Games Galore

The guy at the register seemed nice enough when my boyfriend and I went. We didn’t buy anything that time but looked around and found a lot of older games. My boyfriend went on his own and picked up an old GameCube game (not a popular one, so it’s hard to find even though it isn’t valuable) for $ 10. They also have some animé that we completely missed our first time in that seems reasonably priced. Overall, they do have some things that are probably more expensive than they should be, but they also have plenty of great deals… and honestly the next closest similar store (that isn’t a GameStop) is 45 minutes away and I don’t feel like doing that for a used game very often.

Prices are so far past planet earth you will need oxygen dare look at a price of a game. I’m not sure what the newer games go for (xbox360 and up) I am more into the older stuff. Clearly these people look at prices of games on eBay that are just asking prices and not what people are actually paying for them. I hate to say it as an avid game player and collector, but do yourself a favor and look on eBay. myou will get a better deal. I used to think game force was crazy on their prices but these guys are space cadets. Good luck

Hit this store up today, Found some great tg16 items as well as a bunch of classic atari games and even a system! Def a must go retro shop for anyone in the jax area of FL! I will go again real soon

Games Galore is a typical retail reseller of video games. People come in, they sell things for pawn shop prices, and then their items are resold for Ebay prices. I don’t really have a problem with this practice, but the real issue here is availability, customer service, and overall presentation.
First, there’s basically no customer service at all. You walk in and there may or may not be anyone behind the counter, and they’re probably pricing things or on their phone, not paying any attention. This isn’t always the case, but it’s pretty common. Second, they’ve got a really blasé attitude about… everything. Expect sarcastic/​dismissive responses to queries.
It doesn’t take long for you to realize that the store is a front. Browse their selection of games on the rack and you’ll soon find that there’s basically nothing of value there. Huge rows of sports games, 12 used copies of Halo 2, a big bin full of worthless strategy guides in awful condition, and a multitude of bargain DVDs no one would ever want. There’s no way they actually sell 90% of it, and you can see that most of the items sitting near the window are extremely faded from the sun — they’ve been sitting there FOREVER.
So how do they stay in business? Well, aside from a few uncommon items sitting in the front row of the glass counters (I’m looking at you, overpriced copy of Earthbound, and dubious copy of Lunar Complete that’s been sitting there for like 4 years), the valuable items they receive from people who trade in their games are cherry picked and kept in the back. A lot of times, they leave the back door open and you can see that they have a huge backlog of sorted games and peripherals that aren’t advertised or displayed anywhere in the front of the store. Things you would actually WANT to buy. But, you can’t. Oh, sure, you can ASK, and maybe they’ll go in the back and look for something you want, but more than likely they’ll just say they don’t have it.
A typical example of trying to get something they have in the back goes like this: I once inquired about a copy of Persona for PS1. The guy told me he had a complete copy in good condition, and then proceeded to tell me I didn’t want it because I wouldn’t like the game. What the hell does he care if I’m going to like the game or not? He just didn’t want to sell it to me, and after a five minute back-​and-​forth in which he avoided my requests to purchase it, I just gave up.
They clearly sell most of their quality items online, because they can get FAR more traffic and better prices for them there. The stuff sitting out front is just the crap that they can’t move quickly. It’s sad, but there’s just really no good way to buy much of value in a physical store these days. Sign of the times, I guess.
To top it off, if you actually did want to buy some piece of crap item they’re selling out front, you can just find it cheaper online.

My boyfriend and I came here to do some window shopping and maybe get him a birthday gift. As soon as we walked in, no one greeted us and I should have seen that as a sign.
Finally my boyfriend saw a Gameboy system he wanted. The guy behind the counter let him try it out with some batteries and we were set to purchase it. Since they guy disappeared in the back room, my boyfriend asked the girl behind the counter about the Pokemon games they had. From the back the guy yelled they had red and blue, he’d just need to change the battery. My boyfriend and I talked it out and then told the girl behind the counter we wanted the Gameboy and one of the Pokemon games. She said «ok» and then just continued to sit there doing nothing…
Finally the guy came back out, we told him we wanted the Gameboy and the Pokemon game. His response «yeah I just had a battery explode in my face, I don’t want to mess with that right now». Honestly my boyfriend and I were stunned. We said we’d think about it and be back but as soon as we left, we decided they’d never get our 70+ dollars in sale or our business ever again.

I needed a old xbox 360 and no other store carried it except this store. I was so happy! I would definitely recommend this store to people that is looking for old items. I’m going to go back to get more games for my xbox in the future.

These guys stayed opened their doors 5 minutes AFTER closing so I could ask a console question. Bravo!

Games Galore is great. I go there mainly for their older (SNES, Sega Genesis) games. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable, the store is clean, prices are good, and they have a pretty good selection. I received a system purchased from there as a gift. When I got it, after a couple days I noticed a problem with it. I took it in they verified the problem and refunded me with no problems. I was happy enough with the service that I used the refund to buy a different kind of system and some games, and I’ve been back a few times since for more games. I also love that they’re not a huge company.
I only have 1 piece of constructive criticism:
They don’t always have every system in stock, so you might not be able to verify a game works before you buy it. I feel like they should have at least 1 of each system so they can use it to test games on.

This place is amazing! I havent stepped in a game stop in months and i have no desire to. The owner is super friendly and he knows his shit. They have a range of games and movies that you wouldn’t believe. Old school Nintendo, xbox, ds games, n64s you name it, they got it! This is my place to go. Prices are great. Best game store ive ever been to in my life! there’s no where else like it! this is seriously as good as it gets.