olavese@online.no Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I happen to go to London from time to time, but last time, to my disappointment, CEX in Notting Hill was gone :-( Are there any shops dealing with retro stuff still? Been to Camden, Game Station, but they also dropped a lot of the older stuff. Now I had to know what I wanted, could not browse anymore :-( Looking bad for retro gaming ... If anyone know of places, please let me know where, address and area. Thanks and take Atarian care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 (edited) I happen to go to London from time to time, but last time, to my disappointment, CEX in Notting Hill was gone :-( Are there any shops dealing with retro stuff still? Been to Camden, Game Station, but they also dropped a lot of the older stuff. Now I had to know what I wanted, could not browse anymore :-( Looking bad for retro gaming ... If anyone know of places, please let me know where, address and area. Thanks and take Atarian care Me and 3 others....Svenski, Mclaneinc and Oky2000 There is someone from London in the Jaguar section (can't remember their nick/handle though) It's not CEX (they've never been in notting hill) you're thinking of notting hill computer and games exchange, i only found that out recently, there is supposed to be a place in soho, so one of that companies employee's told me CEX haven't dealt with Atari and non Japanese/Asian classic games systems/computers since about 2000 (the person that set up that department, in their original shop in whitfield street, left the company and set up his own retro shop in shepherds bush, dunno if it's still there) Edited January 14, 2011 by carmel_andrews Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sack-c0s Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I remember being amazed the first time I saw the CEX on tottenham court road - but now it seems to just be a half-assed version of cashconverters. Come to think of it I've seen more retro stuff I want in cash converters than CEX... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svenski Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I remember being amazed the first time I saw the CEX on tottenham court road - but now it seems to just be a half-assed version of cashconverters. Come to think of it I've seen more retro stuff I want in cash converters than CEX... Funny this, I went into a CEX for the first time today and found it to be full of overpriced crap - you can buy new versions of 90% of the games they were selling off of Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 On DP there's someone going to London too: http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=150264 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 (edited) Not been into central London for a long time, CEX was the only place there that was still open, Rathbone Place btw, Just about 5 mins away from Tottenham Court Road tube Station off Tottenham Oxford Street. If you walk up Oxford St on the right hand side wait till you see Oxford News and its the next road on the right about a 100yrds down on the left. I seem to remember a shop in Edgeware or near that does retro stuff, they have a website as well so easy to see if there's what you want. I'll dig it out later if I can.. Edited January 15, 2011 by Mclaneinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Sorry, think it was this one but seems there's no shop... http://www.retrogames.co.uk Prices are MAD.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 just to remind you, CEX almost went under a little while back....they are not totally brilliant, but they aint that bad (for PC hardware that is) I will give you the fact that their prices are a little on the high side, what you must remember though, they have little or no competition, if they had serious competition they'd reduce their prices (remembering that amazon only exist online, you can't just go into a physical amazon shop and pick sommat up) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 And to think they wanted me to run their Hounslow branch... Bunch of bloody losers they were, told their recruiting guy after he messed me about the only job I would want there is HIS one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 And to think they wanted me to run their Hounslow branch... Bunch of bloody losers they were, told their recruiting guy after he messed me about the only job I would want there is HIS one. Thats a bit of a trek for you aint it, from northwest of town....unless you like standing in that sardine tin called the tube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 And to think they wanted me to run their Hounslow branch... Bunch of bloody losers they were, told their recruiting guy after he messed me about the only job I would want there is HIS one. Thats a bit of a trek for you aint it, from northwest of town....unless you like standing in that sardine tin called the tube At the time it was dead simple for me to get to Hounslow as I lived in Chiswick so I could take a single bus or the tube and be there in 20mins if that. These days thanks to a few quite painful illnesses I cannot either do the travel or the work. To give you a clue, if I spend more than 10 mins playing a game my neck is so painful even with the painkillers I'm in total agony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Laird Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I live just north of London in Hatfield but can't say I have been to London in years now. There is a CEX in St. Albans which is the nearest city to me, trains run direct from St. Pancreas International and only take 20 minutes, and I pop in there now and again. Last time I was there I picked a stack of Megadrive games for just £2 each. They also had a bunch of N64, Gamecube and SNES games and I think some Gameboy stuff too. They also had a few consoles too, I remember seeing an original Xbox, N64 and a couple of Megadrives. Staff in there are brilliant they have even offered to hold stuff for me and give me a call to see if I want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 And to think they wanted me to run their Hounslow branch... Bunch of bloody losers they were, told their recruiting guy after he messed me about the only job I would want there is HIS one. Thats a bit of a trek for you aint it, from northwest of town....unless you like standing in that sardine tin called the tube At the time it was dead simple for me to get to Hounslow as I lived in Chiswick so I could take a single bus or the tube and be there in 20mins if that. These days thanks to a few quite painful illnesses I cannot either do the travel or the work. To give you a clue, if I spend more than 10 mins playing a game my neck is so painful even with the painkillers I'm in total agony. Ah, now i see why you said you worked in hammersmith once (mapplins) just down the road from chiswick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olavese@online.no Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 I happen to go to London from time to time, but last time, to my disappointment, CEX in Notting Hill was gone :-( Are there any shops dealing with retro stuff still? Been to Camden, Game Station, but they also dropped a lot of the older stuff. Now I had to know what I wanted, could not browse anymore :-( Looking bad for retro gaming ... If anyone know of places, please let me know where, address and area. Thanks and take Atarian care Okay, I just thought it was CEX, since the door said Computer Exchange. I bought lots of 2600, Sega CD games there and cheap GC, DC games. Any address in Soho to go to? So there's only 3 Atarians in London too ... I think I am the only Norwegian :-/ Thanks and take Atarian care Me and 3 others....Svenski, Mclaneinc and Oky2000 There is someone from London in the Jaguar section (can't remember their nick/handle though) It's not CEX (they've never been in notting hill) you're thinking of notting hill computer and games exchange, i only found that out recently, there is supposed to be a place in soho, so one of that companies employee's told me CEX haven't dealt with Atari and non Japanese/Asian classic games systems/computers since about 2000 (the person that set up that department, in their original shop in whitfield street, left the company and set up his own retro shop in shepherds bush, dunno if it's still there) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 No soho adress i am afraid, the person who worked for one of the other notting hill exchange shops only told me there was a shop in soho, unfortunately i didn't follow it through (even though soho was kind of on my way home, if i have gone that route) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sack-c0s Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 There is a CEX in St. Albans which is the nearest city to me, trains run direct from St. Pancreas International and only take 20 minutes, and I pop in there now and again. Last time I was there I picked a stack of Megadrive games for just £2 each. They also had a bunch of N64, Gamecube and SNES games and I think some Gameboy stuff too. They also had a few consoles too, I remember seeing an original Xbox, N64 and a couple of Megadrives. Staff in there are brilliant they have even offered to hold stuff for me and give me a call to see if I want it. A decent CEX you say? Nice - I'm in Watford, but work just up in Kings Langley so it's not a massive trek to drop by there sometime to have a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthPole(heeHAW) Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Fancy a nice day out beside the seaside? There is a shop called 'Snoopers Paradise' in the north lanes in Brighton. This usually has an array of retro gear. I don't mind popping in there and reporting on what can be lurking. Last time I did see some sort of Atari incarnation. Throughout the years I have seen N64, PSX Megadrive, 2600, SNES, NES, Colecovision, Intellvision etc there. They usually come bundled with games. http://www.qype.co.uk/place/134571-Snoopers-Paradise-Brighton There's a lots of other stuff there too such as old phones, retro action figures and second hand clothes. Cheers Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Fancy a nice day out beside the seaside? There is a shop called 'Snoopers Paradise' in the north lanes in Brighton. This usually has an array of retro gear. I don't mind popping in there and reporting on what can be lurking. Last time I did see some sort of Atari incarnation. Throughout the years I have seen N64, PSX Megadrive, 2600, SNES, NES, Colecovision, Intellvision etc there. They usually come bundled with games. http://www.qype.co.uk/place/134571-Snoopers-Paradise-Brighton There's a lots of other stuff there too such as old phones, retro action figures and second hand clothes. Cheers Aaron Was that the shop in east street previously called gamer (or is it still there), i used to go to gamer fairly regularly in the early 90's (they used to do some A8 gear) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthPole(heeHAW) Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Was that the shop in east street previously called gamer (or is it still there), i used to go to gamer fairly regularly in the early 90's (they used to do some A8 gear) Yes, Gamer. I used to shop there as a young teenager. Fondly refered to as Lamer among my friends. I part exchanged my old Amiga 500 for a 1200 with them (Happy days.) I Remember them showing off the 'new' ST machine there and I thought it was amazing considering I had a Amstrad CPC at the time. Gamer now is a Newsagents I'm afraid. Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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