Chicago, where can you find atari

[whowantschips]

so chicago is a huge city and it seems like no one has any atari stuff anymore. where do my fellow chicagoians go?

internet purchases always feel so hallow.

[jbanes]

Welcome to heaven, my friend.

 

You have to go pretty darn obscure to find a system they don't sell stuff for. For example, have you ever seen a store that sells Action Max games before? Well, now you will.

 

In case the link doesn't work for you, the address is:

 

VIDEOGAMES ETC
4351 N Harlem Ave
Harwood Heights, IL 60706

Edited October 5, 2006 by jbanes

[Dauber]

Also -- Land of the Lost on Belmont, off Broadway. You walk in, and inside the glass counter in the front of the store you will find TONS of Atari 2600 carts and a few boxed games -- some never opened.

[jbanes]

Land of the Lost on Google Maps.

 

That should get you the address and everything, in case you're close enough to check them out.

[Scumdogg]

Wish I lived in Chicago.

 

AT our only non-chain-all-purpose video game store, the cheapest thing they have are the 2600 Pac-Man carts...those start at about $5. And everything just goes up from there.

 

I think i need to take a road trip.

[jbanes]

Ooo! This Google Maps tool is pretty slick. Here's the GMaps link for Videogames Etc. You can compare reviews between the two, get driving directions. Stuff like that.

[whowantschips]

aaaagh, this is sweet, thanks. you guys are awesome. i knew there has to places to find 2600 in this city.

looks like i am going to be running around this weekend.

 

are there any others? that's crazy in a city this large and there only two places that sell.

Edited October 5, 2006 by whowantschips

[Inky]

If you ever come down to Kankakee, we have an excellent used gaming store here with a sizeable 2600 game cart stock.

[JacobZu7zu7]

In Northern Illinois... Now and then, some really good finds here. Like Salvation Army or Thrift Shop. I got some real rare games once! The next day the commons were all gone! I was lucky. Problem is, I don't search much. Back in 1990-94, tons of (common) Atari games were getting sold at garage sales near my town for like a quarter, BUT I wasn't interested in sales back then, I used other methods, stores and stuff. I don't know why I didn't try some garage sales when I was 12. I wasn't sure if I liked Atari enough to keep my collection active.

(THIS IS ANOTHER LOOONG STORY)

But I would get very interested if I seen or heard of Atari. Go figure.

[Dauber]

Earlier this week I went to two Salvation Army stores...one in Andersonville, and the other in Bucktown. Atari carts: none. However, the one in Bucktown had a ton of Sega Genesis games (boxed)...

[Dauber]

If you ever come down to Kankakee, we have an excellent used gaming store here with a sizeable 2600 game cart stock.

 

Agreed....fairly sizeable selection, reasonable prices...had a lot of Intellevision carts, too, and a few 7800 games -- and, of course, the obligatory random ColecoVision cart mixed in with the 2600 carts...too bad I was limiting myself because I thought I was going to have a really financially tight week....then again, with my debt, I SHOULD maintain a tight budget.

[+atari2600land]

Wish I lived in Chicago.

 

AT our only non-chain-all-purpose video game store, the cheapest thing they have are the 2600 Pac-Man carts...those start at about $5. And everything just goes up from there.

 

I think i need to take a road trip.

Five bucks for Pac-Man?! A store in my town has 2 for a buck each.

Edited October 6, 2006 by atari2600land

[Dauber]

Welcome to heaven, my friend.

 

You have to go pretty darn obscure to find a system they don't sell stuff for. For example, have you ever seen a store that sells Action Max games before? Well, now you will.

 

In case the link doesn't work for you, the address is:

 

VIDEOGAMES ETC
4351 N Harlem Ave
Harwood Heights, IL 60706

 

I just went there last night for the first time. (Man...the aroma from the nearby cookie factory is amazing!) Wow....tons of stuff for CHEAP! I walked out with quite a handful of carts for Intellivision and A7800...came VERY close to getting an Atari trackball too, but I gotta watch the finances....

[jbanes]

I just went there last night for the first time. Wow....tons of stuff for CHEAP!

See, this place is [a classic gamers] heaven!

 

I walked out with quite a handful of carts for Intellivision and A7800...came VERY close to getting an Atari trackball too, but I gotta watch the finances....

Now you know why I told you not to bring too much moola.

[Scumdogg]

Wish I lived in Chicago.

 

AT our only non-chain-all-purpose video game store, the cheapest thing they have are the 2600 Pac-Man carts...those start at about $5. And everything just goes up from there.

 

I think i need to take a road trip.

Five bucks for Pac-Man?! A store in my town has 2 for a buck each.

 

 

Well, i think everyone already has more Pac-Man carts than they know what to do with (I'll probably build a bomb shelter out of them one day), but yeah...the only places i've found within a reasonable radius of here are incredibly shady with their game sales. Everything is "rare" and everything is expensive! I just went to a used game/movie/cd store recently that started carrying NES games... SMB/Duck Hunt was $12!! I'm sure when they get some Atari games in you will have to trade your firstborn son for anything above an R2.

The temptation to move to a major metropolitan area is strong, but i can't even bring myself to use Dayton's bus system, much less that of a larger city... I am totally serious about a game-buying road trip though...i need to map out a good list of reputable stores coast to coast.

[phitter]

I am in the suburbs and I hate to give up a secret resource but...the sellers on eBay sometimes have good values. Plus you can sometimes find decent games at the Alsip Swap-O-Rama.

 

-phitter

[Joey Kay]

Okay...

 

I'm too lazy to search, but was there not a member on AA forums a few years back who had the Atari Corp. signs from Atari Chicago in the late 80s?