QUOTE(neil222 @ Nov 4 2011, 12:41 AM)

....you racist! lol.
yep, Shadow, The "black" friend was on MegaDrive/Genesis
Shadow the Hedgehog (シャドウ・ザ・ヘッジホッグ Shadō za Hejjihoggu?) is a character from the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Shadow is an artificially-created life form whose trademark hover shoes propel him at extreme speeds that rival those of Sonic, and with a Chaos Emerald he has the ability to distort time and space using "Chaos Control." Often referred to as being the "Ultimate Life Form," he is a black and crimson male hedgehog that debuted in Sonic Adventure 2.