The selection of games- especially older games- are great. Massive nostalgia looking at old Atari…read moregames, PS2 games, and everything else. A few gripes. The people working were talking really grossly about women the entire time while I (a woman) stood in front of them. My husband even joked that I should ask questions to see how often they looked at him to answer as the man. The other major issue was the bathroom. It has a sign warning of the "wrong ways to use the bathroom" and that using their bathroom was a privilege, not a right. But the bathroom itself had blood drips down the walls and on the floor, followed by not having toilet paper. Even washing my hands I felt like I wasn't actually getting cleaner. I will say that I asked someone for recommendations and they very obviously googled things before realizing they didn't carry any of the games he named. He then tried googling a bunch of random titles to see if they fit my interests, which I can just do myself. Great concept, not so great experience.

I've been here many times and this place is fantastic for older consoles and games. The guys are…read moresuper nice and cleaned my n64 'jungle green' for me when the reset button got stuck. The gentleman was professional and quick and resolved my issue. They also have popular RPG games, like Magic & Warhammer, etc if you're into that. I'll keep returning for the vintage games (& possibly some newer) that's for sure.

Walking into this store immediately brought back memories from my childhood playing video games…read morelate into the night with my friends and siblings. The employees were very friendly and extremely helpful with answering my questions regarding the games that were available for purchase. I will definitely be coming back in the future for any more retro and old-school video game needs.

Awesome place and workers. They have a great selection of vintage and modern for great prices.read more

Good selection and more importantly friendly staff. I'm a queer woman and comics isn't exactly the…read moremost welcoming space for queer people. I've run into shops that were not so friendly about it. This is not one of them and it's a big part of why this is where I keep my weekly pull list.

The Fantasy Shop is a Comic and Gaming Store in Creve Coeur Plaza. This store is full of Comic…read moreBooks, Games, Figurines, T-Shirts, and Collectibles. The two employees I encountered where beyond welcoming and helpful. Everyone in the store was smiling. There is a large Calendar on the wall near the front door. This location holds weekly events. Check their website or their Facebook Page for more details.

It's kind of hit and miss here. There are some decent prices on used music items, but new items are…read moregrossly overpriced (and I live in Philadelphia, one of the most expensive cities in America.) The guy who checked me out was kind of a sourpuss, though. If I lived here, I wouldn't come back.

Came into V-Stock looking for some books. This store is great for hand me downs if you're not…read morewanting to spend full price on video games, books, DVDs & toys. Plenty of help from the workers if you need help finding anything.

I've been shopping at this store for going on 2 decades, and it's truly the happiest place I've…read morefound outside of family and friends. The staff is super knowledgeable and friendly and I love building a comic, manga and book library for my grandson to create memories and leave them behind with him once I'm gone. Stop shopping the online stores and go visit my friends at Heroic Adventures! Shop local!

Review Visit: December 22nd, 2013…read more Adventures here tend to be on the more nerdy side. Heroic Adventures, just like Slackers, is a frequent stop for my friends and I when we are visiting friends in Edwardsville. Just like Slackers, the price of things here tends to be on the 'higher' side of things. But with higher prices come a lot of cool things... They have board games, card games, collectible/trading card games, comics, graphic novels, figures, and the list goes on and on. Almost anyone who has the smallest sliver of geekiness in them will find something here they want to buy. One of my friends always drools over they figure section. I always browse the board games, DBZ stuff and Magic: the Gathering sections. We typically spend 30 minutes looking around before we finally leave and one of us bought something. It is a great companion store to Slackers.. Whereas Slackers is heavy on games, this place is heavy on everything else.

Great customer service. They listened to what I thought I wanted and showed me what I needed!!…read moreGreat recommendations and very knowledgeable of their inventory. Will Be coming back for more comics in the future.

I've never had a bad experience at this place and my boyfriend and I stop in every now and then to…read morelook at all the stuff they have. The majority of comics you'll find inside are DC or Marvel but they have a lot of small Instagram artists comics and a fair amount of anime action figures and manga inside! I usually lean more towards anime manga and figures but this store has always been entertaining enough for me and the people that work there are super friendly!

I regularly go here. If you enjoy playing magic or dnd, this play wants to be your home. Lots of…read moregreat deals on older games and movies. The staff is honestly the best there is. They will learn your name and honesty become your friends. To the James guy from San Diego... this isn't Craigslist... maybe you should move back home instead of trash talking our local businesses.

I have not been in a Slackers in a long time. I forget how much fun and interesting this place can…read morebe. I was quickly greeted when I walked in the door, I love when that happens. I was looking for old school country. The guy had never heard of Don Williams but he was quick to help me out. He chatted with me while we browsed. We found two CD's. We continued our conversation as he finished my transaction. COOL place..

This store is probably the top game store I've been to. They don't sell single cards but that's not…read morea big deal for me. Just the fact that they help u find what your looking for says volumes to me. I try to come here every weekend for the yugioh tournament it always feels nice to just hangout with good friends and play the game you love. I have never met the owner but if he is anything like his employees then I'd say he's running his store very well

I've been coming to this comic shop ever since I was a kid. I remember when I was addicted to those…read morePokemon/ Yugioh cards and walking that three block excursion to buy just a few more booster packs. Ohh, those where the days haha. Anyways, they always have such a huge variety of comics, old and new, and that's not even to mention their playing card stock, Funko pops, and collectables. If they dont have what you want on their shelves they can easily order it as well. The staff is and has always been really helpful and actually pretty darn knowledgeable about the comics they're selling. I don't have anything negative to say about these guys, truly, If anyone is looking for a comic store with a great vibe and stock, I reccomend stopping by- I have been living out of town for almost 7 years and when ever I do come back to Belleville I almost make it a mission to stop by atleast once. Suprisingly, they still have me in their system after all these years too..

This store is bigger than what you may expect. It is divided in two--majority of inventory in…read morefront and large gaming area in back. Both areas are spacious with high ceilings. Inventory consists of newer comics, trade paperbacks, graphic novels, art books, board games, trading card games, toy figures, statues, model kits, and model paints. Items not in stock can be ordered for you. There is a long wall displaying the latest issues of comics, and there are boxes of back issues. They focus on newer comics, so you will not find older comics here. If you plan to get an ongoing comic series, then it is recommended that you use the pull-and-hold service and create a pull list. Most comic shops offer this service and can reserve and set aside titles for you to pick up at your convenience. Pull lists and subscriptions help comic shops determine which titles and quantities to order for the entire store.

I was totally geeking out when I went into Fantasy Books & Games. They have such a large selection…read moreof comics. I was very impressed. You name the title and they probably have it. This is much more than a comic store. If you are looking for collectibles from pop culture, you have come to the right place. Throughout the store they have different figures and other toys. This place is also the Funko Pop palace! They have a huge assortment of the highly collectible and cool vinyl figures. The staff are friendly and very helpful! Great customer service!

- - - Current Review - 2025…read more- - - We continue to be thrilled with A E Schmidt... ... first with our table and chairs, which made our and billiards room a few years ago ... and now with the world's most wonderful pool stick / pool cue holders, which are hand-made-in-St. Louis!!!. - - - - - - If we could provide six stars, we would! - - - - - - We purchased the table and chairs and more back in 2019; we didn't get a stick holder then, so since then we had just leaned our sticks against one of the high chairs; that worked but was not ideal. After a while we finally decided to get some pool stick / pool cue holders. We conducted many online searches and saw many sticks that were not quite what we wanted, so we searched the A E Schmidt site and found some wonderful designs. And then we saw the holder we now have - wonderful! We were initially interested in getting the stick holders from A.E. Schmidt just because we liked the design; we now know that Stephanie and the rest of the A.E. Schmidt go through a LOT of dedication to make sure their customers get just the right design, and that they make the sticks, and so much more, hand-made here in STL. So now we will not look anywhere else! We were hoping the stick holders could be a color similar to the chairs... at that time we did not realize that A. E. Schmidt hand-makes the stick holders... which means they can color match the paint color.. so wonderful! When we ordered the stick holders, in talking with Stephanie on the phone, Stephanie was confident she had the right color for the chairs AND she wanted us to be as sure about the color as she was so... instead of closing the order, she politely insisted on sending us color samples... and with the samples, we quickly confirmed the color of the chairs, which was exactly the color Stephanie thought they were... and so we completed the order, with no sense of urgency... we had waited five years to order, after all. And that's not all. (yes, this review is overdue; the first half of the year has passed so quickly...) We had the table for five years; we would have liked the pool stick holders by Christmas and it was absolutely no concern if we got them a few days or a few weeks later. AND YET Stephanie and the A.E. Schmidt team worked hard to get them completed and we picked them up Dec. 23! WOW! T H E Y L O O M A M A Z I N G ! ! ! I had never thought that a pool stick holder could ever make me so impressed by the skills used to make them... but I am IMPRESSED! The pool stick holders organize the room and look so great... the shape and color... WOW to the carpenters who staff who make such pieces of functional art!!! Thank you, to Stephanie and the entire A.E. Schmidt team for being such good people and making such great products, here in St. Louis, MO! - - - Original Review - 2019 - - - Great tables, great service! We had wanted a pool table for a long time and finally purchased one this past winter. A.E. Schmidt did a great job on the installation and turned a former home office into a game room! I credit my wonderful wife... she coordinated all this with A.E. Schmidt... and the day of the install I came home and it was all 100% complete... nice, neat, clean, and ready for fun! They installed the table and we also purchased the table tennis set, too. And just like the billiards table itself, this is top notch... on weeble-wobbly fold-up legs like we used to have. The thick table tennis top has a smooth pad on the bottom and gently sits atop the pool table... perfectly aligned and then topped off with a fantastically solid and tight net that does not sag. The paddles and balls are great. We're having much fun as a family... some longer sessions, and some short 1-2 game sessions... even on week nights once homework is done. We also purchased some tall sitting game room chairs... they are really nice, too. Thank you, A. E. Schmidt, for making our home nicer, for giving us new ways to gave fun as a family, and with friends, and for such great service! - - - - - - - - -

We were incredibly happy with our experience with AE Schmidt. We just moved from California to…read moreSt. Louis and it was too expensive to ship our pool table so we decided to buy a new one. I called a few places and then requested an online quote from AE Schmidt and Rachel replied asap on a Saturday!! I called over there and was informed a custom table would take over a month so we went in to the show room factory and bought one from the floor and they delivered it two days later! The two installers (Mike and Mark) were very professional and had it set up within an hour. The table is gorgeous and my family has enjoyed it already.