Fellow SNES owners: did you also own any of the other 4th gen consoles?

[Mr_No_U]

Back in the 90s, the Super Nintendo was my 4th gen console of choice. It was an amazing platform with an unbelievable library of unique first party and third party titles. However, quite a few of my friends also owned the Sega Genesis, which is how I came to know and love many of Sega's franchises such as Sonic and Shinobi. I eventually added a Genesis to my collection, but that was long after the 4th gen had ended.

I have always wondered whether multiplatform ownership was a common thing during the 4th generation of consoles, or if most people were simply content owning one console or the other. While I certainly felt satisfied with my SNES and couldn't have asked for more, I can't deny that I sometimes longed for games on competing consoles.

So how about you? Did you own any of the other 4th gen consoles in addition to a SNES? Or was the SNES more than enough for you?

 

[KilgoreWolfe]

I had a SNES and a Genesis, although I had the SNES for about three years before I got the Genesis.

I had a Game Gear too, that thing was an enormous battery hog.

 

[Vantell]

I had a SNES and CD-i. But played mainly SNES and even skipped most of Gen 5. I went right away to Gen 6 with a PS2 and shortly after that a Gamecube.

 

[NintendoMariah]

I had genesis , master system and gameboy

 

[CornyShiba]

Does the Game Boy Pocket count?

(although I no longer own mine )

 

[Suiseiseki]

Let's see, Gameboy and Sega CDX.

Though lately I've been trying to get other computers/consoles from that era.

 

[Phantoon]

I had Mega Drive and a Game Boy, and am very glad I did. The idea of missing out on the likes of Gunstar Heroes, Shining Force and Streets of Rage 2 is horrible.

 

[tender]

i had a game gear. parents got it for me one xmas because 'it had a color screen and game boy didnt'.

later i bought a game boy pocket with my own cash and eventually also a game boy color.

no other home consoles though. my buddy had a genesis and i'd play those games over there.

 

[wiiucollector]

Loved my Mega Drive (II). Game Gear was less used despite my wonderfully naff screen magnifier, which was the peak of 90s cool in retrospect. I'm sure I had a similar accessory for the Game Boy also.

I was Sega central until DKC and Super Mario Kart proved too irresistible.

 

[kyo2004]

Nope, the SNES was my parent's gift for Christmas with only one game (Mario All Stars)... Living in a 3rd world country makes difficult to afford just one console even 25 years ago.

 

[Mr_No_U]

Does the Game Boy Pocket count?

(although I no longer own mine )

Yes it does!

 

[BGBW]

If you count the GameBoy Color, then yes, but that's a slightly weird oddity of an upgrade that's almost its own thing.

Before getting a GameBoy Color, the SNES was my GameBoy as I had the Super GameBoy addon!

 

[Mr_No_U]

If you count the GameBoy Color, then yes, but that's a slightly weird oddity of an upgrade that's almost its own thing.

Before getting a GameBoy Color, the SNES was my GameBoy as I had the Super GameBoy addon!

The Super GameBoy was so cool!

 

[Dopply]

I desperately want to say CD-i.....but no, I was SNES-only, and my buddy had the Genesis. I'm probably not alone in that setup.

EDIT: I didn't read the poll very well. I had a Game Boy Color as well. Whoops. Lol

 

[Sailor Moon]

I also had a Game Boy, and my bro and I shared a Genesis and Game Gear.

 

[VHS]

Genesis, Gameboy Pocket and Sega Nomad!

 

[Clix]

Genesis, Lynx, GameBoy, Game Gear.

Actually had the Genesis first (it was my first console), then GameBoy, followed by SNES, and followed by Game Gear. I traded my Game Gear to someone for a Lynx at summer camp. It was actually a wise decision. The lynx was better than the game gear IMO

 

[Herb Alpert]

A friend of mine had the megadrive (I'm from France), but I only had a gameboy alongside my super Nintendo.

 

[nenned]

I also owned a Genesis and Gameboy Color.

 

[listeningarden]

besides the snes, my family owned a genesis - but only thanks to a neighbor who was downsizing for a move. i had already played much of the genesis library at my besties place, so it didn't get used much before we sold it.

didn't think that game boy color counted under the regular "game boy" option and i didn't vote for it, so just add a +1 to the total

 

[AliceAbstract]

First TurboGrafx-16 owner in the thread, woo! ...Although I was so young I hardly remember any games we had for it, except for Bonk and Blazing Lazers. Then again, it was more my older sibling's console, so maybe they got more out of having one?

I was happy to have a Genesis in the house on account of the fact that the Phantasy Star series and Shining series were such a huge part of my childhood, but the SNES absolutely saw more play from me.

 

[Clix]

First TurboGrafx-16 owner in the thread, woo! ...Although I was so young I hardly remember any games we had for it, except for Bonk and Blazing Lazers. Then again, it was more my older sibling's console, so maybe they got more out of having one?

I was happy to have a Genesis in the house on account of the fact that the Phantasy Star series and Shining series were such a huge part of my childhood, but the SNES absolutely saw more play from me.

I really wanted a TG-16 and the Turbo CD but alas my mom never got me one. She did get me the Sega CD though for my birthday at least so that was cool.

 

[lyte edge]

When the SNES was current gen, we had that and Gameboys- the NES was sold off, despite my protests to keep it. Got a Game Gear too.

A couple of years later, when I was old enough to get a job, I ended up with nearly everything else and had a Nomad, CDX, Turbo Duo, Turbo Express, NeoGeo, and a NeoGeo CD at different points. Very briefly had a Lynx and a 3DO. Never cared for the Jaguar and CD-I.

 

[GamerJM]

I only had an SNES, but if I could I'd go back in time and also own a Genesis and a Gameboy.

 

[fiendcode]

Had a Genesis and Sega CD (both model 1) and a Game Boy. Years later after Gen 4 I also got a Duo.

 

[nenned]

I had a Genesis and was becoming a Genesis fanboy and ready to write off Nintendo. Then the Nintendo Power issue introducing the SNES with the poster of upcoming games came out and it blew me away. Final Fight, Super Ghouls n' Ghosts, Actraiser, Super R-Type, and Pilotwings all looked like a leap beyond what Genesis could do. And of course I had to have Super Mario World, Zelda III, Super Castlevania IV, and Final Fantasy II after seeing them. Just when I thought I was out, Nintendo pulled me back in!

 

[Koyota]

I had a Game Gear (In addition to a Gameboy) and being a Nintendo Fanboy I know I didn`t ask for one, so I`m not sure why...

I think my parents must have purchased it when we lived in Malaysia and I was in pre-school, my collection consisted of half weird 68 Games in one carts with multiple rom hacks of Sonic and stuff that was never actually released on the Game Gear (Mario Bros, Spy Vs Spy)

 

[Abzeronow]

Had a TurboGrafx-16 and a Game Boy but SNES was my main. Still is one of my favorite consoles.

 

[SnesCartman]

I only bought SNES, but in late 90s my friend gave me his GameBoy.

 

[BassForever]

I had a Genesis and a Nomad at my dad's, and all us kids had Game Boys.

 

[NarohDethan]

Nope, I literally didn't knew what a Genesis was until 2008? When the AVGN released his videos.

But I'm not American/European and I was 6 so I gotta get some slack!

 

[mentok15]

A Gameboy Color also, though my dad rented a Mega Drive a few times.
And it wasn't until mid-late 2000s that I even knew there was more than a SNES/MD that gen.

 

[Mekanos]

I only ever owned Nintendo systems until college. My parents said I could only get one console per gen and well... obviously that was gonna be Nintendo lol.

 

[Doug Bowser Jr]

I only ever owned Nintendo systems until college. My parents said I could only get one console per gen and well... obviously that was gonna be Nintendo lol.

Same here, then when I got into college I got a PS2 and soon I bought a GameCube because goddamn where am I supposed to play Prime?

 

[52club]

Where is my Sega CD and 32x add on options, lol. The CD was good. The 32x was setting $150 on fire.

 

[Reddaye]

I had a SNES and Gameboy as a kid. Later in life, during a collection phase, I bought a Genesis.

Now all of them are sold off lol.

 

[Ystad]

SNES and GameBoy. Well, also PC but that is not a console... The GameBoy was stolen, so I bought a Super GameBoy.
Back then I didn't see value in Sega systems. Turbografx and Neo-Geo were not available where I lived. In the end, what I had was more than enough in terms of time and money available.
I still haven't played Terranigma...

 

[Oheao]

I had a Sega Genesis before I got the Super Nintendo. I still remember the day I got my SNES though, fun times.