We been visiting this store for a long time with my husband and kids. We love collecting Nintendo video games and Nintendo consoles. This time we visit Retroactive because I was in search for some games for my Nintendo DS lite. I found 2 games and I was so happy. The price was reasonable and i love it. We also speak with the owner and he was so nice and helpful. We were talking about games and we notice that he really loves what he is doting his store. We really recommend this store. I am so glad that we have this store near to our home. You can also find vintage vinyl records, PlayStations games, Xbox games and more. We enjoy our time and our kids were so happy. read more

The minute you step into Retroactive Records, you know you've found a hidden gem, wealth of knowledge and unmatchable inventory. Steve, the owner and music aficionado is eager to help and answer any questions. From vintage gaming to records across all genres, this place has it all and is quickly becoming a Suisun City favorite and Bay Area day trip destination. Retroactive also hosts shows in their space which are a ton of fun and bring the community together. We left with an Xbox storage component to increase the memory of the console. It was a great value at half the cost of what we found at online merchants and we were happy to support a local business. We also couldn't resist the store merch and got a sweatshirt and t-shirt! read more

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Henry. We came in on a Sunday from Vallejo. Henry was super inviting and very helpful. You can tell he really loved interacting with people and he was so accommodating. He was friendly, knowledgeable and you can tell he genuinely likes speaking with customers with shared interests. It was an awesome experience with a great person who genuinely wants to help and connect. read more

Awesome spot to look through affordable records and vintage games. They have some amazing deals if you keep your eyes open. Wide range of genres to get lost in. Guy working on Saturday was super nice and helped customers discover stuff they didn't even know they wanted. Pretty cool to see so many people looking at vinyls. There might be hope for the world yet. read more

This record store is a gem! Steve knows his vinyl if you want recommendations. Or just browse the killer (well priced) selections. I ended up buying my daughter a vintage Nintendo Gameboy and had fun checking out all the gaming options. Will definitely be stopping back in again and again! read more

I love the vibe here, i come in and walk a bit and always try to walk out with a little something or sometimes a big something!

Awesome hidden gem in Suisun city. Retroactive Records and Games has a lot of cool classic video game consoles to vinyl, to cassette tapes and everything in between. I'm sad I didn't know about them earlier. In my past life I would spend hours at Tower records and Rasputin searching through cds and records. This place brings me back to those days. Highly recommend. read more

There should be a special Yelp section for establishments that are above 5 stars. Retroactive is definitely one of those exceptional businesses, and the owner, Steve, is the type of person who comes around once in a lifetime. The selection of media is constantly updated and the nostalgic feeling of browsing old cassette tapes, records, video tapes, video games, and consoles really takes me back to a time in life when things were simple and fun. Steve's prices are fair and he's always a great conversation. read more

Came by to check this place out. Decent store. They got a wide range of vinyls. And a smaller amount of games across different systems gens. I would recommend this place to people. I do agree that the store owner isn't that friendly which is ok, cuz I'm not friendly either. Once I made a purchase, he was more friendly and talkative. Maybe he doesn't like window shoppers. lol. Idk. I'm not here for the store owner to "show me a good time" I liked how he left me alone to look. I'd come back for sure. read more

The new owner is awesome. He's knowledgeable and fair. Place is very clean and organized. The store has a lot of inventory and has new stuff all the time. Definitely would recommend! read more

Clean and organized. Had a great time with my 2 boys. The staff was very friendly and helpful.

So I've been coming here for a while now. I just wanted to say that if you are a vinyl collector this place is a great place for you to come up on some very nice finds. They carry just about everything from Rock and roll, soul, jazz, new wave, easy listening, hip hop, house and techno. They have different priced items within the store ranging from 99 cents easy listening and hip-hop to some very collectible items that are competitively priced to match what the going rate on the market is. The one great thing I noticed about this place is that most of the vinyl are in decent shape. I have not really come across any vinyl that is heavily scratched or just plain abused like you'll find at let's say a Goodwill, or at some random yard sale. I think that they pretty much discard those records that are just in terrible shape which is great because then you know that you are paying for a good quality item. On top of that they also carry throwback video games for various consoles such as for the original nintendo, the original sega, Sega saturn, Sega genesis, SNES, N64. They even have game boy stuff too period you can look at the pictures and get a general idea but this really come over here and support local business and Solano county and get to talk to the owners here they are very great and down to earth and just really chill. Also as of right now they are having a deal where if you buy any (3) 45rpm 7" records, you'll receive two of equal or lesser value for free. As I said I come here quite often for the 45s and most of the records are fine are in decent shape and I post them on my YouTube channel VinylTune. read more

Retroactive Records & Games - A couple of very nice throwback Michael Jackson and Dire Straits 45's. Very clean, no scratches, and fairly priced! - Video Game Stores Near Me - Suisun City, California

I used to come here all the time and do business with the original owners, but the new owner is terrible, unfriendly, and completely wasted my time. I live 30 minutes away and called beforehand to make sure I'm not wasting my time driving all the way out there. I asked him what he pays for trade-in value on used NES, SNES, and Xbox 360 controllers. He told me $10 trade-in value for each controller depending on how many I bring him. I brought him a big box of stuff, he pulled out all his favorite controllers that he wanted and then told me he would only pay me $5 trade-in value per controller. When I told him you told me $10 over the phone, his only response was "That's why I don't like giving quotes over the phone because I don't know the condition". The condition on these controllers was absolutely fine. Especially the SNES controllers. These controllers are over 30 years old, of course they are going to have some light scratches on the back and maybe some specs of dirt that can be scrubbed off with a toothbrush, but to offer 50% what you offered on the phone is absolutely ridiculous. He also turned down all of my Xbox 360 controllers when he just stated on the phone that he needed them and those were also in perfectly good condition. Look at this photo of the controllers he quoted me on and you tell me if this looks like offering me 50% what he offered on the phone is fair given the condition. read more

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This place was awesome. Finally had the time and dropped by the store. The owner was very nice and we had a great conversation on retro games. I came in and bought a Sega Dreamcast. It's was a great deal. Will definitely go back again. read more

Went to this place to get some Super Nintendo games, The staff is very unfriendly and kind of rude, They are a bit over priced from what you can get online, A few of the games the label on them was the incorrect games like the label has been changed, I am not going back here would rather buy online for cheaper and better quality. read more

Great hobby store for vinyl and video games. Always worth a visit to see what's new in their ever changing selection of video game hardware and games. Some of my favorite record finds have been here. Friendly and knowledgeable staff. Always something good playing on the stereo and on the random console in the back. Great small business to support. read more

Nice staff, safety protocols were used. Great selection of albums and good range of pricing.

A goddess of all things music (Trisha) works here. Given "Orange Juice and Smile" by Apple Brown Betty" in "1997", she came up with the right song "Smile" by "Vitamin C" in 1999. She told me where I could find that song that had been running amuck in my brain for 3 or four straight days. In addition to selection, wonderful customer service, and a smile behind that mask, she doesn't judge my eclectic taste in music, finding me records from Abba to ZZ Top and anything in between. The only thing to do now is to put her in touch with my favorite coffee place, via a gift card, and hope she enjoys the Journey like I do... -Gregory S. read more

Bought a modes game boy color from these guys during my trip to Florida, haven't seen one before but i knew I needed these Blastois GBC so far so good! read more

This was a really great vinyl/record store find! My SO took me to Rasputin for vinyls and it was very limited. I come from Sacramento so I'm blessed with a variety of record stores and what not. This reminds me of Dimple Records. The 99¢ bins were dope to look through and we nabbed some cool finds for listening to and novelties. Had a large selection of Jazz, classical, and rock. They have other sections like rap, hip hop, weird (an actual bin), comedy, etc. As well as records they had old school gaming systems, games, controllers, adapters, and vintage tees. The overall experience was great and deserves a 5 because the worker there, Russel, was extremely accommodating. He was helpful, asked what genre we were looking for and told us how the store came to be since my SO lives near there. Definitely coming back for the records and service! read more

Love this little shop! My bf dragged me here one day to look at games and they have a great selection of old consoles, games, and a lot more, we've found a lot of gems here for sure! The new owner has been super nice and helpful and let us even try a few games before we bought them! Definitely a cool place to check out ! read more

Great shop for sure ! definitely a place to stop and take a look at if you like records and games , they always have something hard to find or what your looking for they never fail me , love this shop to death and the owner Steven is always cool and knowledgeable , glad this place exists read more

This store has so much potential! The Staff is always nice & there Vinyl Selection is fantastic! Why do I give 2 stars? It comes down to pricing and there Retro Video Games. They are high. Example. For 1 Copy Of Pokemon Yellow on eBay is $15-$20. Here the same game was $30! Another was a copy of The Legend Of Zelda Ocarina Of Time sells on eBay for $30 here it Was $60! I will hope that in the future The Prices will be more Standard. Update to Review & Response to Owner Wrist Slaps. I can understand how a Brick & Morder Store has to operate. Buy for 1/3 & sell it For 2/3 profit. I also understand that you take trades which is great! However when I called ahead to Ask if you took trades I was told by a young sounding man you only took in High value games or popular games from Nintendo. Bought in a clean copy Majoras Mask 3D Label a$60 value & was offered $7 for it in trade. You also wouldn't buy my pristine Sega Saturn because your guy said you where not buying Systems at this time. I can only think of one reason for this and it's probably because you don't want the hassle of having to pay taxes on them like a Pawn Store would. And lastly my family owns a Small Business in Sacramento since 2005. We have prided our selves in fair and reasonable pricing that has keep food on the table and clothes on our backs all while not taking care advantage of the customer. Also other brick & Morder stores that sell Retro Games in store & online is Gamestop! And some Walmart's sell new PS2 Products look them up on line see what store has in stock. read more

I was in town so I figured I'd stop by to see if they had a Sega Dreamcast in stock which I saw on a picture of one of the reviews here. Looked like the same one. While I was lookin at it the two ladies who worked there were pretty much ignoring me. So I had to ask them what the price was for it. They seemed annoyed that I asked them. The DC was $114 which you could just buy on EBay for the same price. Usually for a game store like that you would expect a good deal since you have to go out of your way to go buy something. I left 2 stars due to poor customer service and simply because the DC and games were an inconvenience. read more

This place was great. We found every NES game we were looking for, and then some! Definitely going to tell my friends. Gentleman who helped us was very cool and offered us the 10% discount for new customers. Talk about service. You can tell he likes his job :) read more

My husband and I started going to Collins Music mainly because they buy and sell used musical equipment, i.e. guitars, amps, etc. But we soon discovered that they sell much more than that. Looking for vinyl? Come here, they have plenty of it. What about old video games or game systems? We've added some rare NES, Sega Genesis, and PS2 games to our collection. And how about DVDs? I found a DVD there that I was having a hard time finding at other places- The Parent Trap (don't hate, lol, it's for my inner kid), the original version with Hayley Mills. One thing that's nice is you can bargain with whoever's working to get a deal for multiple items. The only thing that I deducted a star for is that certain sections of the store are cluttered, as was brought out in previous reviews. Other than that, if you take the time to look, you can find lots of cool stuff here. read more

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What can I say... A great location for old vinyl. They have a large selection sizeable enough for repeat trips to find new things. Of course there's alway music playing on tap to inspire you to dig deeper! read more

Kinda cool to have a spot in Suisun that sells Retro Video Games! The store owner is helpful and the young man that works here as well was very nice when I asked to see some games. Pricing here is a bit more than what the asking is for online, but I'm happy to pay a little extra for some games within reasonable pricing to support a local spot. There's a lot of cool vinyls here too, but I've only come here for the games and accessories. I'll definitely be back and I hope they continue to get business. read more

This place is great! Could not find good SNES games anywhere. Bought Mario All Stars for my wife for Christmas. She LOVES IT! The owner was very nice and helpful! First cartridge I bought would play on his console but wouldn't play on mine so he exchanged it for me. He even offered to look at my console it if I couldn't get it to work, but all good, the second cartridge works great. Thanks so much! Definitely will be back soon. read more

This store has a great selection of vintage music and video games.you can find just about anything your looking for, but be prepared to pay top dollar for any video games you find in this place. For example, they were asking $30 for a Zelda adventure of link and it wasn't even in a box they were asking almost $200 for an original Xbox that's modded to play retro games when the system itself typically goes for $40-$50 and the service to mod is typically $25. The music is priced fairly and this is why I gave it 2 stars, if your looking for video games go to eBay instead. Update: the store buys video game lots on eBay and parses the games out at $$$$$ markup . So yeah , you are better off going to eBay. read more

My dad just rebuilt our 1968 Rock-Ola jukebox and my husband and I needed to find a bunch of good 45s to fill it with. We found Collins on Yelp and decided to go check it out. We were not disappointed! We found the 50+ records we needed, most of them 80's music from our misspent youth, and we had a blast doing so! The nostalgia of thumbing through the rows of records trying to find musical treasures was an awesome way to spend a Saturday evening. This is a treasure of a store. My 17-year-old son is heading there later this week to check out their vintage games and I know he'll end up spending many hours there. Definitely check it out, it's a fun place to explore, and you'll be supporting a great, local, small business! read more

Retroactive Records & Games - Hunting for 45s with my husband to fill our 1968 Rock-Ola jukebox. We found a TON of amazing 80's music! - Video Game Stores Near Me - Suisun City, California

4 only because its very cluttered. But if your a guitar, Elvis Presley, Star War, records of every kind, dolls from whenever, and DJ system enthusiast this place is for you. Packed with magazines from the 50s, newspapers from 40s, and records like Elvis, Beatles, and all random artist its there. 45s and such its there. They even have old cameras like AE and some old film cameras. They sell guitars of every kind, have old dj sound systems and speakers. It may look dingy in the outside but its great in the inside. read more

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If you are into vintage music or gaming this is a diamond in the rough. Suisun, being as bare as it is, needed this shop to open. Help revitalize our city by buying locally. Rasputin overcharges for the same records and has virtually no games. The lack of money being put back into our community by best buy and gamestop is a good enough reason to go here first. On top of all that, the owners are awesome people! read more

Favorite record store ever! Great selection and very friendly staff. Fantastic prices as well.

If you like digging for treasure, this is the store for you. Vinyls are in abundance, with a wide selection of tapes and CD's. For me, the best part of the store is the old school game selection. It's a great experience for the whole family. Prices are fair. If you're into music, spending $20 will do you good, but if you're a gamer, bring $100. read more

I had a wonderful experience today. I found Collin's via yelp and was very impressed. I've been casually collecting NES games for a year now and was pleased with price and selection. I'm not a dedicated collector. I'm just looking for games I played as a kid or wanted and never played. Steve was extremely helpful and friendly. I'm definitely going back to browse again and also check out the music selection that was extensive. Beautiful shop in Old Suisun. read more

Good nostalgia atmosphere and decent choice of games, systems, and music. Be prepared to pay up. Expensive.

I appreciate the nice selection of vinyl, friendly workers, and great selection of retro/rare video games. A fun store to browse around in. On the bottom side of the equation they don't seem too willing to work with customers, or make deals on items that are already over priced which is a shame since I like to support local stores. Seems like a bad strategy since the store is located in a small town, competition is tough with websites like ebay, and the store is mostly empty whenever I come here. I would probably drop by more often if I could get better deals here. I bought a handful of Nintendo Power magazines but their pricing for retro games is odd. For example, I bought a copy of Mickey Mousecapade complete with box/manual for $20 but they had a loose copy of the game for the same price. They also had a copy of Mega Man 2 on the shelf for $30 and someone brought in another copy and they slapped a $50 price tag on the second game. Other games are commonly $5-10 higher than average. It's worth stopping in every few weeks to see what's for sale since this store might have a handful of titles that are more difficult to find elsewhere, which is awesome, but most titles can be picked up cheaper online or elsewhere. Other than that it is also a clean store, with good music playing in the background. read more

So, let me start off by saying that this is a hidden jewel of a local store in Suisun. I'm surprised not much folks I know are aware of this place. Wide selection of vinyl records and retro gaming consoles and software. The manager Steve and the other sales associate Nick have been quite helpful and friendly on my visits there. Just browsing there selection of games and systems from the past took me back to my childhood. Store is well organized and maintained. Highly recommended and support your local businesses! read more

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Great records store, great bins, affordable records and cool finds. Super friendly staff. Will be back!