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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
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)
Was it a quiet shift or were people renting movies to distract the kids from the horrors in the living room tv?
Literally no one came