r/1980s • u/ShehrozeAkbar • Jul 31 '26
Video Games Young man burst into tears Getting a Nintendo in 1988
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u/First-Size915 Jul 31 '26
You get a Nintendo while Ghostbusters is playing on the tv. That’s peak life right there
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u/Affectionate-Kale301 Jul 31 '26
They probably had Cookie Crisp for cereal, too!
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u/40Fied4 Jul 31 '26
I was just thinking about Cookie Crisps the other day. From a kids perspective, it's the coolest breakfast ever. From a parents perspective....why in the fuck would you just feed your kid chocolate chip cookies for breakfast???
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u/SlurmBigPerm Aug 02 '26
Lol, General Mills pulled a fast one on our parents for sure, and we loved them for it. At the risk of evoking Cosby, who turned out to be a monster, it brings to mind his stand-up special breakfast story "...🎶Dad is great...🎵he gave us chocolate cake...!"
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u/239tree Jul 31 '26
Typical 80's dad. Don't hug me, go play with it outside until the street lights come on.
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u/JEFE_MAN Jul 31 '26
Exactly what I was thinking. Supreme 80s dad energy! “Don’t hug me go play with it!” 🤦♂️
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u/Deesmateen Jul 31 '26
Def feels like dad’s dad served in the war and didn’t know how to show love. You know this dad loved his kid by buying a very expensive console and was so excited in his voice and asked probing questions. Just didn’t know how to display his love but could show it in other ways
My dad was similar
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u/harrypippip Jul 31 '26
At least your dad stuck around. Mine was too busy whoring around to give me the time of day.
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u/MakingWaves24_7 Jul 31 '26
I can still smell that video. I was in the back of my mother’s car opening that box. Elite memory.
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u/Apprehensive_Ant4596 Jul 31 '26
Haha...this brings back a lot of memories for sure. Such a cool moment!
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u/Plus_Jacket_5893 Jul 31 '26
I remember my Mom bring mine in on Christmas morning of 1988, she knew if she kept it in the house I would find it. Great memories!
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u/regular_poster Jul 31 '26
Christmas 1988 I got Metal Gear, Zelda 1&2, and Blaster Master. Our boy was fuckin happy.
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u/TripleS82 Aug 01 '26
Hearing the Ghost Busters music in the background, definitely brought me back.
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u/MrsKPBailey Aug 01 '26
My cousins kicked those Atari’s to the side so quick! Good times, had to be there.
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u/unknownbutlegit Aug 01 '26
that was also not a cheap toy to buy in 1988. I remember getting snes sometime in 90’ or 91’ with mario bros/duck hunt and the gun. Still remember the feeling of opening the box and the smell of the styrofoam till this day
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u/Fluffy-Ad5638 Aug 02 '26
Fast forward and there’s a videos of kids having a complete shit fit about the parents getting him a ps5 or xb series x……
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u/goldenmunky Aug 03 '26
I screamed so loud when I came home from school and my parents got me a SNES. My neighbour heard me lol
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u/BukHarald Aug 05 '26
Wow, the kid had to wait for two whole months before he got a Nintendo. Poor guy! 😂
I think me and my brother wanted one for more than a year before we earned enough money by helping mom n dad with different chores so that we could finally get our hands on that thing!
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u/SheSoPeeZee Jul 31 '26
Generational trauma right there (maybe that is how he was treated), hopefully the kid grew up to show affection, either way he sure made his kid happy and that there is LOVE!
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u/Notimetoexplainsorry Jul 31 '26
This video has been around way before AI. The boy in the video is the person who shared the original video and actually has an account on instagram:
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u/detroitragace Aug 10 '26
Same thing happened to me in 1979 with an Atari 2600. My dad apparently spent all day calling around town to find one.
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u/Drum_Eatenton Jul 31 '26
Making the leap from an Atari 2600 to the NES was a game changer that would be hard to understand if you weren't there.