1 out of 5 stars would not go back!!!! Just got kick out the store for "recording videos inside the store". I was on FaceTime with my wife who is out of state (military) right now and when I told the owner that I was simply on FaceTime with my wife, he told me he didn't care and to get out!! The part that was surprising to me is that I've always gone to his old and new store to buy games, but after today I will not be going back. read more

The owner is very long winded and they were late opening when we went. We waited in the parking lot for almost an hour BUT they did give us a discount for sticking around. The selection is insane! Will definitely be back. read more

I write this review with heavy heart. I walked in with high hopes considering the signs displayed outside. First off if you've ever seen the hoarder shows this is what it feels like. The space is cramped and stuff is piled so high you can't see what they have to offer. Once you squeeze through the first room you go to the other area that is just as congested. It's smelled musty with a mixture of something rank. As people came in the space that was small got smaller. I felt claustrophobic. Definitely would suggest they clear out and display their stuff to where it is more accessible. They seemed to have a lot of great items and it has potential but in the state it's in it's a hard pass for me. I wouldn't come back. I personally felt stressed walking in and walked out just as fast. read more

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The owner and his father have terrible customer service. They are extremely rude and sarcastic to their customers and act condescending when asked the simplest questions. The owner is also a massive liar who makes up statements on the fly to justify selling vinyl and games at ridiculous prices. To review, the owners are rude, the prices are outrageous, and the proprietor frequently lies in order to make sales. read more

Awesome atmosphere, great retro games and records. Owners are friendly. Make sure your satisfied with your video games and always clean as well as make sure they work. read more

I went in knowing it didn't have the best reviews so I wanted to check it out myself. The owners were really nice and informative on every game they sell. I had to bring back a disk and they swapped em out with another disc no problem. I see it is packed but this place has the most GameCube games I've ver seen a video game place have. read more

The one time I went. I thought the service was really good. I thought everybody in there was really kind. They returned policy is very fair. They allow you to go test the game and come back within a week or two. If it doesn't work or test it in store. The selection at the time was pretty good as well. The only thing that I don't like about this place is the hours are awful. That's why I gave it. Four stars instead of five. They close at 5pm which seems terrible. I feel like they should only be a Sunday thing. They should open later and close later. read more

Starting this off with a disclaimer, i truly love that this place exists. It's neat. A time warp. Awesome place to just go check out. But it's in the bad side of town where you normally wouldn't want to go. Cool place, shit tonnes of fucking games everywhere. But overpriced by a lot. Sadly. Had high hopes, met with selection, saddened with price range. Legit could have purchased any game on eBay for $30 less at any moment. Every game I was interested in was $20-$30+ more than retail on eBay. I get it, he runs a shop. But this is what is killing the retro game hobby. Carts for an extreme high hoping some dude will play into the nostalgia and just grab it without hesitation or the knowledge that eBay literally exists with better prices. My second gripe is that we can't browse the games, we have to stay on the other side. You can barely make out the game titles and you have to know exactly what you want going into this store. There is ZERO browsing the NES/SNES section up close. Like I said. Awesome selection. was really cool to see. But not the solicitation of mine and your childhoods at these absurd prices. Pulled a cart out i wanted, had a messed up photograph. $60. Going rate is $25/$30 on eBay all day in good condition. Don't come here thinking you'll find games you want for $10-$20. Go to another game store for that if you need it now. I was buying NES games just yesterday for $10-$17. Or try yard sales.. read more

I had high hopes of finding a specific game. Unfortunately I came here and was very disappointed. It's very disorganized there. You literally can't browse because it's congested. It's like walking in a storage unit. Everything is over priced. The guy behind the counter didn't even recognize me there wanting to ask a question. I'll never go back and do not recommend this place. read more

Okay I was here about 7/8 months ago and the sheer amount of video games is jaw dropping nes games are stacked to the ceiling! Finding games here are no hassle. But this place has one major flaw, The prices are way to high. As an example Megaman3 Maybe a 40 dollar game at best is like 70 dollars! But he is open to negotiating which I guess is kind of better but not by a lot. read more

They have good price they are nice and you can talk for re hour you can go and sell your old video games they fix video games that don't work it a cool place read more

Owner is condescending and arrogant and not appreciative of business. Almost everything is over priced and they I'll talk your ear off to the point you aren't able to shop, friendly talk but overwhelming. Not my favorite place I'd consider it more of a museum or a public collection. On top of the bad service the worker accused me of stealing a cassette on the way out and i was honestly offended. Will not be returning here not even to browse the museum. read more

Propaganda Palace - Video Game Stores Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

I went into this place with high hopes. The inventory was massive with something for every gamer. I think in the right hands this store could do well. My first complaint is the most obvious one, the pricing. Everything is ridiculously overpriced. If I had to guess, thats probably why they're overstocked. My second complaint is that the douche bag who's running that place is a condescending fool with the mentality of an adolescent, lacking the understanding required to communicate with customers. Anytime i asked him a question he mentioned his dad and gave a long winded speech about his dad over and over again. Everything seemed like an argument. I asked him for a price on a gameboy and with an attitude he said I wasn't being specific enough about which one I wanted. It almost seemed like he was purposely trying to get me to leave without buying anything. There's clearly something mentally wrong with him. All I know is I'd never go back to that place even if they decided to sell everything for 90% off. read more

Service was amazing! The lady named Raven thought us how to clean the vinyls and those are a good price! The selection was overwhelming good, a lot of good options, the only downfall is that the video games were so expensive! read more

Service was horrible. Owner is rude. Would not recommend this shop to anyone who has a love for gaming. Guys demeanor shows he's only in it for the money. Whole store is treated poorly with systems thrown all over the place. 1/5 rating for me. read more

The guy was rude on the phone and not to mention hung up when asked a simple question, he needs a reality check. ignore this place read more

Amazing selection and great service. The owners are very nice and it always has the games I need.

Very nice people and the collections are amazing! I collect vinyls and they have so many to pick from!

Owner is very kind and has been collecting for a very long time. He's knows the worth of what he's selling so for the other reviews to say it's overpriced just wanted to pull one over on him. The owner's wife is sweet too! I'd recommend this place to anyone! read more

Really wicked selection of games, the owners are extremely passionate and knowledgeable. They're pretty honest and straightforward when it comes to games. Music, reference, and some related services are offered here as well. Nice to see people who care about their passion and share it with the public. Great store, I'm coming back for sure. read more

They like to talk your ear off if you ask one question. Then there's no clear line of where you are not allowed, I was basically snapped at for being in an area that customers could not go, but they had hundreds of games hidden in that area. I had asked to look at the complete box of Pokémon Firered and the owner said it was for serious buyers only and notified me of the price I guess expecting me to be surprised.....I had bought completed Pokémon boxes from other people and shops with them letting me look at the condition first with no issues. But I guess the owner determines this just by looking at you. I did walk out with a couple of things but I am never returning to this store. Extra star was because at least the items I wanted they got for me fairly fast so they knew their stock. read more

Shady and unscrupulous. Better deals can be carefully found on games or consoles online by the informed buyer. Even GameStop.com items on clearance can beat some of Propaganda Palaces prices. I heard they switcharoo boards, your better board for a worse one or a repro, when changing save batteries in cartridge games. When I sold SNES RPGs to AJ, I was offered little for them and was shown slanted records to justify being taken advantage of. Since then, the RPG games I sold multiplied in value! read more

Owner is very knowledgeable about everything reasonable prices for quality items best video store in San Antonio hands down

Don't waste your time if you are looking to spend money but don't know exactly what you want. Bad customer service all together. We were Visiting San Antonio and we really wanted to stop by this place to buy something before heading home. She has the whole store blocked off so that you cannot browse. You need to know exactly what it is that you want and if they have it she will go get it for you. I specifically went in there to browse and see what they had because they have a very large selection of retro games. But since she doesn't allow browsing we just went to Game Over Games and spend $120 on old NES/SNES games there. read more

I don't know what everyone's tripping about, the owners are the homies! YES they do like to talk but it's for good measure; I've never not found utility in what I've been informed of. They wanna make sure you're getting the most of what you asked for plus some. Been coming for 4 years and every time I have, they've always tested controllers, games and consoles for me. Shit, they even gave me a banging deal on a GameCube I sold them once. Yes it's crowded but They are the epitome of a mom and pop shop so be patient, let them introduce you and be assertive in what you'd like to see. They have always been accommodating when and if I wanted to see a different section or side of the store but it does help if you have something in mind because most of the time they got it or got something close. Game Over video games is sick and always has substantial games (sometimes has bangers) don't get me wrong, but Propaganda has everything they DONT which is nice and you don't expect it by any means but 70% of the time I've walked out with 2 or more items im getting thrown some sort of deal‍ *ONLY caveat is MAKE SURE to call ahead for times because it is a drive but Propaganda Palace all the way* read more

There's a vast selection of vintage tapes, video games, etc that it's honestly impressive. However, due to it being cramp and Covid-19, you're not allow to browse - which takes the fun apart of visit video games stores. It's great if you already have a game in mind, but if you want to look around for the fun of it, it's just not the place to go. I hope that in the future it will open up more and maybe renovate it self to be bigger (the entrance is cramp). I hope business stays good and that they can keep expanding their selection, so that when browsing is allowed there will be a large selection of games! read more

Do not go here. The prices are disgusting, for example manhunt 2 is not a 50 dollar game, go search on amazon or eBay and see what I'm talking about. Second of all, they are snobby and have zero customer services skills. This I know because my friend called to see if they fixed guitar hero guitars and received nothing but condescending answers. Thirdly, their store is unorganized and cluttered, I'm sure half of those systems do not work due to the poor conditions they are left in. If you are new to collecting video games, do your research before walking into this awful store or avoid it all together. The owner is a snob and is willing to rip you off if you are unaware of what something actually costs. You will have better luck going to any other gaming store in San Antonio, even GameStop does a better job then these rip-offs. Frankly, I'm surprised this sad excuse for a game store is still open. I highly recommend that you avoid this place. read more

Poor customer service, guy was rude and lazy, didn't help at all ... typical retro gaming store employee the movies portray. I'd give it a big fat 0 if I could read more

If you want to reminisce about the cool stuff from the past I'd say to go here, why? Because they got it all and for the cassette tapes are amazing. I just recently bought a cassette tape that I've been looking for which is Freddie Fender and I must say it plays like a dream. read more

Maybe you've heard but I'm a gamer. I've played it all, from Super Mario Bros / Duck Hunt on my NES to Gears of War 3 on my 360 but I have a special place in my heart for retro gaming. I'm an only child so let's just say that I grew close to Lara Croft, Link and Spyro during my younger years. Wandering around with Katy B., I happened upon Propaganda Palace on McCullough and was blown away by their massive no, wait, MASSIVE selection. I thought Game Over Videogames held the crown for retro supply but no, Propaganda is where it's at. The first room you enter houses hundreds (possibly thousands, I'm not so good at the math stuff) of movies on VHS and the next room is where I almost shed tears of joy. Whether you're into Genesis (you rock), Sega Saturn (you rock less), or GameGear (welcome to the cool kids club) games, they had loads and loads of it. They also sell all types of consoles and even have the all-gold limited edition Legend of Zelda N64. This is like mecca for me, I had to stop and spend a good 20 seconds rubbing this console for the good luck that it's bound to carry. Propaganda Palace is indeed a magical place and I plan to go there so often, I'm thinking of just forwarding my paychecks there. I may have a problem but it's a effin sweet problem. read more

Propaganda Palace - Gold Legend of Zelda N64 - Video Game Stores Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Brought my boyfriend to check out the place today and was scolded by the gentleman that worked there. First off, other than mask wearing, there wasn't a sign posted in or outside the store about their Covid protocol. After sanitizing our hands prior to entering the store, and after with their own sanitizer, the gentleman preceeded to jump on us for touching the covers for the records and cassette tapes. We apologized continuously and he continuously informed us of "being in the middle of a pandemic." If you don't want people touching your precious, then please have something informing us. Again, we both apologize and did not mean harm to you at all. I honestly felt bad for the whole experience but a sour taste has been left in my mouth. read more

This place is awesome to browse at! Other than that, they are WAY overpriced! For a copy of Mario Kart 64 you can get online for $35, this dude here charges $80!!! Second generation SNES, this guy charges $120! You can get them on online with cord, controllers, and games for less than $80!!! Seems like he looks up the prices on Amazon and doubles whatever the average prices is. To the fellow behind the counter: I'm familiar with my retro games. Therefore, when I ask for the price on a game, I don't need to know the whole backstory of the game, what he gameplay is, etc. If I'm unfamiliar with a game, I'll ask, "Hmmm, what is THIS game about???" But if I ask just for a price, just tell me how much the game is! I don't need to hear your winded explanation about the game, trying to justify your ridiculously high prices. If you want to pay more than double the average price of a retro game, then by all means, go here. The selection is awesome and you will walk into the game section with your eyes wide open like a child. Otherwise, if you didn't lubricate your rear end this morning to get ready for the pain your wallet and rear end is about to go through, go visit Game Over Videogames. They have a much nicer vibe, and the staff isn't so self righteous. Trust me, your wallet And bank account will thank you! read more

Propaganda Palace - Back door to Propaganda Video Games! Really cool! Must be some expensive paint to justify the prices THEY are asking for games! - Video Game Stores Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Worst customer service I've ever encountered, i straight up witnessed the dude being rude and condescending to a handicap man and his mother then the lady worker was rude to my wife telling her not to touch their busted ass vinyl collection F those pieces of ish!!! Then the dude yells at us saying we're not 6 feet apart MF'er you have so much ish and clutter you can't even move 6 feet!!! So much clutter because nothing will sell with those gouging prices!!! read more

So, I drove by this place on my way to a restaurant. On the way back I was driving by again and decided to double back and see what it is about. SO GLAD I DID. The place is a decent size but AJ (The Owner) has wall to wall stuff in here. I went in to look for a specific game for my Sega Genesis and he had it (with the case). I took about 7 pictures to post because this is a place that you really need to experience. AJ's father is something of a Video Game OG. He knows more than your average bear and he makes sure that you a satisfied with your purchase before you leave the store. I will definitely be back. read more

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If I could give less stars than 1 I would. TLDR: they are liars and thieves. I brought my playstation 4 to have the hdmi port replaced. They kept it for 2 months! Never called me to pick it up. I had to hound them in order to have it returned to me. They labeled it "non-fixable." Art, the older gentleman that runs the repair aspect of the store, returned my playstation 4 to me with the wifi reciever and all of the screws that hold the parts in place MISSING. When I tried to speak to him about the new rattling noise (no screws!!) it was making he kicked me out of the store and accused me of only wanting things for free. They stole my parts and sat on my system hoping I'd give up and forget about it so they could steal and use my parts for other repairs. read more

DO NOT BUY HERE!! This place is owned by a scam artist! A person who has no customer service whatsoever. They claim to have the biggest and best selection of games in the state..... well no shit since you overpriced everything about 3 times as much and show no interest in selling it's no wonder you can't get stuff of the shelves . The person will give you a story on how he's the best video game store owner and how his store Is the best blah blah blah then hits you with an insulting price for any game you ask about.DONT WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY! Go to Game Over, they have 3 locations in SA or if you really want the good deals go to D*Pad in New Braunfels. I'd give this place a negative score if I could. read more

I went to this store thinking it would be cool no matter what. The store itself is exactly the kind of game store I like to shop at. It's very unorganized and a little grimey, which for me is the sort of store I enjoy looking around in because they usually have the best stuff and the best prices. I got half of that assumption right. It became very clear when talking to the owner, that he has personal ties with his inventory. He's essentially a collector with a ridiculous abundance in stock and because of that I get the feeling its hard for him to justify selling anything at a fair price. The markup on all of the USED products he's selling feel at least two times more then they should be priced. TLDR; Cool store to go look around in, they have a great inventory. The owner is pretty arrogant with his pricing and the markups are anything but seducing. read more

If I could give zero stars, I would. The owner AJ is crazy and rude. The owner collects his games from garage sales and swaps and then tries to sell them to the public for ridiculous prices. What a con. read more

The owner is very unprofessional and rude. He accosted my son after he was asked about certain games and pricing. The place is a real dump and smells of garbage. Again, the owner is a real jerk!!! read more

Great place. Prob the best selection I've seen for vinyl records with a good fair price! Yes it's extremely cluttered and nothing has prices. But just ask.. Not a place I would take children in. Also if your looking for a record player looks like a great place to buy one. Well def come back read more