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This was my 4th console (the other three being Atari 2600, 7800 and the Sega Genesis). I was happy being on the Sega side during the 16-bit war, but I always wanted a SNES too. Given the 32x and Saturn were not appealing nor too expensive I sold my Genesis, 5 titles and a Sega Arcade Power Stick II to a cousin and brought my N64 for the next generation so I could play Nintendo titles out of my friends and family's house. Super Mario 64 was great and months later I could afford Star Fox 64 thanks to another cousin coming from the U.S.A. that came back to Mexico and got me the cartridge new and cheaper. I enjoyed those two games like crazy, specially the Rumble Pack which made the experience different to anything other I had experienced before... then I came to the realization of my mistake.

Killer Instinct Gold looks like crap, the system lacked fighting games, the cartridges were too expensive I could buy two original PlayStation titles with the money of one cartridge, no FMV, no Tomb Raider, no Resident Evil, no Final Fantasy (a series I always heard talk about between Nintendo fans). All the cool games were on PlayStation.

I didn't hesitate on taking my N64 and two games back to a store and exchanging them by a brand new Playstation. I lost more money and I spent some time playing only the Interactive CD Sampler Disc 6. I trained with Parappa demo to learn the button layout. Then titles like Tekken 2, Tomb Raider II, Fighting Force, Resident Evil and Street Fighter EX Plus α made the console the best one I could afford.

Some years later I would repeat the same mistake with my 6th console (a Dreamcast), but unlike the N64 I still keep it and it brings the best arcade experiences I could ever had. The laser has worn out, it's now time to bring it back from the death with a hard drive.