Press Start Video Games is awesome!! I wish I came here first! I wanted to find any video game…read morestores selling retro video games. I'm visiting from Hawaii, and there are no stores like it besides thrift shops and buy/sell bookstores where you only hope someone donates or sells their games, which is very rare, and also hope they're not incredibly overpriced, which is often. I found Gamedeals and Press Start. I went to Gamedeals first, and it's in the same area as Press Start in New Westminster. I wish I can to Press Start first! It's a small store and messily organized because it's jam packed with everything retro. I was just interested in NES games. Their quantity isn't much, but their prices are a lot better than the other store. They also have more rare games, but they were still overpriced, just not as much. The person who helped me was very friendly and helpful. He's genuinely into this stuff and it clearly shows! I grabbed another load of NES games even though I said I wouldn't because I still had to carefully pack it away in my luggage. Next trip, I'll just bring an empty suitcase with bubble wrap! Overall, I wish there were more stores and people who sell retro games fairly and reasonably because the people buying are collectors too and look to just collect. Most people just price gouge like crazy just looking for the uninformed customers. I'm glad Press Start Video Games doesn't do that. All their games are guaranteed with a 14 day return policy (much better than 7 days at other stores). Just a great store! Reminded me of a video game store in Kaimuki I went to every Saturday when I was a kid. I regret not buying more NES games at that time!

Press Start is such an amazing shop ! The owner Russ is awesome. He's helped me find countless…read moreretro games. It's almost impossible to leave this shop empty handed. Every visit there's a new selection of vintage games to check out. I can't say enough great things about this shop. Definitely worth a visit !

The place has some Cool Gaming Systems, Toys, Collectables, Games, Cards, Records, CDs ect…read more The prices were a bit up there, but nothing too outrageous. The guy working there should really UP his Customer Service Game. He should be more friendly and helpful and I'm sure he would get more sales. What I really didn't like was that the trading cards my husband looked through for close to an hour were all individually priced. When he was about to take them up to pay for them, he was informed that the prices on the cards were not the prices, and that he would have to "look them all up" Are you kidding me ? #1 If items are priced- that should be the price you pay. PERIOD #2 If this is your policy - have a sign or take the price tags off. This really pissed me off since there were literally hundreds of cards that had prices on them ! #3 Price the cards before they are put out on the floor & people look at them ! #4 Tell the person looking BEFORE they spend an hour wasting their time !! So, this guy was planning on raising prices as we were about to pay - I don't think that is fair business practices! My husband was planning on spending a few hundred dollars - but after this we left without buying anything. This place could be so much better if changes were put in place. Sadly we won't know if this will happen because we won't be coming back.

When i went there was a great selection of games and the guy gave me a more then fair trade in…read morevalue for my games, the prices are fair in my opinion. Would go again 10/10

One of my favourite video game stores in the metro Vancouver area of New Westminster! Great service…read moreand customer service! Prices might be on the higher side but lots of great collectables of video games and huge selections!

One of the things I did research on when planning my trip to Vancouver was to find any video game…read morestore selling retro video games. I'm visiting from Hawaii, and there are ZERO stores selling retro video games besides the thrift shops and buy/sell bookstores where you only hope someone donates or sells their games, which is very rare, and hope they're not incredibly overpriced, which is often. Nintendo NES games is what I'm collecting at the moment. I had a pretty big collection when I was a kid, and recently felt like expanding it. Luckily, Vancouver has a couple of these stores, and Gamedeals Video Games has TONS of NES games!!! Getting to this store located in New Westminster from Downtown Vancouver was a journey, but worth it. Coming into this store brought back so many memories when I used to go to video game stores almost every week 20 years ago. It was pretty much the exact same thing! Not only was there video games, there were also toys, board games, and other awesome things. Everything was very organized by section and in alphabetical order. I spent a good hour here just browsing and selecting my games. For the NES games, they were only loose games or with the box. No dust sleeves or instruction booklets for the loose games for some reason. It was hard not to buy every game that I don't have, but I only bought the ones that were priced below market value and in good condition. In the end, I came out with 8 games. I definitely would've bought more if I stayed longer! But I need to safely bring them all home! I was looking for rare games, which they had a few, but way, way, overpriced. Overall, a nice, nostalgic experience. An excellent store with games and accessories for every game console since the Atari. The staff wasn't exactly the friendly, talkative, super nerdy bunch, but friendly enough. I felt I got a decent deal for my games. Definitely happy! Hopefully they all work cause returning them would be a little troublesome.

This shop has a big selection of retro games and great service. Definitely worth a day trip out to…read moreLangley if you love retro gaming.

Very good store for retro and new gen gaming. They also are very nice and really care what problem…read moreyou have with a product, 5 stars.

My jaw dropped when i walked into this GS - it's at least double or even triple the size of most…read moreother Gamestops in town . But what impressed me the most it's how clean , tidy and well-organized everything is in the store . Yes because of their enhanced square footage they can and do carry a lot more stock than other locations but it's really the way how everything is placed and presented that makes the difference . I also dig how they have not just one but several copies of , for example , newly released Star Wars figures to populate the pegs . In all it was worth the trip !

I like GS in general but i like them even more at the end of the week . You see on Fridays they…read morehave a choice selection of collectible/toys , some of them relatively recent releases , on sale for $5 a pop . What i do is go to the store and pick a few up selectively then donate them to charities/toy drives before X'mas . Sure cash might work even better but for me nothing beats having a present to unwrap before the end of the year ! Of course selection varies by location so browse often : P

A well-stocked shop for specific types of gaming, including lots of Pokémon and Mario Bros items…read morethat my kid loves. Staff are knowledgeable and friendly. Good prices. Seems to be a popular hangout for card game events like Magic too.

i like going here a lot!! theres always something going on, like events and such, and the staff has…read morebeen very kind in my experience too. they have puyopuyo guys. they have puyopuyo in the arcade. and crazy taxi. it doesnt get better than this (within reason) oh my god OH and good prices! ooh yeah! if you frequent this place id definitely reccomend following their instagram as they post any time somethings happening, or any time theres a big restock or new stock in any section

Service was fine selection is great its just that the guy offered me 10 dollars of store credit for…read moresome good games with a total value of well over $60

I live in Poco and it's a shame to have such a terrible retro video game store here…read more They have a great selection but this is the most overpriced retro store in the lower mainland. There prices are about 20% more than the highest eBay price. I would venture to say 30 to 40% more than press start in new west or game bit in mission. Honestly I wanted super Mario Allstars for my snes. This guy wanted $69 for it. I went to press start and it was $29. That's $40???? Over double the competition. Avoid this con man at all costs. Seriously there is like 10 retro game stores in the lower mainland. Take a drive, it will literally cost less in gas then to deal with this bozo. Or order the most expensive copy of what your looking for on eBay. You will still save money. I was in there yesterday, their games are also in shit condition. There snes and nes games. So not only are they ridiculously expensive, they are ridiculously expensive shit. :)

We were sold a switch lite that was missing screws, scratched screen,dusty ports . Went to return…read moreand we had to pay $20 to return it...how does that even make sense? Horrible service watch what you purchase.

Over the last 10 years or so I've bought a variety of old consoles and games from this location…read more He does charge eBay prices, so you will not get any bargains, but the selection of items available is far better than any other retro game store on the Island - and unlike eBay you will not wait weeks for an item to arrive in the mail. I would be happy to recommend this shop to anyone who appreciates classic old videogames.

It is a nice record shoppe. They say that they have a * LOT * of vinyl and I have no reason to…read moredoubt this. I was disappointed by the items on display though as I could not find any of the records I was looking for. After collecting records for almost 50 year, I have become very selective :-) A lot of their vinyl are in the cabinates and "in-the-back". Although the location of this particular shoppe is not convenient for me, I dropped in as I was in the neighborhood. It is seldom that I get this far east of Vancouver and seized the opportunity. The people who run the store were friendly and gracious in that they allowed be to rummage through the "not yet cataloged", newly acquired items, Thankfully I did manage to find 3 items of interest, original pressings of "Small Faces", "Deep Purple", and one other. Although I considered these items expensive, I believe that I paid what they were worth. Like everyone else, I like to get a better deal. They were kind enough to play the Small Faces on their system, it was a little beat up and I needed to verify it's value. However, their sound system was ... amm .... er .... gee ... really bad. The speakers seam to be located at the back of the store and it sounded like the music was being played in a tunnel. A lot of bass was heard, that's about it. All I could determine was that the record did not skip :-( A shame, really, as they have spent a fair amount on the reset of the shop. The quality of the sound needs to be improved. It doesn't cost much to put some quality speakers throughout a store. Would I come back??? Purely on speculation? No, it is a long way to go! I would come back if they would be willing to work with me and put aside the items I am interested in. If I was guaranteed some good 'finds' then I would make the effort to drive there. cheers, Felix

Great service, good collection of old singles and even the new reissues including amazing posters…read more Love this store.