Hero-of-Time Posted Monday at 03:54 PM Posted Monday at 03:54 PM Took some more Gamecube games in today (£350) and stood chatting to the guy for a while (took an hour to check all the bongos, dance mat and mics) who runs the store. He was saying how when he worked at GAME and they took over Gamestation, they were ordered to destroy all of the retro consoles and games. Thousands of pounds worth of stuff was just taken out back and smashed to pieces. He said it was heartbreaking and the staff weren't allowed to take any of it, even if they offered money for it. He said they were such a scummy company and that they couldn't really afford to keep Gamestation going and only bought them just to dismantle the competition. I used to love Gamestation. They were so much better than Game. Some of my Cube games still had Gamestation and Chips price stickers on them. 2 2
RedShell Posted Monday at 04:12 PM Posted Monday at 04:12 PM (edited) 17 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said: He was saying how when he worked at GAME and they took over Gamestation, they were ordered to destroy all of the retro consoles and games. Thousands of pounds worth of stuff was just taken out back and smashed to pieces. He said it was heartbreaking and the staff weren't allowed to take any of it, even if they offered money for it. He said they were such a scummy company and that they couldn't really afford to keep Gamestation going and only bought them just to dismantle the competition. That is messed up. 17 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said: I used to love Gamestation. They were so much better than Game. Some of my Cube games still had Gamestation and Chips price stickers on them. Same here. It was a far nicer experience shopping there, had much more of an independent game store vibe, and the staff were genuinely interested in gaming and knew their stuff as a result. Edited Monday at 04:12 PM by RedShell 1
Hero-of-Time Posted Tuesday at 05:09 AM Posted Tuesday at 05:09 AM 12 hours ago, RedShell said: That is messed up. I think the same happened over in the US with various Gamestop stores. Pretty sure Jeff Gertsmann rescued a lot of retro goods when it happened.
Happenstance Posted Tuesday at 03:35 PM Posted Tuesday at 03:35 PM Went to Arcains Arcade in Liverpool today with Goafer. Really good, well worth it if you are ever in the area. Kept pasting Goafer in fighting games until he realised he could main E Honda in the SF games we tried and that was my kryptonite. 1 1
Dcubed Posted Tuesday at 07:57 PM Posted Tuesday at 07:57 PM (edited) 12 hours ago, Happenstance said: Went to Arcains Arcade in Liverpool today with Goafer. Really good, well worth it if you are ever in the area. Kept pasting Goafer in fighting games until he realised he could main E Honda in the SF games we tried and that was my kryptonite. That looks amazing, would love to go some day! I also really want to go to Arcade Club in Bury, but it’s just way too far out of the way for me to go to from London… Edited yesterday at 04:34 AM by Dcubed
Ashley Posted yesterday at 05:17 AM Posted yesterday at 05:17 AM On 4/7/2025 at 4:54 PM, Hero-of-Time said: I used to love Gamestation. They were so much better than Game. Some of my Cube games still had Gamestation and Chips price stickers on them. Although it did suffer from the same problem that CEX does; it just feels grimy in there. But yes, a better store for gaming.
Hero-of-Time Posted 15 hours ago Posted 15 hours ago Well, all my PAL Gamecube stuff has now been sold. Hopefully the games and console will all find good homes. I made just under £2500. Not too shabby. I'm gonna have to resort to eBay for the few NTSC games that I have. @Dcubed would you be interested in Cubivore? 1 1
Dcubed Posted 12 hours ago Posted 12 hours ago 2 hours ago, Hero-of-Time said: Well, all my PAL Gamecube stuff has now been sold. Hopefully the games and console will all find good homes. I made just under £2500. Not too shabby. I'm gonna have to resort to eBay for the few NTSC games that I have. @Dcubed would you be interested in Cubivore? I would… but I fear I can’t afford it. Now’s really not the time for me to be splashing cash if I can help it. Congrats on the downpayment on a new car though! Should buy you a couple of Switch 2 games 1
Hero-of-Time Posted 12 hours ago Posted 12 hours ago 3 minutes ago, Dcubed said: Congrats on the downpayment on a new car though! Downpayment? I fully bought my current Fiesta for that amount back in 2019. Remember when cars were affordable? 3
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