When the 16-bit era rolled around, my mother bought my brothers, and me a Sega Genesis, and we had many a great time with it: Sonic the Hedgehog, Beyond Oasis, Contra Hard Corps, 688 Attack Sub, etc.
But...
That is not to say that I also didn't look with envy towards those that had a Super Nintendo. My neighbors across the street, who I at the time thought were positively ancient, had a coveted Super Nintendo. As far as I knew, they were the only people in our neighborhood who had one as the rest of us were Sega households.
In truth, they were probably only in their 50s, and had the system mostly for younger family members. They did invite my brothers, and me over to play once, but that was the only time. Every time that I passed the house, I saw it sitting there, neglected, under the TV collecting dust. Such a waste.
The only time, as a kid, that I got to really play a Super Nintendo was when I went to visit my cousins who had moved to Southern California. They had one with Super Mario World, and some Street Fighter 2 game. Super Mario World was sheer joy, and I definitely prefer it over Sonic. Street Fighter 2 was fun in small doses, but SMW was what I lusted over.
