I’m standing inside a video rental store. Rows of factory-fresh VHS tapes line the walls, and near the center of the room sits a pair of kiosks, each sporting a different 16-bit game system. My dad drove us over to hunt for cheap movies, but I’m more interested in checking out the game systems on display. I grab one of the gamepads as kids nearby argue over what game console is coolest and most powerful. It feels like I’m inside of a ’90s television commercial for Blockbuster Video.
