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Let me just note that I haven't been to this wonderful little establishment in over a decade. I think the last time I was in here was in 2002.
And I didn't happen to just stumble upon this. I like travel, and almost every night before I go to sleep, I use Google Maps to satisfy my imagination of one day traveling the world. But this time, it was to travel back to a finer time in my life. A time of innocence where I didn't have to worry about what career I wanted to be in, car insurance, global warming or the top ten cancers that might get ya!
In the 90's, (or the naughty nineties and also referred to as Generation Y) I was introduced to Nintendo 64. This was my first home console. Have you ever seen that video of the Nintendo Sixty Four Kids? It's a popular one on YouTube, but that's basically my reaction to when I looked back to this business on Google Maps.
Every weekend on Fridays and sometimes on Saturdays, I would go here and rent a game or two and some VHS movies. I would go back anxiously just 1 block to play games like Goldeneye, Starfox and Super Smash Bros, among others. And I would invite two or three friends over to play co-op or multiplayer free-for-all deathmatches with a couple of bottles of Coca Cola and Sprite, followed by some Lays chips or Doritos.
On Sundays, I would watch the VHS movies I rented. Because I was a kid, I couldn't see movies like The Fifth Element or The Matrix, but I rented them and they were a part of what shaped me today. These were the days of my childhood, the best times of my life. The best times I will ever have, and it's thanks to this wonderful store.
Not only was it located very close, by being a block away, but it was open at very flexible hours. The store managers were nice and courteous to me. I could call them and they would reserve a movie or game for me. They even waived some late fees for me and I didn't have to beg or plead. The prices were also very reasonable for an independent video store.
However I noticed looking on Google Maps that the place is calling for a lease. What happened? Is the place being replaced? Please, don't. Toronto has already lost Funland Arcade and Sam the Record Man.
Whatever happens to this place, I just want to tell the previous owners and managers from 1999 to 2002 that you were great people to talk to and rent games and VHS movies from. Long live Moving Pictures!
And I didn't happen to just stumble upon this. I like travel, and almost every night before I go to sleep, I use Google Maps to satisfy my imagination of one day traveling the world. But this time, it was to travel back to a finer time in my life. A time of innocence where I didn't have to worry about what career I wanted to be in, car insurance, global warming or the top ten cancers that might get ya!
In the 90's, (or the naughty nineties and also referred to as Generation Y) I was introduced to Nintendo 64. This was my first home console. Have you ever seen that video of the Nintendo Sixty Four Kids? It's a popular one on YouTube, but that's basically my reaction to when I looked back to this business on Google Maps.
Every weekend on Fridays and sometimes on Saturdays, I would go here and rent a game or two and some VHS movies. I would go back anxiously just 1 block to play games like Goldeneye, Starfox and Super Smash Bros, among others. And I would invite two or three friends over to play co-op or multiplayer free-for-all deathmatches with a couple of bottles of Coca Cola and Sprite, followed by some Lays chips or Doritos.
On Sundays, I would watch the VHS movies I rented. Because I was a kid, I couldn't see movies like The Fifth Element or The Matrix, but I rented them and they were a part of what shaped me today. These were the days of my childhood, the best times of my life. The best times I will ever have, and it's thanks to this wonderful store.
Not only was it located very close, by being a block away, but it was open at very flexible hours. The store managers were nice and courteous to me. I could call them and they would reserve a movie or game for me. They even waived some late fees for me and I didn't have to beg or plead. The prices were also very reasonable for an independent video store.
However I noticed looking on Google Maps that the place is calling for a lease. What happened? Is the place being replaced? Please, don't. Toronto has already lost Funland Arcade and Sam the Record Man.
Whatever happens to this place, I just want to tell the previous owners and managers from 1999 to 2002 that you were great people to talk to and rent games and VHS movies from. Long live Moving Pictures!
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