General

I miss the concept of renting VHS and DVD's. There used to be a Blockbuster near our neighborhood when I was a kid. We would occasionally rent VHS tapes until eventually the DVD player became more prioritized. My family rented DVD's from the library, Safeway, and Hollywood Video.

I'm actually just about to purchase a record player and casette/CD player that can also export the media into digital format...

Honestly, it's a gift for someone else, but I cannot wait to listen to the quirks of the older media formats.

I remember reading this quote, let's see if I can find it:


.... Well, I couldn't find it. But it was something along the lines of "The flaws of a technology become its greatest feature, retroactively."

I can't wait for the scratchy records and having to rewind the casettes.

The skippy CDs will still drive Me crazy, I'm sure, but in a warm way.

I miss buying a CD because I knew one song (that I liked a lot) on the track list. Then listening to the whole album for the first time and discovering which songs I liked (and which ones I didn't).

Midnight releases a GameStop used to be something epic now they just seem like a distant memory. It was awesome. Gonna be the first in line. Get the new copy of whatever game you wanted at that time.

I miss things being built to last. The ability to repair.

I restored a Japanese ps2 during covid so i could play games we never got in the states. I got one of the last models ever made. That thing was so dusty and dirt encrusted. I broke it down as far as i could and cleaned it all. Replaced the laser. Reassembled it. Works and looks like new. I guess the dust and dirt actually kept the outside from getting messed up and scratched somehow 😆. But i learned so much from that project. Gave me a new appreciation for something that I already had so much love for.

Also the right to own. Physical media takes up room yes. Its not as convenient at times. But you own it. You can lend it. You dont have to worry about it being revoked on a virtual store. Or rights to a song being revoked and not being able to listen to it anywhere online. Looks great on a shelf. You curate your collection. If you have a friend over and they look at your collection they get to know more about you etc. all you have to do is keep it clean and store it properly.

They still do this on occasion. ❤️ Depends on the game. And sometimes the store manager. After covid times there were several midnight launch parties with games/tvs and snacks for one of the pokemon releases. They even had pokemon trivia to win some of the store displays.