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Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"

Gonz has a new favorite as of 13:07 on May 2, 2020

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Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"
Also, I just found this thread. This is an incredible thread. Guess i’ve gotta go back and read it all, now.

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"
Media Play was the greatest; I always preferred it to places like CompUSA and Best Buy and Circuit City.

The one where I lived in metro Detroit had a little cafe, too, where you could get hot dogs and popcorn and beverages, too. And they had a massive periodicals section and their console and PC areas had demo units galore. My brother and I would beg to go there if our mom was doing shopping down the street at the Southland Mall.

Here's some video I found on YouTube of a guy walking through there with what I assume was a huge blocky 90's handheld camera.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGIhcJ7nKmo

Gonz has a new favorite as of 23:56 on Jun 24, 2020

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"

CelticPredator posted:

Is this loving Nathan Fillion

It sure as hell is.

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"
SiZzzZZLLeeeRrrRrrrr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3YGtQ40Qvs

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5zMtCvWhG0

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"
To this very day, I get ultra hype about the Black Friday fliers that come in the mail/newspaper.

I grab all of them and sit down and go through anything to see if there's anything worth getting. But those 80's and 90's catalogs and inserts were on another level altogether. Especially the Kay*Bee Toys, Babbages, Software Etc, Funcoland, Toys R Us, Media Play, Circuit City, CompUSA and Sharper Image ones.

EDIT: There was also a toy joint called Children's Palace that existed until the early 90's and that place was fuckin' bonkers. Their electronics section alone posed a serious challenge to the Toys R Us electionics section. And I remember them having practiclaly endless amounts of Starting Lineup sports figurines, too.

Gonz has a new favorite as of 06:10 on Sep 1, 2020

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"
3DO Road Rash was the best one.

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"

Shibawanko posted:

what kind of double life are we talking here?

International assassins.

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"

Animal-Mother posted:

Is that cyber-dog having a heart attack?

All the gravity in that room has been reversed somehow and all his blood is rushing to his upper body at a frightening pace.

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"

OH MY GOD

I love(d) Vienetta!

That was straight up my birthday cake almost every year.

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"
I’m gonna put on my top hat and monocle and three piece Brooks Brothers suit and eat a Viennetta at the earliest possible opportunity.

I will be listening to opera music coming from a Victrola whilst doing so.

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"
I have a fatal nut allergy and have to pick and choose my desserts when in restaurants or at the grocery store.

Hence why I loved Viennetta so much.

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"
There is a preposterous amount of Choco Tacos in the freezer chests at 99 Cents Only stores.

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"

Macdeo Lurjtux posted:

I must be tired, I saw the company's abbreviation on the price tag and read it as God Hammer.

Viennetta by God Hammer would truly be the most luxurious, metal dessert ever devised.

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"
“Viennetta, now with 45% more Czernobog!”

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"
*in Shang Tsung voice*

IT HAS BEGUN



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6E3xem_c2w

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"

KHLAV KALASHNIKOV posted:

That poo poo doesn’t even look xpac ready

...I don’t loving know, the dogs in my head are barking louder than normal rn

Yo, you dealin’ with da X-Factor.

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"
https://twitter.com/theretrobyte/status/1363812128415744001

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"

Cartoon Man posted:



Nothing felt better than hitting the degauss button on an old CRT monitor.

It’s true. I can hear the PHWONNNNNNG in my head just thinking about it.

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_JUGsgRSd8

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"
The SNES K-Mart ad with Mike Starr will always be burned into my memory.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6NJcsN8kig

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsG47Jbf6CM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HurVjLqQIg8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSJipzAqQ1c

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"

evobatman posted:

Remember being in the electronics store, looking at their wall of big box games, trying to decide between two of them and going for the one with the heavier box.

I feel seen.

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"
I shall see your 90’s Black Friday ads and raise you the following:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt6pK5on50A

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"












Edit: Hold on, i’ve got more:

















Gonz has a new favorite as of 10:19 on Feb 14, 2022

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"

Handsome Ralph posted:

Yeah, turns out he was pretending the entire time.

:same:

Except for Brookstone. Ain't no way you're walking out of there with something for 40 bucks.

Maaaan, I don’t know about that. I figure you could probably walk out of there with at least some sort of small foot massage tool for under 40 bucks.

Or perhaps an alarm clock.

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwqwcCZ5hP4

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSdIsv6TkZs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCNBLoyekcw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJXCHH44M8E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BvMuPQgEso

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvXE8qZbNAo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITrnJ45yNs0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnKXzn8DX-Q

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"
God help the person who didn’t fully secure their CRT monitor when using one of these:

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"


*loud CRACK sound at 3 AM*

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"

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Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"
That’s a big ol’ tower.

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