2600toxboxjagsthebest Posted February 26, 2002 Share Posted February 26, 2002 Anyone know where I can find a good vintage game store neat toledo, ohio. thanks, dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted February 26, 2002 Share Posted February 26, 2002 Ah, hello fellow Ohioan. Unfortunately, I'm not sure where you'd find such a place, I can only suggest FuncoLand, but I don't if there's any near Toledo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2600toxboxjagsthebest Posted February 26, 2002 Author Share Posted February 26, 2002 got 2 funcolands actually with nothing but sega nintendo fare though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Duke Posted February 26, 2002 Share Posted February 26, 2002 Also as a fellow Ohioan, I live near Ashland, Wooster and Mansfield in North East Ohio and I know I cant find many places to get 2600 games. We used to have this Goodwill that was full of them, but now your lucky if you spot combat or Super Mario Bros. for the NES.... So if there is some big Atarian who lives near me and took all the games at a Goodwill in Ashland than you have made a fellow Atarian... very upset.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2600toxboxjagsthebest Posted February 26, 2002 Author Share Posted February 26, 2002 goodwill! great idea thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snider-man Posted February 26, 2002 Share Posted February 26, 2002 Try Video Game Connection. Mike's in Cleveland, Ohio - not too far a drive from you - and he has nothing BUT classic video game stuff. It may be a bit pricey-er than you'd like, but Mike's a collector too and knows what the value of stuff is. However, nothing is overpriced, you'll find good deals, and he'll work with ya if you're looking for something in particular. However, if you just want to spend 50 cents per cart, you're Goodwill and Salvation Army-bound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snider-man Posted February 26, 2002 Share Posted February 26, 2002 Try Video Game Connection. Mike's in Cleveland, Ohio - not too far a drive from you - and he has nothing BUT classic video game stuff. It may be a bit pricey-er than you'd like, but Mike's a collector too and knows what the value of stuff is. However, nothing is overpriced, you'll find good deals, and he'll work with ya if you're looking for something in particular. However, if you just want to spend 50 cents per cart, you're Goodwill and Salvation Army-bound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooterb23 Posted February 27, 2002 Share Posted February 27, 2002 I did a Yahoo search for video games in Toledo, as I live in the Southside of Ohio, I have not been to any of these places, just a jumping off point for you, good luck... Family Video - 4250 W. Alexis Rd. Gamestop - 5333 Monroe St # 3 Players Edge - 3301 W Central Ave Video Game Underground - 1947 W Sylvania Ave Xcite Inc - 5661 Telegraph Rd Just to second Snider-man, Video Game Connection is a great place, even if it costs a buck or two more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2600toxboxjagsthebest Posted February 27, 2002 Author Share Posted February 27, 2002 thanks. u guys rock. i'll try those places Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCroniger Posted February 27, 2002 Share Posted February 27, 2002 I've bought numerous games from Mike in the past. He has good games at fair prices. I'd definitely recommend him!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted February 27, 2002 Share Posted February 27, 2002 Uh, just to rephrase this, Ohio rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted February 27, 2002 Share Posted February 27, 2002 Ok King Atari... I was born in Cleveland and grew up in Euclid...My mother currently resides in Solon. One thing I never thought about Ohio was that it rocked. Was nice and chilly living there tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooterb23 Posted February 27, 2002 Share Posted February 27, 2002 Being in Southern Ohio for 18 years now, I can guarandamntee that Ohio does not rock. It does seem to have a Dwight Yoakum-esque nasal twang that I believe has made me sterile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCroniger Posted February 27, 2002 Share Posted February 27, 2002 Hey Moycon, I grew up in Euclid too. When did you live there? I was there until '86 until I went away to OSU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted February 27, 2002 Share Posted February 27, 2002 quote: Originally posted by JimC: Hey Moycon, I grew up in Euclid too. When did you live there? I was there until '86 until I went away to OSU. Lets see, I was in Euclid until about 1982 then I moved away because my mothers job transfered us to VA. And no Virginia doesn't rock either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgel Posted February 27, 2002 Share Posted February 27, 2002 quote: Originally posted by King Atari: Uh, just to rephrase this, Ohio rocks. I can't agree with this. I lived in Marion for 6 years and hated it. I did enjoy COSI in Columbus, though. Burgel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooterb23 Posted February 27, 2002 Share Posted February 27, 2002 quote: I did enjoy COSI in Columbus, though. Hey, I work at COSI!! Well, it's not at the same location as it was all those years, and it isn't quite as cool as it used to be, and it's been getting ripped in the local media unmercilessly recently. But it's still a fun place to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted February 27, 2002 Share Posted February 27, 2002 *sigh* Okay, Akron rocks. C'mon, don't you guys love your own state?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Duke Posted February 27, 2002 Share Posted February 27, 2002 I have to admit, I love Ohio, but I do hate the, as scooterb put it, the Dwight Yokem'esque feel that alot of Ohio has. (Creston, I grew up there, anyone ever been to Creston, known to many as CrestVirginia... Most of my family lives in Creston, I dont like it much there though, too Dwight Yokem'esque, Achey Breaky Heart'esque feeling there. Too many bad memories.) I live now in the sticks in some little town in the middle of nowhere called J-Ville, not gonna say the real name for all you Stalkers out there, , but I live near Ashland Wooster and Mansfield, (As I said in a previous post) But all in all... CLEVELAND ROCKS, CLEVELAND ROCKS, CLEVELAND ROCKS!!! OHIOOOOOOO!!!! No Drew Carrey's were harmed in the making of this post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 I'll admit that some of Ohio has a hick feel, but Northeast Ohio DOES NOT! I can't talk for the rest of you, but Northeast Ohio is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooterb23 Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 OK, I admit I like Cleveland, Cincy, and Dayton. But I have lived in Ohio since 1984, and I still want nothing more than to go back to Indiana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCroniger Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 I always liked COSI. Why is the Dispatch ripping on it. I always thought the Dispatch was a joke. Is it still bad as ever? My wife and I returned to Cleveland in '95. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooterb23 Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 Let's put it this way about the Dispatch...I'd rather use the New York Times, in Columbus, as my local newspaper. The Dispatch is a joke, but people are too lazy to find the truth, so the Dispatch gets by unnoticed. They rip on COSI because we got a major new building, and we've been having a few growing pains. We tripled our exhibition space, but after two years in existence our attendance is about at the level of the old building. We had to raise our base prices ($7 to $12), we now have an Extreme Screen, a better Planetarium, and a motion simulator ride, and an arcade (which all unfortunately cost extra). Not much we could do there, we tried to make it a more exciting experience, but to pay for it all, we had to transfer some of that cost to the public. And then there was the recent 10% staff cut...34 people lost their jobs, the Dispatch spun it into us going out of business soon. Idiots. Every time we open a new exhibit, they send a reporter, we put out best foot forward, and then they slam us, even though we have about a 95% approval rating from the public. The biggest complaint we get from the public is that people miss the old stuff, the coal mine, the streets of yesteryear etc... But what good is it too open a shiny new building, and then fill it with the same old stuff???? I've never understood that. Sorry to rant, I'm trying to spread the word that, while we've changed, we're still COSI, and still a heck of a lot of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Duke Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 They took out the streets of yesteryear?! Man! That was the coolest part! I knew they took out the coal mine, which I was also disapointed. But I havent been to the new one yet, so I dont know if I would like the new one or not. But the streets of yesteryear...man... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooterb23 Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 Lemme rephrase that in moden movie terminology..."The Streets of Yesteryear has been re-imagined, enhanced, and redesigned as Progress Living History Theater." There, basically it is kinda sorta like SoY, but it takes a look at a town in 1890s, and the same town in the 1960s to see how it has grown, adapted, and changed with technology. Basically that means the people you see in there are in period garb, and will interact with you as if it were the era. It's pretty cool when a lot of stuff is going on (meaning sneak in along with a school group), if you walk through by yourself and don't interact, it can be kinda boring. It's a nice place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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