When I was a kid I had a Sega mastersystem, a limited edition Pikachu N64 and a PS1.
What are these 'pogs' you speak of, oh magical OP who is apparently the same age as me?
maybe you didn't have them in the UK?
To be honest, the fad died out before I was actually old enough to remember playing them with other people. I played some with my brother though, also on my own.
also,
rape the cat.
oh my god, tokthree the one quote in your sig fits this so well.