| SpartanAir | 07-14-2014 08:17 AM |
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Originally Posted by vafanculo
(Post 8501110)
I grew up in north van. First memory, and probably one that changed my life, taking the bus to consumer distributors on marine (next to BK) and asking my brother what he purchased: the original NES. Had no idea what it was but did I ever love it.
Going to Woolco with my parents at cap mall (where Walmart is now). Also, going to sears and buying as many Pavel Bure cards as I could at Mr C's card shop.
Cheap movie nights @ esplanade and park and tilford theaters.
Ambelside seawall before the storm demolished it
The save on at park and tilford had a video rental system, and I'd always look at the Sega master system game cartridges
Using the internet for the very first time at the north van library. I'd always rush so I can book the slotted one hour time slot,and I'd go on Talkcity and created my first email account
Winning a super Nintendo system at crazy mikes video rental through a ballot system..rogers eventually set up shop and took em out
| Those are some good ones. I definitely remember going to Consumers Distributors and looking at their game collection; I also remember buying MASK toys there, they had a good collection (still my favourite toys of all time)
I remember lining up for hours to see movies at Esplanade 6 or Park and Tilford, including skipping school to line up and see Star Wars: Episode 1. My teacher who I really liked found out, and I felt really bad, and the film was terrible too of course.
I took Taekwondo classes on Lower Lonsdale, and there used to be a pretty sweet arcade a couple blocks up, I would kill time there. Then I'd pop in to Big Pete's comic shop, before he moved across the street. :fullofwin:
There were a couple video game stores on Marine too, I forget the names of both of them...but one was owned and operated by a BC Lion, the huge friendly black guy. The other was near where Marine splits off to Fell and 3rd, across from the now Kia dealership. I remember preordering Mortal Kombat 2 on SNES and rushing there after school to buy it. So awesome. | 