Actually, Ms. Gray, I believe what you are looking for exists, you have merely been distracted from seeing its true value: the library.
I, too, am fortunate enough to live in the land of milk and honey that others call Canada (though I believe you live in the cold part, and I really can't recommend that), and, while not universal, our local libraries are great at maintaining stock of mostly recent games for all platforms. Indeed, this is how I was able to experience the most recent Paper Mario adventure without commitment (which I will not comment on here for obvious reason), it just involved a bit of waiting on my part (some copies can be reserved, some not).
No other recent experience has matched that old feeling of visiting the local Blockbuster more than a trip to the library. As a bonus, they also have movies. And books. Can't forget the books. I like to think of it as a physical manifestation of the eternal backlog, without all of the guilt and, you know, actually having to own anything.
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Actually, Ms. Gray, I believe what you are looking for exists, you have merely been distracted from seeing its true value: the library.
I, too, am fortunate enough to live in the land of milk and honey that others call Canada (though I believe you live in the cold part, and I really can't recommend that), and, while not universal, our local libraries are great at maintaining stock of mostly recent games for all platforms. Indeed, this is how I was able to experience the most recent Paper Mario adventure without commitment (which I will not comment on here for obvious reason), it just involved a bit of waiting on my part (some copies can be reserved, some not).
No other recent experience has matched that old feeling of visiting the local Blockbuster more than a trip to the library. As a bonus, they also have movies. And books. Can't forget the books. I like to think of it as a physical manifestation of the eternal backlog, without all of the guilt and, you know, actually having to own anything.