80s and 90s Shopping for games - was it better than today?

Do you remember buying games back in the 80s and 90s? What was your local games shop like? Did you browse the shelves of the big shops like Menzies and WH Smiths? Or were you lucky enough to have a small independent games shop in your town?Was it more fun buying games in a box in a real shop than ordering them online or downloading a digital version?Do you get all your games on Steam and other digital stores now? Do you miss the experience of going to the games shop, or do you still have a games shop close to home you visit? Let us know!Sign up for our newsletter - https://spectrumdays.ck.page/newsletterFollow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SpectrumDaysPodCheck out the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@spectrumdaysRead things on our blog - https://spectrumdays.com/blog/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The podcast where we ruin our childhood memories of games we used to play.Join Phil and Chris as we take look at the video games we played as kids back in the late eighties and nineties. In each episode we start by talking about a game from memory - then we play it and let you know what we think today. Will we ruin our childhood memories each episode?Call it retro, or call it nostalgia, these are the games that shaped our lives.If you have any suggestions for games you would like us to cover or any general comments, contact us on: hello@spectrumdays.comWatch on YouTube here.Cover image includes a Photo by Namroud Gorguis on Unsplash Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.