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- From: denton@ssd.comm.mot.com (Perry Denton)
- Subject: Funcoland (Re: Used game store)
- Organization: Motorola LMPS
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 08:06:30 GMT
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- In article <92354.010919U28037@uicvm.uic.edu> Jason Kratz <U28037@uicvm.uic.edu> writes:
- >I'm posting this for the guy who owns the used game store I go to all of
- >the time. Here's the address and phone
- >:
- >
- >Windy City Game Exchange
- >3900 N. Cicero
- >Chicago, Illinois
- >(312) 202-1077
- >
- >He buys and sells games for basically all systems: NES, SNES, Genesis,
- >the old Atari systems (2600, 5200, 7800), Colecovision, Intellivision,
- >Sega Master System, Turbo Graphix 16, Game Boy, Gamegear, Lynx, etc.
- >He has hundreds of Atari games including games by companies such as
- >Apollo and US Games. He will also ship so if you're interested give him
- >a call. Also, let him know that you saw this post so that he knows it got to
- >the net.
- >
- >Jason - U28037@UICVM.CC.UIC.EDU
-
- This seemed like a good spot to mention a new chain of stores around the
- Chicago area, Funcoland. If you shop here in the right frame of mind,
- it can be an enjoyable experience.
-
- First, pick up a price listing (don't assume the game you are looking for
- will be heavily discounted). Then check off the games you are interested,
- and take it to the counter and see what they have in stock.
-
- I picked up a total of 8 games for under $100 (granted, older Sega and
- original Nintendo). Games like Joust for Nintendo, and Forgotten Worlds
- for the Genesis were finds at $12. I picked up other Nintendo games that
- I've never seen around in the stores for years (Popeye, Donkey Kong, Donkey
- Kong Jr, Hogan's Alley ($7, reason to use the light gun again)).
-
- Their prices on newer games are attrocious, so don't look for bargains there.
-
- Perry
- --
- Perry Denton
- Motorola, Inc.
- Schaumburg, Illinois
- Internet: denton@ssd.comm.mot.com Phone: (708) 576-4479
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