Wisconsin's Official CAG Deals, News & Discussion Thread

[Mattte]

Yeah that coupon is pretty lame...I need some new dress shirts so I'll have to go check out what they've got.

[ninju D]

Yeah that coupon is pretty lame...I need some new dress shirts so I'll have to go check out what they've got.
Best CAG worthy deals on dress shirts is at TJ Max if you have one near Mad-town. $15-20 for name brand shirts that are reg price $40-60. Colors are extreme YMMV, though.

[deletion]

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.

hey try out the kmart over by lambeau field. I saw mario strikers on cleareance for 19 bucks plus the 30% discount,so that's like 13 bucks something brand new. plus tons of xbox,ps2, gamecube and 360 games. Glad to see a few people from Green Bay, thought i was the only one!

[ninju D]

hey try out the kmart over by lambeau field. I saw mario strikers on cleareance for 19 bucks plus the 30% discount,so that's like 13 bucks something brand new. plus tons of xbox,ps2, gamecube and 360 games. Glad to see a few people from Green Bay, thought i was the only one!

Sweet! I just moved to that area. I'll check it out. Any other good game shops in Geebs?

[Plat]

hey try out the kmart over by lambeau field. I saw mario strikers on cleareance for 19 bucks plus the 30% discount,so that's like 13 bucks something brand new. plus tons of xbox,ps2, gamecube and 360 games. Glad to see a few people from Green Bay, thought i was the only one!

Likewise about being the only one! Thanks for the tip; I already have both Strikers but I picked up Mario All-Stars Baseball for $13, and an Intec PS2 multitap for $5. They had a 12-month Xbox Live kit (incl. game and microphone) for $20, but it was opened.

[deletion]

Sweet! I just moved to that area. I'll check it out. Any other good game shops in Geebs?

You can try GB Games. There's one on the corner of Mason and Main Street, and then over by Military. There's also another used Games/DVDs shop on military (forgot the name of it).

[deletion]

Likewise about being the only one! Thanks for the tip; I already have both Strikers but I picked up Mario All-Stars Baseball for $13, and an Intec PS2 multitap for $5. They had a 12-month Xbox Live kit (incl. game and microphone) for $20, but it was opened.

Great find. How's mario strikers? i should have picked it up the last time i went by there. Hey, the East side shopko on mason has a pretty good clearance on games. I picked up King Kong for the xbox for about 3 bucks. There were a few selection of Gameboy advance, gamecube and ps2 games if you're interested.

[Plat]

Sweet! I just moved to that area. I'll check it out. Any other good game shops in Geebs?
Welcome to the area! :-) Depends on the platform/game, I suppose, but here're a few way too many random comments:

Shopko - Clearance stickers don't always reflect the real price, and it's hard to find a price checker except at Bay Park Mall. Prices seem to be universal across stores, so if you see it for $2 at one store and $10 at another, the $10 is probably wrong. If employees are feeling nice, they can also check their system to see whether a product is in stock at nearby stores. They tend to clearance games out slower than other stores (so if you're looking for an older hard-to-find game, you might have luck here).

Gamestop - We've got three (De Pere, Bay Park Mall, and West Mason by Sam's Club), so you should have a decent chance at using the gamestop.com Web site to find a store who has the game in stock. I haven't personally been impressed by Bay Park's customer service; must be related to their traffic.

Preplayed (on Oneida street, across from Bay Park Mall) - They've got reasonable prices sometimes. Price stickers are weird: Mario's Time Machine complete in box was $5; cartridge-only was $17. Classic games (e.g. NES) are not in their computer system, and stickers can't be seen without asking someone to open the display case. I'm sure there are some good $2 games in there, but it'll be hard to find when pricing is unknown. Urgh. They're the only store I know of, that keeps a waiting list for used games. Supposedly you can give them your name and number, and they'll call you when a certain used game comes in. That said, I haven't been called yet.

Mega Media Exchange (formerly Take 2) - All NES games are $4, and sometimes they're decent (e.g. Yoshi, Metroid, Ninja Gaiden 2, etc). They've got a computer system so you can look up pricing, but the interface is broken. (Try doing a search after a search, or using the "enter" key to submit your search, and you'll know what I mean). They've got the largest variety I've seen in the area, so definitely check this place out. They also have a rental program where you can pay monthly to rent out an amount of their inventory. ALWAYS check for duplicate copies of the item before you buy. (e.g. identical name-brand Dreamcast controllers were priced from $2 to $9; some SNES games range from $2-$5 for the same title/condition).

GB Games - A miracle every once in a while. Super Mario RPG for $30, Advance Wars DS for $12, Ice Climber for $4, but they're not overflowing with it. They seem to be cheap when offering $$ to buy games.

Video Game Kingdom - Reasonable prices, and really friendly staff. They also seem to offer more $$ for games than GB Games does. They've also got a lot of arcade game cabinets and tools lying around. Every once in a while they have the weirdo consoles (like Neo Geo, TI-99, Atari 2600, etc).

Goodwill - The west-side Goodwill prices games about $1 more than the east-side goodwill. I spent the last month routinely stopping by the east-side Goodwill to catch patterns in their stock. Found a few neat NES/SNES/GB/GBA/XBOX deals, but stock was pretty random.

St. Vincent De Paul - Sometimes you can find classic (2600/NES/SNES/N64/GEN/etc) games for $2 each. Not sure when the best time to go is.

Toys R Us - Their clearance bin can be interesting every once in a while. They've got a price-checking machine in the electronics department, which makes it easy to check for lower-than-expected prices.

Circuit City - I've only had luck here when being tipped off from CAG. Every deal I've had, has been due to the sticker price not matching the clearance price, and the item not being in the clearance bin. Good thing Circuit City prices are universal(ish) across stores.

Sears - I must not stop here at the right time. The deals tend to be pretty dry, no matter how many bored/wandering store employees might be staring at me.

Family Video - They're having some good clearance prices on games at the moment, depending on the store. You might find PS2/Gamecube/Xbox games for $4.95-$7.95. The problem is, most of these don't come with manuals. In a stroke of luck, I asked an employee about the manuals, and she was kind enough to go search the back boxes to find them for me. Now that's customer service. I'm used to being told "it doesn't come with manuals".

Hollywood Video - Every once in a while they have some $5 games (e.g. Kirby Star Race for Gamecube). Usually they include the manuals. The HV on Webster is closing soon of course, so you might find some clearance deals there. Suikoden IV was around $10 not long ago, I believe.

[Plat]

Great find. How's mario strikers? i should have picked it up the last time i went by there. Hey, the East side shopko on mason has a pretty good clearance on games. I picked up King Kong for the xbox for about 3 bucks. There were a few selection of Gameboy advance, gamecube and ps2 games if you're interested.

I enjoy Strikers for the Gamecube, but most of my friends would rather not play it with me. And the Wii people beat me up pretty bad. I'm out of practice. For $13, I'd recommend it. Worst-case, you can probably flip it and get your money back.

Dang @ Shopko. I'm pretty close to there, so I ought to check it out. Thanks. Suddenly I really like this thread :-).

[ninju D]

Thanks for the tips! I'll have to check them out.

[heybtbm]

Preplayed (on Oneida street, across from Bay Park Mall) - They've got reasonable prices sometimes. Price stickers are weird: Mario's Time Machine complete in box was $5; cartridge-only was $17. Classic games (e.g. NES) are not in their computer system, and stickers can't be seen without asking someone to open the display case. I'm sure there are some good $2 games in there, but it'll be hard to find when pricing is unknown. Urgh. They're the only store I know of, that keeps a waiting list for used games. Supposedly you can give them your name and number, and they'll call you when a certain used game comes in. That said, I haven't been called yet.

The Green Bay Preplayed is the sorriest excuse for a game store I've ever seen. I guess I've been spoiled by the two here in Madison, but damn...the GB store is a mess. I'd rather go to a Video Game Exchange (gasp!) any day over that place.

[aktick]

Shopko by East Towne (Madison) had GH3 out this morning, but their registers wouldn't let it go through. A couple nice old ladies tried to get it to work for me, but finally they had to call over the electronics guy and he realized the mistake. Oh well. I can wait until Sunday.

[deletion]

Welcome to the area! :-) Depends on the platform/game, I suppose, but here're a few way too many random comments:

Shopko - Clearance stickers don't always reflect the real price, and it's hard to find a price checker except at Bay Park Mall...

Plat, thanks for the breakdown of game places in the area. I've been in GB for about 5 years now and had no idea of the other places.

[Apossum]

Saw on craig's list that play n' trade in Madison (on University) has used gamecubes for $25, not the best deal since you can get any gamecube game for free with a used gamecube at GS right now.

But they're also selling used Xboxes for $50, which is pretty awesome. This sale lasts through Halloween.

[.JPG]

Been a while since we've had any news from Wisconsin, hows the searching coming?

[psunami]

I haven't seen too much in the area of late. The East Madison Target has a few games on clearance, but they're changing their percentage off very quickly.

For example, they have a copy of SSX Blur on clearance for 35% off, and it's been that price for the last 3 weeks.

They have a few Xbox games for 75% off, nothing great though.

I did see Metal Gear Portable Ops for the PSP for $13 something as well.

[coltcannon]

Was just at the new madison extra bigass walmart, they had the rock band demo up in the holiday section. Some stoned highschoolers were on it. Im saving my first play for surround sound 54" setup.

[aktick]

I used a printout of the Kmart 20% off coupon to get a 40gb PS3 in Fort Atkinson today. They had at least 1 60gb and 1 80gb left.

[psunami]

Nice deal.

I forgot that there was a K-Mart in Fort. I just assumed that the closest one was in Portage.

[Plat]

Family Video in Two Rivers has a bunch of Wii games for $19.95 including Metroid Prime 3, Mario Party 8, Pokemon Battle Revolution (?), Madden '08, Transformers, Boogie and a few others.

FV in Manitowoc also has 3 copies of Metroid Prime 3 for 19.95 each.

It sounds like FVs are selling off old copies of Wii/360 games that they have duplicate copies of. Newer games (e.g. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games) aren't being sold yet.

So if you have a FV, and especially if it doesn't have a lot of room for games, check that stock out :-).

[psunami]

Oh, man. I'm driving by a Family Video tomorrow. I'll check it out. Thanks for the info.

[coltcannon]

I can second the sale of Metroid Prime 3 at west madison family video. I couldnt pull the trigger with my queue of games atm.

[psunami]

What are you thinking of the odds of being able to pick up Rock Band at Best Buy on Tuesday?

[coltcannon]

Me and a friend are going to try BB at midnight. If failed we are spreading out to cover other retailers at opening tomorrow. Also might want to check the new extra bigass Walmart, they could sell them at midnight.

[psunami]

Well, I have $120 in credit at Best Buy, so that's about my only option for right now.

I have to go into work late tonight, so I'm going to swing by the store around 11:30 and see what the place looks like.

[bjkrautk]

Any CAG's having luck with finding the K-Mart Coupon here in WI?

I was out at a few stores in the GB area this weekend; all of them had pharmacies, but none of them had the pamphlet with the coupon in it.

(Hoping to use this with Rock Band (PS3) on Wednesday....printed if necessary, but I'd rather try to avoid the hassle of the printout.)

[coltcannon]

The official BB midnight rock band opening list no longer has Madison or MIlwaukee.

[psunami]

They did have the signage up when I was there earlier and there was a guy waiting at 4:00 in the afternoon. Which is nuts, because it was raining... and getting cold.

I'm still showing up at 11:30. I'll have my DS with me. Playing Picross.

[tc23]

I used a printout of the Kmart 20% off coupon to get a 40gb PS3 in Fort Atkinson today. They had at least 1 60gb and 1 80gb left.

Tried this in Burlington - didn't work. Apparently some of the stores are catching on.

[.JPG]

Any CAG's having luck with finding the K-Mart Coupon here in WI?

I was out at a few stores in the GB area this weekend; all of them had pharmacies, but none of them had the pamphlet with the coupon in it.

(Hoping to use this with Rock Band (PS3) on Wednesday....printed if necessary, but I'd rather try to avoid the hassle of the printout.)

I was able to use it with no problems. The first K-Mart I arrived at I couldn't find it after glancing around, so I asked the pharmacist. Apparently I wasn't the only one asking, he said that there had been people asking about it, but he didn't know anything about it. After arriving at the second K-Mart, I once again found nothing after searching. So once again I went up to the pharmacist. I then described what I was looking for. At first she looked around and couldn't find anything, but then all of the sudden she came up with a handful of the pamphlets. So if you don't have luck looking around, make sure to ask.

[psunami]

I was number 43 in line for the 360 version.

They still had 10 to 15 copies left when I was done checking out... with no one else in line. If people are still looking tomorrow, looks like they'll have at least a few copies at the West Madison store.

[psunami]

I stopped out to the West Madison Walmart to pick up a Wii Zapper and they had 2 copies of Rock Band for the 360 sitting out at around 5. They also had more than a few Zapper's as well.

[heybtbm]

Thanks for the heads up on the Wii Zapper at Walmart (Westside - Madison). They still had 10-15 left this morning around 10:00 am. FYI: They still had 1 (huge) copy of Rock Band on the shelves too. I have no interest, so I left it there.

I'm glad I cancelled my Amazon pre-order for the Wii Zapper. The damn thing wasn't due to ship until the first week of December (I pre-ordered a month ago).

Edit: They also had a ton of the white PS2's behind the glass. Those were new to me.

[ZForce915]

TRU on the West side of Green Bay has 6 Rock Band bundles and dozens of Link's Crossbow training.

[psunami]

Yeah, I'm beginning to realize that Rock Band hype > demand.

We'll see how it goes throughout the holidays... but I just can't see it selling like people were expecting. $170 is a lot for one game. No matter what it comes with.

I got my wife to sing while I was on the drums last night, so that made it worth it for me.

[ninju D]

Help me out, GB CAGs. Totally OT, but I need some good places to go for a burger. I've been in town for a while now and I can't find a good place. Help!

[heybtbm]

Help me out, GB CAGs. Totally OT, but I need some good places to go for a burger. I've been in town for a while now and I can't find a good place. Help!

Titletown Brewing Company is pretty good. Their beer is excellent. I try to stop in every time I'm up that way.

[deletion]

tom's drive in isn't too bad...

[ninju D]

I do like Tom's from time to time, but what I am looking for is one of those burgers that will knock your socks off. Every town has a little hole-in-the-wall joint that serves amazing food, I just haven't found it yet.
For example, if you are ever in Appleton hit up a place called Emmett's on Richmond St (AKA HWY 47) to have one hell of a burger.

[heybtbm]

If anyone has seen the 360 Guitar Hero III (bundle) anywhere around Madison recently, please post and let me know. Every store has tons of the PS3, PS2, Wii, and PC versions...but no 360 bundles.

[Wazootyman]

I saw 2 360 Guitar Hero III bundles at the East Towne Wal-Mart yesterday night

[Plat]

FYI the Green Bay Circuit City has Raving Rabbids 2 (Wii) for 29.99. I don't know if it's the in-store price or if they accidentally mis-stickered all Rabbids 2 games with the Rabbids 1 price, or what. Maybe it's that mediocre of a game.

Also, they're accepting "special orders" for the Wii console today. No money down, no guarantee that it'll be in stock by Christmas. One employee said you could special order over the phone, another employee said you had to be there in-person. Nobody gave a clear answer to how long the current list is, nor how many days they've been taking special orders. One customer claimed they "special ordered" several days ago, whereas another customer said they were never offered this yesterday when checking Wii stock. But you should be able to today.

When you special order, you also get 10% any games and accessories, and have the opportunity to buy their gamer card for $10 rather than $20 (which gives you 10% off for the next year). Not amazing, but it's something. 10% off accessories is more than usual. I think this %-off promotion is store-specific.

[Plat]

FYI the Green Bay Circuit City [is] accepting "special orders" for the Wii console today. No money down, no guarantee that it'll be in stock by Christmas.
In case you were curious, my special-order came in today (I special-ordered on Sunday). And they're still taking special orders. Still no payment required, not much to lose. Still no guarantees that it comes by Christmas.

[mcelfour]

Not sure how great a deal this is, but I say Elite Beat Agents for $19.99 at Madison West side TRU today. There were a couple of copies. I think this was Amazon DOTD a couple of times several months ago, but if anyone didn't get in and wants it now...

I was tempted. :)

[Wazootyman]

I saw the Elite Beat as well, but didn't think much of it since it was 19.99... isn't it supposed to be $10 less?

[Plat]

In case you were curious, my [Green Bay Circuit City] special-order came in today (I special-ordered on Sunday). And they're still taking special orders. Still no payment required, not much to lose. Still no guarantees that it comes by Christmas.

OK, this the last time I'll bump the CC special-order thing. I'm surprised it fell upon tumbleweed.

Anyway, my wife placed another special order last Thursday, and it came in stock today. Not sure if they're still accepting special orders, but it sure seems like a swell way to go.

[Mattte]

Calling upon the Madison CAGs for some help.

I've been looking around town for the past few days for a deer statue (something that would be able to fit on a shelf and something not too tiny). But I've had no luck. Are there any like hunting specific stores around town? I went the place right outside of the East Town Mall and they didn't have anything like it.

Looking for something along the lines of this:
http://www.sworddemon.com/productimages/bdk_white/thumb/YT6146.jpg



EDIT: Also saw 6 copies of Rock Band (360) at the Eastside Target. Don't know if they are still hard to find, so just a heads up.

[coltcannon]

My only guess is Gander Mtn.

[heybtbm]

I finally found (and bought) the 360 version of Guitar Hero III. Best Buy (Eastside Madison) had them in stock for a few hours yesterday. There were 3 left as of 5pm.

I've been following the BB shipping patterns and determined that Madison Best Buy's would most likely get in a new shipment of GH3 yesterday. Well, I was half right. The Westside never got them in, but the Eastside did. Oh well, finally snagged it after 1 month+ looking for a non-Walmart (they only sell wired bundles) GH3.


Deer statues...

Believe it or not, Menards has a nick-nack section. You could look there. The ultimate place would be a Scheel's Sports. The one in Appleton has a whole deer/bear/moose nick-nack section. I suppose that's not very practical if you're looking around Madison.

[gwaki]

If anyone is still looking for Rock Band on 360... Mayfair Best Buy had them in yesterday.

[Wazootyman]

I'm planning on hitting East Towne Best Buy tomorrow morning for a Wii. I'm not setting an alarm, but when my kitties wake me up (usually around 5) I'll feed them and head over.

Anyone have number ideas/time estimates for any stores? Should I be good on getting a Wii?

Edit - got started a little late and didn't get to Best Buy until about 6:20 and there were roughly 60 people in line. It was known there were at least 40, but a manager said they were still unloading when someone called. Well, at 7:30 it was revealed that there actually were only 40.

Bummed out I headed off to Target because I needed to warm up and do other shopping and thought they might be open early. They weren't, but I could see a line only 4 people deep. Intrigued I ask if they know how many systems were there and an off-duty worker who was getting one for himself told me they had about 40 left (employees had already given vouchers to a first line of about 30). So I was able to get one!

When I was waiting in line at Best Buy someone came over from CC trying to sell their voucher. CC only got 8 in and this guy had 3 of the vouchers. Nobody bit. I heard when he went to Target he was soundly laughed out of the place, since they were already guranteed one there and 40 more could come along afterwards!

[Plat]

*Tumbleweed*

FYI: Green Bay Family Video on East Main St. has about 5 copies of Metroid Prime 3, and 1 copy of Mario Strikers Charged for $20 each.

[psunami]

I need to check my local Family Video for a copy of Mario Strikers. I dug that game when I rented it.

[Mufasa]

anyone here get the 25% off BB toy coupon to work? everyone that I talked to on slickdeals from Wisconsin couldn't make it happen, just wondering if anyone had any luck here

[Plat]

Re: Best Buy $25, Didn't try. The Slickdeals failure list deterred me.

In other news: this must be "Wacky Target Pricing Weekend" at Goodwill.

Yesterday, I got a barely-used Wiimote for $6.99 in Green Bay (old strap, no glove; presumably a Target return).

Then today, I saw several piles of last year's Activision Wii promo DVD movies (http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/07/target-wii-dvd-for-only-a-penny/) at the Manitowoc Goodwill. Goodwill wanted $19.99 each. I wish I had a camera on me. I alerted the staff that these were a penny at first release, and they pointed out that it would be discounted soon (presumably half off? :-)).

Have you seen any other craziness with respect to old/returned Target items at Goodwill?

[cromico]

I've heard Goodwill recieving items from target, but never found any evidence of any video games there. I've checked both Goodwills in Green bay constantly and have never had any luck. I sure wish they did carry. I was waiting for the Godfather to go down from 19.99 at target and the following week all the clearance items were pretty much gone. There's no way someone could have picked the store clean. oh well.

[cromico]

i did manage to buy Ghost Squad at the Green Bay West Side Target for 9.99. It was listed for 29.99 but was not found in the system.

[cromico]

you've probably seen circuit citys ad for viva pinata for 13.99. Well, i stopped by shopko today and browsed the clearance section and picked up a special edition viva pinata for 9.99. it's marked 19.99 but don't let that fool u.

[psunami]

Lucky you cromico on the Ghost Squad deal.

I tried the East Madison Target and had no luck.

[Plat]

Congrats on both. FYI the Green Bay east-side Goodwill has a Guitar Hero III (Wii) for $59.99 (in their display case). It looks like a Target return. Hopefully all the parts are there and it works, otherwise you're looking at about $60 in store credit if returned.

[WiiNet]

Any word on what clearance titles are at Circuit City in Madison or Green Bay? I'm looking for DS and Wii.

[mcelfour]

Any word on what clearance titles are at Circuit City in Madison or Green Bay? I'm looking for DS and Wii.

I didn't find any DS titles at Westside Madison CC. I scored on FFV Advance, and that was it. I didn't check on Wii games.

[heybtbm]

Any word on what clearance titles are at Circuit City in Madison or Green Bay? I'm looking for DS and Wii.

Westside Madison CC clearance has been picked over since Christmas. I only wanted the 360 version of Gun...no luck. Maybe the Eastside has a few.

[Mattte]

Westside Madison CC clearance has been picked over since Christmas. I only wanted the 360 version of Gun...no luck. Maybe the Eastside has a few.

I'll have to check while I'm out today. Haven't been to CC in a long time.

[VGMaster75]

Madison here also, just joined the forum and posted in the CC clearance thread.

"Stopped in both Madison, WI CC's today and they don't have jack.
Was looking for Far Cry, COD2, Condemned, and Tony Hawk Wasteland for the 360 - Jade Empire for Xbox - and Godhand and Onimusha: DOD for the PS2.
Only one they had was COD2 which isn't on their list and is still at $29.99. Even had the guy scan it to be sure.
Would've liked to have also snagged Okami and MGS3 Subsistence at $16.95, but all the aforementioned titles are long gone."

Have been a gamer (and cheap!) for some time now.
I am not a hoarder and do not buy games to sell/trade for profit. I only purchase for myself.

I went to both CC's Sunday early afternoon. They had 2 copies of GUN for the 360 at the west side Madison CC, one after I left.

[Mattte]

Didn't see anything good at Eastside CC, went to Target though and there were about 15 copies of the newest Tony Hawk CE for $15.

[deletion]

Green bay cc had about 75% PS2 games. I don't have one so i didn't look through the selection. I did pick up american wasteland for 360. There was one Chromehounds, tons of bomberman and 360 sports titles. Other than that, nothing.

[deletion]

Congrats on both. FYI the Green Bay east-side Goodwill has a Guitar Hero III (Wii) for $59.99 (in their display case). It looks like a Target return. Hopefully all the parts are there and it works, otherwise you're looking at about $60 in store credit if returned.

GH at goodwill? man..u're always seeing cool stuff there. tahnks for the tip

[Mattte]

oh noes~!

http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/265808

[coltcannon]

http://waml.legis.state.wi.us/

I suggest everyone shoots off an email to your senators telling them of your disapproval. I stated that this surcharge is discriminitory and would prefer an increase on general goods/services. If there was scientific proof of video game violence causeing juvenile crime I would have no problem i.e. other "sin tax". Remember to include your address.

[Plat]

Thanks for the heads-up on the proposal/legislator links. I doubt this'll get a co-sponsor and pass, but I'm not going to leave it to fate. :)

[VGMaster75]

Didn't see anything good at Eastside CC, went to Target though and there were about 15 copies of the newest Tony Hawk CE for $15.
Tony Hawk CE? Which Tony Hawk are we talking about and for what console?

[psunami]

Tony Hawk Proving Ground for the 360.

It's at the Super Target in Fitchburg for that price now as well.

There are enough copies around town that I'm ok waiting another week to see if it drops to $7.48.

[VGMaster75]

Tony Hawk Proving Ground for the 360.

It's at the Super Target in Fitchburg for that price now as well.

There are enough copies around town that I'm ok waiting another week to see if it drops to $7.48.
Hmmm, I saw a bunch behind the glass in the regular section w/ no price tag.
That seems like a pretty good deal since it's still going for $59.99 elsewhere.
I'm pretty behind on Tony Hawk games - I still need TH Underground 2, Wasteland, and Project 8.
Although Proving Ground didn't score very well with most critics.

[psunami]

Personally, I liked the demo for SKATE better, but for $7 bucks, I'd probably give it a look.

Heck, I picked up Genji for the PS3 at Toys R Us last night for $12 bucks. I just wanted some giant crabs, I guess.

[Plat]

FYI the Green Bay East Mason Shopko has several copies of Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (Wii, 360), and Elite Beat Agents (DS) for $10 each, along with a bunch of other titles. Not amazing, but EBA for $10 is a pretty fair price.

It's on an island between the checkout and the electronics department, not in nor around the department itself.

EDIT: Oh, when I bought a Wii game, the cashier gave me a free $20 Gift Card for daleandthomas.com. Apparently they're giving them out with all DVD purchases.

[bjkrautk]

Speaking of clearance games at Target....has anyone seen a copy of VF5 (PS3) in stock at a Target recently? I know the Wausau store is sold out, but I'm curious if any other sites have it.

[cromico]

good looking out plat. thanks. I've just put together a list of $9.99 shopko games and then there are some less than that. There's also a thread started in the video games deals thread that you might want to keep an eye on. The list just keeps growing. Here you go if you're interested. (i'm looking for more 360 titles, so let me know if you find anything!) :

360
Dynasty Warriors 5
Tomb Raider Legend
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Prey
Chromehounds
Viva Pinata with Bonus DVD edition
Xbox Live Arcade Unplugged
Sonic the Hedgehog
Phantasy Star Universe
Ridge Racer 6
Eragon
Superman Returns
Enchanted Arms
Dead Rising
Bionicle Heroes
Table Tennis
Rumble Roses
Star Trek Legacy
NBA Street Homecourt
Blitz
N3: Ninety Nine Nights
Full Auto 2
Blazing Angels ($2.99)
Tiger Woods 06 ($2.49)
Bomberman
Test Drive

PS3
Full Auto 2
Dark Kingdom
Ridge Racer 7

Wii
Avatar
Grimm and Mandy
Ant Bully
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Barnyard

PS2
Red Ninja
Valkyrie Profile
24
God Hand
Street Fighter Alpha Anthology
Street Racing Syndicate ($2.19)
Ultimate Spider-man

DS
Kirby Canvas Curse
Rocket Slime
Wiffle Ball
Rainbow Islands Revolution
Elite Beat Agents
Need For Speed: ???
Metroid Prime Pinball
Rainbow Island
Rocket Slime
Meteos
March Penguins w/ Stuffed Toy
Wild West
Trace Memory

GC
metroid prime 2
donkey konga 2

PSP
LocoRoco
Mercury Meltdown
Gradius Collection
Gangs of London
Metal Gear Acid 2
Socom
Daxter


XBOX
Found Dino Crisis 3 ($3.79)
Dead or Alive Ultimate 2 disc set ($3.79)
Backyard wrestling ($2.19)
Street Racing Syndicate ($2.19)
Legacy of Kain: Defiance ($2.19)
Haunted Mansion ($3.79)
Outrun 2 ($2.19)
Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Platinum Hits ($0.99)

[psunami]

If someone finds the following, at a Madison store... let me know. Thanks.

Dark Kingdom (PS3)
Blazing Angels (360)

[psunami]

There are still some 360 titles remaining at the West Madison Shopko.

N3, Just Cause, Tomb Raider Legend, Saints Row.

I picked up Ridge Racer 7 for the PS3 there. There were at least two more copies of that as well as a few copies of Full Auto 2 for the PS3.

[VGMaster75]

There are still some 360 titles remaining at the West Madison Shopko.

N3, Just Cause, Tomb Raider Legend, Saints Row.
Was just there, the Platinum Hits edition of Saints Row did not ring up at sale price.

[mcelfour]

How often does ShopKo update clearance prices? There's some other stuff on clearance that's a bit too expensive yet. I am trying to figure out when I should check back.

[Derrick1979]

Damn to bad there are no shop ko's around the Milwaukee/Waukesha area I would love to get one of those SF Alpha Anthologies and God Hand. Would be willing to trade someone something off my list to pick one up for me.

[manthing]

Damn to bad there are no shop ko's around the Milwaukee/Waukesha area

There are some near the area, but they are a bit of a drive: West Bend, Grafton, Watertown, and Racine.

[WiiNet]

Grafton had nothing. Literally. Sonic rush ds was $35 in the clearance bin.

[deletion]

pc gamers...east side green bay goodwill store had a couple lost planet and stranglehold for 4.99....not bad...

[Plat]

Just picked up Lost Planet PC before I saw your message... still 3 copies of Stranglehold. Thanks for the heads-up either way!

[WiiNet]

Anyone have a suggestion of where to sell used DVDs and CDs? I checked to deals thead but unfortunately we dont have FYE.

[Plat]

Anyone have a suggestion of where to sell used DVDs and CDs? I checked to deals thead but unfortunately we dont have FYE.

Which region are you referring to? In Green Bay, I've found Video Game Kingdom to be more generous than GB Games for movies and games, but I haven't sold many movies.

[WiiNet]

Ah that would be important. Madison or Milwaukee.

[cromico]

Plat, where's video game kingdom in Green Bay? Shoot, never heard of it. I'll have to check that place out.

[Plat]

They're in the East Town Mall, right across from Radio Shack. There's also a consignment store in the mall, which has various games at (usually) ambitious prices.

[cromico]

thanks for the info plat. i'll check it out and let you know if i find any goodies.

[Wazootyman]

I posted this in the main thread, but figured it could be spread here. The Monroe Shopko still has many of the clearance games. I thought it would be picked over, but there were literally walls of games available. The only ones on my radar I didn't see was Dead Rising, Kirby and Blazing Angels.

[Plat]

Sorry this is a very specific post, but just in case you're in the neighborhood:

Green Bay Goodwill (east side) has 1 Target-returned Wiimote (with glove, I assume) for $14.99. Found it at the bottom of a general-electronics floor bin, to the right of the emergency exit in the back of the building, and left it there.

[psunami]

Anyone try to hit TRU today for the Xbox Vision pack?

I might give them a try tomorrow morning... can always use a cheaper year of Live.

[psunami]

I picked up two of the Live Vision kits at the West Madison, TRU. There are two left as of 12:30

[sigmano9]

if anybody is looking the walmart on servite road in milw has tales of the abyss in stock for $20. i picked one up and i think there were 2 more left.

[The 7th Number]

Anyone go to racine, wi Walmart to see if they have this sale going on? (http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/02/04/cheap-accessories-may-await-you-at-wal-mart/)

[Plat]

FYI:

"Tony Hawk's Proving Ground" (XBox 360) finally showed up at the Green Bay East Main Goodwill ($7.99 each, from the Target clearance).

Also, Family Video East Main seemed to have a number of PS2/XBOX/GCN games for $4.95 each. Picked up Tales of Symphonia; they had other fun stuff like Castlevania: Curse of Darkness, but no manuals.

[The 7th Number]

Anyone go to racine, wi Walmart to see if they have this sale going on? (http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/02/04/cheap-accessories-may-await-you-at-wal-mart/)

Just to answer my own question, i just got back from there, they did have a stack of items in the pic, but they were listed at 25.00 each. Ill have to keep going back and hope they lower the price soon.

[deletion]

Green bay eastside Kmart had Intec Wirelesss/Rechargeable Gamecube controller for 7 bucks and 20Gig 360 Hard Drive for 25 bucks. The controller works great!!!

[psunami]

FYI:

"Tony Hawk's Proving Ground" (XBox 360) finally showed up at the Green Bay East Main Goodwill ($7.99 each, from the Target clearance).


I managed to get a copy of THPG at my Target in Madison for $7.48. I don't think they sell off the titles to Goodwill here... but maybe they do.

[ryanflucas]

Some deals I saw today:

Target (124th and Capital Drive -- Brookfield)
-- Time Shift for PC $12.98
-- Kayne & Lynch Dead men for PC $12.98
-- Halo 3 Hero Clix $3
-- Microsoft Office 2007 $0.10 (this is the on the rack price, I saw a customer price check it and the employee said the empty display box on the rack is in the system as 10 cents, but the barcode on the box reads regular price)

Toys R Us (Northridge area -- Brown Deer)
-- Xbox 360 Cables (VGA, Stereo AV, Component Microsoft Brand) $9.99
-- Xbox 360 HD DVD Drive (with King Kong) $129.99 (one left as of 7pm)

[daroga]

Shot in the dark:

I don't suppose anyone has 2 extra tickets for Bon Jovi in Milwaukee on Feb 21, do you? I'd love to treat my wife to her first concert, but I have no interest in paying $100 for two tickets behind the stage.

Drop me a line if you do...

[Goodwill Hunter]

For those CAGs in the Milwaukee, WI area, the New Berlin Goodwill just got in a bunch of new next-gen games:

PSP SOCOM game $24.99

PS3 Eye of Judgement $49.99

PS2 Singstar 2-mike Bundles $29.99

PS2 Buzz bundles $29.99

360 Scene-It Bundles $39.99

360 Mass Effect $24.99

I picked up just the last one, and there were still 5 of ME left.

Get 'em while you can,

Rich

[PooperScooper1900]

Lol My CAG friend works at the New Berlin Goodwill, those prob wont be there for long. I unfourtunately don't live in the great cheese state anymore :(

[deletion]

wow man. I've never seen such current games at such outrageous low prices. that's a freakin steall.

[ma]

Has anybody in Madison checked the hush-hush top secret TRU clearance (see pinned TRU sales thread)? I wouldn't mind getting SSX for the Wii if they have it.

[psunami]

I hadn't even noticed that thread to this point. They've done a great job keeping it on the down low.

I'd probably pick up the PS3 version of The Darkness for that price.

If I get out there tomorrow, I'll give it a look for SSX for you.

[ma]

Yeah, they did such a good job trying to keep FW and SD away that no on here even knew about it. The benboxer clearance thread has been bumped know, so I guess the cat's out of the bag.

[psunami]

I didn't really see much of anything in Madison. They had a few of the older 360 sports games in their bin... but that's about it.

[ma]

Cool, thanks for letting us know!

[Goodwill Hunter]

They marked down most of the next-gen games at the Goodwill in New Berlin:

PS3 Eye of Judgment w/camera and deck $24.99 (rather beat-up packaging, though)

360 Scene It! w/4 controllers $19.99

PS2 Buzz! w/4 controllers $9.99

360 Viva Pinata Party Animals $19.99

360 Mass Effect $24.99

I picked up a Scene It! & Buzz bundles...Party Animals was new to the mix, and there were still 10 copies of Mass Effect left...enjoy!

Rich

[Squall835]

I just bought a PS3 at the Oshkosh Target today and noticed that they had Ninja Gaiden Sigma clearanced for 24.98.

[WiiNet]

Anyone in Madison know where to pick up a super cheap original Xbox? I feel like that might be fun to play around with for a while.

[ben_man587]

Anyone in Madison know where to pick up a super cheap original Xbox? I feel like that might be fun to play around with for a while.


How much is Gamestop charging for em these days?

[Derrick1979]

How much is Gamestop charging for em these days?


$59.99 for a used XBox you are better off checking Craigslist seeing you find them in better condition and bundled with games. My brother purchased a used Xbox from GS and had to make one trip to swap the system and another to get a controller because that was trashed.

[jbroush99]

I stopped at a Shopko here and they have slashed the clearance prices on some games. I picked up Metal Slug 4 & 5 (Xbox) for $3.59 and Rise of the Kasai (PS2) for $2.89. They had one copy of Odama left but it was still $37.99 so not all the clearance games were reduced.

[deletion]

picked up metal slug also. great game, even greater for 3.59. i love shopko.

[jbroush99]

I went to a different Shopko today and got Samurai Western (PS2) and Hulk: Ultimate Destruction (Xbox) for $4.09 each.

[Plat]

FYI the PS2 version of Metal Slug 4/5 was $3.xx as well (at Shopko).

Also, some 19.99 games I've seen recently at Family Video: Super Mario Galaxy, Mario Party 8, Metroid Prime 3, Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles

[deletion]

Might have to check out the Family video. Plat, was that east side green bay? i've been looking to get Umbrella Chronicles, ever since Ghost Squad+Nyko Perfect Shot was such a big hit for me. thanks and good lookin out!

[WiiNet]

Stoped by CompUSA yesterday. They had some 360, PSP, PS3 and one or two DS games for 40% off.

I think the store closes March 1 though.

Also of note--any Mac users--the Dot Mac family packs is only $90, which is a great deal.

[Mattte]

What town?

[WiiNet]

Good call--West Towne.

[Derrick1979]

If anyone is in the Butler area there is a guy that has a small Ebay store that is selling PS2/Xbox/GC games for $5. He does not have any rare gems in there from what I saw but there is a wide selection and some sealed stuff.

He also has some 360 games for $10.

Nice thing is he is not charging any tax.

[mcelfour]

Checked Madison west side Shopko, no cheap gamecubes (see:this thread (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173151)) . There were a couple I think a few weeks ago, but now are gone. Not surprising.

Still some stuff in the bin for $9.99. Nothing stuck out to me.

[Plat]

Might have to check out the Family video. Plat, was that east side green bay? i've been looking to get Umbrella Chronicles, ever since Ghost Squad+Nyko Perfect Shot was such a big hit for me. thanks and good lookin out!

Sorry I missed this post before; RE:UC was indeed on the east-side FV (on Main St). I think they had 2 copies last Thursday after I got mine; not exactly flying off the shelves, but I can't promise they're still there.

[ToxicVampire]

Anyone know how much Project Gotham Racing 4 is going for trade in value at Gamestop?

[Mattte]

Project Gotham Racing 4 - $16 - 1/14/08

From the CAGWiki

[ToxicVampire]

Thanks. I forgot about that site.

[daroga]

Any CAGs going to any of the midnight Brawl launches in the Milwaukee area?

Any Milwaukee-local joints have good prices for trading in DVDs?

[heyman]

I may go to the 76th st one.

[mcelfour]

Question: Will CC in Madison be open at midnight for brawl? Specifically, west side CC?

Thanks.

[coltcannon]

Only places Ive seen say they might be open at midnight is Sams Club and EB/GS.

[Plat]

Best to just call and ask.

FYI, West Green Bay Wal-Mart Supercenter has $17 "2000 Wii Points + Classic Glove", and $15 "Elite Beat Agents + Accessories" in their clearance aisle (not near electronics)

[deletion]

man i wish those wii points and glove would drop down to at least 12 or 10, i'd jump on that. On another note, green bay CC had excite bike for 16.97. they had like two copies left the last time i was there. i had to literally dig through the games to find a copy.

[Plat]

@deletion: Aww, lucky. I was there on Sunday, dug through all the Wii games i could find, and still no Excite Truck.

[psunami]

Walmart - West Madison had two copies of Odama yesterday for $10 bucks in their "clearance" section. Not a bad price for that.

[deletion]

@deletion: Aww, lucky. I was there on Sunday, dug through all the Wii games i could find, and still no Excite Truck.

i went saturday morning. wish i knew you wanted a copy, would of totally picked one up for you...if i ever find any sweet wii deals, i'll make sure to pick up a second copy for you, i can always return it if you already have it.

[Wazootyman]

Has anyone seen Clearance HD-DVDs around Madison? I'd heard Target was dumping theirs, but I didn't want to head over without some confirmation.

[psunami]

I've been looking at the HD DVD selection at Target of late and I haven't seen any changes yet.

Nothing in the clearance sections either.

[Wazootyman]

Apparently Target won't clear out the majority of its HD-DVDs until June, although someone (not Wisconsin) did say they found 40 Year Old Virgin for $7

[Plat]

i went saturday morning. wish i knew you wanted a copy, would of totally picked one up for you...if i ever find any sweet wii deals, i'll make sure to pick up a second copy for you, i can always return it if you already have it.
That's okay, I'm just happy to be informed! Thanks for the offer though.

[Derrick1979]

any Milwaukee area CAG who would like to Trade/Sell stuff ?

[psunami]

Apparently Target won't clear out the majority of its HD-DVDs until June, although someone (not Wisconsin) did say they found 40 Year Old Virgin for $7

I stopped by the Super Target tonight and their HD DVD selection is down to about 12 disks now. They cleared out about 2/3rd of what they had there. Never hit the clearance shelf.

[psunami]

Sun Prairie Walmart has the 2000 Wii Point and Classic Controller gloves for $15.
They also have the Classic Controller with the glove for $15. Not a great deal, but $5 bucks off Wii points is nice.

[mcelfour]

Walmart - West Madison had two copies of Odama yesterday for $10 bucks in their "clearance" section. Not a bad price for that.

Still there as of today. Also to clarify, this is in the small clearance section in the video game isle in electronics. In the $20 bin was LoZ: Twilight Princess (Gamecube). I didn't look hard, but only saw one. Finally, the DS packs of EBA and ds accessories were perhaps ~$15. The rack said 15, and the box I think said 20. I don't know, but thought I would mention it.

Also, West side Madison Target has Lego Star Wars II: Original Saga for $9.98 on both original xbox and xbox 360. There were some other 9.98 games, none that struck me as a great find.

[VGMaster75]

Still there as of today. Also to clarify, this is in the small clearance section in the video game isle in electronics. In the $20 bin was LoZ: Twilight Princess (Gamecube). I didn't look hard, but only saw one. Finally, the DS packs of EBA and ds accessories were perhaps ~$15. The rack said 15, and the box I think said 20. I don't know, but thought I would mention it.

Also, West side Madison Target has Lego Star Wars II: Original Saga for $9.98 on both original xbox and xbox 360. There were some other 9.98 games, none that struck me as a great find.
Well f**k me, why do these deals always have to be at the west side locations? :roll:
East-siders UNITE!!!

[psunami]

Huh... missed the Lego Star Wars title there. I'll have to stop in and pick that up tomorrow at lunch.

[mcelfour]

Huh... missed the Lego Star Wars title there. I'll have to stop in and pick that up tomorrow at lunch.

They're in the isle with all the extra games (not the usual locked game area) way down on the bottom. They'd be easy to miss.

[sigmano9]

if anyone is looking, the target by former northridge mall in milw. had copies of blue dragon at the 14.99 price

[khaos2639]

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=175653

There's a link about TRU clearances that are YMMV, I checked at the Green Bay one, and they're there. Mostly picked over by now, but still many titles left. I picked up pimp my ride for $9

[psunami]

They're in the isle with all the extra games (not the usual locked game area) way down on the bottom. They'd be easy to miss.

For the life of me, I couldn't find those games. Maybe they're gone...

Oh, well. Being in that Walmart just made me feel dirty all over.

[mcelfour]

For the life of me, I couldn't find those games. Maybe they're gone...

Oh, well. Being in that Walmart just made me feel dirty all over.

Which games were you looking for?

Lego Star Wars = Target
Other stuff I posted about= Walmart.

LOL and you're right on the walmart scuzzy feeling!

[psunami]

Ah... that'll be the reason I couldn't find it.

Whew... no reason to go back to Walmart for a while...

[khaos2639]

Anyone know a good place to get a good deal on the guitar hero 3 bundle for 360? I live up in the Green Bay/Appleton area, but next Tuesday I'll be down in Madison, so that area is also an option. Whats the best price anyone's seen lately?

[Nakilos]

I'm looking to fill out my SMT collection (Nocturne, DDS 1 and 2). Price isn't a huge issue but the cheapo in me wonders if I can do better than Ebay prices in and around the Milwaukee area.

Also looking for PC games, well 1. I haven't really found any good stores beyond Gamestops, and especially nothing for PC. I would like to find a new/lightly used copy of Planescape Torment and possibly some other PC games I once had. I just haven't seen a good store for PC games in some time.

[Plat]

FYI, the K-Mart in Green Bay East has a number of small "universal remotes" for the slim PS2 and XBox 360. $1.50 each, including AAA batteries.

Also had a few Intec PS2 multitaps for $1.50

[Derrick1979]

I'm looking to fill out my SMT collection (Nocturne, DDS 1 and 2). Price isn't a huge issue but the cheapo in me wonders if I can do better than Ebay prices in and around the Milwaukee area.

Also looking for PC games, well 1. I haven't really found any good stores beyond Gamestops, and especially nothing for PC. I would like to find a new/lightly used copy of Planescape Torment and possibly some other PC games I once had. I just haven't seen a good store for PC games in some time.


Good luck on finding any SMT games around milwaukee... My bother on the other hand is selling a bunch of PC games

[Nakilos]

Oddly, I was able to get Persona 3 on release day no problem, was stocked pretty much everywhere. I can only find Devil Summoner, and its at basically every Gamestop between Gurnee and Milwaukee in the $14-29 range usually.

[Derrick1979]

Oddly, I was able to get Persona 3 on release day no problem, was stocked pretty much everywhere. I can only find Devil Summoner, and its at basically every Gamestop between Gurnee and Milwaukee in the $14-29 range usually.

Yeah Devil Summoner is the most common one, but in the Milwaukee area good luck finding anything DDS or Nocturne seeing the ebay rates went up the sellers snagged them all.

PM me and give me a rough idea of what are you are in.

[daroga]

Hey guys!

Does anyone know of a place like Dave & Busters or GameWorks (restaurant and bar meets an arcade) in the Milwaukee area? My Dad's coming into town this weekend and something like that would be fun.

[mcelfour]

Hey guys!

Does anyone know of a place like Dave & Busters or GameWorks (restaurant and bar meets an arcade) in the Milwaukee area? My Dad's coming into town this weekend and something like that would be fun.

Hell, I'd be interested in knowing about something like that in Wisconsin! I might have to move there! ;)

[manthing]

Hey guys!

Does anyone know of a place like Dave & Busters or GameWorks (restaurant and bar meets an arcade) in the Milwaukee area? My Dad's coming into town this weekend and something like that would be fun.

Sorry, but you're SOL on that...unless you consider Chuck E. Cheese to be a competitor to D&B or Gameworks:roll:


Hell, I'd be interested in knowing about something like that in Wisconsin! I might have to move there! ;)


Well...there was talk about putting a Gameworks in a new retail development on the site of the former Pabst brewery on the NW corner of downtown Milwaukee.

But that talk has been around for the past 5 years, so it'll prolly never happen.

Google 'Pabst Brewery development Milwaukee' and see what's up...

[seanw]

Hey guys!

Does anyone know of a place like Dave & Busters or GameWorks (restaurant and bar meets an arcade) in the Milwaukee area? My Dad's coming into town this weekend and something like that would be fun.

Have you ever been to The Safe House? A different kind of fun from Dave & Busters, but still a good thing to do while your Dad's in town.

http://www.safe-house.com/

[daroga]

How about Landmark Lanes? Bowling, bar, and a classic arcade? Anyone been there?

[VGMaster75]

Hey guys!

Does anyone know of a place like Dave & Busters or GameWorks (restaurant and bar meets an arcade) in the Milwaukee area? My Dad's coming into town this weekend and something like that would be fun.
There are no Dave & Busters or Gameworks in the state of Wisconsin.
You could try The Mineshaft (http://www.foodspot.com/mineshaft/banquet/game.html) in Hartford 25 miles north/west of Milwaukee. Although I'm not sure if you can bring drinks into the arcade, and I think it's more of a family oriented place.
Or like someone else suggested, there is the arcade in Landmark Lanes (http://www.landmarklanes.com/arcade.htm). More of a college-age/drinking crowd in that area.
Oh, and to the other poster, the Gameworks/Pabst City proposition is dead & buried my friend. Even before they dumped the whole Pabst City plan, the Gameworks plan was the first to go.

[SRW1000]

Have you ever been to The Safe House? A different kind of fun from Dave & Busters, but still a good thing to do while your Dad's in town.

http://www.safe-house.com/I'll second this suggestion. Not an arcade, but a really cool place. If you go, make sure you check out the entire place. There are some really neat things hidden around.

[WiiNet]

I'll second this suggestion. Not an arcade, but a really cool place. If you go, make sure you check out the entire place. There are some really neat things hidden around.

I like the Safe House a lot, but I wouldn't even consider it a replacement for Dave and Busters or something similar. That said, yes, it is cool and I do recommend it. But it's a bar, just a bar, know that going in.

[xplocvo]

For those in Madison, I found a deal for the Pinball Hall of Fame Williams Collection on Wii. East store has the shelf tag marked at $13.98, but it rings up at $19.99. The electronics clerk manually adjusted the price for me without a problem. I made a thread in the main forum about it - http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4145867

[psunami]

Nice. Wish I was running to the East side tonight.

Thanks for the info though.

[psunami]

Saw Eye Toy Kinetic on clearance at CC - West in Madison tonight for $8.96.

Also saw a few clearance games at the West Shopko as well. Ape Escape for PSP for $1.99, Genji for the PS2, Eye Toy Operation Spy (PS2) for $1.99 as well. Those were still there when I left.

[Derrick1979]

Saw Eye Toy Kinetic on clearance at CC - West in Madison tonight for $8.96.

Also saw a few clearance games at the West Shopko as well. Ape Escape for PSP for $1.99, Genji for the PS2, Eye Toy Operation Spy (PS2) for $1.99 as well. Those were still there when I left.

Ha ha screw you and those shopko's I think the one I would have to go to is WEst Bend? Which is like 30 mins from me. Man I would love to get one of those Ape Escapes for $2 ;)

[manthing]

Ha ha screw you and those shopko's I think the one I would have to go to is WEst Bend? Which is like 30 mins from me. Man I would love to get one of those Ape Escapes for $2 ;)

Derrick don't hate. There is a Shopko in Grafton, which is a bit less than 30 min, I think....

Anyway if you're up for a drive, there are about a dozen Shopkos within an hour's drive of Milwaukee, i used to hit these up about once a month when I lived in Milwaukee

Kenosha and Racine to the south

Delavan, and Fort Atkinson to the SW

Grafton and Sheboygan to the N/NE

West Bend, Fond Du Lac and Oshkosh to the N/NW

Watertown to the west

But...with gas at $3.50 a gallon, it aint worth it

[heybtbm]

Walmart West (Madison) has several PS3 Dualshock 3 controllers in stock. The best part...$49.92 each. For those that are keeping track, that's $5 cheaper than everywhere else.

[Plat]

Green Bay Shopko on Military has ~7+ e-Readers (new in box) for... $39.99. I'd like one, but hopefully for a few dollars less.

Also, the Video Game Kingdom is closing up their B&M shop (to become an online store). N64, PSX and Genesis games are 50% off, but there isn't much to pick from anymore. Opened on the weekends through April, I believe.

[mcelfour]

Green Bay Shopko on Military has ~7+ e-Readers (new in box) for... $39.99. I'd like one, but hopefully for a few dollars less.

If you don't mind getting it used, GS/EB usually has them ubercheap. I used to see 'em in Madison for like $3.

[Derrick1979]

Derrick don't hate. There is a Shopko in Grafton, which is a bit less than 30 min, I think....

Anyway if you're up for a drive, there are about a dozen Shopkos within an hour's drive of Milwaukee, i used to hit these up about once a month when I lived in Milwaukee

Kenosha and Racine to the south

Delavan, and Fort Atkinson to the SW

Grafton and Sheboygan to the N/NE

West Bend, Fond Du Lac and Oshkosh to the N/NW

Watertown to the west

But...with gas at $3.50 a gallon, it aint worth it


Yeah you said it right on the dot with $3.50 gas... I thought your little Prius got good gas lol :lol:

[manthing]

I thought your little Prius got good gas lol :lol:


I don't own a Prius. I ownthe car most hated by gamers...a Yaris
;)

[Nakilos]

Wife wants a Wii, I know about the tracker sites. I'm just curious if there is anywhere kind of off the beaten path that might have them in and around SE WI.

Figured I'd post since I'm not having any luck, not that I've looked very long!

[psunami]

I had some friends that got lucky with American in Madison, as most people don't think of think of them as a place to buy games hardware.

[mcelfour]

I was just in West side Madison TRU like...two days ago, and they had a sign up about when they would get some in or something, but I can't remember when it said. Seems to me it might have said 4/20 they'd have some Wiis coming in.

[Derrick1979]

I don't own a Prius. I ownthe car most hated by gamers...a Yaris
;)


Ha ha whats the difference?> I need a new fuel filter on my car, I was smart to buy a car with a 3.4 V6 that sucks gas to begin with and now it's terrible.

Was at a local Walfart with my brother because he was buying motor oil and what not and they had a huge dump bin with games listed as 19.98 your choice..

Well there were a ton of GBA games in crushed boxes and lots of PSP games and after scanning a handfull there were prices all over the board....

19.98
20.00
29.99
10.00
"See Associate"

So I told him it may be worth digging around in there because your bound ot run into some deals...

[ben_man587]

Wife wants a Wii, I know about the tracker sites. I'm just curious if there is anywhere kind of off the beaten path that might have them in and around SE WI.

Figured I'd post since I'm not having any luck, not that I've looked very long!

There were 3 at Walmart in Monroe Tuesday night, maybe try giving your local walmart a call.

[psunami]

For those of you interested, when I stopped in at the West Madison TRU today, they had a few copies of Jeanne D'Arc, Blazing Angels 2, and a few others from the latest TRU clearance still in stock. Didn't see any Blue Dragon's but I might have gotten that last of that on Saturday.

[Mid Boss]

Anyone know where I can pick up a Dreamcast around the Madison area? I've been feeling the need to finally replace mine since the disc drive starting dying.

[psunami]

I'd think that the best places to go would either be Preplayed or Video Game Exchange.

In fact, I think these are the only places, other than pawn shops to pick up older systems in Madison right now.

[Mid Boss]

Thanks. I'll have to give make a couple calls before I make the drive out there. I just struck out at the only places I knew of around the Waukesha area I know of today that would carry them so I'm hoping I can have better luck heading west. I need a good Soul Calibur fix, and 2 and 3 just aren't gonna do it for me.

[psunami]

Guitar Hero II bundle for the 360 is $31.99 at the West Madison Best Buy. Priced at $47.99 on the shelf. I saw at least 3 or 4 more when I left.

[VGMaster75]

Guitar Hero II bundle for the 360 is $31.99 at the West Madison Best Buy. Priced at $47.99 on the shelf. I saw at least 3 or 4 more when I left.
Can anyone offer a price quote on the East Madison BB? I've been waiting for it to get down to that price point in our area ever since I read of the $29.99 clearance at the Brooklyn Park, MN BB.
For a while the West Madison BB was selling them for $79.99 while East Madison BB was selling them for $59.99. The East Madison BB at that point had over a hundred of them stacked in various parts of the store.
I couldn't get them to match the price of a BB in another state, but if the East Madison BB isn't selling them for $31.99 maybe I can get them to price match a BB in the same city.
I may have to check in with them today.

[VGMaster75]

Nevermind. Same deal at East Madison Best Buy. Marked at $47.99 but rings up at $31.99. East Madison BB has stacks upon stacks of them left. Great deal, thanks for the heads up on the price change.

[psunami]

Tons of GH3 faceplates for $3.74 at the West Madison Target still. I'm guessing they'll go to 90% now as there are still a ton left.

Also, DS headsets for $3.74 and tons of PSP accessories from Psyclone.

[WiiNet]

GH3 faceplates for X/PS3, right?

Any good PSP accessories? Last time I was there I didn't see anything worthwhile.

[psunami]

Yep, GH3 faceplates for the 360/PS3 version.

I picked up the USB charging cable for the PSP (Charging from a laptop/PC, etc.)

They had a few other PSP 2000 accessories, but since I don't have one, I didn't pay them much mind.

[Mattte]

Anyone find GTA4 anywhere?

I'm gonna go check out Sears today...got GHIII a week early from there so I'm hoping to get lucky again.

[psunami]

Never even thought to look for GTA4 early. I guess that the chances of that sneaking out for sale early are as good as for any other title.

[gwaki]

it would really suprise me if GTA4 leaked early. but if it does i would pick it up

[Derrick1979]

It all depends on who is doing those midnight launch hype events... some of the smaller less traveled stores with older people working in the Electronics area may make the honest mistake of stocking it... I would assume just about every big retail store already has its shipment of them just sitting in back.

[Mattte]

Stopped at a few places on the way home...no luck anywhere.

[dimeadz]

No place by where i live has it for sale early. I wish it was though.

[VGMaster75]

I'm just curious, did anyone have any luck getting the $12 Ghost Squad (Wii) deal at any of the Madison Targets?

[psunami]

They have it for $14 something (an actual clearance price) at the Fitchburg Target.

I almost picked it up the other day. Figured I would wait for 75%. If I don't get it... no biggy.

[WiiNet]

West side Target has it on one for $14-something too. It's somewhere in the back of the electronics.

[Goodwill Hunter]

The Target in Milwaukee on Miller Parkway just south of Miller Park had 4 PS3 Orange Boxes for $29.99, 2 360 PGR4s for 14.99, and a PS2 High School Musical Sing It! for 19.99. I picked up a pair of Master Chief vinyl wall art for $3.74 each.

Rich

[VGMaster75]

West side Target has it on one for $14-something too. It's somewhere in the back of the electronics.
Man, the east side Target always gets the shaft on clearance items :cry:
No Ghost Squad there.

[heybtbm]

So how long has the Video Game Exchange been closed on the Westside of Madison? I went to Exclusive Co. yesterday and noticed the VGE was completely empty. Is there still an Eastside store?

[psunami]

I had no idea it was closed.

I haven't stopped at the East side one in forever. I guess Preplayed was stealing the lion share of their business.

Crazy.

[psunami]

Price drops at Super Target in Fitchburg.

NCAA 08 PS3 - $9.98
Lair PS3 - $14.98
NBA 08 PS3 - $14.98
Simpsons PS3 - $24.98 (Tough to swallow as Amazon has it with free shipping for $29.99)
Nascar 08 PS3 - $29.98
Kane and Lynch PS3 - $29.98
The Club - $29.98

Lots of PS3 games if people are interested.

[deletion]

Price drops at Super Target in Fitchburg.
Simpsons PS3 - $24.98 (Tough to swallow as Amazon has it with free shipping for $29.99)


just use the 5 buck off coupon and get it for 20. i did. coupon works like a charm

[psunami]

Oh, yeah. I forgot about that coupon. Thanks for the tip.

[ryanflucas]

Remember to poke your nose in Half-Price Books locations when you see them. They tend to price their video games across the board: 360/Wii/PS3 $19.99 if it looks newer, $14.99 if it looks older. I've been finding pretty rare PC titles for $1.99-$2.99 in the boxless/jewelcase only section.

Plus they have these neat Battling Bush inflatable toys! $2.98 for the mini, $8.99 for the kid sized.

http://www.superdairyboy.com/pictures/rocket_usa/minibush200.jpg

[Derrick1979]

I have been in the half Priced books your talking about. I find some console games from time to time that are cheap, do you know if they still had the copy of Kingdom Under Fire:Crusade there for Xbox?

[Wazootyman]

Was in the Monroe Wal-mart over lunch and they had a Wii on the shelf, if anyone is still looking.

Also saw quite a few Guitar Hero II bundles at East Towne BB for... $16... and I thought I got mine for a steal at $60!

[psunami]

Wow. I wonder if I still have my receipt for the GHII bundle. That's a good chunk of cash to make back.

Just bought it a few weeks back.

[Wazootyman]

Isn't it 30 days for Price Match at BB? If you bought it with a credit card, they can do a reciept look up

[psunami]

Yeah. That's what I thought I would do. Just a matter of getting over to the store. I'm losing too many receipts of late.

[mcelfour]

I don't recall if we discussed this in this thread or not, but I always stick them inside the game's case. If you're buying multiple games on a single trip, ask for duplicate receipts.

[psunami]

I think that would be a reminder that I spent that much on a game... also, I don't open half of the games I buy. It's a dirty, dirty habit.

[ben_man587]

Was in the Monroe Wal-mart over lunch and they had a Wii on the shelf, if anyone is still looking.

Also saw quite a few Guitar Hero II bundles at East Towne BB for... $16... and I thought I got mine for a steal at $60!

Is that the PS2 version or the 360 version?

[psunami]

360 version. I picked that one up for $32 a few weeks ago.

[deletion]

driving from milwaukee to green bay today. dropped by BB near mayfair mall and they had the GHII Bundle (360) for 15.99 (only 2 left). stopped again at sheboygan BB and they had them for 23.99 (tons of them).

[Derrick1979]

driving from milwaukee to green bay today. dropped by BB near mayfair mall and they had the GHII Bundle (360) for 15.99 (only 2 left). stopped again at sheboygan BB and they had them for 23.99 (tons of them).


Wow you got lucky that BB is usually raped clean of any deals. My brother used to work there and one of the managers was a hard core gamer and would snatch everything up.

[mcelfour]

As of 4PM, there were 11 Wiis at west side madison CC.

[mcelfour]

Today there were Wii's at west side Madison Target.

Also, ~9 Gamecubes for $49.xx, if anyone wants a gamecube. I'll perhaps watch to see if they get uber cheap for trading. Probably not though.

[psunami]

Nice to see Wii's starting to appear in stores. Only took 18 months to keep up with demand... and with Wii Fit coming out tomorrow, they'll all be gone again for a while.

[Derrick1979]

Nice to see Wii's starting to appear in stores. Only took 18 months to keep up with demand... and with Wii Fit coming out tomorrow, they'll all be gone again for a while.


I dont know im not to sure many people would want to invite friends over especially women to try wii fit and be called fat.. ;)

[psunami]

My wife was able to get Wii Fit at the Super Target in Fitchburg, showing up just as the store opened. Hopefully supply issues won't be as bad as people were thinking they might be.

[WiiNet]

I got a Wii Fit at W. Best Buy then went to regular W. Target around 10:30 (they open at 8) and they still had about 8-10. Target also had Wiis.

[heybtbm]

I got a Wii Fit at W. Best Buy then went to regular W. Target around 10:30 (they open at 8) and they still had about 8-10. Target also had Wiis.

Yeah, I stopped in at lunch yesterday (Wednesday) and was surprised to see 3 Wii's on the shelf.

[Derrick1979]

Just wanted to post this:

To anyone that might be in the Delafield area the Bestbuy there had 3 Guitar Hero II 360 bundles by the checkout area for $24.99

[dkreegz515]

anyone know if the targets in wisconsin will have the Xbox Microsoft points cards for 14.99... this next week

[deletion]

anyone know if the targets in wisconsin will have the Xbox Microsoft points cards for 14.99... this next week

it's in this weeks ad, so i'm pretty sure they will.

[dkreegz515]

Wii Fits sold out on saturday in 20 min, they had 13... i got there just after open for the XBL 1600 point cards..

[munn3yxiong]

does anyone know if best buy would do a pm on gh2 bundle. got mine for 20.99 but since mayfair has it for 16.50. i want the difference since i picked up a couple of them

[xplocvo]

does anyone know if best buy would do a pm on gh2 bundle. got mine for 20.99 but since mayfair has it for 16.50. i want the difference since i picked up a couple of them

I think their pricematch policy excludes clearance items, but it's worth a shot. Since the difference between the other price and what you paid is not that much, it might not raise any flags for the customer service rep.

[WiiNet]

I'm thinking about picking up an HD DVD player since I need a nice upconverting DVD player and can get HD for like $10 more.

Anyone know anywhere to pick up cheap HD DVDs?

[Wazootyman]

I'm thinking about picking up an HD DVD player since I need a nice upconverting DVD player and can get HD for like $10 more.

Anyone know anywhere to pick up cheap HD DVDs?

Not local, but the prices seem pretty good here.

http://stores.channeladvisor.com/inetvideocom/

Works out to $8.50 a disc shipped.

I placed two orders over the weekend, received shipping confirmation, they haven't come yet, will let you know if they're good.

[psunami]

I'll confirm what wazootyman said, I was able to order 10 disks from them and have shipping confirmation on both. Hopefully we'll see them soon.

[heyman]

Hey munn3yxiong
Are you hmong? I am. It's cool if you are hmong.

[xycury]

Anyone find any clearanced GBA Micros for 29???

from this thread.. http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4411669#post4411669

I've yet to find one... I live in the SW corner but can get to madison any time.....

Thanks for anyone looking.

[mcelfour]

Anyone find any clearanced GBA Micros for 29???

from this thread.. http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4411669#post4411669

I've yet to find one... I live in the SW corner but can get to madison any time.....

Thanks for anyone looking.

I looked earlier, but didn't see any at Westside Madison. They'd had one in Dec still at $70-90 in the case. I didn't ask about it.

I finally caved in January and got one for like $50 from shopko on clearance. They're all gone there too, I think. You could use the $10 off used system coupon at EB/Gamestop. They're supposed to have them at the Prairie Town Center GS or in the East Towne mall. They'd be $25 used. LINK (http://www.ebgames.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=40979).

[xycury]

I looked earlier, but didn't see any at Westside Madison. They'd had one in Dec still at $70-90 in the case. I didn't ask about it.

I finally caved in January and got one for like $50 from shopko on clearance. They're all gone there too, I think. You could use the $10 off used system coupon at EB/Gamestop. They're supposed to have them at the Prairie Town Center GS or in the East Towne mall. They'd be $25 used. LINK (http://www.ebgames.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=40979).

Thanks Mcelfour. Unfortunately since I'm going on monday June 2nd, the coupon expires by then. I would have went today and yeah, Prairie Town would be the one I'd go, I checked online and they stated this one had one.... BUT... the wife won't let me.. plus it's Lost on tonight...

I'll just keep looking.

[deletion]

Anyone find any clearanced GBA Micros for 29???

from this thread.. http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4411669#post4411669

I've yet to find one... I live in the SW corner but can get to madison any time.....

Thanks for anyone looking.

you might want to try out target. i picked one up about a week ago in green bay clearanced for 39.xx but was able to use the $5 off coupon (so 36.xx something in the end). i still thought it was a little much, but after i played it, it's well worth the money.

[deletion]

Hey munn3yxiong
Are you hmong? I am. It's cool if you are hmong.

yo. me 2. - hmoob vaj. good seeing you on here!

[heyman]

Didn't know there's alot of hmong gamers here.

[deletion]

Didn't know there's alot of hmong gamers here.

hey we should play on live one of these days!

[heyman]

Yeah my gt is mrchingher

[deletion]

Yeah my gt is mrchingher

mine is cromico. Anyone else want to play, feel free to add me.