Written by In the heart of New Yorkâ??s East Village lies a hidden jewel for game collectors.
Upon walking into St Marksâ?? Games one is instantly whisked back to their gaming childhood. The store has amassed a huge collection of forgotten gaming systems, ancient accessories and glory day games to make any avid collector salivate.
“Some of the younger kids don’t understand the store, but older gamers come to find the games that they loved playing as kids,” said Dan Mastin the stores manager, as he pointed out a 1982 Vectrex game console that he recently sold to a customer who hadn’t seen the system since his youth.
The stores’ prized possession is a copy of the Nintendo World Championship 1990 Cartridge. There is dispute as to how many copies were ever printed, some say only 90, but the rare game is considered the Holy Grail for video game collectors. Another copy of the coveted game was recently sold on eBay for over $6,000. 
“I do not think there is anything more rare in the game world,” said Giulio Graziani, the stores owner. St Marks’ Games has been around for over ten years and is one of many stores throughout the country that specialize in retro gaming. Often these stores buy and sell from each other to meet the supply and demand of each geographic market. Often Mike Lodato, the assistant manager from X Zone, a retro game store in Nanuet, New York can be found purchasing SNES’s or Atari’s at St Marksâ?? to sell back at his store. Itâ??s an opportunity to stock up on much needed items while talking shop with friendly competition.
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