sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoAds used to be different 💔sopuli.xyzimagemessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up1364arrow-down17
arrow-up1357arrow-down1imageAds used to be different 💔sopuli.xyzsad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square28linkfedilink
minus-squaremassacre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoIt was a toy/gaming/computing place. Reminds me of “EB Games”, “Kay Bee” and “Waldenbooks” era of US Malls. It definitely existed and you know it now as Gamestop: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameStop#Babbage’s_(1984–1994)
minus-squaresad_detective_man@sopuli.xyzOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoWild, okay they were almost bought by Electronics Boutique though. Way better name though. Babbaj. Bubbuhge. Babababa. Neat.
It was a toy/gaming/computing place. Reminds me of “EB Games”, “Kay Bee” and “Waldenbooks” era of US Malls. It definitely existed and you know it now as Gamestop: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameStop#Babbage’s_(1984–1994)
Wild, okay they were almost bought by Electronics Boutique though. Way better name though.
Babbaj. Bubbuhge. Babababa. Neat.