My wife and I love our Nintendo Wii but one day it stopped working. Trying to find a legitimate…read moreNintendo repair place that would work on the Wii seemed to be impossible... perhaps Nintendo just doesn't authorize it anymore. But, we wanted a working Wii so my wife called around and discovered this place. They couldn't repair our game system but sold us a replacement one (minus the cords and stuff which we already had and thus didn't need) for around $20, with a 30-day warranty. We took it home and it works. So, we are back to playing the Wii. Wheeee! They also sold retro toys, board games, video games, movies, and other "nerdish" things. It was a fun walk through, though you could easily empty your wallet and walk out with some nifty things if you aren't careful.

Just another low baller for trades high priced old used games. Definitely shop else where.read more

This is the best game/card store in the Albany Area…read more Incredibly nice staff that help you with whatever you need. They have a very large selection of video games and compared to other stores around, they have good prices. I've found a few games there that I haven't seen at other stores in my over 10 years of video game collecting. Definitely stop by and check out this shop if you collect games or cards.

Despite the name sounding more like a special "mushroom" place, this turned out to be a neat little…read morenew and used video game store. Unlike some places (cough... cough... Gamestop) I felt welcome upon entering and wasn't treated like an idiot (though some of my questions surely would have landed me in that category). I wanted a new Nintendo Switch 2, had several old systems to sell, and wasn't quite sure of my options. They were super helpful, gave me what I considered a good price on my used trade-ins, and worked with me to place my order. One note of caution: they are in the same plaza as a popular pizzeria and parking is tight at mealtimes, especially on the weekends.

Jay St. Video Games is a video game store that specializes in selling vintage video games and pop…read moreculture items. Also, they sell new video games, movie posters, and collectibles. Bearing in mind, this Jay St. location is extremely small and is not as good as their other locations. I personally find a lot of the stuff here cool and I love vintage games, but the prices are ridiculous. A lot of these games cost well over $20 and some are over $100. The old PlayStation 2 games are about $20 a piece and I can buy them online for half that. In similar fashion, the brand new video games usually cost more here than anywhere else, I suggest going to GameStop instead. I would also like to mention that the employees here are usually rude and treat the customers poorly. However, this Jay St. does have a lot of classic movie posters and large variety of vintage games even if they are overpriced. Once and for all, Jay St. is fine vintage game store, but it's expensive and the employees are rude.

everyone is always super nice and helpful! always have everything i need within their selection at…read morea great price.

It's a pretty solid-sized store and they're stocked with basically everything. We scored a 3DS XL…read moreand picked up some sweet games to go with it!

Sold me Metroid for the nes classic with destroyed pins 2 times don't trust him he doesn't test the…read moregames

We checked this store out on a friend's tip. It was very nicely setup, clean, and games displayed…read morewell. There wasn't a huge selection, but they did have some harder to find items. We would definitely stop back when passing through the area again.

Extremely kind and great people! Really knew what they were talking about and helped me with my…read more3ds! 100% would recommend if you're looking for retro games and the like!

Love this place. Has the world's most chill laid back employees. Please don't be rude to this…read morebusiness if they don't give you the price you want for your used electronic item. They are after all, A BUSINESS and they already pay top dollar for used electronics. They have a very funny name and it was actually created by a bunch of satirical British men which makes me love the company's personality even more. Has a great selection of gently used cheap movies for date nights if Netflix doesn't have the movie you're looking for to stream (happens to me 99% of the time).

It's a convenient place to bring electronics when you need cash but you really should watch out…read morebecause the people that work there have no idea what they are doing (maybe with the exception of the store manager). The first time I brought stuff in the guy working misquoted me a higher number for one of the items I brought in by A LOT. The second time I brought stuff in a different guy told me, after running it through some "tests", that my iPhone was locked to the ATT network even after I told them that couldn't be possible because I purchased it unlocked directly from Apple. He offered me at least $50 less for it because of this. In addition, they rejected another one of my items because they "couldn't get it to charge". Needless to say I did not sell my items to them. I got home popped a Verizon SIM card in my iPhone and LO AND BEHOLD the phone works. I also plugged the other item in and LO AND BEHOLD it charged right up and held its charge. Basically they wasted an hour of my life and lost business. I do hope the guy who told me my iPhone was locked just made an honest mistake BUT he would have some money to gain if he had convinced me to sell it to him at the lower locked price then turned around and sold it as an unlocked. My suggestion to you would be to make sure you go on the CEX website and get your own quote for the items you are thinking of bringing in. Secondly, try and be in the store when the manager Alissa is working because she actually knows what she's doing. Several of the employees there are unprofessional, slightly rude, and don't know how to do their job correctly.

Very disappointed with my recent experience with Flipside Gaming…read more I purchased a booster box case when it was $850. Instead of being properly protected and double-boxed, Flipside placed the shipping label directly on the case and shipped it that way. The case arrived damaged. I reached out to customer service expecting an exchange. Unfortunately, they would only offer a full refund -- no replacement. What makes this even more frustrating is that the same case is now listed for $2,000. I'm left with a refund for an $850 purchase while the company can sell that inventory for significantly more. Regardless of the market price, customers should receive the product they paid for, especially when damage occurred during shipping and the packaging provided little protection. If you're ordering a case from Flipside Gaming, be aware that it may not be double-boxed or shipped with additional protection. Very unhappy with how this was handled and the overall customer service experience.

FlipSide Gaming SAVED THE DAY! Huuge shoutout to Kailer who helped me out…read more I'm not knowledgeable about TCGs but my partner was really excited for a new release. I pre-ordered the booster packs to surprise her without realizing that we can't even play the game without the resources from the "starter/trial decks". By the time I realized we needed these decks, NONE of my local game shops had any in stock and online listings were all scalpers selling for 2-3x MSRP. I contacted FlipSide gaming about re-stocks on the trial decks and they said they don't have an ETA but to sign up for their notifications. Perfectly reasonable response and I thought that was that. However, later in the day, Kailer contacted me back and said they received some returns for the starter decks and set up an invoice so I could place an order!! They totally could have just sold these in store or increased stock online - they would absolutely sell. But Kailer went out of his way to contact me back and manually set up an invoice for the purchase. Now we can actually play this game without having to pay scalpers!! THANK YOU KAILER AND THANK YOU FLIPSIDE GAMING!!

Not to be confused with Gapestop, which is something to do with Barbie's work tools, she's in Adult…read moremovies, not really sure what it technically is you'll have to ask her. Located inside the Crossgates Mall in Albany is this pretty standard GameStop which doesn't have as big of a selection as the other one in Albany that I've been to a few times, but service was okay and I didn't have any big problems here, although I wasn't really impressed with the selection.

I went into this store with my boyfriend. I asked the lady to unlock something for us, but as I…read moreasked her my boyfriend saw a control he wanted. It was behind the register, so we asked if we could see the box. The lady at the register goes "it's $230....and no you cannot touch it" while giving us dirty looks. It was a nasty conversation from an employee who should be trying sell items not scold customers. Good luck getting sales with an attitude like that. I will take my money and buy the controller else where.

Great little spot with a lot of used books, movies, toys, clothes and all kinds of stuff.read more

This was my first visit, but I was so pleasantly surprised! The space is so unique and feels and…read morelooks like a bookstore. Every nook and cranny is neatly filled with books and unique items from my childhood such as Archie comics and cassette players as well as record players. The owner is incredibly kind and knowledgeable and shared so much about his physical location and online store. I was able to get my book and a bonus book to celebrate my birthday. I will definitely be back! Thank You!!!

10 stars? Is that a thing. By far the most professional and yet casual game shop I've ever been…read moretoo! Outstanding service, once in a life time stock. Welcoming atmosphere, this was my go to shop for cards.. now it's my only!!

I celled to ask questions about product because I live one hour away from the shop and have no car…read morei take the bus guy on the phone was super rude and not customer friendly told me he was dealing with customers why answer the phone then proceeded to tell me if I want to know what they have i to go down there in the most rude way possible like I was wasting he's time or something they also over price like scalper level prices nasty rude people dont bother wasting your money