Nice, good thing you went to the other store! Gunstar Heros is great fun. I'll have to second that Working Designs did some great stuff. I especailly love their Sega CD and Saturn releases. The booklets have some much info and the printing on the disks were awesome quality as well. Plus they usually did a great job of translating the dialoge to be funny and allow you to get the just of the plot no problem. I miss them, who else is going to bring all those awesome RPGS and shmups over here! Our next gen systems are drowing in mediocrity, we need some old school comps and re-releases quick.RadarScope1 wrote:It ain't GameStop!
It's called Vintage Stock. It's a regional chain (though it doesn't feel like a chain) in Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. There are two where I live in Springfield, MO. It's a pretty cool place because they not only have used games and consoles, but DVDs, CDs, comics, action figures, card games. It's a nerd store, for sure. I've gotten to know one of the guys who works there. Always helps to make nice. He's actually more of a comics guy but plays games as well. Overall they have a knowledgable and friendly staff.
Funny story - after reading this thread I decided to go there and use some credit I have to pick up Alundra. My friend behind the counter tells me he sold it less than an hour before I came in. !! I should have been out buying it instead of reading about it here!! Anyway, I decided I would head up to their other location and, surprisingly, they also had a copy. So I bought. Right next to it was a complete copy of Gunstar Heroes, so I snagged that too.
I had forgotten how much attention to detail Working Designs pays (or paid) to their releases. Alundra has a beautiful embossed relief full-color booklet, a map that feels kind of parchment-like and pretty good artwork. Everything was in perfect condition - no tears or scratches. Things like this are one of the reasons I like collecting over emulation.