This has nothing to do about console rivalry, but still a funny story about how passioned gamers were back in the 90's:
This must have been around '97, because I remember me and two friends were looking in a gaming magazine, and at the new, up coming Zelda game! It looked soooo good you wouldn't believe it. Me and one of my friends more or less stood there drooling over the graphics when the second "pal" said that it looked like a piece of shit. The two of us immedietly tried to punch our friend (for realz - we tried to PUNCH him!) but he got away and ran, and we went after him yelling we'd kick his ass. Good times, good times =)
Also, I didn't believe Mario 64 were real cuz it looked so good!