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massacre@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Is it real? Somebody else mentioned it too and I’ve never heard of it

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  • massacre@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    It was a toy/gaming/computing place. Reminds me of “EB Games”, “Kay Bee” and “Waldenbooks” era of US Malls. It definitely existed and you know it now as Gamestop: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameStop#Babbage's_(1984–19…

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    • sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Wild, okay they were almost bought by Electronics Boutique though. Way better name though.

      Babbaj. Bubbuhge. Babababa. Neat.

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