Hero-of-Time Posted April 7 Posted April 7 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 April 7 Posted April 7 (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 April 7 by RedShell 1
Hero-of-Time Posted April 8 Posted April 8 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 April 8 Posted April 8 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 April 8 Posted April 8 (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 April 9 by Dcubed
Ashley Posted April 9 Posted April 9 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 April 9 Posted April 9 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? 2 1
Dcubed Posted April 9 Posted April 9 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 April 9 Posted April 9 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
Hero-of-Time Posted Friday at 05:30 PM Posted Friday at 05:30 PM My N64 collection is now all gone. @lostmario took a bunch of them and so I know they will be well taken care of. As for the others, they went to CEX. Another £1400 was made. The guy who runs the store said most of my stuff has been sold already. If they get rare or mint condition items in store they tend to post it on their social media account. He said they had loads of people trying to snap up my stuff. The Resident Evil 4 Gamecube was bought instantly. Again, so much space has been created and the extra money is always handy to have. I've still not decided whether or not to part with my Sega Saturn stuff. I'll think about it a bit longer before committing. 3 2
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