Yes! Toys R Us. So many amazing memories from my childhood revolve around a store that i will probably never step fought into until i myself have children. Im talking about the NES days. When you would gallop into the store excited as all hell, knowing that today you would bring home a brand new adventure.
I couldn't have been that old...8..9? You would go into the NES isle and check out dozens of games, deciding what to buy based solely on the box,(actually like a photocopy of the game box, front and back) laminated so that you could flip it up to see the 2-3 screenshots. Those handful of photos, along with the box art, is all that you had to decide if the game was worthy. There were no game review websites, and Nintendo Power was JUST making an appearance.(1988ish) Your parents didn't know what games were good. You had to trust your instincts! Then you had to wait. You wouldn't even have the game in your hand yet. You had to take the little slip, carry it to the front counter, get it stapled to the receipt and then you could pick your game up at the game counter. Ahhhh the game counter. Heaven. You could get a glimpse of all the other titles just waiting for your next birthday, holiday, or just rare occasion when your parents would get you something for no reason.
I loved those moments, and i hope that some of have had similar experiences.