Sonic the Hedgehog

1992, Age 10

When the newest wave of consoles came out, I was captivated by Sonic the Hedgehog, which led a Sega Genesis into my possession that year. Mario was fine and well, but any game where you played an animal as the main character had an advantage in my book. The focus on speed in the game was something quite new to me, and they found ways to make achieving high speeds insanely gratifying.