To put a long story short.......
Was a Sega fan (and still am to some extent).  I loved Sonic until they got ridiculous with the sequels.
Then picked up a NES, loved it.  Still owned all the consoles back then though.  
Bought a N64 for $400 (I think) then PSX for $800 argh and a Saturn for $850 (all prices r AUD).  
Loved FFVII and Toshinden 

.  Now when I play Toshinden, i realise how much it sucked haha.
Mario 64 was the highlight of that generation IMO.  
Now I am a Nintendo fan, simply because I prefer Nintendo's games over the competition.  BUT I do love my Ps2 and Xbox (well let's say "like" my XBox).   I don't really play it much.