This is my original Genesis I bought in like '92(?) with one of my first paychecks from my first job at Chuck E. Cheese's (yes I'm fucking old).
I thought I sold it years ago but found out it was sitting in one of my mom's closets, so I bought a few cheap carts and hooked it up to a crt I keep around for just such occasions. It still works!
I am so goddamn happy, I just had to share and I figured you all might appreciate that.
The Genesis was the first console I bought with my own money. Kid money (allowance plus birthday money, etc.). It was definitely a few years into its life, and I remember it being on sale for something crazy like $60 at Canadian Tire. Everyone I knew, myself included, had a SNES, and inviting friends over to see the Genesis brings back some good memories. I remember playing Sonic 2 and discovering that you could plug a Sega Master System controller into the second port and your friend could play along as Tails. Mind blowing. The sound was so amazing too. That Yamaha sound chip brought the music of the arcades to life in my living room. I eventually sold my Genesis to EB for about the same amount and bought Night Trap for PC. Not a great move in hindsight, but I did keep all my games.