Shopping For Video Games in 2002

#retrogaming #gaming #xbox #playstation #nintendo

[@musicstuffkinda7775]

God i miss this era of video games

[@fr0styy156]

I mean, you can still pretend it’s around. There’s old communities that play online still on the original consoles. :) this weekend between insignia live and xlink Kai, there were around 90-100 people on Xbox live at one time, not just in the day, at one time! :)

[@DonaldVale]

I'm experiencing this era right now because i am playing ps2 games on my ps3.

[@joekluesner4148]

Same

[@user-yc7ws9jp9g]

Same unreal championship phantasy star online, counter strike! Ghost Recon!

[@javietesparza7451]

Me too but expensive of GTA 3

[@dancrawford6029]

The golden era. I miss it so much.

[@joekluesner4148]

Me too

[@fortynights1513]

You can still find good games out there, but the experience of getting them in a store is replaced by buying them in online marketplaces.

[@cool-lemon]

@@fortynights1513 Yeah there was nothing better than going into a store and buying a game. Nowadays, you just boot up your console/pc/phone and buy the game, back in the day there was just a sense of thrill going into a store and not knowing what you're coming out with.

[@KennytheHedgehog619]

ah man I could stay here for hours

[@Epictheoxddf]

wow what a time capsule, it's a shame that there aren't that many stores like these anymore and they won't be here for too long

[@cooooooooooooooool3]

Actually, if you want a similar experience go to CEX. Here in the Netherlands alot of them feel like time capsules. Tons of used games from that era. P.S: not a CEX employee lol

[@Epictheoxddf]

@@cooooooooooooooool3 there aren't any where i live

[@cooooooooooooooool3]

@@Epictheoxddf :/

[@yanksrule5502]

"im running through bell south..." "You got DSL or regular...?" Those are two things i thought i would never hear again. Thats the sleeper nostalgia of this video

[@MisterFakeGinger]

When DSL internet came out, that was mind blowing! Being able to talk on the phone AND do a google search.

[@randipoling635]

I remember getting Cable Internet for the first time ever. I think it was less than a megabit per second? Went to a bestbuy, was browsing, saw the XBOX Live starter kit, grabbed it and showed it to my dad, then went to a kiosk they had and set up for Earthlink Internet that went through Time Warner lines at the time. Time warner had to come out and run WHOLE NEW LINES for it because they were so old (cost was on them). I remember hooking it up to my XBOX in my room, connected to my little 20" flatscreen tv, mom and dad was sitting on my bed watching me set it up and then watched me play my first game ever with whatever demo it came with.

[@coolmacatrain9434]

Silent Hill 2, ICO, Ratchet And Clank, Halo, Metroid Prime, Half-Life 2, Jak & Daxter, Resident Evil (2002), Beyond Good & Evil, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Resident Evil 4,..... will we ever see the like again?

[@Kickass778]

It's over. Greed and ESG reigns supreme.

[@DeathBloodRider]

I always tell myself that 90s and 2000s gaming was at its peak. Developers seemed to care a lot about their games when they released them back then.

[@silotx]

Silent Hill 2 gets a remake , Metal gear 3 gets a remake , Metroid Prime got remastered , Resident Evil 4 got a remake , Max Payne 1-2 will get a remake so yes we will see exactly the same again 😂

[@coolmacatrain9434]

Which proves my point exactly .... great, innovative games aren't being made anymore (well, very, very few anyway) so they have to remake/remaster the classics!@@silotx

[@ProJatior]

@@DeathBloodRiderI think developers still do buy the higher ups have no incentive to give them the freedom they had in the 90s and 00s

[@modrn_]

There was just something different about gaming back then. You didn't have so many games at your fingertips at all times, so sitting down to play a game on a weeknight, or a weekend was actually a meaningful event that just can't be replicated these days. It's sad.

[@timetraveler6246]

Same with movies and music

[@peteralexander2941]

Whomever films, documents, and uploads gaming history like this gets an instant pass to heaven.

[@mitchsterling3266]

I can smell that mall smell at the end.

[@thegoodoldays694]

I miss that smell. For some reason, when I go to the mall today I don’t smell it.

[@mitchsterling3266]

@@thegoodoldays694 it's the sky lights, they were clear back in the day and baked everything included their own plastic the sun would hit everything new and make a smell and then more people were around and everybody had deodorant on them cause it was free like electricity and also all the stands were filled with deodorant and perfume, it was just everywhere. Malls need to be knocked down and rebuilt with new materials and skydomes and windows

[@mitchsterling3266]

@@thegoodoldays694 also the escalator materials were brand new and always hot

[@crabwalktechnic]

Kids these days don't understand. Our parents didn't care if we got kidnapped. They'd leave us at these demo stations for hours. They'd let us get chronic neck pain from the ones at Walmart.

[@debeb5148]

Hey man, forget about what the kids don't have and still try getting them into these awesome old games. They don't HAVE to miss out.

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

The moment you say "kids these days..." is the moment you sound like our parents and grandparents when we were young. 😄

[@debeb5148]

@@thebasketballhistorian3291 So fucking what?

[@yangyangkittykat3]

​@@debeb5148They don't care about your old vidya... my raspberry pi 4 with 14,000 games is like an atari plug and play to "kids these days" lol

[@Joshy.Want.Wingyy]

​​@@thebasketballhistorian3291idk, it's just that nobody uhhhh.....FUCKING cares what decade you were born in, the decade before you always laughs at you too 💀

[@RokushoHasashi]

The Golden Era of Gaming 🥰🎮 I remember it like it was yesterday 🥰💚

[@madero-jb5ri]

I only got into gaming recently. Today, I prefer to download my games.

[@RokushoHasashi]

I prefer having physical games to digital games (only if physical games aren't available)

[@fortynights1513]

When does that end in your opinion?

[@WWIIRanger]

@@fortynights1513around 2010-12 for me, that when I started noticing the tourist coming in. After that fun and creativity wasn’t the objective anymore, it was about excess profits and forcing messages down our collective throats. Anti-consumerism would be the word to beat describe it now.

[@scottyshot]

that xbox controller is humongous

[@ArchangelRG09]

Just like my...

[@maxpayne4129]

The Duke

[@perfectlybalanced8995]

Still have my Original Xbox and a copy of Spiderman 1 as that kid was playing

[@scpnoobers]

Ah yes, a nostalgic time I wasn’t alive for

[@SZF123456]

It’s all good homie. You probably don’t have old person back pain like a lot of us have now.

[@CokefishR]

There definitely will be good moments now that you can look back on in 20 years.

[@lamariselite729]

​@@SZF123456 yeah forreal

[@SiXiam]

Not much different. The big thing was back in 2002 a lot more places didn't take credit cards, so you often went to the ATM. Like if you want to get fast food or go to the movies you hit the ATM first. Annoying era.

[@scpnoobers]

@@SiXiam and now more than half of physical games aren’t even on disk and all digital downloads aren’t owned.

[@samhain81]

It's crazy to think that it's not just the technolog, hardware and software in these videos that don't exist anymore, these shops don't even exist anymore, in shopping centers that don't exist anymore. Almost everything in this video doesn't exist anymore, and that's the true sad fact of this video.

[@9ner]

poor little dude having to handle the duke

[@samuraispiritsx]

awesome video, great time to play games on all 3 systems

[@OiCCaboose]

That poor kid with those little hands trying to use "The Duke" lmao

[@King_Trollington_III]

wow man ... they used to have the game machines in the stores to play ... good ole days

[@hondamanvtec2894]

Xbox , Gamecube , Dreamcast and Ps2 era was the Best time Ever ❤

[@maxwillson]

I've never seen so many hit games in one location before! This video is proof the 2000s was the peak in video game history. Every other shot of this video has multiple hits in it. This is kind of nuts LOL

[@VintageJunk1e]

i miss these days

[@mcw117]

What an era! You had PS2 and Xbox in their primes. GTA games were PS2 exclusive then and you had Halo on Xbox. I loved both consoles so much.

[@valstutz2628]

While every console generation up until that point was exciting and unique in their own way, the sixth generation was probably the peak of classic console gaming. I liked the seventh generation, too, but I feel like that's when we started to see the gradual shift to digital gaming and other trends that are so prevalent now. I know I have my nostalgic bias, but I was in middle school when the PS2, original Xbox and GameCube were all in full swing, so I felt like I was at an age where I could truly appreciate the fun gameplay and stories to all those great games at the time, while not having to deal with the stresses of grown-up life. This era of gaming has some of my most precious memories. This video is truly a time capsule for that era, thank you for sharing this!

[@ChemicalCorpse91]

It went downhill starting from the ps4 & xbox one generation and its even worse now with ps5 & xbox series X. I retired from modern since August 2020 and never looked back. Modern gaming is pathetic

[@Natedawg38]

Holy shit the gamecube was so good. More people shouldve bought it

[@That-Ninja]

Metroid Prime in tha MFin HOWSE, SAHN !!!

[@TayRich93]

Creativity back then was 🔥🔥🔥

[@hardcoredoom5892]

“DSL” I totally forgot about that.

[@Moonlite.88]

I miss when stores used to look like this.

[@schrodingersrevenge]

the song used in the amped / halo demo disc is 'blue strip - fury 66'. thank me later!

[@Samsung-gs4cn]

0:23 silent hill 2!!

[@shadowguy542]

Nice.

[@subculturebith1616]

god i miss hall effect sticks and pressure sensitive buttons

[@hellomamacat]

Graphic weren't too bad 22 years ago, I think it is sad that gaming pretty much has to be online now and you can't just pop in a game and play like back then.

[@AquaBlueTea]

Silent Hill 2 for $30 is just unthinkable now… TAKE ME BACK!!!!!!!

[@GugureSux]

Good thing you can have it (and rest of the series) on PC, for free.

[@davidmurray7617]

Oh man. Being a 5 year old kid in 2002 still brings me back. Having a Gameboy Advance for my 5th birthday and witnessing my father playing the OG Xbox was wonderful time I missed.

[@BraydonKlineStudios]

2000-2012 was the best era for video games. I remember my friend Corey sand I going to a store called EB Games with like $20 and seeing what used game we could get. Amazing times.

[@GugureSux]

Off by a good 6 or so years. It's the 1995-2005 that was the peak golden era. After that became the era of social media, phone and social media trash, and extreme casualization of the media.

[@debeb5148]

Look at these prices man. Dmc for 40 bucks. Mgs2 for 50. Silent Hill 2 for 30. All these big name games back in the day for reasonable prices. I want to go back..

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

I checked with an inflation calculator online... $30 in 2002 is $51 now. $50 in 2002 is $86 now.

[@GugureSux]

@@thebasketballhistorian3291 While inflation conversion helps a bit, you also need to take into account the average income of the era. In short, people had way more cash to spend back then, and everything was a bit more reasonably priced to boot. You won't get a mortage for a 3 bedroom house for 30k in 2024.

[@yangyangkittykat3]

They're free now, bud

[@debeb5148]

@@yangyangkittykat3 If you mean piracy please genuinely fuck off because that was not the point.

[@GalekC]

it was at this time at a Toys R us that i had asked for "Donkey Kong Racing" & the employee had no idea what my mom & i were waffling about

[@odiagam5755]

Nowadays we have too many games everyone can make a game which is a good thing, but in my opinion a great gaming experience starts to lose its value, today we can easily find clues or hack on the internet without having to buy a guide book or asking a friend how to beat a specific level that you find difficult. also with steam we can easily download games without having to go out and buy rare original pc dvd bluray disc with great cover art for collecting. again ... experience like that to me is more valuable and you feel the experience and great memories in gaming.

[@ToeTag9899]

The 00's was the best decade of gaming IMO.

[@ajeff99]

It’s not a opinion- it’s facts!

[@DougWIngate]

such an exciting time in video games. And the idea of connecting your console to the internet was a mindblowing thing.

[@thehapagirl92]

I was 10 and had an xbox because I loved dance dance revolution. I had the dance mat too

[@thegoodreylo4749]

Endless shelves of PS2 games was the best

[@thomasstewart-tm2ts]

I miss this era of gaming and well life in general to be honest. Lol . Im 33 and ive honestly thought about finding a ps2 or original xbox online. I would be perfectly happy with the old games i could find. I have no need or want for the consoles now.

[@TayRich93]

Mercari, that's a good app to order from I recently bought ed edd n eddy misedventures, scarface, true crime new york and many other gems

[@garhd]

video is surprisingly well shot for 2002

[@fuentesjuanjose90]

Did i just saw freekstyle holy that was one of my favorite games on PS2 😂

[@thisislocombia]

That game came out that year, 2002 and it was also one of my all time favorite ps2 games

[@denis-florian_0.57]

Vampire Robot re-upload?

[@rumplyscamp3700]

Go to your local Walmart right now. It’s not even half as big of a selection. Not even a third.

[@RiasatSalminSami]

That xbox controller had to be a nightmare for kids.

[@robmadrigal714]

Wow! Brings back memories. I miss the game shark 😢

[@tomgreen2737]

Those Were The Days.

[@Ghostface__x_]

Seeing the dad play spiderman w his kid reminded me when my dad got me a ps2 for xmas, which also included the original spiderman , good times

[@ScourgePrimal]

Better games, better days

[@ZAYXXII]

Crazy how this feels like a different life time dude

[@m3consolegamerpsnetwork]

It was all about entertainment then. Good stories and awesome gameplay. No microtransactions! Just fun, fun, and fun!🎮😇

[@watchme_shine]

Exactly!

[@m3consolegamerpsnetwork]

@@watchme_shine Cheers mate!😇👍

[@AccessNied0]

just having to go out to get the game was so worth it

[@DudeLebowski_98]

I wish I was around during this era goated times back then

[@RSx94]

Around the same period when I got my PS2

[@bigandlittlefirearms8395]

That place is probably a TJ Maxx now

[@AmaZe3000]

Shit man good times! early part of my childhood. i remember being in toys r us in december 2002 trying out gaming consoles like ps2s and stuff! i got my original xbox back then with 5 games

[@LaserRockShow]

1:10 this is from a demo disc you got when you pre-ordered the xbox month before release. i still got them together with a xbox t-shirt.

[@scottlocke8935]

Just think that Little black kid is now 22 now!! Insane!

[@itsmatt517]

Damn shame so much is online these days

[@williamcox740]

Network adapter was released in America in 2004....

[@ForAmerica4747]

Hot damn the year I was born

[@madcat4563]

Woah, what sorcery is this? What I mean is I'm curious about the backstory for this footage. Look at all those games, game cube games and others people are looking for.

[@b.o.4492]

Sad that it’s a long gone era now.

[@3jake5mee]

I miss when employees actually knew the products they sold and could help you choose. Now stores just need warm bodies to point where stuff is and get irritated if you need insight on the products cause they expect you to have already researched on youtube/google lol

[@jonyivre4541]

Good side: Touch games. Bad side: Taxes.

[@AR9Legend]

Holy Crap those games were all soooo good hahaha

[@MajoraWaffle]

back when you owned what you actually bought. take me back.

[@MesserschmittReaver]

I enjoyed this video.

[@FadeHook23]

Still remember when new games were $50

[@buffering7612]

Gotta get that starwars obiwan

[@coolmacatrain9434]

0:28 Went on to become known as two of the greatest games ever made, then at 0:36 A random shot of 6 titles ... of which 5 have become classics of their genre. What a time to be a gamer!!! (The least said about "Kengo" the better! {{Cough}} )

[@NOWONMAI73]

SSX Tricky was the shit!

[@LittleNinjaXYBA]

The golden era is pretty much any good era

[@j-555]

if I went back in time and had money from that year or before like in back to the future, I would get a PS2, memory card, Silent Hill 2, mgs2, dark cloud, a gamecube, resident evil, luigi's mansion, eternal darkness, metroid, etc. lol and maybe an extra of each for collecting, lol!

[@byjacobc1880]

damn its sad. internett kinda destroyed alot

[@javietesparza7451]

Long time video game store

[@mrandrossguy9871]

Well, being born in 93, This seems like the Latest and Greatest in MODERN Gaming ? As in VARIETY And Not to Advanced in visuals and not to Dated 😅 Also PHYSICAL EQUIPMENT/CDs/MEMORY CARDS

[@_YohAsakura_]

Boost of old times

[@PseudoWounds]

nice shaman king username

[@mind-of-neo]

The world was so much better back then. You cant get nothing now.

[@zaavn]

silent hill 2 at $29.99

[@AgentXRifle]

Melee and Halo… yep easily some of the kings of gaming!

[@GugureSux]

Halo was always shit. A literal laughing stock.

[@AgentXRifle]

@@GugureSux said no one 😝

[@luxfi777]

codebreaker! gameshark! action replay! .. man u feel embarrassed ngl when you go to shop lol

[@MelodyNosurname]

seeing silent hill 2 for $30 made my jaw break off.

[@ISAK.M]

I was born in 2002 fuck me man wish I was born in the eighties tbh

[@user-ywh1y]

Oh man silent hill 2 only for 30 bucks.It's way over that nowadays man

[@samw.8734]

Jesus... this video is trippin me out and i am not even high👁👁

[@FJB_TheBigGuy]

When sex sold and you only had 2 pronouns

[@danielstroubledthoughts5386]

Ha.. same games.

[@josetabraue5643]

Spy hunter I remember shit

[@olegenie1007]

why are all the comments acting like they know it all, you should have tried growing up with sega master system, nes, atari etc

[@PseudoWounds]

1:13 song name?

[@PseudoWounds]

nvm found it, it's Fury 66 - Blue Strip

[@mikevogler5455]

Oh man, good times back then, that's for d**n sure. Would give anything to go back, to play those games from back then again, for the first time again, too, and to be 22/23 years old all over again as well. Oh well...at least now, in 2024, the World, and video games, as a whole, are just as good as they were back then, in 2002...LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Joking, obviously, because every single one of those things now, in 2024, are a complete f**king joke, especially the World, as a whole. Hard to believe, back then, and prior to that, too, game Companies actually had to complete a game, before they could release it, and when you purchased a game, you had a complete game in your hands, a game that you would be able to play 20 years later, if you wanted to, and if you had the hardware to do so. The Internet has caused game Companies to become extremely lazy, to rely on that source to complete their games, after you've purchased them, and when they should already be completed, before they're even released, in the first place. Completely insane to realize that 20 years from now, no one will be able to enjoy any games after the 360, PS3, and Wii era, and all because there will be no servers still up and running, to install/download/update complete games anymore. Kinda sad, to be honest.

[@watchme_shine]

💯

[@mikevogler5455]

@@watchme_shine Most definitely. 🙂👍 So sad, that it's all the truth, too. I'd just be happy if they would go back to actually having to complete games, before they were released, and not have to rely on the Internet for anything, at all. The only thing it should be used for, is if someone wants to play online, and that's it. I've never played online, ever, and never plan on it, either, because that's just not my thing. It should, however, and most definitely, too, be there for others to enjoy, or even if they prefer it, but it should not be there for these lazy mofos to finish their games. Lol. 🙂👍

[@leostenbuck4194]

Good morning everybody gaming is dead.

[@KatsuraKotonohaKuroki]

Good times before all the woke garbage 🗑️😞

[@astronautpenguin]

that xbox controller looks ugly af