What were the VHS players again?

VHS players were the old video systems that played video cassettes to watch in the comforts of our home back in times before the Blu-Ray DVD players and Apple HD TVs dominated. Now the VHS players, as well as videocassettes, are no longer available in stores.

I almost forgot that we had these and I bet everyone else did too, especially we are living in the times of advanced technology.

The Disney video cassettes that I have stored away, helped remind me about the VHS players. As a kid, having a VHS player was a luxury in order to view all the Disney movies that we all know and love. I remembered that my childhood was awesome because of the VHS player and Disney video cassettes.

The other day, my twin sister and I wanted to test out the VHS player, to see if it could still function after all these years. My twin sister and I used one of our favorite classic Disney VHS video cassettes, "The Spirit of Mickey." This Disney VHS videocassette contains many Mickey Mouse cartoons from a long time ago, black and white, and in color, that also includes characters such as Donald Duck, Pluto, Goofy, and Minnie. Then, when we placed our video cassette into the ancient VHS player and pressed play. We gasped in astonishment that after all these years, it could still run so smoothly.

Moreover, it was very nostalgic when we saw the old blue Disney intro screen with the same magical moving curve on top of the logo and the high pitch background sound to complete it. Although it wasn't the high definition and quality that I am used to, my face lit up when I felt the same feelings that I did as a 5-year-old when watching "The Spirit of Mickey."

After I finished watching it, my brain was going down memory lane. At the same time, I was feeling a little sad that the stores nowadays do not sell these anymore. I recalled going to electronic and entertainments stores that they only sell original DVDs and Blu-Ray DVDs now. No video cassette in sight or on the shelves. I remembered that the VHS players had the unique recording feature to put shows onto the blank video cassettes. Back then, my aunt usually helped me and my sisters catch up on shows that I would miss such as "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh," "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue," "House of Mouse," "Disney's One Saturday Morning" shows, "Mickey Mouse Works," and "Mickey's Christmas Carol." Wow, those were the days with great cartoons to look forward to on these video cassettes from the VHS players.

The newer generations will have no idea what VHS players are and they won't even know that they exist. From then on, I decided to cherish the VHS player that I have and keep the VHS video cassettes. Even though the VHS players are out of our lives now, they will always remain a big part of my history and life that I will not forget.