Had a frustrating trade-in experience here. I brought in a full box of retro games, two Guitar Hero guitars, and a complete Rock Band instrument set, all cleaned up and ready to go, after initially being told by a staff member a few months prior that I would get a better payout if I waited for the holiday season. When I actually came back around Thanksgiving, a different staff member lowballed me with roughly half of what was discussed, offering a fraction of what the gear was worth. Between the drastically shifting quotes and the hassle of hauling a massive instrument setup and multiple guitars down there, it was a huge waste of time. I would recommend checking online values or selling privately if you want a fair price for your old games and hardware. read more

There's always so much to see and the staff is fantastic! I stop in to this location often and always have a good experience. I'll frequently find things on my list of old games I need to get back or have yet to add to my collection, and there's usually a good selection of gems to look through along with a ton of gaming merch and art from local artists interspersed throughout all the games. The store is always clean and pretty organized despite the sheer magnitude of merchandise packed inside, and I've never had an issue with anything I've purchased from them. There have been several times while I've visited where people who have minimal to no knowledge of games will come in to look for gifts for loved ones and the staff are always extremely patient with all of the questions that they'll be asked and just as helpful in making sure they find what they're looking for or send them to another location that has what they're lacking. I've never seen them miss a phone call, they always seem to be cleaning items that have been brought in or are restocking the store, and they aren't pushy with sales either. Not to mention, they're just genuinely nice people who know their games. If you're in the area, it's definitely worth dropping by to check out. It's such a chill environment to peruse games in and the gaming music they always play in store just makes the experience that much better. Even if you go in purely to window shop, I'm sure you'll find something that will catch your eye! read more

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I came in for a $10 battery replacement on my Pokemon Emerald GBA game, had it since 2007 Christmas. I never got the guys name but he took it upon himself to try and solder the battery, as he finished he dropped it onto the ground and while I was walking out, I noticed it had came undone from the soldering points. He took it back into where the solder is at and re-did it again, only for him to drop it once more. He tested it on the store's own Gameboy Advance SP tester and the Nintendo trademark looked very distorted and it would freeze, I tried on my own GBA and same issue, he frantically tried cleaning it with isopropyl alcohol and Q-Tips. He admitted that he wasn't as good at soldering but that he knew how to do it, evidently not. I was then referred to their store in Selma to find their store manager, RJ. RJ tried cleaning it with more product, didn't have a store tester for Pokemon Emerald so I used my own Gameboy Advance, still wouldn't play properly. I was shown how bad the solder job was, there was solder haphazardly placed on the board and dots of it on the ROM chips pins. I was offered store credit at first, which I objected, then was offered half store credit and half cash, which I also rejected. RJ had to make multiple calls to his District Manager and even once told me that they're not liable for any damage of the battery as stated on the receipt and a signature I was required to sign, only I never got a receipt or signed anything. The only thing that could make this right was if I was given another copy of Emerald or $300 cash. I ended up walking out with $300 cash instead of my copy of Emerald which had sentimental value. Overall, do not bring any of your items for a battery replacement as they're very inept, what should have been $10, ended up costing me a lot more. TLDR: Game Over Videogames destroys my copy of Pokemon Emerald, tries to claim no liability, then try to give me store credit, ends up taking my Emerald and handing me $300. Do NOT trust these guys with your games. read more

They have lots of retro stuff I love this place I recommend it for all to go to!!! It says it needs to have 85 characters for it to post so I guess I'll just babble voice texting until it's over the limit! read more

I love coming here, fun selection, so much gaming history it's pretty sick, the games are a bit overpriced but the experience is worth it, the staff are always quite helpful and that's refreshing, they have art and stuff too which is always worth taking a look at, and I've never gotten a game from there and it not work so...they have a perfect track record with me, 5 stars I would recommend read more

We received attentive and informative service while we were here. We really enjoyed looking around at their great selection. They have a fantastic selection of new and old games and for so many consoles! A great experience and guaranteed my kids and hubs will be back. A refreshing video game store experience. read more

So this little gamer gem is right next to half price books on Bandera and 1604. I had never seen it before until my friend told me about it today. If your kid is a gamer, he/she will be in heaven. The guys in there were so easy to talk to and one of the guys took the time to explain the difference between consoles to my kiddo. It was a great experience. Will definitely be back! Go check them out! read more

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The best GOVG location in SA i have been to yet. Friendly staff and super helpful and they know what they are doing for sure. Brought in my original Zelda NES cartridge that had a OEM battery that was dead, i could no longer save games. They installed a new one for me within 10 minutes and tested it right in front of me and i was out the door and home with a fully functional NES Zelda cartridge that could save my progress again. Definitely coming back. read more

Video games have been a major part of my life since Christmas 1987 when I received my first console, the iconic Nintendo Entertainment System. I spent my two-week Christmas break attempting to master the gameplay mechanics of "Super Mario Bros." and aiming my Zapper in vain at the snickering dog from "Duck Hunt." The NES marked the beginning of my thirty-year obsession with video games. Slowly but surely, I have amassed a stunning collection of 42 consoles (domestic and import) and thousands of games, many of them complete in box. Over the last several years, the vast majority of my acquisitions have come from this amazing store, the Game Over Videogames located at Bandera and 1604. Unlike many other retro gaming stores, Game Over is well stocked with games from every generation (not just the NES and Genesis eras) and staffed with friendly, knowledgeable, enthusiastic uber nerds like me. I'm a huge fan of the second generation of video games (roughly 1977 to 1984), a time when seemingly anyone (even a leather manufacturer) could release a game console to compete against Atari. The walls at Game Over are stacked to the hilt with reasonably priced games from this era. I've picked up hundreds of fantastic titles for the Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Intellivision, Colecovision, and Magnavox Odyssey 2. I've also picked up several pristine retro consoles from here, including a practically mint Intellivision from 1979, a four-port Atari 5200 from 1982 (with a controller that actually *works*), and a Panasonic 3DO from 1993. I forget exactly what I paid, but they were priced competitively and roughly $10 to $20 cheaper than what I've seen on eBay. Although the Intellivision and 5200 worked just fine (if you consider a crappy RF signal "working"), I contracted with a tech-savvy YouTuber called Ivory Tower Collections to have them converted to composite AV output. I've included links to both videos at the bottom of this review in case you're a massive geek or simply curious to see my Internet-famous consoles being given a makeover. As I mentioned earlier, the staff at this location are super friendly and helpful. They're eager to discuss their favorite games, give recommendations, and offer insight into upcoming promotions. On one occasion, I was about to purchase several uncommon Atari 2600 games for approximately $14.99 each. The guy at the counter advised me to wait until the following week when all 2600 titles would be 50% off. A few weeks later, a different staff member gave me a phenomenal deal on a rare, complete-in-box copy of "Atlantis" for the Odyssey 2. Regardless of your tastes, you're practically guaranteed to find something interesting at this store. Pro tip: sign up for their email newsletter to receive notifications regarding upcoming sales and in-store gaming tournaments. If the tournament features "The Typing of the Dead" on the SEGA Dreamcast, then I invite you to watch me annihilate hordes of brain-hungry zombies with my unparalleled typing skills. My Intellivision on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrBJiSIJTbQ&t=97s My Atari 5200 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-8OIxzBkTU&t=1s read more

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Got everything as described. Shipping was pretty fast as well. Will shop here again. Thank you guys for my NES geat

On the day before Thanksgiving, the guys at this GO were kind enough to replace the battery to one of my copies of Pokemon. I called another but they were too busy due to preparing for Black Friday. This store was more than happy to help and did so in a timely manner! What's even better is I was able to build a bond with them really fast since I was into repairing consoles! They strongly suggested I drop by on Black Friday so I could get their broken consoles cheaper so I could fix them. Each time I had an issue with attempting to repair the system, they were more than happy to give me some advice! read more

Love this place, friendly and helpful people. I enjoy retro games but this place has it all. Recommended.

My son and I enjoying coming here. They staff is friendly and helpful. They have a fair selection of items and get new product in regularly. read more

I would totally recommend hitting this place up. It has some great retro classics at fair prices. Chill and laid back employees, but they don't act like they don't care. you can tell they care for classic old school video games. They even had some rare games I didn't expect to see, like a fully packaged Mario land for Gameboy. They had many different consoles Nintendo 64, Gameboy, Sega genesis, NES and SNES to name a few. However there are two reasons I can't give it 5 stars. One some consoles have barely anything in stock, by that I mean there isn't many games being sold for those consoles. Of course I don't expect them to have every single game for every single console, but I would expect at least a Mario or two for Nintendo 64, but they didn't even have that. Second when I bought a Nintendo 64 there was GRIME and DIRT I. The console cartridge slot. Unacceptable, the console worked fine but that isn't okay. I cleaned it, but that just isn't acceptable. Overall good place for retro classics and consoles if you don't mind cleaning them a little. Here is a picture of the grime and dirt found in the console on the q-tip I used read more

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It is a videogame collectors dream.It is aliitle pricey it will work.The staff is pretty friendly.It has every console games and consoles. read more

The worst. So far I've been to two other locations and loved them. This store is employed by clones of the soup nazi. Everything has to be done a specific way, they refuse to itemize buys so you have NO idea what prices are on some things. Don't like it? They don't mind telling to too bad, and referring you to their sign and reminding you that you signed a solemn oath with them to even speak with them about trading in your games. Awful. NO GAME FOR YOU. NEXT! read more

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Well I got screwed out of 16 dollars today, these guys sold me a GameCube controller that doesn't work. My advice to anyone that needs a new gaming controller of any kind, try Walmart or Amazon first. read more

Favorite place to go by far, customer service is extraordinarily impeccable!! There are so many consoles / games / etc to choose from at reasonable prices in good condition as well! Please take time to go to this store, staff is very helpful and super nice / social. Gamers paradise read more

Went to all of the locations with my girlfriend searching for 360 games. All but one of them because of the distance and it was such an amazing experience at the others i figured i would have the same results at the bandera rd location come to find out i was very wrong. After being told i could trade games in for store credit after more than 30 minutes of searching for games for my 360 that i thought worth playing i got told i could only get $5 for my 15 games that i brought to exchange (one was same game in their display of the BETTER GAMES for $15.99) but not only that all 3 games i chose they didn't even have the disc but they sure had cases for them. regardless I left with all my games i brought that i've collected the past 6 months. i didn't get nothing but a waste of gas and made a fool of for even trying to enjoy the only game console i have right now. long story short i found one of the same games they didn't have here at the bookstore next door. so thanks to the bookstore for being the one to sell me a game and glasses lady on night shift don't say sorry if you provided me with nothing but time i'll never get back and an awful date night on a already bad day. read more

Hi, I was in Gameover earlier and was hoping to enjoy a good visit to this store but when I was shopping for a new PS3 game I heard a worker say you should go home to your special needs kid and were saying some other negative comments to each other and were laughing a bit loudly. As a 30-year old man with autism, I took that personally and I felt their behavior was inappropriate and unprofessional. I don't know if I'm going back to this store, and I've been going here since 2015 with no problems until now. I'll give it one more chance but I'm feeling cautious about this. read more

Loved this place! Not from Texas but came to explore. They have games for various consoles even supernintendo and Nintendo 64. They have a little arcade area in the back. The workers were very friendly. Definitely recommend for anyone to come check this place out! read more

1/18/19 3:20pm We stopped into this store because we have seen it many times but never went in. Im so glad we did. We met Daniel who was just the nicest. He played a few rounds of Mortal Kombat with my 9 year old daughter. She was happy. It was nice visiting with him. He educated me on a few things. We will be back for sure. Thank you Daniel for your hospitality. read more

Has games from all generations.. NES, Genesis, Atari, Xbox, PlayStation.. Many more modes... They have a few stand alone consoles of Teken 2, Strikers 1945, and Simpsons (minus the Cici's pizza grease). Vintage-style beverages on hand as well. Fun place! read more

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Called a store, looking for a a game and the accessory, and they told me it was in a store 30 minutes away. So i drove all the way over, and when they get over here, and it turns out they don't have it was told they don't update their stock at the moment of purchase, which is infuriating when your in town for a day and decided to look for something and it turns out they dont have said item. What a waste if time read more

This is an excellent store for older video-games. There are thousands of games for many of the great classic systems (NES, SNES, N64, GBA, PS1, SEGA Genesis, etc.). The employees are nice and have a very good background of most of the games one might want to ask about. There are two of these stores in San Antonio and I visit them whenever I need something for my GC, GBA, or PS2. read more

Great place to find all sorts of games and systems. Staff is always very friendly. All games and systems are reasonably priced.

Being a huge fan of old school video game systems and being born right when arcade games were becoming popular, this store is pure nostalgia. They have games for the majority of systems out now as well as systems going all the way back to Atari. The staff is extremely friendly and know what they're talking about. Besides video games, they also sell some stuffed animals, board games, and apparel. It's such an awesome place to check out for that game that you can't find anywhere else. read more

Best gaming store I've ever visited! What a gem. The selection of vintage games/systems is huge and I was amazed at the number of games that are literally decades old that are still in-box. The back room with classic arcade games and local video game-inspired art is wonderful, too. The guy working there when we visited was incredibly knowledgeable about games and systems and maintenance, and they seem to be very well-connected with the local gaming scene. I also loved the selection of game-related energy drinks - and they actually stock Bawls. Awesome. We'll definitely be back for some repairs as well as to purchase. read more

Have to say popped in while checking out another Half Priced Books and love the selection and to see so many old and classic games. I loved the idea of playing the old school games and almost asked how much their cabinets are? read more

Number one, LOVE the free play arcade Simpsons game in the back, was so excited to see this game! So many games to choose from, old and new systems. Also, loved the throwback toys! Very excited to find this store, and even my super pucky husband likes the selection!! read more

I came in to sell Numerous games. I'm not so much bothered by the major low ball but the lies u got 3 systems about 10 games so many u said u couldn't even sale but my kid really needed a container it's all he asked for Christmas. So I believed this guy supposedly the boss. He can only give me $30 cash or $35 in store credit talk about being stuck between a hard place so I ended up getting the generic controller a game for $4.99 and owed them $5 oh well but then my husband goes right back in and they have price tags on everything I just traded them each game over $30 I go back a day later and one system over a $100 without the case or the 6 games that I came with we know nothing about games we knew we wouldn't get what we payed for them. I understand they gotta make there money but to outright lie. So of course the remote doesn't work bring it back in and they don't have another so I have to upgrade and they charge me more I'm like seriously you can't bite the $5 u already ripped us off. The guy apologized and said it was his boss that did it not him but he could get in trouble so cool he didn't do anything wrong I don't want him in trouble. So I took the pictures of everything I traded in to GameStop and they felt so bad told me they would have given me a $130 cash or $150 in store credit. So ya thanks we will never be back. I know you don't care but to take such advantage of people your just a Shit person. So out of all that my kid got a used controller, maybe you should think about how u treat ur customers, you suck u should get negative stars I hope ur holidays suck and I hope what you put out in to the world comes back ten fold. You suck!!!!!! read more