Mom and pop game stores were not at all universal. Many people had maybe a limited selection at Toys R Us or whatever Blockbuster was cycling out. Oh and whadda ya know, both of those are gone, too.
I don't think I've ever heard of a mom & pop game store near me. There was a comic shop that I went to for a bit as a kid. Maybe they did eventually pick up selling video games but not when I used to go there.
That's hard for me to believe considering I lived in a town of 20k at the time and we had.... at least 3 independent game shops. Plus the shifty Hollywood video chain
Mom and pop game stores were not at all universal. Many people had maybe a limited selection at Toys R Us or whatever Blockbuster was cycling out. Oh and whadda ya know, both of those are gone, too.
I don't think I've ever heard of a mom & pop game store near me. There was a comic shop that I went to for a bit as a kid. Maybe they did eventually pick up selling video games but not when I used to go there.
That's hard for me to believe considering I lived in a town of 20k at the time and we had.... at least 3 independent game shops. Plus the shifty Hollywood video chain