So true - I got Star Wars Masters of Teras Kasi for a birthday present asking for it having never had played it and I wish I would have rented it first cuz I played it once for 20 minutes and never played it again...I feel guilty about it to this day😣
Though I grew up in the 90s I rarely had great experiences renting games. Any of the following were usual occurrences: 1) the game I wanted to rent was never there 2) renting was, relatively expensive, usually a 5th of the game’s retail cost, so not cheap 3) people would keep rentals and pay the charge sometimes for older, hard to get, titles which led to not being able to find some titles 4) i was not good at the game so I would not get far before I had to return it and, like I said, it was not cheap Nah. What I preferred more to renting was the used game market.
The need for Day 1 patches and the long install times now make renting a game unfeasible... which is what developers wanted, because they thought we would buy the game just to try it for 10 minutes... the reality couldn't be more different
I did not know till years later that the reason they made games a lot harder is so people will not beat the game right away and be forced to keep on renting the game oh what the Publishers really wanted you to do buy the game.
Was great for NES in the 80s, but as the SNES came out, the games started getting longer and longer. By the time ps came out, there was no way you could beat a game in weekend. By this time, it was almost more cost effective to just buy it and play when you could as opposed to keep doling out rental fees.
I know what you mean, I know there were several games I essentially could have just bought once I realized how many times I rented them just to beat the game
Video Update, a movie rental chain, first opened its doors in 1983. It was a significant player in the video rental industry during the 1980s and 1990s before declining with the rise of digital streaming services and the closure of physical rental stores.
Yah it was awesome because you achieved the great feat of being THAT GUY and actually getting your hands on such a highly sought after rental. I used to think it was an internal employee scam in which they'd be the first rental on the list for the new games.
I used to work at Jumbo Video. Getting to take the unrented new systems home for the night with a bunch of games and free popcorn was the best perk ever.
There's still one independently-run Blockbuster Video rental store still in operation in the city of Bend, Oregon, USA as of 2024, as a functioning DVD rental store and tourist destination, though it hasn't rented out video games in years...
There is still one store left in Chicago... Video Strip that still rents Movies and Video Games. I highly suggest to support this store before none are left.
Did anyone else rent certain games so much that you probably should have just bought them? That's what I did with Super Smash Bros. Melee and Banjo-Kazooie
I would rent Turtles IV Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in Time for SNES and I would beat the game in a weekend, wait a couple weekends, rent it again, beat it again, and repeat for who knows how long. I don't think I ever owned it, but I probably could have bought several copies at the rate I was renting it....
I wasn't born until 1997, so most of this I don't personally remember. Even in the 2000s, we didn't really rent games in the same regularity as with movies. After the physical Blockbuster near me closed in April 2011, I still would use their by-mail service to rent video games, even if most of the time we would simply buy outright at that point. But even so, we would continue using their by-mail service until the same time of year in 2012. During that time, I would also occasionally borrow video games from a local library, even though it wasn't necessarily consistent. Though I haven't done it this way since the first quarter of 2014.
Jumbo video is technically still around but only one left. There was also midnight video when I was younger closed once we got a blockbuster in my hometown
I wonder if we'll see a resurgence of rental stores, specifically smaller privately owned ones. It's possible once there's been a large amount of time that a few of them start popping up.
I've been thinking about that too - maybe even retro gaming rental stores for those of us that grew up in the 80's and 90's. I would love to be able to have this experience again
I used to rent megaman x3 from a place called Don's video back in the 90s. I was obsessed with trying to beat the game. Once I finally beat it I felt a sense of relief. Then I loved on to yoshi's island and link to the past. Then my parents decided to just buy copies of my favorites so we didn't have to rent anymore haha.
I miss those days. I remember learning to ride a bike and the first damn thing I did was go to the game section of the closest BB. I miss grabbing popcorn and snacks then having movie night with my mom and sister. Gamefly was the pinnacle of rentals I got through so many Xbox, PS2 and NGC games. Good days.
With Game Pass, PS+, and so on, you can only play the games available on their service. In a video store you can rent any game on the shelf, (as long as they weren't rented out lol). If Gamefly was a little cheaper I'd still be subscribed
Yea it is limited on the subscription services...it looks amazing at first because there is so much to choose from, but what you actually want to play often isn't even available!
Had a friend of mine find a guys wallet on at a bus stop. Guy looked just like my friend. He went around and rented games from every rental place in town. To this day I wonder how it all played out for that poor guy.
Used to go to my local blockbuster and get 2 games for the week so i had to pick wisely and get to the end before time was up. It's how i played san Andreas when my dad wouldn't allow it.
video game rentals should come back, i would never played star ocean 2, borderlands , monster hunter, suikoden,resident evil and numerous w/o rentals. If the product is good most ppl will buy it, it's like a demo. i went on to buy borderlands after renting it. im sure others bought the game after renting it. vg rentals will hold devs accountable, bc if it sux nobody will go out and buy them vs today where u r stuck with the game
Absolutely - rummaging thru old Madden commentary clips was one of the most fun experiences in making this video, there were almost too many to choose from
I played donkey kong tournament at my local blockbusters when I was a kid. I remember doing really well and won some rare X-Men cards! I still wish I had them!!! You had the choice to play DK or NBA 🤘 good old days
We still have a pretty awesome game and video rental store in London Ontario called Jumbo Video. I think there are only two locations in all of Canada.
Not gonna lie, I broke down and started crying at the end when they showed all the video games rental companies that have passed on. Funerals are always sad, even when they’re for stores.
Ave Maria, gratia plena Maria, gratia plena Maria, gratia plena Ave, ave Dominus tecum Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus Benedictus fructus ventris tui, tui, Iesus Ave Maria
Rentals were key in determining if a game was worth buying
So true - I got Star Wars Masters of Teras Kasi for a birthday present asking for it having never had played it and I wish I would have rented it first cuz I played it once for 20 minutes and never played it again...I feel guilty about it to this day😣
XBOX Game pass is is the closest to game rentals we can get right now.
Though I grew up in the 90s I rarely had great experiences renting games. Any of the following were usual occurrences:
1) the game I wanted to rent was never there
2) renting was, relatively expensive, usually a 5th of the game’s retail cost, so not cheap
3) people would keep rentals and pay the charge sometimes for older, hard to get, titles which led to not being able to find some titles
4) i was not good at the game so I would not get far before I had to return it and, like I said, it was not cheap
Nah. What I preferred more to renting was the used game market.
Man the days of blockbuster and Hollywood video with my dad as just awesome, we hardly ever went to movie gallery but man, those were good times.
The need for Day 1 patches and the long install times now make renting a game unfeasible... which is what developers wanted, because they thought we would buy the game just to try it for 10 minutes... the reality couldn't be more different
Not on ps5 or xbox s/x I can down load a full game and updates in 20 mins.
Not for Alot of us takes me a part of a week for a ps5 call of duty out in the sticks
@RubyJones-zj4fu and those place are where you wouldn't be able to male money off games not enough people.
Now I just play old games. Good job publishers.
I did not know till years later that the reason they made games a lot harder is so people will not beat the game right away and be forced to keep on renting the game oh what the Publishers really wanted you to do buy the game.
Was great for NES in the 80s, but as the SNES came out, the games started getting longer and longer. By the time ps came out, there was no way you could beat a game in weekend. By this time, it was almost more cost effective to just buy it and play when you could as opposed to keep doling out rental fees.
I know what you mean, I know there were several games I essentially could have just bought once I realized how many times I rented them just to beat the game
Love the memorium. Beautiful touch
Thank you!
Video Update, a movie rental chain, first opened its doors in 1983. It was a significant player in the video rental industry during the 1980s and 1990s before declining with the rise of digital streaming services and the closure of physical rental stores.
Video Update was my local rental spot when I was young - always looked forward to clipping rent one-get one coupons for it
Mario is from Brooklyn, he’s not Italian. He’s New York Italian. That’s not the same thing.
Commendatoré!
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@@mkedmusic fugettaboutit
Hence the goombahs 😅
Nintendo has always been a litigious piece of shit company. They still are.
They kind of remind me of the Disney of the video game industry.
There's always retro.
Unfortunately, I think you'd get "customers" that would rent games explicitly for theft and resale, given the collector value of many retro games.
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The guy at 0:19 is like an alternative reality version of Lebowski in the supermarket checking the milk:
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"It's good knowing he's out there. The Dude. Takin her easy for all us sinners."
Being able to rent a new game day one was amazing back in the day.
Yah it was awesome because you achieved the great feat of being THAT GUY and actually getting your hands on such a highly sought after rental. I used to think it was an internal employee scam in which they'd be the first rental on the list for the new games.
Absolutely! It felt like such a big deal, I miss that feeling
I used to work at Jumbo Video. Getting to take the unrented new systems home for the night with a bunch of games and free popcorn was the best perk ever.
I LOVED going to Jumbo Video as a kid and picking out games and movies to rent. It was the highlight of my Friday nights!
Sounds like it was the best!
Jumbo was the best. I remember the smell of the popcorn and it seemed like they had every nes game ever made there. Wild times.
Piracy is the new Blockbuster
If you wait for sales you can buy a game cheaper that what a 2 day rental was. You're just cheap
@kidcoyoteanarchy not everyone buys digital ya know.
Redbox no longer exists on top of them sropping game rentals
There's still one independently-run Blockbuster Video rental store still in operation in the city of Bend, Oregon, USA as of 2024, as a functioning DVD rental store and tourist destination, though it hasn't rented out video games in years...
The Nintendo law suit failed, but they did manage to get one small victory by making it so they couldn't rent out the original Manuals.
Thats really interesting! Thanks for sharing!
So that's why there no manuals with video games I rented from blockbuster and other places. It all makes sense now
So Star Tropics was made as an FU to the rental stores?
There is still one store left in Chicago... Video Strip that still rents Movies and Video Games. I highly suggest to support this store before none are left.
Not far from me...I gotta check it out!
Did anyone else rent certain games so much that you probably should have just bought them? That's what I did with Super Smash Bros. Melee and Banjo-Kazooie
I would rent Turtles IV Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in Time for SNES and I would beat the game in a weekend, wait a couple weekends, rent it again, beat it again, and repeat for who knows how long. I don't think I ever owned it, but I probably could have bought several copies at the rate I was renting it....
8:01 this is the coolest looking blockbuster building I’ve ever seen. And I worked at several stores in my area over multiple years
I agree, I found that one on a Google search but I'm not sure where it was located
I wasn't born until 1997, so most of this I don't personally remember. Even in the 2000s, we didn't really rent games in the same regularity as with movies. After the physical Blockbuster near me closed in April 2011, I still would use their by-mail service to rent video games, even if most of the time we would simply buy outright at that point. But even so, we would continue using their by-mail service until the same time of year in 2012. During that time, I would also occasionally borrow video games from a local library, even though it wasn't necessarily consistent. Though I haven't done it this way since the first quarter of 2014.
Technically rent-a-center is a game rental as well because I believe you can rent consoles (not games tho)
Players choice was also a great place to go rent video games. I definitely miss those days 😢
God i remember it being a neighborhood event to get with your buddies and try and beat a game in 2 days
Amazing video. Really took me back. Keep up the great work
I am humbled - thanks so much for taking the time to watch it!
in some cities you can rent video games at public libraries
Jumbo video is technically still around but only one left. There was also midnight video when I was younger closed once we got a blockbuster in my hometown
where's that Jumbo? I'm guessing in Quebec?
Im in Ontario, and our Jumbo Video is still alive and has " free videogame " day comming up ❤
Rentals save me so much money. Demo are okay but rental let you play the hole game.
Representation of a simple time gone by like so many others
I wonder if we'll see a resurgence of rental stores, specifically smaller privately owned ones. It's possible once there's been a large amount of time that a few of them start popping up.
I've been thinking about that too - maybe even retro gaming rental stores for those of us that grew up in the 80's and 90's. I would love to be able to have this experience again
I used to rent megaman x3 from a place called Don's video back in the 90s. I was obsessed with trying to beat the game. Once I finally beat it I felt a sense of relief. Then I loved on to yoshi's island and link to the past. Then my parents decided to just buy copies of my favorites so we didn't have to rent anymore haha.
Haha wasn't it stressful trying to beat a game and hoping it was available to rent each week?
I miss those days. I remember learning to ride a bike and the first damn thing I did was go to the game section of the closest BB. I miss grabbing popcorn and snacks then having movie night with my mom and sister. Gamefly was the pinnacle of rentals I got through so many Xbox, PS2 and NGC games. Good days.
I love those memories; I loved walking up and down the aisles of a rental store...
With Game Pass, PS+, and so on, you can only play the games available on their service. In a video store you can rent any game on the shelf, (as long as they weren't rented out lol). If Gamefly was a little cheaper I'd still be subscribed
Yea it is limited on the subscription services...it looks amazing at first because there is so much to choose from, but what you actually want to play often isn't even available!
Had a friend of mine find a guys wallet on at a bus stop. Guy looked just like my friend. He went around and rented games from every rental place in town. To this day I wonder how it all played out for that poor guy.
I would love to know how that played out haha!
You can rent games but you can’t rent the dlc and games without dlc now a days feels incomplete compare to before where you rent a complete game
Absolutely - the dlc adds so much to games
Used to go to my local blockbuster and get 2 games for the week so i had to pick wisely and get to the end before time was up. It's how i played san Andreas when my dad wouldn't allow it.
Absolutely! Those choices were hard to make every week!
Great video👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Much appreciated - thanks so much for checking it out!
video game rentals should come back, i would never played star ocean 2, borderlands , monster hunter, suikoden,resident evil and numerous w/o rentals. If the product is good most ppl will buy it, it's like a demo. i went on to buy borderlands after renting it. im sure others bought the game after renting it. vg rentals will hold devs accountable, bc if it sux nobody will go out and buy them vs today where u r stuck with the game
Right on-I would just always hope nobody would overwrite my Final Fantasy 3 save files during the week when I didn't have the game!
Man I miss those 90’s video games rentals
me too man, me too...
3:54 one of the reasons why John Madden was so amazing!
Absolutely - rummaging thru old Madden commentary clips was one of the most fun experiences in making this video, there were almost too many to choose from
Great Video
I really appreciate it! Thanks for taking the time to watch!
I played donkey kong tournament at my local blockbusters when I was a kid. I remember doing really well and won some rare X-Men cards! I still wish I had them!!! You had the choice to play DK or NBA 🤘 good old days
We still have a pretty awesome game and video rental store in London Ontario called Jumbo Video. I think there are only two locations in all of Canada.
That's awesome!
their popcorn was the best.
This video is like 15 to 20 years too late.
Not gonna lie, I broke down and started crying at the end when they showed all the video games rental companies that have passed on. Funerals are always sad, even when they’re for stores.
I agree - my intention was for it to be funny, but when I was making the video, it definitely got me feeling some feelings at the end
I don’t know? I guess it depends on the area. The retro video game store in my area expanded from 1 store to 4 in 6 years.
Thats awesome, I wonder if we'll see more retro gaming store pop up in the future?
I love the ending,very fitting.
haha thanks, it just felt right to pay respects
Fun fact, my copy of Wario's Woods on SNES still has the local rental store sticker on it from where I rented it growing up.
Ave Maria, gratia plena
Maria, gratia plena
Maria, gratia plena
Ave, ave Dominus tecum
Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus
Benedictus fructus ventris tui, tui, Iesus
Ave Maria
Amen 🙌