I was heavily into Japanese/US consoles and games in the early to mid 90s, here are a few with my favourite games:
Sega Megadrive – Strider, Super Shinobi, Steel Empire, Mickey Mouse Castle of Illusion, Bare Knuckle, Marvel Land, Golden Axe, Monaco GP.
PC Engine + PC Engine GT- PC Kid 1+2, Splatterhouse, Rainbow Islands, Devils Crush, Chase HQ, New Zealand Story.
Super Famicom – Super Mario 4, Contra Spirits, Legend of Mystical Ninja, Castlevania 4, Dracula X, Axelay, Mario Kart, Street Fighter 2, Final Fight.
N64 – Mario 64, Wave Race, Legend of Mystical Ninja, Zelda: Ocarina of time.
I’ve had most of the CD based consoles since, bit it was the cartridge based machines that I loved the most.