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1461 St. Nicholas Ave, W 183rd St, New York, NY 10033, United States

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Mr Sandsman
at 2024 May 23
Mr Sandsman
at 2024 May 23
This is truly one of the best places to buy new released and retro games, they are my favorite place to experience some releases early and to get old games, compared to others where most of the games they have are "garbage-licensed shovelware" games that nobody likes.

I would put 5 stars but I think they should have more Gamecube games at display. I understand that the Gamecube games aren't kind of cheap to acquire for being in an old console that at least sold 20 million copies, but I want to see more variety, at least the Gamecube games they have are truly fun and I don't see any of them being "licensed shovelware games".

Another thing is for people who want to buy DS games, they sell reproduction cartidges (cartidges who are fake) they are cheap to get if you are low of money, which is good if you want to experience playing in original hardware, but if you are a person who wants legit games I have some tips:

-First look up in Google an image of the cartidge you want, if it looks like similar to the image on Google, the cartidge might be real, but before making assumptions look to more of this advice.

-Be careful of how symetric is the "Nintendo DS" logo at the top, if it's not symetric it's a fake cartidge.

-DS cartidges are gray but if the cartidge gray color is more darker compared to other cartidges, it's a fake copy.

-If the sticker who displays the name of the game looks off. For example, it looks to have a kind of black or white like if the sticker was made in a printing machine or if the sticker looks blurry compared to the ones who apperar on Google, it's a fake copy.

The same rules applies to Game Boy Advance games (GBA) if the Game Boy Advance logo looks "off-brand" (meaning that looks different to others) it's a fake copy and also look up on Google if the game sticker looks the same to the GBA game you are looking for.

This is more an advice to people who came to the store to buy DS and GBA games than a critique store itself.
Carlos Garcia
at 2024 Jan 11
Carlos Garcia
at 2024 Jan 11
I’ve been going to Astro Games for years now, and I can honestly say that it’s the best video game store in Washington Heights. The staff is incredibly knowledgeable and friendly, and they always go out of their way to make sure I find what I’m looking for. The store itself is clean and well-organized, and they have a fantastic selection of games for all platforms. I’ve never had a bad experience at Astro Games.
Kleivin ero
at 2024 Jan 06
Kleivin ero
at 2024 Jan 06
Highly recommend video game store . amazing /great customer service . great Personal and owner. always give the customers great advice and recommendations on games on all consoles . I love the store and all the anime figures and all the type of card games. great for pre orders as well very accurate on upcoming games. I also had an issue with my console and they fixed it. Awesome Store 100 % Recommended to anyone .
Stuart Robinson
at 2024 Jan 04
Stuart Robinson
at 2024 Jan 04
This is a great video game store. They got everything from new to retro games and consoles. And if your into animation they got u covered. Friendly service and good prices
Harsh Sapra
at 2023 Dec 20
Harsh Sapra
at 2023 Dec 20
Not a good customer service.
Went to the store with my friend and he is special the owner was staying at him like he was going to steal something from his store.
I asked the owner that I wanted see NES game.
He said that he does not show games until you don't buy the game.
I said I will buy it. Then he take it out and then I want to see it he does not want me to touch game. It was only $10
I collect NES games and want to make sure the stickers are good from the top and front of game.
I and not going back to this store again. And recommend nobody to go there, because the customer service is very bad.
Star Wars Timeline
at 2023 Nov 14
Star Wars Timeline
at 2023 Nov 14
As a regular customer shopping at AG for 20+ years (since their old location on 181st) I highly recommend this game store. Its owner Mr. Lee and his employee Julio provide a friendly service and enjoyable shopping experience. They have a GREAT inventory of retro (GENES, GBA, PS2) as well as latest games and consoles. They often sell the hottest new games a few days (sometimes a week) in advance!!
Hispanic Guy
at 2023 Nov 11
Hispanic Guy
at 2023 Nov 11
Even though I've been in NYC all my life, I didn't start coming to this store until earlier this year. Because I don't live in the area, I never knew about it. No one ever spoke about it to me. It was the other mom and pop places in Manhattan everyone talked about.

I found their website and noticed they usually receive games even EARLIER than these others stores. That impressed me but I was also impressed with the communication on the website. The owner is always updating his customers. What time the game will arrive. What day. What week. Very transparent and I appreciate that and I'm sure all of us do.

Every interaction I've had with the owner or other coworkers have been great. No complaints whatsoever. If you're someone who enjoys getting games early (possibly even a day(s) earlier than the other well known stores who get games early), give this one a try.

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