Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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We return to the retail graveyard with Before the Retail Apocalypse, a look at catalog showrooms, physical media stores, and video game retailers in this Patreon-requested video!

related material:
Best Products - Catalog Showroom Comparison - 1990
youtube.com/watch?v=hMfqiOxDtVk

Media Play Store Tour April 1997
youtube.com/watch?v=KGIhcJ7nKmo

1997 Babbage's - Killeen, Texas
youtube.com/watch?v=W4H3YabEcsw

Wilmington Moviestop
youtube.com/watch?v=Rgab0FQil64

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music:
Dave Pike - Sunny
Laurie Johnson - Happy Go Lively
Cal Trader - Latin Kick
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles In Time - Alleycat Blues

music: Don’t Wake Me Up (Let Me Dream) by Louis Katzman’s Orchestra

archive.org/details/vhs_glitch_vol_1 (altered)

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