I used to buy a ton of discount video games from blockbuster. I really miss those times...
Going to the local video rental place is something I miss. Seeing lines of VHS with the latest movie out, NES games my parents refused to buy since we could rent. Then Blockbuster bought them out, it still offered that but it was less personal where you can talk about the latest movies or games that had released.
I didn't really have a good childhood, there was trauma I didn't realize was trauma until I became an adult. There's some nostalgia for the worries of the world not being a thing but I never had the luxury of a blissful childhood.
Hollywood Video had games to rent, way better
So did blockbuster. You could even rent consoles at blockbuster. But not porn and they put local rental shops out of business so fuck them, I’m glad they’re dead.
I actually worked at blockbuster on 9/11. I was in high school. They made me and this other girl come to work because they refused to close for the evening. Awesome
Was it a quiet shift or were people renting movies to distract the kids from the horrors in the living room tv?
My local blockbuster didnt have games until a year before it closed down. I would say I missed out but yeah.
They were often franchised so whoever in your local community bought a blockbuster franchise decided games weren’t worth it (dumb)
I never liked going, but I went often... begrudgingly.
I was a (young) adult in the pre-9/11 world. You’re not wrong to miss it.
Going to Blockbuster ALSO kicked ass.
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