called in the UK).

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Will_I_Vanish@reddit

TurboGrafx-16 for Splatterhouse

Sega Genesis for sports games

Mini SNES nearly 30 years later for Earthbound

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Jd11347@reddit

Back when EA on the box was something to be excited about.

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Ok-Ad4916@reddit

I grew up with Sega, cousins had Nintendo. Sega taught you to have grit though. Those games had no mercy

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Southside_john@reddit

I had both and I will still defend the SNES as the better system just as fiercely as I did as a child

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Jd11347@reddit

I had both and I agree. SNES just had more good games.

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GarminTamzarian@reddit

I sold a bunch of my NES games and bought some nice stereo components.

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illinoishokie@reddit

SNES. Even better, I bought it, not my parents. I saved up my allowance for months and any extra money I could get my hands on by doing chores for people around the neighborhood. I will never forget the washed out marshmallow creme jar I kept the dollar bills stuffed in. I don't think I have ever loved a purchase more than that one.

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JosephBlowsephThe3rd@reddit

I bought my SNES after the PSX had been out long enough for Tekken 2 to be popular. Most of my childhood, I was an NES kid.

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Notaspyipromise00@reddit

Sega

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WhyteBeard@reddit

https://i.redd.it/58p7gugg7luf1.gif

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craigsler@reddit

Got the Genesis first (plus SegaCD and the 32X adapter) around 1990. I got an SNES with arcade board joysticks around 1994 just for Street Fighter 2 Turbo.

My parents never bought me any of this stuff. Most of it was bought for me by one of my aunts.

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redbeardscrazy@reddit

The one with Super Scope 6!

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Misfit_77@reddit

I had both, Genesis first, then SNES

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867-53-oh-nein@reddit

My dad got me a genesis because, “you already had a Nintendo (NES)”.

Eventually got an n64 though, but snes was so much better than genesis.

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marrymejojo@reddit

Genesis. Would have rather had an snes but Genesis was great anyways. Had sega channel for a while, how ahead of its time was that?

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ShortBrownAndUgly@reddit

Sega. Always wanted an snes but luckily ZSNES came out in the late 90s

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TheObviousChild@reddit

Blast Processing for the win!

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foxontherox@reddit

Sega Genesis. It was the last console I really played before I switched to PC.

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Jd11347@reddit

I chose both.

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kaest@reddit

Neither. No TV gaming consoles at home. I played both at friends houses. I did finally get a Game Gear though.

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orangepaperlantern@reddit

SE-GA!

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MelkorTheMighty@reddit

The left until they met again

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remnant_phoenix@reddit

SNES.

I grew up with the Genesis, so nostalgia would pull me that way.

But I went through the SNES library about 10 years after the fact. And it was awesome! Definitely better than what the Genesis had to offer (IMO).

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Echterspieler@reddit

I was almost gonna go with a SNES but then I got to play Sonic 2 at a friend's house and I was hooked

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SanchoPandas@reddit

I nintendid what sega couldn’t.

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Nocoastcolorado@reddit

Sega Genesis.. only video game console I ever owned. Tow jam and Earl, Sonic, Quack Shot, I don’t even remember what else becuase those were all my favorites

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IntraspeciesJug@reddit

Left and then right

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Guelph35@reddit

Sega does what Nintendon’t.

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Vash_85@reddit

Both

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WeatherstonArts@reddit

Super Nintendo is still one of my favorite consoles of all time, and I have a lot of them!

Super Mario World, The Legend of Zelda: a Link to the Past, Super Metroid, Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time, Super Street Fighter II, and Mortal Kombat II? Literally some of the best games ever made!

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SirLexington81@reddit

Nintendo all the way

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singleguy79@reddit

SNES.

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-PlayWithUsDanny-@reddit

I wanted a SEGA but my brother wanted a SNES. He was older so we got a SNES

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Jfonzy@reddit

SNES wasn’t a choice when I had to choose in ‘89. Then when it came around, no way in hell we would buy another system. All good, made going to friends’ houses more fun

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Beautiful_Debate_114@reddit

SNES, SUPER SCOPE SIX BEYBEEEEE

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HowOtterlyTerrible@reddit

I had neither. I had a hand-me-down Commodore 64.

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Kazureigh_Black@reddit

My family went from NES to Sega. My neighbor down the street went with the SNES build. We spent most of our days at his house. Not because Sega had bad games, but because he didn't just have the games that came with his console.

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OstrichMean7004@reddit

Let's face it -- Nintendo always had better "pack in" games.

Altered Beast sucked. There. I said it.

Sonic was good, but not as good as Super Mario World.

That said, I was a teenager when I got my Genesis, so I was able to buy a lot more games, and I think Genesis had better variety, but SNES had a better core library.

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Don_Shetland@reddit

Snes

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atom644@reddit

Skipped SNES. I had NES then N64

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Lundgren_pup@reddit

SNES at friends houses, Genesis at home thanks to a cool uncle who was Sonic obsessed.

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Leather-Sky8583@reddit

SNES

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stlredbird@reddit

Both. Being an only child had its benefits.

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elMurpherino@reddit

Got a genesis for Christmas bc my older cousins had one and I loved playing on theirs. Then years after it came out i had saved up enough and got myself a snes after having a bunch of fun playing donkey Kong country on a friends.

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rsauer1208@reddit

SNES but my best friend had a Genesis and we'd rent so many games during our weekend trips. Best of all worlds there for a long time. Ex-Mutants and X-Men games still take me back to those nights.

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ElectricPenguin6712@reddit

Genesis. I regret nothing

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burnerburnerburnt@reddit

I can still play the first level of Sonic in my sleep, little tricks and all.

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dudebro5000@reddit

I was a spoiled little boy. I had both plus a turbo grafix 16

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MlsterFlster@reddit

The last console I ever bought was a used SNES. Some of the best games ever.

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ItsBenBroughton@reddit

My parents bought me an NES so that's what I chose.

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jerem200@reddit

The grass through the middle leads to my friend's house. He had both and his own TV. My house has a beat up NES and a Commodore 64 hooked up to like a 10" TV.

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rebelweezeralliance@reddit

Sonic won me over with his 90s attitude!

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WayneS1980@reddit

Sega- Madden 92 and Road Rash II

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OstrichMean7004@reddit

Genesis. Bought it myself.

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originalchaosinabox@reddit

It was Christmas 1990. Over the breakfast table one morning, Mom mentioned that she’d been talking with Santa, and Santa was thinking of bringing us a video game console for Christmas. But Santa didn’t know if he should bring a Nintendo or a Sega.

I was on Team Nintendo. All my friends had Nintendos. It’s what we’d always rent from the corner store on weekends. I was already an avid reader of Nintendo Power magazine.

My brother…wanted a Sega. He had a friend with a Sega Master System with After Burner and he was hooked on After Burner.

My brother and I started having a debate. The debate got rather heated. It soon turned into an argument. As the argument was about to turn into a fistfight, Mom broke us up and said, “HEY! If you’re going to be like this, NO MORE VIDEO GAMES!”

And that’s how we got video games banned from the house.

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Lakai1983@reddit

I got the sega because all my friends had the Nintendo.

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RylosAU@reddit

SNES because it got Street Fighter II first. My best friend had a Mega Drive/Genesis, so kind of the best of both worlds.

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RadioWavesHello@reddit

Sonic and A link to the past

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Kittycorgo@reddit

SNES no question

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gaveedraseven@reddit

I chose Genesis and that has made all the difference

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UnfortunateSnort12@reddit

Yes.

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Rough-Boot9086@reddit

My stepdad wanted Sega for Madden and NBA Live. I remember how excited I was when I beat Sonic The Hedgehog

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VoidOmatic@reddit

I had a paperoute so I made around 1k a month with all my tips so I had every major console. It was friggin glorious!

I miss my Sega Saturn the most though, I was in 7th grade when it came out. Played Virtua Fighter 2 all day after school.

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tehSchultz@reddit

Sega

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billyjoelsangst@reddit

Both, but Nintendo first

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darkuen@reddit

All over the place. Went from NES > Sega Cd > Dreamcast > PlayStation & Xbox.

All the while PC gaming before, middle & after.

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Appropriate-Bid8671@reddit

I had both

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ResurgentClusterfuck@reddit

Yes

Though the SNES was far superior due to my preference for games, I like JRPGs and Segs didn't have as many

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Roobix9@reddit

SNES girl here.

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SuperDiscreetTrex@reddit

I got my cousin's NES when he got a Sega.

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V1C1OU5LY@reddit

My dad was a gamer so he called the shots. It was intellivision, master system, genesis, Sega CD, then PlayStation

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pm_me_your_lub@reddit

PC master race

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roberrrrrrt@reddit

Aunt and uncle gave me their sega. That was my first console

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IllDoItTomorrow89@reddit

Genesis, but a friend had a SNES and I played quite a bit of that.

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BayouMan2@reddit

super nintendo

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Skipptopher@reddit

Always Nintendo. Sure the hardware isn't as good but their IP is unbeatable.

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Ok-Potato-4774@reddit

Super NES first, then I got a Sega Genesis CDX when that came out.

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oronder@reddit

I mean, my stepdad chose the Genesis path for us. Christmas 1989 was epic.

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YinzaJagoff@reddit

I swear I didn’t know anyone with a Sega— we all had Nintendo where I grew up.

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Katniprose45@reddit

I had a mom who believed video games rot your brain. I was, however, allowed to play computer games, because computers are for smart people. Not allowed to play Legend of Zelda, but allowed to play Duke Nukem. Boomer mom logic.

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bananabastard@reddit

Stick or twist, I was Sega back then and I'll stick. But I enjoyed playing the Nintendo when I went to a friend house.

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Roland-Of-Eld-19@reddit

We had a Snes because there was simple games that my dad could play

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clandahlina_redux@reddit

Left

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JJStray@reddit

We were a mostly Genesis “neighborhood” but covered all the bases.

2 of us had genesis and 2 guys had SNES. We seemed to always gravitate to genesis sports games.

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