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# Recordshop Tycoon: The Industry In A Flash Game
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/recordshop-tycoon-the-industry-in-a-flash-game/
- Published: 2010-09-24T12:40:00.000Z
- Updated: 2010-09-24T12:40:00.000Z
- Description: I’m going to apologize for doing this to you. If you want to continue having a productive day and not get completely distracted by what I’m about to tell you—then. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/09/recordshop-tycoon-the-industry-in-a-flash-game.html]
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I’m going to apologize for doing this to you. If you want to continue having a productive day and not get completely distracted by what I’m about to tell you—then *don’t read this post*. Remember, I warned you nicely. There’s a new online Flash game called [**Recordshop Tycoon**](http://www.kongregate.com/games/Xeptic/recordshop-tycoon?ref=hypebot.com) and it’s addictive as hell.

In the game, you start and run a series of record stores. You build your store, add a register, and some shelving space—stock up on the right genres—and then you open for business. Little Sim-like people file in the doors, looking at your wares, and if you don’t carry what they are looking for, they get disappointed and leave. It’s a numbers game. You keep tweaking the stock and marketing, in an attempt to optimize the number of albums you sell—*almost* like real-life.

The goal is to move from your hole-in-the-wall-shop to a mega-retailer. It’s a simple game, but it will **kill time**. While it would be great if there was a way to *actually* lose the game or if you could be put out of business by online file-sharing, industry players will have to stray from reality, set up shop, and pretend that none of those technological and cultural shifts are occurring.