Was I the only one who was able to play both Sonic and Mario games in the '90s, shamelessly and without interpersonal conflict?
Sonic's 20th Anniversary Special
Come celebrate Sonic's anniversary by sharing your memories of the series alongside the PixlBit staff!
Jesse Miller's Memories
Sonic was the main reason that I ended up with a Genesis and not a Super Nintendo during those days of my youth. Don’t get me wrong, I loved Mario and still do, but Sonic was like nothing I had ever seen. I mean the game was wicked fast and filled with ‘tude, and as you’re all aware ‘tude was just as good as gold bricks in the early to mid 90s.
I wanted a Genesis so badly that I held my own little yard sale with the prize deal being my NES with two controllers, zappers, and about ten games for $60. I happily parted ways with my little gray video game machine that day as the sale pushed me over my goal and I proceeded to bug the ever loving crap out of my parents until they agreed to transport me to Wal-Mart so that I could pick up my brand new Sega Genesis bundled with Sonic 2 – the best game of all time as far as I was concerned. I didn’t regret that purchase in the least and it was the beginning of a beautiful relationship for Sonic, Tails and I…until the age of 3D, that is. Then it got messy…
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