Pretty great place if you're looking for a board game - great selection of what you've never heard…read moreof and very likely - whatever it is you're looking for. According to Time Out Sydney, Games Paradise is one of Australia's top 100 games shops, for having the best selection of board games around. I just bought a puzzle for an up and coming flight, and at just $5, the store provides both cheap and fast entertainment, as well as specific and querky high range products - even real life HP potions for mortals over 12! The best part of this shop is the middle aged woman who served us. With some kind of European accent (English, Irish, other, I couldn't be sure), she seems reminds me of the typical Irish lady who we all have living next door and wants to help everyone with everything. Games Paradise Pitt Street is the pace to go for board games, and this lady is the person to go to for advice. If you are walking past it in the street, looking for a board game, bored and looking for fun, or needing a different gift for a friend, Games Paradise is my recommendation.

I went into Games Paradise looking for a game. I stepped into the Paradise of Games, as it claims…read moreto be, and began browsing the shelves. I had no intended game on my mind, I simply knew that a game was what I needed. The aisles are small and the shop could best be described as cosy, if not claustrophobic. Yes, it is a small shop, but here I am hinting about just how many games there are available. Board games, card games, games I didn't know existed. Puzzle games, sex games, games for young, games for old, multiplayer games, single player games, travelling games, games with such complex set ups that you would need to take the monday off in order to complete them. (And that's if you start on a Wednesday.) There are games everywhere! Games stacked on games stacked on games stacked on shelves. If there's a game, they have it. Well, maybe not hopscotch, but they probably sell chalk. There aren't a lot of places that cater specifically for the board game and all its affiliates. Games are sold in all kinds of places, but here they've all come together in their gamey paradise and I guess they like it because they put up with the cramped conditions. The lady behind the counter was very helpful and eager to recommend to me what game, based upon my needs, I would require. The prices are a little steep, but I think that's just board games. And if you really thought about it. The amount of time you spend playing a game like Monopoly, if you pay $40 for it, more if you get the 'Star Wars - Special Edition' like I did. If you really work it out, if you do the maths, it's actually a great deal. For your enjoyment you're probably paying less than twenty cents an hour. Cha-Ching!

Gamesmen has always been my favourite go to Gamestore. From getting my first video game console a…read moreNintendo 64 from the Gamesmen in Miranda to moviing around the corner fron the Gamesmen in Penshurst :)! Its family run and operated. The guys in store are always upbeat, happy guys and know gaming in and out!! But what sets this game store aside from EB or JB Hifi is that it has an blast from the past section out the back :)! Anything from the old brick gameboys to the smaller ones, to Atari or Gamecube or my first console the Nintendo 64. Heaps and heaps of games to choose from and the same with the consoles, different colours or all sorts of different year models. If you were ever into gaming in your younger days you got hit these guys up asap .. even just for a browse to reminisce :D For anything in Gaming computer or console or even child hood favourite or new favourite family board/card games this is my go to place and highly recommend it to anyone i know :)!!

From the owner: An Australian, family owned & operated Video Game retailer since 1982, and home of the famous Retro…read moreVideo Games Museum! We specialise in Games, Hardware (Consoles) & Accessories for: - Sony PlayStation, including PS4 , PS3, PS2 and even PlayStation 1 - Xbox 360 or the Original Xbox - Nintendo Wii U and Nintendo Wii - Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DS - Computer (PC) and Mac - PlayStation Vita and PlayStation Portable (PSP) - Retro Video Games such as Super Nintendo (SNES) , SEGA Mega Drive , Nintendo 64 , Game Boy and more! Not to mention our wide range of Video Game related Clothing & Accessories as well as a selection of Video Game Merchandise, Collectibles & Toys.We also offer in store services such as Video Game & Console Repairs including CD & DVD repairs.

I will be talking about my experience in playing Magic the Gathering at the Games Corner…read more The place is small and overcrowded. Some nights you can't even hear what the player opposite you is saying. The staff are very rude. If you have any sort of mental illness, or disagree with them about anything, they don't care. They told me that they have banned people from going there. The shop has the bare minimum of each gaming franchise. My friend and I both wanted to buy the same Commander deck, but they only had one copy. Events usually start late, because the owner refuses to use his computer to enter players names. Everything must be written by hand on a piece of paper, and then entered into a computer. This happened at the last prerelease, making us all wait for half an hour before we could play. I tried to explain to the owner that he could just enter names straight into the computer, but he just said it was his shop and he would do what he wanted. That's the kind of service I'm talking about. If you want to eat before playing you are limited to Indian food, Pizza Hut, or a very bad charcoal chicken joint. The place is miles away from Parramatta Station, taking around 30 minutes to walk there. There are much better places in Parramatta to play cards.

From the owner: The Games Corner at Parramatta is Australia's Discount Games Store…read more The Games Corner aims to be a relaxed, casual gaming environment with a focus on popular trading card games (TCGs) such as Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic:The Gathering, Cardfight!! Vanguard, Final Fantasy, Dragon Ball Super, Force of Will, Weiss Schwarz, and Pokemon. We will provide a comprehensive range of games and toys products, including board games, card games, role playing games, video games, kids games, educational games and pop culture merchandise, at highly reasonable prices, while fostering a positive and friendly gaming community in the Western Sydney area. There will be regular weekly gaming tournaments and events, and customers are given playing spaces in the store at any time during business hours

0/5 rating. Worst place ever. I went in to this crappy shop (had one customer plus myself) and saw…read morethe male customer walk up to the loser working there and he asked "could you please help me, I have a question" and the guy (who was playing a game on his phone) looked up and said "can't you see I'm helping a customer?!?" And looked back down at his phone and continued playing a game. The male customer watched him play a game and the guy ignored him for 5 minutes, so I left as I realized the loser working there was more interested in playing a game in his phone than doing his job. I would not recommend this shop to anyone. 0/5 all up for service, cleanliness, price and friendliness. Worst and rudest staff ever. Never go here!!!!

Late last year, I brought an iPod Classic 160gb in this store and I thought it was good but the…read moredevice looked a bit damaged. For a while, it syncs okay but up until this week, it syncs badly to not syncing at all and I have been under stress because of it so thanks CeX Brookvale, I was wishing to get an iPod that's perfectly used and good $200+ price but instead I brought one that's badly used and good $200+ price PLUS another possible $100-200 for repair which is what I don't want. And with that, your store is on my avoid list and I wish you would have checked for the quality and usage before selling it.

Basement Books is a dangerous place on many levels…read more Danger number one: It's in Central. It is right in Central. Central is a place you meet people, so you might say, meet you in central at 4pm and then you get there at 3.30pm and you have to wait. So what do you do? You go to Basement Books and peruse their countless books with bright yellow stickers advertising their low and affordable price. Danger number two: Because these books that you're perusing are cheap, you can justify the price even if you're not sure whether you even need the book. 'Oh, a history of Physics' I've always been interested in Physics, and it's only $9.95 I should probably buy this and learn about Physics. Danger number three: Their range is gigantic! I almost said 'ginormous', but that's not a word. What I meant was Hugantic! There are literally thousands upon thousands of books and they're always receiving new stock. They have art sections, computer sections, history, film, personal growth, science fiction, literature, even books like the dictionary, which, had I purchased a copy last I was in, would have saved me the embarrassment of using a non-word like 'ginormous'. So beware of Basement Books. You have been warned. The bookshop is in a great location, the titles are cheap and the range extraordinary. I have a pile of books in my room almost as tall as I am that I have yet to read, opportune purchases that came at me as I strolled amidst the aisles killing time. A book on deadly diseases for $4.95, I'm not going to find that bargain again. Buy! Buy! Buy!

In this day and age of Kindle and Kobo and Nook, a solid read (and I mean one that you can…read moreliterally hold and turn pages beneath your fingers) comes pretty cheap. You really do need to head in to see what they've got because I find their online catalogue lacking and sometimes the staff don't even know what they're stocking. The outside disguises how big this place really is, as it has sections for anything from classic fiction to travel books and bios. It has a pretty decent selection of art supplies as well (I'm no art student, but it does cater for scrapbooking hobbies or the amateur artist if you're after it). Right in the back corner they have a little children's section which I found perfect for my six year old sister who's going through her first reading phase. I bought her a collection of these tiny Winnie the Pooh classics, and a special anniversary edition of Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit and Friends stories which averaged around $4 and $12 respectively. They have tons of different hard cover books (some of which are pop up!) which were surprisingly cheap, but more importantly, were invaluable in keeping kids (of all ages) entertained for hours.