My opponent had the same first choice of team. Naturally, the Chicago Bulls was my preferred team (I think they the advantage against every other team). Once we arrived at the competition, I was given the chance to compete in a head-to-head match on the SNES port of NBA Jam.

I’ve since overcome my Sega prejudice, in case you are wondering. He was the Super Nintendo Champion from another store (no way I would be friends with the Sega Genesis guy, what are you thinking?). I did not win the coveted grand prize of free Blockbuster rentals for a whole year (I think there was a cash prize too?) but I had a great time and made a friend out of the experience. I managed to win the SNES division for my local store, and I even had my picture in the local newspaper, and received a handful of giveaways including a metal Pin, a T Shirt, and a Hat all with the logo on them. The highest scoring individual from each store moved on to the Finals held in Ft. it really is badĪnyways, the tournament was split into Sega Genesis or Super Nintendo, and you were given a certain amount of time to achieve the highest score possible on three games. I am taking you down a trip on memory lane – let’s go all the way back to the Summer of 1994.Īt this time Blockbuster Video was still and actual store where you could rent movies (on VHS) and video games (on a physical cartage).ĭo you remember the movie The Wizard? The one where Fred Savage competes in a video game competition and Super Mario Bros 3was unveiled? Well, the Blockbuster World Championship was pretty much the same thing…

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