I didn't have the privilege of renting games but I loved going into a video store and just scanning all the boxes for games that interested me. I was most amazed at the newer generation stuff at Hollywood video I remember as I looked through the PS1 games mostly and maybe Saturn and N64 games as well. No way owning a PS1 or the other systems was even on my radar back in 1996 or 1997 as I got a PS1 maybe in September 1998 with my own money.