RE: Gameshops !

Originally Posted by
Mantis
A popular chain of game shops here called Gamestation used to have their own retro section. When they were bought out by a larger company, most of the retro sections gradually disappeared, although they have sold games from the last generation (Xbox/PS2/GC) which I wouldn't call particularly retro.
From what I can tell, GameStation outlets are all gradually being phased out. The three closest to me have all closed down now, and (unsurprisingly) point to Game being the nearest related seller (or 'respawn point', as the notice calls it). What does this mean to me?
Not much, because as you say they stopped catering to the retro crowd a long time ago; they even stopped selling used PC games, which pretty much gave me no reason at all to take a look every now and then (with the exception of RAGE: Anarchy Edition being on sale for £15 in the run-up to Christmas).
Luckily for me though, the second-hand place literally across the road from the now-defunct GameStation still sells all sorts of retro nonsense. And the customers seem to be smart, too -- they've had several 'Shaq-Fu' cartridges displayed in the window for months now, and it seems that nobody wants to touch them.
No, I'm not about to buck the trend.
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