A group of guys outside Best Buy playing PS1 while waiting in line for the greatly anticipated Playstation 2. (2000)

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Jfonzy on June 1st, 2019 at 12:11 UTC »

It’s like spending time with a friend one last time before being apart for what could be forever

funkybossx6 on June 1st, 2019 at 13:16 UTC »

In my area, it was a bit more chaotic. I went to the local K-Mart, around 9pm. Most of the employees had no idea what was happening that night. Slowly, more and more people showed up to the store, flooding the electronics department. Beforehand, I spoke to a manager and he said he would be giving them out. The store had 4 PS2's, with about 30-50 people anxiously waiting.

Instead of sitting in the electronics department, I gambled and decided to keep an eye on the manager. As 12am neared, he went to customer service, I quickly followed. He announced to come to customer service, people rushed, me and another guy who I met earlier, were #1 and #2 in line. Mobs of people behind us disappointed and yelling. Chaotic!. I bought PS2 with Madden.

Some old friends I hadn't seen in years were in the crowd. Walking through the parking lot was INTENSE. Thought for sure I was going to get jumped. Old friends walked with me. Invited them to come back to my house. Wife and baby were sleeping (1am). 8 of us sat around the tube TV in amazement of how unbelievable real Madden 2001 looked. We all took turns. They left around 3am. It was a fun and memorable night. I still have the PS2 and all the games. Runs like a champ. I was 24 years old.

I had similar, but more orderly experiences with World of Warcraft expansions: The Burning Crusade and The Lich King. Since then, I did this for RDR2. I'm now 42, still married, the baby from PS2 days is graduating high school in 3 days. I know I'm old but I still feel like Im in my early 20's

Edit: For those wondering about physical copies, here are some photos of my CD/DVD case heh: https://imgur.com/a/AwJI8HF (sorry for the flash)

Edit2: I really appreciate everyones positive comments. It goes a long way. Thank you so much! P.S. Tell Epic Games to bring back Paragon! (killed by Fortnite). I met all my current friends through Paragon. We would sit in discord, hyped, for hero releases every 3 weeks. It's the closest thing to waiting in line for a new release that I've felt.

Edit3: My reddit name is from BBoys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK2hsbDDNe0 ( x 6)

djexploit on June 1st, 2019 at 14:31 UTC »

I waited in line at walmart. My boss showed up with his son and offered me $200 for my spot. When I declined, it got a little awkward. Like... 'you sure you wanna keep your job' akward