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| CJayC | Posted 3/21/2007 10:55:44 PM | message detail |
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Way back in the mists of time, GameFAQs had an Import Game Store List.
It was dropped due to lack of promotion and outdated data, but I'm
wondering if it's time to bring it back, in our modern age of
consolidated game stores and use it to show who the remaining
independent stores are. When I travel, I'm always curious about the independent game stores in a region, and if they might have anything worthwhile. With GameStop all merged together and putting most everybody else out of business, I think it'd be neat to have a list of the non-behemoth stores out there. It'd be a list split out by region, user-editable (with editorial review, of course). I'd add in a layer of security to prevent people from attempting to list non-existent stores (i.e. you must point to an online phone book listing for the store). So, any of you guys out there willing to flesh out such a list for your local area? It'd take a few phone calls if you don't visit them all yourself, but I think it'd be a neat resource to have. Leave your comments below, good or bad. --- Once upon a time everything was lovely, but that was before I had to deal with people. |
| Super Slash | Posted 3/21/2007 10:57:15 PM | message detail |
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So basically, this would be a list of stores that you could find your
games and stuff at, in your local area? This doesn't sound like a bad
idea. I like it. --- Current Amount of FAQs: 14 (3072 Total KB) Current KB FAQ Rank: 3K Series Champion |
| jeff_blinks | Posted 3/21/2007 11:02:05 PM | message detail |
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I think that'd be a great idea to do. I think it would be used a lot. --- The true heroes are not the ones who never fall, but the ones who get back up every time they fall. |
| Space Medafighter X | Posted 3/21/2007 11:02:31 PM | message detail |
| Editorial review meaning a single review? I think having a number of user reviews would be very nice, to be honest. |
| SinirothX | Posted 3/21/2007 11:33:56 PM | message detail |
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I think this would be a great addition. Most everything around me has
been dominated by Gamestop (then I again, I don't go out too much, or
too far). I'd love a feature like this. --- This is where we fight... this is where they die. |
| StarFighters76 | Posted 3/21/2007 11:42:17 PM | message detail |
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Basically we could give out the name and info of local gamestores that
isn't GameStop and EB Games? Hmmm, I could go for that, but I only know
of a couple where I live. --- If it's meant to be, then it's not meant for me. If it's not meant to be, then it's meant for me. |
| AphonicFox | Posted 3/21/2007 11:48:00 PM | message detail |
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Would it just list the store's name, address, and phone number? --- $my_cars = array("1972 Firebird", "1979 Trans Am"); setcookie("Type", "Chocolate Chip", time()+2419200); |
| kirbix | Posted 3/21/2007 11:52:53 PM | message detail |
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Who are you opening this up to? The whole board, or just to us? I haven't been to a non-Gamestop gaming store in ages, and I've only seen one other chain of them (GameCrazy)- I wouldn't know where to start for my area. --- Signatures that consist of quotes are bizarre- you could falsify a quote and no one would know.-Jesus |
| StarFighters76 | Posted 3/21/2007 11:57:48 PM | message detail |
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Well where I live, we have this store called Game XChange. It sells
current and retro games and machines. We also have places called
Vintage Stock, but I think there are many more throughout the country. --- If it's meant to be, then it's not meant for me. If it's not meant to be, then it's meant for me. |
| CJayC | Posted 3/22/2007 12:06:22 AM | message detail |
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That's what I'm talking about; the
non-EB/GameStop/EBX/Rhino/SuprSoftware (do those even exist anymore?),
the non-GameCrazy/GameRush/Rhino, just the local stores that only the
locals know about. For each store, it'd be nice to know: * Address + Phone (with maybe a link to a Google map?) * Hours * New game depth (this gen? last gen? 1st gen?) * Used game depth (how far back do they buy/sell?) * PC games? * Import games? * Other items (odd accessories, anime, wallscrolls, cds, dvds, etc) * Rate/review this store (short reviews, 1-5 stars, etc.) Can't think of anything else to add... But it'd be neat to see a list of stores in an area, especially ones you didn't know about. --- Once upon a time everything was lovely, but that was before I had to deal with people. |
| Gemerl | Posted 3/22/2007 12:15:00 AM | message detail |
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But if I list my haunts, everyone will get my deals =/. Nah, I'd be up for it but is it States only? There's one decent two store chain in Halifax/Darthmouth (The Last Gamestore and The Second Last Gamestore :P), and two great places in Truro. But I'm in Canada. There's a fair community for Canadian collectors, but it's all Ontario-oriented. --- Complete FAQS: 52 http://faqs.retronintendo.com | http://sms.sitesled.com |
| Devin Morgan | Posted 3/22/2007 12:17:04 AM | message detail |
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I could think of one to add in the NYC definitely. :) --- Devin Morgan | CRP #3579 FAQ Completion Projects (NES, GB/GBC): http://faqs.retronintendo.com |
| Super Slash | Posted 3/22/2007 12:24:02 AM | message detail |
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| Devin Morgan | Posted 3/22/2007 12:31:03 AM | message detail |
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Nintendo World is not an import store. -_- --- Devin Morgan | CRP #3579 FAQ Completion Projects (NES, GB/GBC): http://faqs.retronintendo.com |
| Super Slash | Posted 3/22/2007 12:34:27 AM | message detail |
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I just took a wild guess. --- Current Amount of FAQs: 14 (3072 Total KB) Current KB FAQ Rank: 3K Series Champion |
| 255Loner | Posted 3/22/2007 12:43:19 AM | message detail |
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With all the information we have now on the individual games, I think that the contributors overall could pull it off. --- CNash-"Whether or not we get in trouble for revealing mod-only info... is mod-only info." |
| StarFighters76 | Posted 3/22/2007 1:25:59 AM | message detail |
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EBX, Rhino, Super something or another, WTF are those places? O_o --- If it's meant to be, then it's not meant for me. If it's not meant to be, then it's meant for me. |
| warfreak | Posted 3/22/2007 1:40:56 AM | message detail |
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in Sydney, Australia, where i live, its kind of hard to find an
independent. EB is basically everywhere and thats were i get my games
from. And also, you cannot forget that toy companies and department
stores also stock games, a bit over priced though. There are a few
small franchise chains around but they aren't doing so well. And from
where I live, EB is a 15 minute walk away. --- Lois: Peter is it safe to be firing real guns at each other in the house? Peter: Alright alright, nobody fire at Lois, she's scared. - Family Guy |
| Mikeaspike4 | Posted 3/22/2007 1:41:37 AM | message detail |
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Are there even enough independent video game stores around these days to make a list? >_> --- If you always tell the truth, people will stop believing you. YA RLY Lite - http://yarly.thisisgod.net/orly/ |
| Crazyreyn | Posted 3/22/2007 1:55:29 AM | message detail |
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Sounds good, I would join in if it was extended to the UK eventually. --- 50/73 Full Circle | Y.T.W.S.R. | FCB History - http://www.crazyreyn.com/fcbhistory/ |
| Gemerl | Posted 3/22/2007 2:10:50 AM | message detail |
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Mike they're disappearing at a prodigious rate, yes, but that's why a list like this is very helpful. --- Complete FAQS: 52 http://faqs.retronintendo.com | http://sms.sitesled.com |
| Karpah | Posted 3/22/2007 2:13:16 AM | message detail |
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It's a nice idea in theory, but I think it would horribly difficult to maintain. Plus, would it only cover the US? --- Tell me that past times wont die, tell me that old lies are alive... o.O Push button to turn on. Play with button to drive wild... |
| LtCmdData | Posted 3/22/2007 3:27:31 AM | message detail |
| CJay, would these be tracked on our CRPs somehow? I think it's a good idea but only if it remains anonymous. |
| Blueberry Buttface | Posted 3/22/2007 3:37:18 AM | message detail |
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I don't think it would be very difficult to maintain. A simple search
of the list of addresses or phone numbers every now and then would pop
up the names of the businesses in most search engines. --- _,.,:;~'`'{.,::[\\=THE ONLY SB=//]::,.}'`'~;:,.,_ `'`':;-;,._:;`'`';:_.;~ArkticNight~;._:;'`'`;:_.,;-;:'`'` |
| Gemerl | Posted 3/22/2007 3:46:56 AM | message detail |
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LtCmdData does bring up a good point. If you were to give an honest
review of a joint and the vendor knew you, that could cause unwanted
problems for some folks. --- Complete FAQS: 52 http://faqs.retronintendo.com | http://sms.sitesled.com |
| Karpah | Posted 3/22/2007 3:48:35 AM | message detail |
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You don't think it would be difficult to maintain an up to date list of
thousands of game stores, the type of games they stock, their opening
hours, game accessories sold, etc? --- Tell me that past times wont die, tell me that old lies are alive... o.O Push button to turn on. Play with button to drive wild... |
| LtCmdData | Posted 3/22/2007 3:51:53 AM | message detail |
| Probable too far fetched here but being able to post when they are having a sale and on what..... |
| Blueberry Buttface | Posted 3/22/2007 5:39:44 AM | message detail |
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"You don't think it would be difficult to
maintain an up to date list of thousands of game stores, the type of
games they stock, their opening hours, game accessories sold, etc?" Nope. -time stamp on the contributions ("Posted xx/xx/xxxx") -types of games would be by generation (by console or Windows/OSX version, new or old games stocked for the systems) -opening hours don't usually change, but if they did, it wouldn't be too difficult for a local customer to update the information -game accessories would be by console and, if necessary, accessory type (Gamecube memory card, Playstation controller, Gameboy camera) It's a very feasible idea. A simple form like the one used for code entry should be sufficient. Checkboxes for the games and accessories would make it much quicker and easier to maintain. All it would require is preparation and time. --- _,.,:;~'`'{.,::[\\=THE ONLY SB=//]::,.}'`'~;:,.,_ `'`':;-;,._:;`'`';:_.;~ArkticNight~;._:;'`'`;:_.,;-;:'`'` |
| Devin Morgan | Posted 3/22/2007 7:13:06 AM | message detail |
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LtCmdData | Posted 3/21/2007 10:27:31 PM | message detail CJay, would these be tracked on our CRPs somehow? I think it's a good idea but only if it remains anonymous. Afraid someone would know what state you live in/near? >_> --- Devin Morgan | CRP #3579 FAQ Completion Projects (NES, GB/GBC): http://faqs.retronintendo.com |
| LtCmdData | Posted 3/22/2007 8:59:32 AM | message detail |
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Just don't want people to make fun of me for living in Kentucky. <_< Really though, I was thinking either people might purposely submit false information or even something like Gemerl suggested.... |
| Ubersuntzu | Posted 3/22/2007 9:07:56 AM | message detail |
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I'd be very interested in this. I think a big part of why the smaller
stores are going out of business is because nobody knows where to find
them. --- http://www.tenchu.de Official XBSB Connoisseur of Kristen Bell |
| threetimes | Posted 3/22/2007 11:00:07 AM | message detail |
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Please do this if at all possible. But please include the UK. I used to
get all my import games from a fantastic independent shop in Glasgow
until they shut down a month ago after 16 years trading, despite the
fact that I tried to tell as many people as possible about them. I
bought my American PS2 there and they found stuff for me second hand
and new from America. Now I am stuck with no contacts in UK. A listing
here might not have saved them from extinction but still anything like
that would be good. I would love to find another independent place. --- "We're not on a vacation, we're on a mission! " |
| _Lagoona_ | Posted 3/22/2007 2:34:21 PM | message detail |
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.Hmm, the idea is not bad. I also think it could be a bit of a mess to maintain the list properly, but it'd be worth a try. --- .Nobody is perfect , I'm nobody. :-Þ |
| King Kool | Posted 3/22/2007 5:46:41 PM | message detail |
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There's only been one non-conglomo-game store I've ever been to. It
wasn't far from my house, but they went out of business pretty quickly
and a tanning salon opened in their place. It is kinda sad that there's very little non GameStop/EB Stores out there. Whatever happened to Babbages or FuncoLand? --- No matter what they say, or what threats they make, or wars they start, always, always, always, MAKE 7UP YOURS!! |
| StarFighters76 | Posted 3/22/2007 5:49:57 PM | message detail |
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FuncoLand IIRC got bought out and became GameStop. --- If it's meant to be, then it's not meant for me. If it's not meant to be, then it's meant for me. |
| LtCmdData | Posted 3/22/2007 7:38:22 PM | message detail |
| Correct. |
| PD Ghost Buster | Posted 3/22/2007 8:09:29 PM | message detail |
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That sounds like a nice idea and all, but I have never in all of my life seen a game store within 50 miles of me that was independently owned. I suppose some other regions might be better blessed, but from my travels it seems like this would end up being a fairly small database. --- I am afraid I will have to mark you for trolling in my topic if you dispute the word of the Ultimate Destructor |
| jelly soup | Posted 3/22/2007 8:55:50 PM | message detail |
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I like this idea. There are a few stores around here that could be listed. --- "Man, the more you learn, the less you know." - Pascal, AC:WW Super Mario Wiki - www.mariowiki.com |
| jelly soup | Posted 3/22/2007 8:57:15 PM | message detail |
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I thought Babbages or FuncoLand were always part of the GameStop chain. I miss FuncoLand. They had a nice selection on used games, going back for years. --- "Man, the more you learn, the less you know." - Pascal, AC:WW Super Mario Wiki - www.mariowiki.com |
| TripleJumpMB | Posted 3/22/2007 10:44:09 PM | message detail |
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Meh, It seems interesting, but count me out of it :S --- My Quest to write something for every game I own: 14/63 http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/38449.html |
| llamaman2 | Posted 3/22/2007 11:40:31 PM | message detail |
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There are 3 non-gamestop places within 20 miles of my house. :) --- Currently Playing: Red Steel, Monkey Ball:BB Wake Forest Fan |
| christopher99999 | Posted 3/23/2007 8:33:45 AM | message detail |
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I would join in if it was extended to the UK eventually. Yeah. I would probably agree with that, actually. Since I live in the UK anyway... |
| Crazyreyn | Posted 3/23/2007 2:38:58 PM | message detail |
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Especially since we've been hit hard too. I remember my two local game
shops closing down in the past 5 years (I remember getting Pokemon
Silver imported from one months before it came to the UK, was pretty
awesome) and replaced with GAME and GameStation. Bah. --- 50/73 Full Circle | Y.T.W.S.R. | FCB History - http://www.crazyreyn.com/fcbhistory/ |
| Gemerl | Posted 3/23/2007 2:51:18 PM | message detail |
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What really riled me was when EB set up in the town near my university,
they carried old games _until_ they ran one of the local joints out of
business last year. The guy who ran this place was hit hard, movie, game, and disc repair prices increased vastly in order to compensate. The straw that broke the back, however, was one guy who came in with a game he bought used at EB to get repaired... and he had the same thing at least $15 cheaper and _always_ repaired every game before putting them on the shelf. He told him where to stick it, and his store eventually closed... There's one place here that still sells old stuff, albeit expensive. As soon as the other one went under, nothing earlier than Ps1 was sold and not even N64. Oh wait, they have a couple of football games for the SNES -_-. --- Complete FAQS: 52 http://faqs.retronintendo.com | http://sms.sitesled.com |
| warfreak | Posted 3/24/2007 1:49:45 AM | message detail |
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lets face it, the local game store is going out of business due to the
big chains coming in. I would love to have a store selling older games
and importing overseas since in Australia, we don't half the stuff the
Americans do --- Lois: Peter is it safe to be firing real guns at each other in the house? Peter: Alright alright, nobody fire at Lois, she's scared. - Family Guy |
| Kratos_42 | Posted 3/24/2007 4:58:28 AM | message detail |
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II'd say yes. --- He wields the blade of a fallen hero, but now he is the hero, and it is the others who fall. He is rising. |
| Sephirothson | Posted 3/25/2007 8:46:46 PM | message detail |
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Sounds like a good idea. I'd imagine many people would be willing to
contribute information to that database and assuming it's accurate and
updated frequently enough, I think it would see good traffic. At the
very least, one could just test the idea out and see if it's worth the
time and energy to maintain it. --- Any Argument can be won if you argue correctly. |
| Uchiha Sasuke I | Posted 3/26/2007 11:46:05 PM | message detail |
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Sounds like a lot more effort than it's worth. --- *meow*[ ]Hardcore™ 
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| nez77 | Posted 3/27/2007 9:29:01 PM | message detail |
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Well, if it comes out, I can think of a few in New York and in San
Francisco that I can add to. It's where I got some of my imported
games. They even had FFX two days after it came out in Japan... of
course, they wanted $150 for it. As for independent stores without
importing, I can only think of one. --- Few of us ever test our powers of deduction, except when filling out an income tax form - Laurence J. Peter |
| Sephirothson | Posted 3/27/2007 9:37:37 PM | message detail |
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Sounds like a lot more effort than it's worth. It no doubt will take a fair amount of effort from the community to build the data it would take to become useful but this community already puts in ridiculous amounts of effort for this site. I don't think there will be a shortage of people who would gladly contribute some information to this project and once it's set up, I think it would be somewhat painless to keep running on Jeff's side of things. --- Any Argument can be won if you argue correctly. |
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