Going to Florida, need advise from you guys.....

Talk about just about anything else that is non-gaming here, but keep it clean
wclem
Next-Gen
Posts: 2584
Joined: Sun Jan 04, 2009 4:50 pm

Going to Florida, need advise from you guys.....

Post by wclem »

I am going to drive to Florida from Ohio. On the way home I want to hit some good game stores. Can anyone in between suggest any? I am looking for the kind that sell classic games not the "Gamestop" type. We have "The Exchange" in Ohio as well as Flashback Video Games and a store called James-Games.

Any help/advise would be great. Thanks guys.
dsheinem wrote:In any case, sorry that my avatar makes you cringe these days, but I haven't really changed my posing habits at all.
User avatar
Ack
Moderator
Posts: 22585
Joined: Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:26 pm
Location: Atlanta, GA

Re: Going to Florida, need advise from you guys.....

Post by Ack »

Well, since you've got to go through at least one of them, I'd pick Georgia over Alabama. There's at least one decent Play N Trade in Atlanta that Fastbilly knows about. As for Alabama, there's...uh...yeah.
Image
User avatar
Anubis
32-bit
Posts: 247
Joined: Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:07 am

Re: Going to Florida, need advise from you guys.....

Post by Anubis »

Where in Florida are you going?

If you head to Orlando, there is a cool store called S & F Videogames that has a lot of decent retro stuff. Also, find out where flea markets are along the way and hit them up.
girlracer
Next-Gen
Posts: 1457
Joined: Sat Jan 10, 2009 3:39 pm
Location: Bedford, IN

Re: Going to Florida, need advise from you guys.....

Post by girlracer »

you add some goodwill's to the list, sorry can't help with any retro stores
wclem
Next-Gen
Posts: 2584
Joined: Sun Jan 04, 2009 4:50 pm

Re: Going to Florida, need advise from you guys.....

Post by wclem »

Yeah Goodwills are a must. That store in orlando sounds like a winner. I will have to try to find it. I have never been to a play n trade, do they have a website?
dsheinem wrote:In any case, sorry that my avatar makes you cringe these days, but I haven't really changed my posing habits at all.
User avatar
Jmenglan
64-bit
Posts: 445
Joined: Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:23 pm
Location: Florida

Re: Going to Florida, need advise from you guys.....

Post by Jmenglan »

You won't find much in South Florida, it's kinda like a retro gaming desert around here :|
“The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.”
-Voltaire
Medical Dust
16-bit
Posts: 93
Joined: Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:49 am

Re: Going to Florida, need advise from you guys.....

Post by Medical Dust »

If you don't mind a minor detour to northern Oregon, I would be happy to act as a tour guide.
onemanfilmcrew
64-bit
Posts: 382
Joined: Fri Aug 15, 2008 9:31 am
Location: Austin, TX
Contact:

Re: Going to Florida, need advise from you guys.....

Post by onemanfilmcrew »

http://www.gameoverbeyond.com/

There is apparently a new location in Southern Georgia and the original one just north of Jacksonville, FL.

Also, if you happen to be going through Charlotte, NC there is a Goodwill Computer Center (basically a hub of all the games in Charlotte. I've found everything from boxed intellivisoin games to stacks of rare NES games to a trio of Atari Prototypes) just off of I-85 (Freedom Drive). It's not more than a mile off the interstate (plus there is a Bojangles in the parking lot, so you can get your good southern fried chicken fix).
User avatar
Xonticus
128-bit
Posts: 755
Joined: Tue Jan 06, 2009 10:11 pm

Re: Going to Florida, need advise from you guys.....

Post by Xonticus »

I hafta say Play N Trade is a great place to stop, and every store is different because of the franchise and has different owners.
Got: Atari 2600, Atari 7800Pro, Commodore 64, Odyssey 2, Sega Master System, NES, Genesis Models 1-3, Nomad, Game Gear, Sega CD Model 1, Sega 32x, SuperNES, GameBoys, GameBoy Pocket, GBC, Sega Saturn Model 2, GBA, Nintendo 64, Playstation, Sega Dreamcast, Playstation 2 Slim, Nintendo DS Lite, Xbox 360, Gamecube, PS3 Slim
wclem
Next-Gen
Posts: 2584
Joined: Sun Jan 04, 2009 4:50 pm

Re: Going to Florida, need advise from you guys.....

Post by wclem »

onemanfilmcrew wrote:http://www.gameoverbeyond.com/

There is apparently a new location in Southern Georgia and the original one just north of Jacksonville, FL.

Also, if you happen to be going through Charlotte, NC there is a Goodwill Computer Center (basically a hub of all the games in Charlotte. I've found everything from boxed intellivisoin games to stacks of rare NES games to a trio of Atari Prototypes) just off of I-85 (Freedom Drive). It's not more than a mile off the interstate (plus there is a Bojangles in the parking lot, so you can get your good southern fried chicken fix).
How is the pricing at that goodwill?

Bookmarked that site also. Looks like a good one.
dsheinem wrote:In any case, sorry that my avatar makes you cringe these days, but I haven't really changed my posing habits at all.
Post Reply