Maybe if it was as awesome as I remember as a kid:
I remember in 1995 Mechwarrior 2 was released. It was a big deal for being a step up for its time (horribly dated now). There were lots of small mom-and-pop pc stores you could go to. They had racks of pc video games (ones no one even remembers today) and they used to even have demo computers set up to test these games all over. I got to test out the all new Sidewinder Joystick, which you could use to twist the torso of your mech as you stomped through the earth. It was the first 3D game I ever saw and I was blown away. I had to have it. And sure enough, I spent so many hours of my life tinkering with the tonnage, weapons, heatsinks, and toys of destruction called mechs.
Fast-forward, 1996, and N64 puts out Mario 64 for test displays in hundreds of stores. My first experience ever is Dire Dire Docks with the 3D controller and life has never been the same since. Absolutely blown away. I'd lose my mind a year later when I actually got an N64 and convinced my parents to get me James Bond: Goldeneye. Then I finally dusted off this game that I had also gotten, but never quite bothered to give a try. Maybe you've heard of it? Ocarina of Time
. I lost so many hours to that game.
The hype felt golden and felt real. Nothing has come close with digital stores, but I cannot fault the convenience of how games exist today.