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Texas is full of retro gaming shops. do other states have them?
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What store?
sixteen-bit
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play n trades sell old games, don't they?
Troubled Bat
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Yes, they do. ^^
There's one in Savannah, Ga called Planet Fun. I wouldn't recommend that store to anybody because it's just a bunch of old crap called "retro toys" and most of the retro games are expensive as hell. It's just a pawnshop with old games in it.
Now there used to be a store where I'm living called Gamesboro. The store was awesome. They had everything in it and even had tournaments/gaming events for people. It a shame it closed down
. I miss that store.
Now there used to be a store where I'm living called Gamesboro. The store was awesome. They had everything in it and even had tournaments/gaming events for people. It a shame it closed down
. I miss that store.Cleveland definitely has a fair share of good retro game stores, like Big Fun and the multiple Exchange stores, but the best one is by far Video Game Connection. (Warning! Horrible website layout alert!)
bitesnintendog
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Is it the one that used to be a Play N Trade before they all seemed to vanish?
Any chance you could throw out some names? I'm a recent transplant to the DMV area and would love to be able to shop anywhere other than Best Buy/Gamestop.
AtomskEater
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Georgia (Atl area) feels like a GameStop wasteland. I know of a single PlayNTrade and that's it.
THe_DeiCiDe
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Maryland doesn't, not that I have ever seen anyway.
THe_DeiCiDe
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Allforce
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I'm in a suburb just outside of Columbus and as of a year ago we had like 3 independant game stores within like 3 miles of each other. 2 remain, I've shopped at the one for years.
He sells mainly old stuff on consignment so there's a variety of old stuff coming and going in there. Nice older guy runs the place with his son, always cuts deals on stuff.
UltraGunner
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Really? All I know about is World 8 and that's it.
eStarland (that I mentioned earlier) is in Chantilly and AFAIK will be one of the stores with the best selection. It's in a weird area, but it's got a bunch of stuff.
Mr Friend29
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Round' here in Indiana we had a small place called McVan's that was run out of town by Gamestop. The bigger one in my town now is called Mega Replay, lots of old stuff there
Where in Indiana may I ask lol? Ft Wayne here
Where in Indiana may I ask lol? Ft Wayne here
Pinko Marx
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Texas has a huge tech industry population so no surprise there.
Dr Duncan Steel
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You'd think a place like San Francisco would be all over that, but the more I think about the rent control
and something as niche as retro game shops, I understand completely. You'd have better luck in some random Goodwill.
fucked up
Hampton Roads, Virginia here, and we have several retro stores, including a three chain outlet called Video Game Heaven(one in Chesapeake, one in VA Beach, one in Ghent, Norfolk). Those guys are amazing, they always have great stuff at good prices.
https://www.facebook.com/VideoGameHeaven?fref=nf
Here's their FB page, where they regularly post games they get in.
https://www.facebook.com/VideoGameHeaven?fref=nf
Here's their FB page, where they regularly post games they get in.
EdwardTeach
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I don't know of any near me in the UK (but haven't really looked) anyone know of one in London?
A lot of the ones in DFW are kinda shitty. There's one at Vista Ridge Mall as well as Stonebriar Mall. They both hilariously love to stock Persona 3 FES/Persona 4 for $80. For what reason I have no idea, but yeah. Also, if it's an import they immediately jack up the price about 500 percent regardless of whether or not it's any good.
Dragoon En Regalia
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We have more brick-and-mortar game retailers than video shops in North Texas, lol. It goes to show how much more attractive/advanced video streaming is compared to physical video sales...makes me wonder if VC and related old game distribution channels are going to wipe GameXChange and other stores out.
Bending_Unit_22
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I'm near Akron and was going to say the same. There are 3 stores with at least some retro games within a couple miles of me and I saw another driving around today. None are really amazing though.
CragMan241
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I get legit surprised when I see at least one other person in FX besides the person behind the counter. Place is so boring and overpriced. Game X Change is p dope tho. Go there every now and then. There used to be a Play N Trade here too, IIRC.
mrmickfran
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We have a play n trade over here in Florida. But their prices for retro games are so costly that they're irrelevant to me.
whiteninja
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Used to be a place called Gorilla Games here but they went out of business. Still kicking myself for never visiting them.
forest
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Ventura, CA(which is 20 minutes from where I live) used to have this great placed called Treasure Island. It was a medium sized, bright yellow box of a building with a giant tanooki mario painted on the front. It was a huge, beautiful mess of loose parts and carts.
Sadly near the middle to late 2000's it closed up. Used retro games get no love whatsoever from anyone who's in the mainstream gaming scene these days. I miss Gamestop having baskets of NES,SNES and N64 carts
Sadly near the middle to late 2000's it closed up. Used retro games get no love whatsoever from anyone who's in the mainstream gaming scene these days. I miss Gamestop having baskets of NES,SNES and N64 carts
ReDelicious
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New Braunfels is gorgeous, SM is too busy what with the college taking up so much of the town. Where are you moving from?
Uchigatana
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I only know two in the south bay. There's a retro store called Gameworld in San Jose and 8 bit world in Santa Clara. Both of them have decent collection and the owners are very easy going.
Hamburgler
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I manage a G2K Games store which does retro in addition to modern games as well as a lot of other stuff. They are located in northeast Tennessee, southwest Virginia as well as some in north and South Carolina.
My store in particular has a heavy retro collector scene so anything good we get moves quickly. Pricing is generally eBay average on rare stuff unless corporate is behind on pricing.
My store in particular has a heavy retro collector scene so anything good we get moves quickly. Pricing is generally eBay average on rare stuff unless corporate is behind on pricing.
SystemUser
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There is a few Pink Gorillas (used to be Godzilla) here. Also used some used record stores have a good selection of retro games. There are a few more stores, but it seems like other places have more. There might be more than I think, but I have sort of dropped out of collecting since I have most of the games I want for the old consoles I want. (The swapmeet at the drivein movie lot was the best place price based on price, but you could never try it out first. I bought a dirty crusted first gen Genesis for $5. I works like a champ after I spent a while cleaning it.)
Gamestop/Funcoland used to have a really good selection of NES, SNES, and Genesis, but that was easily more than five years ago maybe ten. I don't think they even have a Gamecube or N64 section anymore.
I guess am more out of the loop than I thought. I guess I haven't looked for retro games for a while.
Gamestop/Funcoland used to have a really good selection of NES, SNES, and Genesis, but that was easily more than five years ago maybe ten. I don't think they even have a Gamecube or N64 section anymore.
I guess am more out of the loop than I thought. I guess I haven't looked for retro games for a while.
Most of them don't even have a PS2 section anymore.
Zen_Arcade
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No problem. I haven't been to all of them because they're almost all over an hour away from me, so I can't say if they're good or not, I just know they exist.
Play Raven
Time Warp
The Save Point
This one I actually went to. They have a nice handful of arcade machines to play on and a decent sized and interesting selection of old games. They also had a lot of cool art on the wall for sale.
re:gen
This one just opened up near me in a mall in Baltimore County. It's brand new, I'm pretty sure under a month old. So their selection isn't very large yet, but they did have some cool stuff. Most of it was reasonably priced. Obviously a little higher then eBay, but understandable for an actual store trying to keep it's doors open. I hope it gets some business because it seems like a cool place and I'd love to have a good retro games store near me.
Also, you might know already, but MAGFest is at the National Harbor next weekend. There will be a bunch of vendors from all around there, you'd definitely be able to find out about some more places there.
There's Movie Trading Company on upper Greenville Ave in Dallas, and their games section is actually pretty good. (last time I checked anyway)
I live in Connecticut, and JUST found out about Retro Games Plus on the Berlin Turnpike area during Christmas week. Haven't been back there since my first visit where I couldn't get a good look, having ate breakfast prior and had to make a sudden mad dash for a bathroom.
What are the other stores you guys mention? I know there was a place in Manchester, although I hated it because the owner would slap advertising stickers on the game discs. But I don't see them around anymore (moved to multiple locations over the years). I wouldn't mind giving them a visit, my babies could use some new food.
terrisus
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Well, I'm more familiar with Massachusetts than Connecticut.
In Massachusetts, there's Never Grow Up in Athol, which is my favorite. There's also X9 Games in Hadley, which is good too. There's also Video Game Castle in Chicopee, which is alright, but a bit sterile.
Down here in Connecticut, I know there's a GameXChange in Meriden, and a Play 'N Trade around somewhere or another. Probably other stuff too, I just haven't really looked as much down here.