Galaxy Games

It seems like a nice small store and the employee got there on time to open the place exactly at 1pm. But… it is not a good place to shop for retro/​vintage video games at the moment until they replenish their shelves with more video games.

I came in looking for some old console games, like for original Xbox, GameCube, or NES. They have a small selection, but some pretty good titles. None of the games have prices, so you have to ask, and they get their prices off a website price list. I felt bad about asking them a few times for prices – even though that’s their system – but they’ve very accommodating and polite about it.
I was happy to get a 2005 sports game for $ 3! That’s like a thrift store price! A popular Mario title for GameCube was $ 30, however.
Overall, a good experience for retro gamers like me. I’ll visit again if I’m in the area!

I always stop here to grab what ever cards I want before ordering online. The owner is really great and you can often find him on the floor playing magic.
The store is clean and well laid out. A huge inventory on standard and modern. Pricing is extremely fair and always a good turn out on tourneys

There is a vibrant Magic community here. They have modern, standard, legacy, vintage, commander, and limited events. Small variety of singles available for sale as well as sleeves and assorted paraphernalia. Nothing special, though. I didn’t think the store owner was particularly friendly. Neither was the judge.
The draft starts at 6:00pm on Fridays. Draft pods were irregularly shaped. Pairings were randomized throughout entire store, which leads to some pods being naturally stronger than others. If you were drafted into a weaker pod, you don’t really stand a chance of making any prize support. But there is a lot of space and it was warm but not too hot, just based on body heat.
This is a decent place for MTG players. People were generally friendly.

I attend Friday Night Magic at this store every week I can for a reason. The store is well organized, well staffed, and more than equipped for the rapidly growing Magic scene. Players and staff are welcoming to players of all skill levels and make for an amazing place to learn and make likeminded friends.
Prices on Magic product and prize support from events at this store are the best I’ve seen in a long time and it’s shown by the growing Magic community there.
No matter what formats you play or skill level you are I would recommend this store. Multiple judges are frequent players so events are fair and it makes for a fun environment to play and learn in.

Holds an event bringing in $ 2,300 (filling the place) then pockets half instead of scaling prize support. Unheard in all my years of playing competitive events. Maybe it’s a result of new ownership/​managment. Though this is not a way to keep the grinders in the competitive scene to keep coming back. Very disappointed.

Found this store randomly via google maps. Wandered in, wandered right back out due to rude customer service. Do not ever plan on going back.

This place is awesome. They have such a huge inventory on Magic cards and a good amount of supplies, including some deck boxes I haven’t spotted anywhere else since its release. The atmosphere is really welcoming among the Legacy players, and the owner is a great guy. If you’re in the area, or even just a ten to twenty minute drive and you play Magic: the Gathering, stop by. You will not be disappointed!

This place is amazing ! So happy to see there is a store that sells and trades olds school games like Nintendo, sega, Super Nintendo, playstation, n64. I haven’t seen any store that carries the old games any more !! I know there is GameStop but they don’t Carrie Nintendo, Super Nintendo and n64 games, and if they did they probably wouldn’t be as keep as this store has them labeled!
Came by today to see if I could trade some old cards I owned for possible a old school game to add to the collection. I had these old cards I had no use for anymore and would rather have Mario game I could add to the collection and possible play some time with friends then keep cards I have no use for .
I happened to find a game called Mario all stars for Super Nintendo ! So I scored the owner was there and he said we would give me credit for some of my cards so i gave him all my cards for this game ! He was a friendly nice guy, I would definitely come back latter if I was to look for an old school game or if I wanted to buy a classic game for a friend !! It’s pretty cool that they do trades and buy cards or games from you ! This store is awesome !!

Nice little game shop. Lots of MTG cards and «vintage» video games. I say vintage because a 5 year old game is vintage. In that scheme of time, these are seriously vintage.
Most of the space is taken up by tables set up for gaming. Gaming is not my scene but I love how these gaming shops provide a social opportunity for nerds and geeks to play great games together instead of playing in isolation on-​line.
I was selling my husband’s MTG collection for him. Owner was great! Super-​nice guy. Whole transaction took literally 15 minutes. It helped that we sorted our cards first and came in with some idea of what they were worth. I’m sure we could have made more on Ebay but the savings in time and effort were worth it.

Went to 3 games shops and this was my favorite by far. Not a lot of selection for games, but everything was reasonably priced and well maintained. It’s a bit of a drive for me in Santa Clara, but this will be my place to pickup classic games. They also seem to have a good selection of Magic the Gathering cards if you’re looking for that.

Great gem in the east bay worth checking out weekly for old and new games. Friendly and honest staff ready to help with any questions you have.

Good store in the East Bay, lacking in the video game department, but the owner is great and I hope this store gets some more inventory. It’s mainly run as a Magic Card store, but has a decent selection of games. The prices are standard, they have good policies and the guys are considerate. I did have my games brought to have them bought, that wasn’t the owner and I got a pretty low offer on everything, but it wasn’t awful. I imagine if it was the store owner, I would have got a little better offer, but I enjoy the store and come back here every so often.

I’ll be honest, I don’t actually play MTG at all, nor do I even pretend to understand it. I think it’s cool that they sell the cards and host tournaments, but the reason I come here is for the NES and GBC games.
Their selection here is unfortunately, is very limited, but I always manage to find something good, and have never left emptyhanded. Some games I bought here include all 3 mario bros games, Faxanadu, Micro Machines, and a 5 screw Athena cart (yes, I know it’s a terrible game, but It’s one of those games that is so terrible that I must own it). On one of my trips I actually managed to snag a Japanese Adventure Island on the GBC, which was pretty cool.
Tim is a great guy as well, and I’ve always found his game recommendations to be good, and he always seems to find something positive with each game to talk about.
However, I simply can’t give this a 5 star due to the extremely limited selection of NES games, and while most move fast, I swear I have seen the same Who Framed Roger Rabbit for about 7 months now (Though I can understand, that game is just awful)

The shop is well kept and the owner is a great guy. Prices are fair but inventory can be a little lacking outside of Magic: The Gathering (MTG) and classic video games. I do play MTG regularly here and enjoy the atmosphere.

I have checked this place out once and will be returning hopefully weekly.
Tim the owner is super cool and I really appreciate his patience with my layman questions. He was extremely helpful and so I have sent my students to him as gratitude.
The students that I have sent recently were totally happy with the space that he has and the supplies he sells.
I am also hoping to get to know and get involved with the community atmosphere that he provides in regards to Magic The Gathering.

If there’s one thing I adore about some stores that carry Magic: the Gathering product, it has to be places that have their singles in a huge box I can dig through. Galaxy has some pretty sweet prices on random bulk rares. On top of that, the staff are usually pretty accommodating. I came in with a list of cards I needed and they went through their collection for me.
It’s kind of slow on the weekdays (like any hobby store) but it’s lively on the weekends. I wish they would have their monthly calendars online, because I would’ve never known they had $ 3 Sunday Standard if I didn’t check their Facebook posts. Overall, I would probably come back now and then when I visit Dublin.

Tim is awesome. Very nice and always excited about classic video games.
I came here to look for some PS3 games. The prices are way lower than what you will find on Craigslist, Amazon, or eBay. I recommended it.
The inventory moves quick too.
Managed to find Black Ops 1 and Gran Turismo for cheap here: D
Happy Gaming!
PS — They do sell retro videogames. Very neat and cool!

I really do enjoy coming here. The guys that run the shop are great to talk with and the store is stocked with all my MtG needs.
As far as tournaments/​events, this place does a better job of being more organized and efficient than a lot of other places I’ve been to.
The shop is clean/​organized, and the players are friendly and polite.

Two months ago, my coworkers, my wife and I began playing MTG. What an addicting game it is. We play casual style, where anything goes. With that said, the eight of us have been searching the bay area from as far north as Concord/​Martinez, as far West as San Francisco and as far South as Fremont for the best MTG store.
Having been to all these stores, nobody comes close to Galaxy Games when it comes to MTG. The selection is nothing short of AMAZING. A true deck builders workshop. The singles are organized by color, alphabetically. «No Other Store I’ve been to does that.» It makes all the difference in the world.
And if that didn’t make things convenient enough, I hear they plan to organize them even further by separating them according to series in addition to color and alphabetically.
There are literally thousands of singles to thumb through, possibly tens of thousands. They also have rares and mythically rare cards organized separately in different boxes. I spent 4 hours going through their selection of rare blacks on my last visit.
Tim, the owner, is a clean, warm and friendly person and is very knowledgeable about the game. I had the chance to meet his night manager as well, wish I remembered his name, also a very cordial and knowledgeable person.
With all that said, I nominate Galaxy games as the best MTG store in the Bay. Some of the other stores have great managers/​owners and are a nice place to hang out. But, if your serious about deck building, Galaxy Games in Dublin is where you want to go.