A passion for old school video games has only strengthened with time.
Boxes, cases, cartridges and sleeves of collected relics cover the walls from floor to ceiling.
“When people walk in, I see a lot of very wide eyes and open mouths while looking around,” said Alejandro Martinez, Jr., also known as AJ, owner of the retro video gaming store. “It’s a wonderful feeling; it’s magical to bring that joy to people.”“When I was three, my dad had just gotten hired at Atari. He had this Pong machine I had never seen before,” Martinez Jr. said. “He hooked it up to the TV, and we would play this game where a couple of sticks would move up and down.
Martinez Jr. soon filled his childhood bedroom with what later became classic video games to some and a blast of happy memories to others. From Atari, Sega and Nintendo to PlayStation and Xbox, his collection grew steadily throughout the years, and his hobby took on new sizes.“I got laid off from my job selling medical equipment,” Martinez Jr. said. “I couldn’t find other work. Six weeks went by, Raven came home one night and wanted to talk.
Martinez Jr. has found his purpose in bringing the experiences and feelings of his childhood, as well as others’ to life. He shared with his dad that he gets paid to do what he loves. He connects the feeling gaming brings him to the memory of eating his late grandmother’s chicken soup.
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