Rex Kramer wrote:kerr9000 wrote:coldspice wrote:kerr9000 wrote:coldspice wrote:Where do you pick up your games Kerr?
True Lies came from this really cruddy mobile phone shop they just randomly had like 8 Gameboy carts in the window, this was the only one that was a decent price.
Donkey Kong land 2 was from a retro game shop where most things were massively over priced an NTSC loose SNES cart of street fighter 2 World Warrior was £25 for example, but I went through everything looking for something decently priced.
I go to lots of Pawn stores, Indy game stores, charity shops and just look for weird shops that strangely happen to have games. I am autistic and suffer from PTSD and anxiety and hunting for cheap games is something that seems to calm me down, it's a bit of an adiction but I guess I could be doing worse things like shooting crack lol
You're in Hucknall aren't you? Do you know anywhere decent in Nottingham for the next time I'm there?
There is a games shop the name of which escapes me which is down a tiny out of the way road, I will check next time I'm in town he has lots of stuff the prices vary but he is often open to offers (it's like 5 minutes from the Victoria center).if your willing to stray a bit and take a bus if you go to Kirkby via the number 3 bus there's a really cool toy and game shop on there main shopping street. Other than that it's just the usual CEX's and charity shops. Nottingham used to have a lot more game shops but they have all died in the last 5 years or so, even the best one in bout near neighbour Derby has died only leaving one which tends to be mega expensive for most things.
Not aware of the Notts one you're talking about so if it comes back to you then let me know, I'd be interested in a wander round it.
There would have to be some stunning bargains to get me to go to Kirkby though.
Parallel Universe is the shop in Nottingham, the name just came to me, its a games comic books, card game, nerdy model type place. Its on Trinity Walk which is one of the side roads that go up to the corner house. The Owners a really nice guy really welcoming, willing to take money off if your buying lots of stuff at the same time or sometimes if you just make a fair offer on something. The shop started as a stall inside the Victoria centre indoor market then it had a shop on the outskirts of Nottingham and then he got this more central one. The only bad thing I will say is that despite having opening hours he kind of seems to open as and when he feels like it.
The Kirkby one is called the Kirkby Video Game exchange and it does have a fair degree of old stuff but there doesn't seem to be a mega fast turnaround of stock, but they do sell a lot of modern second hand games cheaper than the likes of CEX and have friendly staff, its one of those places where I only tend to go have a look about once every 6 months. It is one of the only places Kirkby has that is worth a monkeys to be honest, my trips there I will look in there then the few charity shops they have, maybe have a meal in the wetherspoons and then just leave.
Good Indy shops are getting a lot harder to find though.