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General / Re: Atlanta Retro Game Scene

« on: March 24, 2015, 02:40:17 pm »

Welcome to the site!

I used to live in Atlanta and, sadly, I couldn't find much in terms of retro gaming. There are a few Play N' Trades scattered throughout the OTP area. One is in Tucker, one is near the Green Hills (?) mall, and I think there is one more somewhere. Maybe Cumberland? It's been a while since all of them have been disappointing. The only good one is in Woodstock, but that's a hike.

There is also a place called J2 Games which is in Buford, but they have really dumb hours. At least, they did the last time I checked. If memory serves, they're closed on Sundays. You know...the day when people actually are free from the 9 to 5 and can go shop? There prices are very high, but they have some good stuff.

There's a small store near Hiram called Gator Games. I wasn't impressed and the customer service was crappy.

One of the Play N' Trades turned into an independent store. I think it's called Wizardry Games? Something like that; it's near Gainesville.

Atlanta has a ton of pawn shops, so if you're ever around Norcross or Lawrenceville, you'll likely find them. Whether or not they have games is an entirely different matter.

That's about all I can remember off the top of my head. Happy hunting and welcome to the site!

Aw man. I really wish just one store would pop up in the city, so I wouldn't have to travel far to find retro games. It also doesn't help that the mom and pop shops can't be found easily on Yellow Pages or Google without the searches returning 3-4 year forum posts.

I'll have to take a trip to J2 Games, just to see what they've got in store.

I've actually been to Gator Games. There used to be a shop in Newnan back around 2010-2011. I guess it moved out to Hiram because it's definitely not in Newnan anymore.

I'm out in Carrollton for college and the two shops near me: West GA Game Shop and Gamers have stores in both Carrollton and Villa Rica. That's where I've been buying my games for the past 4 years. Great prices and awesome people.

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General / Atlanta Retro Game Scene

« on: March 24, 2015, 02:22:23 pm »

I'm new around these parts, but I'm loving it so far.

Anyway, does anyone know about the Atlanta retro game scene? I've had no luck finding anything inside the city or out where I live. However, there are two retro shops by my university (A+ for college)! I just got into collecting and this semester is almost over, so I'd love to go hunting with all this free time I'm gonna have.

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Classic Video Games / Re: Your favourite console, and why?

« on: March 24, 2015, 02:08:43 pm »

Favorite console? Gah! I have to go with the PlayStation 2. I remember getting a PS2 around Christmas 2003 with Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 and Need for Speed Underground. The PS2 brought so much joy to my life. My friends and I would spend hours on the weekends doing nothing but playing NBA Live and taking turns playing Kingdom Hearts. Not to mention, it served as my DVD player. The fat PS2 is the king of all game systems!

I'll try to list 20+ exclusives I loved on that system:

1. Kingdom Hearts II
2. God of War II
3. Kingdom Hearts
4. Rogue Galaxy
5. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
6. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
7. Final Fantasy XII

.... that's all I got. 20 is hard, lol.

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General / Re: Favorite and Least Favorite Final Fantasy Games

« on: March 24, 2015, 01:41:44 pm »

My favorite FF game has to be Crisis Core. It was one of the first Final Fantasy games I ever played and completed. Zack was a compelling character and the battles in the game were pretty epic.

My least favorite FF game is definitely XIII. I hate that game with a passion. The linearity was entirely too much. The battle system is quite terrible and boring. Paradigm shifts are fun, but continuously pressing A gets boring within the first hour or so. Hope is probably my least favorite FF character. He's extremely annoying and whiny. I've still never completed it even though I purchased again on Steam in hopes that the visuals would at least distract me from the gameplay. I've been stuck on chapter 10 for about 2 years now. I don't think I'll ever beat it.