Destination: Austria

[Bratwurst]

This April I will probably very likely may be heading to Austria, Vienna and would appreciate some suggestions of A: game shop locations and B: European exclusives for the Gameboy Advance.

Just want to pick up something nice as a memento, I already know of the following:

Buster's Bad Dream
Invader
Kurukuru Kururin

GBA seems to be the easiest to deal with import wise since it's regionless and a currently sold platform, but if somebody knows of a shop the deals in Megadrive stuff then by all means cough up the details.

[Raccoon Lad]

There was a newer Asterix game for GBA that looked pretty hot in the previews.

[mikeetler]

Here's a partial list of Euro exclusives from the DP Rarity Guide. It is possible to get it with the guide link, you just have to select Non-US releases than sort by country, but I think there were a few added since the last update a couple of weeks ago.

Some of these are comin out in the US in the near future (A Sound of Thunder & CT Special Forces 3) and there are probably a couple that were released with name changes (though most of those were weeded out when I got part number for everything) but it should help.

2 Games in 1: Finding Nemo & Monsters Inc
2 Games in 1: GT Advance 3 & Moto GP
2 Games in 1: Hot Wheels Velocity X & World Race
2 Games in 1: Lion King, The (Disney's) & Disney Princess
2 Games in 1: Power Rangers Ninja Storm & Time Force
2 Games in 1: SpongeBob Supersponge and Battle for Bikini Bottom
2 Games in 1: Spongebob Supersponge and Revenge of the Flying Dutchman
A Sound of Thunder
Ace Lightning
Action Man: Robot Atak
Alex Ferguson Player Manager 2002
Asterix And Obelix: Bash Them All!
Asterix and Obelix: XXL
Black Belt Challenge
Carrera Power Slide
Comix Zone
Creatures
CT Special Forces 3: Bioterror
Dr Muto
Droopy's Tennis Open
European Super League
Fightbox
FILA Decathlon
Go Go Beckham
Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue
International Superstar Soccer
Invader
Jungle Book 2, The (Disney's)
Manic Miner
Maya the Bee: The Great Adventure
Mr Nutz
Penny Racers
Pinky and the Brain: The Master Plan
Pocket Music
Premier Manager 2003-04
Premier Manager 2004-2005
Pro Beach Soccer
Santa Claus Saves the Earth
Scrabble
Sheep
Steven Gerrards Total Soccer 2002
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire 2nd Edition
Worms Blast

[hydr0x]

well, i'm from Germany so i don't know shit about Vienna, but ii'll try to ask some guys i know from Austria about that ;)

[lurpak]

is there an austrocon this year ?

[Zubiac666]

I am austrian.
well,there are several gaming shops here(also some retro ones but most with "urgh"-prices).

Beside all the major electronic megastores(saturn,media markt,cosmos etc etc) make sure you'll visit the "Powerplay"-stores.They carry a good amount of this-gen games and retro-stuff(not always).
The adress of those stores are:

Powerplay 1060
Stumpergasse 37
Vienna

and

Powerplay 2700
Grazer Strasse 63
Vienna

There's also a second-hand VGs chain called "Videogames Pilko" (http://www.sgp.at/Filialen/Filialen.htm)(wow I just saw that they sell cubes+controller for 59 euros) which has several stores(8) in austria.One of them is in a town(Vösendorf) just next to vienna.They are usually overpriced but sometimes they have incredible stuff(cause the owner has no clue bout rarity): I once saw a boxed "Rendering Ranger"(SFC) in our local store.It was 29.90 euros(the usual price for foreign games) but some (really) weird-looking japanese bought it just in front of me.I was seriously pissed you know. :angry:
anyways.....the stores are cool looking so I guess you can't miss them:
http://www.sgp.at/images/Filialen/foto_le_out.jpg
http://www.sgp.at/images/Filialen/foto_pa_out.jpg
http://www.sgp.at/images/Filialen/foto_scs_out.jpg

there's another ultra-hidden,full of amazing stuff(neogeo etc) and good-priced store in Vienna(in one of the shopping malls) but I can't remember the name.I was once there and believe me:They have stuff you just dream of(weird japanese only sáturn,playstation etc games).I will call my friend from Vienna(I don't live there).Maybe he knows the name and adresse.When i know them i will tell you.

For gba games I would visit the mega electronic stores "Saturn","Media Markt" and "Cosmos".Sometimes they have great sales on gba games and stuff.You can find them in any mall and around every second corner in vienna.

oh...and if you see a video-rental store called "Videoring" give it a try.They sell there used games VERY cheap.

[Zubiac666]

I am austrian.
well,there are several gaming shops here(also some retro ones but most with "urgh"-prices).

Beside all the major electronic megastores(saturn,media markt,cosmos etc etc) make sure you'll visit the "Powerplay"-stores.They carry a good amount of this-gen games and retro-stuff(not always).
The adress of those stores are:

Powerplay 1060
Stumpergasse 37
Vienna

and

Powerplay 2700
Grazer Strasse 63
Vienna

There's also a second-hand VGs chain called "Videogames Pilko" (http://www.sgp.at/Filialen/Filialen.htm)(wow I just saw that they sell cubes+controller for 59 euros) which has several stores(8) in austria.One of them is in a town(Vösendorf) just next to vienna.They are usually overpriced but sometimes they have incredible stuff(cause the owner has no clue bout rarity): I once saw a boxed "Rendering Ranger"(SFC) in our local store.It was 29.90 euros(the usual price for foreign games) but some (really) weird-looking japanese bought it just in front of me.I was seriously pissed you know. :angry:
anyways.....the stores are cool looking so I guess you can't miss them:
http://www.sgp.at/images/Filialen/foto_le_out.jpg
http://www.sgp.at/images/Filialen/foto_pa_out.jpg
http://www.sgp.at/images/Filialen/foto_scs_out.jpg

there's another ultra-hidden,full of amazing stuff(neogeo etc) and good-priced store in Vienna(in one of the shopping malls) but I can't remember the name.I was once there and believe me:They have stuff you just dream of(weird japanese only sáturn,playstation etc games).I will call my friend from Vienna(I don't live there).Maybe he knows the name and adresse.When i know them i will tell you.

For gba games I would visit the mega electronic stores "Saturn","Media Markt" and "Cosmos".Sometimes they have great sales on gba games and stuff.You can find them in any mall and around every second corner in vienna.

oh...and if you see a video-rental store called "Videoring" give it a try.They sell there used games VERY cheap.

[Querjek]

Asterix and Obelix: XXL looks to be one of the neatest GBA games not released in the US--it's a full-3d platformer.