Blockbuster Video Launches Rewritable Game Cartridge Rental Test at Columbia, South Carolina Locations | Aug 10 - Aug 15, 1994
Between August 10 and 15, 1994, national home video retail chain Blockbuster Video launched a test program for Game Factory, their rewritable Sega Mega Drive cartridge service. Developed through a collaboration between Blockbuster, Sega of America and NewLeaf Entertainment, Game Factory was a novel idea in the world of home rentals. The ambitious service was ….
First Blockbuster Video Store Opens in Dallas | Oct 19, 1985
Iconic videotape rental chain Blockbuster has its roots based with another company that was called Cook Data Services, founded by David Cook in 1978. Cook Data supplied software services to the oil and gas industries in Texas, but it was unsuccessful. David’s wife Sandy Cook, wanted to get into the video business, and her husband ….
