My family had an Atari, then a Sega Genesis (and maybe even one of the earlier Sega consoles? But I’m not sure, I was really little) but we never had a Nintendo before the 64, which my little brother saved up for and bought with his own money. He and I played a lot of Sonic together, 2-player, usually with him playing Tails but not always. We fought a lot as kids but when we played Sonic together, we didn’t fight. I think it was one of our only true bonding activities and I’m so thankful for it because we are friends as adults.