ZippyRedPlumber

Yep! I remember our local KB toys at the mall had a smaller selection right next to the NES titles.

Oh yeah, Kay*Bee too! Probably Child World/Children's Palace as well.

Yeah, they were only sold in the big chain toy stores and not the discount chains or smaller stores that were Nintendo only.  All the older 8-bit games, and everything else, had to be from mail order...