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FuncoLand was an American video game retailer based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, that specialized in selling new and used video game software. It is considered the first major video game retailer to allow consumers to sell and trade used video games.
Mar 29, 2018 · The FuncoLand website, circa 1998. (via Internet Archive) The story of FuncoLand is the story of a guy who pulled a success story out of a corporate bankruptcy. David Pomije, the Minnesota-based founder of Funco, didn’t have things easy when he launched his budding used video game empire.
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The now-defunct FuncoLand was bought up by Barnes & Noble in May of 2000 for $161.5 million. By December 2000 FuncoLand was merged with the Babbage’s brand to form GameStop. But like any story, there is more to it than that. Let’s take a deep dive into
Mar 3, 2022 · In the year 2000, GameStop and FuncoLand were our favorite retail stores to buy Sega Dreamcast and other video games... and Dad even caught a few visits on tape!
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- My Retro Life
Oct 20, 2021 · FuncoLand was an American video game retailer based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, that specialized in selling new and used video game software. It is considered the first video game retailer to ...
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James from threePedalSpecial explains what happened to the last fairly reasonable retail game store.Funcoland training video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
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- Zygal Studios
Funco, Inc. is a leading specialty retailer of new and used interactive entertainment products. At the end of March 1997 the company operated 188 FuncoLand stores in 12 major American markets.
