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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.
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 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.
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!
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 ...
I went to FuncoLand back when it was just a warehouse with a tiny room where you could sell your games. I remember having my parents take me there with an NES and about 25 games and leaving with a Sega Genesis and Revenge of Shinobi.
James from threePedalSpecial explains what happened to the last fairly reasonable retail game store.Funcoland training video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
