View Full Version : Classic gaming shops in Houston?
I'm headed to Houston on a business trip next week, and I'd like to find an impressive classic gaming shop or two while I'm there.
I'm looking primarily for something with such a large inventory that I'm almost guaranteed to find something cool or unique. Any suggestions?
smork
11-13-2008, 09:41 AM
Hoo no. Unless there's something new recently, classic gaming shops in Houston consist of pawn shops and GameCrazy. Oh, and eBay.
My buddy tells me there is a really nice new arcade with lots of candy cabs on Westheimer, but I don't have any firsthand knowledge.
Hoo no. Unless there's something new recently, classic gaming shops in Houston consist of pawn shops and GameCrazy. Oh, and eBay.
Suck. Thanks.
Damaramu
11-13-2008, 12:40 PM
Actually, I believe they shut all the Gamecrazies down here in Houston.
MrSparkle
11-13-2008, 12:49 PM
haha gamecrazy is quite the retroshop, why they had a few vmus without prices, and a generation nex!
daywalker2k2
11-13-2008, 01:24 PM
There is a arcade place smork..like your buddy says..its called planet zero...pretty cool place small but cool..they got really nothing but japanese arcades..a couple of usa machines..like tekken 6 and streetfighter ..but man i live in the houston i dont know of any gaming store like that..wish there was one thou!!!
MrSparkle
11-13-2008, 02:03 PM
sounds like its about time you open one up!
Dr. Dib
11-13-2008, 03:33 PM
Check the map!: retromap.net
There are a few Play N' Trades around Houston.
smork
11-14-2008, 09:23 AM
There is a arcade place smork..like your buddy says..its called planet zero...pretty cool place small but cool..they got really nothing but japanese arcades..a couple of usa machines..like tekken 6 and streetfighter ..but man i live in the houston i dont know of any gaming store like that..wish there was one thou!!!
Sounds nice -- I gotta swing by there if I have time when I visit in December.
Houston's never been a good place for game collecting, IMO. There have been a couple of specialist shops come and go, but nothing fantastic. You'd think if you could have a small gaming store with retro and imports (like, say, Pink Godzilla in Seattle) and put in in an area like the Village or Montrose you could make a decent business of it. Maybe not.