Today I found a new store that I think a lot of you would be interested in, especially if you hate using ebay and such to get your retro gaming fix.
PEOPLE PLAY GAMES
3264 N Clark St
Retrogaming resale store, tended by a fanatical owner who will share his profound knowledge of video games with you. Old-school games, many in original packaging, pre-screened and cleaned. Games you forgot existed, ready to buy, take home and play. Instant gratification that ebay cannot deliver, and a 30-day replacement/repair guarantee on practically everything.
Lots of old NES, Atari, Sega Saturns, Dreamcasts, SNES, etc. etc.
some pictures from my visit earlier...
Finally managed to get a copy of NBA Jam TE for the SNES. Life is good.
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chicago comics - hands down best comic shop in chicago. home to all your small press and graphic novel needs.
A-OK - fairly new designer toy store. it's pretty awesome.
once you get past all the jackass cub fans, it'd be a geek heaven in a one block area (if it had a decent record store and co-op bookstore in the proximity, but i digress.)
Also, I'm totally there.
Nice find.
mikeyrab, I'm going to throw a mention of this store in the sidebar of the DtoidChicago cblog as a permanent resource. Hopefully over time, we'll acquire a treasury of game-related local resources.
There's another place called Video Games Etc on Harlem and Montrose in Norridge just east of O'Hare. They've got a great selection of games, too.