The Joy of In-Store Video Game Demos!
Wanted to try uploading to Vidlii for fun! Today we talk about the simplistic joy of in-store video game demos!
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Gamexplain Mario wonder footage: https://youtu.be/ac4ri_83uMg?si=q4E36sNchxzuXp1l
Mario Bros Wii Footage: https://youtu.be/awe7HLBauHg?
Mario wonder demo speedrun: https://youtu.be/MTc_oYRBTb4?
2002 Video Game Aisle in Target: https://youtu.be/4NCplNKXuwM?
2006 Walmart Xmas Shopping: https://youtu.be/4NCplNKXuwM?
Kirby demo footage: https://twitter.com/DannyDirtHD
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Bleh: https://x.com/Part_Time_Faux
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Video Credits and Sources
Thumbnail Artist: https://x.com/kaiiquz?t=yGjPcxpnzfAyVT_-Ayjfgw&s=09
Gamexplain Mario wonder footage: https://youtu.be/ac4ri_83uMg?si=q4E36sNchxzuXp1l
Mario Bros Wii Footage: https://youtu.be/awe7HLBauHg?
Mario wonder demo speedrun: https://youtu.be/MTc_oYRBTb4?
2002 Video Game Aisle in Target: https://youtu.be/4NCplNKXuwM?
2006 Walmart Xmas Shopping: https://youtu.be/4NCplNKXuwM?
Kirby demo footage: https://twitter.com/DannyDirtHD
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a87ir (8 months ago)

i never played any demo kiosks in a store. i dont think they even exist in the country im in, like ive never seen a kiosk for a game demo in a store to my memory where i live. idk i visited america for family in february 2024 and i was suprized with just how big many stores are. like there are some stores that specialize in certain things but like walmart or target they have videogames and clothes and electronics and toys next to regular grocery shopping for food instead of how it is here where theres just stores for grocery shopping and stores for games and electronics and others like thats not something ive seen where i live outside of some big malls or big stores in the city but everything stores seem to be the norm in america even in the countryside like the everything stores with sections for everything are pretty much only a city thing or mall thing in japan (i live but im foreigner not japanese) but in america everything stores are in rural and suburban areas too
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@PsychicSpectre @PsychicSpectre im +30 years old from a even more backwater country, and the closest thing i had experienced to this was literal arcade places with psones on a line to play games with it during a limited time.

Instead of game kiosks, my vidya childhood was built on renting from Blockbuster. However the most fond memories I had regarding game demos was playing Sonic Heroes in McDonald's of all places.
Also I think the "closest" of that experience that still exists "today" is downloading the random PSP demo you can find floating around Archive.org and playing them on an actual PSP (That is, if you have one). Playing the kiosks for modern systems just isn't the same.
Also I think the "closest" of that experience that still exists "today" is downloading the random PSP demo you can find floating around Archive.org and playing them on an actual PSP (That is, if you have one). Playing the kiosks for modern systems just isn't the same.

@solidhyrax Thanks a ton for the helpful tip! I just went ahead and did that will definitely keep this mind next time too!

@BunnyAniseed probably because demos are mostly downloadable there is no real answer but kiosks are just too good to eliminate as a child i always beg my dad to go to game stop to just play at the kiosks but now they are rare.
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