Has Anyone Been To This Retro Game Shop in SF Bay?
- hashiriya1
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Has Anyone Been To This Retro Game Shop in SF Bay?
Well, as most of you who talk to me know, I am returning to San Francisco next month.
I am doing some research to see what retro gaming options there are when I return.
I stumbled upon this on Craigslist, a shop called SpaceCat
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/vgm/1443660435.html
Has anybody been to this shop? It really looks like the kinds of Japanese game shops I go to.
Sorry if this is a repost, I have no idea what is going on back home.
I am doing some research to see what retro gaming options there are when I return.
I stumbled upon this on Craigslist, a shop called SpaceCat
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/vgm/1443660435.html
Has anybody been to this shop? It really looks like the kinds of Japanese game shops I go to.
Sorry if this is a repost, I have no idea what is going on back home.
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Re: Has Anyone Been To This Retro Game Shop in SF Bay?
I did some research, they have pretty bad reviews on Yelp. It seemed so promising, too.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/space-cat-san-jose
http://www.yelp.com/biz/space-cat-san-jose
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Re: Has Anyone Been To This Retro Game Shop in SF Bay?
I've been to SF several times and I've never even heard of this place.
Try StarGames instead. http://www.stargamessf.com/
I've visited StarGames a few times and they always seem to have good stuff.
EDIT:Wow, that store does have downright dreadful reviews on yelp...ouch.
Try StarGames instead. http://www.stargamessf.com/
I've visited StarGames a few times and they always seem to have good stuff.
EDIT:Wow, that store does have downright dreadful reviews on yelp...ouch.
Last edited by HellHammer on Fri Oct 30, 2009 2:35 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Has Anyone Been To This Retro Game Shop in SF Bay?
Wow, thanks.HellHammer wrote:I've been to SF several times and I've never even heard of this place.
Try StarGames instead. http://www.stargamessf.com/
I've visited StarGames a few times and they always seem to have good stuff.
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Re: Has Anyone Been To This Retro Game Shop in SF Bay?
That sucks, the place looked top be a pretty amazing shop only to screw it up by harassing and being inattentive to the customers.
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Re: Has Anyone Been To This Retro Game Shop in SF Bay?
Sure! It's a pretty small store, but the variety is good. I think I've picked up everything from import PSP games to Dreamcast to original GameBoy titles. They even have Japanese toys and figures if I remember correctly.hashiriya1 wrote:Wow, thanks.HellHammer wrote:I've been to SF several times and I've never even heard of this place.
Try StarGames instead. http://www.stargamessf.com/
I've visited StarGames a few times and they always seem to have good stuff.
Re: Has Anyone Been To This Retro Game Shop in SF Bay?
Damn, SpaceCat's the name I was looking for! I was in SJ the other day with some time to kill and I couldn't find it when searching on my phone. I'll have to check it out the next time I'm in the area.
I've yet to go into Star Games even though I walked by it twice (both times were with family and they'd have zero interest
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I've yet to go into Star Games even though I walked by it twice (both times were with family and they'd have zero interest
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I'm from around SF Bay, I'll probably visit one or both sites since I didn't know they exist in that area. thanks. 
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Re: Has Anyone Been To This Retro Game Shop in SF Bay?
Not to derail, but what the hell happened?sevin0seven wrote:I'm from around SF Bay, I'll probably visit one or both sites since I didn't know they exist in that area. thanks.
oh yeah, if you are visiting SF. The Bay Bridge is out of service until further notice. traveling will not be easy.
All I know from what I saw on the news is that the bridge decided to begin self destructing two weeks after it had been given a 100% maintenance inspection.
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