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9/11/ 2010 Meetup - at Galloping Ghost Arcade - Brookfield IL
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Hello, I am a Chicago guy so I would like to start a Chicago thread so maybe we can help each other out by letting Chicago area cheapasses find cheap deals.
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-Saturday, April 5 at 3PM Dunaly's on the Square 3137 W. Logan Blvd.-



7/31/2007
Would anyone be interested in a CAG Chicago meet up at game works (in woodfield)? They have a special for $10 on thursday for all you can play from 9 to midnight.

More info here: http://www.gameworks.com/events_deta...?location_id=6


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Chicago member List (Now I know who gets my games :wink: j/k)

akilshohen
Apossum
Birbo
bobo2k4
Chickenhawk
Darkside Hazuki
Dpac
EdS25
FlipSide
Flybrione
Gameboy415
heffaji
JJAPPLE
jaykrue
jonnyfivealive
Johnny Postman
Jonny Polychronopoulos
Loserboy
mario23air
Maynard
Minqqq
peccosan
Prepster
Ragingbull2380
Rig
rly723
Rocksolidaudio (1up located in San Francisco)
ryosnk (Addison and austin)
SEGA128DC
SeraphiMichael
shadd01
shieryda (located near Six Corners)
Slipknot9762
souNReAL
Stoneage
tmei03
tqm11
Vicious
Walt Jay
Watchman
WeaponX2099
Wiseguy


Here are some little known stores in the Chicagoland area.

VideoGames Etc.
4351 N. Harlem
Norridge, IL 60706

Gamerz Garage
6128 Cass Ave
Westmont, IL 60559

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I just got the email from EB Games.

Dear EBgames.com customer,

You are receiving this e-mail because you are one of our best customers in the Chicagoland area, and we wanted to offer you a special invitation to the grand opening of the Game On exhibition at the Museum of Science and Industry. Read on for the details and reply soon, because space is limited. You can also view and print this invitation in PDF format.

GAME ON Opening
Sunday, March 6
5:00 to 9:00 p.m.

An immersive experience for serious gamers and intrigued novices, Game On explores the 40-year history of computer gaming—from Pong to Project Gotham Racing 2—and its impact on contemporary culture. Show what you’e got as you play more than 125 video games, including ESPN Hockey, Jak & Daxter, Golden Tee LIVE and NBA Street Vol. 2.

It says that the RSVP must be sent from the same e-mail address that originally received the invitation.

The funny thing is that I don't buy too much from EBGames, I occasionally buy some rare classics from their morning updates but I'm usually miss out on the better games. Buy some games and maybe you'll get an email invite as well.

Hope to see some local CAGs there!
 
[quote name='Esoul']I just got the email from EB Games.
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Hope to see some local CAGs there![/quote]
It would definitely be cool to go to that show. One question about the e-mail from EB, though: did it offer you a discount on the $5 exhibit admission fee (besides any general admission fee for the museum)? Just wondering what was being offered. Thanks.
 
Hmm.. Good question. I assume that because this is an invite and I had to RSVP, that the cost is free. You never know, they may end up charging me extra, lol. To answer your question, there is no $5 off offer or discount towards the event. It does mention that free event parking is available in the Museum's indoor garage. I know the museum admission doesn't usually include free parking.
 
[quote name='dpac']Free parking? That's not too bad. Too bad I don't shop at EB's web site that much. Thanks for the reply, though.[/quote]

Pah, I say just take the Metra Electric to University of Chicago on the weekend (5.00 all-you-can-ride), and walk over the 3 minutes from the station. Hop, skip, jump. :wink:
 
I got an RSVP myself and might attend, not sure yet.

Did anyone go to the Dear Friends Concert last Saturday?

I went with a friend of mine and we had a great time. The Music sounded great and the orchestra really put on an amazing show.
The event was sold out a lot of people from out of state came to the show.

It was a one of a kind event for any Final Fantasy Fan.
 
[quote name='flybrione']I got an RSVP myself and might attend, not sure yet.

Did anyone go to the Dear Friends Concert last Saturday?

I went with a friend of mine and we had a great time. The Music sounded great and the orchestra really put on an amazing show.
The event was sold out a lot of people from out of state came to the show.

It was a one of a kind event for any Final Fantasy Fan.[/quote]
Best concert I've ever been to. I got myself a poster and downloaded the album they released of a concert in Japan in 2002. I've been listening to it nonstop. A few songs are different.
 
Who is going to the GameOn show? Maybe we can all meet up and post what we are going to wear sp we can find the CAG's in the show? It would be cool to meet a few of you :).
 
[quote name='ryosnk']Who is going to the GameOn show? Maybe we can all meet up and post what we are going to wear sp we can find the CAG's in the show? It would be cool to meet a few of you :).[/quote]

I'd love to go to this, but I am leaving town for 2 weeks. How long is it going to be running?
 
So this is opening tomorrow, eh? Anyont think it'll be a mob scene? I'm going to be off tomorrow, so I might go see it.

Chickenhawk-- it runs through September 5th.
 
[quote name='Apossum']So this is opening tomorrow, eh? Anyont think it'll be a mob scene? I'm going to be off tomorrow, so I might go see it.

Chickenhawk-- it runs through September 5th.[/quote]

Thanks! I didn't realize it would run that long. I'm defintely going to go see it then. What are the chances my wife will want to come with? Hmmmm, she loves the Museum of S&I and kinda likes video games......I might be in luck!! :D
 
[quote name='flybrione']Did anyone go to the Dear Friends Concert last Saturday?[/quote]
Even after reading the LA concert synopsis, I still had a great time when Uematsu swung into town last month. I wrote a few paragraphs about the experience on my blog here, and you can read more about the LA event last year in a prior entry linked there. (I didn't attend the LA concert; I just pointed to the report on Square-Enix's site.)

At any rate, the game exhibit at the museum sounds like fun. I read online that the place has Mondays and Tuesdays general-admission free until March 15, so if you wanna save a few bucks on the day (the exhibit and/or parking will cost you the rest), go visit in the next two weeks. That's my plan, but I'm wondering how to convince other people to attend on a weekday. If anyone wants to meet up on a particular date and time (somewhere between 10 AM and 2 or 2:30 PM), let me know.
 
[quote name='ryosnk']Is anyone attending the show this Sunday (free attendance for RSVP)? That way we can maybe meetup![/quote]

Damn. If I wasn't down here, I so would've made the drive up there to meetup. :(
 
The show was good, but not what I thought it would be. At least I got to meet Ed Boon (MK creator) and played him on Mark of wolves and beat him :D .
 
Judging by this list, this looks like a serious dissapointment. I want old games I can't see anywhere else, not Burnout 3. Good greif. It's like a big ad for EBGames.

Someone convince me otherwise. Seriously. I'll go if you tell me it's worth it.
 
Funnily enough I haven't the faintest idea what EBgames have done for Game On, I assume that gave the museum a bag of money as they had no input to the show what so ever. In fact two of the games consoles bought for the 'Chicago' section of the show were bought from another shop and not EB...

There are old games there, maybe if you look through the list again you might see things like Space Wars, Galaga, Donkey Kong, Pong, Hitch Hikers guide to the galaxy, Pitfall, Star Wars, etc, etc. Someone asked me why do we have freeway running on the Atari 2600 in section 2 and I always reply that more people play freeway then any other Atari 2600 game I tried. As a question what sort of games would you like to see then? Still need to edit that list as it is missing a couple of games and I need to tidy it up.

However as the show is aimed at a general audience rather then then 30 year olds that complain that the show doesn't have enough old games (and why don't we have an FM Towns Marty, although I love the people that say 'Why don't you have a Neo Geo?' and then me pointing to Garou - Mark of the Wolves), we have to strike a balance, as the saying goes you can't please all the people some of the time but you can please some of the people all of the time. The most played games in the exhibition are Dance Dance Revolution and Eyetoy so you go figure. Burnout 3 is there as it is a good example of a good European game.

Still if anyone has any comments about the show (good or bad) then I would love to hear them.

Thanks
 
[quote name='Darkside Hazuki']Judging by this list, this looks like a serious dissapointment. I want old games I can't see anywhere else, not Burnout 3. Good greif. It's like a big ad for EBGames.

Someone convince me otherwise. Seriously. I'll go if you tell me it's worth it.[/quote]
I'll have to agree with GameOn (an exhibit organizer/insider?) on the selection of games on the list: old-school is right and good, but it can't dominate a show concerning the history, past and present (and future?), of videogames. Popular games (that you can find anywhere) are especially relevant due to sales and the exposure many gamers had to them, regardless of their current popularity. I actually checked the game list before GameOn's post, and I thought it seemed relatively fair, even if the Commodore 64 only seemed to have one game running on it. (With only one floppy drive, that might make sense with a single system on display.) I still have to make my way to the show, but I look forward to doing so, whether this coming week or later in the summer.

Is there a history of the travelling exhibit I can link to somewhere online? The funny thing is that I haven't tried some of the newer stuff like Burnout 3 or the EyeToy, so I'd actually benefit from going. Getting the Big Picture could be helpful for even the most experienced gamers as well. (
 
Street Fighter 2 is there in the form of Street Fighter 2 Turbo on the Super Nintendo. Madden, well we had a choice between american football and hockey and Madden lost out (which was sad really as I wanted to show Madden on Genesis and the latest incarnation). Still the show will get updates during it's stay in Chicago so don't be surprised to see Madden in the show.
 
Not sure if anyone cares but the new Best Buy on Elston Ave is giving away an iPod Mini evey 10 minutes tomorrow (3/12) from 3pm-5pm. From what I understand, you have to be present to win the drawing so the odds don't seem too bad (how many people can a BB store hold anyway?)

Being the cheapskate I am.. will prolly stop by for a half-hour or so and browse or just bring my DS and play some WarioWare Touched.
 
my girlfriend just bought me a gamecube for our one year but it just the regular, its from target does any one know of any targets in the chicago land area that has the mario cart bundle....or even walmarts....
 
Hey all, I just wanted to keep this thread alive for all the Chicagoans. I say we should start a master list or something with all the good game stores around. Maybe like when you add a store, copy and paste the previous list, then add yours at the end. I'll attempt to start with:

EBGames at Lincoln and Jersey/Kedzie (the manager there is real cool about everything)
 
went to game on-- What a Waste! $26(parking+ticket+choco taco) to play a couple of games.
not a total waste, got to play SF1, Rez, and Garou. I also didn't know that there was a game developed in communist russia, but i read that in an article about the exhibit. other than that, I wasn't too happy with it. it was basically an arcade with some fun facts on the wall.

anybody else feel kinda jipped? I mean, i wish it was a little more educational.
 
Adding another place to the self started list. The place is called Video Game Etc. It has alot of the old school gaming stuff like Neo Geo games, Lynx, Turbo Grafix 16, it's really worth checking out if you're in that area.

EBGames at Lincoln and Jersey/Kedzie (the manager there is real cool about everything)

Video Game Etc. (it's near the HIP heading down Harlem from Montrose going towards Foster. It's next to a Lee Auto Parts place and should be on the right side of the street)
 
People were listing shops earlier in this thread, but i'll put mine out there again--

Reckless records on broadway near belmont
and another location by the Double Door (like milwaukee and north, I think) both carry used games and a shit load of used DVDs. I've found some great games for cheap and received good store credit for not so great games :)
Sometimes they know when they've got something rare and price accordingly.

What i'm really looking for are pawn shops...I must not be looking in the right places, can't find any.
 
Updating the list, thanks!

EBGames at Lincoln and Jersey/Kedzie (the manager there is real cool about everything)

Video Game Etc. (it's near the HIP heading down Harlem from Montrose going towards Foster. It's next to a Lee Auto Parts place and should be on the right side of the street)

Reckless records on broadway near belmont

Reckless records by Double Door (like milwaukee and north)
 
heh, the Double Door is a bar(though it is a good place too!) I was saying that Reckless records has another location that's near the double door...
 
Is there anyone else around that can add to the list? Maybe like pawn shops or some more indie stores? I've been to too many Game Stops and EB Games, so I wanna check out the non-franchise places.
 
sup fellow CAGers in the midwest. Somebody mentioned the Disk Replay store in Village Crossing Mall (corner of Touhy and Carpenter rd.) This place is pretty good as far as older games are concerned, as well as the Videogames ETC (right by the HIP). I usually get my games thru the franchises but have been going to Gamefly and Red Octane to buy a bunch o' cheap games.

Over the easter weekend BB was doing its buy 2 get 1 free on VGs. I was wondering if there is anything that is worth it to purchase and trade in at another retailer (ie. the BB Max Payne 2 trade in to Gamecrazy) because this is how i got almost all my current systems and I was itching to get a PSP for cheaper!

Anyway glad to see that there are CAGers in the chitown area.
 
found the FYE thread and doing the trade-ins now they are pretty fickle with the trading in of items. If you are going to trade-in anything you have to have only one of a game (that is right because the wont touch a game if you have 2 or more) and you have to have the manual and the disc has to be in really good condition (ie. BB, GC, GS, etc.). Traded in a handful of games and now 1/3 of the way towards a PSP ^_^
 
for anyone who cares, there is currently a perfect-condition God of War sitting in the used games area of the Reckless Records on Broadway (just south of Belmont) for $24.99. i recommend grabbing it before someone else does.
 
I guess it depends on the person helping you at FYE, because I went to Golf Mill and the manager there "Mike" was pretty cool he accepted pretty much eveything that I brought over there. To make the day even sweeter the GS manager in Golf Mill reads CAG! he hooked me up with 2 more Room Zoom games to trade-in. ^_^ Just a Jackson to top this PSP fund! woot!!!
 
just wanna let you guys know that got my PSP from the FYE at the HIP. The asshat that was giving me a hard time was Frank (asst. manager) so steer away from him. On the other hand Henry (gen. manager) was cool and I got my PSP from him. He was just amazed and thought it was pretty slick. Thanks CAG!
 
Announcement: I'am in the process of creating a half-show in Chicago cable access network. It would be like ifilm.com where anyone who sends a creative (any genre: except nudity/porn and passes the scanning process) would be shown in the show. I already have two short films and three animated shorts in the process (finishing off the editing) that I'm including into the show. I'm looking for people's films and animations to put into the show. Would anyone have a film/animation that they would like to submit and if so please pm. I would let you all know when the show will air (hopefully in a few months) :). Thanks.
 
[quote name='rocksolidaudio']for anyone who cares, there is currently a perfect-condition God of War sitting in the used games area of the Reckless Records on Broadway (just south of Belmont) for $24.99. i recommend grabbing it before someone else does.[/QUOTE]


I went to trade in some DVDs there the other day and saw DMC 3 sitting there waiting to be checked in-- it's probably going for the same price. They also have a new gamecube controller for $16 and a copy of FFXI with the HD(not sure how much it is.)

It would be like ifilm.com where anyone who sends a creative (any genre: except nudity/porn
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BOOOO!!! j.k :D
 
[quote name='peccosan']I guess it depends on the person helping you at FYE, because I went to Golf Mill and the manager there "Mike" was pretty cool he accepted pretty much eveything that I brought over there. To make the day even sweeter the GS manager in Golf Mill reads CAG! he hooked me up with 2 more Room Zoom games to trade-in. ^_^ Just a Jackson to top this PSP fund! woot!!![/QUOTE]

That's awesome! How'd you guys get to talking about CAG though? And speaking of FYEs, do they give good trade in value for cds? I got a few cds I want to get rid of, but it would suck if I only get like 3 dollars of store credit.

Also to ryosnk: I know of two great student-made movies that you might be interested in. It's called "Monkeys" and the sequel to it "Monkeys 2." They were made by some classmates of mine when we attended highschool. Check out the website for it here : http://www.fireassault.com/ If you think it's cool enough, email John McGuigan asking for permission to use it. Also if he asks who sent you, tell him Wasan did. I was in his Creative Writing class senior year or was it junior.. damn, bad memory sucks.
 
[quote name='dp84']That's awesome! How'd you guys get to talking about CAG though? And speaking of FYEs, do they give good trade in value for cds? I got a few cds I want to get rid of, but it would suck if I only get like 3 dollars of store credit.[/QUOTE]

I said Room Zoom and he knew LOL ^_^
 
Niles CC has nothing at all.

Anyone know if the Music Recyclery store in Gurnee Mills gives good credit for trades? I noticed that their used games are super expensive ($60 for star ocean 2!)

Also, i'm sad to announce that FYE in golf mill is not accepting any more Room Zooms :( some corporate suits were in there today when I tried to trade mine in-- they took my copy, gave me a hard time since there was a little piece of a sticker left on the back UPC, told me they couldn't take games that were bought PO, then said there were too many copies of RZ in the store, even there weren't any on the rack :\
 
[quote name='Darkside Hazuki']Gurnee Mills and Vernon Hills have NOTHING.
What a waste of precious fuel this has been.[/QUOTE]

I went looking through every store that carries games in Gurnee Mill, and didn't find a single thing...
 
Rocksolidaudio posted that he checked out the North Ave/Elston Ave stores in the city and the Touhy Ave store in Niles and they has almost nothing left as well (he did find a LaPucelle Tactics though.)
 
[quote name='Johnny Postman']Rocksolidaudio posted that he checked out the North Ave/Elston Ave stores in the city and the Touhy Ave store in Niles and they has almost nothing left as well (he did find a LaPucelle Tactics though.)[/QUOTE]

Which store had the LaPucelle tactics?
 
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