People Play Games
Walk through the door of this modest storefront and, faster than you can say, “Ocarina of Time,” be transported back to another time and place—namely, your best friend’s basement, fifth grade. You know the friend, the one whose parents bought him every cool game that came out? The only one you knew who had a Sega Saturn? Or maybe TurboGrafx-16 was more your thing? ColecoVision? No matter; with racks and racks of games and classic systems from Atari 2600 through present day, People Play Games could almost double as a Video Game History Museum. Just how old school are these guys? They don’t even have a website. Don’t ask questions, just check your backpack and Mountain Dew at the door and enjoy.
People Play Games
3268 North Clark
(773)883-8813
facebook.com/pages/People-Play-Games
Best of Chicago 2011