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Rental Return Podcast
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Rental Return S2 EP6: Pushing Stop

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Season 2 of Rental Return – Tales From the Video Store comes to a close with “Pushing Stop.” This episode features the final days of video stores from the perspective of our Video Heroes. You’ll hear how

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Toy Stories: Monopoly

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A board game that hinges on buying and selling imaginary real estate might not, at first glance, seem like such a shoo-in for the All-Star Toy team. Kids like to pretend, sure…they imagine they’re superheroes,

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Toy Stories: Battleship

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In this “classic naval combat game,” the open seas were cluttered with ships of war, five on each side. But unlike real war, these nautical enemies decided to play fair, standing perfectly still and taking

Penny Racers
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Toy Stories: Penny Racers

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Matchbox and Hot Wheels were great for driving fast or for zipping along tracks and play sets, but for the spin-crazy, wheelie-happy, stunt driving kid, only a genuine Penny Racer would do.

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Box Office 30: 1991 Wrap Up

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Pete and Michael are counting down their top 5 favorite movies of 1991 and 2021 in this special bonus special wrap up episode! We also fall down the rabbit hole on Matrix: Resurrections. Thanks for

ColecoVision
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Toy Stories: ColecoVision

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ColecoVision was the Cadillac of home video games back in 1982; a system so powerful, you’d make friends with the biggest jerk on the block just to be near it. Everyone had an Atari—that quaint little