Kuwait & Video Games
Posted by Mark
I just found the blog of Faisal Al-Dhalmawi at 1up.com. He has a very interesting write up on Video Gaming in Kuwait. He was even able to take pictures of some of the stores from the outside AND inside! Pretty cool stuff. [Link]
Nov 28, 2005
GAME CENTER ALL THE WAY, WOOHOOO
i’ve been Buying from them sence i dont know when, theya re truly up-to-date and in a good price list… tottaly a good store..
Where is Game Center?
Al-Rehab Complex Hawally 2nd Floor
yeah same here I always buy from them but I now make a habbit of checking out the other stores before I visit him so that I can know if he is giving me the best deal or not.
Yay Rihab Complex! I blogged about it a while back :P
Heh, I got a job in ri7ab selling games first for 12KD. If I’m late I’m not paid :(. First-come, first-serve is the policy.
that dude sounds like a fucking moron. he’s pro-ratings in games! and OMG PIRATED GAMES RUIN YOUR LAZERRR LENZ! what a totally stupid thing to say. if that was true then the new xbox 360 would be fucked since it officially supports most burned DVD and CD formats.
the videogame trade in kuwait could not exist without pirating, just like how modern kuwait couldn’t exist without foreign workers. 25-30KD for original games is laughable and if everything was legalised you would have the silly censorship laws extending to them so a lot of games would not even be allowed in kuwait and they would show up pirated anyway.
this idiot’s idea of heaven is apparently E-rated kiddie games released 2 months later than the US in PAL version sold at 25-30KD a pop.
Problem is the first original games are released are usually over-priced at $80, if it’s just the name, like GTA Liberty City Stories or Final Fantasy X. He’s sad about the piracy trade, well it freed us. And they don’t ruin your eye, only the weak fucking PS2’s like the first ones (SCPH-30001), I had one so fucked up I damaged it by destroying the fan then bought a silver PS2 (SCPH-50004). Different eye mechanism, and worked perfect with me for a long time. Also that comment:
“I was shocked when I saw my little cousin playing GTA San Andreas burning people and killing.”
I play GTA San Andreas with my little sister regularly, and it hasn’t warped her or anything. Some people over-exaggerate way too much. The gaming scene in Kuwait is definite, hip, but over-priced, so there are some sacrifices.
“OMG PIRATED GAMES RUIN YOUR LAZERRR LENZ”
It’s true. The pirated disks are cheap and the prints on them aren’t centered correctly which means the disk does not balance properly in the tray.
“the videogame trade in kuwait could not exist without pirating”
Not true. Take a look at “Kuwait Center”. That shop has been selling nothing but original games since god knows how long and it’s still making money.
Where is the best place to buy newest games in kuwait? I always go to marina mall to the virgin store but they dont always have the newest games.
Its the shop in the picture above, Game Center. Its located in Rihab complex in Hawalli. First floor. You should find around 40 other videogame stores on the same floor also. Its like a videogame mall.
Dude, what about having a ps3
Hey everyone! I just have a small question, I just moved to Kuwait and am not very aware of game stores, and I was curios to where I could purchase some Japanese import games. I say this because the newest Pokemon games (Heart Gold and Soul Silver) were just released in Japan, but they will not be released in the USA/EUR until 2010. So, what I was wondering was if anyone knew of a venue which may have imported these games or pirated them (as I have seen alot of know-off stores in Kuwait). So please help me!
WHERE IS THE ADRESS OF THIS STORE!? i live in kuwait to!
Hi can i get game center email ID
do the have home delivery service?
Where is the location of this shop.
Go to google map, and search this:
29.335870, 48.025680
Anyone in need of direction, this should help.
btw Game Center is overrated to be honest.
where could i find PS3 USB Wireless headphone adaptor. i lost last week while moving my room stuff. can i buy new one somewhere??