![]() ![]() I like those modern conveniences too, but damn if it’ll ever match the pure joy and wonder of visiting the local rental store on a Saturday afternoon. It’s really a shame that kids these days only know of Redbox and NetFlix. Man, for some reason that sticks out in my mind. ![]() One time my mom was shopping at Target while I sat on the little lawn right there by the Target sign, reading Goosebumps book #26, entitled My Hairiest Adventure. How Target was right across the street and how just to the right of the Target sign stood a classic mom and pop rental shop by the name of Video Mart. Here’s a shot of the actual Hollywood Video from my childhood town. Hard to believe it’s been nearly 12 years I couldn’t stop grinning from ear to ear as I drove home. Talk about highway robbery! It was one HELL of a deal. I ended up buying Shining Wisdom and Iron Storm for $2.99 each while getting Saturn Bomberman for free. He pulled out a thick black binder, unzipped it and revealed a bunch of somewhat scarce Saturn titles in high demand. He said he received a stash of Saturn games recently but that they had not yet put out on display. I don’t know why but I asked him and boy am I glad I did. I remember asking the cashier that day if he had any Sega Saturn games in storage. Talk about starting off my final undergrad semester with a bang! I got The Lost Vikings free as part of Game Crazy’s buy 2 get 1 free deal. On this particular afternoon, much to my delight I found The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Jurassic Park 2: The Chaos Continues and The Lost Vikings. They used to carry a solid variety of top-notch SNES games in excellent condition, but this was before the SNES scene exploded. There was a time when Game Crazy was actually pretty damn good. Game Crazy was a hub attached to Hollywood Video back when these relics existed. Afterward it was 11:30 and I decided to drive to a nearby Game Crazy to see what SNES goodies they might have that day. After class that day I had a couple girl friends go buy some books with me at the local campus store. That semester Wednesday was the best day of the week because I only had one class on Wednesdays (9-10:15 AM). It was a Wednesday I can still vividly recall. It’s a fond memory for me as it fell on the first day of my final undergrad semester at my old college. When I got back into the Super Nintendo nearly 12 years ago (Januto be precise), Jurassic Park 2 was one of the earliest games I picked up. I never played Jurassic Park 2 back in the day but I fondly recall the crazy 6-page EGM preview in their December 1994 issue. That Barbasol can is in honor of one, Dennis Nedry Rest In Power, Dennis Nedry Jurassic Park 2 comes off a bit like a mix between Alien³ and Contra III, proving that going back to the basics can be what’s best for business. But this time, rather than an overhead action game with first person shooter sections, Jurassic Park 2: The Chaos Continues was a more basic and traditional side-scrolling shoot ‘em up. Exactly one year later, they were at it again with a sequel. Later that November, Ocean released a video game adaptation of Jurassic Park to mostly rave reviews. After the smashing blockbuster hit, dinosaurs were back and bigger than ever. Jurassic Park fever swept the world back in the summer of 1993. Pub & Dev: Ocean | November 1994 | 16 MEGS
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