LGR - PC Games at Sam's Club/Walmart in 2016
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Date: 2022-04-14
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John
We used to have a Walden Software, which is where I bought games like Klingon Academy. I still remember buying Riven: The Sequel to Myst on DVD at an Electronic Boutique and being really stoked about it because I had just bought a computer with a DVD drive in it (I had worked all year doing odd jobs after school, and saved up for it, keeping it in layaway at a Walmart for 8 months. I think, I THINK (but am not 100% certain) that Riven was the first released PC game on DVD-ROM.
Anyhoo, I had great memories of buying games in the late 1990s/early 2000s. Before that, I was just a teenager who had to buy old software second hand from flea markets. I had a Commodore 64 and used to pay $5 a game at a flea market booth. Still awesome, but buying those first slick packaged games at a retail store? Priceless.
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We used to have a Walden Software, which is where I bought games like Klingon Academy. I still remember buying Riven: The Sequel to Myst on DVD at an Electronic Boutique and being really stoked about it because I had just bought a computer with a DVD drive in it (I had worked all year doing odd jobs after school, and saved up for it, keeping it in layaway at a Walmart for 8 months. I think, I THINK (but am not 100% certain) that Riven was the first released PC game on DVD-ROM.
Anyhoo, I had great memories of buying games in the late 1990s/early 2000s. Before that, I was just a teenager who had to buy old software second hand from flea markets. I had a Commodore 64 and used to pay $5 a game at a flea market booth. Still awesome, but buying those first slick packaged games at a retail store? Priceless.
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Kisumi
I wasn't anywhere near a gamer of any sort during the days of big box stuff, but even I get nostalgia thinking of Costco's PC game section. They had big boxes for everything, unceremoneously, but neatly laid on their back on the same pallet platforms they keep clothing on. I have a distinct memory of Warcraft III during release, where they had a 2x2 square of each edition. Human cover, Undead cover, Night Elf cover and Orc cover. There was Fallout 2, Command and Conquer, Mechwarrior 3. Sometimes I regret not being into gaming during that era. Digital content is boring, and huge boxes with flip-open covers made me look even if I was only there to look at the books on the other end.
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I wasn't anywhere near a gamer of any sort during the days of big box stuff, but even I get nostalgia thinking of Costco's PC game section. They had big boxes for everything, unceremoneously, but neatly laid on their back on the same pallet platforms they keep clothing on. I have a distinct memory of Warcraft III during release, where they had a 2x2 square of each edition. Human cover, Undead cover, Night Elf cover and Orc cover. There was Fallout 2, Command and Conquer, Mechwarrior 3. Sometimes I regret not being into gaming during that era. Digital content is boring, and huge boxes with flip-open covers made me look even if I was only there to look at the books on the other end.
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Mortal
story time. so in my hometown of cabot PA back In 2001 there was a little pc repair shop that also sold pc games. but they weren't any old pc games no, they lady who owned the place made her own games and sold them in the shop. not too weird right just a cd or a floppy drive. WRONG she took the extra step and made boxes Manuel's and even little craft goodies in the box. it's just an odd thing I remember obviously this was kind of expensive and the shop shut down. I unfortunately don't own any of her games anymore (i know I bought atleast one at some point) I just found it weird and thought I'd share
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story time. so in my hometown of cabot PA back In 2001 there was a little pc repair shop that also sold pc games. but they weren't any old pc games no, they lady who owned the place made her own games and sold them in the shop. not too weird right just a cd or a floppy drive. WRONG she took the extra step and made boxes Manuel's and even little craft goodies in the box. it's just an odd thing I remember obviously this was kind of expensive and the shop shut down. I unfortunately don't own any of her games anymore (i know I bought atleast one at some point) I just found it weird and thought I'd share
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Hagashager
i highly recommend you go into a Fry's Electronics. if you want to see a retail time capsule of PC products Fry's is your place. I was genuinely taken aback the last time I went there.
Absolutely nothing had changed. it still looked EXACTLY like I'd remembered it back in the mid 90s. The products, obviously, were all up-to-date, but they were still displayed in the same PC boxes, Faux-wood grain containers and 1950s style chique display boards.
I'm amazed Fry's is still around that they're still pushing the positively ancient marketing shtick I remember as a kid.
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i highly recommend you go into a Fry's Electronics. if you want to see a retail time capsule of PC products Fry's is your place. I was genuinely taken aback the last time I went there.
Absolutely nothing had changed. it still looked EXACTLY like I'd remembered it back in the mid 90s. The products, obviously, were all up-to-date, but they were still displayed in the same PC boxes, Faux-wood grain containers and 1950s style chique display boards.
I'm amazed Fry's is still around that they're still pushing the positively ancient marketing shtick I remember as a kid.
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William
Weird. My local walmart only has the base version of Sims 4, and the usuals like Battlefield and Call of Duty but it's always had Doom WAY cheaper than Steam so I've been telling my friends to get it there like I did. I got it like 2 months ago for $20 and since then it's dropped to $15 for some reason. It also has some mechanical keyboards on display and a bunch of steam / origin cards (along with others like minecraft. It has a bunch of copies of Diablo 3 and World of Warcraft also. Awesome video!
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Weird. My local walmart only has the base version of Sims 4, and the usuals like Battlefield and Call of Duty but it's always had Doom WAY cheaper than Steam so I've been telling my friends to get it there like I did. I got it like 2 months ago for $20 and since then it's dropped to $15 for some reason. It also has some mechanical keyboards on display and a bunch of steam / origin cards (along with others like minecraft. It has a bunch of copies of Diablo 3 and World of Warcraft also. Awesome video!
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PlayerNamedQuix
I work at a Walmart( familiar with Sam's) and ya the whole internal feel of a Walmart is let's get the safe shit that we KNOW will sell- they are in no means a specialized store they are more like a super general store Same with Sam's but bigger. like Texas. but snooty. so like texas. anyway I've chatted it up with the electronics people and have told me 95% of their job is programing phones for straight talk- they barely handle video game/movie stuff anymore except for basic guff-
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I work at a Walmart( familiar with Sam's) and ya the whole internal feel of a Walmart is let's get the safe shit that we KNOW will sell- they are in no means a specialized store they are more like a super general store Same with Sam's but bigger. like Texas. but snooty. so like texas. anyway I've chatted it up with the electronics people and have told me 95% of their job is programing phones for straight talk- they barely handle video game/movie stuff anymore except for basic guff-
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Forastieri
Even though I miss seeing those rows and rows of game boxes shining to me in the stores, I prefer the way games are sold today. You can get amazing discounts on Steam and simply download them, no need to get in freaking huge lines to buy them on release date or christmas eve or whatever special date. or wait them to refil the empty shelves. This is coming from someone who used to love game boxes for their art and those chunky manuals that usually came together.
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Even though I miss seeing those rows and rows of game boxes shining to me in the stores, I prefer the way games are sold today. You can get amazing discounts on Steam and simply download them, no need to get in freaking huge lines to buy them on release date or christmas eve or whatever special date. or wait them to refil the empty shelves. This is coming from someone who used to love game boxes for their art and those chunky manuals that usually came together.
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FizzPuff
I feel like things at retail stores are being fazed out by purchasing things digitally on gog or steam, and for physical you'd go for amazon, accept you're paying much more than you should be.
Stores have really -Become a shell of their former selves-, I remember back when costco had physical games, not cardboard! They also had clearance games. Found a few hidden gems here and there; one being dragons lair for the DS. Never knew it had a physical release.
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I feel like things at retail stores are being fazed out by purchasing things digitally on gog or steam, and for physical you'd go for amazon, accept you're paying much more than you should be.
Stores have really -Become a shell of their former selves-, I remember back when costco had physical games, not cardboard! They also had clearance games. Found a few hidden gems here and there; one being dragons lair for the DS. Never knew it had a physical release.
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HypnicJerk
Space Engineers is an awesome game. you won't regret that purchase. Even at the beginning it wasn't a typical -early access- game. It's been functional the whole time, they added planets and are finally getting around to optimizing the game for lower end hardware. You can do some really insane things using the systems in the game. Fully automated robots and complex systems. Definitely on my all time top 10 list.
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Space Engineers is an awesome game. you won't regret that purchase. Even at the beginning it wasn't a typical -early access- game. It's been functional the whole time, they added planets and are finally getting around to optimizing the game for lower end hardware. You can do some really insane things using the systems in the game. Fully automated robots and complex systems. Definitely on my all time top 10 list.
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lebulkEnjoy
In Germany boxed games are still a thing even thou they are really high priced like GTA 5 is still 60- even though you get it for 28- online. But a lot of games only have like a small part of the content on the DVD's like Faullout 4 is one DVD. The only big PC box release i can think of was GTA5 with 8 DVD's, it will actually take longer to to install them from the disk as if you would download it.
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In Germany boxed games are still a thing even thou they are really high priced like GTA 5 is still 60- even though you get it for 28- online. But a lot of games only have like a small part of the content on the DVD's like Faullout 4 is one DVD. The only big PC box release i can think of was GTA5 with 8 DVD's, it will actually take longer to to install them from the disk as if you would download it.
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