Researching Indie Game Shops for My Blog

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I've been updating my blog, including adding in a map of Indie retro game shops in the Uk, not the big chains like CEX and Game.

Retro Games Now Store Locator

To date I’ve been working from Google research and recommendations, trying to ensure these stores are both:

a) stocking a decent amount of consoles and/or games on a number of platforms
b) still open!

I’d like to get feedback on the attached, as well as any I haven’t listed so far, if you can please comment with your recommendations?

cheers!

8Bit Planet8Bit Planet, Rupert Street, Bristol, UK
Console YourselfConsole Yourself, 12 Gillygate, Pontefract, UK
Doorway to DorknessDoorway to Dorkness, Sandford Road, Balby, Doncaster, UK
Entertainment WorldEntertainment World, The Radleys, Birmingham, UK
Game SmartGame Smart, Hob Moor Road, Birmingham, UK
Games TempleGames Temple, Harehills Lane, Harehills, Leeds, UK
Gamesscene - FishpondsGamescene, Fishponds Road, Fishponds, Bristol, UK
Game Scene - KingswoodGamescene, Regent Street, Kingswood, Bristol, UK
MT GamesM T Games Ltd, Meadow Street, Weston-super-Mare, UK
Miso Retro GamesMiso Retro Games, Barleylands Road, Billericay, UK
MT Games - TauntonMT Games, Old Pig Market, Taunton, UK
Planet Games & GadgetsPlanet Games and Gadgets, Stony Street, Frome, UK
Retro Giant TWORetro Giant TWO, Kings Road, Brentwood, UK
Retro GiantRetro Giant, South Street, Romford, UK
Retro RewindersRetro Rewinders, Rayleigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, Leigh-on-Sea, UK
Retro WorldRetro World, Osmaston Road, Derby, UK
Revival GamesRevival Games, Ridgeway, Plympton, Plymouth, UK
Super Game ShackSuper Game Shack, Silver Street, Leicester, UK
Super Games WorldSuper Games World, West Street, Havant, UK
That Retro Game ShopThat Retro Game Shop, Grainger Market, Nelson Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
The Geeky GamerThe Geeky Gamer, High Street, Street, UK
The Retro HunterThe Retro Hunter, London Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, Leigh-on-Sea, UK
Vintage GamerVintage Gamer, Windmill Hill, Halesowen, UK
 

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I would recommend Level Up Games in Canterbury

 
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Insane - Was Bridgwater and Street, now just Wells. Insane Bridgwater has now become Timewarp Shop which is now bolted onto Timewarp Arcade at it's rear. Been going for decades and the Timewarp Shop transformation is happening right now and will re-open asap.

I also will be opening one soon in Barnstaple, but one step at a time.
 

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I've been to the Mt games in Taunton today. They have a couple of glass cabinets. Not a lot of stock in them but decent prices, snes 60, megadrive 40, controllers for most systems. I have bought a few controllers before , and been nice quality. I go wsm all the time but nt games is a bit behind the .aim shops so need to go there still. Mt games in Taunton use cex prices when they buy from you then add a little on.
 

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Yes insane is still open in wells was there a few months back , not in greatest place just saw it by accident as needed to go to laundrette when washer broke. It was quite well stocked with rarer consoles rather than the usual snes/megdrives. Did loads of DVD's there i think too.
https://www.insanegames.com/sample-page/wells .

I've been to gamescene in fishponds and was pretty decent prices in there a few years back. Never realised they had one in Kingswood and not far from me so need to check that out, thanks for the list.
 
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