Sunday, October 10, 2010

The Power of a Local Video Game Store

Of all the local video game stores in Maryland, there's one local store that stands out from the rest. That store is called Power Gamer, which is located at Glen Burnie, Maryland.

The Centre In Glen Burnie. A mini-mall where Power Gamer is located.
Power Gamer has unique features that Gamestop doesn't have. Besides buying and selling old, new, and imported video games, this is the only time you get to see a Japanese arcade cabinet in a local game store in Maryland. They can repair any scratched disks and also fix or mod any console, whether it is a old console like the Sega Dreamcast and Nintendo 64 or new consoles like Playstation 3 and the Nintendo Wii. Most of this stuff can be done online on other sites, but stores like Power Gamer are rare to have these types of features.

Unlike GameStop, Power Gamer stays true to their consumers. For example, in every GameStop store, they have a trading policy that is misleading to other consumers. If you want to know what GameStop's policy is all about, click on this link. Power Gamer always stay true to their trading policy. Like for example, I remember when my friend sold his Left 4 Dead 2 game over there for $40.00. That left a smile on his face!

Power Gamer lives up to its name. It is the ultimate place to go buy, sell, and trade video game products. I recommend going to this store if you're interested in video gaming or Japanese anime.

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1 comment:

  1. Power Gamer sounds like a pretty cool place, also very unique. I can tell from your comparison with Game Stop that it has a more personal connection with the consumers, but can you go into detail more about the way it affects a culture (it might be useful to actually reference the word culture within the blog). Also, It might be beneficial to your blog if you explain how all the different things that are held by the store, for example, say how selling older games/game consoles allows for our culture to value the history of gaming and that it allows for culture of an older generation to shine through!

    I love N-64... Mario Kart is like my life!

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