I visited the store on a Thursday afternoon and they already had people playing some games. The…read morestore has a very wide selection of books, cards, snacks, drinks, and tables to play on. I did not end up buying or playing anything but definitely spent time browsing. I would definitely come again and hopefully play one day. It has free parking and bathroom inside.

I'n not entirely sure what this guys problem was that day, but boy did I have a poor experience on…read morethe phone with one of the guys that work here. I'm a private Pokémon card collector that has never ventured into the world of buy/sell/trade, so I decided I'd call a few shops in the area to see what they'd recommend, and this is exactly how this conversation went. Guy answers phone, i asked him if he had a minute to answer a couple questions i had. "i mean i have a few people I'm helping right now but yeah sure" I proceed to explain that i was looking for guidance or advice on how to offload my extensive Pokémon card collection as I'm moving out of the area, and i was wondering if they had a buyer or something of the sort that would sit down with me and run through it to see what they're willing to buy, etc. He responds, "oookay. Are you planning on paying someone for that?" Confused, i asked what he meant? "Basically what I'm getting at is no, we don't do that. I have a guy here that's really knowledgeable about that kinda stuff but i wouldn't wanna waste his time" I thanked him for his "candid" (read: completely rude) response and that i would look elsewhere. Needless to say I'll never step foot here again.

**DO NOT GO HERE**…read more Insanely rude. I've never heard anything so unnecessarily disrespectful like this before in my life from any professional. I called and very politely asked a simple question of how much a ps5 repair typically costs for power issues. Like if the issue was the power supply unit how much does that cost, ballpark assuming of course they have fixed PS5 consoles in the past. He responded and said "OK put your PS5 on the phone dude" and started laughing, mocking me and getting rude for absolutely no reason like I was crazy to ask this question. If you want to say "prices vary" or something that's fine. But he chose to be an absolute jerk. And obviously has no actual experience or would rather pull you into higher prices than you could otherwise get. So instead he just chose to just be rude and mocking. I called back to tell a manager about the attitude (hardly ever do this) and same guy picked up the phone, pretended to be the manager and very sarcastically said "oh no please do go on." I was stunned. I have no idea how someone like this works in any job requiring customer service or any job at all really. Just a miserable, despicable employee that acts like a middle school bully. Very likely the same employee that the person in the review right before this left. Nobody should ever go to this store. There are much better options who treat customers with respect and are actually helpful like Game & Video right on Vermont in the same area.

I'm not a modern gamer, but I still play more video games than I'd like to admit. Mostly the…read moreclassics, from when home consoles became a thing. 8 bit Nintendo! Which is exactly what I liked about this store. Plenty of NES titles at reasonable prices. And while I usually buy most of these online, I found the prices to be comparable. At least for the one's I was eyeing. Adventures Of Bayou Billy, Dr Mario, and Skate Or Die. Yet ultimately went with the first one mentioned. The cartridge worked great on the first try. No glitchy, pixelated, or blank screen whatsoever. I always give them a cleaning with 91% Isopropyl Alcohol before inserting for the first time. And found this one to be pretty clean. The QTips usually look like I've dipped them in ink afterwards. Not here though. Wonder if they clean them beforehand? Yes, I could have possibly saved a few bucks buying online, but for various reasons I wanted to support this business. Which has been around for quite some time. Also I found the vibe here to be way more chill, compared to the recent GameStops I've been to. The music playing here was really cool as well.

Good stuff sucks there were expensive owner takes Apple Pay and Zelle and I bought transformer…read moreauto bots for the ds Destroy all humans for the ps2 and halo 3 Glad I got and the transformers on the ds works on my 3ds the other 2 even tho one of them was sealed I didn't care if it was use or not sins I'm collecting the box sins my young selft gave throw it away and replaced with the cd Cases Recommend this place And I did see one 1 star review and that one guy is stupid like why called the worker whatever the time before they close and why did u go before they close you could have gone a few hours and you should be fine heck I don't have a Car and I took a Uber to get here at 4:48 pm and they close at 7 pm your a joke 7 days ago I made the post look up Update dec 11 2025 I just saw someone review recently for Luck and damn that's crazy. He wasn't like that when I talk to him From my experience when I entered the store, he was just busy looking at the computer. What I did to past the time was browse the games I did saw a couple that I wanted and pick up three of them at the time so when I was ready to pay, I asked the guy if he takes Apple Pay he said yes Then I asked him questions about the Nintendo 64 games for super smash Bros and super Mario 64 he said those are not real. Those are authentic, I told him the games I wanted for transformers, he was about to go to a different section that I didn't found it at so when I realize what he was doing I told him not there and then I showed him where I found it and then yeah so I'm not sure what's up with that Same thing for the 360s and the PlayStation 2 games until I showed them where it was. I guess it might. He has a bad memory of where it is. I'm not sure. I saw more of luck review and if it is true that he is not passion and that depress then yeah you're not wrong. Like what's the whole point of working there if your don't like gaming but when I first saw him and when I asked him the question, he didn't look depressed. He look normal Besides that him repeating for the games and asking if it's yours, that's crazy like one he probably doesn't see the price on the cover or two. He has a very bad memory. But damn, that's crazy way different from my experience when I went there for the first time I guess go on your own risk or don't go For me, the only reason I went here is because I was far away from home and I was gonna go to Ross and I want to look at the area they have any retro games around the area and I saw this location so like why not and headed at that location the price is iffy, but I mean for the games they had the box I can't complain And since he's not passionate for the games, I mean, I don't really care. I just want the games I grew up with and dip Ahh and the only reason I am re-editing my review is because I saw the notification of seeing 266 people from 5 days ago and 139 people seeing my review now witch is the first and never expected anyone reading my review Hope it's help

Clean, smells good and staff extremely helpful and nice. Definitely coming back to get more stuff!read more

Austin on the phone got me a copy of Lego Batman legacy of the dark knight PS5. And when I got…read morethere Andrew I believe was his name grabbed it for me. This game is impossible to find and they had it without an up charge. Great service. Worth the drive. Super happy customer. :)

A few years back, there used to be a GameStop across the street from Gameplay - it's a testament to…read morethings that they ended up outliving it and thriving. A truly local video game chain, and I've always had a pleasant time with both the owner and staff. Great selection, fair prices, and they'll always let you know when you'll want to "come on down" for the latest releases. Great all around!

Service, selection & value worth a visit!! I have never had…read morea bad experience here!! ALEX & STAFF ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE & PROFESSIONAL.

I highly recommend this place! I bought a limited edition Pikachu Gameboy SP for a fair price. The…read moreowner Alex was very kind and super helpful, plus he had a great knowledge of games! Excellent guest service!

My friends and I were in the area one day and we passed this little shop…read more The name peaked our interest so we decided to pull over and give this place a look! It's connected to another place called Button Mash which had food as well as arcade games! PWNshop itself is pretty small, consisting of basically a small room-- but it was so, so cool. I loved all the stuff they had in there;; They had merchandise from various independent artists which I really appreciated. From clothing to pins to books to posters there was so much to look at in one space. I cant wait to go back and buy a ton of stuff!

They don't sell video games here, they sell video game memorabilia and video game themed art. It's…read morereally fucking cool. You have to drop by if you like video game stuff. It's also connected to a sweet arcade, Button mash, so it's worth the trip.

These guys are awesome. Walking into A&J Retro Games felt like walking into a time machine…read more Imagine being 8 years old and GTA 3 just came out. You're sitting there staring at this game thinking this is the coolest thing you've ever seen. That feeling is exactly what this place brings back. I came in looking for a PS2 for my boyfriend's birthday and, honestly, I know almost nothing about video games. I was a little intimidated, but these guys were great. They knew their stuff, explained everything, and actually cared about helping me find the right thing instead of just making a sale. I had my 8-month-old with me, and they were super welcoming. I walked out with the perfect gift, and my boyfriend was absolutely ecstatic. You can tell these guys grew up loving games and never lost that excitement. If you're into retro games, or even if you're clueless like me but need a great gift, go check them out.

They are amazing From the time I walk into the door drop my…read moreproduct off they called when it was ready picked it up. It was just so much professionalism and customer service driven.

This place was so much fun! My family and I were visiting downtown LA, Little Tokyo for vacation…read more Exploring the area near the Hilton Doubletree, we saw one of the stores World 8. I guess it's their second location in LA? The store brought back so many memories. The outside display had the old school TVs with playing some N64 games. It was really cool. Inside the store, you saw all sorts of merchandise from Game Boy games, Dreamcast, Gamecube, N64, Nintendo, and even more current game systems like the PS5 and switch. There were so many collectibles inside the store. I ended up spending about 45 minutes just looking through all of their offerings. They have a lot of the older games for sale too. Many of them are used. I'd recommend taking a few pictures, and if possible, trying out some of the cartridges if you can, before leaving just to make sure everything works! It was a fun store to browse and look around. There was even a poster of the songs from the Zelda Ocarina of Time on the wall. Really cool place! I'd recommend stopping by the store if you're in the area and like video games!

First of all, great selection of games here and I love the interior it just feels so right. But…read morebeyond that, the service here has always been fantastic. I always get to strike up a conversation with the dudes working here and it's just always a great time. At this point, I've only bought a handful of games from here but I'm sure I'll be back for more soon.

For sure, prices are too high to the point you can just go to eBay. $250 open and yellowed chrono…read moretrigger? Crazy. But! Tons of hardware and it's just fun to be in a shop like this. Huge selection. Used parts. CRT TVs hanging out. You may find what you're looking for and if you want an in person experience, absolutely worth a visit. I'll go back despite the inflated prices.

Everything is OVERPRICED! Priced way over Pricecharting. They are also FIRM on eveything and are…read morenot friendly. Do yourself a favor and go to RETROHEX COLLEX for better service and prices.

Amazing selection, stellar service (Eli!), wonderful vibes. Would come…read moreWeekly if I lived closer.

I will start off by saying this is a great store for books in general but for signings it is a…read morenightmare. I was there 3 hours before the scheduled signing and no one had informed me that is was by group priority. People were serviced via the time /date that they purchased the book. So I went from being in front the line to almost the 100th person.