+JasonlikesINTV Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Anyone know of any good vintage game shops in Phoenix, AZ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Bookman's! If you have the extra 90 minutes and you can get to Tucson, Bookman's in Tucson has several locations. I always stop in there for board games, but they have a pretty good (albeit a little small) selection of vintage games. Prices are a little high, but not too horirble, at least last time I was there. It's on 19th and Northern so it's not too far away from most everything, and there's a Goodwill right next to it so you can pop in and see if there's anything there simultaneously. EDIT: D'oh! Was thinking of the one in Mesa on Country Club & Southern. There's a Savers a few blocks down Country Club from there, as well, so that might be an option but it's a little further out. There's one in Phoenix proper, but I've never been to it, as the times I've been in Phoenix I've always sort of stayed east for some bizarre reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari5200dude82 Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 (edited) Anyone know of any good vintage game shops in Phoenix, AZ? Anyone know of any good vintage game shops in Phoenix, AZ? Hey there. Yes they are several, There is Bookman's like Cebus said. 1 in Phoenix and 1 in Mesa. There is 3 Fallout games stores. 2 are in Phoenix. 43rd ave and Bell rd , and Tatum and Shea i think the new one they open up is there. Also 1 in Tempe, on Southern ave and Mcclintock dr. Some times Goodwill stores have it also. Hope that Helps. Those the ones i go too. Edited April 21, 2013 by atari5200dude82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Games For Your Intellivision Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 I am always looking for Retro shops to carry Elektronite games. If anyone knows any, please PM me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algus Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Fallout Games is awesome. If they don't have what you want, ask them. They can usually fetch it from one of their other stores. I've picked up a bunch of rare NES titles from them. Any place that keeps retro stuff hooked up to demo units is win in my book. Fallout has some rare stuff at times too, I've seen ROBs and Atari Jaguars in their. I bought my SMS from them. Boolmans as said is good. IMO Mesa has better stock but Phoenix is bigger. Mesa is far for me so I don't go there very often. I've nicked CIB 2600 games from Phoenix Bookman's before too. There's also a store in Flag. Zia Records is another good one. Like 7th Ave and Thunderbirdish (east side of I-17) as they have a lot of retro stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share Posted April 21, 2013 I'm going to try to hit a Bookmans and a Fallout Games today! Thanks for all of the great suggestions. I'll post any pickups if I have any luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share Posted April 21, 2013 Bookmans had only a single Intellivision game...a CIB Reversi for $4. I passed as I already have many, but in retrospect I should have rescued it. Most games (Wii, PS2, NES) were overpriced. I also almost picked up the Crash Bandicoot 3-pack collection for PS2 for $20, but I wasn't sure if that was a good deal or not. Hopefully my next stop is a win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted April 22, 2013 Author Share Posted April 22, 2013 Well, I made it to one of the Fallout Game stores, but the selection of Intellivision games was limited. The guy there (I think he was the owner) was really nice and mentioned that they had many more CIB Intellivision games at the newer store, but I didn't have time to drive across town and drag my girlfriend to a THIRD game store :-) I saw a loose Worm Whomper, but it was $35. Also saw a loose Tron Solar Sailer for $8 and a boxed Intellivoice for $20. I passed on all of that, but I did score a loose Intellivision Inc Pac Man for a buck! Woohoo. Also picked up some common NES carts I was missing. Overall, it was a good experience and I officially recommend Fallout Games. Wish I could have made it to the new store :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Cool! I've never been to a Fallout Games. Next time I visit Phoenix (which should be in the near future) I'll have to pop by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted April 22, 2013 Author Share Posted April 22, 2013 Make sure to visit the newer one (Thunderbird & Tatum?) Good luck and post any sweet pickups! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algus Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Glad you had a good experience at Fallout. The one on the west side is in an absolutely dead shopping center and there's never anyone in there. Scares the crap out of me because it is such a good store for retro junk. Got my Adventure Island III from them, my SMS, some other stuff. Paid higher prices than online before but I don't mind paying extra to support local stores (well, local for me anyway) I didn't know they had Inty stuff though. I was actually thinking "he might not have much luck" after I realized this was on the Inty board. So it's cool that you found some stuff. I don't recall ever seeing to much Inty stuff at Zia (I think the closest they get is probably the occasional M-Network 2600 cart) but you could always bill it to your GF as a Record store, which is what it started as before they decided to add just about everything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 I'm back in Phoenix! I'm going to try to visit the newer Fallout Games location and possibly Bookman's. Anyone have any other suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 http://thegamingzoneaz.com Hey, let me google that for you!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari5200dude82 Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I'm back in Phoenix! I'm going to try to visit the newer Fallout Games location and possibly Bookman's. Anyone have any other suggestions? Hey Jason . There is Flash back games in Tempe as well. Sometimes, they have nice things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari5200dude82 Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 http://thegamingzoneaz.com Hey, let me google that for you!!! Never knew that was there. I have to check it out as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Never knew that was there. I have to check it out as well. Post store pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari5200dude82 Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Yes and thanks Rev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari5200dude82 Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I will maybe i will stop by there tomorrow after work and check it out . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 Didn't make it to any stores today, but I did some hiking and saw about a dozen chipmunks, 2 lizards, and a coyote running off with a snake in its mouth Tomorrow is Grand Canyon. Hopefully some game stores this weekend. GF isn't too thrilled about doing game stuff while we're on 'vacation' 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 GF isn't too thrilled about doing game stuff while we're on 'vacation' Run bro.......its a tarp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 Run bro.......its a tarp! Lol, I've tested her patience with my game talk/hunting/eBay for years, so I have to be careful not to push to hard, but we're good together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 (edited) Thought I'd share some of the pics from my game hunting in Phoenix. I made it to two different Bookmans stores, Phoenix and Flagstaff. Let me just say that these stores are amazing. They carry all kinds of media and have junk everywhere. I could spend all day in one. Flagstaff is a college town, so I'm sure most of the good stuff gets snatched up fast. They also clearly send all the NES and SNES games there. I only found one pre-NES game in Flagstaff and it was Amidar (for Atari 2600, I think). Everything was very well organized. Prices were competitive to high (Mario, Zelda, Punch Out....popular titles were priced higher) Then I went to the Phoenix store. Phoenix is full of old people, so I'm guessing the yard sales and storage locker clean outs keep the game stores stocked The games were much less organized and the selection of pre-NES games was much better. In the back corner there was an unorganized mess that I spent some time sorting through hoping to find gold. No Spikers in there for me, but I could see finding some deals if you go regularly. Highlights: The Intellivision games were priced around where I expected for the most part. CIB commons from $4-8. Demon Attack might have been a touch more ($8, maybe?). Most of the loose carts with manual and overlays were $4. Loose AD&D was a bit more. So then I look at the games behind the counter: $30 for a loose Chip Shot $35 for a loose Masters of the Universe This was my sole pick-up: I probably overpaid @ $4, but I'm totally collecting the cart variants with the Intellivision Inc labels over the Mattel ones and I was missing Soccer! Thanks for watching! Almost forgot, I saw this too Edited April 28, 2015 by JasonlikesINTV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soporj Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 I am in Phoenix during the winter. They call us "snowbirds"!!! There's a great FYE or two in Phoenix!! Retro gaming heaven!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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