I remember special occasions where I chose a Sega Master System (SMS) game to have for my birthday/Christmas, like RoboCop Versus The Terminator, or Micro Machines.

Or the time we went to get a second-hand SNES with Street Fighter II for my birthday.

Or when we occasionally went to Blockbusters, and I got to choose a game to rent; some that I remember are The Incredible Crash Dummies (SMS, rubbish game), Krusty's Fun House (SMS) and Pocky & Rocky (SNES).

I also loved to just look at all the video game boxes/cases on the shelves; I remember looking at Super Mario Kart and Super Mario All Stars, in the now defunct Woolworths store, and wishing I could play them. And later on, I was lucky enough to do exactly that when I got them for my birthday (or Christmas).