Yep, I know I said "drive a bike" in the video. No need to keep mentioning it in the comments. It was an unscripted, so I am bound to misspeak. Please try to ENJOY the video instead of looking for flaws. LOL.

@TexasTags

8 күн бұрын

Those must've been the kids that never drove their bikes they just rode them....I'm glad you were able to get the replacement, & I'm happy you got to enjoy so much happiness in your childhood experience. Bless you, your family & friends.

@gargamel3393

8 күн бұрын

That's perfectly acceptable terminology. I use to "ride" my bike until I used a clothes pin to clip a playing card into my back spokes, then I was driving my bike.

@TexasTags

7 күн бұрын

@@gargamel3393 haha there we goo!!!

@user-mx8sb9zp4i

5 күн бұрын

But did you drive a bike or not? It seems that you were not very smart when you were little and you are not very smart when you grew up either.

@MikeRavia-xp5ig

6 сағат бұрын

People worried about him saying drive a bike seriously have no life.

Note that my mom is still with us today and she is doing great. She does not remember the events in this story though; video game events aren't as important to her as they were to me as a child.

@epsilonn5590

Ай бұрын

What about your father? Just curious

@ewkerman4185

Ай бұрын

You had a great parrent.

@basiliosfafalios9242

Ай бұрын

Are you a reds fan, do you play any baseball games, if so what's your favorites? Thanks

@GamingTheSystems1

Ай бұрын

My father passed a long time ago. I speak about him in the video "Revisiting My Childhood Gaming Home"

@mr.selfimprovement3241

Ай бұрын

@@GamingTheSystems1 Yeah, that hit me too when you told the story of your growing up at your old house. My dad also died, but when I was a bit older than you were. I too remember being asleep and being woken up by my mom to learn of it - and as a autistic kid/teen just wanted to go back to sleep, because I really couldn't process it at that time the way I should have. Decades later, I still probably never have. It's a weird thing to suddenly loose a parent (early), and weirder for those of us on the spectrum. You remember them - but you also don't remember them.

Actual quote from my mom when the SNES came out: "Oh now they have the SUPER Nintendo? What's next, the Super Duper Nintendo?"

@GamingTheSystems1

Ай бұрын

That's awesome.

@A_Bottle-Of_Orange_Crush

Ай бұрын

"Last year he got a Nintendo, now it's a Super Nintendo, next year it'll be the Super Duper Nintendo!" - my Dad, Christmas 1992.

@zachary_attackery

Ай бұрын

@@A_Bottle-Of_Orange_Crush I'm still convinced everyone's parents said this based on the "super duper double looper" hot wheels playset whose commercial was on TV nonstop at the same time

@Moonbeam143

Ай бұрын

The Super Duper Nintendo is the 64.

@drebone1986

Ай бұрын

I remember wanting a Super Dee Duper Nintendo on Six Fours... but my mom got PlayStation and we never looked back, came with Resident Evil 2

I was 11 years old when the SNES came out. I worked for the local newspaper as a paperboy. We barely cleared $20 a week. One day the company told us paperboys that they were going to hold a raffle to win a SNES. The catch was, to enter, you had to sign up new customers. 1 Customer = 1 piece of paper in the fishbowl that they were going to draw from. I made damn sure that my name would be in that bowl as much as possible. I wouldn't take no for an answer. I won because I had over 200 submissions in the bowl. I think they told me that all of the other boys there averaged out to about roughly 10 submissions each. It was my most prized possession for many many years!

@EaZyKiNg

Ай бұрын

They should have bought you a genesis too for all the money you made them lol

@doutorgori327

Ай бұрын

I'm glad you won. But, there was still the risk you'd lose. They should've GIVEN you a SNES.

@leodv1922

29 күн бұрын

@@EaZyKiNg Should've gone with a simple scoreboard and maybe even reward the top 3, the raffle idea was stupid. If he lost to some kid with one sign up, they risked losing their best employee. 😂

@JESUS-IS-RAD

28 күн бұрын

Thats a rad story lol

@TrampusSims

28 күн бұрын

😂 We were just kids. I didn't have the knowledge of odds back then. But you are right, I probably would have been devastated if I had lost after all of that effort.

There won't be another time period like that again. Just experiencing all those jumps in technology and visuals. It was amazing.

@brentcanfield8883

Ай бұрын

Yeah, that was the thing, right? When you knew something was on the way that was new, you KNEW it was going to probably be CRAZY better than what you already had.Like when Super Nintendo first came out. I just couldn't believe the jump in graphics and sound from the NES. There was this video store by my house back then, you crossed this field to get to it.It was called Star Video.The owners had somehow gotten the japanese super nintendo when japan first got it.That was the first time I ever saw Super Mario World. The sound alone blew me away let alone the graphics.Such good memories. But now? I just don't see much of a difference between the ps5 and the ps4. But hey, maybe that's just me.

@Ganondorfdude11

Ай бұрын

1990: Most popular current system was the NES. 10 years later the PS2 released. About every 2 years there was some quantum leap in processing power or graphics. Now you have to really nitpick to tell the difference between a game on the PS4 and PS5 even though the PS4 came out 10 years ago.

@darrickcato9499

Ай бұрын

Dude I spent money on games when I should have been saving for a vehicle. Only I was buying PS1, N64, and Game Boy Color games. And GameCube, PS2, and Game Boy Advance were all the new systems coming out.

@Goopy731

28 күн бұрын

I think the only time that will be a thing when true virtual reality is a thing, like in the matrix kinda sci-fi levels.

@ryanjbuchanan

27 күн бұрын

The current jumps in AI tech

I can’t be the only one who suspects that her disallowing you to have “another gaming system” contributed to the “horde” of systems your channel is based on, can I?

@GamingTheSystems1

Ай бұрын

Probably not. I just love gaming. This was one of the only times she restricted me on purchasing something.

@mr.selfimprovement3241

Ай бұрын

@@GamingTheSystems1 She probably only did that too, because she knew you needed a car. Mom 101.

@murddeath

Ай бұрын

In my case, yea. Now I want all the fucking games and you know what? No one's going to tell me no ever again 😈

Such a great story. It reminds me of a very similar purchase from me when I had a Commodore Amiga. I attempted to convince my parents that I needed a modem. They refused. But I went and purchased a 4,800bps modem with my pocket money anyway. I also cycled on my BMX to purchase it! I managed to deceivingly connect it to the computer as it was close to the phone jack. I had no idea how expensive connecting to remote BBS's was at the time. But it was my first experience of online, and it was truly magical. My parents had a phone bill 8 times larger than they usually had the month after, and I received the biggest telling off I can ever remember.

@mr.selfimprovement3241

Ай бұрын

Yeah, I actually really am liking the storie videos.

@TheGraduate702

Ай бұрын

Was it because you dialed to a long distance #?

@paliulisfamilyarchive9125

27 күн бұрын

Weren't there any local bbs's you could call?

I imagined there would be some problem returning home with a big box on a bicycle, but the plot twist was even better!

@mr.selfimprovement3241

Ай бұрын

You have the console box half hanging out of a undersized plastic (store) bag - and one of the two carrying loops in the plastic bag run thru a handle bar on you bike. With the bag (and box inside) dangling lopsidedly precariously near your hand (off the handle) as you rode your bike home. You also are probably praying the whole time you take every hill and bump, that that SNES box was so large that it was wedged in that bag good - or that that the flimsy plastic bag handle wasn't going to rip off your handle bar from the weight! lol. Ask me how I know. :P

@mr.selfimprovement3241

Ай бұрын

@@aaakkk112 holy crap! lol.

You did something bad in 1991, it was that haircut, and it has come back to haunt all of us.

@tabsntoot

27 күн бұрын

Only spoken in whispers

Wow, it’s almost like how GameStop treats customers today. Selling games that they’ve opened up and played as “new.”

@bud9450

Ай бұрын

Facts

@melchior2678

Ай бұрын

GameStop does that? Glad I never shop there then

I would have rode my bike all the way back 😂 fuck getting an empty box

@ThatOldSchoolMagic

Ай бұрын

Same but maybe not on the same day. Probably the day after.

@GamingTheSystems1

Ай бұрын

I remember thinking that I will never ride that far again.

@ogre706

Ай бұрын

@@aaakkk112 Yeah our memories from younger days tend to be skewed by our different perception of time.

@OCDRex11

Ай бұрын

Agreed, I'd have been out the door heading back to Big Bear less than 2 seconds after I realized what happened.

@cocomunga

Ай бұрын

Yeah I would have been furious and probably made it back there in record time

You were so lucky yes. I had the Atari 2600 but could not enjoy the NES except for friends. I loved it so much as well. Then I got the SNES and the Game Boy. Those memories, those moments, are stored in my heart forever. Those were the happiest days of my life. Family, friends, fun, and videogames, no kid could ask for more than what I got. Great video btw. Thank you

We had a Big Bear in my little town with a real stuffed black bear encased in a display in the center of the store. Really cool story and thanks for sharing!

@mr.selfimprovement3241

Ай бұрын

You wouldn't have been from West Virginia? :P The one I visited there growing up had a Stuffed Brown Bear on a wooden platform. lol.

@eversosleight

Ай бұрын

@@mr.selfimprovement3241 neighboring state that starts with O

Cute story. Born in 86, my most traumatic time was receiving an N64 on Christmas in 1997... I went to the basement alone to set it up... the realization that NO TV in the house had composite red yellow white input... ALL the TV/VCR had only coaxial... The shock almost killed me. I hate to wait until the next day and Papa took me to get a converter and luckily I didn't entirely snap and lose my mind that Christmas... I liked and subbed. Thanks for sharing, my story is akin to a gift back ❤ best wishes

I had the same experience when I was 16 buying a Sega CD at Toys “R” Us. When the electronics guy handed me the box, I said, "This is awfully light." He explained tech gets lighter. Later, returning, I found they sold me an empty box from the store display. I still have the Sega CD to this day, CIB and both the Sega CD and box are in great condition!

This was like a Norm MacDonald joke. You listen forever, thinking you know exactly what the punch line will be, and when it gets to the end he knocks you out with something completely unexpected. Great story, though!

@melchior2678

Ай бұрын

I love Norm but this isn't a joke. Just a nice story about this man's childhood in gaming.

@TheBigScat

Ай бұрын

@@melchior2678 I realize it's not a joke, hence, "great story."

@twentythreeforlife

10 күн бұрын

Podiatrist: 'Moth, man, you're troubled. But you should be seeing a psychiatrist. Why on earth did you come here?' Moth: 'Cause the light was on.'

Who remembers playing offline friends In person? That won’t happen again.

@remarkablehairdo3110

Ай бұрын

me and my best pal still do it all the time , we're almost 40 and been gaming offline in person with each other for over 30 of those years ! but I know what you mean. it seems much more rare these days especially with young people

@markula_4040

Ай бұрын

Well maybe you should get some friends so it can happen for you. I have a friend who comes over and we play various Street Fighters against each other but yeah, I can see how that would get in the way of whining about modern times.

@alanm6o9

Ай бұрын

yes it will. i will lan again someday halo 2 with the boys. its gooooottta happen

@rockmanx6857

Ай бұрын

@@markula_4040 I don’t even bother with playing with people online. Tried it once and hated it 😡

@Shendue

Ай бұрын

I did it, like, 3 days ago. Get better friends.

What a great story! You should do more of these. Thanks for sharing! 👍🏻

My grandfather couldn't get the names of things right sometimes. When I was young, about 11, I remember him getting angry at me, and he told me to go "play with your playboy." I was laughing, and my grandmother, looking embarrassed, said,"I think he means Playstation, or Gameboy. " Good memories 😊

@TWISTEDINTOTRUTH

4 күн бұрын

Playboy. Great magazine 😂

This is such a cool story and video, you should do these more often!

@GamingTheSystems1

Ай бұрын

I will be. Here's two tentative titles: "I Committed a Gaming Sin" and "Why 2015 Was The Worst Year of My Life"

@melchior2678

Ай бұрын

@@GamingTheSystems1 new subscriber here! Looking forward to those videos! What state did you grow up in?

That was a beautiful and heartfelt story. Thank you for sharing it.

That guy who sold you the empty SNES box should never work retail again.

I’m sure we all have a particular game system with a story.

Did you find the hidden Ouya? If you want to know why I hide Ouyas in my video see here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/YoSYzJWNqbGzgc4.html

@GamingTheSystems1

Ай бұрын

Please do not timestamp the Ouyas. It takes the thrill out of finding them. :)

@IncredibleCactusRoll

Ай бұрын

I saw it

@jw3st0n

Ай бұрын

I wasn't sure if that was an easter egg or an editing error. lol

@wantsome-zs5sq

Ай бұрын

I would have had a stroke if I opened an empty box. I was 16 too when the snes came out. I sold my genesis gameboy and sony cd player to a pawn shop to get my snes. I had a buddy that was 18 and he traded it all in for me.

@joshuacalkins

Ай бұрын

I thought that one guy had it…

I just discovered this channel a few minutes ago. I subscribed because I really enjoyed that story. That's something that I can really relate to. Your mom sounds like a real one. Very sweet of her to take you back to the store, even though you disobeyed her.

Thanks for sharing your story. Keep up the good work.

Hell, those prices are still a lot of money these days too lol! In the 90's/early 2000's I made bank babysitting my neighbor (who was about 2 years younger than me at the time and one of my best friend's). Like I got $100-150 a week and I was like 12. I got even more for weekends or holidays. Her mom was a change girl for the casinos in Vegas so that's how I bought pretty much all of my games and paid for my band trip to Knottsberry Farm.

That's a great story man! Thank you for sharing, I literally pictured the fear moment when the box was empty, my heart dropped! But I'm glad there was a happy ending to this! I didn't have the luxury of getting the snes brand new, it remember my mother bought it for me used at a pawn shop

Looks like you are still growing up with consoles! Keep it retro pal.

It becomes evident that much youth in the distant past were craving for video games, even though the price tag was fairly hefty, and their parent often could not afford them. There could be missing contents or even product defects, which could all come back to haunt its buyer outright. Nevertheless, it becomes well worth the memories made, which still stands in adulthood today.

Weird that the guy didn't notice it was lite. Guy had one job and he messed up. I was worried you were going to get mugged. The 90's were a different time.

@SuckerEmcee

Ай бұрын

He was a messenger of God. He did his job in teaching Kevin a lesson for disobeying his mother. 😮

@BriBCG

Ай бұрын

It's always wild to me the things I did back in the 90s, riding all around the city by myself on my bike, even sometimes riding home in the middle of the night or in the rain. Everyone is a lot more cautious and sheltered these days. It's even more crazy when you consider crime has gone down in most places since the 90s and most people have a phone in their pocket they could use to get information or call for help at any time.

@anonamatron

Ай бұрын

@@BriBCG Crime is essentially always on the downturn, as long as you're not in a liberal hellhole that ENCOURAGES crime, but worry is always on the rise. It's one of the easiest ways to figure out that the world isn't what they tell you it is on TV. I try to wake people up a little with that one sometimes.

Same thing happened to me, in a way, my mum was dead against me spending money on a console but I saved pocket money for almost a year and bought an Atari Lynx. Had that planned like a bank robbery

Cool story, somehow you explain these super simple stories in depth that they're actually interesting, can't wait for another story of your adventures!

I love these kind of stories. Thank you for sharing

Thanks for sharing this story, I really enjoyed it :)

I really appreciate how you showed videos and pictures of your story. Great video.👍

Thank you for sharing your story. Sounds like Karma bit you in your rear. At least you fessed up to your mom, and she was nice enough to drive you to replace your missing Super Nintendo. The Super Nintendo was my first system that I bought w/my own money in 1992.

Great story, thx for sharing ❤

That store employee really should've felt the difference between an empty box and one with a system. That guy messed up big time.

@teadrinkerfication9160

Ай бұрын

I know right imagine giving an empty SNES box to an excited kid 😭

@ParumPirum

Ай бұрын

@@teadrinkerfication9160 Yes, it would be immediately obvious that the box is empty.

@Jean-Denis_R_R_Loret

15 күн бұрын

I don't even understand why they didn't store appart empty boxes (totally out of reach to be sold, not on the shelf), what a terrible setup...

@AdamsOlympia

8 күн бұрын

@@ParumPirum That's why I kinda doubt it was an accident. It's highly possible that a shady employee swiped it. Or maybe even a customer. They didn't always have great security back then, especially at the smaller regional chains.

Thank you for sharing the story

I rollerbladed 15 miles to the nearest mall to buy chronotrigger when it came out, it was totally worth it

@paultidwell8799

Ай бұрын

Absolutely. Wise decision if you held onto the box and everything too. The car might be a prudent move but of course, as someone sitting on a copy of Lunar 2 for the Sega CD, that was a prudent purchase. It's now worth 500 dollars. We got it for 30.

Very interesting, humble story. Im sure there's hundreds of stories like this on KZread but i just havent encountered them.

Nice story. I feel exactly the same as you for our childhoods. The video game passion we had those times..........oh god!!! Thanks for sharing!

Wow. Love this video! You’re around my older brothers age and hearing you tell this story makes me think of him as he biked around in the 90s looking to buy games with money he saved up from working part time jobs. Looking forward to more videos like this 😊

I remember playing Super Castlevania 4 for the first time it blew me away and still does.

I really like stories like this, thanks for sharing.

Incredible story! Thank you for sharing, you did the right thing telling your mom, wow.

I sold someone an empty box once. I worked in a charity shop abroad. So it was for a limited, time, less than 2 months. The shop sold lots of stuff, clothes, books, records, DVDs, CDs. Because we had customers coming in and nicking stuff, we took the DVD and CD out from the mopre valuable boxes and had to put them back in, when we sold it. Someone bought such a box and I forgot to put the DVDs in. Not only me but also the other volunteer who was there for years. The customer never came back or called the shop, at least not in the time when I was there.

Great story. You brought me back a lot memories from back than. Thanks

Still one of my favorite consoles to this day! Thank you for sharing your story!

Fun story. Thanks for sharing. I was worried you were going to get robbed on the way home.

Great story! Those early long distance bike rides were nerve wracking. I remember riding to see Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in 89 at the same age. It was worth it. I won my snes in a contest making a holiday display out of Pepsi products at a Welsh Farms store in NJ! I still have it and it’s the best physical thing I ever won to this day.

ah man the picture of those TVs we used to have back in the day. I remember my grandmothers Tv looked similar. A giant wooden box, with knobs, and a heavy heavy tube in the middle.

Great video; love that story. Takes me back for sure; I had that same bike, but in a different color!

My heart sank when you said there was nothing in the box. I thought, "Oh no, it's gonna fall out, or someone's going to steal it." I did expect it to be an empty box. But that is pretty funny. What you did is pretty tame & harmless in comparison of what most high school kids in 80s & 90s did, and especially what they do today! I miss my SNES!

Great great story and glad you got your SNES than and thank you for sharing with us 😊

I picked up my SNES from an indoor swap meet while my parents were away in Germany. My first game was Street Fighter 2. Fortunately, I had a friend with a car that drove me to the place. I actually walked and rode on my bike quite a bit, so that wouldn't have stopped me (though I did have a mountain bike with 18 speeds and not a BMX bike)

Great story! Glad you still have they system.

That's an awesome story, and I'm glad it ended well. The adventures we would go through in the 80s and 90s, to accomplish missions, LOL

One of my favorite videos of your so far.

That is a pretty punk rock story my friend. The 90s were a strange time to be a kid but it's hard to not think back fondly on the sometimes-questionable amount of freedom we all seemed to have in common lol! Glad you made it to and from safe, and glad you were able to sort out getting more than just the box for my favorite system of all time. Cheers!

Cool story! Thanks for sharing!

Man there were so many places that story could've gone badly, I was so relieved with how it ended!

Whoever was involved in the purchase compliant about the incomplete set and made it right, is a very honest person (each of them, if more than one)!

Oh man that must have been such a dissapointing feeling, and I feel like I can relate. Any time as kid and I made a big purchase like that, there was always something wrong, something missing, something not compatible, or something broken and I would have to wait like the whole weekend to remedy the situation.

What a cool story! 🤩 So endearing. I'm glad that you managed to get your hands on that snes 🥳 You really deserved it!

Wow this was a great story!!!!! You're the man Kevin!

Great story love to hear more like them on this channel

Great story thanks for sharing

I remember working for my SNES by going to work at my mom's factory and I'd just sit there and roll yarn. My dad didn't want me to spend so much money buying so he got his friend to pick up a Pro Fighter X from Golden Computer Arcade in Hong Kong and I'd buy a ton of floppy discs for backup games.

Very much enjoyed the story and the pictures from the nineties!

Thay was the wholesome story I didn't know I needed today!

Thanks, i like your story videos the best 😊

At 1:48...I forgot how expensive Nintendo games were as a kid! Makes me grateful my parents bought me anything!

To put this in context, in 1991, working at a grocery store, he was likely only being paid around $5/hr and paying 18-21% income tax. That $49.99 game represented more than 12 hours working, and the $79.99 ones would take him 18+ hrs. That's working full time for three days, just to get one f'n game. You've gotta respect that grind. That's hardcore dedication.

Awesome story!!!! Back in the day we really had it all (freedom)!

as you said there will never be anothe rtime when gaming was like that the sega vs nintendo playground fights were legendary

In Toronto where I live some people do ride their bikes on the sidewalk as a pedestrian it frustrates me so much when people do that

I don't recall how I got my SNES, I probably bought it used. But years later, 1999 I think, I didn't really play it anymore and wanted a Playstation 1. I looked on eBay and found a woman selling hers because she said it was too violent for her kids. She said she would sell it for (whatever price) or trade it for an SNES. I traded my SNES to her and got the Playstation I still have today.

Your story times are damn good ! Please consider doing more

@GamingTheSystems1

Ай бұрын

Thanks. More are planned. One will be called "Why 2015 was the worst year of my life."

You are an incredible storyteller and I enjoyed your telling of going to BigBear for the SNES. I was in a similar situation. My parents said no to me buying the system, as they wanted me to focus on school studies. So one weekend when they were gone, I walked 2 miles to the mall and walked back all by myself, carrying this big heavy SNES box. Imagine today a young girl walking by herself on the streets with a PS5.

Good for you for going for it. Good on your Mom having your back even though you went against her order. I could see going back the same day. I totally understand being angry and sad at getting an empty box , glad they didn’t buck when you came back for recompense.

Also, I love how you slipped the Ouya in there!

This is an awesome Story man, If had I brought myself a Super NES with missing system I would be Disappointed too, but no worries as long you got your receipt.

I have to agree. As one who experienced that time as well - there will never be a time like that again!

I did a similar thing when I was around that age. I desperately wanted to see Last Action Hero in the theater and rode my bike to another town. My parents would have killed me if they knew. But it was fine. They never found out. And the despite what some people might say, it was awesome and I regret nothing. I also rode my bike to that same town at one point to buy a Thunderboard soundblaster compatible sound card for my PC. So I completely understand embarking on dangerous bike journeys.

I am only 1 minute in- BUT whatfer you did------- it takes a man to owe it and tell a honest story. good for you sir!

Tyler Esposito’s Dad went through something similar when getting some games and consoles. His channel is called My Retro Life.

I didn't think you did something bad. You've done the right thing on confessing to your Mom what happened. I believe that you telling her the truth earned you redemption and as the result, your Mom helped you out getting the game system in your home.

I was 2 in 1991,and I don't remeber when I started playing video games,I sorta remember having a super nintendo before my family gave it to my friend,oh well,I had a nintendo 64 soon after so there's that XD

Hearing you say big bear plus made me so happy since i grew up going to one all the time 😂 the nostalgia!

Awesome story. Thanks for sharing. Even though you disobeyed your mom you seemed like a good kid and it was your own money that you earned. The closest experience i had to you buying an empty box was getting a pair of shoes and coming home only to find out they didn't take the security device off. I thought i was gonna have to go all the way back to the store but luckily i was able to use some pliers that had wire cutters on them to remove the security device.

we kids were determined in those days, and road our bikes or walked many miles to get a thing, love growing up in those days.

Would love to hear more stories like this. I had a similar experience biking into town to buy the GBC Zelda games when I was a teenager

That's a great story. Thanks for sharing. People buying modern systems will rely on stories like this to try to grasp what it was like back during "hard times" for gamers. Not counting pong which I can see in the lower right of your video my first home system was the Sega Genesis. I spent 1000's of hours in the arcade so I couldn't bring myself to play Asteroids on the Atari 800 due to poor graphics and controls, but the Genesis had graphics that looked like arcade games and more buttons on the controller.

Oh man, I played the heck out of super Metroid! Wow that brought back so many memories. I didn't have a great childhood but my dad at least was able to afford me my Genesis, Snes, Saturn, ps1, ps2 before he passed.

I had the same path with gaming, even if I was born later (1985): Atari 2600, NES, Super NES (the european PAL version), PS1, then it changed: PC to this day.

I was 5 turning 6 years old in 1991, at the time I only got a NES I was too young to know that there was a super Nintendo coming that year . I loved the nes metriod and Mario . but for me once I finally got a sega genesis in like 1993 I was blown away and loved sonic till this day. thanks for sharing your story

Good story man. I can’t believe you didn’t ride your bike back to return it.

I remember getting the super set SNES with a link to the past for Christmas.. my favorite Zelda game. What a story.