The GameRush Nostalgia Thread

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CAGiversary!
Please Post your feelings about GR ending, your last trade ins, your best transaction at GR, where you will be shopping for games from now on, and any other GR nostalgia.



:cry: The deals are ending after today. It has been an AMAZING run over the past 9 months, and i thank the CAG community for helping me get on these deals. I have got about $2000 worth of merchandise for around $500, and no, i never flipped (might have done it once back in october). my last trade in:

lumines-$22
twisted metal Head On-$22
Crash and Burn-$8

got SW Episode III for $5.

I will still be buying games from gamerush as long as they keep giving the most trade in credit.

My best transaction was getting 4 preorder games (GTA PSP, Far Cry, Zelda, and maybe Conker) for like $35 (with CA tax) out of pocket using Echo Night Beyond and other games. insane deal, and im sure many of you have pulled off better ones.

All Gamerush customers, post your GR nostalgia.
 
i have never done the trade in 2 and get preorder for 30 deal...is it like this: if you traded 2 games that were both worth 1.50 then you would have 3 bucks in credit and would pay 27 out of pocket?
 
[quote name='swetooth9']i have never done the trade in 2 and get preorder for 30 deal...is it like this: if you traded 2 games that were both worth 1.50 then you would have 3 bucks in credit and would pay 27 out of pocket?[/QUOTE]

Yeah thats exactly how it works.
 
I still have 10 games on pre-order (all XBOX & GTA PSP). I got a second XBOX and a bunch of other games recently too. I never really spent TOO much money out of pocket. I'll still buy SOME games from GameRush also. There are not too many I want anyways until the XBOX 360 & PSP (but there are not many games coming out it seems).

I still may cancel a few games (if they give me $50 back...if not, I'll play them and trade them back if I don't really like them....assuming they still give $30-$35 for new releases in trade-in credit)
 
i have about 4 games left on preorder. i wasn't to fond of the preorder deal since i'm not to sure how long i will be sticking around GR for. i have gotten so many games from GR and they have served me well. i'm not sure that i will still be shopping there since they don't have a little 10% off card like eb or gamestop. but i will have to go there again if there deals are instated.
 
The vanishing deals mean I won't be visiting nearly as much, but I still have Zelda on preorder and about $175 in credit. Hopefully we'll see some more deals that will at least come close to the old days...
 
Damn, you make it sound like Blockbuster is shutting down all Gamerushes. As soon as Gamerush starts up another excellent trade-in deal everybody will be back. The trade 3, get 1 for $5 deal has come and gone many times before, as has the preorder deal. While I'm not betting on the $5 deal making a return, I'm sure we'll see some sort of preorder/new game deal in the future.
 
[quote name='drfrielgood']Damn, you make it sound like Blockbuster is shutting down all Gamerushes. As soon as Gamerush starts up another excellent trade-in deal everybody will be back. The trade 3, get 1 for $5 deal has come and gone many times before, as has the preorder deal. While I'm not betting on the $5 deal making a return, I'm sure we'll see some sort of preorder/new game deal in the future.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, the mood on CAG concerning GR seems almost like there has been a death in the family. I, for one, welcome the break in the deals. And like you, I figure the preorder/new deal will be back in some form (and with you being a GR employee I would defer to your opinion on that!). I assume they will see a dramatic drop in preorders starting this week and will probably have to do something to combat it. Now, the $5 PO deal, while great for the customer (though I personally only used it 4 times), was really a pretty stupid move. At least they didn't run it concurrent with the $5/game bonus deal :D. They could bring back a similar deal in the future, but make it $10, $15, or even $20 for the PO game (or perhaps some $$ off the price - like $15-$20 off so everyone doesn't automatically go for the higher-priced PO's) - that would surely discourage flipping while still providing a good deal for the customer.

I would be happy with another $5 bonus deal some time this year (in the Fall perhaps), and reinstatement of the preorder deal at end of summer when more of the Fall/Winter/early 2006 release dates have firmed up.

It would also be interesting if they came up with some sort of next-gen system preorder deal. What that could possibly be I have no idea, but I'm saving enough credit at least for a large deposit on the PS3 or Revo.
 
I dislike losing the deals, but I'm happy to learn that a local independant gamestore just opened up by me... it's actually pretty impressive that the owner can offer the prices he does... 18.99 on all games usually have a 19.99 price point. Just about all new GBA titles are 28.99 or less, and most games are even 5 dollars or so less than Walmart...
and if there is a unilaterally priced title that he has to charge 50+ for, he gives away a free used title 14.99 or less.

To top it off, the store has one of the best stocks of used games I've seen in a long, long time.

I think I may have to give up being a true cheapass for a while, just to support this guy's store so he stays in business.
 
[quote name='SpottedNigel']... Where's the thread for when EB/GS went to shit?[/QUOTE]

that was when eb stopped giving the extra $5 for jampacks :lol:

oh man i really raped the shit out of that ebgames extra $5 deal :D

as for gamerush, i dunno, i got some kickass psp game for $5 from them, and got a lot of nice preorders(zelda, gta psp to name a couple)

as for what will happen now, i just consider myself lucky that i didnt get banned, there were a ton of fools who got banned this month here in socal.

did anyone ever find out if virgil (the gamerush manager in riverside)got banned/fired? i never been to riverside but it sounds like that dude was a total asshole.
 
Yeah, it is kind of funny that everyone is so upset about GameRush. I'm sure another deal will come.....hopefully something wher eI can pre-order XBOX360 games :)
 
Where is that store?

Oh and concerning the GR deal, I only got to do it today. I traded in some shitty games to get Mario DS and Feel The Magic XX/YY.
 
[quote name='SpottedNigel']... Where's the thread for when EB/GS went to shit?[/QUOTE]

You mean the 'EB hides rare games under the counter' or 'GS used games are scratched and have copied artwork' threads??? :)
 
As the Golden Age of GameRush appears to be drawing near, I figured I'd tally up what I'd gotten from GR in the past year through their various deals. It's sad to see the deals go, but I really needed some time to play some of this stuff!

Xbox:

Advent Rising
Area 51
Brothers In Arms: Road To Hill 30
Burnout 3: Takedown
Call Of Duty: Finest Hour
Dead To Rights II: Hell To Pay
Def Jam: Fight For NY
Destroy All Humans
Doom 3: Collector's Edition
Dragon Ball Z: Sagas
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Director's Cut
Forza Motorsport
Freestyle Street Soccer
Full Spectrum Warrior
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Halo 2: Collector's Edition
Hitman: Contracts
Jade Empire: Collector's Edition
James Bond 007: Everything Or Nothing
Karaoke Revolution
Kill.Switch
Lego Star Wars
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude
Lord Of The Rings: Return Of THe King
Lord Of The Rings: The Third Age
Madden NFL 2003
Mafia
Manhunt
Medal Of Honor: European Assault
Men Of Valor
Mercenaries: Playground Of Destruction
Metal Slug 3
Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition
Midway Arcade Treasures 2
MLB Slugfest: Loaded
Mortal Kombat Deception: Kollector's Edition
Moto GP 2
NBA 2K3
NBA Ballers
NBA Inside Drive 2003
NBA Live 2003
NBA Street Vol. 3
NCAA College Basketball 2K3
Need For Speed Underground 2
NFL Fever 2003
NHL 2003
Ninja Gaiden
Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors
Outlaw Golf: 9 More Holes Of Xmas
Outlaw Golf: Nine Holes Of Xmas
Outlaw Volleyball: Red Hot
Pariah
Phantom Crash
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Psychonauts
Punisher, The
Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow
Raze's Hell
Red Dead Revolver
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem
Scrapland
Secret Weapons Over Normandy
Shrek
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Sonic Heroes
Spider-Man 2
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie
Spy Vs. Spy
Spyro: A Hero's Tail
Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith
Star Wars: Battlefront
Star Wars: Jedi Academy
Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic II
Star Wars: Republic Commando
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection
Suffering, The
Super Monkey Ball Deluxe
Thief: Deadly Shadows
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
Tony Hawk's Underground 2
True Crime: Streets Of LA
UFC: Tapout
Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict
Van Helsing
Vietcong: Purple Haze
X-Men Legends

GameCube:

Animal Crossing
Baten Kaitos
Cubivore
Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
Ikaruga
Legend Of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Mario Party 5
Mario Power Tennis
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Mortal Kombat: Deception
NCAA College Basketball 2K3
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
Pikmin 2
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 4
Skies Of Arcadia Legends
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
StarFox: Assault
Tales Of Symphonia
Viewtiful Joe
Virtua Quest
WarioWare Inc: Mega Party Game$

PS2:

Adventures Of Cookie & Cream
Champions: Return To Arms
Dance Dance Revolution: MAX 2 w/ Pad
Disney Golf
Document Of Metal Gear Solid
Eye Toy: Play w/ Eye Toy
Firefighter FD 18
Gallop Racer 2004
God Of War
Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
Mark Of Kri
Marvel Vs. Capcom 2
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Musashi: Samurai Legend
Parappa The Rapper 2
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Rez
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga Volume 1
Sky Gunner
Star Ocean: Till The End Of Time
Transformers
War Of The Monsters

DC:

Air Force Delta
Armada
Conflict Zone
Crazy Taxi
Elemental Gimmick Gear
Evolution 2: Far Off Promise
F355 Ferrari Challenge: Passione Rossa
Gauntlet Legends
Grandia II
Hydro Thunder
Legacy Of Kain: Soul Reaver
Maken X
Nightmare Creatures II
Phantasy Star Online: Version 2
Quake III Arena
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing
Rippin' Riders
Slave Zero
Sonic Adventure
Soul Calibur
South Park: Chef's Luv Shack
Special Ops: Omega Squad
Star Wars Episode I: Racer
StarLancer
Super Magnetic Neo
Surf Rocket Racer
Tomb Raider: Last Revelation
Wetrix +
Zombie Revenge

N64:

Pokemon Puzzle Challenge

Playstation:

007 Racing
40 Winks
Alundra
Arcade Party Pak
Armored Core
Army Men: Final Front
Arthur: Ready To Race
Azure Dreams
Blasto
Breakout
Caesar's Palace
Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night
College Slam
Dance Dance Revolution Konamix
Descent Maximum
Digimon Rumble Arena
Digimon World 3
Dragon Valor
Eagle One: Harrier Attack
Eggs Of Steel
Front Mission 3
Galaga: Destination Earth
Golden Tee Golf
Grand Theft Auto: Collector's Edition
Hercules
Hot Shots Golf
Iron Soldier 3
Irritating Stick
Jackie Chan Stuntmaster
Jade Cocoon
Jersey Devil
Jumping Flash
Jumping Flash 2
King Of Fighters '99
Legend Of Dragoon
Marvel Vs. Capcom
Mech Warrior 2
Medal Of Honor
Medievil
Mega Man Legends
Missile Command
Monster Rancer 2
Monster Seed
Motor Toon Grand Prix
Mr. Driller
MTV Music Generator
NHL Open Ice
Ninja: Shadow Of Darkness
Parappa The Rapper
Power Rangers Zeo Pinball
Rat Attack
Raystorm
RC de Go
Shadow Madness
Silent Bomber
Silent Hill
Smurf Racer
Spyro: Year Of The Dragon
Suikoden
Tetris Plus
Threads Of Fate
Wild Arms
Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style
X-Men: Children Of The Atom

PSP:

ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin' Trails
Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower
Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee
Metal Gear Acid
Need For Speed Underground: Rivals
Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Remix
Wipeout Pure

SNES:

Adventures Of Mighty Max
Clay Fighter 2: Judgment Clay
Darius Twin
Fatal Fury
Incredible Crash Dummies
Killer Instinct
Maui Mallard In Cold Shadow
Mech Warrior
Spawn: The Video Game
Star Fox

NES:

Demon Sword
Dick Tracy
Faxanadu
Orb-3D
Rad Racer
Tiny Toon Adventures 2: Trouble In Wackyland

Genesis:

Ballz!
Bass Masters Classic
Boogerman: A Pick And Flick Adventure
Boxing: Legends Of The Ring
Bugs Bunny In Double Trouble
Dashin' Desperados
Decap Attack
Desert Demolition Starring Road Runner & Wile E. Coyote
Earthworm Jim
Eternal Champions
Fatal Fury
General Chaos
James Pond: Underwater Agent
James Pond 2: Codename Robocod
Lost Vikings
Mortal Kombat II
Quackshot Starring Donald Duck
Ranger X
Streets Of Rage 2
Super Battleship
Taz-Mania

Gameboy:

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary

GBA:

Adventure Of Link
Castlevania
Legend Of Zelda: Minish Cap
Metroid

Systems:

PSP (New launch version)
GameCube (Used, Platinum)
GameCube (Used, Jet)
PSone (Used)
GBA (Used)

Accessories:

Red Octane 2.0 Dancepad (Used, PS2 & Xbox)
Wavebird (2 used)
PSP Case
PS1 controller
PS1 memory card

Still on Pre-Order:

Conker: Live & Reloaded (Xbox)
Darkwatch (Xbox)
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down (Xbox)
Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows (Xbox)
Halo 2 Multiplayer Pack (Xbox)
Killer 7 (GCN)
Sid Meier's Pirates (Xbox)
 
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