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Just bought SNES where can i get games !

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Old 19-11-2009, 5:50 PM   #1
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Just bought SNES where can i get games !

Got a SNES with Mario All Stars, for £20 quid off ebay the other day for the girlfriend. Got Super Mario World on the way £5 off ebay, but where can i buy games apart from ebay.
I live in the Manchester region tried a place called Retro Games in Affleks Palace but they only had 4 games which were a crap selection as well.
My local gamestation no longer has any (i remember them having a glass cupboard full of MegaDrive & SNES games).
So apart from ebay & the sunday car boot sales is there any retro shops around the Machester area or even greater Manchester area ?
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Old 19-11-2009, 7:06 PM   #2
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ebay is good but i would say carboots are the best as most of the time the people selling are doing this as a one off so they are more willing to sell cheep!
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Old 19-11-2009, 7:18 PM   #3
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Cash converters, cash express etc (some of these may still sell them), your local charity shops are always a good place to look, along with like has been mentioned car boot sales.
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Old 20-11-2009, 4:15 PM   #4
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This guy gets a lot of mentions on youtube from retro games fanatics.

Nintendo SNES | Nintendo | RetroGameDepot - Buy Retro Games

I'm pretty sure I've ordered from him before, but can't remember for definite
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Old 21-11-2009, 11:46 AM   #5
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i have some snes game for sale superstar soccer and super mario world
and i have megadrive complete with 20 game and master system with 15 game both for sale i live in manchester if you are intrested
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Old 29-11-2009, 7:28 PM   #6
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they have loads in a game shop near us, was in there yesterday and they had a second hand super mariokart but the box and instructions were in amazing condition £18 but worth it in my opinion.

its called chips and they have a website, and its the stockton branch, dunno if they could mail some to you?

Chipsworld: Cheap DVDs, Games, Books & Memory at great prices - FREE Delivery
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Old 05-12-2009, 8:43 AM   #7
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Its already been said but -

Cash convertors
Car Boots
Charity Shops

And eBay is still the best place realy.
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