Remember Computer City?

Spacedog

Anyone remember a chain of shops called Computer City? they used to rent games for a few quid a week and sell blank disks (made most of the money selling the blanks I'd say) should have something like that for PC games today. They had shops in parmerstown shopping center and off oconnell st behind the gresham.

Mr E

Yes I do.... I was a member!

I used to rent a game a week, and I loved that place. It was a shame when it closed down, and I assume it was down to piracy.

- Dave.

Hyzepher

As far as I know they still have one shop in Dublin - near Dalkey - doesn't rent games as far as I know but sells hardware

Hyzepher

Gummy Panda

I remember them. They had a store around the corner from the Eircom store on O'Connell st. I bought my Sinclair Spectrum from them. I loved renting games of them. Especially Robocop for the spectrum. That is still the best Robocop game ever!!!

KdjaCL

Used to get my C64 games there in Palmsertown.
Still have my membership card somewere.

kdjac

Hickz

yeah i used to goto the store in o connell st
to rent amiga games, one time myself and about four mates went in and rented monkey island 2 and them bought 50 blank disks

dazberry

www.ccity.ie per chance.

Now they sell hardware to trade resellers, but I think the same (or some of) ppl are involved.

I got a c64 upgraded to a c128 for £20 in the shop just off OConnell St. Came into a bit of cash and went to trade it back in (about a month later) to get an Amiga and they wouldn't take it back *fcukers*.

D.

Spacedog

I went to the parmers town one for ages, The day I got a membership in the one round from eircom, I rented a couple of c64 games, bought an action replay (copy device) and asked for the number of blank disks of the games I just rented!

Matt Simis

Originally posted by dazberry
www.ccity.ie per chance.

Now they sell hardware to trade resellers, but I think the same (or some of) ppl are involved.

I got a c64 upgraded to a c128 for £20 in the shop just off OConnell St. Came into a bit of cash and went to trade it back in (about a month later) to get an Amiga and they wouldn't take it back *fcukers*.

D.

You ever dealt with the guy who runs CCity? Complete a$$hole.

I presumed CCity.ie are not the same company as the Computer City chain.


Matt

dazberry

Originally posted by Matt Simis

You ever dealt with the guy who runs CCity?
Yeap - Greg.

Complete a$$hole.
He's had his moments - alright.

I presumed CCity.ie are not the same company as the Computer City chain.
Actually I think they are.

D.

bus77

i remember ccity, used to get a 64 game in there, then head around to the joke shop around the corner and get some smoke and stink bombs
me and a m8 used 2 stick the smoke bombs underneath doors and let em off (hopein people would think it was a fire)

The stink bombs were for the bus ride home:D :ninja:

superfly

yeah i used to go to the one on Cathal Brugha street for my Spectrum games and then later for Amiga games
then one of the guys that worked there set up his own shop on Capell st but they were more expensive and so they closed down after about 6 months
there was rumours going round that they closed because of a protection racket but most probably to do with licensing issues
x-copy definitely put in its workload copying games for me

amp

Originally posted by dazberry
www.ccity.ie per chance.

Now they sell hardware to trade resellers, but I think the same (or some of) ppl are involved.

Yeah, I occasionally pick up gear from them. The one in Shankhill was a rental store but now is basically a small warehouse.

Cake Fiend

Heh, I deal with Computer City quite regularly. True, Greg's not really a people person, but if you get buying regularly you get decent enough treatment.

SouperComputer

yea, i remeber the store. If i recall correctly, they had one of the (even then) rare Atari PC's

me dad used to have to drag me out, i was always messin with the ST's and AMIGA's

DiscoStu

i earned my very first warez monkey card from there i copied sim city for the atari st when i rented it.

amp

Did you hand copy the code sheet? It was like 20 pages long and was black writing on brown so it couldn't be photocopied.

They obviously underestimated how broke I was

DiscoStu

Originally posted by amp
Did you hand copy the code sheet? It was like 20 pages long and was black writing on brown so it couldn't be photocopied.

They obviously underestimated how broke I was

that just made it all come back

i rented sim city and switchbalde 2 that day. i never got the code sheet for sim city so i couldnt play it. switchbalde 2 was good though.

SouperComputer

ah, the fun you could have with a 8mhz processor!