anyone else miss going in Blockbuster, Hollywood videos etc .....?

[Lord Bison]

The only thing we got left that's a relic of the past is the arcades. We can't let them die the same way Blockbuster did

I was a store manager at Blockbuster for several years so reading this brings back many memories.

 

[Spence]

The only thing we got left that's a relic of the past is the arcades. We can't let them die the same way Blockbuster did

I was a store manager at Blockbuster for several years so reading this brings back many memories.

Luckily here in Houston they have a few adult arcades with retro games where once a month the bar next door lets you bring drinks in so you can get hammered while playing arcade games from the 80’s and 90’s. There’s also a game museum that does the same thing every weekend

 

[get these nets]

 

[Ghost Utmost]

Breh

Going to Blockbuster with my lady was damn near like going on a date.

Took like 30 min to find a handful of movies to rent. Grab a couple video games too.

It was something about having to choose and have to follow through with the choice.

It still takes me half an hour to find a movie on ALL the streaming services but I find myself bailing on movies after the opening scene or after the first act, or halfway through.

All the way back when there were only a dozen channels, you ALWAYS found something to watch. As a child I used to watch Dr Who, Monty Python, and Bennie Hill not knowing what the fukc I was even watching. You had your azz up with cereal on deck every Saturday morning. Cartoons. I watched MASH, Grizzly Adams, and Greatest American Hero. And of course all the fly shyt like Knight Rider, Hulk, and A Team.

Blockbuster seemed vast but was harder to pick something. Once you got to looking you only saw a few things that grabbed you.

Now, since I have every movie ever, I don't know where to even begin some nights. If it's dope, I've seen it. I saw all the dope movies from the past decades and as soon as they put one out now, I watch it ASAP (cause of the aforementioned difficulty finding something good).

Just like everything else 90s was peak civilization, Blockbuster nights were the peak of 'on demand' at home entertainment.

 

[Mʀ2ᴋDᴇᴇᴢ]

I miss going to Coconuts. My pops used to go damn near every weekend and I'd roll with him

shyt was GOAT to me as a kid

 

[Cyrus' Wife]

If I ever go out to Oregon, I'm definitely going to visit the last Blockbuster store in the world that's there. Blockbuster brings back good memories of good times.

 

[Givethanks]

Block buster dates would've been fire

 

[Richard Glidewell]

I miss it, I think I miss the mom and pop spots more...... trying to sneak peek behind the curtain in the back was a fukking RUUUUUSH.....