Looking for retro gaming stores in Vegas

[turbokon]

Hey guys, my wife and I are spending the weekend on the 24th this month in vega. I'm planning to do some site seeing for some retro gaming stuff, especially turbo's. Anybody out there know a good retrogaming stores near the strip or in that vacinity?

[Tatsujin]

[turbokon]

Hahaha, I see what I did anyway can't argue with that:)

[Arkhan]

You could stop by Bigmoneys house and see if hes selling anything.

[majors]

Recent post on Retro Game Store Directory thread on Racketboy:

Need stores in the Las Vegas area:


GAMEWORLD:
5620 West Charleston Blvd # B Las Vegas, NV 89146
(702) 307-1440

PROS: largest collection of new and retro games for sale I have seen in Vegas (they even have Shantae for GBC)
CONS: Piss-poor trade in value, hard to find games are horribly overpriced, not the best in terms of customer service or bargaining.
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GAMERS PARADISE:
1550 E. Tropicana Ave #4, Las Vegas, NV 89119
(702) 432-4700

1000 N. Nellis Blvd Suite #C, Las Vegas, NV 89110.
(702) 438-2143

PROS: Customer friendly, knowledgeable staff, reasonably priced games and best trade in value in Las Vegas
CONS: my only problems are more personal preference. Finding either store if you haven't been there before is tough as both stores are kind of tucked away in a strip mall setting and both stores don't have a large selection in handheld games or hard to find games (from what I was looking for, their most expensive SNES game is Chrono Trigger at $50 and most expensive GB game is Pokemon Yellow at $25)

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GAME HAVEN:
5905 S Eastern #110
Las Vegas
(702) 451-0002

6965 South Rainbow Boulevard #105
Las Vegas
(702) 360-0005

PROS: I have yet to have time or visit the store
CONS: Location. Both stores are on the outskirts of Vegas and make it a bit difficult to get to, you may have to spend some time to seek them out.

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GAME REPAIR:
3250 North Tenaya Way, Las Vegas, NV
(702) 655-1921

PROS: As the name suggests, they specialize more in repairs than anything else. They have the cheapest prices for repairs in Vegas. Got a battery replacement for a gameboy game for 6 bucks where everyone else charges around $10-15
CONS: small store, tucked away in a strip mall (it's in the same plaza where Target is), they have a small selection of retro games--small. They have more current games than anything else, but it's worth a look.
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GAMESTOP:
All over the damn place


CONS:
No retro games, poor trade in value (a Wii for 35 bucks? GTFO), unknowledgable staff (asked one clerk if they knew of places in the area that sold Gameboy games. They told me 'Gameworks' and 'Game Crazy'. I told them that they just named an arcade chain and a defunct gaming chain and that they were completely useless.)

[nectarsis]

I've been to most of those listed above.  It usually goes 2 ways, either meh selection with ok (nothing stellar) prices, or decent (nothing stellar) selection with retarded prices).  To be honest I don't think Ive ever bought anyting at any of these stores....save maybe new discounted games I was looking for at a Gamestop.

Honestly don't go in with very high hopes.

[turbokon]

Thanks for all the replies guys. I will check out it at least one place.

Arkhan, the name bigmoney sounds intimidating, let alone visiting a stranger's house:)