Oh, the days of running into GameStop and searching the aisles aimlessly for your next buy. The rows of games, walls of displays, the gray carpets, etc. Sure, the chain is still around, but it’s not nearly the same experience as it used to be. What good does a physical copy serve in a gaming world ruled by digital downloads? But we remember. What if there was a way to let that nostalgia live on in your home? Build your very own GameStop in your basement? That’s exactly what this person on Reddit did, and it’s pretty accurate. Take a look!
It might look like a very small GameStop, but this is actually someone’s basement. Someone who took the time and effort to replicate the store’s interior to a tee. Between the assortment of games and cool collectors’ items, the display is pretty close to the real deal, even down to the exact same carpet pattern. It’s like a mini slice of the early 2000s. Redditors definitely agree with that sentiment, as the post has soared to nearly ten thousand likes on the site in just over a month.
What’s uniquely cool about this recreation is that it is so much more personalized than a corporate GameStop could ever be. Every single thing that fills the room is from the original poster’s own collection. In the post, the person behind the build says they’ve been collecting since the ’90s. And it shows, given some of the cool retro games and consoles that occupy the shelves. One example, if you notice, is a Sega Dreamcast from the late ’90s. Another, a Sony Trinitron TV display. Feel free to parse through the post to see what other items are hiding there.
Honestly, what better way to organize and display your vast collection of gaming artifacts than by harboring a full-blown GameStop in your basement? It’s a perfect sprinkle of nostalgia. All it’s missing is some guy working the register who’s about to give you approximately two dollars and ten cents for your stack of used games.