Three HORRIFYING True Tales about Blockbuster

Coney recounts a tale where he entered a Blockbuster; for most of you zoomers, a Blockbuster is essentially a Netflix store but bad. Coney talks about his adventure of seeing Super Mario 64 for the first time, the dangers of losing a game manual, and the quest of hunting a rare game.
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[@onlysmiles4949]

The fact that he spent more time looking for Chameleon Twist 2 than actually playing it is probably the realest part of that story

[@Ketzulo]

I had this on my speakers while my mom was eating lunch nearby, and she thought the story pacing was very cohesive/engaging plus she remembers enduring the "checking all nearby blockbusters within miles for a certain game" with us back in the day. She was highly entertained and laughing during this. This was a wonderful piece of content, content man

[@YellowpowR]

Cool to hear that it seems Coney is for all ages!

[@swirlingtoilets]

Man Coney's mom is a real one. Single mom, working weekends, drove around for three fucking hours to seven different Blockbusters just so her kid could rent the specific game he wanted.

[@beta5017]

i would do too for chameleon twist 2 tbh

[@moosesues8887]

Mom

[@Just_Mason01]

Raised Coney damn well too!

[@Joshyboy225]

W Mom

[@Theorpo]

I was 9 years old in 2015 when the Mewtwo Amiibo came out. My dad worked a corporate job, worked his way from filing cabinets to the top accountant in the building. So he was a very busy guy. If you remember anything about early Amiibo from I would say 2013-2015, you remember that there were some Amiibo's that were very hard to find at launch. As a kid without the Smash 4 DLC, I thought by putting the Mewtwo Amiibo into the game, it would unlock Mewtwo for me to play as. I remember asking my dad to go to drive me to Walmart to find it. The thing is, the Mewtwo Amiibo was considered hard to find at launch. Hard enough that when there was none at our closest Walmart I asked him to go try again at the second closest place. My dad, on basically his only day off for the next 2-3 weeks (I Forget if it was 2 or 3) drove me to 6 Walmart's until we found one with 2 in stock. I was so happy. Ofc it unfortunately did not give me Mewtwo to play as. But I had Mewtwo. My dad died the next year in all things at a pretty young age, I was 10. I now have over 70 Amiibo. I will not only appreciate him for finding that love for collecting, but more importantly appreciate him for taking his one day off to help me and my little quest to find a 13 dollar toy. Fun little fact: this quest was the first time I said a curse word. Out of frustration after 3 Walmart's did not have a Mewtwo Amiibo. I said "Damn It" to which my dad promptly scolded me. Edit. TLDR: My dad took me to 6 Walmart's to find the rare Mewtwo Amiibo and it's one of my fondest memories I have with him.

[@eliastew9636]

Fun fact: When my mom went into labor my parents still drove by blockbuster to return their movies. To this day my mom still doesnt understand why that was important to her.

[@calb6109]

i guess its better to birth someone while free of debt than to give birth while in debt you wouldn't want a INDEBTED baby

[@shady8045]

She was brainwashed by capitalism lmfao

[@TheShogu]

Back when cartridges held your saved data, the old school Blockbuster strategy if you wanted to make sure you could continue to rent the same copy, was to mark the generic Blockbuster cases with a marker. This was the only way I was able to get 120 stars in Mario 64 the summer of 97, cause I didn't own the game. PS1 Blockbuster era was crazy cause you could finally keep your saved data for everything you played.

[@ASD_Music]

I remember renting Mario Galaxy 2 from a Family Video! One of the best games I had ever played when I was young. We returned the game, and once I got it for Christmas, I could pick up right where I left off! Thank goodness for internal storage!

[@EllieMiller510]

Gather round fellas, it’s time for stories with uncle coney!

[@josephassiryani9174]

Grandpa*

[@xeviousbread1280]

STORY TIME!!! :D *sits on floor with legs crossed*

[@jpshy1130]

The morale of the story is coneys mom is awesome

[@austinsetser6081]

My blockbuster tale isn’t horrifying, but when I was 4 my family went to the local blockbuster and when we were leaving my dad walked straight into the glass doors like a dumbass, and we’ve never let him live it down.

[@virgilgc]

I almost choked on some tacos while reading this lmfao

[@vaniquezva5710]

Holy shit that happened to me once at a bakery. I was young'un

[@J242D]

Him high as shit

[@austinsetser6081]

@@J242D nope, stone cold sober

[@J242D]

@@austinsetser6081 damn lol that’s when it usually happens to me

[@kevinrivera9917]

This woulda made a fantastic Mother’s Day vid lol shout outs to your mom for going beyond the call of duty.

[@powerfulpaper3559]

This is all I’ve ever heard about Coney’s mom and my respect for her is through the roof.

[@OnceInAKyle]

2:42 him moving the png of himself up and down into frame kills me every time

[@matthewbartlett3442]

10:54 I feel like there are few experiences as universal as hearing your parent come home and realizing you haven’t done what you were supposed to then scrambling around trying to do as much as you can to say “I started it”

[@okapi_q]

Coney is genuinely such a good storyteller

[@Lucas-vu8jt]

Gotta fact check you bro. Worst spot in MD is undeniably Dundalk. When your biggest tourist attraction is a waste water treatment plant known only for smelling unbearably disgusting and resembling a couple of giant golden eggs you know your town really needs some love

[@RebelSoldier9571]

I think my favorite part of Coney videos is that his editor very often uses music from a game he will absolutely never play or beat

[@HamsterMaster8]

Oh man, when our movie rental place went out, it was so bittersweet. On one hand, couldn't rent movies and video games. On the other, they were getting rid of their stock and selling them cheap

[@vslazer6728]

I love CONEY's storytimes, it feels like he's imparting sage wisdom upon us all and I for one am all about it.

[@jaymail4880]

7:00 WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH. Now I know you ain't talking trash on the gem that is Goof Troop on the SNES, or else we gonna be having a problem

[@tangaps]

Blockbuster had this summer movie program where you paid like $10 a month and you could just always have one movie checked out. On Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights my dad and I would go swap the last movie we watched for a new one and then go to the local CVS and buy movie snacks since neither of us knew how to cook well. Good times.

[@seansquiers6506]

The last one was so wholesome. His mom really drove around for 3 hours so he could play Chameleon Twist 2

[@OzzyTheGiant]

For an hour and a half of gameplay!

[@exxeld]

The powerpoint presentation story telling like its a puppet show is great. I'm excited to see more.

[@heysweetpeaxo]

These stories remind me of the time my dad forgot about renting me the fun game _"The Sims: Bustin Out"_ and had to eventually buy it. He was *NOT* a happy camper

[@ToadPlayer64]

Coney: Talks about his rage Editor: *laughs in Fury Bowser*

[@snubsterwalts5659]

I love how the chat goes crazy whenever coney says "FELLAS"

[@brando_ssb7577]

Coney's storytime is the best new segment

[@megadeathtron345]

Killer Clowns from Outer Space was probably my favorite movie as a kid.

[@ethankimball7374]

The game renting from Blockbuster was awesome. My grandma used to rent me Wii games for a week at a time, and it introduced me to so many new games like Mario Super Sluggers

[@tubbytubbersun]

I remember being really sad when I found out that my local blockbuster was turned into a mattress warehouse

[@Pyromus33]

Loving BB as a kid, your intro makes me feel old. Even though I think you have like 2 years on me. Also, Killer Clowns is on Netflix I believe.

[@joshuaboeckh9780]

Going to blockbuster was a pilgrimage, it wasn't the best maybe but no greater joy will ever exist of renting movies and games, so many games and having the greatest summers.

[@RaziTJones]

You got Chameleon Twist 2 as a reward because you stepped into a Hollywood Video

[@NateHatak]

Thank you Coney for another story. Keep em coming, you're a great storyteller

[@Shradow]

I remember buying the first Paper Mario at Blockbuster, for some reason, that's about it.

[@parkerlarson6692]

Brings back memories I was around near the end of blockbuster but this brings back memories

[@BreezeEase]

Y'know, funnily enough, me and my dad when I was like, a little little kid, maybe 5 or 6 at the time, and we got a copy of Punch out wii, and blockbuster shut down before we could ever return it, so we just kept it, and now it's collecting dust at my cousin's home

[@Jazzie___]

We had family videos instead of blockbuster same basic principal but we got free pizza from thje local pizza place with a movie rental

[@aurora_x86]

What a nice mom, drove her kid around for hours just for chameleon twist 2

[@GamerLMA]

Im here for story times this entertaining sprinkled in the uploads Well im here anyways for the content but you know

[@majintv24]

Shout out to coneys mom the real one who made this video possible

[@Thefrogking15]

That was the biggest twist ending I've ever seen in my entire life

[@terrencelevy56]

As someone who lives in laurel, That last story had me ROLLING.

[@ToadPlayer64]

Alternate Title: "Three HORRIFYING True Tales About Blockbuster (That You Probably Could Expect 'Cause It's Blockbuster)"

[@Kuribohdudalala]

I got to play so many cool gba games from the blockbuster rental service. Good memories

[@eyebrowse]

happy content day! mondays, wednesdays, and fridays are my favorite day of the week!!

[@oscarguzman3017]

Oh blockbuster. What a fine establishment it was.

[@judianx]

Wow Coney you're unironically a really fucking good storyteller - more of these would be welcome!

[@heysweetpeaxo]

Storytime fellas, let's gather round! *hands you popcorn and a pop*

[@probablyfacetious2895]

Yo watch Killer Klowns, if only for the march scene. It goes way harder than it had any right to.

[@drunklizard9003]

As a Marylander, I hate that place. Won’t even say it’s name.

[@khaliffequet335]

Your mom sounds like a nice lady, doing all that stuff for you. Really sweet stuff.

[@Aidswayz]

Blockbuster itself is hell but the adventures I had there will be something never to forget

[@warioware3odst]

coneyRAGE is an excellent image

[@YellowpowR]

It's nice to hear the Mario 64 Blockbuster story in its full form, and it's interesting to learn Coney's history with Chameleon Twist 2, after hearing you mentioned it a bit in the past. Plus the storytelling was immaculate. And your mom does rule.

[@oojclops8694]

Notif gang rise up

[@EllieMiller510]

For sure

[@xeviousbread1280]

MY FELLA you call yourself old, yet you were smol when my dad was in college? My good sir, you happen to be the youngest old man I've ever seen.

[@XylessBrawl]

This gathering of stories is pulling my brain back all the way back to my childhood (I’m only a year older than Coney). I forgot how mindblowingly exciting seeing Earthworm Jim 2 for the first time as a kid, and I definitely remember being in SHOCK with seeing Mario 64 demo booths at stores. The one I remember most was seeing a demo for PilotWings 64 at a Barnes & Noble. It was so BEAUTIFUL and COLORFUL, even in comparison to Mario 64.

[@WiiCON-49000]

My family was more of a Movie Gallery family, but all the same rules still applied. Great stories.

[@ZenAufa]

Daym coney, you're a great storyteller

[@chefdunsparce4254]

14:29 Chameleon Twist 2 with a user score of 999 but still being mixed or average reviews "I give this game a 999/100, mediocre and could be better"

[@marleytarver9759]

dude im 15 i was there when blockbuster shit the bed I bought a tmnt game for the wii from there like a week before the blockbuster near me was shut down ...still got that game tho

[@grimmghost337]

Damn the persona music 👌👌👌👌

[@dyll_pyckle]

I miss Blockbuster

[@shadowhellzx]

I remember movie gallery and Blockbuster

[@0dd0n3]

I remember walking into a blockbuster when I was really young and when Netflix was still a baby program that sent things by mail. And look at Netflix now, starting the streaming service revolution where you can watch anything you want, whenever you want all on the same program.

[@spacedrink60]

To think how coney comes from humble beginnings is very cool

[@M1ss1ng-N0]

In the end Coney’s mom is the true hero of the story

[@DavidTabakian]

Take me back to my shitty blockbuster childhood

[@skylarungerman8289]

Found this just now. Glen Bernie is the Hollywood video of towns

[@SaKijad]

As someone from west Baltimore I can confirm glenn Burnie is worse

[@MasterDuelCentral]

Dude I loved chameleon twist 2, rlly cool game

[@Rosales3269]

I'm only 20 years old and I remember entering Blockbusters all the live long day when I was like around 5 to 9 years old. It broke my heart when they all began to close down out of nowhere (to me). Luckily, it turns out there's ONE BLOCKBUSTER LEFT! In Bend, Oregon. And I'mma head there one day.

[@matthewgriffin7763]

Please do more of these

[@kobold7964]

I loved BlockBuster. Yeah it was flawed, but it holds a special place in my heart. I remember when I was 6 years old*, my family went to BlockBuster. While we were there I wandered into the games aisle by accident, and I saw Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga for Nintendo Wii on the shelf. As a kid, I loved Star Wars, so I asked my mom if we could rent it. That was the first game I ever felt compelled to play through to the end. I was so sad when we had to return the game that I actually asked my mom if we could rent it again. It wasn’t my first video game or anything, nor is it my favorite game, but that moment is something I’ll never forget as long as I live. R.I.P. BlockBuster :(

[@nuclaeb8729]

Coney, Age 5, reads and comprehends game reviews in Nintendo Power Magazine

[@Narcizim]

I’m very eager for more Coneu stories!

[@meosg9561]

I put down my homework for this. Worth it

[@dainselfbs]

coney your mom LOVES you so much it's painful

[@telph3223]

Can confirm you don't want to go to Glen Bernie.

[@sladevalen]

Earthworm jim is one of my favorite games even to this day. I loved the hd version on the 360 because I could finally force my friends to play it and got them to enjoy it

[@keenfrizzle]

The relatively short period of time when you had to go physically into a store to purchase/rent movies was harrowing, and I'm glad that people in the next generation don't have to go through it

[@sebasduval6437]

Damn Coney your mom went above and beyond, great story love the stories man keep up the great work !!!

[@LiilYogurt]

I miss game displays like that n64 one, I don't go to game stores very often anymore so they're of no use to me. But kids these days won't get the joy of walking into a blockbuster, or a gamestop, and seeing a new console or game just available to play. The ultimate ones were the ones in Walmarts, got to play for like an hour while my parents wandered the store, the only time I've ever actually been excited to get groceries. I feel like I haven't seen em at all since the Wii U era and even then they weren't very common

[@z33chie]

Nothing brings more joy then seeing your twitch name on the youtube screen

[@thepicausno5561]

Fuck man, I grew up in Glenn Burnie. 😔

[@Swashbucklebuckle]

My man is shitting on Goof Troop - I can't BELIEVE what I am hearing here 😅

[@Kheapathic]

I found you through your "Why the FGC hates Smash," and as an anime player, yes, we do hate you. But your stories are great and transcend things unique to Smash.

[@Frog276]

I like these story times of stuff from before i was born (2002). Ive never been to a blockbuster but now I wish Netflix had games too

[@raputha1148]

oh god, netflix having games somehow would be so cool

[@jarodbolton7317]

Full stop thought he was gonna say the 1990s

[@sSynclare]

last one wasnt a horrible story it was quite wholesome and makes me miss blockbuster too

[@lololopez503]

damn, Coney had a stressfull childhood

[@TetraTheThief]

Coney's mom is fucking amazing what the hell? I had to beg and beg for a week to get a game rented from Blockbuster, and if they didn't have it my parents would NOT go to another blockbuster at all LOL

[@ChinaChamp]

I remember as a kid I never played or got into Jak and Daxter because I didn’t know that the joystick is what moved him. And that was extra fucking stupid cause there were two joysticks -_- Missed out on that whole series.

[@bwheeler9299]

I can't wait for when I tune in and Coney has a million subs.

[@nathanbobo9260]

Coney stories will ways be the best stories coneySHAKE

[@kandys9]

SO to all of the people who grew up with Blockbuster and Netflix

[@RitaMcCloud]

dude you are the fucking absolute best story teller hahahaha holy shit that fucking 1080 snowboarding shit fucking killed me!

[@thanecranston6483]

Coney's mom is a trooper

[@mrknots]

Fun fact - the last blockbuster exists in Bend, Oregon and I live there. Lmk if you want a shirt 🤣

[@tomskeleton]

Yeah duh, of course I know what blockbuster is, how young do you think I am... oh god, I'm old now aren't I?

[@PomLamb]

Many remember Blockbuster but how many remember Hollywood video? Edit: So you do! X3

[@plusah1268]

8:20 yep. Im lucky I was born in a time where this sort of thing was still around. Man just looking at the back of the case too it was hype