I love this place and have followed them to so many locations. Parking can be a beast at some…read morepoints of the day or week here but it's worth it to visit Level Up. I can't tell you how many other comic shops I've stopped at that don't have what I need but since Level Up is smaller they always have what I want in stock (you think it would be the opposite!) Games have become more costly as the years go on but that's normal for everything we purchase. I sadly don't trade in much anymore since they were oversaturated with PS4's when I was selling mine but my past experiences have been great and they were always my go to for new games I was on the hunt for - I love supporting them! Over the years they have recommended books that I've fallen in love with and always have fun board games to choose from if I'm looking for fun gifts. A staple place in the Cities for me for sure, staff are always so kind and helpful.

To whom it may concern…read more.. My partner and I moved into the neighborhood around April of last year. This was our first time living in the big city and luckily was able to find an apartment pretty quickly and that so happened to be right across the street from your store Level Up Games. As avid gamers and MTG players this was a great resource to have and a safe space to meet new people, make friends, and establish ourselves in the community. After my partner had been going on Wednesdays to MTG night for a while he learned that you all provided free DND sessions to anyone that wanted to break into table top games. This was something out of my comfort zone and I had been going through a emotional transition from this being my first big move away from home and everyone I used to know to moving here and kind of having to start over essentially. It was hard for me. My partner found this outlet for us to explore together and it started out great we were going regularly every week, we were learning something new, and having fun doing it. Eventually we were going enough that we had made a couple of really good friends there. Unfortunately there ended up being a situation where my partner had to endure a few instances of racism directed towards him by one of the DMs of the Mead Halls Mightiest at Level Up Games. It started off with small things like, speaking up with corrections only when my partner had any input, making back handed insults about his intelligence, also putting handicaps on character creation where other people did not. This lead into more intense behavior such as avoiding DMing sessions in which he would be at the table, isolating him and his friend group to were they had to play sessions only with themselves, and defaming his personal character to the other DMs to cause a rift of distrust in order to get rid of him. This had been going on for a while and after one session were there where some content where we were trying to get some elementals vacation time to visit their families because this Spa owner had them sign a contract were they had to work for her forever. Anyways, this lead to a huge argument where my partner called them out and asked what their problem was. They went on to explain that it was because he makes other people playing the game uncomfortable. They had went on the explain that in one instance he had copied their charter creations in order to make the same kind of character. He also was accused of in acting what seemed like sexual assault on an NPC. Their words Ver Batam. This of course is in accusation of the only African American that comes to these things and this was the only DM that ever had a problem with my partner. This lead with the head of the Mead Hall backing all their lies and instead of promoting a safe space of equally and inclusion they kicked us out and tried banning us from the store in which they had no power. In conclusion we thought leaving Tennessee would mean less racism and more acceptance, but turns out racism is everywhere and you have to keep your eyes out and not turn a blind eye. It's a shame you don't have leaders of the Mead Hall that can be bold enough to hold down the principals of your establishment. Dungeons and Dragons is a game that accepts everyone no matter where you come from, what you look like, what race or sexuality you are. It's a shame that it wasn't reflected at your establishment due to a small few. Thank you.

amazing selection of retro and modern games! Staff was helpful, and verry knowledgeable. Would…read morerecommend. (:

Has potential, but poor decisions hold it back…read more I have been to this store to a few times because I was already in the mall. When you walk in for the first time you are wowed by the amount of games and variety of items they have. Any gamer or nerd would love looking at their inventory. The problem is NOTHING IS PRICED. My biggest pet peeve is when stores do not price items. Do you expect me to come to the front and ask you the price on a bunch of games? It makes zero sense. You lost a customer because of it. There were probably 20 games I was interested in getting prices for but I am not waiting that long for an employee to look them up and give me market or above market price (according to other reviews). I am sure they have lost many customers because they want to save a few bucks on market fluctuations. Stupid business decisions will cripple stores like this. I think the funniest part is the only thing in the store that's price is their trading cards. I don't care if stores price their Pokemon above MSRP. It's the norm now, it doesn't bother me, but when you can't price a $10 game but you are over TCG/Ebay on trading cards it makes you laugh. The employees/owners seem so uninterested in talking to people. There was a guy in front of us trying to get some info and they acted like it was a bother. This store has amazing potential. A clean store layout with great inventory is a recipe for success but when you pair it with dumb decisions and bad customer service you will lose many returning customers that could have spent thousands in your store. I'll continue to stop by when I'm in the mall hoping things change.

I went to their Blaine location off of 125th & Central Ave. I heard about this store when I visited…read morewith my husband regarding selling old consoles. At the time, my husband just wanted to get rid of his old console and would be happy with any amount he made. The store has a wide selection of video games for a variety of consoles. But I stopped by on a Tuesday afternoon alone with a mission: Magic the Gathering cards. I was looking for Innistrad bundle set (2021), which they did not have. The shopkeeper led me to a small section of the store and they have very limited trading card games available. They had the draft set booster for way over the market price. They had it listed for $139 when TCGPlayer has brand new, factory sealed for $78, and have median pricing ~$103. Maybe it was because I was passive or didn't do in-depth research prior, but I felt hostility from the shopkeeper - like he needed me to make a decision and buy something despite they said they didn't have the bundle set I was looking for or get out. They stood by me as I processed what I should do since they didn't have the bundle set I was looking for. I simply thanked them for their time and left.

visited hi-score for the first time today with my partner and what an amazing selection of games…read moreand movies and accessories! i was so delighted and had so much fun going through all of the handheld console accessories! they have so many amazing cases for the nintendo ds, switch, and even gamecube! the staff were so kind and the prices here were amazing, too! you've got to check this place out and skip gamestop and amazon.

We have only been to this location once but had a great experience. They have a large space to sit…read moredown and play games. They carry cards, comics, games, and more. There comic section is large than other locations and they carry back issues! We were pleasantly surprised when we came in and they had tons of comic bundles and discounted issues. We were able to find a few new series to check out. The staff was friendly and helpful. We will be back to this location in the future!

Poor pokemon selection and they sell new sealed pokemon product like scalpers. $175 for an etb for…read morea set that is 3 days old is unacceptable!

You know what gets me excited? When I walk into a used video game store and can find old console…read moregames like SEGA Genesis, Atari 2600, etc. Feels like it's becoming more and more rare to come across old school video game places like this. I still have the old consoles I grew up with, and sometimes it's fun to pick up a title I never got to play as a kid and play it now as an adult (next best thing, right?). My friend and I were at Southdale Center Mall just wandering around when we happened across this place. We HAD to go in when I saw the fun standee of Sonic the Hedgehog in the window. The decor is pretty fun, featuring lots of faves you'll recognize. They even have a DDR machine and Mortal Kombat II arcade cabinet available to play on there in the store (which btw, are set to free play on the weekends! So rad!). My friend chat up a couple of the employees that were working there about potentially trading in one of her consoles. I just enjoyed browsing about to see what all they had. Finally someplace that isn't just half Funko Pops! The back of the store is set up for party rentals, which is cool. Looks like they had lots of room for folks to game on whatever console their heart desired, as well as a projector for movies or whatever else. Definitely seems like it would make for a fun birthday or whatever celebration. The pricing also seemed extremely reasonable: $200 for two hours and up to 24 people! Honestly glad to see something fun here at this mall too. Not gonna lie, most of this mall is extremely upscale brands that only rich people would consider shopping at.

Myself and my gf dropped off her 3DS February 14th on valentines day 2026. It has now been 5 months…read more4 days since we dropped it off. First it was ok we need to wait for parts the bottom screen was pixelated a bit otherwise worked fine just needed a new bottom screen. Then we get a call 3 months later saying it no longer turns on the pervious technician H Had damaged the 3ds in the process now they need new parts. Its been a game of phone tag of empty promises. This 3ds was special to my gf its the last thing she ever received from her deceased father. It has photos save files from games they played together they have not answered our questions regarding that the data will be safe and the repair will happen. We have called multiple times they keep saying they'll get back to us when the technician is in but still no answers. Horrible experience I just hope we can get the 3DS back with the data and memories intact.

A nice comic, collectible game shop. They had a calendar with some gaming events which was cool…read more They had pinball and a few other arcade games. Tables for board/card games. Plenty of Pokémon cards. The store was very spaced out, so lots of space and some collectibles on the far right side. They had action figures, funkos, mask and more. They even had some video games. Worth checking out if in the area.

Really eclectic comic shop…read more Huge space, lots of toys available and funkos. Not a ton of TCG, but they do have some at the counter. Some arcade and pinball machines here too. There's a play area for kids

Heck yeah!!! just what I want from a game store. Got a PS2 and they were super friendly. Highly…read morerecommend really sick people and yeah. I hope have a great day!!!!!!!!!

The owner and workers were so disrespectful to a customer today in front of everyone. They were…read moreunprofessional and unorganized with the OP release, and the person was just asking why he was told he could receive one of each item and they changed it in the morning when he waited outside overnight. The workers started yelling at him to get out in front of everyone. Super disrespectful as they did not do that to anyone else and gave other people two items. They seemed borderline racist as this man was African American and other people were treated respectfully

Ahhh my husbands favorite place to go. Where all the nerds come for their gaming needs. He loves…read moregetting his magic cards here. He has introduced my daughter into the toys here. She usually will find something to buy. Lots of game options. Easy parking. Good location next to lots of other businesses.

(TLDR: Very rude employees, and extremely shady pricing on used cards/trade-in value.)…read more I want to give this place a higher rating because they have a lot of cool and fun products to browse.. But the staff and practices are just terrible. I've been here twice. Both times I was in the shop, I spent a good long while searching through their products and sifting through their bulk trading card bins, and the whole time I was in there I overheard the manager(?) being extremely short and rude with multiple customers. Acting like a smug know-it-all, being annoyed that people were trying to sell things to their store, and even swearing at customers who were being normal/polite with him. Just absolutely bizarre behavior. My other massive problem with this place is the pricing on some of their items, and how/what they offer for store credit trade-ins. I've traded in some vintage cards here before, (both times I was in the shop) and even though I had different employees doing the trade-ins each time, they never failed to lowball me like CRAZY. They tried to tell me they could only take one of my cards as "damaged" condition because it had a couple black specs on the front of the card, and some light white wearing around the backside edges. I lightly scraped my fingernail across the black specs and they fell off.. The card was at WORST "moderately played" condition. I understand that these childhood cards from 25 years ago aren't in pristine condition, but they never failed to pretend like they were in the worst possible condition so they could offer me way less. (Mind you, I was wanting store credit, not cash, which benefits them even more..) The pricing on their used singles cards is also insane. I found a random obscure cheap old card I've been searching for, (non first edition version) but it was being sold for $10.. TCG Player and eBay both show that even the first edition version in near mint condition goes for $3.50. I saw another card I was interested in that was being sold for $100. TCG Player and eBay show that in near mint condition it goes for $46. I wasn't going to complain about the $10 card, but I decided to POLITELY ask why the $46 card was being sold for $100, and the rude manager guy overheard me asking and walked over to interject. He said those cards are the owner of the store's cards, he chooses the prices, that's just what he wants to get for them, they cannot change the price. I politely said "Ah, okay. I'll pass on that one then." then finished my transaction and left. I don't understand how stores with extremely rude staff who also literally try to scam people out of their money can stay in business. Just disgusted with my experiences at this place. Even greedy scalpers I've met at trading card conventions aren't charging $100 for a $46 card.

I visit Minneapolis regularly from the East Coast, and a visit that doesn't include Moon Palace is…read morea substandard visit. Any new book that I hear about and want to buy, they invariably have in stock, alongside a wonderful selection of titles I may not have realized existed. They're the kind of place that gets me excited about the world, even if they also remind me there will never be enough time to read everything I want to. I've been to a ton of independent bookstores in the Twin Cities, and Moon Palace is the best. Heck, I've been to a ton of bookstores in a lot of cities, and if Moon Palace isn't the best anywhere, I can't think of one better right now.

I think Moon Palace books is an awesome bookstore! They have a lot of difference genres and books…read morefor all ages. The staff are very friendly and they also have a small restaurant/cafe in the back! The book prices sometimes feel a little more expensive than other book stores. This shop is also awesome in that they are very inclusive of all types of people from difference backgrounds and they are very openly advocates for many important causes!