VIP GameStore

Outdated fools slinging junk to the biggest idiot. Save yourself the trouble and stay current with technology. Sometimes nerds can be tricksters, and these fools will try to bleed you dry. I can’t wait to see them go out of business. Maybe then they’ll get off their high horses and get a real job. Jerks. Thanks for nothing.

I went here today (Black Friday) for an Xbox 360 for my daughter. As soon as I walked through the door, I was immediately greeted by Jessica. She helped me decide what was the best deal for me and she was very knowledgeable about all the products I asked about about. I will definitely be returning here for future video game needs for both my son and daughter.

I wish I had the option to give this place 10 stars great selection, great prices, and friendly service found my favorite gamestore

VIP games is an amazing video game store. The staff is always very friendly to me an always greets with a smile. They have an amazing selection from Microsoft to Sony to Nintendo. They even have some Sega stuff. Also they have movies. My personal favorite is the nintendo things they have, particularly the NES and SNES games. Truly a magnificent store.

I have alway had a great time coming into VIP. They have great deals and I’ve found many of my childhood favorites. The staff is also very knowledgeable and very pleasant.

VIP Games has time and time again proven to be the greatest go-​to gamestore in the valley for my needs. I have gamed since I was a child and enjoy many consoles and gaming platforms, and they always have something I like.
Just a few of the highlights for why they are one of the best: excellent and fair prices on all merchandise (they’ll even check it right there if it seems off), biggest selection in the area, new and used, lots of hard-​to-​find games for older consoles, friendly and KNOWLEDGEABLE service, goes out of their way (they taught me how to put extra storage in my Xbox), they always «error in your favor,» great prices on trade-​ins, decent selection of TV and movies to sweeten the deal, responsive online, they take good care of their merchandise, and will hold a game for you or put you on a waitlist (they called me when a game I had been looking for came in).
Every store has its drawbacks and to each their own, but every time I go into this store I see regular customers who come again and again, and I hear the owners offering useful gaming and tech info (seems like those guys have played just about every game in the store!). Sometimes it may be less neat and tidy than a GameStop, for example, but that everything is in its place and easy to find.
Also, their method for handling games with no cases is priceless. I won’t spoil your first impression, but I’ve purchased my fair share of these just for the «art.»
As for the ownership — two of the nicest people I’ve met and worth knowing better. The mess is part of the charm, and you’ll see all kinds of benefits and fundraising efforts scattered about the check-​out counter. I’d like to see more companies with this kind of «mess.» VIP Games is a gem and an oasis in the Idaho gaming wasteland.

I’m not sure why my prior review was filtered…
Here goes… I have to give this place huge props. I’ve been a customer for about 3 years and they are always my first stop for games period. They also have a good selection of used movies… we have built a decent kids movie collection for our daughters by shopping here.

This is a great used video game store. The two guys who run it are personable and knowledgeable. And yes, a little quirky as well. They have a large inventory of games ranging from retro NES stuff to the current generation. They give very fair amounts for trades, certainly more than you’ll get most anywhere else in the valley.
These guys are honest and treat their customers well. If they don’t have what you’re looking for they will either track it down or refer you to another store that does have it. And they do that because they genuinely want their customers to be satisfied.
Overall, good dudes who know their stuff. Excellent selection of older games as well as new. Give this place a visit!

They may have great prices on trade-​in, but they kill you with their «better than thou» attitude and condescending remarks. I have never been so insulted as I have been with this store. I asked if they had any new old stock (self-​explainatory) and they treated me like the idiot because they themselves hadn’t heard about it. They also base themselves off of a fluctuating market and price used games (not in the greatest condition either) at new prices. And if you bring in games for trade-​in, good luck getting away with it without exasperated sighs and low-​balling. They also do not clean or test any consoles or controllers that they get in, and mock you if you bring it back because it doesn’t work. The place also looks like a total pigsty because they lay their stock in overflowing towers on their glass counters. I’d give this place a better review if it deserved it, but it is what it is: two men trying to make a video game store work with little to no overhead… And it shows. I will definitely not be coming back here.

Stopped in to kill some time and I’m glad I did. Great selection, well ordered and knowledgeable and friendly staff. The Atari Jaguar on the shelf is a great testement to their commitment to service and selection.

Great selection of classic and modern video games with really good prices. Friendly and helpful staff.

Absolutely great service! Fair prices! Very knowledgeable staff! When my husband and I first started going to VIP Game Store we did there monthly plan, pretty much unlimited video game rentals for about $ 20 bucks a month, and we loved it, the only reason we stopped is because the games we were buying from them were not getting played at home.
I have also traded a lot of stuff for credit with them and was amazed at how much I got.
You can pre-​order with them, sometimes they get stuff on the release date and sometimes they don’t but they let you know that before you put money down.
I really don’t buy video games anywhere else now!

For me this more recent addition to the video game marketplace trumps A-​1 and Play N Trade as the best game store in the valley. Mind you it doesn’t compare to the size and scope of some established game stores in larger markets, but for Boise it’s solid. Formerly the site of a Blockbuster Video, it’s not as sleek-​looking as Play N Trade but is miles above the trashy environment of A-​1. It has Play N trade beat handily when it comes to selection for older game systems, and their overall collection of games is larger than what A-​1 offers.
As an older gamer, what stands out for me here are the people running the store. The owner is a true old-​school gamer. And unlike the other stores where selling games seems like more of a simple business opportunity, you can tell that the people running the place at VIP are passionate and extremely knowledgeable about games. It would seem like running a video game store would be a dream job for them, so I’d rather spend my money here on principle alone. Too bad it’s not in a convenient location for me.
The downside to their knowledge is that these guys are going to be on the ball when it comes to pricing. It won’t be like walking into a pawn shop and finding the occasional game that’s being sold for half of what it probably should be sold for. Still the pricing for used games is middle-​of-​the-​road around here. I’ve been quoted for a few games I considered selling to them, and I found their rates to be fair.
My only real knock on the place is the presence of DVD’s on the racks. If they’re continuing to make a tidy profit on them, then fine. Otherwise it just seems like clutter and a waste of space. Why not have an everything-​must-​go sale and use that space to create more of a gaming environment in the middle of the store? Like setting up chairs, TV’s, and various game systems and renting out time to people who want to try games out or would rather play in a group/​social environment?
UPDATE Feb. 2014: Normally I don’t get involved with something like this, but I urge you to click the link at the bottom of the page to check out the non-​recommended reviews as well. I think this business is being screwed over and am offering my support. The day I typed this, a person with 50 reviews who had his positive review up since September 2013 suddenly got filtered. Yet when I checked some other reviews that he wrote, none of them are filtered. Someone or some people are out to get these guys by flagging the positive reviews, and I don’t think the filtering of a review like that is fair. I’m a proponent of the filtering system as nothing pisses me off more on this site than blatantly phony reviews. However it’s being used to the advantage of a competitor or someone with a personal axe to grind. I also believe in the legitimacy of the other positive reviews that are filtered.