KB Toys
| Relationship | Randy Johnson describes KB Toys as a store he shopped at, praising its game prices and recalling that he bought a Sega Genesis there in 1991. |
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| Sentiment | Positive |
| Assessment | Randy speaks favorably about KB Toys as a source of good deals and says it was a very good toy store, with his criticism aimed at the store's closure rather than the store itself. |
KB Toys was a toy retailer that Randy Johnson remembers as a place with strong video game deals. He says he shopped there in Morristown, Tennessee, bought a Sega Genesis there in 1991, and later regretted that the store went out of business.
In Randy's account, the store had previously been called Circus World Toys and was renamed KB Toys around 1994 or 1995, though he gives that timing only approximately.
What Randy Said
Randy says KB Toys was inside College Square Mall when the mall opened in 1988, and he describes the store as a place where video games were often cheaper than at other retailers. He compares a Super Nintendo copy of Fatal Fury 2 at KB Toys with a higher Walmart price and says he preferred the lower-priced option at KB Toys.
He also recalls finding Road Rash for $25 and deciding to buy it immediately, because he already owned Road Rash 2 and Road Rash 3 and wanted the original for his collection.
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Source note: Randy gives an uncertain date for the rename from Circus World Toys to KB Toys, saying it happened in 1994 or 1995. The rest of the description is straightforward personal recollection.
References
- Randy Johnson, Randy Johnson video i4vY4hPb-xw (randy commentary), archived transcript.