Employee was super super nice! They had a decent selection of pokemon cards at a fair price. I'd…read moredef come here again!!!

It's not the best video game place in the area. Every time I go there's not much stock. They have a…read more5-10 good games, and all the rest are just garbage games not worth more than $10. The staff is extremely friendly and helpful, but it's just disappointing with what's in stock. Tournament City always has 100x better stock, which is right now the road. But both places with have almost completely identical prices. Tournament just has better stock.

Saw this place as a suggested stop via yelp and decided to stop by. Being nerds and collectors…read moreourselves, its nice to see things outside conventions and local that we can stop by and check out. First, its a little confusing where this is. It's located INSIDE of State Theater Vintage Emporium, which is an adventure in itself. Walk in the doors, go up the stairs and its the first "big" fixture/box shop on the left. They carried everything and anything anime and Japanese from plush, figures, cards/card games to even straight from Japan video games and trinkets for Ita Bags. They even had some Pocky, Ramune and other Japanese snacks for purchase. I think we saw the owner restocking as we perused and he was very personable mentioning he could answer any questions we had. Prices were in line/if not better than ones I see at conventions and online. Overall a great place to stop if you're in the market for current or vintage Japanese goods.

Beware of this guys business practices whether it's at his store or if you see his eye sore of a…read morevending display at shows around the DMV. You'll know it's him when you see mountains of overpriced product and cards scattered around with very little attention to detail. He's by far the most scummy and self-righteous person I have come across during my Pokemon collecting journey. He's too lazy to accurately price his cards so instead he uses zero organization skills to place cards worth less than $2 each across various binders at absurd prices of $4 or even $8 per card. Don't worry he'll cut you a deal if you buy 3 for $20. What a steal! Avoid this guy at all costs. You can find better priced and higher quality product from virtually anywhere else.

This store had a great vibe and selection of various games from numerous consoles. I collect for…read morethe NES and N64 and they had plenty of games that I wanted. Unfortunately, pricing was generally 10-20% higher than price charting. I get it - brick and mortar, bills, employees, costs, etc. It's a hard market. Though, most of my local stores are beating price charting and offering various deals or buy 2 get 1 free. I didn't see anything like that here but maybe I missed it... In general they carry a wide selection of retro to new console games. I found games on every system that I'd like to acquire. Beyond that they had an array of figures, strategy guides, records and toys. Really cool place to check out. They even had an N64 Sculptors Cut which is super rare. I loved the inventory, the people and everything about the place.

Visited on a whim to check for a Dreamcast controller while in the shopping center for Community…read moreAid and had a really great time talking about games and the local area with the crew working late on a Saturday. Kyle, Jake C. and Nicky were very kind and checked the inventory in depth to find the one controller they had in stock, for 20 dollars the controller was in excellent condition. Seems to have a good selection of games especially and an assortment of retro controllers which is better than most, will be back next time I am in the area going forward.

I would like to take this time to revise the original review I left for TCG after speaking with the…read morestore manager/owner about my first visit. To recap, I previously made a trip to this location to purchase some Yugioh singles. Prior to making the trip, I called them and they told me they went by the market prices listed on TCG.com. When I got to the store, they were quoting me prices that were much higher than the TCG.com market prices and that threw me way off. If they weren't going to honor the prices they told me over the phone, why make me drive almost 20 miles away to be told something else different. I left and decided I wouldn't buy anything from them if they were running the ole bait and switch tactics. About a month later, my cousin wanted to see what they had in stock and I decided to drive him to TCG. To call them out on their bait and switch tactics, I asked them straight up why I was told one thing over the phone and when I came into their store, they told me something else different. The store manager/owner gave me a good explanation and said their card prices are sold at a minimum because the customer is paying something like an organizational fee. He said if there was a particular card someone was looking for, they could locate it under 30 seconds and won't be looking through boxes and boxes of cards for several minutes because all of their stuff is organized and in order. I understood that concept because it's very rare that someone can go to a card shop and the product is well organized. I wish they would have explained that to me during my first visit. It actually makes a lot of sense. Other than that, their place is very organized, its very clean, the playing area is very cozy, and they have almost everything that you might be looking for. Their prices for singles may be a little high, but they'll definitely have what you're looking for and it beats buying your stuff directly than taking a chance with an online vendor and possibly getting scammed.

I don't collect/play cards and/or play tabletop games, I just go there for the retro video games…read more So, keep that in mind. They have GREAT stock with plenty to choose from. But all the staff is always by all the cards, there's never anyone by the games to let you look at things in the case, etc. It's a little annoying finding someone every time you want to look at a binder of loose games or see the quality of a game in the case. But they're always friendly!

Best retro shop around by far. Easily the largest selection of games with everything from common to…read morerare titles. The staff is courteous and knowledgeable. It was also great to see Matt and John from the previous Frederick location work here now. The pricing is accurate to current market rates. My only critiques are that I would like to see some of the games cleaned up more and the regional variants marked clearly so customers know if their product is not an original US release.

If you're looking for a used video game, Play Raven probably has it…read more They sell everything, including classic game systems and games. I even found Utopia with the box, manual and plastic controller overlays for Intellivision! That game is classic! Surprisingly, the prices are amazing. On my last visit, I walked out with about eight Xbox 360 and Xbox One games and spent about $65. I honestly don't know how they do it. The shop is small, but they pack a surprising large inventory. It's definitely worth a visit.

I purchased an item online. The order never shipped out and I sent 3 emails and not one reply…read more Around 2 weeks later the order was cancelled by them and I still don't see a refund yet. Terrible customer service. ​

This is my childhood memory spot to visit. I love walking in and seeing all the retro video games.read more

Really enjoyed my visit and plan to make this store somewhere I stop in somewhat regularly, they…read morehave a wonderful selection of old and out of print mangas at a good price, I found several I was looking for! Also got two anime figures at a great deal of 10 bucks each that I have been so happy to add to my collection! They also had a TON of games to look through, I had a blast in this store and I highly recommend for nerds who are interested in older anime and manga! I found mangas I'd never expected to see out in the wild (my tastes are fairly niche at times and many are out of print) and they were 5 bucks each!

Honestly, I was a bit disappointed. Understandably it is a antique collectibles of the store is…read moregaming stuff. The other third is like electronic stuff. I thought it was a bit pricey smaller knickknacks, and it was not very clean. The floor looked like it had never been cleaned ever there was garbage all over the floor and in the area there was layers of garbage.

Really cool store full of video games, toys, Pokémon, marvel cards, comic books, retro and modern…read morestuff. Cannot go wrong in here! Highly recommend

Nostalgia at its best! Walking in here instantly took me down memory lane as a 90s kid who grew up…read morewith VHS tapes, DVDs, and even cassette players (yes, they had one on display!). It's such a cool mix of old-school treasures and some newer stuff too, so there's a little something for everyone. The whole place just gives off good vibes and makes you appreciate how much media has evolved over the years. Definitely worth stopping by if you love retro or just want to relive a piece of your childhood.