Drunken Gamers Radio: 01.22.2010
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SHOWNOTES
00:00-Show Intro
03:55-Drunk Dials
23:12-Mailbag
33:50-Dark Void Zero Review (DSiWare)
39:19-Muscle March Review (WiiWare)
45:08-Retro Review: Blockout/Breakdown (Odyssey 2)
48:12-Five Things
64:43-The Last Shot
66:02-Show Close
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Tags: dark void zero, DSiWare, muscle march, wiiware
January 26th, 2010 at 9:47 am
For anyone else looking to open a video game store, there are several franchise opportunities available to help get you started. One of the BEST is Play N Trade. There are a couple in the Twin Cities and I always find GREAT deals there and the guys who run them are pretty solid in the knowledge and of things. You can find more info on them here:
http://www.entrepreneur.com/business-opportunities/playntradevideogamefranchisebusiness/171130.html
Video Game Exchange, Game On, and Gamer Doc are some other examples that I know of.
@Hilden is right, owning a Geek Emporium would be the bomb, I’m just not so sure our economy would support that business model rigtht now. If you do, make sure you branch out and do online and ebay business as well.
@John, did I just hear you dis gypsies? Dude did you NOT see “Drag Me to Hell?” You’re insain! Looks like the show may need a new host in three days….
January 26th, 2010 at 10:17 am
You know, Geek Emporium would be a BAD ASS name for a store, come to think of it.
I’m not sure that gaming, in general, is real favorable to brick and mortar stores these days. More and more, game companies are trying to find ways to kill the trade in system, thanks to the insane profits of GameStop. It’s a shame, too, as the collector way of life can be a ton of fun. I’d still like to have a go at it, someday. Maybe when I’m old and just don’t care anymore, I’ll sink all my daughters college money into a dork shop.
January 26th, 2010 at 10:26 am
One of the coolest shops I’ve been to lately was a used book store that also did video games. They had everything from a Sega Genesis to a Dreamcast to a PS3 in the case, a TON of books (including a lot of RPG nerd-books for me), and Games/DVDs. Hell, the guys even had VHS in stock. They took just about everything in trade for credit or cash. That’s where I see the brick and mortar game shops going. Retro stuff/resales, but less and less on new releases.
January 26th, 2010 at 7:33 pm
One of our favorite game shops back in Columbia was a place called Game Central. You had the option of renting or buying from them, and if you rented a game that you then decided to keep, however much you had spent on renting it (consecutively, not cumulative) then went toward the purchase. Likewise, games that had been rented out were then a lower price to purchase (even if you hadn’t rented it) based on how many times it had been used.
They also had a room in the back for in-house gaming, whether it be by single console or networked consoles. You could buy a time card for the room which then allowed you to play any games in the store for the amount of time that you had purchased. I THINK you could also rent it out for private LAN parties, plus they would host occasional gaming events.
Best of all, the owner is a totally normal guy who’s just in it for the fun of it and to run a good business. He actually left managing one of the local music instrument stores to open up this place. He’s been doing well for a couple of years now, and I really hope it keeps up!
January 26th, 2010 at 8:26 pm
Just in case Hilden wants to see the Mass Effect 2 special that aired on SyFy (that I talked about in the voicemail), it’s viewable on their website @ http://video.syfy.com/online_originals/fidgit/specials/sci-vs-fi—mass-effect-2/v1195017
Since you never finished ME1 (like me), I STRONGLY recommend playing through it to the end. Just ignore all secondary quests (Assignments) and strictly stick to the storyline missions (all the stuff under the MISSIONS tab of the Journal). Using that method, I just played from start to finish in about 20 hours or less. The story is really good with a great “ending” (quotes used since it’s not really an ending, as ME is a trilogy).