The Great Escape

These guys rock, I can always find a new action figure to add to my collection, just like today I found Kadaver the clown a Spencer's exclusive from back in the 90s. Highly recommend these guys for your hard to find action figures. I have shopped here for over 28 yrs and they never disappoint!!💀💀

I like it alot how they have all kinds of of stuff I just wish they had the older pokemon packs 1990-2009

A staple of Bowling Green. If you are into any form of nerdom, this is the spot. They have vinyls, cds, cassette tapes, VHS tapes, posters, action figures, new and old games/consoles, and comics.

Staff are very friendly and candid. They truly care about their store and customers. They really go the extra mile!

If you are visiting bowling green PLEASE stop in!

Always a great place for comic books, vynil records and other collectables

A fantastic store with a fluid, but limited, selection of products. Staff are always friendly and ready to have a conversation about your hobbies! This review is written from the perspective of a retro video game collector.

Inventory: 3/5
- Not many games at any given time, but they are constantly bringing in new stock and rotating product. It's worth it to visit once or twice a week.

Value: 5/5
- They base their prices on current market value and always try to beat the trend by at least a few cents. In addition, Manager's Specials and 20% off storewide sales are common.

Location: 4/5
- Plenty of parking. Bathrooms are under lock and key and leave something to be desired. Organization is there, but not perfect. Games are often separated and stocked in 2 or 3 different sections of the store.

Overall: I'm giving a 5/5 due to friendly staff, great value, and constantly rotating stock. The records are clearly a primary focus, but The Great Escape is still worth visiting for game collectors!

I am only speaking for the video games here, I am a regular and the prices are always reasonable and the selection plentiful and they get new games frequently, easily my one of if not my favorite retro game store.

Great place, very friendly staff they even had some used dungeons and dragons things. Very glad a place like this still exists.

Stores like this are a dying breed. This one does media sales great. The prices are reasonable and they seem to have the required passion for media. The staff maintains the 90s cooler-than-you music store clerk vibe as you'd expect. I'm okay with that. I bring my kids here to experience a great physical media store.

Guys here are great, great pricing, offered me a PS4 pro for $274 on one of my visits. They are honest reliable and just lovely people!

Best place in town for retro games. Really the only place in town, but great nonetheless. The prices are for the most part great. I see people writing bad reviews for their lowball offers to buy things, but that's because they sell things for CHEAP. Most of their PS2 games, many of which will run you 10+ dollars online, are only $2.99 to $6.99. I went in expecting to get one $20 game and walked out with a stack for $15. All games were in great condition and complete, great value for great products.

I hadn't been to this business in several years, but I'm extremely grateful that they helped me out and bought my video games I needed to sell and they were only open for 5 minutes. I wouldn't have blamed them if they had sent me away until they opened the next day. Great customer service!

This store is awesome they have a little bit of everything Records gaming systems marvel legends Pokémon cards etc An the staff is very friendly an helpful!

Ive been shopping here since I was a little kid buying Pokemon cards. Every game I've purchased has worked flawlessly. I bought a GBA once that wouldn't power on, and they swapped it out no problem.

Great store. Great staff. Have the biggest supply in town of retro video games, comics, records, toys, etc. Staff is very helpful and they sell for similar prices to eBay. Would highly recommend.

Only place in BG to get the retro toys and vinyals you want. They also have video games which is awesome. Staff are usually very nice and can help you find the stuff you want. They also have some really good sales like the 1$ DVD sale.

Definitely one of my favorite stores in Bowling Green! It's one of very few places in Bowling Green that carries comic books, but it also has an array of musical selections, movies, figurines, trading cards, and games!

I have been to the other GE in the Nashville area. This one had nice and helpful staff like the other locations. Good stock.

I found a couple of 8 tracks and several cassettes! The Great Escape is an awesome place for music, movies, games, comics and more!

The people are always nice, the prices are right. They have everything, if they don't they can get it for you. They have incredible events too just stay posted with the email newsletter.

Record Stores are notorious for indiffrent/inexprienced/un-concerned staff...blame the one who does the hiring...a reflection of that person perhaps? Anyhey....best best is to locate a 'true' audio facility that knows....yes those are almost on the non-existent side.....if one has a Technics 1200 series with the screwable mount, plenty of stylus/needles will work...I use Ortofon. Most likely, many of you all have other turnatables...would suggest Jerry Raskins Needle Doctor (online) who do have a wide variety of stylus/needles....good customer service who will help you fit your turntable (and they do have a physical store too! Grand Rapids Michigan I believe)

As for trading in records....Great Escape is notorious for 'lowballing offers'/'bad service for evaluations of the vinyl'....try either Grimey's or Phonolux in Nashville......not the 'best service' at times either...but somewhat better offers.

As for the record selection at G.E.,quite good depending on one's musical taste(s)
Best bet is to just browse and get your music and dont 'bother' the one's on that day....injoy the experience and check out and then go!