It’s a big statement to make, but we think we speak for all millennials when we say there was at least one video game system that defined your childhood. For some it was the original Nintendo Entertainment System. Others it was the Sega Genesis. For ‘90s kids, it was either the original Sony PlayStation or the Nintendo 64.
Personally? I still think the Nintendo 64 was the greatest gaming system of all time. So many of my childhood memories are tied to that system. Staying up until 3 a.m. playing Mario Kart 64 during sleepovers at my best friend’s house. Getting blisters in the center of my palm while playing mini-games on the original Mario Party. Going to Hollywood Video on a Friday night to pick out a game to play over the weekend.
Sure, renting the games was cool but when your parents walked you into a video game store and said you could actually buy one to keep? That was next-level!
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Unfortunately, modern gaming has really shifted to digital downloads, fewer kids get to make those same core memories. When the sale of physical games plummets, what happens? Stores who developed their business model around selling them struggle to stay afloat…