Calico Games — Local services in San Diego

Wonderful staff, great prices compared to other retro game stores. The staff also is pretty knowledgeable about a good variety of their stock. The major thing that impressed me is the guy (i’m so sorry I forgot your name) who replaces the internal batteries on GBA games. For a couple bucks he was able to restore 3 of our pokemon games internal batteries. Which is a service they offer!!! I asked about it when I bought a copy of pokemon silver, and he let me know, if you give them a heads up that you plan on coming down to get the service done they will be able to help out. I suggest calling a few days in advance so the guy who does the replacement can bring his kit in. My partner called prior to coming in and was informed how many batteries can be replaced as they were running low at the time. Overall my favorite place to frequent with my friends...

Calico Games has been my store of choice when it comes to video games. The staff is very friendly and help make great suggestions for games you might've not though about playing before. The retro game selection is enormous with games and consoles from all generations. While prices have risen on various things likely due to COVID or for other reasons, the prices are still very reasonable. The staff don't harass you to join a membership or to pre order select games coming out; Instead you're free to walk through the selection of games available at your own pace with help from the staff only if you need it. When trading games in, you get more bang for your buck with Calico Games than you would at a corporate interest like GameStop. I wish I could give six stars, but I'll...

I live in Chula Vista and I normally go to Luna Video Games since there is one local, but I was in the area last week and saw Calico Games and decided to check it out. So happy that I did!! When I first walked in, I immediately noticed how clean and neatly organized everything was. I also noticed the rep welcomed me in immediately while helping another customer. Once the rep, Andre, was done, he comes to tend to my needs. He was VERY informative in the games themselves (you can tell he’s a true gamer), whats in stock, and the brands/consoles. Once I chose the controller I wanted, without me saying anything, he noticed that it wasnt as clean as it could be and also cleaned it for me. 10/10 service! Will definitely be coming back even though its...