Places To Buy Games - Mr. Bill's Adventureland

Mr. Bill's Adventureland

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SOURCES FOR ADVENTURE GAMES ALL OVER THE WORLD

Please Note: Most of the following websites have not been tested for reliability by us or anyone that we know. Those that have proven their reliability are indicated as RELIABLE and/or as one of Mr. Bill's favorite places to shop. We would appreciate it if you would email Mr. Bill about your experience with any of these websites, whether it is good or bad.

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AUSTRALIA

CANADA

EUROPE/UNITED KINGDOM

NEW ZEALAND

UNITED STATES

Australia: Please Note! Australian Banks charge an additional 6 to 10 Australian dollars to convert international funds to Australian dollars.

Berlin Wall Software Supermarket PHONE: (08) 8231-4799, FAX: (08) 8231-4417 As I understand it, they DO ship outside of Australia now. See note under the heading Australia above.
Ebay.com.au (Australia) Another interesting way to buy and sell or trade new and used software, or for that matter anything else that you may wish to buy or sell. Shipping cost and method are determined by the seller and buyer.
GP (Gameplanet) Store Australia They seem to have a fair selection of games, but unfortunately they are not listed by genre. Susan ordered from this website and is very happy with the results. RELIABLE
Software Today Super Store US prices. International shipping. 55,000 software products. 9,000 downloadable software products.

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Canada:

The Adventure Company Store Sell many adventure games that they themselves publish. RELIABLE
Camelot.ca Their website says, "Camelot offers the largest choice of computer and management books, software, CD-ROMs and games in Canada, both on this website and in our stores. Today we're ready to ship any of these to you as quickly as possible, and if you live in Canada, the shipping won't cost you a dime." Mooo uses this site often and says that it is very RELIABLE.
DVD Boxoffice.com Ships worldwide for free. Prices (given in Canadian Dollars and US Dollars) are a bit high, which probably covers the free shipping. Seems as though a number of people are using them without any problems.
Ebay Canada Another interesting way to buy and sell or trade new and used software, or for that matter anything else you may wish to buy or sell. Shipping cost and method are determined by the seller and buyer.
PlayCentric.com (International Website) Sells games, movies and music. If you click on PC Games you get an alphabetical index with the top PC sellers shown underneath. Unfortunately the games are not listed by genre, so you have to do a great deal of page searching unless you are looking for a specific game. Also many are out of stock. Shows prices in 7 different currencies. If you want the Canadian Website with Canadian Currency just click on the 'Go To Canadian Site' at the top of this International Site. Ships Internationally.

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Europe/United Kingdom:

Amazon.com - United Kingdom They're not just books anymore. Fairly large selection of software games. RELIABLE.
Amazon.com - France In French! They're not just books anymore. Fairly large selection of software games. RELIABLE.
Amazon.com - Germany In German! They're not just books anymore. Fairly large selection of software games. RELIABLE
Direct4games Fairly large selection of games for a wide variety of formats. As is true for most sellers, many games are not listed under appropriate categories or genre. Only ships within Europe.
DVD Boxoffice.com Ships worldwide for free. Prices (given in Canadian Dollars and US Dollars) are a bit high, which probably covers the free shipping. Seems as though a number of people are using them without any problems. RELIABLE
Ebay United Kingdom Another interesting way to buy and sell or trade new and used software, or for that matter anything else you may wish to buy or sell. Shipping cost and method are determined by the seller and buyer.
Game Fairly large selection of games for a wide variety of formats. However in order to find most of our adventure games for the PC, you have to first click on Action and then on Adventure, and the list ends up including games from many other genres as well as true adventure games. Only ships within the UK.
Game Play Fairly large selection of games for a wide variety of formats. Limited number of adventure games listed under the category of Point and Click games. As is true for most sellers, many games are not listed under appropriate categories or genre. Ship internationally.
Gamer Sell games for PCs and the various consoles. Also sell PC hardware and DVD movies. As is true for most sellers, many games are not listed under appropriate categories or genre. Provide some reviews, cheats, FAQs, demos and patches for a number of the games. Ship internationally.
Gameseek.co.uk Fairly large selection of games for a wide variety of formats. As is true for most sellers, many games are not listed under appropriate categories or genre. Only ship small items (like games) internationally upon request.
Mindscape Sell games for The Adventure Company, Disney Interactive and a few others. Lots of Learning Software for children as well. Ship internationally. Madeleine says that they are RELIABLE
PC World As is true for most sellers, many games are not listed under appropriate categories or genre. Does not ship overseas.
Play.com Fairly large selection of games for a wide variety of formats. As is true for most sellers, many games are not listed under appropriate categories or genre. Postage is free, but do not ship overseas. Bernie says that they are RELIABLE
Sold Out Software Have purchased the rights to a number of older games that they have re-released under their own label. Only have 2 adventure games (Broken Sword 1 and 2). Ship internationally.

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New Zealand:

The Gamesman Ships only within New Zealand. Can order online. Seems to be a fairly large selection.
GP (Gameplanet) Store New Zealand They seem to have a fair selection of games, but unfortunately they are not listed by genre. Diane tells me they are very RELIABLE
The Software Centre Can order by phone, fax or email. Doesn't appear to be set up for online ordering. Ships only within New Zealand.
Soft Solutions Appears to be primarily a wholesaler, but through the 'Download Shop' New Zealanders can access up to 130,000 software products from the USA (some shipped in and some downloadable).

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United States:

The Adventure Company Store Sell many adventure games that they themselves publish. RELIABLE
Amazon.com They're not just books anymore. Prices seem reasonable. Due to warranty issues and manufacturer restrictions, they claim that they are only able to ship software, toys and games to locations within the U.S. and U.S. protectorates. Sorry about that. RELIABLE.
BUY.COM Seem to have a fairly large selection and generally very good prices.
CD ROM Access (1-800-959-5260) One of Mr. Bill's favorite places to shop. Secure online ordering. Ship internationally. New software. Large selection with some older games that are hard to find. RELIABLE
The CD-ROM Outlet (1-800-757-3015) Ship internationally. Seem to be reasonably priced and have a fair selection of software.
The CD ROM Shop Ship internationally. Claim to be updated daily.
Chips & Bits Online (1-800-699-4263) New software. Good site to find some of the older games at a reduced price. Need to be a smart shopper though, because some games are overpriced. RELIABLE
Chumbo.com Fair number of adventure games and the prices are good. Only ships within the United States. Offers free FedEx 2-Day Shipping. RELIABLE
Cyber City Software Fair number of adventure games, but finding them can be a chore. They are mixed in with most other categories. Prices are quite good.
DVD Boxoffice.com Ships worldwide for free. Prices (given in Canadian Dollars and US Dollars) are a bit high, which probably covers the free shipping. Seems as though a number of people are using them without any problems. RELIABLE
Ebay Auction Another interesting way to buy and sell or trade new and used software, or for that matter anything else you may wish to buy or sell. Shipping cost and method are determined by the seller and buyer. Worldwide participation.
EBgames.com (1-800-800-0032) Ship internationally. Appear to have a fairly large selection. RELIABLE
eCOST.com Games listed by publishers rather than giving you a list to go through alphabetically.
eToys.com Primarily children's software. One of the easiest sites to use. Great site for grandparents. We order stuff for our grandkids and they maintain information to make ordering simple and quick. Ship internationally. RELIABLE
Game Dude.com They buy and sell new and used video games, systems, accessories, and DVD Movies. They No Longer sell PC CD-ROMs. Ship internationally.
GameStop.com Site associated with Babbages & Software Etc.
Game Trading Zone Previously known as the Used Game Trading Zone. An interesting way to buy and sell and/or trade new and used software. Shipping cost and method are determined by the seller, buyer and/or traders. Worldwide participation.
GoGamer.com (1-888-948-9661) Their '48 Hour Madness' sale can be super. Save anywhere from 10% to 70% everyday. Only ships within the United States and Canada. RELIABLE
Got Game Entertainment Store Sell adventure games that they themselves publish. RELIABLE
half.com An Ebay Company. Register with half.com so that you can buy and sell used games as well as books, music, movies and more.
Interact (1-800-479-1323) New and used software reasonably priced. Large selection. Ship internationally for very reasonable prices (best we've found). RELIABLE
Internet Mall.com This is NOT an online store but rather a listing of several online shops that sell games, all of which are part of Free Merchant.com.
Mac Mall Online (1-800-328-2790) As the name implies, this site sells Apple products and software for Apple (Mac) computers.
mySimon This is NOT an online store, but rather a place where you can compare prices for a particular game. It will list the sites that have the game and give them to you in the order from the lowest price to the highest price. Seems to work quite well.
Nothing But Software.com Seem to have a fairly large selection of games at reasonable prices. RELIABLE
Outpost.com (1-877-688-7678) Ship internationally. Free overnight shipping in the United States. RELIABLE
PC Mall.com (1-800-863-3282)
PC Software (1-888-322-3758) Prices seem high to me for some things. They are doing a PC Software Club and hope to be auctioning members' used software.
Playing Games The only source for The Quivering, The Arrival, Time Warrior, Spud, and COMER in the United States. They are now also selling many other games. Alan McDonald (owner and lover of adventure games) keeps finding more and more hard-to-find adventure games from all over the world to sell on his website. Both New and Used software available here. RELIABLE
R & R Wholesale Seem to have a large selection of older games at very reasonable prices. All software is new.
SofwareCheaper.com Our first experience was a very good one. One item was not in stock so they sent a substitute for it as a bonus (no charge), and then because one CD was damaged and they had no replacement for it, they credited our credit card for that amount. They also give free games with each order. I was very impressed. They bend over backwards to keep the customer happy. RELIABLE
Software Oasis Fair selection of games.
The Software Society There are some very good bargains here.
Starvector Software Have around 300 new games, a few used ones, and some that can be downloaded.
Tech Depot Games are listed under publishers, which makes it a bit hard to find adventure games.
TRADElair.com They say, " Tradelair has been created to enhance and personalize on-line software trading. It has many of the same buy/sell features as an auction site, but also allows free transactions to be made by trading software for software. We also have Software Giveaways."

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