I come here quite often when I'm in the area. Over the past three years I have been coming here the…read moreplace has gone through some significant changes. The place was extremely clean. And their selection is generally better than most other vintage game stores I have been too. The people here are generally friendly (there is a small exception to one gentleman who is always grumpy). And in most cases they will treat you right. There trade-in values tend to be some of the better that I have received. But the one drawback that I have seen increase over the past year and just cannot get my head around is their pricing. Generally I'm not going to be too picky if something is a little more pricey than a competitor (local or online) because they need to make their money too. But I went to Halycon (new game store) bought two games for the GameCube. One for $60 and one for $20. Went to Rocktown and they had the exact same ones marked at $120 and $50. Double the price of their direct competitor. I went in this weekend and saw Pokemon Gale of Darkness marked at $350. I did not see anything on it that said it was sealed. But absolutely blew my mind they were asking that price. I have seen the exact same copy (some with poster and CIB) for $180-$220. I get prices fluctuate but holy smokes. This store brought my love of collecting my old video games back to me. And I love everything that they do. I am not sure why they have jacked up the prices so substantially on their GameCube games. Maybe they can't keep them in stock otherwise? Maybe people are actually buying them at this price? I don't know but am a little bit saddened by this development. They have priced me out as a customer which means I can no longer give them a five star rating. I hope to one day be able to come back but not sure if that will be anytime soon.

Awesome place! Fair prices on trade-ins and great prices on the games they have there. There's also…read morea great selection of stuff both retro and new. The culture and vibe of the place is fun; it feels exactly like a game store should. Staff is super friendly and fun. I really hope they keep what they've got going, I see myself coming back super often!

The employees are always happy to help, the owners are super friendly. They have a large variety of…read morevintage games and are super reasonable with pricing. Also a decent variety of funko pops that are cheap

Prices are great the staff will work with you. They answer every question I've had. Staff is always…read morefriendly. They will always get my business. I have nothing against GameStop but to the people who say GameStop's better look at the reviews for GameStop especially when it comes to returns.

I have now been to this location quite a few times. And been to numerous video game stores…read morethroughout Virginia. The store itself it's incredible. The selection will waver (as all vintage game stores do). But what they do have is extreme quality. They may be picky on what they will take on trade in but I value that as someone who likes to see some of the rarer items for sale. I truly don't know how they make the business work. You can go in here and look at there prices and a vast majority of the time it's cheaper than eBay. No need to price check/match. Plus you get there honesty that the games have been tested. The owners are some of the friendliest I have met in all of my reviews. Down to earth, nice, and willing to hold a conversation with you on about anything. A true gem of a business and a place I greatly admire. Would definitely recommend.

A used game shop that's clean, organized, well lit, and staffed by people that aren't snobs? Count…read moreme in.

There's two doors when you walk in here, my experience was with the door to the left. I haven't…read morebeen in the door to the right, but I think it's owned by the same family, and has a lot of Kawaii/Cute things for sale. My wife found this awesome little hobby shop last night while hanging out with a couple of friends, and when she came home and told me about it, we ended up going back together the next day. I'm into all things nerdy, especially anime and GUNPLA, so I grabbed an SD model kit and a Thousand Sunny Bandai kit from One Piece. They've also got individual actual Pokémon, One Piece, Magic decks, and individual cards in binders for sale (at least for Pokémon, I'm unsure of the other cards games.) They had some Anime models, Manga, a bunch of stickers, different types of dice (for tabletop gaming), plushies, some older video game stuff, and I think there were Warhammer model kits. It's a small local shop, so prices are a little bit higher than what you'd see at big box stores. BUT you're supporting a local business, and that's always really worth it. There are some game rooms in the back where people can play tabletop stuff like board games or Dungeons & Dragons. They've got a bathroom (I didn't check it out), plus a little section with snacks and sodas to indulge if you get hungry while you're there playing. Big shoutout to the guy behind the counter. He was super cool to my wife and her friends last night, and even more so when we came back today. I watched him today helping other customers too. Super patient, very friendly, and just seems like a genuinely good guy. Definitely the kind of shop and person I love to support. He also said that if we have We will absolutely be back here.

i bought 2 cute sanrio stickers. very reasonable too. lots of cute kawaii things in here1 you need…read moretime to look around. the cashier was super nice too!

I attempted to speak with a manager about not receiving my physical copy of their gaming magazine,…read morebut they had little to do with those type issues. He politely directed me to call customer support. I waited for an hour to call customer support only to be hung up on my the representative! I was polite in my opening, but after five seconds the line clicked off. Unacceptable. What is a customer suppose to do at this point? Terrible online customer service.

Dropped by on a whim this week while having a look around Old Town Harrisonburg. Halcyon Games…read moreoccupies a smaller space but really excels in stocking a large variety of quality video game titles for all kinds of systems. I wound up talking with the owner for about 15 minutes and they were really knowledgeable and friendly, like genuinely excited to talk to you about different games and help you find what you're looking for. They stock everything from Atari up through the latest Nintendo Switch and Playstation games and have a nice selection of complete-in-box games if you are into that. The prices are pretty fair; I would say on-par or sometimes marginally better than what you'll see online. But to me, the real advantage is you can see everything in person and take something home same-day rather than waiting for it to ship from somewhere else! On this trip I picked up some great titles for the Nintendo Wii and n64. Looking forward to coming back once I've gotten through those!

From the owner: I stock older titles from NES to newer games like Switch and PS5. read more

I have nothing but positive things to say about Press Start. The owner and employees have always…read moremade me felt welcome from the first time I entered the store, and I have consistently come away feeling excited to return again in the future! Not only does the team do everything they can to help you find exactly what you're looking for, no matter how niche, but they also clearly love what they do and want to help all their customers, both new and old, have a fantastic experience. Every exchange I've had with them has been more than fair from both a trading and purchasing perspective as well. Many stores tend to inflate prices especially surrounding hard-to-find collectables, but Press Start has always been the best value I've found in the central/southwest Virginia area. I can honestly say I've never found myself in a better gaming and card shop, no one does it better!

Brought in a binder worth around $740 and left it overnight. They gave me an offer of about 25% of…read morethe binder worth ($0.05 for $2 cards as well) and have their cards listed 25% over retail pricing. On top of that they took all my cards out of my binder and also out of my sleeves to look at them... then gave me my cards back all unsleeved and the sleeves separate. They said "we didn't want to waste our time re-sleeving your cards because you didn't take our offer." I had told them when I left my binder that I had a lot of cards I was considering having graded. Shitty customer service and no care for cards or customers.

I came in to sell a Nintendo switch (that I played like twice) and some games that came with it. As…read moreI walked in the store seemed spacious and had a good variety to stuff on the shelves. Interacting with Jay and his employees was very pleasant. He also offered a fair price for and told me what he would sell for. Very transparent and fair.

I really want to like this location. I like supporting my local businesses. The one on Williamson…read moreRd is better organized and larger. Depending on what console games you are looking for you might have to GI Joe over guitar hero accessories and other misc equipment. The selection of games was okay given the small space of the place I did see a few not common games but no holy grails. The guy at the counter was friendly when I went to checkout. Their rewards system is good to sign up for if you are a frequent purchaser. Similar to gamestop it is an upfront cost ($10) but it gives you a discount on used games. Worth it to bring the game prices down in line with market prices (they are a tad high here) Decent place to check out, but not some place I would go out of my way to stop in.

"Junky" is the perfect way to describe this store. Very overpriced, games in terrible condition,…read moreand bad customer service. Everything was so overpriced to where I don't understand how this business is still running. Some games for newer consoles were literally more expensive than just buying it new. A lot of products were dirty, or damaged to the point where it likely wouldn't work. The store smelt like weed, and customer service wasn't even a thing since bro was higher than the pricing there. To top it all off, I saw someone come in to trade in around 10 games, and they offered them a whopping $2.50. If you're in dire need of a Game Junkies, go to the one on Williamson Rd, but even that one's not too great. Leave this location to rot.

Great store! Amazing selection and very nice service. If you're a gamer/collector, go here!read more

From the owner: Culpepers Nexus for Comics, Video Games, and Trading Cards…read more