new retro game shp in moore st mall

Atavan-Halen

Right well after reading this forum, i decided to check out some of these shops

first of all i went to book mart/game exchange in talbot street,
they have ps2, ps1, gamecube, original xbox, n64, sega saturn, mega drive, dreamcast and a few other games. they might have more but i didnt ask, although im planning on going there again so i will next time. there fairly priced as minmum for all games is about €15

then i went to the kiosk in moore street mall,
not a great selection i have to say.
when i went there, there was no one there.
gba games are €8, original gb and gb colour are €12 (i think) and same for the n64, snes games are €16, but there was more on the floor so i didnt really see what he had, theres also some ds and xbox 360 games too, but i didnt check the prices, there was also a n64 hooked up to a tv but i dont know if hes selling it

then i went to cash converters in moore street mall,
no consoles at all and a very very small selection of games
they had ps2, xbox and gc games priced at €5.99 and then also some psp and xbox 360 ones too.

overall i would reccomend going to book mart/game exchange as they have lots of games and you might find something there, the kiosk is wort a look too, but there is a small selection

hope this helped!

clickerfingers

hi guys

im kinda new to all this, just ressurected my old n64 and am in the process of hunting out games for it, and also interested in trying to find a good sega megadrive and games.

just wondering what the NES is that everyones talkin about here??

sorry in advance for my lack of knowledge!!

also how retro is retro for you all?? like are we talkin commodore 64 here or what?!!

valleyoftheunos

The guy in Moore Street Mall has a colection of N64 games, decent titles (Perfect Dark, Golden Eye, Ocarina of time, F-Zero etc) all around €16. When it comes to megadrive + games I haven't seen very many about. The VC on Wii has some although not too many.

clickerfingers

òk thanks

Kenjd

I found this on ebay, not bad:
http://cgi.ebay.ie/BOXED-NINTENDO-NES-CONSOLE-EXCELENT-CONDITION_W0QQitemZ200250139510QQihZ010QQcategoryZ3617QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

valleyoftheunos

looks in pretty good nick, bringing back a few memories of my own one, sniff.

Atavan-Halen

a bit off topic but i recently got a snes but i dont know if it works or not,
i have no games but when i plug it in and turn it on the power light doesnt come on, ill change the fuse in the plug and see if that helps, but is there anything else i should check? thanks!

o1s1n

atavan-halen wrote: »

a bit off topic but i recently got a snes but i dont know if it works or not,
i have no games but when i plug it in and turn it on the power light doesnt come on, ill change the fuse in the plug and see if that helps, but is there anything else i should check? thanks!

Try changing the fuse alright. If that doesn't work, try a different power cable.

Doesn't sound too good though! Where did you get it?

Atavan-Halen

i dont have another power cable

i got it off some guy for free so im not at a loss if it doesnt work

Shinji Ikari

Check this out. http://www.nintendosforsale.com/

Incidentally, I have a Snes with about fifteen games including Secret of Mana, Zelda 3, Ranma, terranigma, Super Mario world, Tuff e nuff, Actraiser, Art of fighting(import) Illusion of time,Run Saber, Street fighter 2 and Turbo version, among others. Many of these games are boxed and I think I still have the special edition metallic box for SF2 turbo. Roughly, how much is this stuff worth. Oh Yeah I also have the action replay 2 and Super Advantage arcade stick.

Atavan-Halen

Shinji Ikari wrote: »

Check this out. http://www.nintendosforsale.com/

Unfortunately i dont think any of the stuff is PAL

although you could get gameboy stuff

Atavan-Halen

Right, well i changed the fuse in the plug and then i plugged it in and turned it on, the power light flashed on for a second and then went off, i turned it off and back on then nothing

there was a 3 amp fuse in the plug before but i changed it to a 13 amp

ill change the plug next and see if anything happens, if not then a new power supply

Shinji Ikari

atavan-halen wrote: »

Unfortunately i dont think any of the stuff is PAL

although you could get gameboy stuff

My action replay acts as a convertor so I could play the U.S. Snes games.
I really regret selling Super Mario All stars to Cash Convertors ten years ago when I was a broke teenager...sigh.

o1s1n

Shinji Ikari wrote: »

My action replay acts as a convertor so I could play the U.S. Snes games.

Most but not all of them unfortunately. I found that out when I imported a copy of Final Fight Guy

Shinji Ikari wrote: »

I really regret selling Super Mario All stars to Cash Convertors ten years ago when I was a broke teenager...sigh.

Oh you silly boy. I have two

Shinji Ikari

Isnt it funny the amount of money we payed for these games? In xmas 1992 I already had my snes with Super Mario world. All the pal carts of street fighter 2 were sold out, you could only buy it packaged with a new snes. So I payed one hundred and twenty pounds for an import version and a convertor from a small local game shop, its a porn shop now.lol!

Point is we can play the arcade version of street fighter three third strike via emulation now and all the snes games we want for free! Maybe in twenty years time will can download Halo 3 and street fighter IV from the internet!

o1s1n

Shinji Ikari wrote: »

Isnt it funny the amount of money we payed for these games? In xmas 1992 I already had my snes with Super Mario world. All the pal carts of street fighter 2 were sold out, you could only buy it packaged with a new snes. So I payed one hundred and twenty pounds for an import version and a convertor from a small local game shop, its a porn shop now.lol!

Jesus! That's a lot of money. The most I can remember spending was £45 on new megadrive games. (Usually strictly Christmas and Birthdays)

Actually one time I won a raffle in a pub as a kid. Ran to Quinnsworth to buy a game with my newly aquired riches. Got a great deal on Quack Shot. £29.99.

Shinji Ikari wrote: »

Point is we can play the arcade version of street fighter three third strike via emulation now and all the snes games we want for free! Maybe in twenty years time will can download Halo 3 and street fighter IV from the internet!

It's also crazy how much we take it all for granted. I can remember being blown away when I first saw an old brick Gameboy running Mario. Now I can fit absolutely every gameboy game ever made on a micro SD card the same size as a finger nail and still have gigabytes to spare.

wtf?!

appleidog

Hey there, Just read the thread article. Do you know if any of the 2 Retro stores mentioned do Tradein's or cash, I have 50+ Nes games to unload including all the mario's Castlevania's ect.... A few Megadrive games like Dynamite headdy,thunderforce, and Dc games like Bango-i, Just i have to much of them at the moment.

Thanks in advance,

Appleidog

o1s1n

appleidog wrote: »

Hey there, Just read the thread article. Do you know if any of the 2 Retro stores mentioned do Tradein's or cash, I have 50+ Nes games to unload including all the mario's Castlevania's ect.... A few Megadrive games like Dynamite headdy,thunderforce, and Dc games like Bango-i, Just i have to much of them at the moment.

Thanks in advance,

Appleidog

How much or what are you looking for those NES games?

Atavan-Halen

was back at the kiosk in moore st mall today, but again the guy wasnt there

does anyone know when he is?

i was there at 3.30

Retr0gamer

appleidog wrote: »

Hey there, Just read the thread article. Do you know if any of the 2 Retro stores mentioned do Tradein's or cash, I have 50+ Nes games to unload including all the mario's Castlevania's ect.... A few Megadrive games like Dynamite headdy,thunderforce, and Dc games like Bango-i, Just i have to much of them at the moment.

Thanks in advance,

Appleidog

I'd be interested in a few of those as well and would probably give you a much better price than those shops.

valleyoftheunos

I'll be up there tomorrow and I'll swing by, hopefully he'll be in.

corcaigh07

appleidog wrote: »

Hey there, Just read the thread article. Do you know if any of the 2 Retro stores mentioned do Tradein's or cash, I have 50+ Nes games to unload including all the mario's Castlevania's ect.... A few Megadrive games like Dynamite headdy,thunderforce, and Dc games like Bango-i, Just i have to much of them at the moment.

Thanks in advance,

Appleidog

adverts.ie is your friend for those.

appleidog

To be honest im not sure what im looking for, I can take a picture of it in a few days its just at my Girlfreinds house at the moment she is hoarding my stuff aswell. lol, i also have VGA Dreamcast adapter. One of the things i am currently looking for is a Sega Dreamcast though, Or where to buy one.

valleyoftheunos

Popped in and he was there, the cart I wanted had been sold but I got Chu Chu Rocket for GBA for €6. cant complain with that!

CiDeRmAn

If it's old GBA carts you're after, Gamestop in Santry have a massive range of good stuff in a large cardboard box under the counter.
I got Super Street Fighter II, Chu Chu with Sonic and Pacman collection there not so long ago.

valleyoftheunos

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

If it's old GBA carts you're after, Gamestop in Santry have a massive range of good stuff in a large cardboard box under the counter.
I got Super Street Fighter II, Chu Chu with Sonic and Pacman collection there not so long ago.

Thanks for that, its rare that I'm out in Santry, but if I am I'll check it out!

Atavan-Halen

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

If it's old GBA carts you're after, Gamestop in Santry have a massive range of good stuff in a large cardboard box under the counter.
I got Super Street Fighter II, Chu Chu with Sonic and Pacman collection there not so long ago.

ooh, how much?

Atavan-Halen

valleyoftheunos wrote: »

Popped in and he was there, the cart I wanted had been sold but I got Chu Chu Rocket for GBA for €6. cant complain with that!

what time was that at?

i can never seem to get him...

valleyoftheunos

atavan-halen wrote: »

what time was that at?

i can never seem to get him...

I got there at 2 and he was just arriving, I should have got a number for him, if I'm by there again I'll ask him.

boardsofdublin

[snip] [/snip]

Seriously.... this is an arcade and retro forum. Try adverts.ie or the computer forum and have a read of the charter before posting again.

Thanks,

LoGiE :pac:

o1s1n

Better off putting it up for sale on adverts.ie

Syferus

o1s1n wrote: »

Better off putting it up for sale on adverts.ie

If for some reason he thinks eBay is the devil.

DARK-KNIGHT

philip graham wrote: »

thats talking crap! hardly realistic. 18e for xbox360 games isnt inflated and i know they are not retro but maybe as the shop has more business prices of the retro stuff will come down. opening like that would have high costs.

i guess i can see where he is coming from since i have recently started my own business and costs can go through the roof.

and i think a small shop like that is called a kiosk.

TBH the way your talking all through the thread it looks like it is your shop

Atavan-Halen

Well the shops been gone for a few months now so it doesn't really matter

Red Sleeping Beauty

I know this is an "old" thread

atavan-halen wrote: »

Well the shops been gone for a few months now so it doesn't really matter

Is this the Moore St Mall kisosk that's gone ?

What's this Cash Converters like ? I've seen on in Glasgow with some retro games (Nes, Sega MegaDrive etc.) but not the most attractive prices . I'd fancy giving CC a look in but I dislike their business model .

How about this Games Exchange place ? The reviews here sound bad (€16 for an N64 game ? wtf?!!!) but I passed there the other day by chance and was curious.

I just want to get some Playstation (1) games and some Mega Drive or N64 titles. Nothing extra rare but a few of the hits so I don't have to use evil-bay.

CCCP^

AFAIK the Kiosk is long gone. Not too sure about Cash Converters, been in there once or twice and saw some cheap PS2 games, nothing retro. There's another Cash Converters up by Vicar Street I think but it's too far for me and I don't know the bus, although the Luas goes up somewhere by there. Game Exchange is expensive. Every now and again they get in some decent PSone games but they're usually 20 euro at the least and if it's a good game it will be 25+

I didn't mind paying at first but then I saw Ebay and it was so much cheaper, haven't been in there since.

bobbbb

Jerichoholic wrote: »

Oh dear, €250 for a NES is insane. I'll buy it off my mate instead.

Noooooooo. Dammit. You mean they are worth money.

I just threw a heap of old stuff. Collecovision and games. ZX Spectrum and games. Spectrum +3. Megadrive and games.

I even threw out my old NES and about 50 games in their boxes too. It was in the box, perfect condition. Box was like new and the games were all like new. It was in the attic in my parents which i had to clean out. I figured it might as well go in the bin after one last game as id never play it again and my nephew laughed at me when i offered to give them to him.

Atavan-Halen

Cash Converters can be very hit and miss. Their stock seems to change all the time. The most "retro" thing i've seen in there are GC games, Xbox games and Xbox consoles. Some of the stuff can be a little bit pricey like €40 for an Xbox, but you can get some bargains. I got the XBLA Compilation disc for 9.99. Game Exchange is a bit expensive for my liking, but if theres something you really need (eg controllers, cables etc..) and you dont buy online, give it a try.

@ bobbbb, why couldn't I be your nephew

Red Sleeping Beauty

bobbbb wrote: »

Noooooooo. Dammit. You mean they are worth money.

I just threw a heap of old stuff. Collecovision and games. ZX Spectrum and games. Spectrum +3. Megadrive and games.

I even threw out my old NES and about 50 games in their boxes too. It was in the box, perfect condition. Box was like new and the games were all like new. It was in the attic in my parents which i had to clean out. I figured it might as well go in the bin after one last game as id never play it again and my nephew laughed at me when i offered to give them to him.

Tell me you're lying ? :eek:

Red Sleeping Beauty

That Games Exchange shop on Talbot St is unbelievable :eek:
I was in there today .

• €15 for Playstation 1 games
• €15 for (some) Playstation 2 Games
• €15 for Mega Drive Games
• €15 for N64 Games

Now you might think 15quid for PS2 games is ok but these games nearly all had Game or Gamestop stickers on them with lower prices. Like some had €10 Gamestop barcode stickers and this guy's looking for 15
Did he just go to Gamestop and pick up some cheap games to sell on at double the price ?

Crazy.

He also had a load of Saturn games but I didn't check them cause I ain't got a Saturn.

Also, there was some junkie-type a fella who wandered in with an Xbox in a shopping bag. The fella at the desk asked him 3 times was it the old one or a 360 to which yer man mumbles "yeah

---

boss

---

it's that one

---

it works n all----"
So it was the original Xbox of course! Then the shop fella says it takes an hour to check it over that it works and says he'll give him 15cash. Cue junkie-type-fella mumbling "yeah..... Ill be back to ye buuuuuuuddy.... i will... i swear.... i just have to go to see something".

But seriously, 15Euro for a PSone game :eek:
I'd maybe give a tener. Don't ye know as well that the games are probably scratched and if you tried to return them you'd be shown the door!

valleyoftheunos

had heard a lot about that place on Talbot street and was very disappointed when I went in, v poor selection of stock and quite expensive.

ebay is the only way, as long as you go to a reputable seller you can get exactly what you want with pretty much zero fuss.

Atavan-Halen

Alan Rouge wrote: »

So it was the original Xbox of course! Then the shop fella says it takes an hour to check it over that it works and says he'll give him 15cash.

He sells all consoles on for €50 with a game. =/

Red Sleeping Beauty

atavan-halen wrote: »

He sells all consoles on for €50 with a game. =/

Gtfo!!!! :eek:

He sells an Xbox on for €50 with a game ? An Xbox he paid €15 for ?
Who the hell pays €50 for an old Xbox ?

*this is the first time I've used gtfo*

Atavan-Halen

Yep! I asked him a while ago how much he sells consoles for. €50 for cubes, DC's and Xboxes (not sure about ps2's) and there was a SNES there for €40. I was like ........

CCCP^

He could have done very well out of the retro business (the chap on Talbot street) but at the risk of sounding cheeky, I don't think he has a clue. I dunno how the place is still in business. I think I bought Sonic & Knuckles out of the place a year back for 30 euro...just the cartridge!

Granted I love the game but I was sick when I saw how much it was going for with a box on Ebay. I like to browse and find something cool, but usually its just too damn expensive and the stock is either all sports or in very bad condition.

Ebay really is the way to go. You can get exactly what your looking for at a fair price, delivered to your door. About 2 months back, every day for 2 weeks I was getting stuff in the post from Ebay, it was like Christmas everyday!

It's such a pity that we don't have flea markets or car boot sales on the same level as they do in the UK or Canada. Ebay is great but it does take away the excitement of bargain hunting.

Atavan-Halen

CCCP^ wrote: »

It's such a pity that we don't have flea markets or car boot sales on the same level as they do in the UK or Canada. Ebay is great but it does take away the excitement of bargain hunting.

+100000

It's the biggest shame that theres nothing like what they have over there. All we have is a few car boot sales here and there, and tiny markets. BTW theres a car boot sale this saturday. Theres never anything at it, usually just a few ps1 games, but you never know.

appleidog

CCCP^ wrote: »

He could have done very well out of the retro business (the chap on Talbot street) but at the risk of sounding cheeky, I don't think he has a clue. I dunno how the place is still in business. I think I bought Sonic & Knuckles out of the place a year back for 30 euro...just the cartridge!

Granted I love the game but I was sick when I saw how much it was going for with a box on Ebay. I like to browse and find something cool, but usually its just too damn expensive and the stock is either all sports or in very bad condition.

Ebay really is the way to go. You can get exactly what your looking for at a fair price, delivered to your door. About 2 months back, every day for 2 weeks I was getting stuff in the post from Ebay, it was like Christmas everyday!

It's such a pity that we don't have flea markets or car boot sales on the same level as they do in the UK or Canada. Ebay is great but it does take away the excitement of bargain hunting.

WHAT! you bought Sonic and Knuckles for 30euro damn man that is expensive :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:.

Charity shops are the way to go people not Uber crap retro stores.

Now on my way to Dundrum i saw a sign for a bootsale on saturday but could not see the address cause i was in the car.

Atavan-Halen

Yeah, thats the one this sat. Its in Wesley College (well beside it in the church) Its about 2 mins from Dundrum, I'll try find a map for you if you want.

Red Sleeping Beauty

atavan-halen wrote: »

Yep! I asked him a while ago how much he sells consoles for. €50 for cubes, DC's and Xboxes (not sure about ps2's) and there was a SNES there for €40. I was like ........

Is a Dreamcast worth €50 ?
Gamestop had some Cubes for €30 with a controller.

CCCP^ wrote: »

He could have done very well out of the retro business (the chap on Talbot street) but at the risk of sounding cheeky, I don't think he has a clue. I dunno how the place is still in business. I think I bought Sonic & Knuckles out of the place a year back for 30 euro...just the cartridge!

Granted I love the game but I was sick when I saw how much it was going for with a box on Ebay. I like to browse and find something cool, but usually its just too damn expensive and the stock is either all sports or in very bad condition.

Ebay really is the way to go. You can get exactly what your looking for at a fair price, delivered to your door. About 2 months back, every day for 2 weeks I was getting stuff in the post from Ebay, it was like Christmas everyday!

It's such a pity that we don't have flea markets or car boot sales on the same level as they do in the UK or Canada. Ebay is great but it does take away the excitement of bargain hunting.

The thing with Ebay is that it's not very "irish friendly".
No Laser with Paypal
Many sellers don't have dedicated Irish postal rates so some of them just take a guess or take the piss

On the plus side the conversion rates are favourable atm.

CCCP^

appleidog wrote: »

WHAT! you bought Sonic and Knuckles for 30euro damn man that is expensive :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:.

Charity shops are the way to go people not Uber crap retro stores.

Now on my way to Dundrum i saw a sign for a bootsale on saturday but could not see the address cause i was in the car.

Yeah, wildly expensive...might have been 20 euro but I feel it was 30. I was happy with the game but that was the last time I bought from that shop.

Alan Rouge wrote:

The thing with Ebay is that it's not very "irish friendly".
No Laser with Paypal
Many sellers don't have dedicated Irish postal rates so some of them just take a guess or take the piss

On the plus side the conversion rates are favourable atm.

True, laser doesn't work with paypal and if you don't have a credit card you might think your screwed, but far from it. You need to get yourself a 3V card. Get it from any decent newsagents, simply register on 3V.ie, they send you out a card which is basically a credit card that you can top-up, you never pay any interest and only spend as much as you've topped on on the card.

That's how I bought about 30+ items from Ebay. True again, some sellers take the piss with postal rates, thats why I always asked before hand and also checked up on their feedback before committing myself to a purchase.

The rates at the moment are most favourable so get shopping