That's actually a really good point. Unfortunately, I usually get neither at my local Gamestops (like all 20 of them).Ganelon wrote:I couldn't care less that many employees don't know what they're talking about, only that I receive courteous and honest service.
I don't think the government needs to be involved, but it's funny that you mention both of those companies, because just yesterday I was thinking to myself, "Man, what if the government owned Walmart and Gamestop..." We could draw SSI and give money back to the country by buying video games!ShmupSamurai wrote:2nd reason, they're monopolizing the game store market, yet the government doesn't do anything about it, just like with Walmart.
Gamecrazy would pull that sometimes. I was in there with a friend and got into an argument with the clerk about what "new" meant. My buddy was like "dude, they aren't going to understand your point. You should stop." He was right.JoshF wrote:There should be a rule at GameStop that if the employee can't take all five stickers off the case without leaving residue you get ten dollars off that "new" game.
Their prices are all over the place, but I really do appreciate having a chain that still supports retro gaming. I picked up a complete Herzog's Zweii for Genesis for $4.00 there. Also a complete Super Puzzle Fighter 2X for PS1 for $15.greg wrote:For what it's worth, I've recently discovered Play N Trade and I am very impressed. They are not like Gamestop at all and they even have Dreamcast, NES, Atari, etc. Still haven't found any Turbografix or Saturn games yet, but they will buy them if people trade them. They'll do imports too. There's a handful of locations in the Phoenix area, so if they have any where the rest of you live, please give them a try. The employees at the store I've visited several times are knowledgeable about retro gaming too.
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