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 yesterday at 05:09 AM Posted yesterday 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 15 hours ago Posted 15 hours ago 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 10 hours ago Posted 10 hours ago (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 2 hours ago by Dcubed
Ashley Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 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.
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