This week's status message poll: "Back when they were current generation systems, did you own a Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine, more than one, or none? Also, which do you own today?"
I bought everything (NES,SMS,GEN,TG16,SNES,GB,Lynx,GG) at launch when they were new and current. I still own all my original systems. I always say I'm not a "collector", but rather a old video game player who is also a packrat.
None at the time, but I have owned several Genesis systems that I picked up at Thrift Stores later on. Just picked one up about 2 months ago. Always loved the original Sonic.
I had SMS, Genesis, 3DO, Saturn, Xbox when new and current. Still have all but the 3DO today. I remember doing hella yard work all summer to be able to buy Genesis, lol.