Northern Virginia Deals Thread

[elprincipe]

I guess this goes here as we're not really Washington DC. We're Virginians, damnit, and proud of it!

Anyway, to start us off, there are a whole rack of GTA: San Andreas 0.01 guides at the Tysons Corner Best Buy (Route 7, across from Tysons Corner mall, validated parking free when visiting BB). Was there today and got some, but there are A LOT more. Make sure to grab the ones that are for PS2 and not PC/XBOX, as the PC/XBOX ones are not 0.01.

[stf3]

Argh I was just there this weekend. :bomb: Oh well might go back this weekend. It's a 15 min drive there tho so *shrugs*

Anyway at the Best Buy across from Springfield Mall they had PS2 Bundle packages with the following items:

PS2 Slim
Sony PS2 Memory Card
Logitech Wireless PS2 Controller (EA White edition)

The bundle cost $200 bucks so I think it works it down to about 10-20 dollars of savings. (Will check it later) Not really that great but if you want these three items you can get them and save a few bucks.

[MadFlava]

I guess this goes here as we're not really Washington DC. We're Virginians, damnit, and proud of it!

Anyway, to start us off, there are a whole rack of GTA: San Andreas 0.01 guides at the Tysons Corner Best Buy (Route 7, across from Tysons Corner mall, validated parking free when visiting BB). Was there today and got some, but there are A LOT more. Make sure to grab the ones that are for PS2 and not PC/XBOX, as the PC/XBOX ones are not 0.01.

Thanks for the heads up, I just moved down the street from that BB too.

[elprincipe]

Thanks for the heads up, I just moved down the street from that BB too.

Cool. Too bad traffic is a bitch in Tysons!

[dd_mcdoodle]

I guess this goes here as we're not really Washington DC. We're Virginians, damnit, and proud of it!

Anyway, to start us off, there are a whole rack of GTA: San Andreas 0.01 guides at the Tysons Corner Best Buy (Route 7, across from Tysons Corner mall, validated parking free when visiting BB). Was there today and got some, but there are A LOT more. Make sure to grab the ones that are for PS2 and not PC/XBOX, as the PC/XBOX ones are not 0.01.
Thanks for the tip, I've got a friend who probably wouldn't say no to a one cent GTA guide.

I have found that the Toys R Us down the road from the mall (it's at the plaza right after the one with EBgames and Tower Records) sometimes has surprisingly old games for sale at very cheap prices. I once picked up two sealed SNES games (Killer Instinct, NBA Live 97) and a sealed Castlevania Bloodlines (Genesis) for about $5 total. I also saw some NGPC games, along with various other 16-bit games (I recall seeing Wheel of Fortune for SNES one time). I think the employees randomly just find these games in the back, slap a generic price sticker on them, and put them on the shelf. Hopefully, one of you guys will get lucky and find something.

[Halo05]

That was the same Toys R Us that had brand new Sega CD systems for 20 dollars in 1999. Man I wish I had bought more than one back then.

[elprincipe]

Thanks for the tip, I've got a friend who probably wouldn't say no to a one cent GTA guide.

I have found that the Toys R Us down the road from the mall (it's at the plaza right after the one with EBgames and Tower Records) sometimes has surprisingly old games for sale at very cheap prices. I once picked up two sealed SNES games (Killer Instinct, NBA Live 97) and a sealed Castlevania Bloodlines (Genesis) for about $5 total. I also saw some NGPC games, along with various other 16-bit games (I recall seeing Wheel of Fortune for SNES one time). I think the employees randomly just find these games in the back, slap a generic price sticker on them, and put them on the shelf. Hopefully, one of you guys will get lucky and find something.

Yeah, I remember finding a couple NGPC games there a couple years ago I think it was. TRU stores are so random!

[MadFlava]

Another good TRU for randomly old stuff is the one in Bailey's Cross Roads. That one has been around for over 25 years. It's a bit messy in the game area though and hard to find stuff.

[Farny]

That large Toys 'R' Us in Fair Lakes near the World Market and Best Buy has this one dickhead employee. Yarr! >_>

[InuFaye]

to bad i have to leave near charlottesville and cant hit up any of these deals

[Farny]

And what do they think they're doing seperating us from DC and MD? I say we invade that board and force ourselves onto there.

[InuFaye]

do it invade!!!

[ITDEFX]

cool..finally our own VA thread :P Watch out for that fat guy in the TRU Video Game Department...lately he's become a dick, before that he was cool...might be the new hair cut.

[ITDEFX]

i haven't been to Springfield in years...that mixing bowl scares me :O

Argh I was just there this weekend. :bomb: Oh well might go back this weekend. It's a 15 min drive there tho so *shrugs*

Anyway at the Best Buy across from Springfield Mall they had PS2 Bundle packages with the following items:

PS2 Slim
Sony PS2 Memory Card
Logitech Wireless PS2 Controller (EA White edition)

The bundle cost $200 bucks so I think it works it down to about 10-20 dollars of savings. (Will check it later) Not really that great but if you want these three items you can get them and save a few bucks.

[elprincipe]

i haven't been to Springfield in years...that mixing bowl scares me :O

The Mixing Bowl scares all of us in so many ways: traffic, cost to us as taxpayers, safety...

[ITDEFX]

oui i remember the mixing bowl mess from South Florida.. who invented this monstroity anyways?!?!?

The Mixing Bowl scares all of us in so many ways: traffic, cost to us as taxpayers, safety...

[elprincipe]

oui i remember the mixing bowl mess from South Florida.. who invented this monstroity anyways?!?!?

Meh, I guess it can't really be helped given what roads meet in that area. The weird thing is the Mixing Bowl is only being redone to improve safety, not relieve the terrible traffic problems it has. Now is they would only do something about the disgustingly bad traffic here, like actually build the outer beltway they should have 30 years ago.

[ITDEFX]

Ok we need to originize our group here. Here is my plan. Lets do a location call out and the nearest stores within reasonable travel distance or the distance you are willing to go (and spend your gas on) to check out for a bargin?

I will start

ITDEFX-Chantilly
nearest stores
Fairlakes=Walmart, Best buy, Target, Kidsworld (TRU)
Fairfax off of the vienna metro station=Microcenter (but my shopping experiance there is getting worse everytime i go there)
Target off of 50 west
Cosco I can't get in cause Im not a member ..blah
Gamestop off of Fairfax County Parkway (forgot the name of the shopping center)
Fairoaks Mall=EBgames
Circuit City/Kmart in Fairfax
Kmart in Chantilly
CompUSA next to B&N


Willing to go as far as these places but only as last resort.
EB/GS in fairfax city (near woodson high school)
Sterling=TRU, CC, BB
Dullas Towncenter

[MadFlava]

Anyway find Soul Calibur 3 yet in Nova, I've been calling all the TRU's in the area this morning and no one seems to have it yet. They said check back in the afternoon, they may get a later shipment.

[ITDEFX]

this is not a vg deal request..more like in store avaliblity request. don't worry I don't expect a mass sell out. You will get it intime.


Anyway find Soul Calibur 3 yet in Nova, I've been calling all the TRU's in the area this morning and no one seems to have it yet. They said check back in the afternoon, they may get a later shipment.

[elprincipe]

Anybody been to any of the local KB Toys stores yet? Wondering if it's worth the trip to Springfield and/or Fair Oaks (those are pretty far for me).

[ITDEFX]

over 200 views and very little replies... that shows you what power us VA'ers have...meh

[Farny]

Yeah, I was just about to ask if anybody's been to any KB's. That list of game on sale is vicious.

[NiVRaM]

Anybody been to any of the local KB Toys stores yet? Wondering if it's worth the trip to Springfield and/or Fair Oaks (those are pretty far for me).

I'm considering going to the KB Toys in Fair Oaks, but I don't think I'll go until I need to go to the mall for something else as well. Last time I checked KB Toys for markdowned video games and accessories, they had nothing, literally nothing, and no mention of a sale.

[runciter]

I'm considering going to the KB Toys in Fair Oaks, but I don't think I'll go until I need to go to the mall for something else as well. Last time I checked KB Toys for markdowned video games and accessories, they had nothing, literally nothing, and no mention of a sale.
Spot on. Exactly how I feel. I almost made it to Fair Oaks today, but meh.

[ITDEFX]

Yea that KB is always picked clean and never have anything good. Late 2003/Early 2004 is when I got the best deals on SW toys and SOME game cube games but that was it. I am glad they finally cleaned up that store as it was ALWAYS a fucking mess. Now a days you can walk around without crashing into something. Too bad there staff sucks.


I'm considering going to the KB Toys in Fair Oaks, but I don't think I'll go until I need to go to the mall for something else as well. Last time I checked KB Toys for markdowned video games and accessories, they had nothing, literally nothing, and no mention of a sale.

[elprincipe]

I was at KB in Ballston Common on Friday and found a few decent GBA games, but no DS games and very few GCN/PS2/XB games. Bunch of PS1 games, nothing too good. I ended up getting a few GBA games, probably CT Special Forces was the best find in a poor selection. People there weren't helpful at all. There probably isn't much left at this point.

I also visited Springfield on Saturday and it was pretty much old sports games, one copy of Tiger Woods DS and maybe 2 of Madden DS, and a few PS2 racing games in the double packs. Pretty poor unless you're looking for crap, but dirt cheap crap.

Anyone been to Fair Oaks? I decided against a trip based on my experience above.

[ITDEFX]

haven't been to fairoaks in a few weeks..nothing for me to get from there. I might stop by there on tuesday after i get my star wars fix (the dvd, games, etc) and see whats up. There is this oldish (not senior citizen) , tall , glasses who works at ebgames at the mall ..boy he's a dick..watch out for him...nothing but trouble. no wonder he got transfered from the store in chantilly to this one.

Speaking of that EB in fairoaks...it use to have this one guy who use to be there for years ..now its like every few months its a bunch of new people. what ever happened to that guy?



I was at KB in Ballston Common on Friday and found a few decent GBA games, but no DS games and very few GCN/PS2/XB games. Bunch of PS1 games, nothing too good. I ended up getting a few GBA games, probably CT Special Forces was the best find in a poor selection. People there weren't helpful at all. There probably isn't much left at this point.

I also visited Springfield on Saturday and it was pretty much old sports games, one copy of Tiger Woods DS and maybe 2 of Madden DS, and a few PS2 racing games in the double packs. Pretty poor unless you're looking for crap, but dirt cheap crap.

Anyone been to Fair Oaks? I decided against a trip based on my experience above.

[elprincipe]

haven't been to fairoaks in a few weeks..nothing for me to get from there. I might stop by there on tuesday after i get my star wars fix (the dvd, games, etc) and see whats up. There is this oldish (not senior citizen) , tall , glasses who works at ebgames at the mall ..boy he's a dick..watch out for him...nothing but trouble. no wonder he got transfered from the store in chantilly to this one.

Speaking of that EB in fairoaks...it use to have this one guy who use to be there for years ..now its like every few months its a bunch of new people. what ever happened to that guy?

Probably like all quality people in game stores he found that it was a shitty job for shitty pay and moved on to something less shitty.

[MadFlava]

haven't been to fairoaks in a few weeks..nothing for me to get from there. I might stop by there on tuesday after i get my star wars fix (the dvd, games, etc) and see whats up. There is this oldish (not senior citizen) , tall , glasses who works at ebgames at the mall ..boy he's a dick..watch out for him...nothing but trouble. no wonder he got transfered from the store in chantilly to this one.

Speaking of that EB in fairoaks...it use to have this one guy who use to be there for years ..now its like every few months its a bunch of new people. what ever happened to that guy?

Are you talking about the middle age guy with glasses, kindof overweight? Yeah, from 1995-2002 he was a regular there, I think before he left he was the manager.

[ITDEFX]

yep thats the guy. He was pretty cool..until i started buying up most of his dreamcast game stock when the dreamcast came to an end I was going to all the eb/gs in my area and getting there used games. One time I came in with my girl friend and there he was talking to some other employees and guess what the fucker said when I walked in and he saw me? "uh oh , its the dreamcast guy.." WTF...im doing him a favor and cleaning out his stock of dead system games. Glad he either got his lard ass fired or quit.



Are you talking about the middle age guy with glasses, kindof overweight? Yeah, from 1995-2002 he was a regular there, I think before he left he was the manager.

[imacheapasstoo]

Hey all,

Do yas know of any individual mom-n-pop stores in northern VA that sell video games, used and new? I'm not referring to the chain stores like KB, Toys-r-us, Blockbuster, etc. I'm referring to the stores that are not chain stores, like pawn shops and individually owned video stores... that kind of stuff. Sometimes they have better deals than the retail places.

There's a pawn shop in the same shopping center as the Leesburg Walmart where, a *while* back, I picked up a used Mortal Kombat: Deception for $20 shortly after it came out. I couldn't believe it. I had most of the remaining games the guy was selling and wasn't interested in the ones I didn't have. I haven't thought to go back there lately (shame on me for not being a true CAGer) but will try to stop there this week to see what's available.

Leesburg may be in the "sticks" comared to the rest of northern VA but we do now have electricity and video games, so our lives are complete. :D

[elprincipe]

Hey all,

Do yas know of any individual mom-n-pop stores in northern VA that sell video games, used and new? I'm not referring to the chain stores like KB, Toys-r-us, Blockbuster, etc. I'm referring to the stores that are not chain stores, like pawn shops and individually owned video stores... that kind of stuff. Sometimes they have better deals than the retail places.

There's a pawn shop in the same shopping center as the Leesburg Walmart where, a *while* back, I picked up a used Mortal Kombat: Deception for $20 shortly after it came out. I couldn't believe it. I had most of the remaining games the guy was selling and wasn't interested in the ones I didn't have. I haven't thought to go back there lately (shame on me for not being a true CAGer) but will try to stop there this week to see what's available.

Leesburg may be in the "sticks" comared to the rest of northern VA but we do now have electricity and video games, so our lives are complete. :D

Well, there's Starland (www.estarland.com) with two N.VA locations, Annandale and way off Route 28 I think is the other one. There's also Pandora's Cube in Annandale/Springfield, although I don't recommend them and they were nailed by the Department of Justice for selling pirated XBox games preloaded on the hard drive. Otherwise it's just the chains and random pawn/thrift shop finds as far as I know.

[imacheapasstoo]

** Follow-up **

The Potomac Mills card has been mailed out to runciter, who I am sure will use it to buy winning lottery tickets, win millions of $, and give all of the money to me. :-)


Well, there's Starland (www.estarland.com) with two N.VA locations, Annandale and way off Route 28 I think is the other one. There's also Pandora's Cube in Annandale/Springfield, although I don't recommend them and they were nailed by the Department of Justice for selling pirated XBox games preloaded on the hard drive. Otherwise it's just the chains and random pawn/thrift shop finds as far as I know.

heh Are you serious about the DoJ thing? That's too funny. Not the ha-ha kind of funny but the you've-got-to-be-kidding kind of funny. The fact that they'd openly sell, in their publicly accessible store, pirated Xbox games is beyond comprehension.

Thx for the tip about eStarland. It looks like their only current location is in Annandale. According to their web site, the one in Centreville, which was probably the one off 28, has moved.

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Now for a deal. If you are interested getting a $20 Potomac Mills gift card free, pay attention. I got a card in the mail today (a greeting type of card, not a gift card) that says if I "bring the card to the Customer Service desk located at the main mall entrance during mall hours, until November 20, 2005" then I will receive a $20 Potomac Mills gift card. My name and address are not on the card anywhere and I don't shop down there since it's an hour away from me, so I don't know how I got the card. I'll send the card to a CAG on the following conditions:

1 - You have previously posted in *this nova thread*. So posting in this regional forum ain't enough. You have to have already posted in this thread prior to my posting of this message. Why? If you've already posted here that likely means you actually live in the area and won't just try to sell the card on ebay.

2 - You understand that I'm not responsible for the USPS mail. This isn't an auction or trade or anything, so don't get antsy with me if the USPS doesn't deliver the card in time or loses it.

3 - I can't guarantee that the Potomac Mills shopping center will still have cards left when you go to claim yours (this is one of the reasons why I'm not selling it). The card says "Limit one free gift card per customer. Offer valid until November 20, 2005, while supplies last." So if they run out of cards before you go to claim yours, it ain't my fault. :-)

4 - I can't tell you what you have to do with the card since it's a free world, but I do ask that you at least buy something with it and don't just sell the card to someone else. I'm trying to help out a fellow CAG by giving this away, so the least you can do is buy something with it, preferably a game that's already discounted.

5 - You have to reply **in this thread** stating you want the card, and then PM me with your name and mailing address (you have to live in northern Virginia). The first person who replies to this thread saying the want the card will get it. I only have *one* of these things so I only have one to give away. If you want to use a parent's work address, that's cool.

Disclaimers: I'm not a stalker. I'm a 36-year-old female gamer who works full time and likes games. That's all. I don't want your phone number, nor will I drive to your home. :-) I also won't be putting my return address on the envelope but I will PM you after I mail it out so you have a reasonable idea when to expect it.

[ITDEFX]

lol what happened to that starland in centreville? I actually use to work at the radio shack in that same strip mall 2 years ago. Business was not too hot in that area. I use to remember that starland would get broken into every few months. Damn centreville people, so corrupt, so childish, so cheap. And yes there were a lot of cheap asses coming into our radioshack store. I stopped by a few months ago only to see a "we are reovating" sign only to come back a few weeks later to find the store gone! :O Maybe business was bad for them as well.

I remembered 3 years ago I bought the samba de amago maraca's (I couldn't believe I found it)...price tag said 30 dollars, it rang up 50 dollars and the asian guy said this comes up at 50 dollars..and I said well you have to sell it to me at the ADVERTISED price(sticker) and I got it for that price :) Took it home with my girlfriend back then, played with it for 2 hours then the right maraca stopped working :( ahh man..it was so much fun til it stopped working. So I called starland and they said they would trade it back for another one.

Went back got a new set, tried it again, same problem Right maraca didn't work :( so I took it back and they said these maraca's are for the jap version of the game ?? wha?? so I asked for a refund and the fool gave me the 50 dollars + tax . so I made money :) Too bad I really wanted the maraca's and was willing to buy another set for my girlfriend to join in. It was a lot of fun for 2 hrs :/

[elprincipe]

heh Are you serious about the DoJ thing? That's too funny. Not the ha-ha kind of funny but the you've-got-to-be-kidding kind of funny. The fact that they'd openly sell, in their publicly accessible store, pirated Xbox games is beyond comprehension.

Yep, haha, it was pretty funny when I found that out. I had been to that store several times and never liked it. They never had anything good, and when they had one thing I wanted to buy, I tried to use a credit card, and they asked for my Social Security number. I'm not stupid, so hell no I'm not giving you my SS#.

Here's a link to the DOJ press release:

http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/X-BoxPleas.htm

[runciter]

Yeah I went to that store occasionally. They had some decent used deals, nothing too flaming, but they also had imports which was cool. I'd rather support them than a big box, but I guess I (along with everyone else) didn't go there enough, hehe. Actually that corner seems cursed as there was a coffee shop next to it that has folded and I think been replaced by something else that folded. Didn't know they did mods, but it probably wasn't cheap. Did you have to do some secret handshake to get the loaded HD on the mod or did they just do it automatically? Cause if the latter, that wasn't too smart (well,wasn't smart period).

Hey imacheapasstoo, only an hour away from the Mills and not worth $20? What kinda cheapass are you! hehe If no wants it, I'll spend $20 at the Mills. Are you sure it wasn't a "spend $200, get a $20 GC" card? I thought I got some flyer from Discover Card saying something about that at the Mills.

[imacheapasstoo]

There was nuttin on the card saying there was a spending requirement so it should just be a free $20. I'm very much a cheapass :-D but I don't have 2 hours to spare the next few weeks due to work and school to drive to that mall and back. Plus that would be $10 per hour in the car and it would likely cost me at least $5 in gas for the trip. Now if it was a Dulles mall gift card I'd have already claimed it :-)

[Ugamer_X]

Hey all,

Do yas know of any individual mom-n-pop stores in northern VA that sell video games, used and new? I'm not referring to the chain stores like KB, Toys-r-us, Blockbuster, etc. I'm referring to the stores that are not chain stores, like pawn shops and individually owned video stores... that kind of stuff. Sometimes they have better deals than the retail places.

There's a pawn shop in the same shopping center as the Leesburg Walmart where, a *while* back, I picked up a used Mortal Kombat: Deception for $20 shortly after it came out. I couldn't believe it. I had most of the remaining games the guy was selling and wasn't interested in the ones I didn't have. I haven't thought to go back there lately (shame on me for not being a true CAGer) but will try to stop there this week to see what's available.

Leesburg may be in the "sticks" comared to the rest of northern VA but we do now have electricity and video games, so our lives are complete. :D
You kidding me? Leesburg was like fucking Manhattan if you lived in Round Hill. Driving 45 minutes to get to Reston was not option. I mean, Leesburg had both a Wal-mart and a K-mart, that was the high life for us, being able to go to something that wasn't a supermarket.

[Farny]

If that card's still available, I'll take it. If you mail it on Monday I can go claim it on Saturday. kthx.

[NiVRaM]

For those that are interested, the Best Buy in Reston has atleast 20 copies of GTA: San Andreas Strategy Guide (XBOX/PC) for $.01 each.

[sidlon]

A quick note: I usually check the Springfield BestBuy every so often to see what $5-10 games I can combine w/ the $5 off coupon.

When I checked yesterday this just got a little easier, because they finally organized the bargain/GH rack, actually listing prices. So now you can tell at a glance which games (like VF4, Max Payne2, Midway Arcade Treasures, SpyHunter) are available for $5 after coupon.

[yeah-yeah]

Hey, a NoVA thread. Sweet. There really should be a Mid-Atlantic region - MD and VA aren't exactly North and South.

I'm the one responsible for getting bongos from the KB at the Dulles Mall. If it makes you feel any better, I don't shop nearly as much as I used to, so I was due for something good.

Does anyone else hate the new (okay, somewhat new) design of the Best Buy store in Sterling? It's loud and hideous and makes me want to cry. I was in last night to get a replacement set of headphones for my ipod (thank you performance plan). They weren't going to crack a new one open and give me ipod headphones, so they said I had 20 bucks to spend on any headphones I wanted. I headed to the back corner to check out what they had and was greeted by an employee.

If said employee frequents this website, my apologies, but you should know that any headphones will work in an ipod. Please learn about basic electronics before working in a store that sells electronics. Not knowing that any set of headphones will work in an ipod is just laughable.

I ended up with a pair of Philips and they are freaking uncomfortable. I'm probably going to take them back tomorrow.

Someone mentioned something about Costco - I have a membership, so if you are looking for something over there, give me a holler.

And the Gamerush over in Reston is a total disappointment.

[ITDEFX]

The best buy store in sterling, va seems to be one of those top notch stores that get the best of everything including promotions. Remember that last year they got to open at midnight for the SW Trilogy DVD release and the fairlakes didn't. That store seems to get a lot of banner awards while the fairlakes one doesn't (cause they SUCK) .

Anyways Sterling's new set up seems confusing as there item location is all over the place. I hate there dvd/music section cause its so wierdly set up.


Hey, a NoVA thread. Sweet. There really should be a Mid-Atlantic region - MD and VA aren't exactly North and South.

I'm the one responsible for getting bongos from the KB at the Dulles Mall. If it makes you feel any better, I don't shop nearly as much as I used to, so I was due for something good.

Does anyone else hate the new (okay, somewhat new) design of the Best Buy store in Sterling? It's loud and hideous and makes me want to cry. I was in last night to get a replacement set of headphones for my ipod (thank you performance plan). They weren't going to crack a new one open and give me ipod headphones, so they said I had 20 bucks to spend on any headphones I wanted. I headed to the back corner to check out what they had and was greeted by an employee.

If said employee frequents this website, my apologies, but you should know that any headphones will work in an ipod. Please learn about basic electronics before working in a store that sells electronics. Not knowing that any set of headphones will work in an ipod is just laughable.

I ended up with a pair of Philips and they are freaking uncomfortable. I'm probably going to take them back tomorrow.

Someone mentioned something about Costco - I have a membership, so if you are looking for something over there, give me a holler.

And the Gamerush over in Reston is a total disappointment.

[elprincipe]

And the Gamerush over in Reston is a total disappointment.

Hold the phone, we're getting Gamerushes here now? Awesome. Is the one in Reston the only NOVA one?

[yeah-yeah]

Hold the phone, we're getting Gamerushes here now? Awesome. Is the one in Reston the only NOVA one?

Did I say Gamerush? I meant that other shitty video game shack in a movie rental store - I meant Gamecrazy. Sowwwwy.

[elprincipe]

Okay, Sam Goody update. Went to the Pentagon City one today (it's on the lower level by the food court). They didn't have too much left, although there were some games that weren't in the sale rack (it's on the opposite side of the store from the rest of the games, just to make things more difficult). Grabbed Drakengard and Dr. Mario from them. Passed on Tenchu Fatal Shadows and Sega Classics because they were display copies. I honestly don't know why you make display copies when all your games are in a protective hard plastic shell to prevent theft anyway. In any case, there are still some decent finds left there, like the games I passed up, SW Battlefront GH, Kingdom Hearts GH, etc.

Anyone else have a Sam Goody update locally?

[elprincipe]

Did I say Gamerush? I meant that other shitty video game shack in a movie rental store - I meant Gamecrazy. Sowwwwy.

Bummer. We actually had more GameCrazys near me until they shut down a couple recently. They used to be cool and give a decent amount of credit, but now the only thing they're good for is classic games that EB/Gamestop don't carry anymore.

[ITDEFX]

Whatever happened to Sam Goody at Fairoaks mall??? Been there for years then all of a sudden Poof they be gone!

Fairoaks mall reall sucks..it needs a movie theater or something like a REAL food court, not like you have to go around every corner to find a descent place to eat. I say tear that bitch down lol.




Okay, Sam Goody update. Went to the Pentagon City one today (it's on the lower level by the food court). They didn't have too much left, although there were some games that weren't in the sale rack (it's on the opposite side of the store from the rest of the games, just to make things more difficult). Grabbed Drakengard and Dr. Mario from them. Passed on Tenchu Fatal Shadows and Sega Classics because they were display copies. I honestly don't know why you make display copies when all your games are in a protective hard plastic shell to prevent theft anyway. In any case, there are still some decent finds left there, like the games I passed up, SW Battlefront GH, Kingdom Hearts GH, etc.

Anyone else have a Sam Goody update locally?

[anubis20]

Hey guys, anybody here heading over to the best buy in sterling for the xbox 360 launch. If any of you guys are we should meet up there.

[yeah-yeah]

Hey guys, anybody here heading over to the best buy in sterling for the xbox 360 launch. If any of you guys are we should meet up there.

I am probably going to go so I can witness the chaos. Maybe take some pictures. I am certainly going to go in there and shop normally, just because I can. Maybe I'll just buy a candy bar or something. Better yet, I'll go to their video game section and just sit there and play the PS2.

[ITDEFX]

damn u i have to work tomorrow :P

I am probably going to go so I can witness the chaos. Maybe take some pictures. I am certainly going to go in there and shop normally, just because I can. Maybe I'll just buy a candy bar or something. Better yet, I'll go to their video game section and just sit there and play the PS2.

[sidlon]

Okay, Sam Goody update. Went to the Pentagon City one today (it's on the lower level by the food court). They didn't have too much left, although there were some games that weren't in the sale rack (it's on the opposite side of the store from the rest of the games, just to make things more difficult). Grabbed Drakengard and Dr. Mario from them. Passed on Tenchu Fatal Shadows and Sega Classics because they were display copies. I honestly don't know why you make display copies when all your games are in a protective hard plastic shell to prevent theft anyway. In any case, there are still some decent finds left there, like the games I passed up, SW Battlefront GH, Kingdom Hearts GH, etc.

Anyone else have a Sam Goody update locally?

so how much were those GH games? better than $15?

[yeah-yeah]

I didn't go last night to the Sterling BB. I didn't feel like wasting gas just to watch people not get Xboxes.

There's a new BB opening in Leesburg. We got a coupon that gives you a $10 gift card for every $100 dollars you spend at the Leesburg store, up to $50 dollars. I am not planning on using it. Any takers? It doesn't have any restrictions, so as long as you spend the money, you'll get a gift card back. I don't know if it can be stacked. Let me know if you're interested.

[wampa8jedi]

Anyone know of any stores that still have 360s in stock? ;)

[elprincipe]

so how much were those GH games? better than $15?

Yeah, they are $8.99. Check the Sam Goody/Media Play thread on the main deals forum.

[ITDEFX]

from what I have been reading....the first generation of a launch system has its problems, wait a few more months for them to work out there issues and price drops or else you gonna have a 400 dollar paper weight on your hands.

Anyone know of any stores that still have 360s in stock? ;)

[Farny]

The Target in Reston's got at least 8 copies of Mario Kart DS, and for $28 on BF, I'm so there.

[elprincipe]

TRU report ($9.99 games)....visited Bailey's Crossroads and Tysons Corner TRU stores today. I should note I don't have an Xbox so I didn't really look at those...

Bailey's = tons of FF: Crystal Chronicles, Tony Hawk, not a lot else. Poor PS2 selection with just stuff like Syphon Filter and Trivial Pursuit. Not in the bin were Timesplitters: Future Perfect (GCN - picked this one up) and Polarium (a few copies).

Tysons = a much, much wider selection. They are neatly sorted into three bins by the checkout in the R Zone, one for GCN/DS/GBA, one for Xbox, one for PS2. Found and got Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (GCN, 1-2 left), Demon Stone (PS2, think it was the last one) and Phantom Brave (PS2, last one). Quite a few Retro Atari, Feel The Magic (good game!) and Polarium DS, also several GBA games including Hold 'Em I think, and tons of FF: Crystal Chronicles. Also PK: Out of the Shadows, Rocky, Intellivision Lives, Timesplitters: FP and a couple other Cube games. For PS2, tons of Driv3r, Syphon Filter, Dragonball Z Sagas, and a bunch more. This is a good store to visit still for this deal.

Other reports from the area?

[Farny]

Okay, so which one of you fools jacked the Xbox 360 promo DVD coupon booklet at the Reston Town Center Best Buy and left the DVD there?

>_>;

[Wet Ninja]

Has anyone been able to find Mario DDR around Fredericksburg? My wife's been trying to find a copy to get me for Christmas.

[ITDEFX]

Okay, so which one of you fools jacked the Xbox 360 promo DVD coupon booklet at the Reston Town Center Best Buy and left the DVD there?

>_>;


it was me, i was the fool...lol just kidding...haven't been to the reston best buy in like 3 years. Way too out of the way for me :P..

Dude just use the scanned coupons, they work fine , as long as the cashier can't read. :)

[NiVRaM]

Okay, so which one of you fools jacked the Xbox 360 promo DVD coupon booklet at the Reston Town Center Best Buy and left the DVD there?

>_>;

Holy shit that was me! Haha. Yeah.... there was only one DVD left in the xbox section when I checked and I decided to just snatch the coupons and leave the DVD for... you. I knew you would like it.

[yeah-yeah]

Just FYI - the KB at Dulles Towncenter is doing the B1G1 but the selection is fairly craptacular, aside from Kart DS.

[ITDEFX]

Can anyone find me an ACE COMBAT 5 for the PS2? I bought it from the TRU in fairlakes the day after black friday for my New PS2. Worked perfectly and was a lot of fun to play til last night when I booted it and it kept on giving a black screen while you can hear the motor spin up and down with no luck :( All other games and dvds work fine.

I tried to return it today but the bastard bearded guy in the Rzone was very suspisous of me because I wanted to do an EVEN EXCHANGE!!! they were so slow in the electronics department that they had a line coming out of the rzone all because each of them was pushing for that stupid protection plan waste of money. That guy was no help at all and was saying well i see there is a lot of finger prints (ok 5 , count em 5 FINGER PRINTS on the outer edge of disc that was probibly from the eb guy). I have tried it on 2 other systems and they still wont work. I finally got customer service to call around because there systems said they had 1-2 left. Manassas and Sterling are out :( It really bothers me that they were giving me crap about doing an even exchange ... I didn't want store credit I didn't want my money back I just want the same game.

Can anyone help me find a new copy of Ace Combat 5 (not from EB/GS because open case means NEW to them). I really want to finish this bad ass game.

thx

[yeah-yeah]

Can anyone find me an ACE COMBAT 5 for the PS2? I bought it from the TRU in fairlakes the day after black friday for my New PS2. Worked perfectly and was a lot of fun to play til last night when I booted it and it kept on giving a black screen while you can hear the motor spin up and down with no luck :( All other games and dvds work fine.

I tried to return it today but the bastard bearded guy in the Rzone was very suspisous of me because I wanted to do an EVEN EXCHANGE!!! they were so slow in the electronics department that they had a line coming out of the rzone all because each of them was pushing for that stupid protection plan waste of money. That guy was no help at all and was saying well i see there is a lot of finger prints (ok 5 , count em 5 FINGER PRINTS on the outer edge of disc that was probibly from the eb guy). I have tried it on 2 other systems and they still wont work. I finally got customer service to call around because there systems said they had 1-2 left. Manassas and Sterling are out :( It really bothers me that they were giving me crap about doing an even exchange ... I didn't want store credit I didn't want my money back I just want the same game.

Can anyone help me find a new copy of Ace Combat 5 (not from EB/GS because open case means NEW to them). I really want to finish this bad ass game.

thx

If there is something wrong with the disc, contact whoever made the game. Maybe you should just get store credit for now and pick it up again when it comes back in stock.

[ITDEFX]

If there is something wrong with the disc, contact whoever made the game. Maybe you should just get store credit for now and pick it up again when it comes back in stock.

The game was in there 9.99 bin in the rzone...non GH too :) Good find for me. Oh well its too late as they took it back and gave me my 9.99 plus tax back on my credit card. I guess im gonna have to buy it again at 20 bucks from walmart/kmart :(

[Biff Lugnut]

Springfieldian checking in - the Starland near my house seems to have a lack of quality employees, and they don't seem to get recent releases very quickly. They're OK, but you do have to be knowledgeable of recent retail markdowns when you go shopping there for used- it can take some time for a GH pricecut to be reflected in a used title they've got on the shelf.

The Gamecrazy down the street next to the Whole Foods and across the street from the Home Depot is pretty cleaned out. Not a lot good used, they've got a couple of battered DS games cart only for $25, but the various sales going on are a better deal.

[Farny]

Holy shit that was me! Haha. Yeah.... there was only one DVD left in the xbox section when I checked and I decided to just snatch the coupons and leave the DVD for... you. I knew you would like it.

>_>;

There were two DVDs there, and there was only one coupon booklet. I just took the last booklet.

[ITDEFX]

Kudos for Best Buy in Sterling, VA :)

[yeah-yeah]

Kudos for Best Buy in Sterling, VA :)

While you were there, did you sign up for the gamer expansion pack? Free PH/GH/PC game on your birthday!

[goldbean]

While you were there, did you sign up for the gamer expansion pack? Free PH/GH/PC game on your birthday!

More details please?

On a different topic, is anyone planning to camp for the Xbox relaunch on Sat night/Sun morning? If so, where and when?

[ITDEFX]

While you were there, did you sign up for the gamer expansion pack? Free PH/GH/PC game on your birthday!


yep saw the sign and remembered it from here, signed up, did the stupid survey and they said they would send me something in the mail...how long does it take? my bday is oct 12th

[yeah-yeah]

More details please?


Some stores are pilots for the Gamer Expansion Pack program. It's a targeted program for Reward Zone members who play video games. When you sign up (it's free), you'll get some coupons and, around the time of your birthday, you'll get a coupon good for 19.99 towards a Platinum Hits/Players Choice/Greatest Hits/PC Game 19.99 or less. Free is good, so I jumped on it a while ago.

anxiousplanet.com/imgs/freegamecoupon.jpg

[Pokemorpher1]

Okay, so which one of you fools jacked the Xbox 360 promo DVD coupon booklet at the Reston Town Center Best Buy and left the DVD there?

>_>;

The Tyson's Corner Best Buy had some of the coupons in the back last time I went, so you could get some there if it's not too far. You should call, first, though. I actually called them before I went, and they reserved some of the coupons for me :)


Has anyone been able to find Mario DDR around Fredericksburg? My wife's been trying to find a copy to get me for Christmas.

Way to spoil the surprise XD


Some stores are pilots for the Gamer Expansion Pack program. It's a targeted program for Reward Zone members who play video games. When you sign up (it's free), you'll get some coupons and, around the time of your birthday, you'll get a coupon good for 19.99 towards a Platinum Hits/Players Choice/Greatest Hits/PC Game 19.99 or less. Free is good, so I jumped on it a while ago.

anxiousplanet.com/imgs/freegamecoupon.jpg

How do you sign up? Is there a paper (like the previously mentioned survey) only available at these "pilot" Best Buy stores? My dad's a Reward Zone member, so we should be eligible, but I've never seen anything about a Gamer Expansion Pack at our local Best Buy in Springfield.

[yeah-yeah]

How do you sign up? Is there a paper (like the previously mentioned survey) only available at these "pilot" Best Buy stores? My dad's a Reward Zone member, so we should be eligible, but I've never seen anything about a Gamer Expansion Pack at our local Best Buy in Springfield.

Like I said, only some stores are part of the pilot. I know Sterling is doing it, and I think White Marsh is, too. Head over to the customer service/geek squad area and ask them about it.

[ITDEFX]

thank you lurkers for cleaning out fairlakes and sterling of the games of the sale tomorrow so you can come back and waste more gas to PM it :P

all i wanted was pikman 2

[yeah-yeah]

Hey crew! I still have Final Fantasy I&II, DOA Ultimate, and Samurai Western from the TRU sale in my stash. Gimme a holler if you're interested.

[elprincipe]

TRU update....@ Tysons Corner TRU, still available = Resident Evil 4 GCN, Fight Night 2 GCN, Final Fantasy I&II GBA, Golden Sun GBA, more. No Mario Party 7 bundles left, but they are substituting Ultimate Spiderman if anyone's interested (I was not).

[thebob101]

If any of you NOVA's venture into MD, the Wheaton TRU still has a lot of the Xbox titles for sale. Just a hop, skip and a jump over a bridge. I didn't have the PS2 list, so I don't know what they have, but they did have a lot of PS2 games.

[ITDEFX]

good freaking greif...i've spent 200 dollars these past 2 days on video games from sterling and fairlakes... :O

you know whats funny? My new and first ps2 is less than 1 month old (Black Friday)
and I already have more than 2 dozen games for it :O when I first got my cube back in nov 2003, by the end of 2003,I had less than 9 games.......wow ps2 games prices drop faster :P

thanks fellow caggers!!!

[Farny]

Motherfucking 495 can suck my cock. I hate traffic. And Tyson's traffic sucks hard, too.

I stayed away from this TRU sale. Did I miss a lot?

[elprincipe]

Motherfucking 495 can suck my cock. I hate traffic. And Tyson's traffic sucks hard, too.

I stayed away from this TRU sale. Did I miss a lot?

I hate traffic as well, but unfortunately in this area it's a fact of life. You missed some stuff, but it really depends on what you're interested in of course.

[elprincipe]

TRU update...Bailey's Crossroads TRU, got the last Geist and Metroid Prime 2 so those are gone there. Think I also got the last Tenchu: Fatal Shadows. They have tons of Final Fantasy I&II GBA, F-Zero GP Legend GBA, couple of Cold Fear PS2, Bard's Tale PS2, Retro Atari DS, Feel The Magic DS. Whole lot of other stuff for PS2/XB as well, separated out for easy browsing.

[-GoodFella-]

Did you see any copies of Tekken 5 or Resident Evil 4 left?

[elprincipe]

Did you see any copies of Tekken 5 or Resident Evil 4 left?

Nope. I would be surprised to see those at any TRU at this point in time. Although I can't say I looked specifically for them since I already got RE4 and am not interested in Tekken 5.

[Farny]

Has anyone seen any copies of Guitar Hero anywhere in the area? I've been to a bunch of places and it seems like everywhere is sold out and isn't getting any soon.

On a side note, BB @ Tyson's Corner had about 8 copies of Animal Crossing: WIld World two days ago. Good way to put those $10 coupons to use.

[bradr]

I just got back from the TRU at Tyson's Corner. They're closing so all video games are 10% off. Nothing too good left in terms of the $9.99 games, they still had some Geist and maybe a couple of MP2s and a whole lot of junk. I bought Wrestlemania 21 and Beatdown which both came up to $18.98 (after tax and 10% off).

EDIT: Someone ran off with all the GTA Double Packs for XB unfortunately. I had seen those the week before, they had a whole bin (maybe 30 copies) of them.

[elprincipe]

I just got back from the TRU at Tyson's Corner. They're closing so all video games are 10% off. Nothing too good left in terms of the $9.99 games, they still had some Geist and maybe a couple of MP2s and a whole lot of junk. I bought Wrestlemania 21 and Beatdown which both came up to $18.98 (after tax and 10% off).

EDIT: Someone ran off with all the GTA Double Packs for XB unfortunately. I had seen those the week before, they had a whole bin (maybe 30 copies) of them.

Sucks they are closing. Only 10% for games? Hope that goes up real quick so there is some decent stuff left when it gets to a decent discount.

[ITDEFX]

you know its disapointing to see a TRU close. You actually have people who KNOW about what your talking about and get descent service vs the crap no knowelege service you get from target/walmart.

[Wet Ninja]

I was in the TRU in Fredericksburg tonight, and they still had a lot of games for $10: around 10 copies of FF I&II, around 8 copies of Geist, around 5 copies of Metroid Prime 2, several copies of Doom 3, and some other random games.

[bradr]

The strangest thing about the TRU at Tysons closing is that it's such an "upscale" area. Meaning, there's money there or at least people who think they have money there so it's hard to believe that a big name store such as TRU couldn't make enough money there. The other strange thing is that the CC moved from that little strip mall area next to Tysons to off of 7. It's probably better for them in terms of visibility but it's a pain in the ass to get in and out of that store now that it's where it is. After all, Tysons is nothing but one big traffic jam.

Edit: I was also at the TRU in Sterling. There were 50 copies or so of Final Fantasy DOS, a bunch of Golden Sun Lost Age and maybe an Ace Combat GBA and their table had a bunch of stuff but nothing out of the ordinary though and they ARE NOT going on of business. I think the GBA games are always the first to go in sales like this.

[ITDEFX]

The strangest thing about the TRU at Tysons closing is that it's such an "upscale" area. Meaning, there's money there or at least people who think they have money there so it's hard to believe that a big name store such as TRU couldn't make enough money there. The other strange thing is that the CC moved from that little strip mall area next to Tysons to off of 7. It's probably better for them in terms of visibility but it's a pain in the ass to get in and out of that store now that it's where it is. After all, Tysons is nothing but one big traffic jam.

Edit: I was also at the TRU in Sterling. There were 50 copies or so of Final Fantasy DOS, a bunch of Golden Sun Lost Age and maybe an Ace Combat GBA and their table had a bunch of stuff but nothing out of the ordinary though and they ARE NOT going on of business. I think the GBA games are always the first to go in sales like this.


yea i was there on saturday.. im glad that store isn't going away. You figured that tysons corner is a heavly travelled area they would keep in business.

but oh well.

[mrplow1817]

Sad to see the tyson's TRU closing, but it didn't surprise me to much to hear that it was on the closing list. Whenever I go in there, which isn't often, it seems like there's hardly anyone in there, especially for the pretty good location.

Odd thing I saw at the Tyson's Circuit City tonight. For some reason, every single video game was turned backwards. Really made it impossible to actually see what they had in stock.

[bradr]

I once went to a KB right at the start of the big KB $5 sale and their video game case was EMPTY. Literally, not one game. I asked if they had video games and the woman looks at me and says "Not today!" but nothing else. I was too confused to ask any further and til this day it still perplexes me.

But anyway, I was at the Bailey's TRU last night. They have two tables of $9.99 games set up but not much interesting. A lot of Rise to Honors, Texas Poker and a smattering of random XBox games.

I hope a new sale starts at some store somewhere in the area, it looks like the TRUs around here are cleaned out and I want to get some games for cheap!

[Farny]

That TRU @ Tyson's seems like it's closing down ALL the time. Maybe it's just the fact that the stores next to it have been changed like 12 times in the past 6 years, but it seems like it's always "Going out of business" but it's never gone.

[adidas]

The thing with tysons corner is rent or lease is expensive... I believe there going to change it to a babies r us.. or reformatting the store or entirally theyll be gone.... But that store look bad. the one in sterrling looked state of the art... The tysons corner circuitcity look like junk...

[Farny]

There used to be a Kids R Us next to the TRU in Tyson's. Now a Babies R Us? They're going through the entire cycle, huh?

[ITDEFX]

The thing with tysons corner is rent or lease is expensive... I believe there going to change it to a babies r us.. or reformatting the store or entirally theyll be gone.... But that store look bad. the one in sterrling looked state of the art... The tysons corner circuitcity look like junk...


True the Sterling store does have better looking displays, better staff than the fairlakes location. They hire some really shitty people at fairlakes..those who live near the sterling location is in heaven when they walk into that store :P

[Farny]

I almost killed this one adolescent R-Zone TRU employee.

Anyway, I picked up Guitar Hero at BB in Reston for $60 after the coupon. So worth it. If anyone ever thought about it, do it before that coupon expires, if you haven't already. Reston had 9 copies left.

[ITDEFX]

I almost killed this one adolescent R-Zone TRU employee.

Anyway, I picked up Guitar Hero at BB in Reston for $60 after the coupon. So worth it. If anyone ever thought about it, do it before that coupon expires, if you haven't already. Reston had 9 copies left.

you know my brother would probibly get a kick out of this when he comes to visit, he use to play guitar long ago before he got married.

i can't play shit on these things...i wonder how long til the novilty of this wears off and i get bored with it and move on to something else?

[sidlon]

For anyone interested, I went by CompUSA near the Landmark mall the other day and there was a good-size bin of cheap (<$10) ps2 games near the registers, including FFX-2.

Out of curiosity, has anyone spotted any local deals on soccer games of PS2? (fifa, winning eleven, etc)

- Mike

[elprincipe]

Out of curiosity, has anyone spotted any local deals on soccer games of PS2? (fifa, winning eleven, etc)

- Mike

Not really. They tend to be very popular in the area from what I've seen, tough to get a good deal even on old FIFA games. The best I've done is $10 for FIFA Street from TRU when that got marked down.

[Biff Lugnut]

What's the percentage off at the Tyson's TRU?

[elprincipe]

What's the percentage off at the Tyson's TRU?

Good question. I'm ready to head over there when it gets high enough and hopefully find some good stuff.

[MadFlava]

What's the percentage off at the Tyson's TRU?

It's now 30% off games and systems. 50% off accessories. The only system they have left is the Gamecube. So if you are interested you can get a Gamecube for $70. That's a pretty good deal if you ask me. I'm thinking I should have stopped by the first day of the sale to see if I could have gotten a PSP for $225. Doh.

Also, anyone looking for Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition. It looks like Best Buy now has them in stock. There are two left in the Tysons Best Buy but they should be every where also. Good excuse to use a Gamer Gift Card coupon.

[ITDEFX]

It's now 30% off games and systems. 50% off accessories. The only system they have left is the Gamecube. So if you are interested you can get a Gamecube for $70. That's a pretty good deal if you ask me. I'm thinking I should have stopped by the first day of the sale to see if I could have gotten a PSP for $225. Doh.

Also, anyone looking for Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition. It looks like Best Buy now has them in stock. There are two left in the Tysons Best Buy but they should be every where also. Good excuse to use a Gamer Gift Card coupon.


:O 30% off game systems!!!! damn

it would be nice to get an xbox without the bundle for 30% off. I was going to get DMC3:SE but since its coming to the PC soon, might as well wait right?

[elprincipe]

Too bad we don't have an insider to tip us off when the % will increase. I'm sure there will be something worthwhile when it gets to 50% or more.

[yeah-yeah]

I posted this in the Washington DC thread, but figured I'd throw it here, too. I'm looking to unload my Donkey Konga with 4 bongos - 2 bongos are brand new, never used. I thought I should put it here because shipping on it might be a little much so someone local would be best. If you're interested, PM me an offer. Thanks!

[MadFlava]

:O 30% off game systems!!!! damn

it would be nice to get an xbox without the bundle for 30% off. I was going to get DMC3:SE but since its coming to the PC soon, might as well wait right?

Well, they only have Gamecube systems left the last time I checked. All the Xbox's, DS', GBA's, and PS2's were cleaned out on the first day.

[thebob101]

I checked out Tysons on Monday and there is not much left. They did have promo posters for $2. I got 6 of them. The TRU in Wheaton, MD is 50% off games now.

[DuckM4n]

wheaton isnt really northern virginia, wish i had a better car then id be everywhere loooking for deals

[elprincipe]

wheaton isnt really northern virginia, wish i had a better car then id be everywhere loooking for deals

Sure it's not, but it's still relevant as if you're desperate enough for deals it might be worth a drive, or if you're up that way for something else.

[bradr]

Don't even waste your time going to Tyson's TRU now. They had everything at 90% yesterday and when I got there, the only things left were shelving they were trying to sell. Everything else was GONE. I guess today may be the last day that store is open. Too bad, it was the one thing in Tyson's that wasn't overflowing with people.... of course, then it makes sense that the store would close.

[ITDEFX]

Don't even waste your time going to Tyson's TRU now. They had everything at 90% yesterday and when I got there, the only things left were shelving they were trying to sell. Everything else was GONE. I guess today may be the last day that store is open. Too bad, it was the one thing in Tyson's that wasn't overflowing with people.... of course, then it makes sense that the store would close.


good fucking greif!!!!!!! 90% what the heck is someone suppose to do with 90% off power ranger toys :O Hmm I could have used some shelves right about now.. That was a big jump :(

[DuckM4n]

lol i dont know about you but i find it funny when stores going out of business sell everything they own lol i wonder if they sold the ps2, xbox, gcube and ds kiosks too

[ITDEFX]

lol i dont know about you but i find it funny when stores going out of business sell everything they own lol i wonder if they sold the ps2, xbox, gcube and ds kiosks too


although it would be *cool* to own, i don't think its worth the trouble getting it out of the store and into your car/truck then finding a place in your house to place it at. And the fact is that the hardware life has been reduced by so much because its basically on all the time plus the fact that the controller is problibly on its last leg or already busted up. And finally...unless your going hose that thing down with some major disinfectant, be prepaired to take home a hive of germs because of all the kids who didn't wash there hands and played the system after wards. :O

[deserteagle1237]

Any DS Lites?

[mrplow1817]

A little bit off-topic, but I was just wondering if there are any good import game stores in Northern Virginia or DC. I'm not aware of any and would prefer doing it that way over the online way. Thanks

[RedComet]

Estarland is in Annadale I think. I was recommended it but haven't been there yet.

http://www.estarland.com

[elprincipe]

It's actually just Starland...eStarland is their webfront. It's at the corner of Braddock and Backlick in Annandale.

[elprincipe]

Went by the Tysons Corner Circuit City today (the one by the mall). Met another CAG there, he was nice and gave me his Monster Hunter. However, there was another copy, so if you're reading this and want that, there's one left! Also lots of Zelda/Pitfall, Dig Dug DS, one Castlevania CoD PS2, bunch of other stuff around. Clerks were very nice and helpful as well.

Anyone visited other area CCs? There are a few things I wanted but they did not have.

[dd_mcdoodle]

Went by the Tysons Corner Circuit City today (the one by the mall). Met another CAG there, he was nice and gave me his Monster Hunter. However, there was another copy, so if you're reading this and want that, there's one left! Also lots of Zelda/Pitfall, Dig Dug DS, one Castlevania CoD PS2, bunch of other stuff around. Clerks were very nice and helpful as well.

Anyone visited other area CCs? There are a few things I wanted but they did not have.
Hey, I was the employee who helped you out at the Tysons CC. Small world, huh? The CC has dozens of Zelda + Pitfall combos, some other games I know we have are Haunting Ground, Sigma Star Saga, Half Life 2 Xbox, Far Cry Instincts, Polarium, and some others I can't think of off the top of my head.

[RedComet]

I went to the CC in Manassas and forgot the list of games in this sale that I was interested in. There was no indication of it going on at this one and I could only find two games in the sale at the store. I'll just go back the weekend when the sale is supposed to start.

[elprincipe]

Hey, I was the employee who helped you out at the Tysons CC. Small world, huh? The CC has dozens of Zelda + Pitfall combos, some other games I know we have are Haunting Ground, Sigma Star Saga, Half Life 2 Xbox, Far Cry Instincts, Polarium, and some others I can't think of off the top of my head.

Hey, thanks for the help! :)

[sidlon]

Between the two Tysons CC stores and the Springfield one, here's what my girlfriend and I picked up yesterday:

ps2:
ultimate spiderman
indigo prophecy
true crime nyc
def jam fight for new york
full spectrum warrior
world tour soccer 2006
gba:
dr mario + puzzle league

Some other PS2 games I saw on shelves yesterday:
gun
area 51
ssx on tour (a great game)
driver parallel lines
black hawk down

So here's what I'm currently looking for (ps2). Has anyone seen them?
fifa 2005
fifa street
world soccer winning eleven 8
eyetoy antigrav
we love katamari

[quercus]

I was just at the CC at Tysons I - the one by the mall. They have a bin with the sale games and a bunch more of the sale games still on the shelf.

For Xbox I saw some Far Cry Instincts, Half Life 2, and others. Look around if you go.

[RedComet]

I'm going back to the one in Manassas to see if they had held everything until July 2nd.

[sidlon]

You should also check out the other Tysons CC branch (on rt 7, across from the TRU). I picked up Warriors & Hulk UD there yesterday.

Nothing was set aside, but there seemed to be a lot on the shelves.

[Hoffgod]

Last Sunday I checked the CC in Fairfax. They had three bins of $8.96 games out. Lots of copies of stuff like Path of Neo, From Russia With Love, and a bunch of bad GBA games. There was one copy of Far Cry, but I don't know if its still there.

Hit up the Best Buy in Fair Lakes today. After I snagged my copy, there were three copies of Drill Dozer on the shelf. I know a lot of people were looking for this with the CC sale, so hope this helps. Besides, $9.99 for Drill Dozer is WELL worth it.

[Tron999]

Does anyone know of any stores like starland in the area?

[ITDEFX]

with this weeks B1G1F at CC (19.99 or less), the Fairfax CC store has a shit load of PC games as of 5pm... I was really afraid that I would not find anything but this is what I picked up

Xmen Legends 2 (on sale for 9.99!!!!!!!!!, 19.99 everwhere else, has 29.99 on the tag :-O )
Outrun Coast to Coast (FIRST TIME I HAVE SEEN IT STOCKED AT THAT CC!)
Battlefield 1942:the complete collection (19.99)
Cars (for my nephew)
18 Wheeler (for my nephew)
another copy of XML2 (for my friend)

This is what I did
stacked it in this order

Cars
*18 Wheeler
XML2
*XML2
Battlefield 1942
*OR:C2C

the * means I got it for free, or a penny!! :-P There was this moron who works the media department kept on giving me an excuse that not all 19.99 pc games are b1g1f..even though the sign says ALL PC games 19.99 or less b1g1f...so I moved on to the main cashier.

I think this is my best deal find of the summer of 2006!

[jmiller80]

BBY (Tyson's Corner - Vienna, VA) 50% off Certain PS2 and Xbox Games

About 35-50 titles for each system are on sale in eight black packing bins by the entrance. The list of games on sale are on the bins, but cameraphone couldn't take a clear picture.

Mostly platinum hits and crummy titles. I saw a copy of Riddick for Xbox. I picked up Destroy All Humans. Looks like they are clearing stock for the new systems.

YMMV anywhere else. I didn't see this advertised, but there was a mild frenzy digging through the boxes when I was there this afternoon.

[dd_mcdoodle]

The CC in Tyson's (next to the mall) has a few copies of Suikoden Tactics for $9.99 in stock, if anyone is looking for the game.

[elprincipe]

The CC in Tyson's (next to the mall) has a few copies of Suikoden Tactics for $9.99 in stock, if anyone is looking for the game.

Thanks for the info. I actually tried looking for that game a few weeks ago at that very store, no dice. I guess they got a resupply from the warehouse or something.

[dd_mcdoodle]

Thanks for the info. I actually tried looking for that game a few weeks ago at that very store, no dice. I guess they got a resupply from the warehouse or something.Let me know if you want me to set a copy aside for you, as I work at the Tysons CC.

[elprincipe]

Let me know if you want me to set a copy aside for you, as I work at the Tysons CC.

If you read this, yes. I am going there later today. Thanks for the offer! But perhaps this is too late for you to read it. In any case, thanks.

[dd_mcdoodle]

If you read this, yes. I am going there later today. Thanks for the offer! But perhaps this is too late for you to read it. In any case, thanks.Sure, I have work at 2 PM today, and I have a lunch break from 4 to 5 PM. I will be there the rest of the time, though.

[elprincipe]

Sure, I have work at 2 PM today, and I have a lunch break from 4 to 5 PM. I will be there the rest of the time, though.

FYI I came by there this afternoon and bought a copy. It was in the big bin of "$14.99 and under" games. So if that is different than the one you were holding, I did get a copy. Perhaps another local CAG is looking for this game?

In any case, thanks so very much for looking out! :D

[dd_mcdoodle]

FYI I came by there this afternoon and bought a copy. It was in the big bin of "$14.99 and under" games. So if that is different than the one you were holding, I did get a copy. Perhaps another local CAG is looking for this game?

In any case, thanks so very much for looking out! :D
I think I rang you up, if you were the guy who came in around 3 and bought the game. Yeah, I put a copy aside, but you got the other copy that was in the bin. Enjoy, and if any CAGs need me to check something or hold an item at CC in Tysons, let me know.

[elprincipe]

I think I rang you up, if you were the guy who came in around 3 and bought the game. Yeah, I put a copy aside, but you got the other copy that was in the bin. Enjoy, and if any CAGs need me to check something or hold an item at CC in Tysons, let me know.

Oh, okay, sorry, thought it must not have been you since you took me to a different register. Thanks very much for your help and the heads-up!

[bigbell]

..
i am proud northen VA i live in manassas

[poolshark181]

hey, i'm around tysons corner at my gf's place alot. any good deals? especially for an xbox 360 console/accessories? =]

[REL1203]

..
i am proud northen VA i live in manassas


As do I sir, as Do I

[buckythekat]

hey anyone that can might want to check out eStarland's Star-tacular Saturday sale (occurs weekly) (http://www.estarland.com/StartacularSaturday.html)

they have some pretty good deals going on during those, located at their warehouse on spring street in Fairfax

[ITDEFX]

hey anyone that can might want to check out eStarland's Star-tacular Saturday sale (occurs weekly) (http://www.estarland.com/StartacularSaturday.html)

they have some pretty good deals going on during those, located at their warehouse on spring street in Fairfax

wow I thought the estarland that stayed opened was the one I was told in Annindale. :|

I might just check it out... all this time I passed tru there and didn't know it was right near microcenter :|

[buckythekat]

wow I thought the estarland that stayed opened was the one I was told in Annindale. :|

I might just check it out... all this time I passed tru there and didn't know it was right near microcenter :|

this is just their warehouse location but you can do pick up and drop off for orders and trade-ins from the website there (just specify in the note part of the checkout process that you plan to pick up your order, saves a lot of money on shipping)

the only time they have shopping at this location is the saturday sales

[rawr90]

I was in my local Best Buy today (Reston, VA) and noticed that with the purchase of a 60gb PS3, you get a Six-Axis controller, Heavenly Sword, OR Lair for free.

I saw there were simililar offers in different stores that aren't around the area, anyone else see something like this around here?

[joshnorm]

Just want to TAG this as I am newer to the site and in Woodbridge VA.

Thankfully near a gamerush so I am able to take advantage of some of the great deals (or PM stuff at BB)

[ITDEFX]

Sorry but I forgot to mention, Target in West Sterling had about 20 some Wii's in stock as of yesterday afternoon. Since the demand has dropped since the holidays you might want to check around the area if you really need your Wii fix.

[MadFlava]

Anyone seen any 60gb PS3 in store in NoVA. I've been looking for a new one. Thanks.

[toymachine12]

@MadFlava - I just bought a 60gb PS3 a few months ago at the Sony Style Store located at Fashion Centere in Pentagon City .

1100 South Hayes Street
Arlington, VA 22202

The clerk told me that they had 4 left in stock (minus one that I bought). He also told me that if they run out, that they can have more shipped in from other stores in the area. Hope this helps. GL!

[FRAUD_WHATS_THAT]

Word up bitches! Checking in from good ole' Dumpfries! Stay outta my stores! JK

BTW ITDEFX you got my vote for CAG Villain! Good luck

"..I know it was you Fredo.."

[dfo]

Has anyone seen clearanced Folklore or Ninja Gaiden: Sigma at Targets in the NOVA area? And particularly any for $15?

[Daywalker]

Can't find any deals anymore around the Manassas area. The Toys R Us here is pretty much emptied out and Walmart has no deals whatsoever. Still trying to find a sealed Condemned(original) and The Godfather for 10 bucks each.

[chrishortonhorton]

Hey new to the site, [woodbridge] i'm wondering where i could get a hold of a transfer cable for the 360 hard drive? anyone know a store or person to sell or lend? thanks

[jmiller80]

chrishortonhorton: You might want to check out the DC thread:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71942

I think many in the NoVA-DC-MD area have migrated over there.

[safire]

Hey new to the site, [woodbridge] i'm wondering where i could get a hold of a transfer cable for the 360 hard drive? anyone know a store or person to sell or lend? thanks

Call microsoft and tell them you bought a hard drive and need the cable, i believe they send them to you for free.

[the KOPE]

I posted on another thread but ill just copy it over here:

I was in the bestbuy in leesburg yesterday and sterling today and noticed that both locals had displays of deep discounted games. I know both locations have product inventory coming up so they are clearing out dead weight.

I saw at leesburg

mercenaries 2(360)
the bigs(ps3)
samba de amigon(wii) and others
Rock Revolution(360 & ps3)

and at sterling I saw
Simpsons Game (360)
Rock Revolution (Ps3)

And each had several others, wasn't terribly close attention.

Also sterling had 50% off

Socom with headset (ps3)
Saints Row Collectors (360)
Madden XX Collectors (360 & ps3)

There were others of that as well.