Who else used to need one of these to plug in a games console? (Don’t forget to set the dial to channel 3!)

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iblis32 on August 11st, 2020 at 15:15 UTC »

As a kid, connecting this always made me feel like I knew about electronics

BeardedManatee on August 11st, 2020 at 15:37 UTC »

That magical moment when you pressed power and it actually showed up clearly on the hotel TV.

Sn8ke_Plisscan on August 11st, 2020 at 16:22 UTC »

You know what really grinds my gears......

In the 1989 movie The Wizard there is a scene where Christian Slater and Beau Bridges are at a mechanic/car shop and Christian Slater is playing NES TMNT (the underwater bomb level).

They suddenly have to leave and get back on the road so they grab all the Nintendo stuff and bust out, right?

Well if you're paying attention you'll notice he leaves this piece behind. Really traumatic for a 9 year old at the time. Effin monsters......