1. The glorious Sonic the Hedgehog menu screen.
2. Sinking threes like no big deal on NBA Jam.
3. Sticking it to the Foot Clan in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist.
4. Revelling in the sheer dopeness that was Toe Jam and Earl.
5. And feeling smug that we got the superior version of Disney's Aladdin.
6. You were also the coolest kid on the playground if you had the Genesis version of Mortal Kombat too.
7. While the bonus levels of Sonic 3 featured the best graphics you had ever seen.
8. At least until Virtua Fighter arrived on the Sega Saturn and blew it out of the water.
9. What was cooler? The dope-as-hell playable characters in Streets of Rage 3...
10. ...or the nifty choices you got in Golden Axe?
12. Or wonder how Space Harrier looked just so. Damn. Good?
13. Sega was the best – where else could you play as Michael Jackson?
14. Or swoop in and save Gotham like in Batman Returns?
15. Or take on the unique hellscape that was Black's palace in Gunstar Heroes?
17. Are there any sweeter moments in '90s gaming than nailing the loop-de-loop segment from the Green Hill Zone?
18. Or hanging out with your ninja dog sidekick in Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi?
19. Or the joy that was cruising along in Out Run.
20. Maybe if you nailed a few loops in Ecco the Dolphin.
