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Does anyone else miss renting games?
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Am I the only one?
I remember every Saturday or Sunday my dad would take me down to Hollywood Video (Kind of like Blockbuster) and I would get a game, play it for a week, and turn it back in the following Sunday. This kept my game library infinitely fresh and I loved experimenting with new games every week. Now all the rental companies are out of business and Gamefly doesn't seem to be as popular as it once was.
What do you guys think? Did you ever rent games at a store? If so, any "stand-out" games you remember renting?
I remember every Saturday or Sunday my dad would take me down to Hollywood Video (Kind of like Blockbuster) and I would get a game, play it for a week, and turn it back in the following Sunday. This kept my game library infinitely fresh and I loved experimenting with new games every week. Now all the rental companies are out of business and Gamefly doesn't seem to be as popular as it once was.
What do you guys think? Did you ever rent games at a store? If so, any "stand-out" games you remember renting?
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I remember going to blockbuster every week with my bud and would rent games weekly.
The favorite game of my buds and mine was "Crash Bash" For PS1
The favorite game of my buds and mine was "Crash Bash" For PS1
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Blockbusters in the UK to get spyro or some games, I miss that shop, gone bust.
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I do remember them but I never really rented games I just brought them
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MrFlap wrote I do remember them but I never really rented games I just brought them
The great thing about them was you didn't have to pay for the full price of the game to get the full experience. You could get the game for a week for around $6, play through it, and then turn it in.
Nowadays you buy the game and if you beat it quick or you don't like it, tough luck.
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I remember going to blockbuster with my dad back in the day and getting games.
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Shame they stopped it, used to go every week!
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For some reason, my mom wouldn't let me rent the games at BlockBuster.
But I really wanted the Incredible Hulk game.
I remember that day as if it were yesterday
But I really wanted the Incredible Hulk game.
I remember that day as if it were yesterday
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I think the main reason for this is the digital market increasing in size, and people playing games for multiplayer now, not just for the single player mode.
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I rented Gears of War once and I went to take it back and they told me I could keep it because they were going out of business! Also, my brother worked there so they didnt really care Wish I woulda gotten other games too!
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