Keep Calm And Discuss Retro Generally!

Myrddin

atavan-halen wrote: »

Yep!

Any excuse to bring that story to the foray really. It was a funny day that

CiDeRmAn

Yeah, and the fact that he didn't throw himself under a train after the slagging he got says loads about his strength of character.
To be honest the guy was more embarrassed than Atavan....

But, keep trying buddy, it'll happen for ya!

Steve X2

Just chatting to an acquaintance who works in GameStop management (she posts here and on retrovia the odd time). She says (and I asked if I could post this) that there are internal rumours that GameStop has a massive stockpile of retro gear stored in various warehouses around the US and Euroland from when they were sold as new items by GameStop and whoever else the bought up over the years.
So when they do start selling retro stuff I'm wondering are we going to be flooded with lots of sealed games and consoles? Or will they slowly leak them out to keep the value high?

Will be interesting to see how it plays out.

Professey Chin

Has she by any chance mentioned the location of some of these warehouses?

Steve X2

The Great Chinholio wrote: »

Has she by any chance mentioned the location of some of these warehouses?

She did, I'm currently getting my special forces gear together and going on a mission later tonight

DinoRex

I feel a methylamine style heist coming on...

Steve X2

DinoRex wrote: »

I feel a methylamine style heist coming on...

Maybe we can get a bunch of repros to swap with, they wouldn't even know we were there

Myrddin

DinoRex wrote: »

I feel a methylamine style heist coming on...

Remember, roll the barell this time

MrVestek

Be careful... they might be

megaten

Steve SI wrote: »

Just chatting to an acquaintance who works in GameStop management (she posts here and on retrovia the odd time). She says (and I asked if I could post this) that there are internal rumours that GameStop has a massive stockpile of retro gear stored in various warehouses around the US and Euroland from when they were sold as new items by GameStop and whoever else the bought up over the years.
So when they do start selling retro stuff I'm wondering are we going to be flooded with lots of sealed games and consoles? Or will they slowly leak them out to keep the value high?

Will be interesting to see how it plays out.

Wasn't this on gameindustry.biz? I remember reading their CEO saying to them their currently stockpiling while they think how there going to sell them.

EDIT: Maybe not. I can't seem to find the article.

Steve X2

megaten wrote: »

Wasn't this on gameindustry.biz? I remember reading their CEO saying to them their currently stockpiling while they think how there going to sell them.

EDIT: Maybe not. I can't seem to find the article.

My understanding is that they are indeed buying up stuff right now. But what she said was that they've had stockpiles of retro gear for years in warehouses.
All rumours at the moment of course, but internal rumours if that makes then any more true.

CiDeRmAn

I knew the guys here, I was in the warehouse at head office, the only warehouse they have here, both when it was Gameworld and then Gamestop.
There is such pressure of space in there that there is no retro stuff at all kept in storage, as far as I could see.
I have told the tale before of being in there in around 2008 and being given free reign to take what I wanted from a large crate of Xbox titles, gamee that were heading for the skip.
The same with a handful of GC games.
Now, it may be that US and Euro stores have a less pressure on storage space but, really, I doubt it.
I'd be very surprised if Gamestop had a treasure trove of old format titles just stashed away for some rainy day when they'd make a few bob by selling them to hungry retro enthusiasts.
They had no regard for old formats and so had no reason to waste storage maintaining them.
But, I am prepared to be wrong if some warehouse on the outskirts of Paris is wall to wall with Radiant Silvergun, Nes' and Halo!

Steve X2

Anyone seen or played the google homepage thing today.
Star Trek, pretty cool/funny.

CosmicSmash

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

But, I am prepared to be wrong if some warehouse on the outskirts of Paris is wall to wall with Halo and Fifa93,94,95,96,97,98,99,00,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,11

Didn't put 12 in thought it was too current but still available for the PS2, some things are best left in the past along with all of the John Madden games. Even annoys me looking at him.:mad:


When exactly did all the game chain stores first pop up on these shores because I can't remember them before the 32bit era, I think they use to junk their old games if they couldn't sell them to make way for the next big thing coming out.

CiDeRmAn

In the 80's we had QTH on Dawson St, Harry Moores, Easons, Clerys and video shops.
There was a dedicated games shop in Swords, the Castle Shopping centre, a dingy little unit filled with cassettes!
Virgin Megastore on Aston Quay and the proliferation of HMV branches across the capital brought videogames a new cooler space to live in, along with Smyths and Videorental shops.
Gamesworld was established in 94 in the back of the original Chapters on Abbey St.
Then they bought a unit on Liffey St, next came a counter upstairs in Stephens Green centre and more stores to come.
As I said, Game and Electronics Boutique moved into Dawson St and Grafton St, Game also moved into the various malls that opened up around the capital in the 90's.

CosmicSmash

I only remembered that in the back of Chapters when you said it. Turning back the clock there. I remember Peats selling games since the 2600 onwards I actually bought SF2 for the SNES there think it was 75 pounds at the time:eek:. Harry Moores was good for the import SNES stuff as well they also sold the converter. HMV sold them just as games were becoming more mainstream but I think it was the PS1 that was the real turning point but I just can't see there being much truth to this latest rumour about a stockpile of games at the end of a rainbow.

unky chop chop

And Mulveys..The hardware shop in Dundrum.
The best selection of c64 and Speccy budget titles i'd seen.
There was a massive wall dedicated to them...All for less then 5 bob
Some bloke that looked like Basil Faulty worked there..

o1s1n

Anyone remember all the commodore and speccy tapes some lad had in Dun Laoghaire Market? Just on the right as you walked in the main door.

CosmicSmash

Remember buying 800xl and C64 games in Peats, I think they started at 2.99 for the budget stuff. Never really had the call to venture over to the Southside;)

unky chop chop

yeah you could get great games on the southside at the time, But heroine was hard to come by,So I understand:pac:

CosmicSmash

unky chop chop wrote: »

yeah you could get great games on the southside at the time, But heroine was hard to come by,So I understand:pac:

Is that what the call heroin on the Southside:pac::pac:

unky chop chop

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

In the 80's we had QTH on Dawson St, Harry Moores, Easons, Clerys and video shops.
There was a dedicated games shop in Swords, the Castle Shopping centre, a dingy little unit filled with cassettes!
Virgin Megastore on Aston Quay and the proliferation of HMV branches across the capital brought videogames a new cooler space to live in, along with Smyths and Videorental shops.
Gamesworld was established in 94 in the back of the original Chapters on Abbey St.
Then they bought a unit on Liffey St, next came a counter upstairs in Stephens Green centre and more stores to come.
As I said, Game and Electronics Boutique moved into Dawson St and Grafton St, Game also moved into the various malls that opened up around the capital in the 90's.

You can go back further then that , Surely Cider,
Tell us about 50's,Speak easy game shops and underground arcades:)

Which reminds me..In the 80's I was down in cavan alot.It's where I came across my first arcade.
Anyway they passed a local law that all "gambling" machine establishments which traded solely for this purpose were banded,effectively doing away with arcades!
So instead they had loads of barber shops in Cavan town..one chair,no barber around that I ever saw
The rest of the space was jammed full of arcade cabs..brilliant.They even had the barber pole outside
true storey..me uncle is a judge up Caaaavaaan

CosmicSmash

I think Ciderman must be nearly as old as I am:eek:

DinoRex

Ah... Harry Moores... that's a blast from the past.

I remember one time I'd saved up my money for Salamander on the C64 and they wouldn't let me in the shop because I was just a kid.

CiDeRmAn

Monkeykube wrote: »

I only remembered that in the back of Chapters when you said it.

I used to work there, and in Liffey St, part time, on my day off from nursing, from about 95 to 98, great times, great times.
Worked there for the following 5 years at Christmas, having the craic, brilliant.
I was very sad to finish up, but work and the child demanded it

CosmicSmash

unky chop chop wrote: »

Caaaavaaan

Dr Bob

DinoRex wrote: »

Ah... Harry Moores... that's a blast from the past.

I remember one time I'd saved up my money for Salamander on the C64 and they wouldn't let me in the shop because I was just a kid.

...and I used to work for them too..;)

Dr Bob

Monkeykube wrote: »

Remember buying 800xl and C64 games in Peats, I think they started at 2.99 for the budget stuff. Never really had the call to venture over to the Southside;)

I was a peats kid too, bought my 800xl stuff there , page 6 mags, and later on cheap meg games...sniff.....memories!

CosmicSmash

Dr Bob wrote: »

...and I used to work for them too..;)

I can definitely remember buying these two in Harry Moores in Henry St.
Still have 'em:)

Retr0gamer

A friend of mine saw judge dredd, says it pretty amazing.