75% off N64 and PS1 Games @ EB/GS

[bsschorr]

The old B1G1 sale appears to be over and is being replaced with a 75% off sale; plus the 10% off for your Game Informer card comes off the original (and the the dicounted price), makes the deal closer to 85% off. It also appears that the old N64 and PS1 games are being consolidated in select stores, so many stores will not have any games and some will have a ridiculous amount. YMMV and good luck.

[fatbeer]

already posted
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132322

[David85]

This deal is probably 2 years old.

[nyprimus4]

95% off? Sale plus edge card plus gameinformer coupon?

[guinaevere]

95% off? Sale plus edge card plus gameinformer coupon?Which coupon is that? My issue came earlier this week and I didn't see a single coupon in there.

[Tsukento]

Now if only 98% of us actually had a damn GameStop that still carried these games and actual good ones. >:|

[ma]

It's the bimonthly GS sale on PS1/N64 games that you will never see.

RIP EBgames.

[Jack]

Thanks for posting, bsschorr. I would have missed this in the other thread.

[Skexis]

It's the bimonthly GS sale on PS1/N64 games that you will never see.

RIP EBgames.

Yeah, I remember when Gamestop ate Funcoland, I thought to myself "At least there's still EBgames!"

Now at least there's...GameCrazy? I guess?

Still, it's an excuse for me to pick up a copy of Persona 2 at my local store.

[bsschorr]

My bad, I totally missed it in the other post; sorry about that. I got some pretty good deals at my local EB with this deal:

Diddy Kong Racing $1.50
Starcraft 64 $4
Tetrisphere $2
Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time $1.50

[freshzen]

Well I bought some games as buy 1 get 1 like 3 weeks ago at two different stores. I might call them up tomorrow and make sure it isn't 75% off now, cause I'd go back for a $5 Breath of Fire III disc :)

[dragaron]

Persona 2
Saga Frontier 2
Vagrant Story
Breath of Fire IV
Rhapsody

all for $17.17

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

The only Gamestop store near me with these games is about 30-40 miles away. And, I was down that way for a day trip the other day(to stop at the only 'local' Gamecrazy, which didn't have squat I wanted) and checked the game selection. The only halfway decent title out of the whole rack was BOF IV, but it looked like someone used it in place of their skateboard on rough pavement.

Aside from that one title, there were assloads of games that were missing either the instruction manual, the case insert or both on the PS1 games. There were 2 shelves full of disc only games in those Funcolandish disc sleeves.

All the N64 games were in cardboard boxes on the floor.

If anyone local to me wants to know WHICH Gamestop store it was, it was the one near the WalMart by The Laurel Mall in Hazleton, PA. I don't remember the shopping plaza name, so you're on your own for that.

[Ilario7886]

Yea, this deal is technically good but sucks on execution.

I ended up going to 2 EBGames and 2 Gamestops in the past few days and it was downright depressing. One EB is about 25 miles from me and always had great stock on N64 and PS1, being the new regional center for em basically. I went, turns out an employee looted anything and everything (including a Valkyrie Profile). I came away with Hybrid Heaven, Pokemon Snap, WCW/NWO Revenge, and Extreme-G 2 for N64 and copies of Mega Man X5 and BLood Omen: Legacy of Kain for PS1 totalling about $5.

Went to the Gamestop inside the mall right next to my house then. All PS1 titles were in paper sleeves, no manuals, no cases. The N64 titles were in a cardboard box on the ground and nothing of interest in it that I saw.

The third store was about 10 miles out. Again, no good N64 stuff and PS1 titles in paper sleeves, with no cases or manuals.

The fourth place I wouldn't have gone to but happened to be in the area anyways. They had no N64 or PS1 titles.

I might try calling some places tomorrow north of me but this deal overall sucks due to the way PS1/N64 stock has been handled by Gamestop in the last year.

[shinclyde]

Thanks verrryy much for the post, i went down to the Gamestop at Palmhurst, Texas. Classic gamer paradise, went out with 91 games, paid like 100 bucks for them, and still left behind copies of chronno cross, rhapsody, vagrant story breath fo fire 4 and a few others. My receipt is like 6 foot long (seriously)

Plus, the best gamestop staff ever (super helpfull), finally was able to have a great deal at a gamestop store.

:)

[Friend of Sonic]

Thanks verrryy much for the post, i went down to the Gamestop at Palmhurst, Texas. Classic gamer paradise, went out with 91 games, paid like 100 bucks for them, and still left behind copies of chronno cross, rhapsody, vagrant story breath fo fire 4 and a few others. My receipt is like 6 foot long (seriously)

Plus, the best gamestop staff ever (super helpfull), finally was able to have a great deal at a gamestop store.

:)
OMG. Amazing.

[4tygames]

Thanks verrryy much for the post, i went down to the Gamestop at Palmhurst, Texas. Classic gamer paradise, went out with 91 games, paid like 100 bucks for them, and still left behind copies of chronno cross, rhapsody, vagrant story breath fo fire 4 and a few others. My receipt is like 6 foot long (seriously)

Plus, the best gamestop staff ever (super helpfull), finally was able to have a great deal at a gamestop store.

:)

I had to look up where Palmhurst, Texas was. Too bad it is about 518 miles away from me . :)

[Lord Draconus777]

Meh, I got a crap load of games, but most of them are going up for trade fodder elsewhere.

Of my highlights though, I was able to snatch a few good titles, namely:

1.) Zelda: Ocarina of Time ($1.50, original release not gold cartridge though)
2.) Thunder Force V (disc only though)
3.) Diddy Kong Racing
4.) F-Zero 64
5.) Tom and Jerry: Fists of Furry (I know it isn't the most desired game, but it does hold some value for being hard to find)
6.) Excite Bike 64

Oh, and the best for last: I snagged a copy of (!!!) Superman 64 and even more (!!!) Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker ( :) I got them just for the novelty of having the worst N64 games).

So ya, my score wasn't huge, but I got some decent stuff for not alotta money.

[bg2001]

95% off? Sale plus edge card plus gameinformer coupon?
sorry to nitpick, but 75% off plus 10% off plus another 10% doesn't equal 95% off because the discounts are taken one at a time. it amounts to ~80% off.

with just the edge card it is ~82% off.

[anotherpoorgamer]

Does this deal end the same time as the GS advertisement? I mean, no 75% off N64 and PsOne games after April 15?
Thanks ahead.

[TehTriggerman]

Threads like this make me Kiss my PSP w/ 3.10 OEa Firmware:applause:

[tiredfornow]

Thanks verrryy much for the post, i went down to the Gamestop at Palmhurst, Texas. Classic gamer paradise, went out with 91 games, paid like 100 bucks for them, and still left behind copies of chronno cross, rhapsody, vagrant story breath fo fire 4 and a few others. My receipt is like 6 foot long (seriously)

Plus, the best gamestop staff ever (super helpfull), finally was able to have a great deal at a gamestop store.

:)

FUCK DUDE! I was planning to hit that shit up on the weekend. they had an AWESOME selection, they're real helpful too, they've had those same games for almost a year now.. well until you got to them! hahah. I frequent there and they've always got promo items and stuff to hand in with the shit you purchase.

[BearMan23]

I called the GS's in my area, and there was only one that had PS1 games.(Only BoF IV and Rhapsody) The guy said, that they were still ringing up at $30 a piece. Now....the question is, should I believe him?

I think this deal is pretty much DOA, all anyone seems to be able to score is the above stated BoF IV and Rhapsody. All of these games were picked up either at retail price, or during the buy one get one sale.

[FFMooglestar]

I called the GS's in my area, and there was only one that had PS1 games.(Only BoF IV and Rhapsody) The guy said, that they were still ringing up at $30 a piece. Now....the question is, should I believe him?

I think this deal is pretty much DOA, all anyone seems to be able to score is the above stated BoF IV and Rhapsody. All of these games were picked up either at retail price, or during the buy one get one sale.

The games will still ring up at full price, but once the employee hits the total button (F12 or something) the discount will apply, often giving the employee a very confused look if they didn't know about the sale.

[Otherguy676]

I still want Breath of Fire 4 but no store around here has it.

[PyroGamer]

Sweet. I might check out my EB for some N64 games I've been meaning to add to my collection.

[shinclyde]

FUCK DUDE! I was planning to hit that shit up on the weekend. they had an AWESOME selection, they're real helpful too, they've had those same games for almost a year now.. well until you got to them! hahah. I frequent there and they've always got promo items and stuff to hand in with the shit you purchase.


Dude, you can still get a lot of great games (palmhurst,Gamestop), just ask for the games in the back box, some are even complete, definitely worth checking out, i think i missed out on a Final Fantasy 9 too...

[nyprimus4]

I'm going to a mall soon with a Gamestop in the mall and another one half a mile down the road from the mall with tons of stuff.

Does the deal work on accessories too? Hopefully I would probably raid the one down the road for most of their n64 controllers.

[Vegan]

Man, I checked about 5 stores in L.A. and I can't find a single one that still has PS1 or N64 games.

[PleasantOne]

Thanks OP :) I had been to GS when they had buy one get on half off, and saw Rhapsody and The Game of Life... didn't want to bite at getting both for $20, though... so went back when I saw this post, got both of those, and a new screen protector for my DS for $10 ;D Now if I could just find some other stores in the area with PS1 games...

[dalaamprince]

Picked up Final Fantasy Tactics (disc only) for $3.50. Not a bad deal. They still have one left if anyone is interested.

[Brian9824]

I got a disc only copies of Breath of fire 4, Resident Evil 3, and Persona 2 if anyone is intrested in trading.

[samussiah]

rhino included?

[darkshadows6000]

rhino included?

Yes. Rhino is included in this sale, but call first because where I live several of the EB/GS stores sent their entire inventory to a single Rhino store.

[CGH]

Found a Gamestop with a fantastic selection of N64 games they want to get rid of their ps1 and n64 titles the employees even gave me a little extra off on top of the 85% off! I scored Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time $1.39, Hey you Pikachu with Microphone $1.25, Dr Mario 64 $3.47, Banjo Tooie $1.81, Banjo Kazooie $0.97, Resident Evil 2 $1.39, WWF No Mercy $0.70, Super Smash Bros. $2.08 I also bought a complete non PH xbox Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow with a 12 month XBox Live subscription $4.88!

At a different gamestop I found Super Mario 64 $2.25, Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask $1.95, Pokemon Stadium 2 $1.95, Pokemon Puzzle League $1.95, mega Man X6 disc only $1.20, Namco Museum volume 3 disc only $.0.75, RE director's cut disc only $1.35, Dino Crisis 2 disc only $0.75 this store did not give me a extra discount on top of the 85% off. Astounding sale thanks CAG

[guyinga]

Got Criticom for 0.30 (even though the game doesn't work), Gallop Racer for 1.05, Pinobee for 1.20 & Assault Rigs for 0.30

[NihonTiger90]

Man I didn't realize this sale was going on today. Guess I'll be making a run out to the new Gamestop later today. :)

[Lord Alfred]

Yes. Rhino is included in this sale, but call first because where I live several of the EB/GS stores sent their entire inventory to a single Rhino store.

Greenville SC area CAGs: Don't bother with the (former) Rhino in Taylors. They have tons of N64/PSX games but somebody's been through them with a fine tooth comb. I checked on Thursday and there was practically nothing left but sports games for either system. Blast Corps was the only decent game I saw, but I didn't buy it because I've finished it several times already.

[ddrisgood137]

Only one of the many EB/GS stores around me had any old games, and most of them sucked. I did however pick up a disc only copy of MGS and a complete Wipeout XL for $1.95 total, so it was worth it I guess.

[martin8me]

Anything in the Bay Area?

[soonersfan60]

If anyone finds an extra Excitebike 64, I'd love to buy or trade for it. Please PM me.

[SATAN]

Tried to get i on this deal, the GS employee was more than happy to tell me how he already picked over the box and showed me a copy of FFVII, Breathe of fire 3,and several other games. I prayed that he burst into flames so I could snatch the games before they hit the floor but nothing happened.:cry:

[sterlingice]

Anyone know of a KC or Kansas area GS/EB that even has these old games?

SI

[SpazX]

EDIT: Went and they had a bigass box of mostly madden and other sports, I'll PM everybody that I'm dealing with.

[Zon27]

Man, I checked about 5 stores in L.A. and I can't find a single one that still has PS1 or N64 games.

What stores? I've been to a lot lately, but I have some inside sources.

[supershammy]

Man, I checked about 5 stores in L.A. and I can't find a single one that still has PS1 or N64 games.
Costa Mesa, CA location on Harbor and Wilson has N64 games. I checked them out and there's nothing that I want, but they've got some stuff worth noting. The most expensive games they had were Dr. Mario 64, Starcraft 64, and Worms Armageddon, all at $25. Many a sports game, but other good ones such as Blast Corps and Rogue Squadron were making an appearance.

[Tsukento]

I'd kill to get Mischief Makers and Pokemon Puzzle League. Maybe also an N64 memory card. Lord knows I need one of those to actually save whenever I play Mystical Ninja. :(

[Blade]

I'm pretty sure all of you are bullshitting. Really, several people just happened to find most of the rarest PSX RPGs available?

[dalaamprince]

I'm pretty sure all of you are bullshitting. Really, several people just happened to find most of the rarest PSX RPGs available?
Is FF Tactics for PSX rare? I've been thinking about going back to pick up the other copy they had. But I'm not sure anyone here would want a disc only package.

I'd kill to get Mischief Makers and Pokemon Puzzle League. Maybe also an N64 memory card. Lord knows I need one of those to actually save whenever I play Mystical Ninja. :( The EB near me has about 20 of these Memory cards (http://www.vidgame.net/NINTENDO/Nintendo/n64_acc/n64_memory.jpg) for like $1 or $2 each. I also picked up 3 N64 1st party rumble packs for a dollar each. Not bad at all. There are a few third party rumble packs left if anyone needs one or a memory card, let me know.

[fatbeer]

I'm pretty sure all of you are bullshitting. Really, several people just happened to find most of the rarest PSX RPGs available?

I don't think people are bs their finds. Nobody posted the really rare stuff, it's not like they found Suikoden II, Valkyrie Profile or disney mix. It all depend on your location, some people maybe luckier then others.

Anyway, I picked up couple of disc only games a few days ago like Star Ocean Second Story, Rhapsody, digmon rumble 1-3, threads of fate, chocobo dungeon 2, starcraft 64, and bunch of worthless games for me to play. Great my backlogs is even greater.

Dang, I can't believe Chocobo Dugenon 2 game didn't work. I have to go back to gamestop and get my $1.50 refund

[yoursisterspretty]

I'm pretty sure all of you are bullshitting. Really, several people just happened to find most of the rarest PSX RPGs available?

I don't know if anybody considers these rare or not but my store still had 10+ copies each of Persona 2 and Rhapsody. I picked up two of each along with a mint copy of Breat of Fire 4 (these all have the "R"efurbished sticker on them).

[sterlingice]

Isn't Rhapsody one of those games that there was an "official" reprint on. I can't remember the company that does those but I remember reading a story a while back about a company that buys up the rights to reprint some of the rarer games out there.

SI

[Brian9824]

I got the following

Rhaspody X 3 (1 complete w/ soundtrack other 2 complete just missing soundtrack)
Breath of Fire 4 X 4 (1 complete, 3 disc only)
Persona 2 (disc Only)
Saiyuki X 3 (all complete)
Brave Fencer Musashi (disc only)
Resident Evil 3 Nemesis (disc only)

My store actually got ANOTHER shipment in. Basically the other stores were sending their inventory to them.

If anyone has any extra psx rpg's send me a PM. I've already sold all of these but I have some $$$ for any rpg's i might not already have

[Brian9824]

I'm pretty sure all of you are bullshitting. Really, several people just happened to find most of the rarest PSX RPGs available?

Someone is angry. I mean seriously most of these games are normally $20-30. Hardly super-rare but at $2-5 a great deal.

[Rozz]

Is FF Tactics for PSX rare? I've been thinking about going back to pick up the other copy they had. But I'm not sure anyone here would want a disc only package.

The EB near me has about 20 of these Memory cards (http://www.vidgame.net/NINTENDO/Nintendo/n64_acc/n64_memory.jpg) for like $1 or $2 each. I also picked up 3 N64 1st party rumble packs for a dollar each. Not bad at all. There are a few third party rumble packs left if anyone needs one or a memory card, let me know.

Final Fantasy Tactics is not rare at all. Its one of the most common games on PSX actually.

Did anyone find any fighting games? Also, Brian, how much was Persona 2?

[Blade]

Someone is angry. I mean seriously most of these games are normally $20-30. Hardly super-rare but at $2-5 a great deal.

And you don't think that finding a bunch of games that normally cost $30 and saying you bought them for $2-5 is something people would do? I live in a state where people's hobbies include guns and distant cousins, and not even I can find these games. So I normally think people are lying when I hear about populous towns with tons of these rare games.

You could all very well have them, but I think the odds are greater that you don't.

[Derrick1979]

I have to call around to see if I can snag up on some of this PS1 goodness... :lol:

[Brian9824]

If I still have my reciepts i'll take some pictures tonight and post em. Persona 2 was $4.50. $29.99 - 85% = $4.50.

and Blade you caught us, we are all here trading imaginairy games because dozens of us are part of a conspiracy designed to try to make you feel bad.

Have you ever thought that since these are all USED games that if you live in an area where people don't play alot of games that there might not be alot of games being traded in?

[Rozz]

If I still have my reciepts i'll take some pictures tonight and post em. Persona 2 was $4.50. $29.99 - 85% = $4.50.

and Blade you caught us, we are all here trading imaginairy games because dozens of us are part of a conspiracy designed to try to make you feel bad.

Have you ever thought that since these are all USED games that if you live in an area where people don't play alot of games that there might not be alot of games being traded in?

Which store in Miami was it? I might check 'em out. Are you still looking for that Silent Hill 3 strategy guide?

[Brian9824]

Nah I have all the silent hill guides now. It was the one in Town and Country but it's REALLY cleaned out now. Still has 100+ psx games but trust me, after going thru em all nothing is worth buying lol.

[Tsukento]

Ugh. Five GameStops and only one had used PSOne games. Unfortunately, all of those were the cheapy games made by no-name third party developers who brought games like "Snowboarding" to us. That and apparently a lot of copies of Wild 9. o_O;

[electronaut]

So is this deal only until this upcoming Sunday? Looks like I'll miss out on the good stuff anyway, but I'll take any opportunity to actually get something cheap at GS. :P

[Brian9824]

This clearance lasts until gamestop is out of PS1/N64 games. Its a clearance, not a deal.

[SpazX]

My visit sucked, I edited my old post to reflect that. There weren't any PS1 games that I saw and out of the huge box of around 50 or so 64 games almost all of them were madden and other sports titles.

I picked up 2 copies of Excitebike 64, one of which is spoken for, so I have one left that's up for grabs. I'm looking for $7 or a trade.

I also saw a few copies (along with madden, etc.) of Cruisin' USA, some Elmo game, Army Men Sarge's Heroes, Space Invaders, and the infamous Superman.

If anybody happens to want those let me know and I can check again some time.

[soonersfan60]

Thanks for thinking of me SpazX, but I got frustrated with 2 other deals falling through and turned to eBay.

[Brian9824]

I found 2 of my reciepts so i'll post em tonight to annoy Blade :-)

[speedy05]

I've bought some descent games from this clearance, here's a list of what I can recall...

Rhapsody
Persona 2
Bust-A-Move '99
Devil Dice
Risk
DDR: Konamix
Vandal Hearts II
Omega Boost

[fatbeer]

On interesting note, one of the gamestop i went to yesterday have more nes and snes combine then ps1 and n64 games. Most of them were crap, I only picked up a bonic commander for Famicom, some atlus shooter, mario 64 and some 15 cent nes games. I talked with store manager that several eb/gamestop stores might get more games in upcoming months from their wherehouse until all of it is sold out. So keep your eyes peel for new stuff

[mogamer]

I went to my local EBGames at lunch and picked up for the PSX:
Loaded
Spawn The Eternal
Fighting Force
Fear Effect 2
Strider 2
Strikers 1945

After applying my Edge card discount I paid $5.25 for all of them. There were only crappy sports titles for the N64 left.

[qpwoeiruty]

Picked up a bunch of crappy titles like Spec Ops and Tomorrow Never Dies. Best find was Tekken 2, but that was about it. I have a feeling it may be tougher to find original case/manual for these than it was to find the actual games that I was missing.

[refusedchaos]

OMFG!!! i just got suikoden 2 for $3.49!!!!!

[Caliburn]

Hm, here's another thread. Hopefully I'll get as lucky as I was when the local GS resupplies the PS1 lot.

Below is my haul (posted in another thread):

I got a moderately good haul from about 6 GS/EB, costing about $30ish after all discounts. Each store reported one guy buying out HUNDREDS of titles of titles at a time. One store said one person returned 4 times in one day! I guess that's where all the hot or eBayable games went (Super Smash Bros, Mario games Tennis, Golf, Parties 1, 2, 3, Mario 64, etc)

Assume all are disc/cart only except when noted. I haven't decided what to keep or trade yet for most games.

N64 haul:
Starcraft 64
Tetrisphere
ExciteBike 64
Castlevania
Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness (I'm keeping this!)
Rayman 2: Great Escape
World Driver Championship
Armorines
San Fran Rush 2049
Turok 2
South Park
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Extreme G2
Hybrid Heaven
Beetle Adventure Racing (I'm keeping this too)
Lego Racers
Command and Conquer
Duke Nukem: Zero Hour
Shadowgate 64
Winback
Wipeout 64
Jet Force Gemini
Cruis'n Exotica
Blast Corps
Pokemon Puzzle League

PS1 haul:
Deception III: Dark Delusion
Silhouette Mirage
One Piece Mansion
Harvest Moon: Back to Nature (I'm keeping this)
Disney's Treasure Planet (new, sealed)
Colony Wars
Metal Gear Solid
Parasite Eve
King's Field II
Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions
Pinobee
Norse by Norsewest (Lost Vikings)
Raystorm
Tall Infinity (complete)
TRAG: Mission of Mercy

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

I may check the GS stores in upper NY tomorrow while my one relative I work for is at the auction there. There's like 2-3 GS stores within 5-6 miles of each other from the auction. I just hope like hell that they lemme use the car(cause then I'll hit the 2 Best Buys in that same area lol).

Otherwise, I still haven't found the 1-3 titles I'm looking for for PS1 from the stores YET. And, with how many Ebayers probably know about this clearance by now, I doubt I'll find the ones I want.

[thechipunks]

wow man..most stores suck all i pulled today were:

Poy Poy
Thousand Arms
Tales of Destiny
Breath of Fire IV

[Gara]

Hit an out of town store and made a decent score

PS1
Azure Dreams
Parasite eve II
Megaman X 5
Megaman X 6
Megaman Legends non GH disk, + 2 GH editions one sealed.
Megaman Legends 2 non GH
chrono cross
Bust a move 4
Persona 2 :bouncy:


Most didn't have manuals sadly but at 1.00 or so each I'm not going to bitch. This sale has been going on awhile though. If these were leftovers I can't imagine what titles I missed. Thanks, op!

[Blade]

Has anyone received the newest Game Informer and 10% off used games coupon? It would be pretty great to get anything for 95% off.

[CGH]

Resident Evil Survivor $0.60

[Brian9824]

My store got a small restock and i got

Persona 2
Alundra 2
Bushido Blade 2
And Saiyuki

Alundra 2 and Bushido Blade 2 are for trade if anyone wants

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

I snagged the following yesterday(with an additional 10% off with the Edge card:

Both are disc(s) only:

Command & Conquer(PS): $2.25(originally $14.99)
Nuclear Strike(PS): 45 CENTS LOL

I also snagged a copy of each of the Reservoir Dogs and Pirates Of The Caribbean penny guides.

My total came to $2.88 after tax. LOL God, I love this clearance, now if I could just find a copy of Intelligent Qube I'd be set.

[guyinga]

Picked up Space Griffon VF-9 for 0.30 yesterday

[thechipunks]

WOWOW i went to a gamestop today and scored big time in my opinon

most didn't have cases or manuals..but still.. they were all in pretty great condition

I got:
Playstation:

D
Resident Evil Directors Cut
In The Hunt
Mega Man Legends
Mega man Legends 2
Parasite Eve (even has the FFVIII Demo)
Rhapsody (with Soundtrack)

Complete:
mega man X5
Mega Man X6
Guardian's Crusade

I also got a used DDR Mario Mix and pad for 31.00 and a Gamecube Broadband Adapter for 2.99...total for everything was like 50.00

[SteveoNeato]

edit:nvm

[Tsukento]

They actually sold a used dance pad? They normally don't take used ones, let alone sell them, due to hygene issues. o_o

[thechipunks]

They actually sold a used dance pad? They normally don't take used ones, let alone sell them, due to hygene issues. o_o

it had the generic Gamecube Controller SKU. and lol they say it's a "Hygene" issue because they don't want you to buy used pads, they want you to buy their crappy Gamestop Brand Pads. I used to work at gamestop.....i was told this by alot of my managers..and to just tell people that it's a hygene issue so they don't question.

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

Either way, no way to tell if someone sweat or uhhh something worse on one of those and if you use too harsh a chemical on it, it may damage it, no?

I would NOT buy used dance pads, but have bought used controllers before and cleaned them and the 'muck' in the cracks of them with rubbing alcohol.

[nyprimus4]

Finally going today. I'm replacing my PS2 which I bought last june used with a warranty, the disc drive isn't loading discs. Hopefully I can pick up some n64/ps1 stuff.

[canedaddy]

I went to GS over the weekend and was stunned at the horrible selection of PS1 games. It was literally 90% old sports games, 9% old extreme sports games and 1% random unplayable garbage.

[Gara]

I went to GS over the weekend and was stunned at the horrible selection of PS1 games. It was literally 90% old sports games, 9% old extreme sports games and 1% random unplayable garbage.

Sounds about right. I had to look through about 300 disk only sports titles to find anything. Do you see what happens when you buy sports games?!

[mgriff]

does anyone know if this applies to hardware and if not, what is the going used price on an original playstation as my store has one in stock and i want to know if its worth it for me to pick it up...its marked $20, but I think its been sitting there forever...

[smaaug]

Doesnt apply to hardware/accessories which I dont get since many stores seem to have accessories and no games.

[Slim Gatsby]

haha guys i got liek every madden and nhl/nfl game.

Actually, I managed to find Mario Kart, Super Mario 64, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong Racing, Smash Bros, Clay Fighter 63 1/3, Quest64, Goldeneye 007, Pokemon Snap, Pokemon Stadium, Gex, Gex 3, Tony Hawk 2, Wave Race 64, and Pilot Wings 64, among some other stuff.

No one had anything decent for the PSX -- I found a MGS, Persona 2, and the X-Files - but the MGS and Persona 2 boxes were EMPTY (which the clerk defined as stolen, they no longer keep the discs behind the counter, even for games at a $30 sticker price) and the X-Files discs were all loose, and I could only find three out of four.

I did snag Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, though.

Combining my edge card + the discount = games from $0.40-$3.00

I managed to snag duplicates of most games if anyone wants to buy or trade.

[Caliburn]

Doesnt apply to hardware/accessories which I dont get since many stores seem to have accessories and no games.
Hardware may be clearanced too, though YMMV - I picked up a PSone with controller, AC adaptor, and RF adaptor for $10 pre-tax.

There were grimy, old PSX systems left though. I have yet to test them but I couldn't pass up a system for $10.

I know for a fact that accessories are NOT clearanced, as a $2 memory card was about the same price after tax.

I picked up more good titles since my store is still receiving PS1 shipments from other districts apparently. The 75% off promo doesn't automatically apply anymore so the Edge card only took 10% off the manual 75% discount (before, Tales of Destiny was $29.99 less 75% = $7.50 - 10% of $29.99 = $7.50 - 3 = $4.50. NOW, with the manual entry, it was $7.50 - $0.75 = $6.75. Ah well. The discount is still current but for whatever reason, this store's register didn't apply the discount automatically.

[mjainerin]

Is there anyway to determine which store gets inventory. I only managed to pick up 2 hydro thunders for the psx.

[becker4546]

Nothing in the three stores in Rockford, all had carts only sports and wrestling games. The PS1 games were in bad shape too.

[Slim Gatsby]

Hardware may be clearanced too, though YMMV - I

I picked up more good titles since my store is still receiving PS1 shipments from other districts apparently. The 75% off promo doesn't automatically apply anymore so the Edge card only took 10% off the manual 75% discount (before, Tales of Destiny was $29.99 less 75% = $7.50 - 10% of $29.99 = $7.50 - 3 = $4.50. NOW, with the manual entry, it was $7.50 - $0.75 = $6.75. Ah well. The discount is still current but for whatever reason, this store's register didn't apply the discount automatically.

I noticed this, too - my first round of games had both discounts off of the original price, then I had some that took 10% off of the discounted price - and then went to a different store two days later, and they stacked based on the original price again.

I think different stores might be configured differently.

Its a shame that the 75/off doesn't include accessories, but they are already discounted - $1.80 for N64 power adapters after discount? Not bad for something that most eBayers are asking $15+ for.

[mgriff]

does anyone know if this applies to hardware and if not, what is the going used price on an original playstation as my store has one in stock and i want to know if its worth it for me to pick it up...its marked $20, but I think its been sitting there forever...

I ended up going to my gs today and the playstation rang up as $15, still not a bad deal, brought it home, works perfectly...

[anotherpoorgamer]

I was wondering if it would be worth the trouble to pick up an original playstation for running emulators for older game systems and what are some that work on it?

[zman73]

I was wondering if it would be worth the trouble to pick up an original playstation for running emulators for older game systems and what are some that work on it?

I dont know about them working on the PS, think you mean to say DREAMCAST since it does, not that that subject is approved of on these forums

[mogamer]

I was wondering if it would be worth the trouble to pick up an original playstation for running emulators for older game systems and what are some that work on it?
I've seen emulators for the NES and the SMS for the Playstation, but I've never tried them. Anything the Playstation can emulate can be done far easier on the PC.

[Brian9824]

I snagged 2 disc only copies of Diablo for psx if anyone is intrested in em.

[Biglesworth23]

Accessories in ALL of the local stores around me (Harrisburg, PA) are clearanced.. I'm not sure why that varies for you guys. I believe everything I saw was around 99 cents before 75 percent off plus edge card. I picked up one official Sony PSOne controller for 15 cents. There were tons of 3rd party controllers for the same price... saw one or two multitaps (maybe have been a buck or two more, didn't check specifically), and no memory cards... also an RFU adaptor or two...

Also saw a few third party Dreamcast controllers for the same price..

And my one local store still has some Genesis/ Super NES games, and they were discounted the same as PSOne/N64 games as well. Nothing great, mostly sports... but picked up some sports game that meant a lot to me as a kid that I don't own anymore... Ken Griffey Jr. Baseball (Both of them for SNES), NCAA Basketball (SNES), Jurassic Park (Genesis), etc. They ranged from 15 - 30 cents.

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

I snagged 2 disc only copies of Diablo for psx if anyone is intrested in em.

Actually, if I get a chance tomorrow, I may hit the one local game shop, as I remember them having a complete Diablo in stock last time I was there for $5.

I'm a fiend when it comes to action RPGs/dungeon crawlers, though some of them are kind of bleh.

[Blade]

And now we have Game Informer magazine, with its extra 10% off coupon.

To my understanding, the barcode is a generic SKU. Everyone gets the same coupon and they aren't individualized.

[Biglesworth23]

One of my local Gamestops actually got a restock of PS1 games in from a store in Erie, and boy.. I was happy with it. Unless someone else picked through them (doesn't seem likely), the restock was :

Parasite Eve (2 copies)
Xenogears
Final Fantasy IX
Rhapsody
Front Misson 3
Persona 2 (only one that was complete)


They were all in this one section, pushed to the side. Yay!

[Tsukento]

One of my local Gamestops actually got a restock of PS1 games in from a store in Erie, and boy.. I was happy with it. Unless someone else picked through them (doesn't seem likely), the restock was :

Parasite Eve (2 copies)
Xenogears
Final Fantasy IX
Rhapsody
Front Misson 3
Persona 2 (only one that was complete)


They were all in this one section, pushed to the side. Yay! You, good sir, are one lucky fucker.

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

And I am one UNlucky fucker, since I keep missing out on mint/complete copies of Intelligent Qube by like a week to a month. The one other small game shop here had one complete for $30, sold just after Christmas.

But, I haven't been ALL unlucky lately, since that SAME shop sold me a 30001R PS2(with no warranty seal) that they thought was completely DEAD. It turns out it works 100%. However, I only bought it for parts, for $10.

I may head back there and buy some of their supposedly 'dead' Xbox/Dreamcast/other systems for $10 each, if they let me.

[rxdoga]

This what I found.

Bushido Blade 2
Kartia
Threads of Fate
Magic the Gathering
Vagrant Story
Megaman X6
Wild Arms
Lunar 2
Tales of Destiny
Saiyuki
Persona 2
Rhapsody
Gundam Battle Assualt 2
Breath of Fire 4
Namco Museum vol.2
Hoshigami

[Brian9824]

I know its a longshot but if anyone found lunar 1 or 2 and had em for trade let me know. I don't care about complete, just need games to finish collection.

[zerolens]

I know its a longshot but if anyone found lunar 1 or 2 and had em for trade let me know. I don't care about complete, just need games to finish collection.

There's an EB about an hour from me that still shows them in stock on the website. I've been there before (maybe 2 months ago) and they had them. They are a fairly new EB and loaded them down when they opened. Except for a few oddball PS1 games (junk games) everything seemed to have the case and maybe the booklet but I didn't check that closely. All the cases looked to be in good condition, and I'm sure all those Square greatest hits games were probably gutted since the cases looked to be in very clean condition.

I think it was lunar 1 they had more than one of, but lunar 2 was the only copy but it still shows on the website in stock. Wild Arms and Breath of Fire 3 is gone now though it looks like, they don't show in stock. Everything else still seems to be there. Lunar 1 was a very thick box (not a normal case IIRC) but Lunar 2 had the typical case, it was thick though like Final Fantasy games I think.

If these games really do ring up as cheap as you guys say and someone is desperate for something I'll see what I can do. They had multiple copies (3 or more) of Breath of Fire 4, Vagrant Story, Xenogears, Final Fantasy 8 and 9, and Parasite Eve. Lunar 1 had two copies I think and the second one only one. They had one Wild Arms and BoF3 but it shows out of stock on those.

Looks like they still have that Nocturne in stock. Very clean case too. This EB is out in the boonies so it doesn't surprise me this stuff isn't selling. That's the place I got my copy of Wizardry PS2.

Edit: They also had multiple copies of Persona 2 I know, and it still shows in stock. I can't remember everything they had. I'd rather not give the location right now since a lot of these games I never played and may want to play them myself.

2nd edit: Just did a quick look and they still also have Final Fantasy Tactics, FF Anthology, FF Chronicles, Rhapsody, Legend of Dragoon, and Chrono Cross. I think that's all the major stuff. I was only looking up RPG's by the way. It's pretty much greatest hits stuff though, stuff most of you have anyway.

[Brian9824]

If you happen to go and can snag em i'd be VERY greatful. Drop me a message and let me know. I can trade you some games or send paypal, whatever you want.

[Caliburn]

A store I visited early last week had two "Making of Lunar 2" discs and they wouldn't budge on giving one to me as a freebie since the rest of Lunar 2 was nowhere to be found. They insisted on selling them for $35 before discounts. Bleh.

[tiredfornow]

to everyone who got persona 2.. how is it? I snagged a copy myself and I'm wondering if I should play it, or pass it on to my woman friend.

[boognishd]

How do I check the stock on these PS1 games? I can't seem to find any on their website. I hate to drive an hour for nothing.

[fatbeer]

How do I check the stock on these PS1 games? I can't seem to find any on their website. I hate to drive an hour for nothing.

click on anything that display multiple items such as used game on upper right or search all products on upper left corner. Click on it. Then scroll down and click on "Show backordered used products that may be available in stores."

Remember, store locator isn't accurate, so call your store first before going there

[boognishd]

Thanks Fatbeer!

I have found a couple of gems so far with much better luck at the stores in more rural places. I'm really hoping to find a copy of Xenogears.

[Tsukento]

I finally hit up the store that had PSOne games and checked out every single thing they had there.

Gex - $0.45
Dragon Ball GT Final Bout - $0.75
Crash Bandicoot 2 - $0.90
Syphon Filter 2 - $0.45
Syphon Filter 3 - $1.05
Banjo-Kazooie - $1.05

They had N64 games, but they were in the back.

[boognishd]

So I called a local GS, which used to be a Rhino, and asked about the sale. He told me the Xenogears he had (which I didn't see the two times I went there) rang up at $20.00. He also said he tried some PS1 games a few days ago and they rang up at sticker price too.
Is this just because he didn't total the items? Does anyone know if the 75% off is still going on? I know the discount doesn't apply until they total it, but I assume the GS employee would know this.

[Tsukento]

75% off is clearance. They're not a sale. It's there until they get rid of all of their stock.

fatbeer, I can't seem to find an option to browse through backordered games on the site. o_o

[Gara]

So I called a local GS, which used to be a Rhino, and asked about the sale. He told me the Xenogears he had (which I didn't see the two times I went there) rang up at $20.00. He also said he tried some PS1 games a few days ago and they rang up at sticker price too.
Is this just because he didn't total the items? Does anyone know if the 75% off is still going on? I know the discount doesn't apply until they total it, but I assume the GS employee would know this.
Sounds like he is just a moron. The other day the guy ringing me up told me I lucked out because when he hit total there is apparently some sale going on where dvds are buy 2 get 1 free. :hot:

Go in and grab that game!

75% off is clearance. They're not a sale. It's there until they get rid of all of their stock.

fatbeer, I can't seem to find an option to browse through backordered games on the site. o_o
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n17/garasensei/shoooow.jpg
Your search has to have some results before you see that at the bottom, if that was the problem.

[fatbeer]

75% off is clearance. They're not a sale. It's there until they get rid of all of their stock.

fatbeer, I can't seem to find an option to browse through backordered games on the site. o_o

search for anything that in stock. Search for things that are generally in stock with a larger category like "final fantasy", "grand theft auto" or "metal gear". Click search button then scroll down on bottom page for the "Show backordered used products that may be available in stores." Afterward click on "show". All the backorder items will show up.

[ddrisgood137]

search for anything that in stock. Search for things that are generally in stock with a larger category like "final fantasy", "grand theft auto" or "metal gear". Click search button then scroll down on bottom page for the "Show backordered used products that may be available in stores." Afterward click on "show". All the backorder items will show up.


Be warned though! If you find a store with games, first call and ask if they still have PSX games before going. I went online and it said a store near me had old FF's, Resident Evils, lots of great games for PS1. I went to that store and it said they hadn't been carrying any old games for a long time.

So call and ask. Don't ask about individual games, just call and ask if they at least carry old ones.

[exit370]

I just spent $80 bucks on 99 PS1 games.... Oh i love u 85% off. Oh how i love u :)

[maiku]

I just spent $80 bucks on 99 PS1 games.... Oh i love u 85% off. Oh how i love u :)

So...you're working on a list for us, right? :)

[Biglesworth23]

While I was lucky with some stuff, I've been unlucky with others..


I've picked up probably around 100 games from this sale as well, but these don't work:

Star Ocean: Second Story (I think that's the title)
Intelligent Qube
Chrono Cross (already own it anyways, though, but couldn't pass it up for so cheap)
Warcraft 2 (something or other)


Intelligent Qube is the one that hurts the most. It looks about perfect, except for this crack in it.. almost looks like a small DENT on the bottom of the disc. Got it buffed at GameCrazy just for the hell of it... still a no go. :( Any other ideas?

[Tsukento]

If anyone could me copies of Chrono Cross, Brave Fencer Musashi, Final Fantasy Chronicles, Banjo-Tooie, Mischief Makers, Pokemon Puzzle League and Majora's Mask, I would so gladly pay you for them.

Upon calling a store that seemed like they might have had stuff hidden away in the back, I ended up getting this jackass that I always see treating the customers like he just doesn't give a fuck. So I automatically got told they didn't have anything prior to PS2, despite the fact that they had a case full of Game Boy Color games and at one point had an entire bin full of N64 games that would not sell.

[tiredfornow]

If anyone could me copies of Chrono Cross, Brave Fencer Musashi, Final Fantasy Chronicles, Banjo-Tooie, Mischief Makers, Pokemon Puzzle League and Majora's Mask, I would so gladly pay you for them.

Upon calling a store that seemed like they might have had stuff hidden away in the back, I ended up getting this jackass that I always see treating the customers like he just doesn't give a fuck. So I automatically got told they didn't have anything prior to PS2, despite the fact that they had a case full of Game Boy Color games and at one point had an entire bin full of N64 games that would not sell.

I got some disc only copies of chrono cross, one I was gonna give to the lady friend, but she bought a complete copy on here I believe. I havent tested them out yet, but lemme hook up my ps3 and i'll check later on tonight :D

[Gara]

Wooo talk about a score. I got to talking to the manager and he let slip they had four more boxes of old games in the back. Went nuts for about an hour looking through them and came out with

Complete games
Final Fantasy Tactics (GH)
BeyBlade
Digimon world 3
Tomb Raider Chronicles (DC)

Incomplete (Missing Manual and/or original case):
Shadow Tower
Space Hulk Vengeance of the blood angels
Tenchu 2
Tekken 3
Vandal Hearts
Threads of Fate
Resident Evil 2
Bloody Roar
Monster Rancher 2
Metal Gear Solid 1
Metal gear solid VR missions
Apocalypse
Alone in the Dark
G Police
Forsaken
Tomba! (Blockbuster label)
Crusaders of Might and Magic (blockbuster label)
Darkstone
Spyro
Tekken 2
Duke Nukem Total Meltdown
Duke Nukem Time to Kill
Die Hard Trilogy
PinoBee
Dino Crisis
Digimon World 1
Chrono Cross
Megaman Legends 2
Point Blank 2
Saga Frontier
Legacy Of Kain: Soul Reaver
Armored Core
Wild 9
Fighting Force - Collectors edition
Resident Evil 3 Nemesis
Legend Of Legaia

House of the dead 2 (DC)
Zombie Revenge (DC)
Shadow Man (DC)
PenPen Triltelon (DC)
Stunt Race FX (SNES)
Super Strike Eagle (SNES)
Street Racer (SNES)
Pitfall (SNES)
Robotron 64 (N64)
Eternal Champions (Genesis)
B.O.B. (Genesis)
Sonic Pinball (Genesis)
Street Fighter 2 special champion edition (Genesis)
Chuck Rock (Sega CD, where did that come from!)
Tiger Hell (NES)
Cabal (NES)
Wall Street Kid (NES)
Golgo 13 (NES)

Total came to 60.00 for the above. After that I hit up a gamecrazy while it was slow and the guy there let me look at the inventory sheet for classic games they had in the back. Ended up grabbing

Final Fantasy 7 with case but no manual (GH) :hot:
Legend of Dragoon Complete (GH)
Evil Dead Hail to the king
Megaman 8
Jade Cocoon
The Granstream Saga
RPG Maker
Saga Frontier
Mario party 2 (n64)

Total for that was about 31.00. His inventory also had an arc the lad collection in stock but he was unable to find it. He made gestures with his hands showing me it was a big box so I was pretty bummed about that. Gave him my number just in case.

I grant you that alot of the above titles are rubbish but at this price I couldnt resist. Great day! :bouncy:

[nyprimus4]

Useless without pics Gara

[supershammy]

Useless without pics Gara

What does that even mean? Did you mean to say "I don't believe you without pics"? Or perhaps, "Nobody will buy these games off of you or trade for them - if you wanted to, that is - without pics"? Otherwise, I fail to see how her list is 'useless'. Lists like this, unless they are specifically for the purpose of listing items to trade, serve the sole purpose of showing that games in said list are obtainable by all, if they can be found.

[Gara]

Useless without pics Gara
Haha well I have already added them all into a cd album. I can scan some of the receipt if you are implying I am a fibber. You're not missing much with the picture though. Countless broken jewel cases, cheap paper sleeves, and old stickers I threw in the garbage. They seem to have come from several stores and each store had a different method of packing them.

Shrinkwrapped in a jewel case, slim design jewel cases, sealed in a little sandwich bag, paper sleeves, jewel case wrapped in tape, and all of the carts were sealed in game accessory bags. I'm guessing the employees have been sitting on them in the backroom because almost every single jewelcase had something broken on it.

Alright I am a free time person! Work it baby! Strike a pose!


http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n17/garasensei/th_cases.jpg (http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n17/garasensei/cases.jpg)
Here are some of the cases and sleeves. Use the power of imagination and picture them full of games!


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Now construct a mental image combining the cases with the games. Wooha!



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[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

Well, I think I may have screwed myself out of the chance to check out the half rack of PS1/N64 games my local EB had just 2-3 weeks ago. I went in there the other day, only finding Nuclear Strike and Command & Conquer and found out that the half rack of games had been reduced to a shoebox half filled with games.

So, either someone on CAG is a fuckin hoarder and cleaned them out of games(since I did stupidly mention the only 2 local stores with PS1/N64 games left) or they were ordered to move over 75% of their games to the only other local store I know of with them in stock.

Either way, it sucks, since I had a feeling that place WAS a gold mine, if I'd only checked it when they had ALL the games there still.

But, that's what I get for not checking every single game(in those annoying paper sleeves) prior to leaving the store that LAST time.

[Tsukento]

Just got back from two different stores. One I had gotten the previously mention PSOne games from and the other from one I didn't think would even have anything.

Got a nicer haul this time around. The following prices are from 85% off.

Nintendo 64
Banjo-Tooie - $1.95
F-Zero X - $1.20
Goemon's Great Adventure - $2.25
Jet Force Gemini - $0.45
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards - $2.25
Mario Party - $2.70
Mario Tennis - $2.70
Perfect Dark - $0.75
Pokemon Puzzle League - $1.95
Star Fox 64 - $0.75
Super Mario 64 - $2.25
Super Smash Bros. - $2.25

PlayStation
Mega Man Legends - $1.20
Mega Man X5 - $0.75

Dreamcast
Ecco the Dolphin - $1.20

Add 6% sales tax

Total: $26.08

Awesome part was that the first store told me to come back on Sunday for some sort of buy 2 used, get a certain percent off deal that would be coming up. Especially awesome when they said they'd likely be getting shipped more older game.

[nyprimus4]

I just like seeing all the games together. I'm not implying he didn't get the games.

[arthur3d]

I've bought out my whole gamestop, i spend at least 600 bucks or more.
Minus the sports and stuff. Going from Orginal Nintendo to Snes and Genesis...and a shit load of Ps1 games and N64. I feel kinda poor now but every day is Game day...so im living my dream....And i took all the bad sport games that i bought by accident and crappy nes games and traded it to a store like EB called CGX (console game exchange) towards a $49.95 copy of dracula X for Snes....i got 27 bucks of credit and payed like 22 bucks for the game. Now im at home playing games ever day... what a nice life i got. I also made a list of what games i got on excel just for the ps1 games that were cd only...took 2 hours...anyways.....if i get bored i list the highlights of my findings and maybe some pictures?... by the way i live in florida. :bouncy:

[fuchikoma]

Where ya located, arthur3d?

[suko_32]

Hopefully not Gainesville or Tallahassee...or a particular city in between.

[Tsukento]

Actually did some exploring. Found another hidden GameStop with an entirely large rack filled with PSOne and N64 games. Unfortunately, the PSOne section was a little disappointing. I did manage to nab some of the better N64 games, though.

Following is marked down 85%.

1080 Degrees Snowboarding - $0.75 (Was $4.99)
Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition - $1.80 (Was $11.99)
Bust-A-Move '99 - $1.80 (Was $11.99; mistakenly labeled as BAM 2)
Donkey Kong 64 - $1.20 (Was $7.99)
The New Tetris - $3.75 (Was $24.99)
Paper Mario - $4.50 (Was $29.99)
Pokemon Snap - $0.45 (Was $2.99)
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron - $0.75 (Was $4.99)

PSOne Gex: Enter the Gecko - $0.45 (Accidentally given EtG instead of Gex 3; no complaints though)

[motley6]

I called about 6 stores and they said they sent all their old stuff to one giant mall store. I went and the pickens were slim. They had 3 Elmo N64 games and about 100 PS1 games. The good stuff (and I use that term loosely)

PS1
------
Loose:

NBA Jam TE
C-12 The Resistance
Beyond the Beyond
Project Overkill
Time Crisis
Time Crisis Project Titan
Lethal Enforcers 1 and 2

Complete:

Die Hard Trilogy
Die Hard Trilogy 2
Syphon Filter 3


I got all those for $15

The rest were Madden Coasters.

[Jagwarlord]

Actually did some exploring. Found another hidden GameStop with an entirely large rack filled with PSOne and N64 games. Unfortunately, the PSOne section was a little disappointing. I did manage to nab some of the better N64 games, though.

Following is marked down 85%.

1080 Degrees Snowboarding - $0.75 (Was $4.99)
Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition - $1.80 (Was $11.99)
Bust-A-Move '99 - $1.80 (Was $11.99; mistakenly labeled as BAM 2)
Donkey Kong 64 - $1.20 (Was $7.99)
The New Tetris - $3.75 (Was $24.99)
Paper Mario - $4.50 (Was $29.99)
Pokemon Snap - $0.45 (Was $2.99)
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron - $0.75 (Was $4.99)

PSOne Gex: Enter the Gecko - $0.45 (Accidentally given EtG instead of Gex 3; no complaints though)

You lucky dawg, you scored a paper mario!

[crazytalkx]

Lameee, the Fullerton Gamestop had nothing good whatsoever. Time to check out West Covina.

[Tsukento]

You lucky dawg, you scored a paper mario!
Yeah, tell me about it. It was the one game I was looking around for and they only had one copy left. Insta-yoinked. The site says they have Xenogears, but I didn't find a single copy...

Gonna have to go back and check their binders that show their inventory. >_>

[Toxicosis]

Now if only 98% of us actually had a damn GameStop that still carried these games and actual good ones. >:|


Exactly, mine stopped carrying old games a long time ago.

[nyprimus4]

You people are so lucky. I went to replace my refurbished PS2 and looked around. First I spot an N64 controller but quickly realize it is 3rd party and put it back. I don't see anything for a while but then I notice about 3-4 racks of PS1/N64 stuff. I was like OMG I hit the fucking jackpot. There was probably 3 racks of n64 stuff and 2 racks of ps1 actually, with a bunch of PS1 games being sleeve only. I look through everything and every single game is either Madden, Blitz, NBA Courtside, or some PS1 game called Snowboarders 2 or something. Ugh I actually found Metal Gear Solid VR Missions, Battlestations, and I got Blitz 2000. Total was $2.75.

[Link927]

Yeah, tell me about it. It was the one game I was looking around for and they only had one copy left. Insta-yoinked. The site says they have Xenogears, but I didn't find a single copy...

Gonna have to go back and check their binders that show their inventory. >_>

So what are the odds that an employee will show you their inventory binder?

[Tsukento]

All I did was ask at another store and they let me browse through it. I tried asking in the one I got Paper Mario from, but they were kinda busy and were close to closing, so I felt it was better to just let them handle the other customers that were busting their chops.

[nyprimus4]

You have a Gamestop with an inventory binder? These kind of GS's exist?

[Tsukento]

Suprisingly. Wasn't entirely accurate, I must say. Some games I asked for they didn't have.

[Slim Gatsby]

Today's haul:

I dropped by an out-of-the way store that I had previously raided for N64 stuff (grabbed Diddy Kong, Mario Kart, Mario 64, and a handful of other decent stuff) but hadn't had a chance to poke around at their PSX stuff. I tackled those today, and spent half an hour poring through their four shelves of PSX games. I also poked around in the N64 stuff again for anything I might have missed or new additions, and I checked out their accessories.

My haul:

N64:
Blast Corps
Pokemon Puzzle League
Space Station Silicon Valley (x3)
Robotron 4
Madden 2000 ($0.15!)
Donkey Kong 64

PSX:
Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1
Bust A Move '99
DeathTrap Dungeon
Dino Crisis
Hearts of Darkness
Jet Moto 2
Oddworld: Abe's Exodus
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Parasite Eve
Parasite Eve II
Persona 2
Quake II (Complete!)
Star Wars: Dark Forces
Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi
Time Crisis
The X-Files (x 2 and a half)

Accessories (all $0.89 apiece after Edge discount, no 75% off but they were already reduced to a buck apiece anyway.):
RumblePak, Nintendo Branded (x3)
Game Boy Transfer Pak (x2)
Playstation Controller, Sony Branded (x3)

And just because they were 0.12-0.30 apiece and complete (and to go with a PSX I snagged at a garage sale for $2):
NFL Game Day '97
Triple Play 2000
Madden '99
Madden 2000
Jimmy Johnson's VR Football

My new Game Informer finally came, so I brought it for the coupon (thought I'd get another $3 off of Persona 2), but the employee on duty told me that I couldn't use it with other discounts...which I should have pressed on, because it's supposed to supplement the Edge card, which was valid on the clearanced merchandise. Has anyone else tried using theirs with any luck?

The grand total for all of the above was about $35 and change. =D

[Slim Gatsby]

*ponders* Althought I have a fairly good grasp of what's good and what isn't, what games are fun, which are common, which are hard to come by, are there any obscure titles to be looking out for? Anything a CAG'er should pick up for the $0.50 clearance price simply due to rarity/obscurity or eBay/trade value?

[Brian9824]

Pretty much any psx rpg

[Slim Gatsby]

So, that includes:
Alundra
Beyond the Beyond
Blood Omen Legacy of Kain
Breath of Fire
Diablo
Dragon Valor
Final Fantasy anything
Grandia
Chrono Cross
Chrono Trigger
Jade Cocoon
Kartia
Legend of Mana
Lunar Silver Star Story
Parasite Eve
Persona 2
RPG Maker
Saga Frontier 1
Saga Frontier 2
Star Ocean
Suikoden
Tales of Destiny
Vagrant Story
Vandal Hearts
Xenogears

Any other must-haves I'm missing? I kind of missed out on the PSX -- I sat out most of that generation, got an N64 for Christmas at launch but never had more than half a dozen games until recently, and the only thing I really played on the PSX (which I got towards the end of its lifecycle) was Final Fantasy IX.


Most of my teenage gaming was either retro or on the PC.

[Tsukento]

Don't forget Dragon Warrior (Quest) VII. :D

[WebScud]

I haven't seen anything but sports games and Beyblade anywhere.

[Link927]

All I did was ask at another store and they let me browse through it. I tried asking in the one I got Paper Mario from, but they were kinda busy and were close to closing, so I felt it was better to just let them handle the other customers that were busting their chops.

Very interesting, interesting indeed....well, I'll need to ask for it then when I go next time, hopefully tommorow.

Is it like that "Upcoming Games" binder, with a weekly printout? Was there even a date on the inventory binder printouts?

[Tsukento]

Basically it's like those binders, but it's pretty much a list of stuff they have sitting in the back listed by consoles. What I found REALLY suprising was they even had Genesis and NES games listed.

I didn't really bother to look for a date. I simply asked the guy if he had any of the older games, he said they did. I asked if there was any way I could see them and handed me a binder to look over. The spine was labeled "N64 and PSOne." If you're gonna ask to see it, ask if they have any lists of games that they have for the older games (if they do confirm that they have them).

[cranguy]

I finally hit not one, but 2 stores yesterday with a fairly large stock of PS1 games.

I got a considerable pile from each store. Unfortunately all the RPGs were gone, but still managed to pick up some very decent titles like...

Resident Evil 1
Dino Crisis
Incredible Crisis
The Game of Life
Digimon games
Dune 2000
Raystorm
Tomb Raiders
Twisted Metal III/4
Megaman Legends
Umjammer Lammy
Time Crisis
etc etc

Not the absolute cream of the crop, but some good ones IMO. I was very pleased overall, seeing that the average price after Edge card was 0.45-0.60. The most expensive game I picked up was RE1, $1.35 after edge. :)

One store had no N64 games, the other one only have a very sad selection of ONLY basketball titles :/

[Link927]

Well, went to the only GS that I knew that still stocked ps1 and n64 games. I went to look at the rack with the cases, a bit hard since they were all jewel cases with a sticker on them. One employee comes up and asks if I need help, I ask for their inventory list on ps1 games, he says they dont have one.

Back to fishing, I was so suprised when I fished out Parasite eve II and Breath of Fire IV. But the rest were full of Who Wants to be a millionare, various madden, and cat in the hat?

Went up to the counter, other guy tells me that the cases are basically old, he's going to show me the inventory list, which employee #1 told me they didnt have...Looked through it, nothing much, but Breath of fire missing :( then I ask him to get a small list of games. Pulls out a box with the games, sleeves so old they're falling apart. I asked him first if I could just take a look at them myself, tells me they cant put it over the counter. Gives up after I list about 3 games, tells me to go ahead. Mixed up, but I wade through it, eventually getting Fear Effect and Parasite Eve 2. Total, about 2.25 with 85% off.

[Slim Gatsby]

Today I snatched up:
Alone in the Dark
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Bomberman Party (complete)
Cardinal Sin (complete)
Danger Girl
Darkstone
DeathTrap Dungeon
Disneys Atlantis
Fear Effect 2
Guardian's Crusade
Harry Potter (complete)
In Cold Blood
Incredible Crisis
Jurassic Park
Kileak
Kingsley's Adventure
Martian Gothic Unification
Namco Museum Vol. 3
Pajama Sam: You Are what you eat from your head to your feet
Pandemonium
Phix the Adventure
Roswell Conspiracies
Soviet Strike
Spyro the Dragon (non GH, complete)
Tecmo's Deception
Tenchi
Tenchi 2
Tomb Raider (complete GH)
Tomb Raider II
Syndicate Wars
Turnabout
Wild 9 (complete)

I also grabbed some stuff to trade, like an extra Tenchu, extra Wild 9 and extra DeathTrap Dungeon, and extra Kileak, some other games, too. Once I've been here for a month I'll make a trade list =D

[Tsukento]

Yesterday hurt me bad. The two GameStops that had the good stuff was low on 'em. The one with N64 games had them all sent out to another store, so they had only mostly crap PSOne games. The next place I went to barely had much left, either. I did manage to snag the following:

Nintendo 64
Harvest Moon 64 - $4.20
Space Station Silicon Valley - $1.50

PlayStation
Digimon World 3 - $0.75
Parasite Eve - $1.95 (Came with both discs and the third bonus disc)
Resident Evil 2 - $1.05
Spyro the Dragon - $1.05

Was so pissed that I lucked out on Suikoden. They had it on the list (and they had just finished printing out an updated list) but they were more worried about making sure they get the store closed within an hour rather than finding the game (and it was a slow night, there was nobody there but me).

[Slim Gatsby]

Apparently the first place I went had Persona 2 complete, but its a thick box with only one disc, so I assumed it was a multi-disc game missing a disk. I passed it to them as shrink =(

I also found empty boxes for Beyond the Beyond and a couple other RPGs laying around. Apparently a lot of the good stuff got nicked.

[Jagwarlord]

A Harvest Flipping Moon, get out of town! Play the lottery man because your one lucking mo fo

[Zon27]

A Harvest Flipping Moon, get out of town! Play the lottery man because your one lucking mo fo

I've picked up two Harvest Moons during this sale. The first thinking I wouldn't find another, then the second cause the first one has a really faded label. Both work though, cause I fired both up.

[Tsukento]

Heh. I think I've only lucked out with finding Paper Mario and Harvest Moon 64, those two and The Next Tetris were the most expensive and apparently the most difficult to find.

[phear3d]

Apparently the first place I went had Persona 2 complete, but its a thick box with only one disc, so I assumed it was a multi-disc game missing a disk. I passed it to them as shrink =(

I also found empty boxes for Beyond the Beyond and a couple other RPGs laying around. Apparently a lot of the good stuff got nicked.

you should pretend you want to buy the boxes and ask for how much. they cant charge for them and all they could do is throw them out. they will end up giving them to you.

i did this for Bust a Groove 2.. i wanted to buy the game for $29.99.. they looked for about 15 minutes and they couldnt find the game. So i was like can i just buy the case cause i have the game at home just need the case really (cause i had bought the game at another EB for the same price but no case). The guy was like here take it.

[Brian9824]

Persona 2 is only 1 disc. The 2nd disc is a bonus disc so i believe gamestops took it in without the bonus disc.

[Slim Gatsby]

Yeah, I suck for that. I totally should have grabbed them. At least I know better now.

But wait! There's more!

So, I set out early this morning because the GS manager promised me a restock, and I had an hour window to get into the store, pick out my games, buy them, drive to Wal-Mart and drop my car off, and walk to work. Work and the store are over 20 minutes apart.



PSX:
Adventures of Lomax
Batman: Gotham City Racer
Discworld II: Morality Bytes!
Digimon World 3
Echo Night
Hugo the Evil Mirror
Incredible Crisis (x2)
Lemmings: Oh no! More Lemmings
Lethal Enforcers 1 & 2
Namco Museum Vol. 2
Nuclear Strike
JoJo's Bizzare Adventure (!)
Persona (x2)
Point Blank
Power Rangers Zeo
Powerslave
Sheep
Silent Bomber
Sol Divide
Spider-man
The Lost Vikings: Norse by Norsewest
Three Stooges
Torneko The Last Hope
Worms (x2)

N64:
1080 Snowboarding
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Cruis'n USA
Cruis'n World (x2)
Donkey Kong 64
Doom 64
Excite Bike 64
F-1 World Grand Prix
Goldeneye 007 (x2)
Hercules: The Legendary Journies
Hey You, Pikachu!
Jet Force Gemini (x2)
Madden 2000 (x5 @ $0.15 apiece = $0.75, lol)
Mario Kart 64 (x5)
Mischief Makers
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
Mortal Kombat Trilogy
Paperboy (x2)
Perfect Dark
Pokemon Puzzle League
Quest 64
Ridge Racer 64
San Fran Cisco Rush Extreme Racing
South Park
Star Wars Rogue Squadron x2
Star Wars Shadows of the Empire x2
Starfox 64
Super Mario 64 (x2)
Toy Story 2
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
WWF Warzone
Yoshi Story (X5)

78 Games
TOTAL: 113.73

And I can definitely make my money back just by selling the duplicates online, netting $0 for an awesome library of games, or possibly even a profit.

Swung by the local thrift store on my home from work on a complete whim. Poked around by the CDs, thought maybe I'd see something random and cool, but not likely. Then I saw a familliar black disk staring back at me from a generic case - it was the install disc to Final Fantasy VII for the PC! I rummaged around some more, and came across disc 2...but that was all. Both were labeled $3.99. I moved over to the next display of predominantly music CDs, and managed to find the last two! I grabbed the clerk/manager and asked about getting them all together for 3.99 since they were all part of the same game. He told me "No, but its a Wednesday so they're half price." Whatever, works for me.

Haul:

PC:
Final Fantasy VII

TOTAL: $8.65

Of course, this is on the scenic route home, which is in the general direction of my local GameCrazy. Having brushed up on my PSX games, I thumbed through their bin of Classic Plastic. Today I snagged:

PSX"
Bushido Blade
Digimon World (complete and immacculate!)
Guardian's Crusade
Incredible Crisis
Kagero: Deception II
Pandemonium!

TOTAL: $23.55

Not as awesome a deal as at GS, but not too shabby. They also had Persona and Persona 2, as well as Digimon World 3 and some other stuff, that I'm coming back for tomorrow , since I ran out of cash on hand. A friend of mine is buying my spare Parasite Eve 2, Dino Crisis, and Soul Reaver for $20, and another is buying my copy of Pokemon Diamond for $35, since she never got hers and I also have Pearl, but don't even have the time to play that.

They also had a million copies of WaveRace 64, but I've got a copy or three of it somewhere already.

Time to hit up eBay...

[Number83]

Today I picked up (All after 75% + 10% GMR Discount):

N64

Gauntlet Legends - 1.95
Hybrid Heaven - .75
Biofreaks - .45
Chopper Attack - 1.05
Deadly Arts - 1.50
F-Zero X - 1.20
Knife Edge: nosegunner - 1.20
Mortal Kombat Mythologies - 1.95
Body Harvest - .45
Pokemon Puzzle League - 1.95
Star Wars Battle for Naboo - 1.50
Fighters Destiny - .75

PSX (All Complete)

Deathtrap Dungeon - .75
Missle Command - .45
Blaster MAster: Blasting Again - .45
Blue's Clues: Blue's Big Musical - .75

Total Spent: 18.13 with Tax

Factor in the 2.97 I had to spend for a bottle of Goo Gone (the N64 carts were gawd awful dirty) and my total was $21.28...I think I did OK.

[Caliburn]

Here's my recent PS1 haul, unsorted by title and sorted by store:

Blaster Master: Blasting Again (complete)
Skydiving Extreme (complete)
Armored Core
Armored Core: Project Phantasma
Armored Core: Master of Arena
Syphon Filter 3
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Deathtrap Dungeon (sealed)
Gekido
Colony Wars: Vengence
Sammy Sosa Baseball x2 (for the cases)
Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear (complete)
Mechwarrior 2: 31st Century
Tenchu Stealth Assassins
Digimon World 3
Hooters Road Trip (complete)
----------
$15.88


Legend of Dragoon (missing manual, x2)
Alundra 2 (missing manual)
Gundam: Battle Assault 2
Heart of Darkness (missing manual)
Grudge Warriors (sealed)
Final Fantasy IX (complete, but case shattered)
Gran Turismo (complete)
Gran Turismo 2 (missing manual)
Reel Fishing 2 (missing manual)
Rainbox Six: Lone Wolf
Contra: Legacy of War
Dead or Alive
Raystorm
Blast Chamber
Bomberman World
Bloody Roar 2
One Piece Mansion (sealed)
Cardinal Syn (sealed)
Jampacks 2, 3, 6 (sealed)
Felony 11-79 (complete)
Chrono Cross
Superstar Club something or other (DDR w/ controller)
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$23.56

[thechipunks]

I picked up DDR Disney Mix and Harvest moon back to Nature, total was about 9.00 at gamestop X-D I had gone into the same gamestop a week before looking for Harvest moon becasue it said they had it instock on-line but didn't find it..and today went looking for DDR Disney Mix because it said on-line they had it and it wasn't there either so i asked the Cashier and he couldn't find it on the floor so he went into the back and found a box of amazing ass PS1 games and low and behold DDR Disney and Harvest moon were chillin in it. I didn't pick up the rest because i'm not a greedy mofo.

[ddrisgood137]

I picked up DDR Disney Mix and Harvest moon back to Nature, total was about 9.00 at gamestop X-D I had gone into the same gamestop a week before looking for Harvest moon becasue it said they had it instock on-line but didn't find it..and today went looking for DDR Disney Mix because it said on-line they had it and it wasn't there either so i asked the Cashier and he couldn't find it on the floor so he went into the back and found a box of amazing ass PS1 games and low and behold DDR Disney and Harvest moon were chillin in it. I didn't pick up the rest because i'm not a greedy mofo.


I can't begin to explain how much I envy you for finding DDR Disney mix....

[dalaamprince]

Okay so the only GS in my area that still carries these N64 games and PSX games got a shipment in of 25 things yesterday. (I called and asked today). Should I drive and check it out? It's a little bit of a drive.

[Derrick1979]

I must say you all suck!!! :lol: lol trying to find an EB/Gamestop around me with some PSone stuff is like finding Bin Laden, The only game I came across in a trip was Saiyuki: Journey West and I passed it up to come home and read a review and think chit that was a gem then went back and it was gone!!!

Good luck with finding more of that stuff you people snagging multi-copies of titles should share the love with us less fortunate PSone/N64 less game shops..

[v0yce]

Is hardware covered under this sale as well?

My local GS has a few PSOne/LCD Screen combos left. Anyone know what the price would be?

[Tsukento]

Is hardware covered under this sale as well?

My local GS has a few PSOne/LCD Screen combos left. Anyone know what the price would be?
The site's backorder lists it at $49.99, but we all know that really can't be accurate.

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

I must say you all suck!!! :lol: lol trying to find an EB/Gamestop around me with some PSone stuff is like finding Bin Laden, The only game I came across in a trip was Saiyuki: Journey West and I passed it up to come home and read a review and think chit that was a gem then went back and it was gone!!!

Good luck with finding more of that stuff you people snagging multi-copies of titles should share the love with us less fortunate PSone/N64 less game shops..

My local stores that had buttloads of PS1/N64 games now have next to none. Of course, part of the blame for that definitely falls on me, since I mentioned which two local stores I had recently seen collections of the games at.

Mind you, all I want from the PS1 era is maybe 2 games, but I'll be damned if I'm going to pay Ebay like prices for them from ANYONE. Intelligent Qube and Rising Zan are the ONLY two games I WANT, but I'm not willing to pay more than the $6 something 75% off price for IQ.

Ah well.....easy come easy go.

[Gara]

Is hardware covered under this sale as well?

My local GS has a few PSOne/LCD Screen combos left. Anyone know what the price would be?

The employees at my local store say the sale applies to hardware making their $15.00 ps1 system really cheap (according to them) but the discount didn't apply to the controller I purchased now that I look at the receipt. Let us know if you can get them to apply the discount to hardware

[fuchikoma]

I ran across the odd psone lcd combo during my search and they always ring up $150 new.

[Caliburn]

The employees at my local store say the sale applies to hardware making their $15.00 ps1 system really cheap (according to them) but the discount didn't apply to the controller I purchased now that I look at the receipt. Let us know if you can get them to apply the discount to hardware

At one store, I got a PSone with RF switch, one dual shock PSone controller, and the power cord for $10 pre-tax.

They had other PSones available but I nabbed the best for myself. The rest were dingy and some even had issues with the lid not shutting.

The official PSone LCD screens were still $75, though.

[supershammy]

The site's backorder lists it at $49.99, but we all know that really can't be accurate.

Check your PMs!

[v0yce]

Check your PMs!

I didn't get a PM. :cry:

[Zon27]

I must say you all suck!!! :lol: lol trying to find an EB/Gamestop around me with some PSone stuff is like finding Bin Laden, The only game I came across in a trip was Saiyuki: Journey West and I passed it up to come home and read a review and think chit that was a gem then went back and it was gone!!!

Good luck with finding more of that stuff you people snagging multi-copies of titles should share the love with us less fortunate PSone/N64 less game shops..

I might be able to share the love, but I'm not sure, mostly I've been spreading the games around to my other friends. But I know one store still has some and I'm going there soon cause I have to go that way anyways to see my gf.

[supershammy]

I didn't get a PM. :cry:
I sent one to Tsukento, but now I've sent one to you as well. Be happy!

EDIT: And to keep this post on topic, the EBGames near me was cleaned out of some of the 'good stuff' recently. Worms Armageddon, Starcraft 64, and Dr. Mario 64 were all there before, but were gone when I went back for them. Why do people want shit ports? Granted, they were the most expensive 64 games they had at $24.99 before discount, but still...

Also, they stopped doing BOGO sometime ago, probably because they just advertised a worse deal of B2G1 coming up on Sunday.

[phear3d]

@Derrick1979: with older games, you really need to just grab and buy it without thinking. specially if its at eb or gs and most certainly when theres a 75% off promotion going on :)

things i have passed on in the past that i regreted:

final fantasy 7 (game only), it was $29.99. went back the next week, GONE :(
parappa the rapper (game only), $11.99, thats why i passed, but it was $11.99. 2 days later GONE :(
suikoden 2 (game only), priced at $69.99, almost bought this gem, saw the game disc at the register cause i asked, came back the NEXT DAY it was apparently stolen :(
castlevania chronicles, $29.99, this was complete too, passed again a month later it was snagged by someone else :(

lesson made: do not pass on older games. its harder to get them, and youll never see it again. they are kinda like endangered species, but instead youll only see them on ebay.

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

I ran across the odd psone lcd combo during my search and they always ring up $150 new.

:lol: I guess this would be where I mention that I grabbed one from a local Kmart for $10 last fall or so, huh? Lots of luck finding a Kmart with any PSone/LCD combos left though.

Of course, I also grabbed a buttload of old grey model PS1's from a local shop for $1 each(consoles only) around the same time. I should've nabbed them all though, only took around 5-6. And, out of those, only 1 had problems.

[arthur3d]

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[Gara]

Are you going to build a fort with all those copies of mario 64 and mario kart? You're making me want to revisit my stores

[arthur3d]

242 ps game only
263 N64

very rough number.. not included Old NEs games and box ps1 games and stuff i kept.


I bought my stores out.... i didnt care...what and how many i got. except if it was stupid shit cough....SPORTS!!!.

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

That list is craptacular that you got arthur3D, very few 'harder to get' titles(from what I remember of the list of 'rare' titles anyway) and lots of dreck thrown in.

Hoarders who buy assloads of games like that, then get nothing 'good' out of it= JUSTICE

Now, if I could just find the hoarder who cherry picked all the PS1/N64 games from stores here and left the Maddens from 10 years ago there I might be happy. Although, the one guy who is a manager at a store about 30-40 miles away now told me they may have the games in the back still. So, maybe that's where I'm headed today.

[arthur3d]

That list is craptacular that you got arthur3D, very few 'harder to get' titles(from what I remember of the list of 'rare' titles anyway) and lots of dreck thrown in.

Hoarders who buy assloads of games like that, then get nothing 'good' out of it= JUSTICE
i didnt mention the games i kept COUGGH!!!........i kept the RARE...Good ones.. maybe later ill list my ps1 collection and see if u change your mind.

[supershammy]

i didnt mention the games i kept COUGGH!!!........i kept the RARE...Good ones.. maybe later ill list my ps1 collection and see if u change your mind.

Are you going to help fellow CAGs with all of those games? For instance, all of your apparently unwanted Paper Marios will surely go to good homes in seconds if you gave paying CAGs an opportunity to buy them off of you.

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

Still doesn't make any sense, unless you're like the couple flea market stand people here who sell games, who buy them cheap from one place and try and jack them up by $10-40 per game to sell at their weekend stands.

How the one guy stays in biz is beyond me, since he buys games that're now GH titles for $4-5, then puts them up over $20 a pop. I don't think a single game has moved from his stand in the over 2 years he's been at the flea market.

Now, when he had a higher rent and more overhead, he was actually selling stuff cheaper and it made going to his store a pleasure, because I knew he wouldn't try ass raping me on price on a game.

Either way, I still go to the shop he buys many of his games from now, where I get them for $3-10 usually with the occasional title going for $15-20.

[arthur3d]

Are you going to help fellow CAGs with all of those games? For instance, all of your apparently unwanted Paper Marios will surely go to good homes in seconds if you gave paying CAGs an opportunity to buy them off of you.
thats possible...or.....i donno....ebay?
i spent a shit load of monies...when this week ends... (finals week in college)
im going to sell and make my money back before my credit card bills hit me in my face. So yeah!

[supershammy]

thats possible...or.....i donno....ebay?
i spent a shit load of monies...when this week ends... (finals week in college)
im going to sell and make my money back before my credit card bills hit me in my face. So yeah!

Oh, in that case, two things:

1.) Ignore my PM
2.) You're an ass.

[arthur3d]

Oh, in that case, two things:

1.) Ignore my PM
2.) You're an ass.

wow thats real creative...:applause:
A) you can kiss my %#$
B) look over there->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
C) Move on to another tread
...
...
...
F) All the above and repeat. :bouncy:

[Prepster]

wow thats real creative...:applause:
A) you can kiss my %#$
B) look over there->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
C) Move on to another tread
...
...
...
F) All the above and repeat. :bouncy:

Sorry but I am pretty sure your a douche bag :roll:

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

thats possible...or.....i donno....ebay?
i spent a shit load of monies...when this week ends... (finals week in college)
im going to sell and make my money back before my credit card bills hit me in my face. So yeah!

Ahhhhhh....the old 'I bought them all so I can Ebay the crap outta them and make back my initial money and then some' routine.<stares at binloads of older game guides he bought with the intention to 'sell on Ebay'> Good luck is all I can say because if most of the useless dreck gets you $1 per title, plus whatever you can try and overcharge for shipping, you MIGHT at least break even.

But, you're NOT the first person on CAG to hoard to the extreme<stares at binloads of older game guides that I was 'gonna Ebay' again>, as I too had that plan at one point. And, maybe the Goldeneye's and Paper Marios will sell, along with some other titles, but I don't see ALL of those selling for as big as you might think.

Anyway, good luck with that. Coughcoughhoardercoughcough

[arthur3d]

yea im not trying to make millions off this shit...i know that.
i want to break even...that way i keep the games i like...im a game collector..and i enjoy all the games i own...(i dont keep games in closet and watch mold grow on there sealed wrapers..and wait 20 years and ebay them...thats sickl) i play all my shit. I hope i dont end up with a box to look at....eek....but thanks for the advice.....cough*cough*not horder just a collector /end cough (fuc that rhymes) ;)

[arthur3d]

Sorry but I am pretty sure your a douche bag :roll:

Location: Outside Chicago

enough said....

[Prepster]

Location: Outside Chicago

enough said....

Lmao?

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

yea im not trying to make millions off this shit...i know that.
i want to break even...that way i keep the games i like...im a game collector..and i enjoy all the games i own...(i dont keep games in closet and watch mold grow on there sealed wrapers..and wait 20 years and ebay them...thats sickl) i play all my shit. I hope i dont end up with a box to look at....eek....but thanks for the advice.....cough*cough*not horder just a collector /end cough (fuc that rhymes) ;)

BUT, if you WERE to end up with a HUGE box of games you bought but couldn't sell, imagine the hit in your wallet? That's where our hoarding differs, in that I spent .01 a guide(sometimes was just given them) and most of that time, I had a friend(ex gf who was unemployed at the time) who drove me around to ALOT of FAR OFF stores looking for guides. She did it under the premise that we would share any profit and we have, though it has not be quite as profitable as we had hoped.

And actually, we later on found out that most guides don't hold value beyond 3 weeks past the pennied date. So, now she doesn't even want to hear about how many I've sold or not and I'm actually FINALLY sick of watching them sit here already, so I may just throw out or sell them even cheaper on here pretty soon.

Just wanna give you a quick heads up, so you don't end up making a far more expensive mistake of trying to Ebay all those games and going past the 7 day return period on used games. Try and list a couple of each NOW, with a 2 day auction. If none sell or do phenomenally well, then you have your answer and you still have TIME to return those other games before you're left with a box of games collecting dust and a big CC bill.

Oh and before I DO forget, I AM grateful to ALL of the CAGs who have bought guides from me or that I've traded with. There are some GREAT fellow gamers on this site, who probably WILL groan when they see your OP and say 'why couldn't I find some of those in MY stores??'.

[arthur3d]

BUT, if you WERE to end up with a HUGE box of games you bought but couldn't sell, imagine the hit in your wallet? That's where our hoarding differs, in that I spent .01 a guide(sometimes was just given them) and most of that time, I had a friend(ex gf who was unemployed at the time) who drove me around to ALOT of FAR OFF stores looking for guides. She did it under the premise that we would share any profit and we have, though it has not be quite as profitable as we had hoped.

And actually, we later on found out that most guides don't hold value beyond 3 weeks past the pennied date. So, now she doesn't even want to hear about how many I've sold or not and I'm actually FINALLY sick of watching them sit here already, so I may just throw out or sell them even cheaper on here pretty soon.

Just wanna give you a quick heads up, so you don't end up making a far more expensive mistake of trying to Ebay all those games and going past the 7 day return period on used games. Try and list a couple of each NOW, with a 2 day auction. If none sell or do phenomenally well, then you have your answer and you still have TIME to return those other games before you're left with a box of games collecting dust and a big CC bill.

Oh and before I DO forget, I AM grateful to ALL of the CAGs who have bought guides from me or that I've traded with. There are some GREAT fellow gamers on this site, who probably WILL groan when they see your OP and say 'why couldn't I find some of those in MY stores??'. 1) 7 days..ummmm i bought them way after this....
2) The poor eb people had to ring up all those games (they play rock paper scissors to see who was going to ring me up).... i dont want to see the look on there faces with a return like that. (they will kill me or prob quit?)
3) they didnt know about the deal till after i raided....now there afraid of me when i walk into the store. they say.....why are you here???? dont you have enought to play at home? its same story every time i go there. one employee was mad that i took the last copy of persona 2...i clearly asked him was it a good game....his silence told me it was worth buying.
4) To be sucessful in any kinda bussiness you have to take risks. Maybe ive made a mistake but from that week on its been a great ride...god every night is a game night! what more can i ask for? so what i lose a few bucks....money comes a goes....when people buy new games...or new systems....they dont get there money back...buy a 50 buck game...sell it back for 10 bucks.... do that for a long time and me im better then that cus i dont buy games at prices like that...shit im always back a few generations when it comes to games.
well thats me.....old school as hell.

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

Since I found this site(albeit while looking for 'cheap' games on the net, which I now know to be a myth alot of times), I've changed my buying habits drastically. I look at it as 'why should I buy ONE $50 game, when I can have 10 PROVEN $5 games that were ONCE $50'.

Best deal ever from watching this site STILL has to be my $10 PSone/LCD combo(thanks to, I believe, Briansraregames for that info).

Just don't forget to spread the PS1/N64 love a bit if you DO end up stuck with a bunch of games, ok?

[ddrisgood137]

man, there are some real immature people in this thread (and I'm not talking about arthur3d). You can't flame him for not trading with you.

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

man, there are some real immature people in this thread (and I'm not talking about arthur3d). You can't flame him for not trading with you.

Personally, I wouldn't want any of the crap he bought, unless he had a minty copy of Intelligent Qube and didn't want Ebay price of $50-60 for it. And honestly, if ANYONE else did this and posted 'I cleaned out X stores of Y items', you would probably see MORE people being irate.

I remember when someone found a bunch of Ebay auctions from someone who showed STACKS and STACKS of game guides in their house or office. People from here said they were going to 'bump' the bids up on there and then NOT pay to 'get them back'.

Or the one game store which announced its closure and was liquidating their stock, which many CAGs said you could see the Kmart clearance tags on many of them still.

So, a few people complaining is NOTHING, compared with the usual 'call to arms' for hoarders on here.

[supershammy]

Word, I'm surprised more people aren't disgusted by the braggadocio required to type out a list of HUNDREDS of games, say that these are just the ones that they DON'T want, and even go on to say that there are hundreds more that they actually wanted. Then to go on to say that none of these are for themself, friends, or fellow posters, but are just going to be sold - why even bother posting any of that in the first place? It could be construed as a 'warning' to people in their area that there is nothing left, but that could have been said in a sentence; a list of hundreds of games is a little more akin to boasting. So, again, why post in the first place?

The answer is because that person is a hoarding ass.

[xdl]

Word, I'm surprised more people aren't disgusted by the braggadocio required to type out a list of HUNDREDS of games, say that these are just the ones that they DON'T want, and even go on to say that there are hundreds more that they actually wanted. Then to go on to say that none of these are for themself, friends, or fellow posters, but are just going to be sold - why even bother posting any of that in the first place? It could be construed as a 'warning' to people in their area that there is nothing left, but that could have been said in a sentence; a list of hundreds of games is a little more akin to boasting. So, again, why post in the first place?

The answer is because that person is a hoarding ass.

Buying out entire stores of their stock is just pain greed. We all know damn well out of 500 games there is multiples of most of them - don't come on here posting that crap and try to say "Im a game collector." Most of the people here are game collectors and dont have a need to flip 3 copies of a game for every 1 that they keep. Buying all of those made you look like an ass, but actually coming on here to share it with everyone really makes you one.

Usually I try to defend people trying to get some free stuff here and there, but this is just ridiculous. Find a new way to make some money.

[rgon86]

Seriously, that's pretty shady. Someone else would probably kill to play Paper Mario and you're "trying to break even." And dont say you're a collector since you want to pay up your credit card bills and break even. Even I would share the wealth with that load.

[anotherpoorgamer]

All I can say is that I only got was an ex-smoker's Rampage Universal Tour for the N64 in this deal! :(

For those who find tons of games, please don't hold onto them thinking they will go up in value in the future. Sell it now and let someone enjoy them now!

I don't care if you're in my area and cleaned out all the Psone/N64 games from the GS/EB, since it basically means I don't have to spend money, before I could even get more than that one game I mentioned.

[Brian9824]

man, there are some real immature people in this thread (and I'm not talking about arthur3d). You can't flame him for not trading with you.

Not but you can flame him for buying everything out of the store leaving nothing for other CAG's and instead ebaying it. I got quite a few duplicates of games like Rhaspody, Saiyuki, etc. I got them over a period of a month giving anyone in my area ample time to take them before I did. I usually buy 2-3 games a week in case others swung by.

I traded extra copies to people on gametz. Stuff like a copy of Saiyuki for a copy of megaman legends etc. A few I sold for under ebay costs to someone whom i knew wasn't going to turn around and flip them.

When you buy hundreds of crap games for the SOLE purpose of flipping don't expect any mercy. I mean no one would blame him for buying 10 copies of suikoden 2 and ebay'ing them if he found em (hopefully he'd offer 1-2 here as thanks for finding out about the deal). Buying every game in the store reduces him to the level of someone from fatwallet.

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

All I can say is that I only got was an ex-smoker's Rampage Universal Tour for the N64 in this deal! :(

For those who find tons of games, please don't hold onto them thinking they will go up in value in the future. Sell it now and let someone enjoy them now!

I don't care if you're in my area and cleaned out all the Psone/N64 games from the GS/EB, since it basically means I don't have to spend money, before I could even get more than that one game I mentioned.

Glad to see there's another CAG who likes Rampage like I do. I grew up in the era when it came out(80's) and many games today wouldn't even BE around if not for the groundwork laid out by some of those early titles.

Stuff like:

Elevator Action-(ducking into rooms to evade being seen by enemies, ala MGS and many other games)

Double Dragon/Final Fight(89-90)/Streets Of Rage(90's)- Just TRY and talk to a game dev who made a brawler and have them NOT mention one of those three games.

Swordquest series(Atari 2600)- Multi part games in a series, action slashing RPGs(albeit primitive back then, but still fun when you were a kid back then)

Super Mario Bros.(NES)- wacky weapons(a sunflower=ability to shoot fireballs, whodathunk?), + convoluded(but semi believable in the realm of gaming) storyline= fun experience

Hell, even the party game genre had Track + Field on the NES and Tapper(and Root Beer Tapper) to thank for their invention to some extent.

Maybe I'm giving some of these games too much credit, but I think all of them DID help to launch gaming to where it is TODAY.

Oh and.....if ANY CAGs happen to find a(even disc only) copy of Intelligent Qube at their local GS/EB with PS1 games. I'll buy it for cost plus a lil extra plus shipping cause my local stores are COMPLETELY tapped out it seems.

[qpwoeiruty]

Buying every game in the store reduces him to the level of someone from fatwallet.
Don't bin everyone together... I use FW daily and I'm not a hoarder and I'm sure that many CAG lurkers hoard and don't post. Even if the list was fake, it is sort of lame but it's a free world and it's full of people looking to make a quick buck and there's nothing wrong with that, as long as it's legal.



This is the kind of thing that I might shake my head at, but I wouldn't go around condemning him for it. Really........:roll:



PS: Love that avatar-Mai Hime is a great show :-D

[Tsukento]

Personally, I don't see what's wrong with actually selling some of the stuff. 'least he's not keeping them just for display. Now THOSE are the worst of hoarders. The ones who buy multiples of things just for show.

[mitch079]

Drove up to a store East of me in Connecticut - Old Saybrook - found a decent selection of games and picked up the following (most complete) - WCW Backstage Assault (which I wanted because I am a wrestling fan to complete the WCW collection), The Italian Job, Grand Theft Auto 1 & England, Martian Gothic, Tomb Raider 3, Hot Shots Golf, and Driver 2.

Total was 4.45. Very pleased with that. If anyone's in the area, I recommend going there and checking it out.

Checked out a bunch of other stores in Danbury, Fairfield and Norwalk found nothing. One of the stores at the Milford mall had mostly sports PS1 games. Westport had a few N64 games left but nothing I wanted - looking for Banjo Tooie and Kazooie. I'll check out Trumbull tomorrow for the B2G1 used deal to use up a couple of giftcards but I've never seen any older games at the 3 stores there.

[Friend of Sonic]

Awesome deal I found. Picked up Rhapsody, Persona 2, Starcraft 64, and some Koei RPG for 95% off. 75% off+ 20% off for renewing my Edge card.
That was all of their games left. Which was odd, I think when they were told to send all of their stuff back, they stashed their RPGs and other hard to finds (pretty stoked and surprised to find Starcraft 64)
Unfortunately, I passed on a disk only Xenogears (which I would have picked up if I knew I was getting 95% off) But I'm pretty satisified with my trip out there. I found a Monster Hunter Freedom next door at Circuit City as well.

[Shivanhaven]

ohhh man....I scored a HUGE game. I got Suikoden II 75% off from one of my local former rhino stores lawlz.

[garfep]

I'm really not too knowledgable about what's the rarest of the rare in terms of PS1 & N64 stuff, and I'll be heading to a store within the next week or so that has a huge bin of games for both systems. Can anyone type up a list off the top of their head of what's worth the most/rarest?

[edavis0780]

Wow, I haven't been to this thread in a couple of days and I just have to say that Arthur3d is a fucking dick. Hope you know how to digest half-assed PSOne CDs and N64 Cartridges. That's the only shit you're gonna be able to afford for a long while.

'Nuff Said <--------------That's how it's don3:booty:

As for my haul, I managed to pick up;
Gran Turismo
Warhawk
Battletanx (dunno why)
Driver 2

[portnoyd]

We went to our local dropoff for the area's PS1/N64 stock in Midland Park, NJ, and someone spent over a grand there, taking everything not sports. :P Had we not been on our honeymoon, we could have added a lot to our own collection.

We still left with 76 games we needed though. And no, we're not hoarding; it's for our personal collection. They were all individual titles we needed, and would also have been had we gotten there first.

[Prepster]

So this has probably already been said, but does this new buy 2 get 1 free also work with these games?

[Tsukento]

Of course. The deal works for ALL used games and accessories. :)

[SleekerToy]

Of course. The deal works for ALL used games and accessories. :)

The system doesnt combine offers so they would have to manual discount.. It will be a YMMV type of deal.

[Tsukento]

But considering the games have been slashed by 75%, it's obvious they're going to want to get rid of them. :P

[Prepster]

Of course. The deal works for ALL used games and accessories. :)


heh, kinda figured but I might of thought ebgames would try and say the 75% off is the only discount you can use.

[KrAzY3]

I've stopped by a couple of Gamestops a few times and did some searching. I got on this kind of late so some of the better stuff was missing and almost no complete games were to be found but here's the only two worth noting (most of what I got I intended to play, for pennies why not?):

Legend of Mana (disc only)
Tomba! 2 (complete, perfect condition)

[Butterfly719]

Got a pretty decent haul today...lots of games that I had/played some time ago and wanted to rebuy for my collection. All were disc only, unfortunately:

Army Men World War $.45
Superstar Dance Club #1 Hits $.90
K-1 Revenge $.45
Gran Turismo 2 (2 disc) $.75
Vigilante 8 $.45
Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense $.60
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos $.60
Croc 2 $.60
Darkstone $.45
Tomb Raider 4 $.45

and the best deal of the day...

Point Blank 2 $1.05

These prices reflect both the 75% and 10% being taken off.

[Slim Gatsby]

All drama aside...

Is it wrong to buy a lot of the cheap, mediocre stuff just to clear shelf space and get them to open another box or two that's sitting in the back? ;D

[Gara]

All drama aside...

Is it wrong to buy a lot of the cheap, mediocre stuff just to clear shelf space and get them to open another box or two that's sitting in the back? ;D

In my experience unless the worker really hates you, he/she will let you take a look in the boxes, assuming the store isn't busy. Ask!

[Link927]

In my experience unless the worker really hates you, he/she will let you take a look in the boxes, assuming the store isn't busy. Ask!

Then again, it could just contain more bleh. Recently, I heard from another employee that they would recieve a shipment of 500 ps1 games. I, of course, went to check it out the next day. Well, I asked if I could see it, and another employee brought out the box, which had about 460 ps1 games. I searched in the box for almost an hour, but what do I turn up? Nothing. All sports and wrestling, a few variety games here and there, but nothing worth it. He tells me that they were actually from other stores where they couldnt sell them, so they were dumped on them. See if your local store got a box of unsellable games dumped on them too -_-'

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

I wish to hell my store woulda got some decent stuff, along with the fifty bajillion Maddens and other various crap games. But, if they had anything, they're long gone now. :(


arthur3D, did you come to PA and clean out my local stores too?

[Slim Gatsby]

In my experience unless the worker really hates you, he/she will let you take a look in the boxes, assuming the store isn't busy. Ask!

Actually, I'm the manager's new best friend because I'm taking so much old stuff off of his hands. :D However, he says that he keeps getting more and more boxes, not just from old stores, but from the backs of warehouses, too. Unfortunately, he says that due to corporate policy, he can't break the seal on boxes until he has enough room cleared on the shelves to put out the entire box.

[Friend of Sonic]

That sounds amazing. I'd buy all of that stuff at 85% off, just for sheer quanity in my collection (lame, I know, to buy a ton of wrestling stuff)
I wonder how I'd find a store set up like this. Suppose I'd check out my store locator and call each store that lists a certain PSone game in stock.

[Link927]

Im just wondering, do stores have the option to choose to accept a shipment of games, and say no if they dont want it? For example, old games such as PS1 and N64, Im sure there are some managers out there that think its a hassle to sell old games like these.

Also, I wouldnt mind if they had them, I'm pretty sure some of my local GS dont even have a chance to sell ps1 games because they're not offered these boxes, even if they dont want them. Well, at least I have one GS in my area that has old games, but not for long though once this is over :(

[arthur3d]

Not but you can flame him for buying everything out of the store leaving nothing for other CAG's and instead ebaying it. I got quite a few duplicates of games like Rhaspody, Saiyuki, etc. I got them over a period of a month giving anyone in my area ample time to take them before I did. I usually buy 2-3 games a week in case others swung by.

I traded extra copies to people on gametz. Stuff like a copy of Saiyuki for a copy of megaman legends etc. A few I sold for under ebay costs to someone whom i knew wasn't going to turn around and flip them.

When you buy hundreds of crap games for the SOLE purpose of flipping don't expect any mercy. I mean no one would blame him for buying 10 copies of suikoden 2 and ebay'ing them if he found em (hopefully he'd offer 1-2 here as thanks for finding out about the deal). Buying every game in the store reduces him to the level of someone from fatwallet.

ok fist off. im not going to thank this website for this Great find...because i didnt find it out from here...For YEARS! ive been to eb and gamestop asking about there old games...and been spoon feed Lies about them sending back all the old games to a warehouse....blah blah... so i could never buy my old school games...and one day i said let me ask the guy and he said we do have some but you have to know the exact game u want and they will look it up. I didnt have that great of a imagination and so i ask the guy was there a box or something i can look through..after he handed the ps1 games i picked out a few i could afford, think the prices were what was on the sticker and after he rang me out he said i owe him like 3 bucks for like 10 games...i was so shocked i was give me all your boxes im going to go through all them. I didnt buy out my eb store in 1 day! i had to come back for like a week or so because the clerks had to do multiple tranactions. I didnt take the rare shit like suikoden 2 and the RPG's b/c they didnt have them and at the time i didnt know which one was rare... lalala My purpose in beginning was buy the games i like to play and enjoy and i figured that alot of other people in other states wont be able to get this stuff so i thought i could offer them on ebay b/c thats where i get the stuff i cant find.

i dont believe the shit where you said you left shit for other people to get...pff yea if i saw ff7 i would leave it there for joe blow....my ass!
we all know you sold your shit on ebay to make money. your no different then me.

"I mean no one would blame him for buying 10 copies of suikoden 2 and ebay'ing them "

thats bull shit! i bout 12 copys of paper mario and i got flamed...if i got 3 copys of suikoden 2 i would be still flammed...

and to those people that said they would share the glory?
thats a load of piss.....next thing your going to do is feed the poor employees at Gamestop, cause they get minimal wage...and then later...buy them a wii....

why dont you guys flame the guy who went into walmart or k-mart or all the stores and buy out all the new systems and sell the 4 times more then what they got it for. its supply and demand.. you want this to stop? dont buy from them!

I am a collector and for any ass that thinks they wouldnt buy old school games for a good price your a buch of dee' dee' dees.......

only reason i post shit on this form cus like other people we want to share the great deals we in counter.. i dont even post in this form cus i dont find great deals like this and when some one decides to join the community to post and not just leech off bandwith...he gets this crap.

and some ass said i made this list up? what the f%^ who the hell has the time to type up that shit. want a picture?

when i sell my shit and make back my money ill be glad to do trades and shit like that. I bought the box of NES games with out looking b.c the guys wanted me to clear the space in the back...the one guy that was nice to me who even let me in the back of eb to look at the games was glad to get rid of the stuff. Any ways when i get a chance after my college finals this week, ill take a picture instead of listing the games. that way i wont "sound" like a hoarder...haha

i got mario party 4 5 6 on ebay all together for 60 bucks with shipping including! having alot of fun with these games! im still missing #3,#7 wont get #8 cus i dont have any of the new generation systems. thought i would mention that.

and to IAmTheCheapestGamer.....intellegent cube? wanna have my demo disc? gots the first level! wootz! i dont think anyone is retarded enough to sell it for the price they bought it for...but thats just me. and its funny you said mint condition...that even adds to my :lol:

hell why dont you say....if anyone has this in there closet and wants to sell it cheap...(5 bucks) let me know.... Has to be mint....thought or no deal!
http://www.luxurylaunches.com/entry_images/1206/18/561.jpg

HAhahahaha..............

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

and to IAmTheCheapestGamer.....intellegent cube? wanna have my demo disc? gots the first level! wootz! i dont think anyone is retarded enough to sell it for the price they bought it for...but thats just me. and its funny you said mint condition...that even adds to my :lol:

hell why dont you say....if anyone has this in there closet and wants to sell it cheap...(5 bucks) let me know.... Has to be mint....thought or no deal!

I said that because:

First off, this site is called CHEAP ASS GAMER, not 'sell it to you for JUST under Ebay price ass gamer'. And second, it's because every damned place I go to find it locally 'just sold it', much like the one unreleased game I was looking for a copy of.

And actually, I HAD the demo disc, which is what prompted me to finally look for the whole game(in 2003). I kept putting off finding it and by the time I decided TO look, it was 'rare' and going for good money on Ebay.

While asking for it 'mint' was probably a HUGE mistake, since I DO know that some CAGs would want $40-50 for it easy in THAT condition, I'm still willing to accept it in decent shape AND disc only.

You see though, I don't want to stare at it and go 'wow, look at that rare game I have, its pretty', I want to actually PLAY it. And, again, being a cheapass, I don't want to pay 'ebay' price for it. But, that IS too much to ask, since even the unreleased game was never sent to me by someone who had a copy of it, but didn't want to test it before sending. I didn't want to pay for an untested game, but would've once I got it and tested it on my own.

Oh well....

[garfep]

If anyone sees any sealed N64 games (even if it's like Madden 2002 or something) that are in good shape and wants to pick one up for me for cost + shipping, it'd be much appreciated. :)

[arthur3d]

I said that because:

First off, this site is called CHEAP ASS GAMER, not 'sell it to you for JUST under Ebay price ass gamer'. And second, it's because every damned place I go to find it locally 'just sold it', much like the one unreleased game I was looking for a copy of.

And actually, I HAD the demo disc, which is what prompted me to finally look for the whole game(in 2003). I kept putting off finding it and by the time I decided TO look, it was 'rare' and going for good money on Ebay.

While asking for it 'mint' was probably a HUGE mistake, since I DO know that some CAGs would want $40-50 for it easy in THAT condition, I'm still willing to accept it in decent shape AND disc only.

You see though, I don't want to stare at it and go 'wow, look at that rare game I have, its pretty', I want to actually PLAY it. And, again, being a cheapass, I don't want to pay 'ebay' price for it. But, that IS too much to ask, since even the unreleased game was never sent to me by someone who had a copy of it, but didn't want to test it before sending. I didn't want to pay for an untested game, but would've once I got it and tested it on my own.

Oh well....
ah sorry about that. just messin around. i loved that demo since i got my ps1 back when it first came out and it was funny cus i never saw that game in person at a store before. I agree the ebay prices are kinda >_> <_< bad.
i think it came out for ps2 in japan. I've played thrill kill on a emulator. but before that when it was coming out i had a PSM magizine with that game with all the moves and stuff and came with a cool thrill kill console sticker that i stuck on my ps1 ever since. I was pissed off they didnt bring it out to america. Great game, thought i would mention that! I was trying to find that game to download for my dreamcast but couldnt find any live torrents. Well good luck on the cube game. if i ever get a copy in a flea market ill keep you in mind.

[Friend of Sonic]

ok fist off. im not going to thank this website for this Great find...because i didnt find it out from here...For YEARS! ive been to eb and gamestop asking about there old games...and been spoon feed Lies about them sending back all the old games to a warehouse....blah blah... so i could never buy my old school games...and one day i said let me ask the guy and he said we do have some but you have to know the exact game u want and they will look it up. I didnt have that great of a imagination and so i ask the guy was there a box or something i can look through..after he handed the ps1 games i picked out a few i could afford, think the prices were what was on the sticker and after he rang me out he said i owe him like 3 bucks for like 10 games...i was so shocked i was give me all your boxes im going to go through all them. I didnt buy out my eb store in 1 day! i had to come back for like a week or so because the clerks had to do multiple tranactions. I didnt take the rare shit like suikoden 2 and the RPG's b/c they didnt have them and at the time i didnt know which one was rare... lalala My purpose in beginning was buy the games i like to play and enjoy and i figured that alot of other people in other states wont be able to get this stuff so i thought i could offer them on ebay b/c thats where i get the stuff i cant find.

i dont believe the shit where you said you left shit for other people to get...pff yea if i saw ff7 i would leave it there for joe blow....my ass!
we all know you sold your shit on ebay to make money. your no different then me.

"I mean no one would blame him for buying 10 copies of suikoden 2 and ebay'ing them "

thats bull shit! i bout 12 copys of paper mario and i got flamed...if i got 3 copys of suikoden 2 i would be still flammed...

and to those people that said they would share the glory?
thats a load of piss.....next thing your going to do is feed the poor employees at Gamestop, cause they get minimal wage...and then later...buy them a wii....

why dont you guys flame the guy who went into walmart or k-mart or all the stores and buy out all the new systems and sell the 4 times more then what they got it for. its supply and demand.. you want this to stop? dont buy from them!

I am a collector and for any ass that thinks they wouldnt buy old school games for a good price your a buch of dee' dee' dees.......

only reason i post shit on this form cus like other people we want to share the great deals we in counter.. i dont even post in this form cus i dont find great deals like this and when some one decides to join the community to post and not just leech off bandwith...he gets this crap.

and some ass said i made this list up? what the f%^ who the hell has the time to type up that shit. want a picture?

when i sell my shit and make back my money ill be glad to do trades and shit like that. I bought the box of NES games with out looking b.c the guys wanted me to clear the space in the back...the one guy that was nice to me who even let me in the back of eb to look at the games was glad to get rid of the stuff. Any ways when i get a chance after my college finals this week, ill take a picture instead of listing the games. that way i wont "sound" like a hoarder...haha

i got mario party 4 5 6 on ebay all together for 60 bucks with shipping including! having alot of fun with these games! im still missing #3,#7 wont get #8 cus i dont have any of the new generation systems. thought i would mention that.

and to IAmTheCheapestGamer.....intellegent cube? wanna have my demo disc? gots the first level! wootz! i dont think anyone is retarded enough to sell it for the price they bought it for...but thats just me. and its funny you said mint condition...that even adds to my :lol:

hell why dont you say....if anyone has this in there closet and wants to sell it cheap...(5 bucks) let me know.... Has to be mint....thought or no deal!
http://www.luxurylaunches.com/entry_images/1206/18/561.jpg

HAhahahaha..............
None of this explains buying multiples of hard to find titles so that you can break even.

[Caliburn]

Well, if it's one thing that we can all look forward to after gathering lots of games from this clearance, it's the unending search for cases/boxes & manuals to complete said games.

[CGH]

I have some Nintendo 64 games to trade

Banjo Tooie stickers on front and back
Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time writing on game label stickers on front and back
Hey You Pikachu sticker on back
WWF No Mercy stickers on front and back
The World Is Not Enough
Jet Force Gemini
Resident Evil 2

I want PS1 games

Resident Evil 3 Nemesis
Point Blank
Point Blank 3
Time Crisis Project Titan
Final Fantasy 9 all four game discs

They must be in working condition.

PM if interested

[Slim Gatsby]

None of this explains buying multiples of hard to find titles so that you can break even.

So, if you get a really good deal on a bunch of games, and manage to sell a couple so that your massive haul of stuff ends up costing a net of $0, that's wrong? :drool:

I guess my "Buy someone's collection on CraigsList / flip consoles and games I already have / keep the rest" to acquire games with minimal cash outlay is earning me a spot in gamer hell.

[Brian9824]

ok fist off. im not going to thank this website for this Great find...because i didnt find it out from here...For YEARS! ive been to eb and gamestop asking about there old games...and been spoon feed Lies about them sending back all the old games to a warehouse....blah blah... so i could never buy my old school games...and one day i said let me ask the guy and he said we do have some but you have to know the exact game u want and they will look it up. I didnt have that great of a imagination and so i ask the guy was there a box or something i can look through..after he handed the ps1 games i picked out a few i could afford, think the prices were what was on the sticker and after he rang me out he said i owe him like 3 bucks for like 10 games...i was so shocked i was give me all your boxes im going to go through all them. I didnt buy out my eb store in 1 day! i had to come back for like a week or so because the clerks had to do multiple tranactions. I didnt take the rare shit like suikoden 2 and the RPG's b/c they didnt have them and at the time i didnt know which one was rare... lalala My purpose in beginning was buy the games i like to play and enjoy and i figured that alot of other people in other states wont be able to get this stuff so i thought i could offer them on ebay b/c thats where i get the stuff i cant find.

i dont believe the shit where you said you left shit for other people to get...pff yea if i saw ff7 i would leave it there for joe blow....my ass!
we all know you sold your shit on ebay to make money. your no different then me.

"I mean no one would blame him for buying 10 copies of suikoden 2 and ebay'ing them "

thats bull shit! i bout 12 copys of paper mario and i got flamed...if i got 3 copys of suikoden 2 i would be still flammed...

and to those people that said they would share the glory?
thats a load of piss.....next thing your going to do is feed the poor employees at Gamestop, cause they get minimal wage...and then later...buy them a wii....

why dont you guys flame the guy who went into walmart or k-mart or all the stores and buy out all the new systems and sell the 4 times more then what they got it for. its supply and demand.. you want this to stop? dont buy from them!

I am a collector and for any ass that thinks they wouldnt buy old school games for a good price your a buch of dee' dee' dees.......

only reason i post shit on this form cus like other people we want to share the great deals we in counter.. i dont even post in this form cus i dont find great deals like this and when some one decides to join the community to post and not just leech off bandwith...he gets this crap.

and some ass said i made this list up? what the f%^ who the hell has the time to type up that shit. want a picture?

when i sell my shit and make back my money ill be glad to do trades and shit like that. I bought the box of NES games with out looking b.c the guys wanted me to clear the space in the back...the one guy that was nice to me who even let me in the back of eb to look at the games was glad to get rid of the stuff. Any ways when i get a chance after my college finals this week, ill take a picture instead of listing the games. that way i wont "sound" like a hoarder...haha

i got mario party 4 5 6 on ebay all together for 60 bucks with shipping including! having alot of fun with these games! im still missing #3,#7 wont get #8 cus i dont have any of the new generation systems. thought i would mention that.

and to IAmTheCheapestGamer.....intellegent cube? wanna have my demo disc? gots the first level! wootz! i dont think anyone is retarded enough to sell it for the price they bought it for...but thats just me. and its funny you said mint condition...that even adds to my :lol:

hell why dont you say....if anyone has this in there closet and wants to sell it cheap...(5 bucks) let me know.... Has to be mint....thought or no deal!
http://www.luxurylaunches.com/entry_images/1206/18/561.jpg

HAhahahaha..............

Lost count of how many times you contradicted yourself in that post.

1. Never said i'd leave FF7, said i left copies of stuff like Persona 2, Breath of Fire 4, Saiyuki, and snagged em next week when they were still there. Did that for about a month getting 4-5 games each week.

2. Not a single game went on ebay. Your welcome to look at my ebay account. User name Brian9824. All my games were traded on gametz to people who actually want to play them.

3. Quite a few of us help out other users. We are not all greedy asses, sadly people take advantage of that generosity and you don't see it as often. For example during the massive CC sale when Disgaea was clearanced for $5, i remember a user here traded it to a guy at cost who had been desperately looking for a copy - who promptly sold it on ebay for $50....

4. "I am a collector and for any ass that thinks they wouldnt buy old school games for a good price your a buch of dee' dee' dees......." Collectors don't buy games to sell on ebay, they buy them to keep. Buying 300+ games with the intention of selling them DOES NOT make you a collector.

5. "only reason i post shit on this form cus like other people we want to share the great deals we in counter.. i dont even post in this form cus i dont find great deals like this and when some one decides to join the community to post and not just leech off bandwith" That's why in 1.5 years here you don't have a single post aside from these and haven't traded with any users? How does posting a haul you got and then saying you have no intention to trade or sell anything to a single user here help any CAG member? Like we have said people wouldnt complain if you were willing to actually sell/trade to CAG members.


You know what you did was wrong and that it was greedy, otherwise you wouldn't have deleted your own list. I mean what were you expecting when you posted here saying you bought several hundred games and wouldn't trade them to anyone on this site and were going to ebay them instead - thanks?

Some of us would rather help out other CAG members then make a $5-15 profit on ebay.

[Brian9824]

So, if you get a really good deal on a bunch of games, and manage to sell a couple so that your massive haul of stuff ends up costing a net of $0, that's wrong? :drool:

I guess my "Buy someone's collection on CraigsList / flip consoles and games I already have / keep the rest" to acquire games with minimal cash outlay is earning me a spot in gamer hell.

Buying a collection off craiglist is different though, i mean you have no choice but to buy all the games. It's not like you can buy just pieces of it usually. Also craiglist prices are different, your not going to find nationwide sales like this so thats perfectly fine.

[floormat]

was a list of stores that still have these ever posted? didn't see one. I found one store 3 hours away that had some ps1 n64 and nintendo games. total luck. would be a lot easier to know where to go in what town before hand though. bleh

[Brian9824]

Don't think so, if you call they might be able to tell you. Most of my stores knew which stores in the area still carried older games.

[Caliburn]

Ditto on clerks/sometimes store managers knowing which EB/GS in their district (or nearby districts) had N64 and PS1 inventory.

Within a rough 50 mile radius for me, only 3 stores had games for these systems. Of course each store was on the edge of the radius so I logged plenty of miles in my car.

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

ah sorry about that. just messin around. i loved that demo since i got my ps1 back when it first came out and it was funny cus i never saw that game in person at a store before. I agree the ebay prices are kinda >_> <_< bad.
i think it came out for ps2 in japan. I've played thrill kill on a emulator. but before that when it was coming out i had a PSM magizine with that game with all the moves and stuff and came with a cool thrill kill console sticker that i stuck on my ps1 ever since. I was pissed off they didnt bring it out to america. Great game, thought i would mention that! I was trying to find that game to download for my dreamcast but couldnt find any live torrents. Well good luck on the cube game. if i ever get a copy in a flea market ill keep you in mind.

Thanks for that. You know what happened with Thrill Kill though, right? EA bought up Virgin Interactive within 2 weeks of the games release and ended up killing it. It was later released(sort of) as Wu Tang Shaolin Style. It was NOT a pretty game, to say the least. The blood in the game looked like huge red blocks and it played horridly.

Kind of reminds me of the console version of Black & White that was scheduled to come out. First, it was on PS1, then PS2 and Xbox and now, it MAY eventually come out for 'some next gen system'. I guess I'll just stick to playing it on the PC because it's like Duke Nukem Forever for the consoles, it'll take FOREVER to come out. Funny part is, the PS1 version looked decent enough from all the pics of it that released. Ahhh well....

[Brian9824]

Heading to gamestop now. Gonna peak and see what they still have.

[Friend of Sonic]

So, if you get a really good deal on a bunch of games, and manage to sell a couple so that your massive haul of stuff ends up costing a net of $0, that's wrong? :drool:

I guess my "Buy someone's collection on CraigsList / flip consoles and games I already have / keep the rest" to acquire games with minimal cash outlay is earning me a spot in gamer hell.
If you're asking me if it's wrong to buy 12 copies of Paper Mario to sell, then, yes, it is wrong.

[Slim Gatsby]

If you're asking me if it's wrong to buy 12 copies of Paper Mario to sell, then, yes, it is wrong.

"Who are we to tell anyone on these forums what they can or can't do?"

[aniousjoe]

"Who are we to tell anyone on these forums what they can or can't do?"
more like "judge."
that's exactly the reason why i never post in this thread