I went to Seattle’s retro-gaming paradise, and it blew away my expectations — see what it’s like to visit the legendary 'Pink Gorilla'

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• Seattle is home to an iconic video game store named "Pink Gorilla."
• The store has two locations, and aims to re-create the organized chaos of Tokyo's gaming stores.
• On a trip to Seattle in January, I went to the original Pink Gorilla location to see what all the hype was about — and it was even better than I expected.
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Seattle's Pink Gorilla is a delightful, unique video game store. 

Its two locations in Seattle are a pilgrimage for video game devotees, and I finally made the trip during a visit to the area earlier this year.

Now that I have, I'm here to tell you: It lives up to the hype.

It outshines the hype, even.

Here's what it's like:

The original Pink Gorilla location is in Seattle's Chinatown/International district, in the basement of a mall.

Before you even get inside, the outer windows of Pink Gorilla are filled with gaming history.

This R.O.B. the Robot is decorative, but it's entirely likely that Pink Gorilla has one (or several) for sale.

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