How many of y’all were around the Sega Genesis vs Super Nintendo Console War

[Rekkapryde]

Hardcore Nintendo stan then.

but

It wasn't as much a war as of now IMO. Back in the day you'd talk about it and the conversations I had mostly went:

Me: Yea I got Sega but dang I wish I could play Yoshi (Super Mario World)

SNES Owner: Yea but ya'll got ALL the sports games and I wish I could play Sonic

It was more envious than anything else, social media made that shyt into hate instead of just saying "damn I want to play that"

this.

 

[Address_Unknown]

I had an SNES off the strength that my Mom was buying my consoles back then, so she went from getting me the NES when it came out on Christmas, to getting me the SNES when it became available that Christmas. I didn't even know that a Sega Genesis was until I saw one in the bedroom of a friend who had an older bro who was old enough to buy his own shyt.

First time I played Streets of Rage 1 and Road Rash I was like "THE fukk IS THIS shyt?!" and was fukking enthralled.
But as is human nature, nikkas started looking to rep their set and was like

"My Super Nintendo got Mario, you ain't got Mario, Sonic sucks.
And Sega nikkas was like
"We got Streets and Road Rash. Plus our Alladin better than Y'alls!"
Found me a partner who had a Genesis and we'd swap and both eat.
He got to experience Super Mario World, Final Fight, A proper version of Street fighter, Chrono Trigger.
While I got to experience Gunstar heroes, Streets 2, Road Rash 2, Sonic 2-3/Knuckles, Ranger X, Bulls Vs Blazers and so much sports game piff.
shyt like that is why I never stanned consoles, I wanted to play ALL the games and just got ALL the platforms.
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[987654321]

I had a genesis first, then my dad tried the SNES at the store and surprised me with that too. I got an N64 and my brother got a PS1.

I love that Evander Holyfield game......I miss that game, my favorite childhood game. I remember my friends and my uncles wanted to play Evander Holyfield, shyt was look real at that time

Is that the one with the classic boxers too? My brother and I used to just sit there for a minute or two hitting the taunt button lol. “Mama’s Bwoi!” “OoOoOo I’m so pretty!”

 

[987654321]

Gizmo Duckowski.

Golduckman

 

[Toe Jay Simpson]

Breh my neighbor had a Genesis and I used to feel so sorry for dude because all them nikkas had the exact same library: Vectorman, Sonic, Sonic, Sonic, Golden Axe, Sonic, Altered Beast, Earthworm Jim, & Streets of Rage 2.

Meanwhile on the SNES side there were so many hidden gems. Chrono Trigger is a universal classic now, but I remember when somebody first showed me the game back in the day. Dude had to pay $70 for it and got it from an actual game store. That game is the video game version of Illmatic, we had seen it before but it was absolute perfection.

 

[Ku$h Parker]

I had Sega first since my one Neighbor had it too plus my Brother and his Homies playing Madden & Live heavy but the SNES would follow when playing Street Fighter,MK2 and the various RPGs came thru...a more Balanced Battle if anything

 

[The Mad Titan]

Console wars in person was way more fun than online.

And all in all it was just jokes.

 

[acri1]

Yup, this was going on when I was in elementary school.

I was Team Sega one Christmas my parents got me a Genesis at the time they bundled Sonic 2 with it good times


Eventually got a PS1 sometime around middle school I think.

 

[kt773]

I remember nikkaz was legit throwing hands on the playground for that console war.



There was no social media or anything it was on-site if you nikkaz was talking shyt about your console.

I was team Sega of course. I swear all the black kids had a Sega console back then.

My daddy sold dope lol I had both , sega channel was that shyt

 

[Diunx]

Not even dusty kids around here owned a Sega, shyt was like some urban legend you heard about from your gringo cousins.

 

[Bryan Danielson]

Hardcore Nintendo stan then.

why we stay Console Opps

Sega Stan

I never owed a Nintendo in my life

My big sis ( @Fatboi1 mom) bought me a SegaCD when I was in middle school

 

[Fatboi1]

why we stay Console Opps

Sega Stan

I never owed a Nintendo in my life

My big sis ( @Fatboi1 mom) bought me a SegaCD when I was in middle school

 

[Bryan Danielson]

What up nephew

 

[Rekkapryde]

why we stay Console Opps

Sega Stan

I never owed a Nintendo in my life

My big sis ( @Fatboi1 mom) bought me a SegaCD when I was in middle school

I had an NES. Christmas '87. First nikka on the street with one. (wanted a pc coincidentally that year).

 

[7th Letter Specialist]

Moms blessed a nikka w/ both (not simultaneously, she staggered them ) I was a Nintendo kid, but I was hopping from both...

...but damn...come to think of it, she really had me w/ a N64, Gamecube, XBox and PS2 (the last two i didnt even ask for)