I was 16 when I realized that I actually really enjoy video games. I just hadn’t been that interested before. So I used my own money that I had saved, went by bus to the store and purchased myself a SNES. It was a lot of money for me but I was super happy. My favorite games were Zelda: A link to the past, Super Metroid and Donkey Kong Country. Great games! Donkey Kong Country’s graphics were seen as amazing at the time. It was some kind of innovative 3D modelling.
Ah yes, the secrets were fun. I remember trying to find them all with a friend but no idea how far we really got.