How I launched 3 consoles and found true love at Babbage's store no. 9 (2013)

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The narrator describes a chaotic scene at a video game store during the Nintendo 64 launch in September 1996.
Customers are angry and frustrated, with one yelling about a preorder mix-up involving games.
The narrator, an 18-year-old 'keyholder,' reflects on working through three major console launches in the 1990s.
The first console launch mentioned is the Sega Saturn in August 1994, when the narrator was 16 and earning minimum wage.
The retail environment for video game launches in the mid-1990s was very different from today, though just as hectic for employees.

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