Quote Originally Posted by Mospeda View Post
I remember when Double Dragon and Super Mario 2 were impossible to find.
I had talked to someone at Toys R Us and they informed me a shipment of Double Dragon was arriving that Thursday. I called Thursday morning at 11 to confirm the shipment came in. It had; all three copies. They were sold within minutes, so my search continued.

I never did get Double Dragon. Super Mario 2 was another that I didn't get until long after it had been released, due to the shortage. "Fortunately", my friend had borrowed Bases Loaded from me, and proceeded to allow someone else to borrow it. After a few weeks with no sight of my game, I decided to take his Super Mario 2 in exchange. He wasn't happy about it, but I gave him no choice.

I'm 37 and started gaming in the arcade and on the 2600. I was playing the neighbour's and my uncle's 2600 when I was three and four years of age. My first personal gaming system was the Coleco Vision at age six.