So I didn’t come from a rich family. I never got video games as a kid the day they came out, or even the year they came out. The SNES was released in 1990. I got my SNES in 1995. It came from a garage sale, and had a crack in the side of it.

The woman who sold it to my mom said there’s a nickle stuck inside, but it still works. My mom put some tape over the hole in the side, and it did still run.

And that’s how it still is to this day. Not that I use it often. In fact, I can’t remember the last time I turned on my actual SNES. The carts are more of memories for me.