My family was too broke to buy a Nintendo when I was a kid, but one day I found a Sega Genesis in a neighbor's, down the road, trash bag that was open.
I pulled it out and it looked fine, but the power cord was ripped out. I took it to my dad who stripped the wires and hooked up a different cord and got my friend to give me Altered Beast since it came with his Genesis and he played the out of it.
I freaking loved Altered Beast.
Oh, those halcyon days... Now I'm rocking an Asus ROG rig. Doing a little better nowadays. already