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I grew up in the SNES vs Genesis war and I only knew one person with a Genesis and even they thought the SNES was better.
Genesis owner in the 90s here. Yes. My dad did not know video games. I said I like Mario. I wanted to play RPGs and Super Mario.
My dad went to the store, asked what I assume is some 19 year old Sega fanboy which console was the best, and got told to buy the Genesis.
On a positive note, the Genesis Sonic games were pretty cool, and so was Jurassic Park. So, it's not like Genesis sucked. It's just......MARIO!!!!! I WANT MARIO!!!!
Eventually I got an SNES, but by then it was 1996. I immediately got Mario Paint, Super Mario Allstars + Super Mario World (in one cart), Legend Of Zelda Link to the Past, and Mario Kart.
Eventually I'd get Chrono Trigger, Earthbound, Donkey Kong Country, Super Mario RPG, Batman Forever, and some Star Wars game.
Flea markets in the 90s were the best.
But... but... Sega does what Nintendon't!
To which my response was "Well... Nintendo doesn't suck." They clearly didn't test that slogan amongst children. 😌
Mega Drive was awesome
I had a Sega Megadrive that I loved but still thought SNES was better.
Growing up I had a Genesis because I wanted to play Sonic 2. I remember 3 of my friends also having a Genesis, only 1 that I remember had a SNES and he was also one of the 3 with a Genesis. There were 2 that I remember stuck with NES, 1 played on his family's PC (ooh fancy), and 1 I don't think had any video game systems. The first real Nintendo fanboy I met was my college roommate, but that wasn't until the mid-00's.
SNES probably was better, but I had more exposure to the Genesis so that's what I wanted.
I had SNES and pretty much all of the best games, but my friend had Sega Channel and I COVETED IT.