Retro Gaming in NYC

[robbie06]

Does anyone know of good places to find retro games in New York City? I've recently started collecting, but I've been doing much of my collecting through Ebay and I would love to find places that sell retro games.

[MarioAllStar2600]

I don't know about stores. But on Long Island there is a nice little video game museum called Marty Cosimos video game room. It is closed well it's cleaned up a bit. But its going to open up in like 2 weeks. Everyone is allowed to stop by on the weekends. There is some arcade machines there to.

PS- If you havn't noticed I am talking about my Video Game Room. If you are ever near the area though, feel free to stop by.

[Barbarianoutkast1]

When i lived in new york city i lived on B avenue in east village and there is a DAMN GOOD store on saint marks place. Its called MultiMedia 1.0 it has a LOT of video games when you first walk in there is a wall of sega genesis games to the left and a wall of super nintendo to the right. Towards the back is a bunch of sega saturn, NES, virtual boy, 3DO, Jaguar, famicom, famicom disk loader thing and a bunch of master system games so in short go to
Mutlimedia 1.0 on saint marks place in east village.

[Barbarianoutkast1]

by the way saint marks place is between 33rd and 34th street its connected to A avenue hmmmmm if you know where bowery avenue is (where CBGBs is located) its like 3 blocks from there

[jaydubnb]

When i lived in new york city i lived on B avenue in east village and there is a DAMN GOOD store on saint marks place. Its called MultiMedia 1.0 it has a LOT of video games when you first walk in there is a wall of sega genesis games to the left and a wall of super nintendo to the right. Towards the back is a bunch of sega saturn, NES, virtual boy, 3DO, Jaguar, famicom, famicom disk loader thing and a bunch of master system games so in short go to
Mutlimedia 1.0 on saint marks place in east village.

Yup, a little pricey, but nice selection.

[kainemaxwell]

When i lived in new york city i lived on B avenue in east village and there is a DAMN GOOD store on saint marks place. Its called MultiMedia 1.0 it has a LOT of video games when you first walk in there is a wall of sega genesis games to the left and a wall of super nintendo to the right. Towards the back is a bunch of sega saturn, NES, virtual boy, 3DO, Jaguar, famicom, famicom disk loader thing and a bunch of master system games so in short go to
Mutlimedia 1.0 on saint marks place in east village.

I'll 2nd that and the fct that the items are pricey. I wanna go back there...

[TonK]

I think its on the corner of Elizabeth and Canal...J&L Games..

Right in Chinatown.

TONS of Imports...

TG16
Saturn
PSX
Neo-Geo
Rare stuff...

I'll be back in NYC in either April or July, then again Sept 12th for the San Gennaro in Little Italy.

I got my Metal Slug X JPN AES from J&L, great game in great condition.

[maxlords]

Yeah, I've heard MM 1.0 has some STEEP prices. And for such a HUGE metropolis, I find it slightly traumatic that it's impossible to find retro games.

[jaydubnb]

I think its on the corner of Elizabeth and Canal...J&L Games..

Right in Chinatown.

TONS of Imports...

TG16
Saturn
PSX
Neo-Geo
Rare stuff...

I'll be back in NYC in either April or July, then again Sept 12th for the San Gennaro in Little Italy.

I got my Metal Slug X JPN AES from J&L, great game in great condition.

I was JUST at J+L and their Neo prices are absolutely insane. I went in looking for Fatal Fury Special and did not expect a close to $200 price tag. This is one instance where a retail store -should- follow eBay prices.

[kainemaxwell]

I think its on the corner of Elizabeth and Canal...J&L Games..

Right in Chinatown.

TONS of Imports...

TG16
Saturn
PSX
Neo-Geo
Rare stuff...

I'll be back in NYC in either April or July, then again Sept 12th for the San Gennaro in Little Italy.

I got my Metal Slug X JPN AES from J&L, great game in great condition.
Same block where Elizabeth Center is?

[TonK]

I think its on the corner of Elizabeth and Canal...J&L Games..

Right in Chinatown.

TONS of Imports...

TG16
Saturn
PSX
Neo-Geo
Rare stuff...

I'll be back in NYC in either April or July, then again Sept 12th for the San Gennaro in Little Italy.

I got my Metal Slug X JPN AES from J&L, great game in great condition.
Same block where Elizabeth Center is?

I really don't know man...

I was there in September last...and I think thats it, if anyone can confirm this.

[autobotracing]

I think its on the corner of Elizabeth and Canal...J&L Games..

Right in Chinatown.

TONS of Imports...

TG16
Saturn
PSX
Neo-Geo
Rare stuff...

I'll be back in NYC in either April or July, then again Sept 12th for the San Gennaro in Little Italy.

I got my Metal Slug X JPN AES from J&L, great game in great condition.

I was JUST at J+L and their Neo prices are absolutely insane. I went in looking for Fatal Fury Special and did not expect a close to $200 price tag. This is one instance where a retail store -should- follow eBay prices.

I think thats the shop I went to when I was up there last.Its a real small place filled to the roof with games isnt it?everything was pricey .

[jaydubnb]

I think its on the corner of Elizabeth and Canal...J&L Games..

Right in Chinatown.

TONS of Imports...

TG16
Saturn
PSX
Neo-Geo
Rare stuff...

I'll be back in NYC in either April or July, then again Sept 12th for the San Gennaro in Little Italy.

I got my Metal Slug X JPN AES from J&L, great game in great condition.
Same block where Elizabeth Center is?

I really don't know man...

I was there in September last...and I think thats it, if anyone can confirm this.

Yup, same block.

[jaydubnb]

I think its on the corner of Elizabeth and Canal...J&L Games..

Right in Chinatown.

TONS of Imports...

TG16
Saturn
PSX
Neo-Geo
Rare stuff...

I'll be back in NYC in either April or July, then again Sept 12th for the San Gennaro in Little Italy.

I got my Metal Slug X JPN AES from J&L, great game in great condition.

I was JUST at J+L and their Neo prices are absolutely insane. I went in looking for Fatal Fury Special and did not expect a close to $200 price tag. This is one instance where a retail store -should- follow eBay prices.

I think thats the shop I went to when I was up there last.Its a real small place filled to the roof with games isnt it?everything was pricey .

That actually sounds like Multimedia 1 (small + pricey). J+L is, well, big + pricey lol

Here's linkage: http://www.jnlgame.com/

And theres also "Initial D" which is in the Elizabeth Center's basement.

[youruglyclone]

for what's it's worth Multimedia 1.0 is pricey but you find stuff that you didn't even know existed...like a Actionreplay/gb cart player for the ps1. Going there is like going to a freaking museum, I've found some sweet stuff there like a near mint Earthbound players guide with scratch and sniff cart still intact

as for JnL they've had periodic spurts of retro gaming goodness, I've seen them stock boxed nintendos, They're better known for their imports, as they have a pretty decent saturn selection. But their Neo Geo stuff yeah I don't expect it to move anytime soon...unless you're feeling mighty generous in the wallet.

here's my contribution to this thread, the flea markets of coney island has often wielded decent scores...but it's been a while since I've hit them up.

I know of places that sell some old GB carts/n64 stuff...but that's mine! MINE!

my recommendation is stick with eBay unless you have deep pockets

[punkoffgirl]

Where's Jessen lately? He used to be able to give you the virtual grand tour of all the best spots to go.

[Jive3D]

This is incrediblyt depressing. I work in NYC and I'm moving into the city within the next few months.

The fact there there is such a small selection of game shops (with reasonable prices I might add) is pretty lame. But I guess that NYC makes up for it with plenty of music stores, but really, I would trade it for game stores since a computer can access almost any kind of music I want.

I'll have to go check out MM1.0 at least once. Gotta find a good place for reasonably priced import Cube games.

[jaydubnb]

here's my contribution to this thread, the flea markets of coney island has often wielded decent scores...but it's been a while since I've hit them up.


You must not have been out in Coney Island in a while because the flea market vendors are HISTORY. The revitalization of Coney Island under our last mayor included getting rid of those eyesore. But you're right, they did have some good deals to be had. Oh, one of the dealers and her family moved their to Neptune Ave and opened a gaming store! Mostly new stuff and DVDs but you'll see some 16 bit stuff, too.

[Achika]

Where's Jessen lately? He used to be able to give you the virtual grand tour of all the best spots to go.

SHHHHH! He's MY secret (and therefore, all the places he knows about ;) )

There's a guy on Coney Island who has boxed master system games for like $5 (I think he was charging Jessen like $7 each though....) Other videogame related things, but you have to get in there and DIG.

Jamaca Plains fleamarkets, Flushing (Gamestops, Game Express's)

If you're willing to travel the subway and go to some slightly shady parts of town, you can locate lots of stuff at Gamestops, Game Express's, Salvation Army's and Goodwills. I've found great things at nearly all of them. Including a set of Lolo NES games within a week for under $25

[kainemaxwell]

I think its on the corner of Elizabeth and Canal...J&L Games..

Right in Chinatown.

TONS of Imports...

TG16
Saturn
PSX
Neo-Geo
Rare stuff...

I'll be back in NYC in either April or July, then again Sept 12th for the San Gennaro in Little Italy.

I got my Metal Slug X JPN AES from J&L, great game in great condition.
Same block where Elizabeth Center is?

I really don't know man...

I was there in September last...and I think thats it, if anyone can confirm this.

Yup, same block.

I'll check it out next time I'm up there!

[jaydubnb]

Where's Jessen lately? He used to be able to give you the virtual grand tour of all the best spots to go.

There's a guy on Coney Island who has boxed master system games for like $5 (I think he was charging Jessen like $7 each though....) Other videogame related things, but you have to get in there and DIG.



Dude....where?!?!?!? I live in Coney Island....maybe its some place I walk by all the time lol

[Cheese]

MM1.0 is on St. Marks (8th street) between 2nd and 3rd aves. They have nice stuff but are way over the top overpriced, to the point where I've never bought anything there. There are some flea markets around town, 26th and 7th & ave. a and 11th to name a few, I have come across some stuff, but not much. Achika's got the right idea, get yourself a $4 'funpass' (all day metrocard for the subway) and the gamestop page from the yellow pages and go adventuring.

That being said, besides the one gamestop near my office and the two near my apt. in Hoboken I mostly ebay everything and take a annual trip to Philly Classic.

Happy hunting, and if you ever find Achika's secret hideouts, lemme in!

[Achika]

Well, you've got about 5 months before I potentially come back to stay for good, so you better hurry :evil:


Anyhow, the coney island guy is like 3 or 5 spaces in from the corner closest to the aquarium in that long strip of vendors. He was a younger black guy (probably late twenties to early thirty's) Lots of stuff, he's one of the ones that let's you into his space to look around...lots of TVs and tool equipment but it's really difficult to move around cause he's got so much crammed in. He was one of the more helpful people in NYC.

When you walk up, there were some CDs or VHS tapes or something on the left side, facing the street with some Genesis games mixed in, (I think there's controllers and stuff hanging above them--that's where I found the new boxed wireless 2600 controllers for $20) inside the space there were some milkcrates or something hidden immediately on your right side, TVs and monitors on the back left wall in a stacking shelf unit, then the door frame into the back of his shop where it's limited to how much you move. Before the door, on your right there should be lots of tools and heavy duty equipment crammed into shelving units. When looking through his stuff if you can't find it, ask him. I was looking for old TVs for my projects last year, and that's why I remember his space so fondly.

[jaydubnb]

Excelllllllllllllllllllllent. Thanks, I have to see if the dude is till there!

[kainemaxwell]

You're possibly coming back Achika? Cool beans!

[robbie06]

Thanks for all the replies. I'll give these places a try and see what happens. BTW, a fun pass is now $7 :)