Video Game Connection

Holy retro gaming selection, Batman! This place is a wonderland for gamers.
This weekend my man and I did some barcade-​ing in Lakewood and after a few rounds of tequila, we were inspired to just build our own at home. Luckily (or unluckily, depending on how you look at it) there was an Exchange two storefronts down. With some liquid encouragement, my guy and I left the store with a Retron 5, two NES controllers and four Nintendo games, but also about $ 300 poorer. Worth it? Yes and no.
We headed home, opened up the controllers and cartridges to clean them and got to it. Overall we were satisfied, but still on the fence about how much we paid for it all…
Fast forward to Saturday and to our fantastic visit to Video Game Connection. These guys know their stuff. The selection of retro games they boast will knock your socks and your face off. Some of the games are pretty hard to see from the counter, but take your time. Browse, slowly, enjoy yourself. Atari, NES, SNES, Sega – you can have whatever you like. Plus, some systems I’ve never heard of! We left with a mint condition Adventures of Link NES cartridge, and a similarly beautiful Minish Cap GBA cartridge. Oh, and Alien vs. Predator for the SNES, but it was a pretty gnarly copy – but it was priced accordingly.
Overall, the prices, service and selection make Video Game Connection the biggest winner of the two (vs. The Exchange.) And by service, I mean every time you pick a game they clean it for you before they sell it to you. That’s huge in the used game market. Plus, I loved that even rare items were priced based on their current condition. Not every game store does that. ahem… The Exchange… cough, cough. And you can return what you buy if there is any problem with it.
Guys were accommodating and friendly without being overbearing.
Gamers, definitely check this place out!

Fair prices, great sized collection to chose from. They were friendly but quiet but willing to help you look for sure. I walked out with a good bit to add to my collection and they are one of the shops who actually take care of their games by cleaning them up. If you are looking for something they just might have it.

This is a great independent video game store. I love new and old gaming systems and this store has it all. I am particularly fond of NES and anything Nintendo/​Mario related and this store definitely took care of my interests. They have a huge selection of NES games and well as a decent sized collection of NES games in the box. Can’t wait to go back!

I’ll definitely shop here again. Not too many places in the area that offer such a large collection of classic games. Great staff. Only had one problem with an SNES cart I purchased and after they couldn’t fix it, (the battery responsible for saving my files had leaked acid onto the actual cart’s board and chips. They replaced the battery and even attempted to clean and save the cart) they had no problem refunding my money. Definitely better than Buybacks or The Exchange.
By the way, the SNES cart I attempted to purchase was a mint looking copy of Chrono Trigger. Cheapest that I’ve ever seen it.

!WOOT. A game store that I give 5 stars to. I am going to return to this store. Depending on who works there, the environment can feel kind of rough. This place deserves more customers!!! They have a ton of older generation consoles and they have new. The trade in isn’t that great, but other then that, please go shop their because… and get this… THEY HAVE FAMICOM GAMES. I saw it… they keep some in a box and all the games have great prices. I saw 20 and none of them were over 10 dollars. They have imports for almost everything. I was blown away. But it seems so dark in there and like I said depending on who is working. But I have learned more about video games and I am expecting to go back. I live like 40 minutes away from the store and I don’t get to make it there that often. You park in the back of the building, but it’s really easy to miss. This is a game store you cannot miss. The prices are moderate, but they do exceed the value of the product.
–Thanks