Videogames Then & Now

Its an awesome place. I enjoy my experiences here because it transports me back to being a kid. BUT… if you talk to an employee or manager they are condescending and smug. If you can overlook that (chances are an employee wont even say hi) and being rung out while they are on a phone call. You wont mind it too much either.

Im not normally one to comment on a business but the excellent customer service I received deserves to be pointed out. I bought a Gameboy SP from there yesterday. Not only was it fairly priced but it was in way better condition than any other i had come across (seriously almost looked like it had just come out of the box). I instantly bought it and was excited to get home and start playing. As i played i noticed there was a problem with the power button. After i turned it on if i touched it the wrong way it would instantly turn off the game. It didn’t happen all the time but it was a little annoying. So i called them up and was told to just bring it in. When i got there he instantly replaced it with one that was in just as good condition, no hassle or anything. This may just sound like regular customer service at any other place but with an old electronic device that is almost always sold as is, its nice to have someone stand by their product and really look out for the customer. He wasn’t a dick about it in the slightest. They will definitely be getting my business in the future.

Last time I gave a review about this place I did say that it was great but the prices were too high, but now the prices are perfect! I also discovered that they have some great accessories too! I got a Wii controller shell that makes it feel like a SNES controller which is very useful for games like Punch-​Out and New Super Mario Bros Wii. And it was only $ 10! So I highly recommend this store to any generation of gamers who want to buy good games and good accessories for a good price!

This shop is amazing. The prices are the best around and they have a massive selection of old and retro games. The staff is awesome and really helpful too. There’s just too many good things I can say about this place.

Very very very cool place.
They have everything! !!
I’m in love with old school games and gaming systems and this place is awesome!!!
Beats people play games hands down.

So today I decided to get into retro gaming since see clips on You Tube got all nostalgic for my favorite games. Looked on EBay, and Amazon but decided to go local instead since you it makes things difficult if something goes wrong.
Today I stopped by to see if there were any Sega Saturns since it was tied as my favorite with the Dreamcast. Luckily they had two so I grabbed one at a very good price after comparing several avenues. I assume the person who attended me was the owner who not only acknowledged me when I walked in but also replied to the good morning I said.
When I finally got home and set the system up the controller and 2 faulty buttons, I switched ports with the same issue so I was fairly certain it was the controller. When I returned to exchange the controller the owner asked me of I had brought the system in to see if that was the problem, I said I would return if it contained but I was certain it was the controller. Even though I didn’t show it I was extremely happy about him asking to test out the system, this was the exact reason why I went local.

I noticed a couple of reviews mentioned disappointment with the staff. Been to VT&N many times over the past seven years, and I think the owner was the only staffer I’ve ever seen there, and he’s always been very friendly to me; might be because he and I share the same first name, I dunno.
But it’s amazing the number of vintage consoles this place supports. Obviously, there are the usual suspects: Atari VCS, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Intellivision, etc… but you’ll also find stuff here for Vectrex and God knows what else. (And I MEAN that — there are games there for systems I’ve never even HEARD of.)
Prices are pretty fair and based very consistently on the rarity guides on
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Now, they even sell arcade games, and what they have for sale are out on the floor so you can actually play before buying. (And from what I can tell, playing the games does NOT imply that you necessarily WANT to buy them.)
Just one warning: this place is easy to miss if you’re not careful. It’s right by a Taco Burrito King and a car repair joint. The sign on the road is very subtle. Might want to check Google Maps Street View before you make your first trip here.

Great games usually in stock. 2 stars due to the poor customer service. It all starts with owner. That guy is miserable along with the other miserable employees he has. Know one in this place greets you when you walk in. Beware because If you have a question the responses are you usually rude.

Are you looking for a top loader NES so you can play your old childhood games? Do you need an adapter for your old Sega Genesis, an extra joystick for your Atari 5200, or an expansion pack for an N64? Maybe you just want to play Pong on a Magnavox Odyssey? Don’t start looking on Ebay just yet because there’s a good chance you can find all those here.
But before you think about «just stopping in» on your way to work, you have to understand that this place is laid out like a video game nerd’s basement than an actual store. Things are arranged in kind of a roundabout general order. So if you want that Genesis adapter, you have to go to the wall of all the video game «accessories» they have. If you want a particular game for N64, you’ll have to go to the N64 game shelf and sift through the seemingly endless copies of Superman 64 and Carmagedon before possibly finding it.
You’d think you could save yourself the trouble of having to go through a bug hunt by asking the guy at the counter for help, but that’s probably not going to go over too well. In my experience the man is fairly curt with his customers and would probably respond with some variation of «everything we have is out there.» Your only option is to plan on being there for about an hour and thoroughly go through everything.
Price wise, the place could appear a bit steep for second hand stuff. Sure, you might be able to find the same thing cheaper on Ebay, but consider this: the difference isn’t going to be *that* much, there are no shipping charges, no fear of unscrupulous and dishonest sellers, and no waiting for it to arrive in the mail. I’d say that’s worth a slight markup.
Stop in on your next day off. Worst case scenario, you’ll spend your time looking at all the old video game memorabilia repeating the phrase, «Oh my god! I remember that!»
Come to think of it, I think I understand why the guy working there looks so pissed off.

I have gone to this place about 2 or 3 times. Whenever I go, the workers seem to have a bad attitude, kind of like they’re mad someone even walked in to the store. I was going to buy a Super Nintendo system with 3 or 4 games and an extra controller, but I decided to go to The Exchange after getting such a bad vibe from this store.
HOPEFULLY the next time I go, they have a better attitude.
Good selection in games and game systems, just workers with sh*tty attitudes.

Love this store!
My boyfriend has been looking for a gameboy micro for months. MONTHS. A game stop employee told us to look for this store as they don’t carry that kind of thing at game stop any more. So we drove over and walked in to our past. Directly in front of you as you enter is video game heaven. Where all your systems and games came to rest and be sold again. And, sure enough, they had old systems, even an old game boy micro that had been in stock just last week, but they sold it just as fast.
I got a refurbished Xbox 360 here for a steal, and all the accesories for about $ 200. I’ve even seen a kinect for cheap (which i haven’t picked up yet but should)
The new game selection is not as extensive as the old, but just as fun to browse. I need to go look and see if they actually carry the game boy games now that we’ve found the micro, but i know they carry sega genesis, SNES, etc etc etc. You can find used and refurbished in house (with a warranty, i believe) systems and ipods. if you don’t want a brand new system, come here. totally worth it.

I REALLY love this store! Very Independent, and a GREAT selection!
Literally, 2600 to PS3!
They even had rare stuff, Like Vectrex, NEO-​GEO, N-​Gage, and other stuff!
The Prices are pretty reasonable, but the trade in value is a little weak.
All-​in-​all,
I got a colecovision, intellivision, and 4 games for $ 155.00 so not bad