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gameboy advance stuff dublin

  • 13-12-2013 8:46pm
    #1
    farrelbot96
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24 ✭


    hey i just found my old nintendo advance, im looking for a good place in dublin to buy a charger and some cool games, i was thinking of charity shops and comic book stores. if anyone knows where i can buy these bits that'd be great,cheers


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  • #2
    Optimus Prime
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 5,393 Mod ✭✭✭✭Optimus Prime


    DaRage in town think they have a Facebook page.


  • #3
    CiDeRmAn
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    Try Super Hoshi and Retropolis.
    Also, Adverts have a decent selection being sold there all the time.


  • #4
    Retr0gamer
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    I'd be very careful about picking up games in Rage. They have lots of bootleg copies that aren't worth anything but will sell them to you at full price. Be very careful and make sure you check that it's not a bootleg (they haven't a clue themselves so no point in asking them). A good telltale sign is to look at the circuit board that juts out of the cart.It should have the nintendo logo there. If the logo is bad quality or misspelled then it's a boot but even still it can be hard to tell.
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  • #5
    penev10
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    If you're struggling to find a charger the old "phat" DS chargers work with GBA.


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
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    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    I'd be very careful about picking up games in Rage. They have lots of bootleg copies that aren't worth anything but will sell them to you at full price.

    I'd echo that, ive seen a rake of GBA bootlegs on their ebay page before.

    Unfortunately the GBA market is riddled with bootlegs, they have no value or collectibility so avoid them even if you think you're getting a bargain. They're everywhere, be careful on ebay and even adverts.

    Aside from the circuit board method above, other signs are
    -USA label. The fakes almost always copy the US label and code #
    -Legit games have a number pressed into the label, no ink just an indent. Fakes don't.
    -The arch above 'gameboy advance' on a fake cart is often too narrow, it should be the same width as the label.


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  • #7
    Hank Scorpio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,631 ✭✭✭✭Hank Scorpio


    the nintendo logo on the back is never quite right either


  • #8
    deathrider
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    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    Try Super Hoshi and Retropolis.
    Also, Adverts have a decent selection being sold there all the time.

    I've never heard of Super Hoshi. Whereabouts is that? Is it central in Dublin? If so, is it worth checking out?


  • #9
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,679 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    deathrider wrote: »
    I've never heard of Super Hoshi. Whereabouts is that? Is it central in Dublin? If so, is it worth checking out?

    Down Abbey St, he has a counter in the back of The Twisted Pepper.
    Well worth a visit


  • #10
    deathrider
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    Deadly stuff. I'll have to check that out next time I'm pissing through Dublin. Looking forward to that.


  • #11
    CiDeRmAn
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    deathrider wrote: »
    Deadly stuff. I'll have to check that out next time I'm pissing through Dublin. Looking forward to that.

    Get in contact with him via Facebook, he can tell you his stock list and opening times, save a wasted trip


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  • #12
    deathrider
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    I'm usually travelling from Galway to Drogheda or back, so I'm always stopping off in Dublin for connection buses. It'll be a, nice break from heading into Rage, knowing I can't afford their prices. I'll facebook him anyways though.


  • #13
    Thargor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,063 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    Down Abbey St, he has a counter in the back of The Twisted Pepper.
    Well worth a visit
    A retro dealer with a counter in a very nice looking restaurant? What way is it set up exactly?


  • #14
    Mr.Saturn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,997 ✭✭✭Mr.Saturn


    To address the OP, 3D Games on the Quays (if they're in business this week) had 3 euro GBA games in their little cabinet as part of their neverending re-opening/closing down sale (hard to tell at this stage). It's 50/50 on the legit-to-bootleg ratio, but got a couple of niceties out of there.


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