If you’re into vintage gaming and you’re in the San Antonio/New Braunfels/Austin area, this needs to be one of your first stops. They have a good selection and the prices are very good. There are some competitors on the vintage scene who may boast a slightly better selection, but for price and a friendly knowledgeable staff, D Pad cant be beat. Some details on my visit: I purchsed game carts for genesis, snes, and super famicom. Was able to test the carts. I noted that one cart was priced $ 8 below the competition. Seriously, if you’re new to vintage gaming, this might be a good place to start.
David N.
Tu valoración: 5 San Antonio, TX
This place never fails me. Staff is friendly and approachable with the willingness to help you in finding games in their library or helping you with general questions about basic repairs. I’m never disappointed when I enter this place because everything is organized and presentable. Please do yourself a favor and stop by this place.
Kesabian ..
Tu valoración: 5 New Braunfels, TX
Great place. Nice people and great selection of retro and current gen games. Would recommend to any gamer. They also always give fair trade in value on games compared to other stores
Michael S.
Tu valoración: 5 New Braunfels, TX
They have an awesome selection of old games and consoles. They also have fountain drink machine. If I had money to burn I would burn it here.
Jai J.
Tu valoración: 3 San Antonio, TX
I so hate to bring my initial review down a couple of notches. But on my most recent trip to Dpad, the arcade games they had in the back were either moved(and not powered up) or just completely gone. I was really disappointed since I wanted to play NFL Blitz again. 50 cents a game was a steal even if it was an old game. The whole place seemed to be in disarray(even more so than the last visit) and I had no clue what they were trying to do inside. I couldn’t ask the two employees I saw behind the counter because they were in deep conversation with some other folks. I don’t believe they were trying to be rude but it was a definite heartbreak for me since it was cheap entertainment. It won’t stop me from coming back though — I really want to see if they’re just trying to re-arrange things inside but I just couldn’t tell.
Andrew C.
Tu valoración: 5 Crosslee, United Kingdom
They say you can never go back. Really? Time spent in front of a cathode ray tube defending planets or escaping Nazis(lots of Nazis). After a while you start to forget. Forget the time you relished defeating a level or beating as boss. This is THE place to recapture that. Wandering in here was like being surrounded by old friends. There is value in the past. Plugging one of these carts into a console is like living like you used to be so many years ago. Not a lot of things give you that. They have new stuff but my love is the old Nintendo carts — you would have to go to Japan to get the quality of kit that they offer here. Save yourself the airfare and get your butt in here.
Cole M.
Tu valoración: 5 Austin, TX
Finding a place in the New Braunfels area or the San Antonio area for that matter to locate rare or older video games is next to impossible. Much less finding a place to connect with other gamers for awesome gaming sessions. You can not only make good gaming friends here but they are always having parties and setting up multiplayer events in the store. The prices are great for the gaming sessions, and they have a really sweet collection of older game titles if you’re looking for something very rare and don’t want to go on eBay. They have every system you can think of here and it’s nice being able to play the games in the store. The staff here are gamers just like you and really good at making this place a fun and safe gaming environment for everyone. For my money it’s the best gaming joint in the area, and a great place to spend an evening just gaming and relaxing with other gamers.