I was a wee middle class lad, with a father of lower class brain. "What is that machine, pfff go play football outside, I aint spendin' $100 on that"
So I was that friend that is always in your house, cause you had a nintendo.
My friend who had a nintendo got his super nintendo, and he was so fucking kind that he gave me his nintendo. I couldnt believe it.
Thats how it all started. Battling Dr. Willy, discovering dreamland, soaring the skies thanks to a feather that gave me a raccoon tail (wtf?).
I skipped the super nes cause of that machine. I loved it. To this day, battletoads is my favourite game.
Then I got a N64, it was great, but very limited and fuck! the cartridges were expensive in my country!...way WAY more expensive than...ahem, a pirated PlayStation.
So I got a PlayStation and I was happy. Game were 6 bucks I believe, per disc. I remember getting final fantasy 8 for 20 bucks! This better be good! And it was. Then I got a ps2 the time the slim released, also hacked. Sorry, Sony! I even got broadband and a DVD burner. So I could burn my own games ahoy!
For the next gen, I got a x360, 100% legal, no piracy since. Except for the PSP, oops!
Right now im rocking a ps4 pro and a nintendo switch, both 100% legal no hax or roms. I still use my psp from time to time, completely hacked, and my most played game on that machine is the original NES Battletoads.