Hey, I'm reading this wonderful old EGM, and it mentions calling up an "import shop" to get your hands on some Saturn game (it was "Shining Force III: Scenario 3, okay?). I've seen this before in magazines of this era. Import shops.
What the hell is an import shop?
A game store that specializes in imported games...? Some kind of store that just specializes in imported stuff in general? I don't understand. If they're dedicated stores, where did they go? I became aware of more of the machinations of the industry shortly after the publication of this issue, so they must have disappeared in a hurry.
I'm confused.
(I bought all my import games on ebay, and one at the Classic Gaming Expo. Did... did those sellers originally get them from "import shops?")
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