THROWBACK: MIDNIGHT MADNESS FOR THE PS2 | 2000 Before digital drops and overnight shipping, gamers earned their stripes in food courts and folding chairs. Teens in Taz shirts flipping through manuals, posted up on the mall floor like it was the LAN party Super Bowl. Parents dozing off on benches, $299 in hand, just trying to get their kid the holy grail of consoles. 128 bits, DualShock dreams, and no idea just how big this thing would be. One guy nailed it between sips of soda: “It’s gonna be great.” And yeah, it absolutely was. Source: @NostalgiaFolder