>be me
>kid in the late 90s/early 2000s
>walking through aisles full of vidya, no funko pops or merchandise or whatever, just vidya
>countless titles that were on display are legendary now and many of them are considered to be the best games ever made by people today
>there were kiosks with consoles and a small TV hooked up so you could try out of the game
>if you wanted, you could buy one of the many gaming magazines that were stacked on the counter
>large, beautiful 3D pre-rendered late 90s and early 2000s CGI or gorgeous hand-drawn posters made by the company's artists of the latest vidya releases hanging from the ceiling and taped to the walls
yeah, it was the golden age
i'm so tired, bros...