Independent Game Stores (guide)

<]:^D wrote:no one in London know of anything then?

There was a place on Brixton road between the tube station and the Academy where I saw Space Channel 5 once, but couldn't buy it because I was on my way to a gig. Google maps tells me it's still there and is called SW9 Game.

OrangeRKN wrote:Games City
Broad Street Mall, Reading

Mix of new and preowned. You can get 10 PS2 games for £4 or something. They have a couple of cabinets for retro, spotted some obvious pokemon fakes in there though so I don't think they are vetted.

Finally, one sort of close to where I am
I'll check that out if I'm ever in that area again

If you want, give me a shout and we can grab a drink (if you drink)

OrangeRKN wrote:If you want, give me a shout and we can grab a drink (if you drink)

yeah man I'll drop you a line if I'm ever around

Popped in to super tomato in Cardiff earlier today. Holy gooseberry fool what a nostalgia treat :wub:

Drumstick wrote:Brighton

Ninja Game Den
45a London Rd, Brighton BN1 4JD

Sells everything from NES to current generation. They also have a Facebook page which they post updates on, often including pictures on what has been traded in.

Now closed with immediate effect.

Middlesbrough
Super Games World
55 Newport Rd, Middlesbrough TS1 1LB
(Opposite the Bus station. Exit the Bus Station exit of the Hill Street Centre and turn right)

Stocks both new and retro games/consoles along with gaming related merchandise. Has a bit of everything including the more mainstream NES/Master System/etc retro stuff all the way through to current gen, but also has stuff like Neo Geo and Collecovision (Games and consoles). Also sells imported Japanese exclusive (And helpfully points out the ones which have an English language mode) imports of.
Has an upstairs area usually used by people to play TCGs like Yu-Gi-Oh and MTG.

Also has A facebook Page

PostRe: Independent Game Stores (guide) by **Frank** » Sun Feb 23, 2020 9:23 pm

Jason Bradbury went to our local game shop the other day for some reason (the Vintage Gamer in Halesowen)

twitter.com/jasonbradbury/status/1231687820605042691

DarkRula wrote:.

Your neck of the woods isn't it?

OrangeRKN wrote:If you want, give me a shout and we can grab a drink (if you drink)

Waitasecond, don't we now live in the same village? I've not been offered out for a date

No independent game stores here though :'(

There’s on in Leven, near Kirkcaldy in Scotland called Pixel Planet. They’ve got a Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/PixelPlanetScotland/

Not been up yet but I’ve bought stuff online from them and they guy was sound. Did me a Gameboy Micro for £40. Was in decent nick.

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Frank wrote:Jason Bradbury went to our local game shop the other day for some reason (the Vintage Gamer in Halesowen)

twitter.com/jasonbradbury/status/1231687820605042691

OrangeRKN wrote:
DarkRula wrote:.

Your neck of the woods isn't it?

Oh, nice. Never been into the store before, but nice to see it getting a visit from a former Gadget Show host.

It's a really good shop tbf. Guy who runs it is always mad helpful (and if you follow them on facebook they do raffles every few days when they get BIG items in (for like consoles, etc))

I think I have them followed on Facebook, but it's been a long time since I ever used it for anything other than Messenger.
Might have to check the store out one time.

My problem is that there are precious few indie games shops in the Glasgow area. When I do find out about one they're usually a pain in the arse to get to, overpriced, or closed down by the time I find out about them.

Cheeky Devlin wrote:My problem is that there are precious few indie games shops in the Glasgow area. When I do find out about one they're usually a pain in the arse to get to, overpriced, or closed down by the time I find out about them.

I think that's a problem everywhere, unfortunately.

I think some retro stores are more like museums to a degree. They have cabinets full of overpriced stuff which they don't actually want to sell. It's there to lure folk in who will in turn buy something far cheaper.

Cumberdanes wrote:I think some retro stores are more like museums to a degree. They have cabinets full of overpriced stuff which they don't actually want to sell. It's there to lure folk in who will in turn buy something far cheaper.

True.

It can't be an easy shop to run.

The market for Retro stuff is perhaps just too niche to support most brick and mortar retailers, which is why so much of it becomes online only.

I genuinely miss when Gamestation was around because it always had a fairly decent retro section. Game utterly destroyed that aspect when they took them over.

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