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Title: Cool places in Jax to check out while in town
Post by: HighProtein on April 24, 2015, 03:01:51 AM
Cool places in Jax to check out while in town

Superhero Beach @ 1124 N 3rd St, Jacksonville Beach, FL
and
Superhero Hive Comics @ 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, FL
Enjoy FREE comic book day on May 2nd at both locations and half off graphic novels and many other sales!
http://www.superherobeach.com (http://www.superherobeach.com)

Video Game Rescue @ 2415 Blanding Blvd, Jacksonville, FL
the best video game shop in the area with an Arcade full of 80s/90s classic arcade games and great pinball machines
http://www.videogamerescue.com (http://www.videogamerescue.com)
Walk Thru Video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM_tJI23Sgg#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM_tJI23Sgg#ws)

Young Loud and Snotty @ 79 Sailfish Dr E, Atlantic Beach, FL
is a Record Store/Skateboard Store/Arcade with ACDC/TMNT/X-FILES pinball and a NEO GEO with Samurai Shodown 1-3 and Metal Slug X
http://www.youngloudandsnotty.net (http://www.youngloudandsnotty.net)
Walk Thru Video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15xWE0TcbWI#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15xWE0TcbWI#ws)
Title: Re: Cool places in Jax to check out while in town
Post by: Steve O on April 24, 2015, 08:07:49 AM
Fernandina Beach is having their annual Shrimp Festival that weekend.
Title: Re: Cool places in Jax to check out while in town
Post by: banner_ad on April 24, 2015, 08:57:12 AM
Fernandina Beach is having their annual Shrimp Festival that weekend.

I used to have fun going to that years ago.   Unfortunately the last time I went the crowds had gotten larger and most of the shrimp seemed to be imported, not local.  I remember several vendors cracking open boxes of small frozen shrimp that were imported from Asian countries. 
Title: Re: Cool places in Jax to check out while in town
Post by: Doubletap on May 01, 2015, 10:31:12 AM
Good thread here, thanks for posting some of these points of interests. I plan on checking out a couple of breweries I've been wanting to visit. Send me a message if you want to share a pint. Cheers!

Intuition Ale Works
720 King St, Jacksonville, FL 32204

Green Room Brewing
228 3rd St N, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250

(possibly) Engine 15 Brewing
1500 Beach Blvd #217, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
Title: Re: Cool places in Jax to check out while in town
Post by: HammysHangout ( Hammy ) on May 01, 2015, 02:27:25 PM
Dave & Busters , 4Rivers...
Title: Re: Cool places in Jax to check out while in town
Post by: HighProtein on May 02, 2015, 01:21:32 AM
Burro Bar is a neat dive bar in downtown Jax,
I've got a SF2 pinball, SF2 15th Ann and Shock Troopers.

Another cool bar is Hour Glass Pub downtown,
has Pac Man, Darkstalkers, BSD pinball, mario bros, simpsons, Rev X and more!
Title: Re: Cool places in Jax to check out while in town
Post by: number six on May 04, 2015, 10:36:31 AM
We hit up video game rescue. Good classic game store, prices were obviously retail but they weren't ebay-bad or anything. Picked up a few carts for a very reasonable price.

We have stores like this in Tampa but their selection sucks and their prices are so ebay its pointless.
Title: Re: Cool places in Jax to check out while in town
Post by: HighProtein on January 21, 2016, 04:09:04 PM
We hit up video game rescue. Good classic game store, prices were obviously retail but they weren't ebay-bad or anything. Picked up a few carts for a very reasonable price.

We have stores like this in Tampa but their selection sucks and their prices are so ebay its pointless.

Thanks for the review, they do a good job and I'm proud to be a part of the store in the arcade.
I've "tried" to go to a sport or two in Tampa but they felt like pawn shops...