Old Games & Charity Shops

[Sebenko]

So after a trip into the local population center to hunt down some new and exciting pieces of interactive entertainment, I ended up in a charity shop.

Behind the shelves of old garments and DVD movies no-one has ever heard of, I came across

Spoiler: This

An original copy of Age of Empires, complete with box, manual tech-tree sheet and of course, CD. All for the princely sum of Two Pounds and Ninety-Nine Pence.

Of course, I probably won't play it, since it's so old and I'm terrified of the disk exploding or something, but it's a classic, and I don't own nearly enough games that come in boxes like that, made of card and with another box or two inside.

So I ask you, have you ever found your own little piece of gaming history in an unexpected place?

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

You lucky bastard...

OT: No, not really, although I have got the original Prince of Persia somewhere.

 

[tomtom94]

Charity shops are awesome for cheap old games. That said I don't think I've ever bought a video game from one.

The oldest game I own is probably Age of Empires Gold. I also still have some old PS1 games that I should really have got rid of by now.

 

[The_Deleted]

Great for bargains but anything worth having has probably already been sold on eBay or the Gamestation down the road.
Did find two Splinter Cell games in one shop, but they were both knackered.

 

[QuadrAlien]

I found the pride and joy of my retro collection, a boxed copy of Albion by Blue Byte, at a charity shop.

Excellent work with your own find.

 

[insectoid]

Before I had enough sense to buy it instantly, I recall finding an old SNES and a few games for $5. Never found anything apart from that though.

 

[More Fun To Compute]

I have a copy of Age of Empires that I got free with something but it didn't come in the original box.

As for the oldest games I own, I think that I may have a few Vic-20 games that someone gave me stored somewhere. I should really go though my games to see what I have in original boxes in and in reasonable condition but I'm pretty sure that my copies of Civilisation and X-Com for the Amiga are in fair condition.

 

[TheNamlessGuy]

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