Bringing New Life to Retro Video Games

BRINGING NEW LIFE TO RETRO VIDEO GAMES

Passionate about hunting down and collecting retro video games to preserve their legacy as well as helping others expand their own retro video game collections.

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WELCOME TO THE RETROGAMINGZONE

..where the games you grew up with will never get old. Lets dust off those cartridges and get back into gaming like its the 80's & 90's again!

BUYING & COLLECTING

I’m constantly on the move looking for new places to find games. Want to follow along? Check out the blog!

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PLAYING & ENJOYING

I am always hunting for retro video games or playing them. View the Instagram page to see whats going on!

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TRADING & HELPING

I’ll never turn down a fair trade! Be sure to check out the recent finds, you may see something you are interested in!

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SELLING & SHARING

Looking for something cool to add to your collection? Message me or check out the instagram to see what is available!

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THE RETRO SHOP

NEW ITEMS ADDED DAILY!

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THE GAMER'S BLOG

Fresh regular content about retro hunting trips, game reviews, and interviews with other retro gamers in the community. Share your comments and let me know your thoughts!

A Brooklyn Well has Run Dry

November 22, 2017 By Karl In Retro Video Game Hunting No Comments

Over the course of the past two months, Scott and myself had been getting very lucky in Brooklyn. As it would turn out, someone who we had purchased games from in the past gave us direct access to h...

Gamecube or Bust!

November 15, 2017 By Karl In Retro Video Game Hunting No Comments

Luckily for me, I was off this past Tuesday for election day. Naturally my first thought wasn't what time or who I was going to vote for. Instead, it was more along the lines of "hey - I have a wh...

Remember Remember The Fifth of November Garage Sale

November 7, 2017 By Karl In Retro Video Game Hunting No Comments

Earlier in the week I got an e-mail from a guy named Arthur who typically holds a garage sale about every month or so. Usually he will post ads on Craigslist and on the street about a week before the...

NYC RETRO HUNTING WOLFPACK

Just four guys from Queens who will do whatever it takes to get their hand on their favorite retro video games! Meet them below and follow on Instagram to partake in all the retro video game hunting fun.

Karl Schuff

@RetroGamingZone@KarlTheWebDeveloper

One day, I had wanted to play some of the Genesis games I had as a kid. I went out and found a Genesis model two like I had when I was small, and the rest is history!

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Jonathan Albuja

@RetroSniper

I met Jon through trying to salvage a scratched copy of Crash Bandicoot. I saw his collection of rare games and consoles, and we instantly became friends.

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Sebastian Ramirez

@VaultBoii11

When trying to score a niceTurbografx 16 and PS1 lot off craigslist, I ran into Sebastian. Unfortunately the craigslist deal fell through, but I did meet a really cool guy!

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Scott Bonilla

@RetroTinkering

Some of my best retro video game finds have been with Scott. After I tried to negotiate a low price on a NES, we stated talking about otherretro games and have never stopped.

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Got a question about a game? I'll try to help you out! Want to work out a trade? Let me know what you got! In NYC and want to locally chat about games? I'm down with that!

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Queens/Brooklyn, New York City

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Karl@RetroGamingZone.com

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@RetroGamingZone

This website was built by @karlthewebdeveloper, but you may also know him as @retrogamingzone ; ) !