Mike is man I respect almost as much as my own father.He built this arcade from the ground up.Mike is a friendly reasonable guy who will keep it real.The customer is not always right and he stands for that.I respect that man because he cares about his customers.As for the other employees.they are like older brothers to me and they treat me like that so I treat them the same.The hospitality given to me by them makes me feel at home.Ive been going to the revolution for about 2 years now. just about every Saturday for tournaments.so if you complain about the game prices, find some other place that has them (have fun with that). simple.I chose the revolution because theres never a dull moment, the price is right,and if you need a place to clear your head....you know where to goand if you ever go there....read the article on the first pillar when you walk in.....-Nicholas Alexander Ramos October 20, 2014

Decent selection, decent prices. The guy behind the counter was a bummer. Wanted to sell some games and he didnt want them, which is fine obviously, but when I asked if there were any other stores in the area I could go he told me there is only one revolution. I knew of a few more stores in the area but figured Id ask anyway. Grow up dork. The other younger guys that work there are cool though, very accommodating.

I can not describe how awesome it is. He has a ton of old video games and the consoles. He even ordered me in Kirbys adventure I. Just Just trust me you will love it here. And the tournaments are incredibly fun. He has 5 arcade machines and every game under the sun. Just trust me it is awesome and I go there every weekend.

This place is unfortunately closed but all their stock was bought by Tristan of Game On, who is honoring Revolutions gift cards with a receipt of purchase for the cards. How awesome is that! Happy New Year to you all.

I absolutely LOVE this place, I get all my retro games from here and even some modern games. But my favorite part about the Revolution is the tournaments. My GOD the tournaments! My personal favorite is the Super smash bros melee tournaments, but they dont do them often. Great staff, amazing birthday partys, and the most mint condition games. I dont even have to blow in a brand new NES cartridge when it comes from here! All I have to say is, WHY ISNT THIS A NATIONAL CHAIN!!!!

The Revolution is an awesome store. Aside from the huge variety of games that they have and the game room, the one thing that really made this store stand out was the help that I got by the manager and the other employees. I bombarded the manager with questions about my Nintendo 64 and SNES consoles and good recommendations for games and he was more than happy to help me out. Its nice to see someone who actually enjoys what they do for a living and I dont think I can name another store Ive been in where the employees have all been genuinely happy to be there. Overall, I 100% recommend this store to any gamer. The prices are great, the game room is amazing, and the customer service is second to none. Overall great store!

This place is a gaming heaven, my kid loves it and has had and been too numerous birthday parties here. The owner and staff are all incredibly helpful and very friendly. They have just about every system and every genre of game. New games, Retro Games, this is the place to go!

Best retro video game store out there. The staff is fantastic. Ask for Mike or John and you will be in good hands. My biggest problem with the store is they have to many things I want. Thats a good problem to have. Definitely check this place out.

An Amazing place to buy & PLAY retro video games. Thats right PLAY. They have 2 sections set up so multiple people can play video games. Every system available both old & new. Tons of games to choose from, and if you like it, you can buy it. If you dont own the system, you can buy that too. Prices on all things are reasonable and the staff is super friendly. A must stop for any video game fan. Right across the street from the train station in Stonybrook.

Staff is friendly and knowledgeable. Great selection of video games. Pretty cool that you can hangout and play video games here.

Great people, great atmosphere, great prices. Theres not a thing to dislike about the store! Definitely the best retro game shop on the island.

This place completely renewed my faith in local business. The staff is incredible - knowledgeable to the point of being almost-robotic in their ability to systematically deliver answers to the most specific questions imaginable. Theyre so passionate about what they do, and theyre incredibly polite and friendly. I went in for the first time Friday night (11/25) and came back immediately Saturday, and met the manager, and he was just as pleasant and accommodating as the staff from the night before. They have just about anything you could be looking for - no matter how obscure or specific, and their prices are amazing. Both nights I was given a handshake from everyone who worked there as I was leaving - and within those two trips they earned my business for life. Revolution is a half-hour drive from me, but Im not going anywhere else again. That would be absurd.

The owner here is a real enthusiast and puts a lot of work into the products.I bought my N64, various games, and controllers from them and he gave me a rundown of his process. Joysticks are cleaned and replaced, chip contacts are cleaned, buttons and springs checked and cleaned. Essentially all the small parts that give you problems in the long run are accounted for.Large selection of basically every popular retro system and games for them. You wont find cheap prices here though, primarily because of the amount of work put into the products to ensure they last.

This place, from what i remember from being there last, was a solid game store. They allowed for people to play within the store and it was 20 dollars for roughly 2 hours of play-time which was niceThe staff was really accommodating, and the people were generally nice in the store and it was clean and designed for people to be happy.But, everything has a downfall. I think the greatest downfall of The Revolution was the prices many of the games were. Where many games that had been out for 5+ years were between 5-20 dollars depending on its popularity, they had their prices set at 30-45.Similarly, the prices of hard drives for consoles were pricey in comparison to many other places. I got a hard drive from this place for my 360 due to one of my games requiring it, and it was priced at 100 dollars, in comparison to what other stores would price 20-40 dollars cheaper, especially for an old gen console.Overall I think the store was decent enough, but not shocking it closed due to high priced games and many people not buying from their store due to in store playability for significantly cheaper.

The people here, in my experience, are very kind people. They really seem to care about the service they provide to their customers more than getting a profit. For being the only retro video games store in this area, they are not overpriced. I found it to be a nice place to get used to and come back to.

The owner of The Revolution is a complete and total asshat. The only other *worse* video game store that I can think of is Video Games New York, in lower Manhattan, down by NYU. I understand that rent has to be paid on the brick & mortar location and that theres a small staff that needs to get paid as well. But a 4.5x markup on *everything* is not the way to make rent and payroll. This clown & buffoon needs to learn that he needs to sell in volume, not jack up the prices. Keep more of your hard-earned money in your pocket. Try Amazon & eBay before you hand over 4.5x more to this sad buffoon.

Amazing. Few stores like this exist anymore. You can tell that this store is a passion turned into a business and it is wonderful.

Awesome video game store. Tons of retro games. Plus all the new games too.

These guys are great. The game room in the store is awesome and they do special orders for whatever you need. Prices are great, and they do everything way better than gamestop.

Best retro games store in the tri-state area! Helpful staff - Mike the owner is incredibly knowledgeable and a nice guy to boot! Huge selection of games, collectibles, and merch, and deals to be made.A must visit for any gamer, current-gen or retro, collector or enthusiast. Good variety of games to buy or play and weekly tournaments/events are a blast.

The Revolution is an absolute paradise for any gamer. Ive been going here since the first week it opened and have personally seen how this place has grown and its incredible what can happen in such a short time. You walk in to this place and immediately feel the sense of community, even from people you dont know. Everyone there has a common passion for video games that you can hear in the way they talk and laugh, and no one is left out because of their commitment to bringing gamers together. The tournaments are structured to guarantee that everyone gets a lot of playtime, so even players who are still learning can compete, get better, and be part of the community. As for the people complaining about pricing, Ive seen how much care is put into restoring the old consoles and games as well as selecting hardware that meets the quality standards of the Revolution and will last, so all things considered I think the prices are more than fair. You can walk out knowing your purchase is guaranteed to work and has been thoroughly tested. The owner is extremely knowledgeable, and if you ask is always glad to be transparent about his practices. He founded this place so that people can experience the full rich history of gaming from the beginning up till now, not just whats put in front of us as the latest and greatest.

DO NOT buy from this store. Inflated prices that are justified with rude comments from the owner, and trying to make you feel as if you are inferior to everything you have an opinion on. Has games in sealed jewel cases to bump up prices, Metroid Prime 2: Echos for $65.00??? Take your chances with Game-On, and Ebay. Wanted over $45.00 for a Final Fantasy VII and the jewel case for it was cracked and barely usable. This place is a total RIP-OFF. So what if the average price for a game online is what it is... that doesnt mean the game is worth that much.

Very helpful staff, large selection of games, and if they dont have what you are looking for, they can probably order it for you. A store for all video gamers from retro to current.

Best store ever into old video games they have it all not only can you play there you can buy anything you need for gaming

Great store! Great atmosphere with great service! Let us play the Zelda Outworld game before we bought it!!!

Absolutely love this store the guys that run it are awesome and they have a pretty good collection of both old and new games. The weekly tournaments are also really fun check them out if your into old or new games.

My experience at the revolution was amazing the owner and me have alot in common and he is very friendly to me and my family it is a calm pleasant store that sells anything video game related its definitely better than gamestop and best buy I honestly recommend this store to anyone that likes video games and the tournaments and midnight releases are fun overall out of 100 points it gets a solid 100

Wonderful store and great staff! A very fun place for gamers

This guy sells gameboy advance SPs for 70 dollarsWhat a ripoff, you might as well just buy it on Amazon for almost half the price.I cant stand businesses that jack up their prices to such incredible proportions.

Retro games, great atmosphere, friendly employees and great customer service. I dont know what more i could ask for from a video game store. I brought my destroyed Super Nintendo Entertainment System in for repairs and I could not believe my eyes when i saw my SNES, it looked brand new. they even cleaned the electrical contacts between the game and the SNES motherboard, so now my games work first time every time. This place is amazing, the employees are so kind they treat you like a human rather than walking credit cards. on top of all this the store is riddled with games from wall to wall youll be taken aback if you were at all into games in the 80s and 90s. I will definitely be returning here for all of my gaming needs and purchases.

Great ma and pa style store. Customers r always appreciated

Five stars when it was there but not open any more

The tournaments are incredible and its a nerds heaven I have found out about this place from a friend and he invited me to a tournament and I was instantly hooked m8!

Great little gamer place with vintage video games and a helpful staff

Pretty cool and helpful staff. Awesome game environment unlike GameStop where its just business.

Owner is a total douche, incredibly disrespectful and rude. ended up leaving empty handed only because of the way he was conducting himself, dont give this guy your money and take your chances on eBay, this place is a rip-off anyway

Awesome place to get retro games. Great staff

This place has a very chill vibe. Love it.

Friendly and Knowledgeable staff. Clean and cozy environment.

Im only giving one star because I have to and because the atmosphere is just ok. The owner is a complete arrogant jerk. Acts as if hes bothered for asking a simple pricing question (as if he was busy) and redirects you by saying, look online bro, its the day and age of the Internet Im sorry... But this little hangout wont last long.

Awesome. Great Games for a low price. Employees are the best.

The staff was very helpful with my game issue.

Great service unique atmosphere best retro game store ever

Go there almost every week for tournaments gr8 prices and staff

Definitely a place to go if youre into gaming.

Long Island is a hard place to run a business and i totally get that, you have to pay the rent each month and what most stores pay i dont even know how they stay in business. I really do like this store and the selection is fantastic especially if your in the market for retro games. It blows the Play N Trade thats by me out of the water.I have heard things from other people about the owner being a little condescending towards customers, i have only been in the store a few times and i have met the owner and i did not get that vibe off of him at all. And the rest of the staff i spoke with seemed nice and knowledgeable as well so i have nothing to say about any of that.So the main reason for my score of a 3/5 is due to the prices. You can find a lot of the games sold at the store cheaper elsewhere but its not like the first game you look up on Ebay is going to be cheaper then the game sold in the store, what im saying is that i can find the same games cheaper but usually you have to search and scour the internet for a while to find the same game for a few bucks less and that isnt always the case but more often then not it is.Retro games are not cheap anymore and renting a brick and mortar shop is not cheap either so i feel for the owner of this store. He is trying to make a living selling retro games which is a much smaller market then the current video game market. I can only imagine how hard it must be to stay open and make money doing this. But the fact is when you can save a buck or two by going online most of the time without leaving the home it makes it less likely i will spend the gas money and time to come into the store. So yes i love this store and its fun being surrounded by my past but a lot of people (myself included) wont get passed the prices.I want this store to succeed and i would love to see another one pop up in my neighborhood in East Northport. Good day to you all.

Awesome go their 3 times a week definitely worth it everything is cheaper with friends

The owner of this establishment is a total vagine clensing product. I walked in to seeing him berate a paying customer on an issue he was totally wrong on.-solder spots on mass produced nes games. Several customers left the store due to his unruly, uneducated nature. He brags about getting deals and openly fleeces customers who dont know the price range or what theyre looking for.

The guy at the front desk rude as hell tryed charging me 50 dollars for a 6 dollar piece that he told me is 6 dollars overpriced maintenance not a good store to go to order ur stuff off line cuz there charging u triple of what u can get it online for worst store ive been to treat ur customers with respect cuz where the one givin u money so ill take my money somewhere else next time

Decent prices. The staff is super helpful.

Great place, lots of retro games and systems.

Love this place, great variety and awesome customer service!

All the staff are very helpful and the store overall is a great atmosphere

I had a terrible experience here trying to trade an old Playstation 3 system at this store. The owner boasts that he can beat Gamestops trade in values however is only able to provide you the same deal or worse. In my case I traded a 120 GB PS3 with approximately 10-15 games along with 3 controllers for only a copy of Destiny and Forza 5 for the Xbox One. However, later I decided to do some research and found that both these games together only cost $80 at Gamestop at the time and that my system and games combined would have yielded me a $120 credit at Gamestop leaving me with $40 extra credit if I had done the trade at Gamestop.Feeling discontent with the trade and being that this is a local business I thought that the owner might sympathize with the situation and consider a renegotiation, so I returned to the store with the two games later that day. Since we had already performed the transaction I understood that the owner was in his every right to deny a renegotiation of the trade and was prepared for this scenario. However I was not prepared for the owner to take my discontent with the trade personally, lose his temper in the middle of the store, and then yell at me to leave the store. I found the experience to be quite unpleasant and rude. Perhaps The Revolution should consider canceling a few of their bland tournaments in place of some anger management sessions for their ill-tempered owner. In other words, just go to Gamestop where they at least rip you off on your trade ins with kindness.

Nicest guy in the world, Id pick him over any gamestop

Store is disgustingly overpriced when it come to anything retro related. Common games like Zelda II or Castlevania on the NES are kept under glass and marked for $40 which is about 4x what you could expect to pay on ebay or amazon. Everything else follows suit with most items being marked at 3-4x their actual value. If you are looking for retro games, do not waste your time here.

The owner attempted to sell me fake hardware. I called of the company which apparently made the product (Microsoft) and after running the serial and model numbers they said that the product was not made by microsoft. And when I confronted the store owner about it he insisted that You have no idea what you are doing, and then only gave me a PARTIAL refund.The store has been reported to Microsoft on account of fake hardware that is being branded as Microsoft hardware.

Staff is great, store is fun, all is well.

Like others said the owner was not the best. He clearly didnt want my games and thats fine. But he didnt need to have such a rude attitude with me. Not surprising its out of business now with the changing game market.

These people have and know everything about anything video gaming. From parts to fix to games forgotten and more!

Owner is a real P.O.S. He may be nice to those who will buy from him and put money in his pocket but underneath it all he is very nasty and rude. Will never buy from him.

Beautiful store they and super polite staff!

I love this place, always have always will

Games you wont find in a gamestop or any usual game store, along with great customer service and community interaction.

Out of business. Hope another video place opens there.

Up marking prices on all products if your looking for games or consoles go online they tripled there prices and also told me the part was 6 dollars and wanted to sell it to me for 20 then charge me 50 on top of that to repair it this place is garbage and the owner is rude af...

They sell over priced games that can be found online for much less and if you dont watch what they are doing when they are testing your used systems they swap them for a damaged system and tell you that your system is broken then low ball you . Your better off selling and buying new and retro games on ebay.

RIP Revolution, place was a real gem, so unhappy to hear they closed

The guy was a dick and prices are too high

Can trade in and play games

Great

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