doubleminor Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I remember this mostly in the 16-bit days when chains like BB would rent out consoles. Always wanted to rent a Genesis since the family had NES consoles, but never got around to it. I found this on ebay: eBay Auction -- Item Number: 251015020259 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I rented a Playstation when it first came out along with Battle Arena Tonshiden since I wasn't able to find it at the stores yet.. And yes it did indeed come in that hard plastic case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Cade Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I rented a Saturn once with a few games for a weekend to check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 One weekend while home from college, I rented a PlayStation so I could get my DarkStalkers fix. Emulated arcade games were just starting to come out around then, so I rented Midway Arcade's Greatest Hits as well and enjoyed arcade-quality Joust and Defender for the first time in years. It was a fun experience, though I think I remember Blockbuster being rather pricey with their console rentals. Funny thing, some time after that weekend I checked out the console rentals at a Blockbuster close to college. While the college campus itself was fairly safe, the area around it was definitely not high rent. This Blockbuster's rental prices were the same as home, but they required something like a $200 deposit as well. They weren't taking any chances! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleminor Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 One weekend while home from college, I rented a PlayStation so I could get my DarkStalkers fix. Emulated arcade games were just starting to come out around then, so I rented Midway Arcade's Greatest Hits as well and enjoyed arcade-quality Joust and Defender for the first time in years. It was a fun experience, though I think I remember Blockbuster being rather pricey with their console rentals. Funny thing, some time after that weekend I checked out the console rentals at a Blockbuster close to college. While the college campus itself was fairly safe, the area around it was definitely not high rent. This Blockbuster's rental prices were the same as home, but they required something like a $200 deposit as well. They weren't taking any chances! Hah, that's pretty rough. With that kind of money for a deposit, might as well put it in a jar until the system finally came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atari_Warlord Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I remember renting a NES from blockbuster once while in college because I really wanted to play double dragon. At the time I couldn't afford to buy the system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Darrin9999 Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I rented a Saturn once with a few games for a weekend to check it out. Same Here.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Those rental cases pop up quite frequently. Would be nice to have a few of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I've seen those before! I even picked up one designed for the Dreamcast. I have two of them (picked up from a used game store). Anywho the second one I'm not sure what it was intended to hold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Yeah, my uncle used to rent an SNES sometimes back when he would stay with us for the winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Salamon Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 That's where I rented the Virtual Boy... I thought the case was pretty sweet. As for the Virtual Boy... I did buy one a few months after on clearance for dirt cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 The only system I wanted to rent was the Neo Geo, but I never ended up doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagitekAngel Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I fondly remember a few N64 system rentals. That was when I really sank my teeth into Super Mario 64 and Shadows of the Empire for the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Yeah, those carrying cases are cool and turn up from time to time on eBay. I just wonder about the condition of the foam inside. I rented a PS1 and Virtual Boy from blockbuster, yeah. Genesis and SNES from a local place called Fred's Video. Don't think I ever rented any other systems, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSprinter Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Rented an SNES once from my hometown's (now former) local "Videos Unlimited" chain with my older brother. But mostly during the early 90s I rented the Genesis at Blockbuster and then went to Phar-Mor to take advantage of their weekend game rental deal (3 for a buck a pop? Hell yeah). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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