Wisconsin's Official CAG Deals, News & Discussion Thread

[Mattte]

For anyone still looking for 'em, Best Buy on the Eastside had about 10 Wii's in stock and plenty of nunchucks in stock. As well as about 10 or so Classic Controllers.
I called one place this afternoon that I was thinking of stopping by and they informed me that they would definitely not be selling it until tomorrow.
Yep, nowhere had it, and EB said tommorrow.

[Quest15]

In case anyone is wondering, BBY on the east side is now out.

[psunami]

Figured that they wouldn't last too long.

I'm going to be hitting a few stores today. I'll let people know if I see them anywhere else.

[heybtbm]

If anyone is looking to buy Crackdown (for the 360), Circuit City (West - Madison) has 15 or so Halo 3 faceplates. You get one free if you buy Crackdown this week.

I'm not big on the whole faceplate thing, but if you're going to buy Crackdown, you might as well get something free. As far as faceplates go, it looks pretty cool.

http://www.gamesradar.com/us/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Games/H/Halo%203/Everything%20Else/Faceplate/HaloFaceplate_obs--screenshot_large.jpg

[Apossum]

I'll save you guys the trouble-- there is nothing at the East or West BB for the $1.99 sale. I went to both yesterday and only found one copy of Valkyrie Profile.

Unless they pulled them for tomorrow, I don't think there'll be anything there.

[seanw]

Thanks, Apossum. If anyone goes to one of the "area" Best Buys, like Janesville, or if they do restock for the sale, I'd pay double for Mario Party 7, Chibi Robo, Advance War & Pac Pix, and would pay an extra $2 for Karaoke Revolution GC as well.

[Apossum]

after looking at the list again, I think I did see 1 copy of Tomb Raider PSP at the West Side store. meh

[psunami]

Sounds like the employees cleaned the places out.

Oh, well. No huge loss. More games I wouldn't have played. hehe.

Thanks for running out there last night Apossum.

[Apossum]

Sounds like the employees cleaned the places out.

Oh, well. No huge loss. More games I wouldn't have played. hehe.

Thanks for running out there last night Apossum.


No problem :)


where the fuck did all this snow come from???! I was hoping for a blizzard this morning so I wouldn't have to go to class.

[ma]

No problem :)


where the fuck did all this snow come from???! I was hoping for a blizzard this morning so I wouldn't have to go to class.

You saved me a bunch of time, too, apossum, thanks for the head's up. Kind of disappointing, since there was so much good stuff on the list, but not that surprising.

The snow is indeed madness.

[Apossum]

went to price adjust VP at the westside store today and saw 2 clearance games as of 3pm-- Fire Emblem Sacred Stones gba and Capcom Mini Mix gba.

There were other clearance games like boatloads of dynasty warriors advance and Ace combat advance, as usual. and generic xbox and ps2 titles (pinball, random no-name racing games etc.) so, there wasn't anything worthwhile, in other words. I asked around and they said some people were lined up, but they left empty handed aside from a game here or there.


ma, much respect for the pavement custom title! quite possibly my favorite band ever :)

[psunami]

Anyone try to hit the stores again to see if they had anything else out there?

I might try to run by them tomorrow evening to see if they are putting things on the shelves as the week goes on, but my guess is that I missed out.

[seanw]

I went to Best Buy yesterday for the crazy DVD sale, and I didn't see anything of interest in the DS or GC racks. (Oh, wait -- Monster House for $5! Anyone want that?) I also headed out east for a Barnes & Noble sale and checked into BB there, and, again, nothing.

[psunami]

DVD sale? I missed out on that.

I guess I don't think about DVD's all that much any more.

[.JPG]

Hey guys. My bro went to the Best Buy around Mayfair and Southridge and says he saw a couple people with lists too.

He ended up getting Tomb Raider (PSP), ATV Offroad Fury (PSP), Spy Hunter and Super Sprint or something (GBA), and Dragonball Z (DS). Seems like there wasn't much there at either and he got there around 10:30AM or so.

Anyways, seems like it was cleared out mostly.

[Zombie_X]

I live in Milwaukee and am dumping my Dreamcast with 5 or so games, 3 memory cards, 1 controller and a light gun. all for 60 but i will negotiate.

[dimeadz]

I went to the Janesville Best Buy. They had about 10 games total for the sale.
I managed to pick up Halo 2 Collectors Edition for 9.99.

[psunami]

I picked up Pro Evolution 2007 for the 360 for $12 bucks at the East side Target.

I was stunned by that as the game came out 3 weeks ago.

Sadly it was the only copy there. Maybe the West side store might have something too.

[heybtbm]

I picked up Pro Evolution 2007 for the 360 for $12 bucks at the East side Target.

I was stunned by that as the game came out 3 weeks ago.

Sadly it was the only copy there. Maybe the West side store might have something too.

Since the West side Target was remodeled, I've never even seen an electronics clearance section. Where is it?

[psunami]

The clearance section where I've found things over at the West side store is at the end of the aisle where they have the keyboards and mice.

That's where they put the games and such. They had the Zelda shield things there for the past few weeks, along with the Tony Hawk skateboards and such.

[Apossum]

They still have those Zelda toys? those should be pretty darn cheap by now.

[psunami]

I can't say for sure that they still have the Zelda toys, that's just where they were when I was there last. They sure had a crap load of them when I was there though a week or so ago.

[heybtbm]

Circuit City (Westside - Madison) has plenty o' copies of GRAW 2 in stock. $49.99 a pop, which is $10 cheaper than everywhere else. Remember when all new games were only $50? Get it while you can.

[psunami]

Thanks for the info. If there was still a $10 off of any game over $39 coupon around, I'd probably take advantage of that... but I stopped playing GRAW online pretty quickly... and don't know if I'd get into it again with this one.

[heybtbm]

I hit the Eastside Circuit City (Madison...of course) this morning. The $16.96 games are pretty picked over. They did have 1 Contact left for anyone that is interested. I was looking for Grandia III, which I'm pretty sure was sold out at both CC stores well before it hit clearance.

[Mattte]

I hit the Eastside Circuit City (Madison...of course) this morning. The $16.96 games are pretty picked over. They did have 1 Contact left for anyone that is interested. I was looking for Grandia III, which I'm pretty sure was sold out at both CC stores well before it hit clearance.

Didn't even know it was on sale, I'll have to go check it out tommorrow morning. Thanks.

[heybtbm]

Just a little FYI for those in Madison. Pre-Played (Eastside) had GRAW2 mislabeled as GRAW in the used 360 section for $29.99. Fantastic price. You may want to check it out...it certainly will disappear sometime today at that price.

[psunami]

Was it a new copy or a used one?

Should be able to get $25 to $30 in credit on that one at EB or Gamestop for the next few weeks, so that would work out to be a cheap rental.

[nectarsis1]

I was just checking to see if anyone knows if there is anything left at the westside Madison CC for their clearance. I am mainly looking for Contact for the DS. I have a DS copy of Full Metal Alchemist for possible trde/return.
Any info would be appreciated.

[heybtbm]

I was just checking to see if anyone knows if there is anything left at the westside Madison CC for their clearance. I am mainly looking for Contact for the DS. I have a DS copy of Full Metal Alchemist for possible trde/return.
Any info would be appreciated.

No Contact on the Westside. They have quite a few PSP games left (UGNG, SFA3, etc.) though. They just moved most of their clearance games to a table next to the cash register.

[Mattte]

Eastside Best Buy (Madison) has 2 open box MS brand VGA adapters for 360 for only $20. For anyone interested.

[nectarsis1]

I hit the west side Madison CC. found a few good games. If anyone is interested, whoever priced the games screwed up big time. Instead of the 1st Phoenix Wright, the 2nd one is clearanced!!

[psunami]

Really? I'll be hitting the West Side CC today to check that out.

[psunami]

Never got there this morning.

[seanw]

I hit CC west today and found no Phoenix Wright 2s and 2 Phoenix Wright 1s, of which I snagged one. Although the sale isn't signed at all and the prices are all in the central CC computer, so I don't understand how PW2 could be on sale in Madison if it weren't on sale everywhere.

[Mattte]

Any Wii sightings around Madison? Brothers looking for one now and theres none around where he lives (Fond du Lac).

Best Buy East had Wiimotes, Nunchucks, and Classic Controllers but no systems.

[fatheramo]

Please help - I'm looking for a game for my daughters bday this weekend. She wants a dancing game or a karaoke game for ps2. I will be shopping in Madison, can anyone advise me the best place to look for the best price? If I get the karaoke, I need a microphone too.

Also, we could use a memory card. My kids lost the last one, so I don't want to pay alot for that either.

I will be VERY grateful for any help you can offer!

[Apossum]

Any Wii sightings around Madison? Brothers looking for one now and theres none around where he lives (Fond du Lac).

Best Buy East had Wiimotes, Nunchucks, and Classic Controllers but no systems.

I'm looking for a Wii as well. My nephew is getting one for his b-day but my sister can't find one anywhere for him.


Came here to post this:
http://madison.craigslist.org/ele/302202183.html

An Xmen 6-player arcade for $1100. There are some things wrong with it, so I bet it could be talked down a lot :)

[manthing]

She wants a dancing game or a karaoke game for ps2.

The best price I can think of for this type of game on PS2 is Karaoke Revoltion Country music edition for $20 at KMart. Problem with that is closest KMarts to Madison are either Portage, or Janesville.

Good Luck

[nectarsis1]

I was at the Stoughton Walmart last night. and they had at least 2 Wii systems in the case... just letting anyone know, the small drive may be worth it:bouncy:

[seanw]

I was at the Stoughton Walmart last night. and they had at least 2 Wii systems in the case... just letting anyone know, the small drive may be worth it:bouncy:

Ha! I'm from Stoughton -- I should be a more reliable reporter.

I definitely need a Wii soon, but I think I can wait a bit longer, so I won't be seizing one of those.

[Derrick1979]

Checking in as a local Wisconsin CAG border line NW side of Milwaukee and eastern Waukesha...... Cool to see there is a thread made for us.......

[psunami]

Picked up Guitar Hero 2 for the 360 at the West Side store and when I tried to get them to price match CC's deal with the free MS points they said that they only match prices, but never match a deal like that.

I don't remember that being true in the past. I'm planning on calling their 800 number to complain about it.

[psunami]

On another note. The new Phoenix Wright game is $19.99 at the South Madison Shopko.

Also, they had a Elebits plush toy for $3.49 on clearance. I decided to pass on that.

[seanw]

At the west side Savers, for SNES: Mario Kart (complete), Starfox (complete), DK Country (cart only) and Tiny Toons: Buster Busts Out (cart only), all $4. There's also a couple of cart-only N64, one of which is Star Wars: Rogue Squadron.

[psunami]

Where is Savers at?

I haven't seen it before. Seeing complete SNES titles there is a pretty cool find.

[seanw]

Where is Savers at?

I haven't seen it before. Seeing complete SNES titles there is a pretty cool find.

Savers is where Cost Plus World Market used to be -- beside Gander Mountain and Best Buy.

I know I was excited when a friend got Mario Kart, cart only, for $10 awhile back, and my inner CAG knew I should pick up these games, but I decided to only get Super Mario All-Stars, for my kids. I kind of wish I had gotten Donkey Kong Country, too -- maybe I'll go back today.

[Derrick1979]

Local Milwaukee Kmart on 124th has a new rack of clearance games if anyones interested:

some titles I recall were:

PS2:
Cold Winter $9.99
Timesplitters: future perfect $9.99
Bards Tale $9.99
Capcom Fighter Evolution I think $14.99
Various others @ $9.99-14.99

DS:
Sprung $9.99
Various others @ 9.99-14.99

GBA,Xbox,GC various titles marked $9.99-14.99

Good luck might be able to get yourself something you want for under $20

[psunami]

I'll run over there this afternoon and see whats left.

I wouldn't mind picking up a few SNES titles for my girls... for when they get to the age to play them.

[heybtbm]

I wouldn't mind picking up a few SNES titles for my girls... for when they get to the age to play them.

It's not like there are 100's of SNES games sitting anywhere else in Madison.

Seriously though, if you're in the mood for SNES games, you should do Preplayed and VGE a favor and relieve them of a few cartridges.

[Michaellvortega]

If anyone See's a 360 elite out early, buy it and I'll get you $100 extra for your troubles.

[heyman]

Will do , what town do you live in?

[psunami]

It's not like there are 100's of SNES games sitting anywhere else in Madison.

Seriously though, if you're in the mood for SNES games, you should do Preplayed and VGE a favor and relieve them of a few cartridges.

Yeah. I know that I could stand to pick up a few SNES titles that I'm sure my kids would enjoy.

I did pick up a complete copy of Starfox for the SNES for $3.99 at Savers though. They had a box for Super Mario Kart for the SNES, but Super Mario World was inside.

[macdude22]

It's not like there are 100's of SNES games sitting anywhere else in Madison.

Seriously though, if you're in the mood for SNES games, you should do Preplayed and VGE a favor and relieve them of a few cartridges.


Preplayed rocks, I was in Madison last weekend and it felt sooooo good to get back there and pick up a few things. When I lived in Platteville we made byweekly trips up to Preplayed (with dinner at Hooters) but since I moved to Iowa I miss them. I haven't been to VGE for several years and I couldn't remember where it was so after an hour and a half of aimless driving my wife said enough, this "VGE" is in your head. NOOOO I said, I went there once. Happy to hear I'm not crazy.

[psunami]

I've never been a huge fan of VGE. They're a bit more overpriced than some of the other places around town as I recall.

[heybtbm]

I've never been a huge fan of VGE. They're a bit more overpriced than some of the other places around town as I recall.

Yeah, their prices are a little ridiculous when it comes to modern-gen used stuff. Almost laughable sometimes. Also, Preplayed pays more for used games...so they always have a better selection.

[psunami]

I've had good luck every time that I've gone into preplayed. I don't know why I don't go in there more often.

[gtguru]

Does anyone know where I can find Guitar Hero 2 for xbox 360 in Madison? On or near campus if possible? I've looked around and can't find it, but its hard for me to get off campus because I don't have a car. Thanks!

[psunami]

I saw a copy at Best Buy yesterday on the West Side, not likely to still be in stock though.

In the downtown area, I think you're going to be stuck other than picking it up at EB, when they get it again.

[CommanderKeen93]

Does anyone know where I can find Guitar Hero 2 for xbox 360 in Madison? On or near campus if possible? I've looked around and can't find it, but its hard for me to get off campus because I don't have a car. Thanks!
I think there are some at the State St. EB, at least I think so....
Just go in and if they don't have any they will *probably* call you when they do, they are the nice ones in town.:)

[Michaellvortega]

120GB 360 HDD's at the franklin Wallmart $179.99 I picked up one out of the four available in case anyone else needed one.


ALSO! they were JAM PACKED with Wiimotes and nunchucks.

Looks like they had elite 360s and sold out already. Please PLEASE if you see a 360 elite at a walmart purchase it for me and I will pay you back with a extra $100 for your troubles. I sold my old 360 and I'm have Xbox live withdrawals.

[gtguru]

State Street EB didn't have any copies of GH2 and had no idea when they were going to get more. But I got the last copy at Toys R Us on the west side. Thanks!

[Apossum]

the state st. eb is like eternally sold out of anything good and recent. nice guys though. :)

[Michaellvortega]

EB in brookfield said Wed their 2nd shipment of GHII will be in afternoon.

[psunami]

Has anyone had any luck getting import games from Video Game X-Change or any other local retailers in Madison?

I want to pick up Pro Yakyuu Spirits 4 for the PS3 and I'd like to avoid the $20 shipping charge from PlayAsia if at all possible.

Edit: Video Game X-Change doesn't import any more. I ended up ordering the game from Play Asia, but the question is still out there.

[Quest15]

Hey,

I don't know if any of you saw this:

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/deals/dealzmodo-sams-club-xbox-360-hd-dvd-drives-for-72-255161.php

But the sams on the west side only has the demo left and it is 121.

Can anybody else scope out a sams and see if they have them? The sams worker said they were a discontinued item, so maybe they really are that cheap in some places.

For 72 I would pick one up.

-- Quest15

[psunami]

I'd consider the HD-DVD addon for 70, just so I could have Serenity in HD.

[heybtbm]

I'd consider the HD-DVD addon for 70, just so I could have Serenity in HD.

It's easily worth the original $200 IMO. If anyone finds one for $70...pick it up immediately. I've been renting (not buying) Blu-Ray and HD DVD's from Netflix and have really enjoyed it so far.

[psunami]

It's just hard for me to justify $200 for an HD movie player, when I already have one in my PS3.

[Mattte]

Shopko on the East side had some of the new 360 hard drives...only they were $200, and Wii points for $25. Isn't this illegal in some form?

Although they do have Rumble Roses, Table Tennis, King Kong, for $21, as well as Far Cry for Wii. If anyones interested in those.

One last things...has Best Buy always carried imports? I saw Naruto 4 sitting in the DS section with an import sticker on it. I wouldn't mind walking into a BB and picking up Jump Superstars.

[psunami]

Best Buy has had some import DS games for the last 6 months.

They did have a Jump title, but it was like $50 bucks. I can't remember which one it was for the DS though.

[heybtbm]

.One last things...has Best Buy always carried imports? I saw Naruto 4 sitting in the DS section with an import sticker on it. I wouldn't mind walking into a BB and picking up Jump Superstars.

I picked up the import PSP version of Breath of Fire III last Fall at the Westside BB. They only seem to have import PSP and DS games. Most likely because of those systems not having a region lock. Hopefully we'll see import PS3 games soon (when there are actually imports worth buying...that is.)

[psunami]

I just ordered Pro Yakyuu Spirits 4 from Play Asia the other day and it's a tremendous baseball game. Well worth the cost of the import. Now I just have to work on learning a bit of Japanese.

[Apossum]

Anyone pick up an Elite today? Just wondering if there was a crowd for these things.

[CommanderKeen93]

Hey,

I don't know if any of you saw this:

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/deals/dealzmodo-sams-club-xbox-360-hd-dvd-drives-for-72-255161.php

But the sams on the west side only has the demo left and it is 121.

Can anybody else scope out a sams and see if they have them? The sams worker said they were a discontinued item, so maybe they really are that cheap in some places.

For 72 I would pick one up.

-- Quest15

Wow, if anyone sees one at the West Madison, please PM me!

[seanw]

West side Target has three Wiis behind the glass case, and plenty of remotes/nunchucks in stock.

[nectarsis1]

I suppose no news lately is good news. I'm to broke to buy much lately...lol

[psunami]

I was just thinking about the lack of posting here lately. No GGC's at either Madison Best Buy lately. Lots of Wii accessories though...except points cards, of course.

[dyreschlock]

Has anyone had any luck getting import games from Video Game X-Change or any other local retailers in Madison?

Besides the few mentioned titles at Best Buy, occasionally i've found some spiffy games at Preplayed. Of course, those were titles some one sold to them.

You'll be hard lucked to find any import game store here :/
___

The toy store that used to be in Mitsuwa down near Chicago carries import games and can take requests. I think that's the closest import game retailer.

[Derrick1979]

Not to much to report locally other than the Toys R Us on S. 27th street in Milwaukee dropped lots of Nintendo DS games to $15 and under and they had a bin of GB micro starter kits on clearance for $1.90 and another bin of GB micro Sock sleves on clearance for $0.10....

[heybtbm]

Besides the few mentioned titles at Best Buy, occasionally i've found some spiffy games at Preplayed. Of course, those were titles some one sold to them.

Yeah, Preplayed continues to be a gold mine for used stuff. I've been picking up tons of Dreamcast and PS1 games in the past few weeks.

[psunami]

I have this silly aversion to buying used games, but I should stop in at Preplayed from time to time....

[heybtbm]

I have this silly aversion to buying used games, but I should stop in at Preplayed from time to time....

Preplayed resurfaces all used games...Gamestop/EB and Video Game Exchange only will if you ask them to. I've never had a bad game come from Preplayed...ever. Also, most games (especially 360 and PS3 games) are in excellent condition. They look like they were just opened. When I buy used games, the packaging must be perfect...and it often is at Preplayed.

[Apossum]

Their resurfacing machine is great too. it's hard to tell if they've been resurfaced. they almost always look new.

[psunami]

Well, I guess I'll have to run out there. Any opinions about the East side or West side locations?

I'll be out on the East side tomorrow after work, so I can hit that one and see what's what.

[Apossum]

Well, I guess I'll have to run out there. Any opinions about the East side or West side locations?

I'll be out on the East side tomorrow after work, so I can hit that one and see what's what.


They're both pretty good, though I've definitely had better luck at the west side store. they have a larger selection too.

[dyreschlock]

They're both pretty good, though I've definitely had better luck at the west side store. they have a larger selection too.
i've had luck at both locations. More so the West-side for imports, East-side for domestic.

fyi: Circuit City on the East-side has two copies of PS2 Lumines Plus for $17

[psunami]

I checked out the East Side Preplayed store last night and they had a decent selection of games... nothing that jumped out at me then though.

I was surprised to see a bunch of Blu-ray disks for less than $20 though.

I may have to purchase a few of those eventually.

[Wazootyman]

The music store on State Street in Madison (Yak and... something) is going out of business with 20% off everything ($5 CDs) they had some games, nothing really of note though, a lot of PS2 and Xbox as well as a few 360 such as Smackdown 2007. Prices after discount for the 360 games were about $20

[heybtbm]

fyi: Circuit City on the East-side has two copies of PS2 Lumines Plus for $17

Lumines for PS2 is $16.96 new at Circuit City.

[mcelfour]

Has anyone seen any deals on GB Micros in the Madison area? I suppose what I really mean is which places still have them?

[Derrick1979]

where are all the Milwaukee area CAG'ers ? All I see are the ones from Madison...

[Apossum]

Has anyone seen any deals on GB Micros in the Madison area? I suppose what I really mean is which places still have them?


I saw 2 anniversary micros at Sears a month ago, but they were gone when I was there on tuesday

[ddrlenz]

GB Micro's are red tagged down to $30 bucks at the New Berlin Wal-Mart off National Ave and Moorland. Pretty nice deal IMO.

[Mattte]

So, anyone heading out to the Midwest Gaming Classic (http://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/) next weekend? Probably'll end up going with a few friends on Saturday.

[psunami]

If anyone is interested I saw Full Auto 2 for the PS3 for $21 bucks at Sams in Madison today.

Nothing else of note.

[Derrick1979]

If anyone is interested I saw Full Auto 2 for the PS3 for $21 bucks at Sams in Madison today.

Nothing else of note.

Just got to look around for that title, it is cheap just about everywhere..

[Apossum]

mmm....glass nickel pizza for lunch. anyone got any exotic glass nickel combos to recommend? I'm not too adventurous when it comes to pizza, but these guys have so many weird toppings and I've never tried any of them :)

[psunami]

I'm a pretty plain Jane kind of guy when it comes to Pizza fixins, so I'm the wrong guy to ask.

I did notice another Game store that has opened up on University. It's across the street from Whole Foods. I'll have to give it a look this week.

[coltcannon]

The octopus surprise
sausage, chicken, jalapeño, feta cheese and chunky sauce.

[rayzer369]

Preplayed resurfaces all used games...Gamestop/EB and Video Game Exchange only will if you ask them to. I've never had a bad game come from Preplayed...ever. Also, most games (especially 360 and PS3 games) are in excellent condition. They look like they were just opened. When I buy used games, the packaging must be perfect...and it often is at Preplayed.

the reason being is preplayed gets alot of stuff from hustlers that's why they will occasionally have a stack of new titles for dirt cheap. i have been in there when people have brought in bags of unopened dvd's and games. as far as used quality, video game x-change uses professional buffing equipment and their games are always perfect when i buy them. preplayed uses a jewelers buffing wheel and the discs always have a marred look to them...they do tend to be a little cheaper but that's because they buy stuff for as little as possible. :applause:

[Apossum]

the reason being is preplayed gets alot of stuff from hustlers that's why they will occasionally have a stack of new titles for dirt cheap. i have been in there when people have brought in bags of unopened dvd's and games. as far as used quality, video game x-change uses professional buffing equipment and their games are always perfect when i buy them. preplayed uses a jewelers buffing wheel and the discs always have a marred look to them...they do tend to be a little cheaper but that's because they buy stuff for as little as possible. :applause:


they seem to have a lot of stolen stuff there.


I would go to VGX, but I've never found a game want at a price I want there.

[WiiNet]

If anyone in the Milwaukee area is looking for a Wii the Grafton Target had six of them as of 7PM tonight.

[heybtbm]

they seem to have a lot of stolen stuff there.

Well, you know where to look first if your stuff gets ripped off.

[ma]

mmm....glass nickel pizza for lunch. anyone got any exotic glass nickel combos to recommend? I'm not too adventurous when it comes to pizza, but these guys have so many weird toppings and I've never tried any of them :)

Here's my suggestion: order from Roman Candle instead. Or Larocca's. Or go to Ian's. ;)

Man, I've been away from this thread for too long.

[WiiNet]

Here's my suggestion: order from Roman Candle instead. Or Larocca's. Or go to Ian's. ;)

Man, I've been away from this thread for too long.

Am I the only one on campus who thinks Ian's is overrated?

[seanw]

Am I the only one on campus who thinks Ian's is overrated?

It's either overrated, or it's really gone downhill since the rating period.

[Apossum]

Well, you know where to look first if your stuff gets ripped off.


I traded some CDs in the other day and for some reason I felt like a criminal :lol:



Here's my suggestion: order from Roman Candle instead. Or Larocca's. Or go to Ian's.

Man, I've been away from this thread for too long.


I walk past Ian's on Frances on my way home from work, so I eat there all the time. I love it, but Glass Nickel is much higher quality. I'll have to try the other two places though.

[bjkrautk]

Am I the only one on campus who thinks Ian's is overrated?

I'm not on campus anymore, but I used to make Ian's a weekly destination.
BBQ Chicken & Pineapple FTW!


...anyway, just to add some gaming discussion, I saw a Wii on the shelf at Wal-Mart in Wausau, WI on Sunday morning. (First time I've actually seen one that didn't require hours of standing in line.)

[psunami]

I've never eaten at Ian's. I've had people tell me over and over that I should try it, but I've never gotten over there for lunch.

[heybtbm]

Anyone in Madison find a copy of Resident Evil 4 for Wii yet?

Best Buy, Circuit City, Target, Walmart, and Toys R Us (all West side locations) were sold out by 7pm last night. Unbelievable.

[Derrick1979]

Anyone in Madison find a copy of Resident Evil 4 for Wii yet?

Best Buy, Circuit City, Target, Walmart, and Toys R Us (all West side locations) were sold out by 7pm last night. Unbelievable.

It is hard to believe that some people are buying this game for the 3rd time now....

Capcom must be loving this ;)

[heybtbm]

It is hard to believe that some people are buying this game for the 3rd time now....

Capcom must be loving this ;)

It will be my 4th time (GC, PS2, PC, and Wii). I am a sick man.

[Derrick1979]

It will be my 4th time (GC, PS2, PC, and Wii). I am a sick man.

LoL I will eventually pick it up for the PS2 because I had it on GC but sold the thing and the system and have been wanting to play it again..

GC purchase was only for $15

So I plan on getting it for the same price for PS2 ...

The only game I remember having purchased multiple times recently was Radiata Stories.. good thing its cheap lol...... love the game but kept trading it in.. Finally found another sealed one today and it's going to be a keeper..

[psunami]

Has anyone been able to find the clearance section at either Madison Target lately? With the East side store being re-done it's impossible to find most things there. Although I did see Chromehounds for $15 for the 360, but it wasn't a clearance price, just a normal white sticker.

The West Side store seems to have eliminated their clearance area as well.

[Apossum]

learned the hard way that the Madison Game Crazy is no longer GC, but it's just a part of Hollywood video.

went in all excited to take advantage of the trade 2 get 50% extra deal.
no dice :(

[heybtbm]

Cool local CAG'ers: This is not directed towards you.

I'd like to take this opportunity to say something to all the local (Madison, WI) ebay/resale whores that read CAG (specifically the local deal forums) and spend their entire morning going from store to store buying clearance video games...

Get a real job losers. You fail at life. It's painfully obvious who you are and what you're doing. Absolutely pathetic.

That is all. I feel better now.

[coltcannon]

I second this. I believe WI has the worst horder/real CAG ratio of anywhere. When I was at school in Milwaukee it wasnt as bad due to the amount of stores but Madison is fucking aweful. Any deal interesting to me I feel I need to run out as soon as I see it due to the WI whale horders.

[Derrick1979]

I bet it's just as bad here in Milwaukee then, back when they had that huge Bestbuy sale there were people standing in line with printed lists comming up with plans and already talking trades and $$ amount if they found X&Y games... My brother works at a bestbuy and h e said people were taking the games out by the cart loads and he gets mad every time they put out new rounds of those front lane games because he has to be off the clock to buy anything and he will see a person come in and buy out the whole lot and say 10 copies of Metal Gear Solid 3 @ $9.99... People like this just irritate and sicken me to know end..........

Plain ans simple in order to cut back on this people need to stop being so quick at posting every sale they come across...


There's lurkers in the waters big time around CAG and they kill it for the people that legitimately want to get these CAG to play not to score profits.....


:bomb:

[heybtbm]

There's lurkers in the waters big time around CAG and they kill it for the people that legitimately want to get these CAG to play not to score profits.....

Exactly. I couldn't have said it better myself.

[psunami]

Yep. I've been very lucky to meet one or two of the good CAG's in the area and have seen quite a few more bad ones.

You can imagine how surprised I was when I found a couple of the newest CC clearance games on the shelf today, two days after they went on sale.

I have been known to carry a list from time to time, but I never buy more than one copy of a title for myself. Maybe 2 if a CAG requests it.

[Apossum]

:-k


sorry guys, I'm one of the bad ones. i don't buy 10 copies of MGS 3 (that's retarded), but I do supplement my main purchases with games I can flip. $60 is too much for me, even with my "real job." If I'm buying a $60 game, then notice a game I could resell to take $20 off that purchase, I eat for another week. yeah, i'm claiming poor college student on this one. but I don't advocate quitting your day job to flip games :lol:

anyway, what are you guys looking for that other people snatch up? I've never gone out to get something and not had it there...though the Wii launch was rough. I find good games at Pre-played every time I go there. The west side GS had DDS1 sitting there the other week, along with a bunch of other rare and semi-valuable games that no one buys. there were even 2 copies of RE:Code Veronica for the GC at Shopko on the east side-- they were some of the last games, $9 each, in the picked over clearance bin. There are 2 copies of DoAX 2 and 2 of DDR:Ultimate at the East side circuit city as of an hour ago and some copies of Lumines at TRU, if you want to get it before it's gone. and no I didn't buy every last thing I found :-P i usually hit up all these places when I get a chance to go to town, mostly only to look around.

anyway, I have seen dirty ebayers and they don't seem like the informed types who know what to buy. they seemed like dumbasses who would buy 10 copies of MGS3 Snake Eater, but don't know thing 1 about gaming. I don't think I've seen any CAGs, unless you guys frequent EB on state...otherwise I shop for game like once a month.

[dyreschlock]

howdy all..

I usually end up buying 1 copy each, but occasionally i'll buy an extra copy or two for a friend if the price is cheap enough.

[heybtbm]

What made me specifically rant (this time) was a guy and his wife at Circuit City Tuesday with 2-3 copies each of DDR, DOAX2, and Virtua Tennis 3. There is absolutely no reason why these douchebags needed that many copies other than flipping them on ebay.

What's sad is that I recognize these idiots from Preplayed. I've seen them in there several times with stacks of games and game guides. They are the specific reason you'll never find a "penny guide" anywhere in Madison. You seem to get jerks like this with every hobby...but these people are something else.

[psunami]

I remember the good old days of the Circuit City $5 clearance when I was able to walk into a store an hour or two after open and have my pick of the titles that I wanted. I still have my sealed copy of Disgaea from that deal. It never crossed my mind to pick up 3 or 4 copies of it and sell them. That's just not something that I care to do.

I'm not in this hobby to profit off of it, I'm just in it to enjoy the games.

[Derrick1979]

I remember the good old days of the Circuit City $5 clearance when I was able to walk into a store an hour or two after open and have my pick of the titles that I wanted. I still have my sealed copy of Disgaea from that deal. It never crossed my mind to pick up 3 or 4 copies of it and sell them. That's just not something that I care to do.

I'm not in this hobby to profit off of it, I'm just in it to enjoy the games.


Same boat im in guy, when Disgaea 2 hit the $16.96 clearance at CC I went into the Brookfield location and they had a handful of them but I took them and placed them in the bottom of the mess that was a clearance bin and came on here and left a little hint to where they were.. to be hold my friend that works at that store told me some guy purchased all 5 copies that were still left... All the RPG's that went on clearance there are obsolete.. the only one I could find was Tales of Legendia which is great but I really wanted to find a Grandia III.. still looking for that one.. The CC by me is terrible for Hoarders and if there is something put on topic here if you dont basically drop what you doing and head over there by the next day anything good is long gone......

[heybtbm]

In some positive news...Toys R Us in Madison still has a nice selection of the $9.99 games mentioned in the main CAG video game deals forum. I picked up Lumines II (last one unfortunately) today during lunch.

[psunami]

Yeah. I was surprised about the amount of stuff that TRU had on Tuesday when I got over there. I grabbed Lumines II as well, and made sure there were a few left.

[nectarsis1]

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY FELLOW CAGS!! : ) Good luck with any finds

[psunami]

Just wanted to let people know that there is at least 1 copy each of Meet the Robinsons and Avatar at Circuit City West in Madison. I picked up a copy of each last night again and traded them in for Super Mario Strikers.

[shampoohorn]

Cool local CAG'ers: This is not directed towards you.

I'd like to take this opportunity to say something to all the local (Madison, WI) ebay/resale whores that read CAG (specifically the local deal forums) and spend their entire morning going from store to store buying clearance video games...

Get a real job losers. You fail at life. It's painfully obvious who you are and what you're doing. Absolutely pathetic.

That is all. I feel better now.

I was wondering why I could never find any of the hardcore deals anywhere in town... :(

[psunami]

I think the "Cool" CAG'ers should figure out a way to get games for each other. I can't get to the stores right when they open most times... but I usually have pretty decent luck picking things up. Worst case, you're picking up 2 or 3 copies for the locals, and then returning them if they don't want them.

[heybtbm]

I think the "Cool" CAG'ers should figure out a way to get games for each other. I can't get to the stores right when they open most times... but I usually have pretty decent luck picking things up. Worst case, you're picking up 2 or 3 copies for the locals, and then returning them if they don't want them.

That isn't a bad idea.

What I usually do is read a few threads on CAG in the mornng and if there are any interesting deals, I check out the store at lunch. 9 times out of 10 there's nothing in stock (or already gone that morning), but when there is, I post it here.

[Derrick1979]

I would look out for my fellow WI CAG'ers ... I have a decent tradelist of stuff mainly not anything specifically from alot of these clearance sales just mainly deals I stumble on seeing most places are gutted so quick around Milwaukee..

So feel free to CML if you would like to.. I am going to add more I just have to look threw what I have to see if there is anything else I want to part with..

[Derrick1979]

Just a quick post here for any Milwaukee CAG'er or very close surrounding area people interested in Summerfest tickets.. I have 4 that allow access day or night and looking to get rid of them for $40..

If anyone is interested PM me ...

Thanks

[Derrick1979]

Just wanted to give a heads up to any CAG'ers in the Milwaukee/Waukesha area.. The Toys R Us store in Brookfield has :

Perfect Dark Zero: Collectors Edition for $12.98

I saw someone post this earlier in one of the main threads and he said YMMV which is right the Northridge store has it for $30 and it is the Brookfield one that had it for $13..

They had about 4 copies left.

Keep this out of the main threads please.. keep it local

[psunami]

I had a chance to stop by the new game place on University down by Borders in Madison.

Pretty disappointing.

They had maybe 200 total titles in the entire place, and most were no better than $10 off of retail.

Maybe, in time, it'll be a better shop, but nothing worth writing home about right now.

[heybtbm]

I had a chance to stop by the new game place on University down by Borders in Madison.

Pretty disappointing.

They had maybe 200 total titles in the entire place, and most were no better than $10 off of retail.

Maybe, in time, it'll be a better shop, but nothing worth writing home about right now.

Yeah, I live about a block away from the store you're talking about. Pretty disappointing just about sums it up. I have more games upstairs than they do in the whole store. It's almost like their entire stock is made up of 1 or 2 personal collections (sans anything good).

[Apossum]

I had a chance to stop by the new game place on University down by Borders in Madison.

Pretty disappointing.

They had maybe 200 total titles in the entire place, and most were no better than $10 off of retail.

Maybe, in time, it'll be a better shop, but nothing worth writing home about right now.


I don't see that place surviving for very long. Bad selection, horrible location. plenty of $40 copies of FFVII though :roll:

[fatheramo]

Hi All,
I live north of Madison (Waunakee). Any suggestions on where I can get a ps2 game fixed?

Also, read a few post about the hoarders in Madtown. If they really are selling the games on ebay - shouldn't they be easy to find? I think there are several ways of annoying ebay sellers....

~Ivy

[OwlBoy]

I saw 3 Wii's in Sears on the east side of madison today around noon.

-OwlBoy

[psunami]

Hi All,
I live north of Madison (Waunakee). Any suggestions on where I can get a ps2 game fixed?



How are you looking to get the game fixed? Is it all scratched up? I think most of the used places have resurfacing tools there.

[Apossum]

Hi All,
I live north of Madison (Waunakee). Any suggestions on where I can get a ps2 game fixed?

Also, read a few post about the hoarders in Madtown. If they really are selling the games on ebay - shouldn't they be easy to find? I think there are several ways of annoying ebay sellers....

~Ivy


Pre-played has the best resurfacing machines i've seen. Lots of machines leave obvious resurfacing marks behind, but you have to look hard for them on games at PP. Most of the time they do it for free, but they might charge you $1, depending on which clerk you ask.

[ZForce915]

I haven't been in here for a while, but there is a Gameboy Micro 20th anniversary edition for $34 at Sears on the West Side of Green Bay. I grabbed one to collect (I already have a micro I'm using), and the other is ripe for the picking.

[nectarsis1]

ANIME fans...the East side Madison BB still has the Tekkaman dvd set 2 for the $14.99 price mistake (west side has it fixed for the regular $19.99)

[Plat]

Sorry if this's been mentioned recently, but if you visit Shopko and see a game on clearance, you might want to double-check the price.

I've visited most of the Green Bay area stores and found a few games that were "on clearance" for $10 that rang up at $4, or "on clearance" for $15 that rang up at $2 (all of them 90% off). They're forgetting to update the stickers, and you can probably benefit from that.

[Plat]

Hi All,
I live north of Madison (Waunakee). Any suggestions on where I can get a ps2 game fixed?

In Green Bay (I know, not Madison), the best I've found is Family Video. The discs look great after re-surfacing. They charge $2 regardless of whether it fixes anything (d'oh). It's been free sometimes, if I come when they're not busy.

[koltz]

I haven't been in here for a while, but there is a Gameboy Micro 20th anniversary edition for $34 at Sears on the West Side of Green Bay. I grabbed one to collect (I already have a micro I'm using), and the other is ripe for the picking.Picked up three of these at Platteville K-Mart for $21 each. They were $35 previously and decided to get one for my son for an airplane trip to Florida, went down one more time and price drop. Two are still new :)

Hi BTW, SouthWest Wisconsin myself.

Corey

[coltcannon]

Any Madison westsiders check CC for MS points cards? Online says in stock and I will be go out there tomorrow morning.

[psunami]

They were cleaned out by the time I got there around 11:00

[heybtbm]

They were cleaned out by the time I got there around 11:00

Confirmed.

[coltcannon]

I was too lazy to go this morning. Figures it was cleaned out.

[khaos2639]

You should be alright tho, I stopped at the CC in Appleton about an hour after opening yesterday and they were already cleaned out, but they ordered 2 for me, and they should be here tomorrow.

So if they're cleaned out, don't hesitate to ask the guy to order you a few.

[psunami]

Huh. Never even thought about having them order them for me.

[dyreschlock]

Picked up three of these at Platteville K-Mart for $21 each. They were $35 previously and decided to get one for my son for an airplane trip to Florida, went down one more time and price drop. Two are still new :)

Hi BTW, SouthWest Wisconsin myself.

Corey
sup esher ^_^

[Apossum]

I got some cards, but I bought them early to pm, since this was obviously going to be a bust otherwise.

[WiiNet]

So, off topic, but still... Are there any places in Madison that rents Wii games at decent prices?

I'm so sick of Gamefly and how long it takes (if the games actually get here) to get games and return them. I've been a member for two months and they've already lost 4 games.

That said, I am NOT paying Blockbuster the $27 or whatever they want to rent a game for 4 days or whatever it is now, so are there any local places (preferably on the west side) that rent games for a reasonable amount?

[psunami]

I've been curious to try out the Blockbuster Game Pass for $21 plan. 1 game at any time for as long as you want it. (Or so it seems from their site.) If I could just drive to a store and pick up a game when I want rather than relying on Gamefly's mediocre shipping speeds, it would probably be worth it.

Honestly, if I rent 4 games from Gamefly in a month... I probably only have games for half of the month as it is. I have at least a 4 to 5 day turn around every time.

[heybtbm]

I've been curious to try out the Blockbuster Game Pass for $21 plan. 1 game at any time for as long as you want it. (Or so it seems from their site.) If I could just drive to a store and pick up a game when I want rather than relying on Gamefly's mediocre shipping speeds, it would probably be worth it.

Honestly, if I rent 4 games from Gamefly in a month... I probably only have games for half of the month as it is. I have at least a 4 to 5 day turn around every time.

So how up to date is Blockbuster's new game selection? It seems to me that they only have 1 copy of most games and new releases are out of stock for months. The "Game Pass" sounds like a reasonable deal, but not if you're only getting to choose between King Kong and Perfect Dark...while the employees have the only copy of GTA4 checked out for 2 months.

Somewhat off-topic:

Whatever you do...DON'T rent DVD's or games from the Blockbuster on the corner of University and Gammon. They have a few scumbag clerks there who are absolute criminals. They rent movies on customers accounts and try to charge them with late/replacement fees. It's a nice little scam they've had going for years. There was even an assistant manager who was in on it a year or so ago.

[psunami]

I think that you've noticed my primary concern with renting locally.

Of course, Rapid shipping never seems to work for me with Gamefly and right now I'm paying to have 2 games... and both are stuck somewhere in the mail.

Good to know about that Blockbuster location. I'm going to be sticking with the East side for now.

[heybtbm]

There's a boxed Wii at Preplayed on the Westside (Madison of course) if anyone's interested. I still think these are pretty hard to find. I've never seen a Wii at retail. Even when I got mine at BB in February, I had to ask for them to get it out of the back stockroom.

[psunami]

For those of you interested in a few of the Circuit City clearance titles, they had Chocobo Tales for the DS and DDR for the 360 in the clearance bin at the East Madison store.

[OwlBoy]

I saw 3 or so Wiis in the Target on the West side near CompUSA today about an hour about (1:00pm CTS)

-Owl

[heybtbm]

Circuit City clearance update:

FYI: The latest batch of CC $16.96 clearance games are still (for the most part) available at CC West (Madison). I bought the last Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (sorry guys), but there still are plenty of 360 titles. What I saw:

(new August clearance only)

Chromehounds
Superman Returns (didn't buy this one)
Meet the Robinsons (didn't buy this either)
Far Cry Predator
MLB 2K6

I also looked high and low for the PS2 Devil May Cry collection, but it was nowhere to be found.

[klwillis45]

North Milwaukee TRU had 3 Wiis as of sunday morning.

[psunami]

Circuit City clearance update:

FYI: The latest batch of CC $16.96 clearance games are still (for the most part) available at CC West (Madison). I bought the last Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (sorry guys), but there still are plenty of 360 titles. What I saw:

(new August clearance only)

Chromehounds
Superman Returns (didn't buy this one)
Meet the Robinsons (didn't buy this either)
Far Cry Predator
MLB 2K6

I also looked high and low for the PS2 Devil May Cry collection, but it was nowhere to be found.

I took the last Metal Gear from the East Side CC on Saturday along with a copy of Far Cry.

Didn't look for the DMC collection though.

[dyreschlock]

i was thinking about picking up Metal Gear Portable Ops.. oh well. snooze, i lose... guess i'll have to ride around a bit for one if i really want it.
___

topic change:

so, this past weekend, i spent a fair amount of time cataloging my games and finding all the cover art for each one I own to make my game library html page looking complete. After everything was tabulated and raked in, I'm pretty close to owning 400 games..

most of my friends i show this to take a step back and reply, "christ that's a lot"..

It is a fair amount, but it's nothing compared to other collections I've seen here and there. so, i began to wonder just how different my video game buying habits were compared to others gamers like myself.

how many games would you say you buy on average in a week? how many games do you own?
___

Also, on a related note.. I'm going to start getting rid of some of my crappy games.. many of which are import saturn titles. lemme know if you're interested in anything. my game list is in my sig.

[heybtbm]

how many games would you say you buy on average in a week? how many games do you own?

My "collection":

http://club.ign.com/b/list/custom?lid=100018

Really, it's not much of a collection...it's just an accumulation of buying video games for 25+ years. I rarely sell my games. After awhile, they just add up. I have ~50 or so Atari 2600 games that I never bothered adding to the collection list above, so in all I easily have over 800 games. Keep in mind that I have played a majority of these games over the years...I don't buy games just to own them. I'm a player...not a collector.

I also should add that half of my games (NES, SNES, Genesis, Saturn, N64, etc.) are stored in rubbermaid containers in my basement. I haven't touched some of them for 15 years or so. I'm the opposite of a pack-rat (it's true), but when it comes to video games, I hang on to them. My logic is that I'll want to play them at some point or another. In the NES/Genesis days I sold quite a few of my games, only to buy them back later. So now I keep them, even if they sit untouched for a decade.

I guess the weird thing (to other people...not me) are the multiple copies of consoles I have stored in the basement. I have quite a few older consoles, still new in the box waiting to take over once my current consoles die. I've spent 1000's on software, and I'll be damned if I can't play something because a particular console broke. Most of these consoles were bought after they were clearanced or price cut towards the end of their generation. I have an extra Genesis, Dreamcast, PS1, PS2, Gamecube, GBASP, and an unbelievable amount of accessories (also brand new). It may seem strange to "stockpile" consoles like this, but most (if not all) of these things were bought for cheap.

[Derrick1979]

My "collection":

http://club.ign.com/b/list/custom?lid=100018

Really, it's not much of a collection...it's just an accumulation of buying video games for 25+ years. I rarely sell my games. After awhile, they just add up. I have ~50 or so Atari 2600 games that I never bothered adding to the collection list above, so in all I easily have over 800 games. Keep in mind that I have played a majority of these games over the years...I don't buy games just to own them. I'm a player...not a collector.

I also should add that half of my games (NES, SNES, Genesis, Saturn, N64, etc.) are stored in rubbermaid containers in my basement. I haven't touched some of them for 15 years or so. I'm the opposite of a pack-rat (it's true), but when it comes to video games, I hang on to them. My logic is that I'll want to play them at some point or another. In the NES/Genesis days I sold quite a few of my games, only to buy them back later. So now I keep them, even if they sit untouched for a decade.

I guess the weird thing (to other people...not me) are the multiple copies of consoles I have stored in the basement. I have quite a few older consoles, still new in the box waiting to take over once my current consoles die. I've spent 1000's on software, and I'll be damned if I can't play something because a particular console broke. Most of these consoles were bought after they were clearanced or price cut towards the end of their generation. I have an extra Genesis, Dreamcast, PS1, PS2, Gamecube, GBASP, and an unbelievable amount of accessories (also brand new). It may seem strange to "stockpile" consoles like this, but most (if not all) of these things were bought for cheap.


I hear ya man my GF always asks me why I keep buying games and why I need so many lol. I am not on the level you are seeing my collection of games is only 65 between PS1/Ps2. my response is that I am not in any hurry to play any of the new systems, and all the games I have I will play eventually seeing once the Ps2 lifespan ends I will not be forced to move on to current stuff just to dump big bucks on crappy "pretty" games.. my other thing like yourself in away is that it is very hard to pass up on something that is dirt cheap. I have purchased some games that not on a mandatory basis to play they were cheap so they sit for now still sealed. This is the first time I have had a collection of this many games because alas years before I would take a pile in for credit at gamerape but I have seen the errors of my ways and rather keep them than get $1.00 in credit...

-long live the Ps2 lol-

[aktick]

New here...FWIW, I drive through Janesville a lot on the Interstate, and always seem to stop at the Best Buy there (must be the 5% instead of 5.5% sales tax ;) )...almost every time I'm there (every couple weeks) they seem to have 2 or 3 Wii consoles. I personally still haven't bought one, as there aren't that many games I'd want on it yet, but if you're in Madison it might be worth the short drive if you can't find any in town there.

[aktick]

Does Family Video offer the same prices in store as online (i.e. $50 for Halo 3 pre-order)? Do they offer an in-store pickup option? Thanks.

[Plat]

Toys R Us (Green Bay, WI) has Eyetoy Kinetic (with Eyetoy) for $10 clearance, so $8.50 + tax after the automagic 15% discount.

About 5 boxes left after I bought one. Not too shabby if you're looking for an EyeToy.

[Derrick1979]

Not a bad deal for an eyetoy but Greenbay is a hike for me and I really will go no where near that place with the Football game tonight lol

[Plat]

:-) I don't blame you. Other closer TRUs might have the same deal, though. These weren't even marked properly, so until they fix the signage you might have some time.

[khaos2639]

Mildly off-topic, but I've been running my own business in NE Wisconsin, doing things such as tech support, fixing/building computers, doing financial and personnel consulting, and home entertainment/video game setup (yay, topic).

I also do it for a load cheaper than Geek Squad or FireDog.

The reason I'm posting here is just to get some feedback from the CAGs, is I just built the website, so I just wanted to get some criticism/praise for it, let me know what you think, as there's a slight chance one of you may be a future customer for me. Here is my card with the link on the bottom.

http://webpages.charter.net/almbs/card.jpg

[Plat]

It appears to be a beautiful, black-on-white 404 File Not Found page. Hooray for minimalism!

[khaos2639]

seriously? I have it open in another tab right now.

hmmm.....any chance you spelled it wrong?

[Derrick1979]

seriously? I have it open in another tab right now.

hmmm.....any chance you spelled it wrong?


Got the same thing a nice error page ?

[khaos2639]

k, figured it out

hmmm, if ALMBS is in caps, it's a 404, if it's in lowercase, it goes to the site


hmmmm, must find a way for it to work both ways

[psunami]

Anyone check with the local TRU to see if they had Bioshock today? A few people in the buy Madden get another game 50% off thread have been posting that they've been able to pick it up today.

Just curious.

[heybtbm]

Anyone check with the local TRU to see if they had Bioshock today? A few people in the buy Madden get another game 50% off thread have been posting that they've been able to pick it up today.

Just curious.

No Bioshock at TRU West in Madison. Just checked today at lunch.

[Apossum]

yep. they said they had it out for an hour this morning before they got the email telling them to pull it.

[psunami]

I called in at noon and the guy said that 3 people had called them already to see if it was out, but he wasn't sure.

Bummer.

[heybtbm]

yep. they said they had it out for an hour this morning before they got the email telling them to pull it.

You could see where they had them stacked in the 360 section. Right now it's a big empty space in the "B's". Oh well...my 360 got these beautiful red lights last night. Xbox service is down until tomorrow. It'll be a few weeks before I even get to play Bioshock now. Thankfully, Persona 3 is out today...PS3 to the rescue!

[EskNerd]

Best Buy in Madison (West, and maybe East) just received shipments of the new 360 Premiums with the Zephyr (ie Elite/HDMI/heatpipe) motherboards. I got the first one out of the crate. :D

[heybtbm]

Best Buy in Madison (West, and maybe East) just received shipments of the new 360 Premiums with the Zephyr (ie Elite/HDMI/heatpipe) motherboards. I got the first one out of the crate. :D

How can you tell if a 360 is the "Zephyr" model from looking at the box?

[Trakan]

How can you tell if a 360 is the "Zephyr" model from looking at the box?

On the right side of the box under the features, it lists HDMI. On the left side of the box on the sticker, it says Zephyr.

[nectarsis1]

I read on (I believe Kotaku) that someone took the new model apart, and it still had the old chipset.

[Apossum]

the west side has newer Elites too-- lot 0726. has the quiet drive and extra heatsink.

[heybtbm]

the west side has newer Elites too-- lot 0726. has the quiet drive and extra heatsink.

I thought these newer 360's at BB were the ones with the new 65nm chip. I see that they're not. Oh well, I guess I'll wait a few months longer to upgrade the old red-light beast.

[heybtbm]

Circuit City (Westside - Madison) has about 10 copies of Bioshock left as of 11am. FYI: It's on sale this week for $49.99. I picked up a copy even though my 360 is currently in Texas getting repaired by MS. Torture!

[psunami]

I'm still debating picking up Bioshock. It's in my Gamefly rental queue... I think that's good enough for now.

How were they stocked up on Brain Age 2? Probably a ton of copies of that there.

[heybtbm]

How were they stocked up on Brain Age 2? Probably a ton of copies of that there.

I'd estimate ~30-40 copies.

[psunami]

I'll have to run out and pick that up tomorrow then.

Thanks for the info.

[psunami]

Just to let you all know, when I went out to CC yesterday they had plenty of copies of Bioshock and Brain Age 2 left. Ended up picking up both. I'm so weak....

[Mattte]

Just to let you all know, when I went out to CC yesterday they had plenty of copies of Bioshock and Brain Age 2 left. Ended up picking up both. I'm so weak....

Eastside CC was out of Bioshock today :( and they had no ads anywhere that I could try a price match at BB.

[sigmano9]

has anybody checked the brookfield circuit city for the aug. clearance? i was looking for xenosaga 3 and metal gear po and was wondering if somebody seen these games there so i know if i'm going to make a wasted trip or not.

[heybtbm]

has anybody checked the brookfield circuit city for the aug. clearance? i was looking for xenosaga 3 and metal gear po and was wondering if somebody seen these games there so i know if i'm going to make a wasted trip or not.

If anyone is still looking for Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, I saw a stack of them at Best Buy (Westside - Madison) for $19.99. Circuit City had them for $16.96, but $19.99 isn't that bad either.

[psunami]

I think I mentioned this in this thread in the past, but I ended up going with a Blockbuster Gamepass or whatever it's called. Gamefly was just awful beyond words since they changed their mailers.

I ended up going with the Blockbuster on Regent and I've been pretty surprised at how many games are in stock there. I've been typically seeing games there on release date, although no luck on Lair.

What's funny about Lair though is that they have it available for sale.... but not for rent. Gotta love that.

[Derrick1979]

has anybody checked the brookfield circuit city for the aug. clearance? i was looking for xenosaga 3 and metal gear po and was wondering if somebody seen these games there so i know if i'm going to make a wasted trip or not.


Just want to tell you it will be a wasted trip, that place has been gutted for months now. The last decent clearance game I was able to snag from there was Disgaea 2 and since then I have not seen any game in those bins worth snagging ....

[Squall835]

If anyone is interested, I was at the Target in Oshkosh yesterday and they had some Wiis available.

[psunami]

I stopped out at the East Madison Best Buy and they had a shelf over by the guides with a piece of paper saying that all of the games on the shelf were 25 percent off.

The only game I remember seeing was Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops, priced at 19.99 on the package... so it may be $14.99. Sorry that I can't remember the other titles, but there were no really "big" ones other than that.

[catul]

Has anyone been to the Mega Media Xchange just north of the Southridge Mall on 76th? I tried to get info from their website but it only has franchise info. I read somewhere it is good for used DVDs but I want to know how it is for games (fair price for trading in games, selection, etc). Thx.

[Apossum]

Not too shocking, but TRU in madison is devoid of clearance games.


besides stacks upon stacks of Charlotte's Web GBA and 3 copies of Gunpey DS.

[sigmano9]

i've been to media xchange and you can sometimes find some good deals for games there. its definitely worth the look. i've never traded in games so i do not know what you'll get for your used games and they've got a decent selection of games (although no where near the size of gamestop/eb). if you're lookin for old skool games, its definitly the place to go since gamestop/eb doesnt carry them anymore

[Jeoff]

MMX is the place to go when hoarders take all the penny guides. $6 for a new guide isn't bad at all. The store has campers at every hour of the day so you won't find any rare games but I find dvds to buy there sometimes as well.

[Derrick1979]

i've been to media xchange and you can sometimes find some good deals for games there. its definitely worth the look. i've never traded in games so i do not know what you'll get for your used games and they've got a decent selection of games (although no where near the size of gamestop/eb). if you're lookin for old skool games, its definitly the place to go since gamestop/eb doesnt carry them anymore


Is Media Exchange the old " CD Exchange store of may have been called Disc Go' Round?

Where is this place on 76th?

Thanks

[sigmano9]

Is Media Exchange the old " CD Exchange store of may have been called Disc Go' Round?

Where is this place on 76th?



i know it used to have a different name in the past, but i dont remember what it was. its on s76th just a block or two south of loomis. or is it layton? i can never remember that streets name.

[markadius]

It's Layton. I live and work right by it.
It can be hit or miss, but I've found some great stuff there and their prices for older stuff are pretty fair. Used PS3 games are way overpriced though. I try to hit it once every week or every other week since their inventory turns over so rapidly. In fact I'll probably go there on my lunch break today. I've never traded anything in there so I can't comment on that.

[heybtbm]

FYI: Circuit City (Westside - Madison) has the Halo 3 headsets and custom controllers (with a little Master Chief figure) out on the shelves. I haven't seen these at retail yet.

[psunami]

Did they have any signage up about the Skate delay? People might want to try and grab the $20 gift card.

[Krunks]

if anyone is still looking for them, the shopko in kimberly has 8 wiis as of 3pm today

[coltcannon]

Anyone gonna be at BB madison for midnight halo3? I hate any camps there as the townies flock to that shit. I got tons of rewardzone to use and might as well try to get some free crap, so i will prolly be there.

[Mattte]

^ Had no idea BB was doing midnight launch. Is the eastside doing one too? I think I'll hop on the free points card if they are

[coltcannon]

The east BB is not having midnight.

[deletion]

Found some great deals over the weekend at East Side Kmart. Probably on west side also. Been keeping an eye on prices for about 2 weeks, and they final dropped prices again. Picked up Kameo (7.00) and Just Cause-360 (12.00)

Other games I saw for 360:
Superman - 10.00
Quake 4 - 10.00
Gun - 10.00
Moto GP - 10.00
Tony Hawk 4? (the pink cover) - 10.00

They had a ton of other games for xbox, gamecube, ps2 on cleareance as well.

[Mattte]

^ Whats this east side Kmart you speak of?!

I haven't seen one in the year I've been down here.

[deletion]

It's located on Main street next to the Rogan shoe store. you probably didn't notice it because its pretty dead there, walmart is just a few miles down the road.

[reiji]

If anyone is interested, I was at the Target in Oshkosh yesterday and they had some Wiis available.

Holy fuck. I didn't think anyone from Oshkosh was on CAG!

[heybtbm]

^ Whats this east side Kmart you speak of?!

I haven't seen one in the year I've been down here.

He's not talking about Madison. All the Madison Kmarts closed years ago.

[Plat]

Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask, but is there a good Milwaukee store to buy "classic" (NES, SNES, N64, etc) games? (Price- and availability-wise).

[Derrick1979]

Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask, but is there a good Milwaukee store to buy "classic" (NES, SNES, N64, etc) games? (Price- and availability-wise).

If anything I would say "Record Head" on like 71st and Greenfield Ave... im not exactly sure of how extensive there classic gaming section is but they do have them and things are pretty fair priced..

Other than that place I would also like to know of any other places like that

[coltcannon]

Posted by me in the Halo3 launch thread:
"Called the BB in West Madison. They said they have hats and shirts for first come first served. A rumor of the 25 chairs but they hadnt seen any. They are going to have all teh accessorie stuff availible. They couldnt say about their pre-order to received numbers."

A friend and I will be showing up sometime after work. Hes got a pre-order for limited and Im in for the regular so it doesnt really matter what time. Im looking for syringes to shoot GameFuel up with. *sarcasm* I think im more excited for the game to drop so I dont have to hear about it in every fucking media outlet.

[dyreschlock]

Posted by me in the Halo3 launch thread:
"Called the BB in West Madison. They said they have hats and shirts for first come first served. A rumor of the 25 chairs but they hadnt seen any. They are going to have all teh accessorie stuff availible. They couldnt say about their pre-order to received numbers."

A friend and I will be showing up sometime after work. Hes got a pre-order for limited and Im in for the regular so it doesnt really matter what time. Im looking for syringes to shoot GameFuel up with. *sarcasm* I think im more excited for the game to drop so I dont have to hear about it in every fucking media outlet.

sweet, i'll see you there, man ^_^. I was planning on stopping by after work tomorrow to see if there were any people lined up.

I wonder if we'll have to wait outside the whole damn time before they "open" up at midnight, or if they'll be nice and have a spot picked out inside the store after closing..

it looks like it's supposed to start raining around 10pm, so you might want to bring an umbrella just in case.

[coltcannon]

Im fully prepared and supportive of it raining. Will make the rediculous fact of waiting for it fully highlighted. Why is it i find it entertaining to waste my time for stuff like this? Its not like im even a huge halo fan, i just like camping.

[dyreschlock]

Im fully prepared and supportive of it raining. Will make the rediculous fact of waiting for it fully highlighted. Why is it i find it entertaining to waste my time for stuff like this? Its not like im even a huge halo fan, i just like camping.
heh.. same here, actually. Not a halo fan, but i am a fan of video game related events. (and free stuff)

[Derrick1979]

heh.. same here, actually. Not a halo fan, but i am a fan of video game related events. (and free stuff)


Wow so you guys are going to blow possibly $60 on the game and camp out for hours with no sure bet you will get any freebies seeing they are usually limited?

Wow lol.....

[coltcannon]

$60 no, $20 in RZ
Hours no, maybe an hour at max. I could careless about tshirts and inflatable chairs. I just love the rediculiousness of the whole thing, esp if it rains.

[Derrick1979]

$60 no, $20 in RZ
Hours no, maybe an hour at max. I could careless about tshirts and inflatable chairs. I just love the rediculiousness of the whole thing, esp if it rains.


LOL well after camping with my brother off and on for his PS2 at launch and then standing 3 hours in line for Gamecube launch only to be first inline of 5 people lol for that I just dont have it in me anymore.. the only time I will do any kind of camping or standing around will be if they have something on Black Friday I want...

Well have fun with that and be sure to report back the details of the madness and keep a tally on the "Oh my God I got it" and the random chants of "halo" you hear lol...

[dyreschlock]

bah.. that's no fun. hanging out in line gives you a good chance to meet a bunch of people you know will be playing the game and live around the same area as you. Hopefully you Xbox guys won't be too proud to bring your DSes for some Pacman Vs. or Tetris multiplayer.

For me, not being a fan of Halo, the big pull is the online co-op, so i'll be able to play the game with my pal in the military.. i have fond memories of playing Goldeneye with him back in the day before he joined the military, and now that he's gotten into 360, it'll be great to play along-side him despite across the states.

[Apossum]

someone posted a $260 360 premium, refurbed by MS with the new heatsink, on craigslist. I was *this* close to getting it, but I need to wait until NG2 comes out. can't spend $320 on essentially one game (with scattered arcade titles.)

[KingElessar]

Does anyone know what stores in Milwaukee on the east side are having a midnight release for Halo 3?

[heybtbm]

Have fun at the midnight openings tonight. I have to wake up too early. Staying up past midnight on a weekday is out of the question unfortunately.

My exciting Halo 3 launch event will be waltzing into Circuit City (or wherever) tomorrow during lunch and picking it up.

[dyreschlock]

Heya, I'm not too sure if I ran into any of you guys out there, but I was somewhat close to the front of the line. I ended up getting there a little bit after Heroes ended.

I took a couple pictures of everything, which you can find here:
http://www.theschlock.com/blog/?p=369

[coltcannon]

Two others and me were at the end of the sidewalk when we got there at 10. I got a little drunk testing out my friends new keg-o-rator and they talked me into going that early. One dude with us just walked through and got a shirt, didnt buy anything. I was surprised how many people were still outside when I was leaving.

[Derrick1979]

Two others and me were at the end of the sidewalk when we got there at 10. I got a little drunk testing out my friends new keg-o-rator and they talked me into going that early. One dude with us just walked through and got a shirt, didnt buy anything. I was surprised how many people were still outside when I was leaving.


Sounds fun..... so did you buy the more expensive pre-scratched copy that has microsofts commitment to quality products label? I still can't believe they have people paying for a game at those prices with games they knew were not in the cases right.... Hey get it out the door and make the dollar worry about the problems later... kind sounds like the idea they had behind the 360...

oh yeah almost forgot you ever see the movie "Accepted" lol you look like the rocker guy that was delivering kegs in the movie lol..

[heybtbm]

Circuit City (Westside - Madison) still has the free "wall scroll" if you buy Halo 3 there. I picked up the regular edition (no scratches thank you).

[coltcannon]

My friend had the scratched edition pre-ordered, I just got the normal for 42$ after my RZ. I wish the normal edition had a fun name like cat helmet edition or the scratched edition.

[shampoohorn]

Is the CC deal going on? And is it sold out in any of the Madison CC? :)

[dyreschlock]

My friend had the scratched edition pre-ordered, I just got the normal for 42$ after my RZ. I wish the normal edition had a fun name like cat helmet edition or the scratched edition.

was his actually damaged? my limited edition disc works just fine, and only had a few cosmetic scratches.

I really should've just gotten the regular edition though.. the limited one feels so cheap, and you really don't get much more.

[coltcannon]

was his actually damaged? my limited edition disc works just fine, and only had a few cosmetic scratches.

I really should've just gotten the regular edition though.. the limited one feels so cheap, and you really don't get much more.

His was not scratched at all.

[heybtbm]

PrePlayed (Eastside - Madison) has a used Microsoft brand 360 wireless router adapter for $60. That is a fucking steal. It's under the glass with the 360 accessories.

[Mattte]

Friend just passed an email off to me (he works at Shopko). If you sign up here: http://www.shopko.com/myfriends/ they'll apparantly send you a 20% coupon.

In the past they've done 20% off for employees only, and everything was fair game, so thats $100 off a PS3 if you're lookin for one.

[SRW1000]

Friend just passed an email off to me (he works at Shopko). If you sign up here: http://www.shopko.com/myfriends/ they'll apparantly send you a 20% coupon.

In the past they've done 20% off for employees only, and everything was fair game, so thats $100 off a PS3 if you're lookin for one.Thank you. That's a very nice coupon.

[khaos2639]

Anyone know of any good deals in the Green Bay area???

[Plat]

Anyone know of any good deals in the Green Bay area???
Hollywood Video on Webster is 50% off new/used games. Pretty much picked over, but you never know.
Shopko has a pile of clearance games for PS2/XBox/GCN. Selection varies by store.
Got Mario Strikers Charged from Family Video on Webster this weekend, for $20 complete. Mario Party 5 for $8 complete. I didn't see any other copies, but you might watch for other Wii games dropping.

[Mattte]

Guitar Hero III (Game only :()was at Eastside Sears. 1 copy of the Xbox 360 version and I think 2 of the PS2 version were left.

[Plat]

Best Buy in Green Bay (Mason St) still had at least 3 Logitech USB mics (PS2) for $4.99 as of ~7PM today.

[aktick]

Friend just passed an email off to me (he works at Shopko). If you sign up here: http://www.shopko.com/myfriends/ they'll apparantly send you a 20% coupon.

In the past they've done 20% off for employees only, and everything was fair game, so thats $100 off a PS3 if you're lookin for one.

Thanks for the link, I signed up the other day, got my coupon emailed just now. Video games and hardware excluded, as well as movies. Hell, even food and pop are excluded. :roll:

Thanks for the coupon anyways.

[Krunks]

yeah, shopko "family and friends" events suck, they pretty much exlude most of the hardlines side of the store. but at least my 10% discount is on everything