Originally Posted by
j_factor
As far as I know there isn't a single independent game store in San Francisco proper. I would LOVE to be proven wrong, but I have yet to be able to find one. There is a place called Gamescape that is sometimes listed as one, but it's actually a "game store" that sells D&D and stuff like that.
All the way out in Antioch is a nice little store called 4Jays. Their selection fluctuates (and lately it's not been the greatest), but it's definitely worth the trek. They're the only place I've ever seen stocking Fairchild Channel-F games, lol. While their stock of Turbografx games is poor and Neo Geo is nonexistent, most other non-obscure systems are well-represented there. Even the 7800 section is surprisingly decent.
There is another one in San Jose, but I can't think of its name at the moment. Never been there, just found out about it recently.