The Gamesmen is an Australian

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and

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retailer based in

Penshurst, New South Wales Penshurst () is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Penshurst is located 17 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area. Penshurst features low to medium-den ...

. It was founded in 1982. It is one of the country's last independent game stores.

Retro Video Game Museum

The

Retro Video Game Museum The Gamesmen is an Australian video game, table top games and toy retailer based in Penshurst, New South Wales Penshurst () is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Penshurst is located 17 kilometres sou ...

is a small permanent display area inside The Gamesmen, and features retro game consoles, other hardware, games and store displays.

History

Originally known as 'The Gamesman' (not to be confused with the New Zealand retailer of the same name), The Gamesmen began when founder Angelo Cusumano started selling video games at local markets around

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, and eventually at the

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. Its first retail store was located on Bonds Road, Riverwood before moving to its current location on Forest Road in Penshurst, New South Wales. In 1990, the Gamesmen started producing physical catalogues for mail order customers, and in 2017 published a digital archive on their website of all their old catalogues. Its founder, Angelo Cusumano Sr., died after being shot during a robbery attempt at the store on 21 December 1995. The Gamesmsen was the first Australian retailer to sell video games online, launching their website on 18 July 1996. On September 2nd 2022, The Gamesmen celebrated its 40th birthday.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gamesmen Companies based in Sydney Privately held companies of Australia Video game retailers in Australia Online retailers of Australia Australian companies established in 1982 Retail companies established in 1982