Yep, you read that right, GameStop is now offering retro games and systems, both available in stores and online! At the moment, they have NES, SNES, N64, PS1, Genesis and even Dreamcast games up for sale, and at this time they also have PS1, SNES, and Genesis consoles up for sale as well, each under or about $40-$50.

You can find controllers and memory cards as well (though at this time some are either sold out or aren't available online), and the games range from popular titles such as Final Fantasy, all sorts of Mario games, Hey You! Pikachu with Microphone (so tempting to buy!), Spyro games, Crash Bandicoot games and much more, and their prices aren't even that bad, either! Most either match or are slightly above average eBay prices, making some of these purchases a real steal.

You can check out the retro stuff they offer in the source link below.

I ended up buying some PS1 games, to add on to my collection, and I imagine I'll be spending some more of my money on other retro games as well in the upcoming months!

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[BORTZ]

The prices do kinda suck though.

I mean what did you really expect? Its still gamestop after all.

 

[DinohScene]

Silly gamestop.
Now Battletoads will be in your inventory.

 

[Ashtonx]

damn you muricans hogging the good stuff ;/

oh wait, they charge as much as new games.

 

[artur3004]

I'm working in a german gamestop branch and hoping that gamestop germany introduce retro concole as well

 

[blindseer]

All well and good, but none of the games I want are in stock... gfdi, oh well, will keep checking.

 

[StaticPain]

Wow most of the stuff is sold out...

 

[WiiCube_2013]

Wow most of the stuff is sold out...

Probably because people think retro is 'cool' regardless of what it is.

 

[Deleted User]

So, will this happen in EB Games in Canada, too?

 

[VinsCool]

So, will this happen in EB Games in Canada, too?

I asked already, and Tom said no, or at best, not now.

 

[Captain_N]

I wonder what the trade in value for my cheetahmen 2 cart is? or my Caltron 6 in 1 lol. probly $10 for
a $750 game. I only spent $35 on my Cheethamen 2 cart and $8 for my caltron 6 in 1 lol.
no way it trade them in.
And what is the trade in value for a gold NWC Cart that is worth $25,000? lol probly $80 knowing gamestop.....

I do like them selling retro again. Some of the prices are lower then the noobs on amazon.com/ebay
I wonder what their price for Megaman x3 is. It going for like $160
there is actual competition now.
They also better be replacing the SRAM CR-2023 battery in those RPG Carts. The batteries in super mario kart carts are more then 24 years old...

 

[the_randomizer]

I wonder what the trade in value for my cheetahmen 2 cart is? or my Caltron 6 in 1 lol. probly $10 for
a $750 game. I only spent $35 on my Cheethamen 2 cart and $8 for my caltron 6 in 1 lol.
no way it trade them in.
And what is the trade in value for a gold NWC Cart that is worth $25,000? lol probly $80 knowing gamestop.....

I do like them selling retro again. Some of the prices are lower then the noobs on amazon.com/ebay
I wonder what their price for Megaman x3 is. It going for like $160
there is actual competition now.
They also better be replacing the SRAM CR-2023 battery in those RPG Carts. The batteries in super mario kart carts are more then 24 years old...

That's exactly the biggest concern I have, either they do replace them, or you have to replace them yourself. There are online services that can do that for ya, but they aren't cheap.

 

[Captain_N]

That's exactly the biggest concern I have, either they do replace them, or you have to replace them yourself. There are online services that can do that for ya, but they aren't cheap.

Those batteries are actually easy to replace. There is 2 solder joints. The battery in there is the tab version. You can buy replacement batteries that have the tabs for like $5. Or you can solder a battery slot in the cart so you wont have to solder new batteries again. (PC mother boards have the perfect battery slots) I did that on my friends n64 Mem card. All n64 mem cards have batteries as well. A few n64 games have batteries also and i think Zelda oot is one of them. Mario kart 64 has a EEProm so no worries there.

Also almost all the NES Zelda 1 carts have depleted batteries. 30+ years is a little to long for a Cr-2023 to power a SRAM Chip.

 

[assassinz]

1 step ahead of you. Got a n64 flashcart and looking to get a nes,snes and genesis flashcart. I would like to own as many original carts as i can but with the prices of the games these days it is cheaper in the long run to get flashcarts.

Yeah, I've got flashcarts for all those consoles as well as GB, GBA, and NDS. Still waiting for a good 3DS flashcart.

 

[Yugimumoto1]

I'm glad i still have my retro shop i go to. kinda wished they had the new stuff too but i shouldn't complain. the prices are extremely good to

 

[the_randomizer]

Those batteries are actually easy to replace. There is 2 solder joints. The battery in there is the tab version. You can buy replacement batteries that have the tabs for like $5. Or you can solder a battery slot in the cart so you wont have to solder new batteries again. (PC mother boards have the perfect battery slots) I did that on my friends n64 Mem card. All n64 mem cards have batteries as well. A few n64 games have batteries also and i think Zelda oot is one of them. Mario kart 64 has a EEProm so no worries there.

Also almost all the NES Zelda 1 carts have depleted batteries. 30+ years is a little to long for a Cr-2023 to power a SRAM Chip.

I'd rather avoid soldering (since I suck at it, that, and I haven't really had a chance to actually solder anything), I guess I could do it with the tab batteries, I've games like Final Fantasy V, VI, Chrono Trigger, Earthbound, etc that all had their batteries die off. With them replaced though, they'll last a good 10-15 years

 

[KingVamp]

Just hope there aren't too many scaplers.

 

[the_randomizer]

Just hope there aren't too many scaplers.

There'll always be there, but this should at lease curtail that issue somewhat. Bloody scalpers, no wonder people pirate lol XD

 

[raulpica]

NES games are 10 years older than these PS1 games, and they haven't gone back to $2.

But now retro is "cool". It's going to go blammo as soon as everyone and their granma start selling retro because it's the "new thing" and everyone wants to make a buck out if it. Market saturation.

I wouldn't trust a GameStop for pricing any day, but a lot of these older games can retain quite some value if there's a lot of demand for them and/or if they are rare and hard to find. Age doesn't have much to do with it.

But there wasn't a value attached to them just 10 years ago. They were "old games" and that was it. The entire "scene" killed the stuff for the true retrogamers. People who like to play games do not want to pay $200 only to keep them on a shelf to have bragging rights on the internet.

"dude I have all the SNES games LO!LOLO!LO!OL!OL!".

If you do something for passion, you're not inclined to spend $200 on it - it's just an hobby after all.

Everdrive to the rescue!

Indeed, after all nobody is going to lose money if you pirate old cartridges. If you want to support a company buy a re-release, but used games benefit nobody but scalpers. That's why I do not buy any old game that costs more than $5.

I do the same on Steam as well - I never buy past the $10 boundary, but I'm now approaching 600 games in my Library. Pay less, buy a lot. Everyone's happy.

Trust me, if everyone did the same thing as me, game companies would NEED to lower their prices to sell. Same thing goes for the retro. As long as there are fools who are easily parted with their money, the prices are going to be kept artifically high.

 

[flame1234]

Probably because people think retro is 'cool' regardless of what it is.

Hasn't that always been true? It wasn't retro last year?
It's like there's a dead zone (PSP, PS2 is in the dead zone) where Gamestop does not carry the products. And then suddenly: It's retro! It's cool!

 

[the_randomizer]

But now retro is "cool". It's going to go blammo as soon as everyone and their granma start selling retro because it's the "new thing" and everyone wants to make a buck out if it. Market saturation.


But there wasn't a value attached to them just 10 years ago. They were "old games" and that was it. The entire "scene" killed the stuff for the true retrogamers. People who like to play games, do not want to pay $200 only to keep them on a shelf to have bragging rights on the internet.

"dude I have all the SNES games LO!LOLO!LO!OL!OL!".

If you do something for passion, you're not inclined to spend $200 on it - it's just an hobby after all.


Indeed, after all nobody is going to lose money if you pirate old cartridges. If you want to support a company buy a re-release, but used games benefit nobody but scalpers. That's why I do not buy any old game that costs more than $5.

I do the same on Steam as well - I never buy past the $10 boundary, but I'm now approaching 600 games in my Library. Pay less, buy a lot. Everyone's happy.

Trust me, if everyone did the same thing as me, game companies would NEED to lower their prices to sell. Same thing goes for the retro. As long as there are fools who are easily parted with their money, the prices are going to be kept artifically high.

All I have to say on this is, QFMFT, that's my reasoning behind retro games and ROM downloads.