Justin

I've really enjoyed your retrospectives, Kamakazi! This is at the very heart of what the forums are all about. It's a pleasure to have you join us, thanks for sharing your memories

Now there's no confusing Retro VGS with your Video Game Summit

Haha too funny!

I know you're not complaining StormSurge it's important to me that the videos are accurate and on point, otherwise there's not a lot of value in watching them. Everybody who made the effort to show up for Squad deserves to have their scores included. It was a challenge to make the video happen so quickly after the Squad Challenge ended, I knew I'd make a mistake

Haha you're absolutely right Arenafoot! Thank you!! Looking forward to it Retrogamer!! Also, nosweargamer, if you'd like to post it, you are more than welcome to post your winning score to the Scoreboard. I think you've set a high watermark for Centipede and if someone comes along in six months with a higher score it would be cool to see this continue. I would invite all future Squad Challenge winners to post to the Scoreboard if they wish as well.

I've updated the video to make the corrections pointed out above. I'd like for these videos to be a reliable source for everything that's going on, so I took the time and made it right.

Mario Bros. on NES would be my vote

You guys are both absolutely right! Making this video was tricky and difficult to have ready so quickly after the end of the Squad Challenge so it was a little rushed. Next time I'll make sure everything's perfect

Congratulations nosweargamer! And now for something completely different https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOnL6O-wQmQ Our next Squad Challenge is up! http://forums.atari.io/index.php/topic/1338-squad-challenge-planet-smashers-atari-7800/

This Squad Challenge ends tonight at Midnight PST! Good luck everybody!

Scrapyard Dog (Lynx)

Sadakichi Sebun: Hideyoshi No Ougon (PC Engine)

Just a reminder to everybody that this Squad Challenge ends tomorrow night at Midnight PST. Good luck everybody!

Toys R Us After all these years Toys R Us is still with us A girl runs with her shopping cart. Inside is an Atari 800 Computer with Frogger, Pac-Man, and more! R to L: Atari 5200, Atari 5200 Trak-Ball Controller, Intellivision II, ColecoVision Board games, Footballs, Dungeons & Dragons, and Atari accessories Star Wars Millennium Falcon play set and action figures from Kenner Children's Palace was another toy store where kids' Christmas dreams came true! This totally rad dude got the most bogus Nintendo games at Toys R Us Atari, Nintendo, and Sega at Toys R Us There was no feeling in the universe quite as magical as opening that one present you had dreamed of all year These are the memories that last a lifetime

K-mart Before Walmart and Target, K-mart was the icon of American consumerism K-mart was one of the most popular destinations for Atari games! People spent a lot of time shopping for deals at K-mart Or was it Zayre? Today Zayre is gone but spun off other retailers like TJ Maxx and BJ's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrL8QDbpH_Y Hill's was another department store with plenty of toys & games! Caldor was another good place for bargain hunting Caldor is often remembered for its Orange and Brown rainbow "C"

Woolworth Woolworth's were general stores. Once part of Main St. USA, by the 1970s Woolworth's were inside malls At Woolworth's you could grab a hamburger or hotdog while you shop! '60s style Woolworth's '70s style Woolworth's '80s style Woolworth's

Sears For decades, Sears was the go-to place for Holiday Shopping adventures Sears Wish Book (1989) Checking out Atari, Intellivision, and Odyssey 2 games at the counter (1982) Service Merchandise Service Merchandise had everything from silverware to video games

Arcades Time Out Arcade (1982) Inside Time Out Time Out Arcade (1990) Space Port Arcade Atari Adventure was the Atari Store of the '80s!

Electronics Boutique The second floor was 2 Legit Tape World Most malls had a photo place to get your pictures developed What's a mall without an optical center? Before there was social media, there were Food Courts at the mall

Large modern sculptures were often a part of mall scenery Fairline Mall (1981) outside of Detroit, MI was and is iconic of the Taubman malls The same view of Fairline Mall today Fairlane Mall (1981) The previous picture as it appears today Other malls that were once cultural epicenters are left in ruins Fairlane Mall had a monorail providing transportation to a nearby hotel Neon malls of the '80s Glamour Shots Posters of Patrick Swayze

Scenes from Shopping Malls

Montgomery Ward

This time of year always brings back great memories of Holiday Shopping with my family at Kay-Bee, Toys R Us, Sears, Woolworth, and all the great places that always made going to the Mall such an adventure. Here's a look back at some of the sights and memories from an era long past. I hope you'll share some of your holiday shopping memories too! Kay-Bee Toys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB_cAK8CbXA

Nectaris (PC Engine)