Find The Best Used Video Game Stores To Save Money

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Like many people, I am old enough to remember when the first video games came out. It doesn’t seem like that long ago when I was playing Pong for the first time. When my best friend got the first Atari console game I was green with envy. Now, just about anyone can afford some kind of video game that would have blown our minds back in the 80’s. Technology tends to develop exponentially, and video game technology is no exception. The video game industry has become huge, a giant worldwide industry worth billions, and video game design has even become a pretty common college major. The graphics, controls, and even the story lines, are becoming more sophisticated each year, and millions of us wait with baited breath to see what they will come up with next. In some countries, they actually play video games in big competitions that rival traditional sporting events.

Used Video Game Stores Help Us Go Old School

And yet, there are many of us who are vintage gamers. We play old games, as much for nostalgia as for the thrill of the games. The new games are amazing, but sometimes I like to sit back with the old school ...
... games. Maybe it’s that the graphics left more to the imagination, or maybe I just don’t want to grow up, but the old, classic games can be kind of fun and comforting at the same time. That’s why I love the new trend in vintage video game collection. At one point, I thought that I would never see some of those old games again, unless maybe I would get lucky at a yard sale or something along those lines. I went through quite a few games and systems in my youth – wore them out, lost them, gave them away, sold them, etc. but now it’s like a have a second chance. Used video game stores are really catching on, and I have been really surprised how many games exist that I didn’t even know about when they originally came out. The prices and quality of the games vary, of course, but anyone can get just about any game system or game that ever existed, and often in mint condition.

Using the Internet to Locate Video Game Stores

Of course, the internet is the ultimate example of expanding technology, and it makes life much easier for vintage video game junkies. You can find a website or two that actually lists used video game stores all around the country, so you are sure to find one close to you that has what you want. People who take their video games much more seriously than I do have taken the time to check out all of these video stores, list their locations, and even rate them in terms of selection, quality, and pricing. I guess we gamers have to stick together, right? And it’s not just the old-timers. A lot of young kids are finding that they really like the old games too, and they are seeing them for the first time. Whether you are in your 40’s and re-living your teenage years, or currently in your teenage years and checking out new old stuff, it is much easier than ever before to do just a little bit of poking around on the web and get some really good info about what games and systems are available, what they are like, and where to find them in your area for the best prices.

This author writes about the various video game stores Philadelphia features, as well as other cities around the nation. He is developing a video game podcast to help serious collectors find good prices on vintage games and systems.