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Nostalgia Flows for Babbage's Game Stores

A clear plastic Nintendo game case stirred fond memories of mall trips to Babbage's, where gamers browsed shelves and snagged new releases.

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7 Sources, 23d ago, first seen 23d ago

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Babbage's launched in a Dallas mall in 1984, expanding into a major chain for PC software and Atari, Nintendo, and Sega games before merging with Software Etc. and evolving into GameStop. Users shared stories of buying titles like Command & Conquer, renting NES games in those exact cases, scoring clearance Virtual Boys for $30, and trading in SNES consoles. These spots were community hubs with hands-on demos and real connections, now missed in the digital era.

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7 Sources, first seen 23d ago

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Nostalgia Flows for Babbage's Game Stores

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@ArcadeChannelYou might think you're old, but are you old enough to have bought video games at Babbage's??
@NyazdaMeowtaIt was Software Etc... in my neck of the woods.
@COSBulldogYes, I got my Virtual Boy on clearance for $30
@somecabooseI am old enough to have rented NES games in cases like these from a small general store which has been closed for decades and its owners long since dead.
@MSGCapitalAre you old enough to have bought video games @ Babbage's, cracked them, copied them, & uploaded them to a Warez BBS?
@CatchThePinfall@ArcadeChannel I worked for Babbages for all of a week but then the store abruptly closed
@rgvlibertyI bought C&C and Civ III there among others
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    @ArcadeChannelYou might think you're old, but are you old enough to have bought video games at Babbage's??
    @NyazdaMeowtaIt was Software Etc... in my neck of the woods.
    @COSBulldogYes, I got my Virtual Boy on clearance for $30
    @somecabooseI am old enough to have rented NES games in cases like these from a small general store which has been closed for decades and its owners long since dead.
    @MSGCapitalAre you old enough to have bought video games @ Babbage's, cracked them, copied them, & uploaded them to a Warez BBS?
    @CatchThePinfall@ArcadeChannel I worked for Babbages for all of a week but then the store abruptly closed
    @rgvlibertyI bought C&C and Civ III there among others
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