About Gamefellas

Serving Austin Since 1994

Gamefellas opened in Austin, Texas in 1994 at Northcross Mall, back when cartridges, game magazines, and local video game stores were a much bigger part of the gaming experience.

Bobby joined Gamefellas as one of its first employees about six months after the store opened, trading laboratory work at a chemical engineering firm for the chance to join a lifelong friend on a new adventure in the video game business. 

Over the years, Gamefellas expanded across Austin and evolved alongside the video game industry through generation after generation of consoles and games.  Along the way, we watched some of the old rituals begin to fade — the bells and beeps of crowded arcades, Street Fighter and Tekken battles ringing in the background, Madden release nights, passing a memory card back and forth to keep an NCAA dynasty going, or gathering around a friend's couch for a few rounds of Mario Kart.  Gaming changed, and so did we.  But one thing never did: our love for physical games and the communities built around them.  And we intend to keep that flame burning for years to come.

In 2019, Bobby purchased Gamefellas and became the owner, continuing a business and community he had already been part of for nearly a quarter of a century.

Today, Gamefellas proudly operates two South Austin locations — Stassney Heights and Southpark Meadows.

We continue to buy, sell, and trade video games and systems ranging from current-generation releases to retro classics.  We also carry trading card games, collectibles, accessories, Funko POPs, model kits, plush, and other gaming and pop-culture merchandise.

In fact, trading card games have become a huge, and increasingly central, part of what Gamefellas offers, with Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, One Piece, Riftbound, and many other games available in our stores.  We also host organized play, leagues, tournaments, and other community events.  And we look forward to continuing to expand this side of our business.

More than 30 years after Gamefellas first opened its doors, we remain locally owned and firmly rooted in the Austin gaming community.  Still smashing buttons and doing our part to Keep Austin Gaming.

Thanks for shopping local and for being part of the Gamefellas story.