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I'm Obsessed With Old Game Console Store Display Kiosks (56k)
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RomanticHeroX
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I was super interested in the very first kiosk in this video. It seems like it only allows people to choose from a selection of video previews, but when he opens the display up you can see a PCB connected to a SNES cart. There's no way to play any of the games, and obviously a SNES cart couldn't store video, so I looked it up. Apparently the SNES cart is a custom controller for the Laserdisc player. What a bizarre setup.
protomouse
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CaptainSmirnov
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I was thinking how gamecube is one of the newer ones yet its already 15 years old 
been feeling old lately..
been feeling old lately..I was thinking how gamecube is one of the newer ones yet its already 15 years old
No shit. Not related, but I started watching Planet Earth II today and they open by saying that the first series aired ten years ago, bleh.
But yeah, these are pretty vintage. God damn it, I want that Game Boy display with the TV...
OrangeAtlas
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Not quite the same but I became really fascinated by Not For Resale demo carts for a lot of games, specifically the Pokemon Distribution Carts (before serial codes seem to have permanently made them disappear). I've always loved the idea of owning something I'm not supposed to own.
I would love a thread to discuss these things, they're so interesting to me.
I would love a thread to discuss these things, they're so interesting to me.
OrangeAtlas
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Yep there are some absolute gems from back in the day before people realized it was worth saving some of these. Some of those old competition carts are holy grails.
I've only really gotten into the modern ones. I'm mostly fond of the ones that have unreleased or unavailable content on them, such as the DS Demo Cart with the unreleased Gauntlet DS game, or the Legendary Pokemon distribution cart with the cancelled Celebi event.
Also really like the long series of Intervactive Multi-Game Demo Discs for the Gamecube, or the special Gift Version of Brain Age given out by Iwata at GDC 06.
My local used game store got a DK comp cart the other day.
They said some girl came in wanting to sell it for some gas money thinking it was a regular game and hoping to get about $20 bucks for it. When they told her they'd pay $500 she flipped out.
Now it has a $2000 tag on it. :/
RadarScope1
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Great collection of pics! Those giant ass Gameboys are killer.
visiblemode
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Really enjoyed looking at these, OP. I get the fascination.
Anyone remember the Gamecube kiosks at McDonalds? I got my first exposure to Wind Waker there.
No joke...a local McDonald's still had one set up and working up until it was demolished a couple months ago. It had literally been in there for about 12 years and if I recall had Super Mario Sunshine on it. I would always drive by on my way to work and peek in to see if they would ever get rid of it.
They didn't.
Back in 1992 I did PR/sales for Sega in the big Toys R Us game aisle (I'd have to create those tickets every morning...remember those?) and always loved the Game Boy one with the TV screen showing off Link's Awakening that had come in down on the end of the Nintendo half. So gorgeous. The Genesis one showcasing Aladdin all day was a different story however, I wanted to burn it with fire.
Mass Effect
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56k warning in 2017... Would have been more useful to put a mobile warning instead.
Anyway... damn, seeing those N64, Dreamcast, GBASP, and Gamecube kiosks took me back for a second. I had almost completely forgotten what they looked like.
Anyway... damn, seeing those N64, Dreamcast, GBASP, and Gamecube kiosks took me back for a second. I had almost completely forgotten what they looked like.
I used to have this one in my basement. I used to work at a place called Video Game Exchange when I was younger. There were maybe 20 stores in the state of Ohio and Pennsylvania. The thing was heavy as hell, you'd think there was a manhole cover in the bottom of it. It was loads of fun moving it to different places when I moved.
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I'm not sure which one brings more nostalgia, the 56k warning or the topic. The combination of the to means I have a bond of love with the OP.
Some really great finds, and thanks for all the pics.
He also paid over 2k for it. This one was on ebay, had the NFR cart and everything.
Yeah, that Vectrex one is so fucking neat. Stealing it for the OP.
They offered her $500 and she sold it? She didn't use her phone to check eBay? She should have wondered if they were going to pay her that much then what would they charge for it? What a dumb-dumb!
All the haters on why would you keep such "junk". Well no one ever says that when they walk into my room full of kiosks.
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Also if anyone has any kiosks or displays they'd like to sell, let me know.
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I say this with love and admiration: FUCK YOU!
You're living the dream, man!
Did you get lucky on some of those or did you pay the going rate?
That Game Boy one is what I envy the most, but those SNES kiosks are sick.
What's weirder is how it appeared in Australia. How the fuck would it even get here?!?
KojiKnight
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I... I want them all... I didn't know I did... Thanks op... I guess...
secretanchitman
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Damn the SNES ones in the OP bring back some amazing memories. Played the shit out of those, specifically Mario World, Super Metroid, DKC, DKC2, and a few other games at my local Best Buy.
There was a shop that also had an SNES display but the controller was taped onto the wall and you could "touch" the buttons from the outside and it would work. The game was DKC and I remember playing the first level. However, I'm not sure if that's a real thing or not - maybe my mind was playing tricks on me when I was a kid.
The Best Buy in Oklahoma City in the 90s had this elaborate 9 TV setup that produced a single image showcasing the SNES (or N64 at the time?) but I could never really find an image of it.
There was a shop that also had an SNES display but the controller was taped onto the wall and you could "touch" the buttons from the outside and it would work. The game was DKC and I remember playing the first level. However, I'm not sure if that's a real thing or not - maybe my mind was playing tricks on me when I was a kid.
The Best Buy in Oklahoma City in the 90s had this elaborate 9 TV setup that produced a single image showcasing the SNES (or N64 at the time?) but I could never really find an image of it.
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Yeah it sounds like a Super Nintendo arcade in there.
I got some pretty good deals on them.
MrFortyFive
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Just reiterating the amazement at seeing a Vectrex display. Hell, it took me about 10 seconds just to remember what it was called. There can't be more than a handful of these floating around in the world.
As a kid, it was always an aspiration to have one of these. I wouldn't want one now, but I respect that dedication it takes to properly purchase and house one of these things.
As a kid, it was always an aspiration to have one of these. I wouldn't want one now, but I respect that dedication it takes to properly purchase and house one of these things.
This is a great thread OP, unfortunately for me I don't have that kind of cash
I'm glad some of you guys are enjoying it! I knew I wasn't alone because the prices are insane, if you can find them at all.
Most of us can never have these, but we can at least look back in fondness!
All the haters on why would you keep such "junk". Well no one ever says that when they walk into my room full of kiosks.
[plug]Also if anyone has any kiosks or displays they'd like to sell, let me know.
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...I think I know what room I want to one day have in a future house.
Zen_Arcade
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They still have the big one in the McDonalds by my house.Anyone remember the Gamecube kiosks at McDonalds? I got my first exposure to Wind Waker there.
perfectchaos007
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RIP Mario
Skyfireblaze
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Oh wow this thread makes me nostalgic. I still remember a time when I was little where I would go to two big stores with my mum here in Germany where the last floors especially were just one big game and toy paradise. Sure being small probably skewed my perspective but at that age stores almost seemed like a labyrinth to me anyways and entering the game section felt like I just went to a whole city of video-games with tons and tons of these kiosks being left and right. I still remember playing alot of Street Fighter II for SNES at one because my mum wouldn't let me buy it We also had another store where atleast a quarter of the game floor was dedicated to the Dreamcast and while I could never afford one it felt especially like a wonderland playing Jet Set Radio on a kiosk there, it's something I really miss from my childhood. Sure when you go into a Gamestop nowadays you still have walls full of games but for the lack of a better word it lacks the "soul" of the mid-90's floors, which were full of magic and wonder but that's probably the childhood nostalgia speaking for me
And fun fact, a N64 kiosk was the sole reason my first N64 game was Lylat Wars and not Super Mario 64, I played Lylat Wars and instantly fell in love with the game, it was my first 3D experience coming from the SNES and it felt like pure... well magic.
We also had another store where atleast a quarter of the game floor was dedicated to the Dreamcast and while I could never afford one it felt especially like a wonderland playing Jet Set Radio on a kiosk there, it's something I really miss from my childhood. Sure when you go into a Gamestop nowadays you still have walls full of games but for the lack of a better word it lacks the "soul" of the mid-90's floors, which were full of magic and wonder but that's probably the childhood nostalgia speaking for me And fun fact, a N64 kiosk was the sole reason my first N64 game was Lylat Wars and not Super Mario 64, I played Lylat Wars and instantly fell in love with the game, it was my first 3D experience coming from the SNES and it felt like pure... well magic.
Woah, I had no idea it was called Lylat Wars in some regions. I just thought Star Fox was Star fox. Did they change it later?
Star Fox 64 was the game that really blew my mind, too. I remember very vividly playing it on the N64 kiosk at a local store on multiple occasions. I thought the graphics were beyond amazing, lol.
Yeah, I have a couple of the real store kiosks in there, too. Decided to keep the custom one up there anyway, it looks too damn cool. Same for the Pokemon Game Boy frame
Spiral Insanity
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RIP Mario
This reads like a pro-abortion campaign.
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