I visited Freeman Games this year as part of a Birthday trip to Berlin. Being a collector I had done my research into what retro game stores there were around Berlin. This is the closest to the centre of Berlin as retro shops go really but it easily accessible by U-Bahn.
Approaching the shop, I could just about see the stock that was in the window, and boy was it impressive. Rare games in abundance! Especially one that I was after which I did not notice until I asked if he had it. Unfortunately I did not get the owners name from now on I shall refer to him as Mr. Awesome. We used Google Translate to help as I only speak a tiny amount of German and the Mr. Awesome speaks very little English. Surprisingly, it worked very well.
Anyway, Upon entering the shop all I could think was that there were SO many games. Walls of games, baskets in the middle full of games and even games on shelves further up the walls! I was in heaven. Immediately, I saw loads of games that I wanted but could only take home as many as my wallet would let me.
Mr. Awesome was very accommodating and let me climb up to get whatever I wanted. As I was going round picking up game after game, Mr. Awesome went to get the systems the games were for in order to test them.
The best bit of the whole experience was that no price was fixed. Mr. Awesome was well up for a haggle, with google translate being the 'middle man' in the situatuion. He was very kind in letting ME check prices on games also.
After all that, I cannot recommend Freeman Games enough. If you are ever in Berlin and are a Retro Collector you simply MUST visit this shop. There were so many games in this shop that I have never seen ANYWHERE in the UK or elsewhere. Definitely worth a visit.
P.S. For those that are interested, I picked up Kid Icarus for the NES, Startropics for the NES, Adventure Island II for the NES, a 4 in 1 bootleg for the NES, An NTSC boxed copy of Claymates for the SNES with the holographic cover and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for the PS1, I will not say the price but it was an absolute steal. read more