When I was 12 years old, I desperately wanted a Super Nintendo video game system. It was the hottest item on the market at the time, but with every birthday and Christmas my Mom kept saying she couldn't afford one. As the years passed, I would go to other kids' houses and play games on theirs, enjoying those experiences but still wishing I had one of my own.
Five years later, in 1997, my mother, younger sister Lauren, aunt and I were celebrating Christmas together like usual. After unwrapping most of the gifts that were under the tree, Mom pointed out a large one in the back. To my surprise, it had my name on it. She didn't say a word, and once I realized what it was, you could me screaming joyfully from a mile away. She said our extended family had all chipped in for it, and I clung to this like it was made of solid gold. Eventually, when I moved on to the N64, I gave the SNES to Lauren, and she kept it until it finally wore out. Put together, we probably got about ten years out of it, if not more. I still remember that special day, and not just for the gift itself, but how much my whole family must have sacrificed to make one teenager happy.
What are your memories of this system? Did you play it back in the day, have you just discovered it now, or was your first experience with it somewhere in between?
Five years later, in 1997, my mother, younger sister Lauren, aunt and I were celebrating Christmas together like usual. After unwrapping most of the gifts that were under the tree, Mom pointed out a large one in the back. To my surprise, it had my name on it. She didn't say a word, and once I realized what it was, you could me screaming joyfully from a mile away. She said our extended family had all chipped in for it, and I clung to this like it was made of solid gold. Eventually, when I moved on to the N64, I gave the SNES to Lauren, and she kept it until it finally wore out. Put together, we probably got about ten years out of it, if not more. I still remember that special day, and not just for the gift itself, but how much my whole family must have sacrificed to make one teenager happy.
What are your memories of this system? Did you play it back in the day, have you just discovered it now, or was your first experience with it somewhere in between?
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