Author Topic: Any Cool Retro Gaming Shops in Your Area???  (Read 793 times)

jeffhlewis

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1111
Re: Any Cool Retro Gaming Shops in Your Area???
« Reply #15 on: July 06, 2012, 11:40:05 PM »
In Virginia Beach there was a store called Cool Stuff that had a really good selection from 8- and 16-bit eras and a small selection of TG16 stuff. I think they recently closed though. We also had Flipper McCoy's on the boardwalk at the beach that was one of the best retro arcades on the east coast (at least it was 5 years ago before I moved to Wisconsin).

Haven't run into much out here in Wisconsin. If anybody knows of anything here I'd be curious.

khog143

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 99
Re: Any Cool Retro Gaming Shops in Your Area???
« Reply #16 on: July 07, 2012, 10:07:04 AM »
There are a few in the Dallas area, but most are just overpriced.  There is a palce called FX Game Exchange, A few Game Xchanges, a few Console Game Xchanges, a place called game chop (currently liquidating retro stuff for all modern, which leads to cheap finds, like my .99 Jag and .01 Atari 7800), and of course Movie Trading Company, which is horribly overpriced.  There used to be a place called 3D Games, but they always wanted outrageous prices for TG16 stuff ($150 for Soldier blade loose, etc.), but I did find good NES deals there (Zombie Nation CIB for $15).  All in all, still usually best to stumble around flea markets hoping to cross someone that has TG16 stuff, which of course never happens :\

turbokon

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2181
Re: Any Cool Retro Gaming Shops in Your Area???
« Reply #17 on: July 09, 2012, 07:38:26 AM »
We used to have several Games Exchange stores in Wichita. Now there are only two left opened and their selection of 8 and 16-bits are very limited.
Turbo fan since 1991 after owning my first system.

Check out my website:)
www.tg16pcemods.com

khog143

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 99
Re: Any Cool Retro Gaming Shops in Your Area???
« Reply #18 on: July 10, 2012, 04:47:50 PM »
Yeah our Game Xchange stores seem to be thinning out on their retro stuff as well.  I keep going into them hoping for a game chasers dinosaur peak-esque find, and always come out disappointed.  The best I found there were 2 copies of Dragon Warrior IV for 10 a pop.

KnightWarrior

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 736
Re: Any Cool Retro Gaming Shops in Your Area???
« Reply #19 on: July 12, 2012, 06:49:40 PM »
Nothing in my area

Also nothing in Vegas where I was for 5 days

CPTRAVE

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 766
Re: Any Cool Retro Gaming Shops in Your Area???
« Reply #20 on: July 14, 2012, 10:18:11 AM »
Nothing in Vegas  :shock:. Yeah nothing in Georgia either, seems almost like TG16 never existed here.

DrBread

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 123
Re: Any Cool Retro Gaming Shops in Your Area???
« Reply #21 on: July 17, 2012, 05:43:49 AM »
I live in north west NJ and over in Easton, PA there's a new retro store called The Game Gallery. They just had a Neo Geo CD but it sold within 12 hours. This places stock constantly rotates and it's a small store. Here's a link:
I really like video games...

esteban

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 24063
Re: Any Cool Retro Gaming Shops in Your Area???
« Reply #22 on: July 18, 2012, 05:34:31 AM »
I live in north west NJ and over in Easton, PA there's a new retro store called The Game Gallery. They just had a Neo Geo CD but it sold within 12 hours. This places stock constantly rotates and it's a small store. Here's a link:

http://www.facebook.com/TheGameGallery


Where in NJ, exactly?

I'm southeast of you (East Hanover, Morris County) and we have Digital Press store (on Route 46)...but it really isn't anything to get excited about (it pains me to say that). At least they have a wonderful display with consoles + information placards (akin to a museum exhibit).







(Old pics from September 2007!)

I guess I should stop in there again. It's been ~5 years since I've been there? Holy crappagio.

« Last Edit: July 18, 2012, 05:36:27 AM by esteban »
  |    | 

DrBread

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 123
Re: Any Cool Retro Gaming Shops in Your Area???
« Reply #23 on: July 18, 2012, 05:41:51 AM »
I've been to digital press before I'm like an hour and a half west of there. It was pretty decent. I wasn't wowed very much.

I live in hunterdon county all the way west by Frenchtown NJ.
I really like video games...

turbokon

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2181
Re: Any Cool Retro Gaming Shops in Your Area???
« Reply #24 on: July 18, 2012, 05:54:33 AM »
Cool Esteban, The Houston store also had a gaming museum at the back of the store but I didn't a pce or LT on display.
Turbo fan since 1991 after owning my first system.

Check out my website:)
www.tg16pcemods.com

esteban

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 24063
Re: Any Cool Retro Gaming Shops in Your Area???
« Reply #25 on: August 04, 2012, 08:05:24 PM »
I've been to digital press before I'm like an hour and a half west of there. It was pretty decent. I wasn't wowed very much.

I live in hunterdon county all the way west by Frenchtown NJ.


You live in Pennsyltucky, my friend. You don't live in NJ .

  |    | 

meka

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 232
Re: Any Cool Retro Gaming Shops in Your Area???
« Reply #26 on: August 05, 2012, 12:12:02 AM »
You guys in the US are so lucky, the best that I've got is Gametraders, who are more of a rip off than ebay.

ProfessorProfessorson

  • Guest
Re: Any Cool Retro Gaming Shops in Your Area???
« Reply #27 on: August 05, 2012, 01:39:50 AM »
For me, once I got ebay, gamestores stopped wowing me, and I mean, its not for lack of having a lot in my general location. What really wows me is just going to places like Goodwill and finding rare gems cheap. In the least I am always pleasantly. When I got to gamestores its all cut and dry, I know what to expect. In general most game stores will run you more then ebay if the seller thinks they have half a clue about pricing and value on their more "exotic" items.

DrBread

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 123
Re: Any Cool Retro Gaming Shops in Your Area???
« Reply #28 on: August 06, 2012, 10:12:33 AM »
I've been to digital press before I'm like an hour and a half west of there. It was pretty decent. I wasn't wowed very much.

I live in hunterdon county all the way west by Frenchtown NJ.


You live in Pennsyltucky, my friend. You don't live in NJ .




I do live in new jersey I live in Milford NJ
I really like video games...

esteban

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 24063
Re: Any Cool Retro Gaming Shops in Your Area???
« Reply #29 on: August 06, 2012, 10:04:13 PM »
I've been to digital press before I'm like an hour and a half west of there. It was pretty decent. I wasn't wowed very much.

I live in hunterdon county all the way west by Frenchtown NJ.


You live in Pennsyltucky, my friend. You don't live in NJ .




I do live in new jersey I live in Milford NJ


I was just joking .

But you really do live in Pennsylvania... I know folks that live in Milford. Spring Garden Road .

Ha! Small world (and all that).



« Last Edit: August 06, 2012, 10:11:27 PM by esteban »
  |    |