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A Very Sega Christmas
This commercial (or one very similar) blazed across my screen in the middle of my weekday cartoons. I was floored by the speed, bright colors, and attitude the commercial promised. The Sega Genesis made my neighbor's Super Nintendo look like a child’s toy, and as much as I loved Mario, I was ready to grow up. I wanted…. no, needed a Sega Genesis!
Superman Posted on Jan 01, 2017 at 05:26 PM
Nice article. I remember the Christmas that I received my first video game console fondly. It was a Super Nintendo, and the fun I had playing it set me on the path to being the Nintendo fan that I am today.
massreality Posted on Dec 21, 2016 at 01:44 PM
@echidna64 Thanks, I really appreciate that.
echidna64 Posted on Dec 17, 2016 at 09:35 PM
I think that this is your best article yet Mass! Thank you for sharing!
massreality Posted on Dec 14, 2016 at 05:03 AM
Thanks guys. I'm glad you all enjoyed it. It was nice being able to relive a Christmas memory with people who actually understand the significance.
Hoju Koolander Posted on Dec 13, 2016 at 04:04 PM
You're video game stories are always the best. This doesn't beat your Nintendo story for strange acquisitions (no prisoners had a Genesis to sell this year, huh?) But it definitely wins for best emotional roller coaster and happy ending.
Like so many of us here, I can relate on the divorced parents at holidays deal, but luckily my Mom's boyfriend's grandson was a cool kid and became one of my best friends, which helped smooth over the weirdness.
NLogan Posted on Dec 12, 2016 at 10:53 PM
When I won a X-Box 360 and gave it to my boys I opened it and created profiles and downloaded games like the week before so that it was ready to roll Christmas morning.
That F-14 looks sweet. I had WWII fighter that was gas powered but flew in a circle on a hand held line. I never did get a Genesis but I loved me some Altered Beast in the arcade and secretly wanted one but the Nintendo dominated in my house.
Vaporman87 Posted on Dec 12, 2016 at 09:39 PM
@vkimo: You said it, brother. All the rigamaro involved in setting up a console these days just sucks the fun out of it.
vkimo Posted on Dec 12, 2016 at 04:56 PM
Thanks for sharing. It's very poignant how video games help kids find refuge at times. Ever since the mid 80s the quintessential game console has taken the number on spot on most boys wishlists. I feel the magic is gone on todays consoles. I remember getting a Xbox 360 and spending 20 minutes to set up a profile and download the latest firmware, kind of killed the excitement
mickyarber Posted on Dec 12, 2016 at 04:05 PM
I had a very similar experience (without the divorce) when I got my Super Nintendo for Christmas one year. I begged for it for months, and on Christmas morning, I opened an SNES game first. My parents played it off, saying it was a mistake and it was for my brother. (He already had and SNES since he was working). But at the end of the morning, there was the SNES in the last package.
I seem to recall having a very similar, if not the exact same, remote controlled fighter jet once upon a time too.
But good read, and you really triggered some old memories for me.
SockofFleagulls Posted on Dec 12, 2016 at 01:23 PM
Thanks for sharing. My parents divorced just a couple years before you and I know some of those feelings. Luckily I was in high school so I had many years of great Christmases together.
Vaporman87 Posted on Dec 12, 2016 at 08:33 AM
Man, I can feel the disappointment of your grandpa's gift from here. LOL. Thankfully your dad came through and really helped life make sense again, even in the midst of all the awkward proceedings. Great story sir!
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