Trip to Sunnyvale CA in US

[Nes4life]

This Sunday I'm flying to Sunnyvale in California and will be there for a few days on business. Anyone know where I can lay my hands on some bargain retro / arcade stuff whilst i'm there (obviously nothing too large or heavy)? Or any places I should visit to maximise my arcade / retro gaming exposure?

 

[stevebm1]

take the 45 min drive to santa cruz,the arcade their is exellent full of retro machines in the wild

 

[ataritoobin]

Depending how much time you have and how far you're willing to drive, there's the Musee Mechanique in San Francisco, CA and High Scores arcade in Alameda, CA. I haven't been there in years, but there's a Nickel City arcade in San Jose with a free play area with some classics (likely to be in various states of disrepair

).

There's a place called 8-bit Gamers in Santa Clara that I have yet to visit, that sells retro games: http:// www.yelp.com/biz/8-bit-gamers-santa-clara-3?osq=retro+video+games

EDIT: Fixed link!

ataritoobin2014-12-05 19:04:23

 

[Nes4life]

Cheers! I'll be sure to visit 8-bit gamers as I'm not too far away.
Went to the musee mechanique 2 years ago and played on the Death Race there. Great place.Nes4life2014-12-05 19:34:26

 

[Pacman83]

This Sunday I'm flying to Sunnyvale in California and will be there for a few days on business. Anyone know where I can lay my hands on some bargain retro / arcade stuff whilst i'm there (obviously nothing too large or heavy)? Or any places I should visit to maximise my arcade / retro gaming exposure?

Maybe visit this guy who lives in California. I'm sure he'll show you around and make you welcome

 

[Nes4life]

Lovely