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J & W Videogames at the USA Fleamarket is no more after roughly 20 years of business, because the USA Fleamarket has been shut down indefinitely by the county for numerous code violations throughout the facility. It is unknown if they will even open again.

From their Facebook:

We would like to thank everyone for all the years of patronage, but have decided to close forever! It was not an easy decision, thank you all for your loyalty!! And if you get a chance checkout Gamequest in Springhill Fl, its a great store filled with Gamers who love collecting and playing games.

I have previously mentioned Game Quest on this thread, I hope they will continue to do well.

GameBox in District Heights, MD has closed due to the mall raising the rent too high.

PowerGamer in Glen Burnie, MD has closed due to the mall torn down. They said they moved to a new location before closing but nobody knows where that location is.

I remember Game Changerz from the short time I live in Salt Lake City. There was also a pretty good store in a mall in Provo. They had a R.O.B. and a bunch of other cool stuff displayed in the window and the prices were reasonable. Can’t remember the name of the store though.

I live in Kansas City now and really the only thing I know of around here is Vintage Stock. They’re okay. Every once in a while I’ll see something with a decent price there, but not often. In Colorado we had Game Force, which was an awesome store when I was a kid. Not sure it’s still there even.

Super Smash Games has a new location in Olympia, WA: 1520 Cooper Point Rd SW, Olympia, WA 98502 phone number: (360) 338-0159 Also have a new website (separate stock from the stores): http://www.supersmashvideogames.com

Recently found this retro game store in Fremont, CA. They opened back in Nov. 2020 (during the pandemic). They have a decent amount of inventory and I would recommend a visit if your ever in the (bay) area:


Cartridge Cartel
40967 Fremont Blvd.
Fremont, CA. 94538
Buy, Sell, Trade, Video Games
Open Wed-Sun 12pm-6pm

Website: https://www.instagram.com/cartridgecartel/?hl=en
Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/cartridge-cartel-fremont
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cartridgecartel?lang=en

That store looks awesome, 707. I'm far away but gave them a follow on Instagram.

@jagosaurus can confirm the Tomball location, but I’m sure the other two Games Plus locations are closed for good. I suspect all three are, though.

Could we do a directory like this for arcades?