Game Force

Game Force is a video game store in Aurora, Colorado, on East Iliff Avenue, and the oldest video game store in the state, serving gamers since 1989. It is first a place to buy, sell and trade video games and consoles, and it has added a store within a store for trading cards, with a Pokémon focus. It suits retro and current-generation console players, and Pokémon collectors who want a shop that buys collections as well as selling singles.

What's on the shelves

The core of the business is video games and systems, and the store buys, sells and trades them back to the beginning of gaming, which covers six generations of hardware. Games, systems and gaming accessories can be brought in for cash or store credit.

The card side runs under its own name, Game Force Cards, inside the same space. It buys, sells and trades trading cards, with Pokémon as the game it carries. Collections can be sold to the store, and current availability is worth confirming by calling the store directly.

Repairs and mods

Game Force also repairs consoles, controllers and games in the store, and offers system cleaning and modding. A disc resurfacing machine handles scratched discs. Items can be dropped off any time the store is open, and most repairs come back within 3 to 7 days. Drop-off costs $25 up front, with the rest paid at pickup.

Store policies

Purchases carry a 30-day return policy. Returns must be in the condition they were received, in original packaging and with proof of purchase, and sale items and gift cards cannot be returned. The store reserves the right to refuse a purchase from anyone.

Hours and getting there

The store sits at 15230 E Iliff Ave in Aurora, next to the Walmart grocery on the southwest corner of Iliff and Chambers.

History

Game Force opened in 1989, and its buy, sell and trade model has stayed the same through six generations of consoles while the hardware changed around it. The cards counter is a recent addition to a store that has been in business for decades.

The local scene

Aurora has several other shops within a few miles. Doc's Video Games is the closest at 1.1 miles, followed by All C's Collectibles and FixGameTech at 1.6 miles each, Hobby Whalen Marketing at 2.1 miles, and Mike's Stadium Sportscards at 2.3 miles, which makes the area workable for a loop of stops.