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No "fancy" title. Lets start the new year off right. 
The Official CAG January 2012 Pick-Ups Thread
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Not from January, but been too lazy to post last month.
Alpha Protocol - $5
Transformers: Dark of the Moon - $5
Flingsmash (w/ Wiimote) - $8
Tropico 3 - $10
Warhammer: Space Marine - $12
Captain America - $12
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - $8
Solatorobo (w/ soundtrack) - $12.85
Kekko Kamen/Puni Puni Poemy - $4.99
Birdy the Mighty: Decode part 1 and 2 - $15.99 each
Now hopefully no other purchases to make for the coming months.
Alpha Protocol - $5
Transformers: Dark of the Moon - $5
Flingsmash (w/ Wiimote) - $8
Tropico 3 - $10
Warhammer: Space Marine - $12
Captain America - $12
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - $8
Solatorobo (w/ soundtrack) - $12.85
Kekko Kamen/Puni Puni Poemy - $4.99
Birdy the Mighty: Decode part 1 and 2 - $15.99 each
Now hopefully no other purchases to make for the coming months.
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The local Game X-Change is going out of business and the deals are just getting better as they liquidate their stock of classic games.
Today they had added a few SNES/N64 games to the $1 table and while my knowledge of rare cartridges isn't as complete as I might like I did know that I could hardly go wrong with a price like that. I pretty much picked up all the non-sports titles.
Final Fight: $1
Magic Sword: $1
Battleblaze: $1
Robotron 64 (With manual, as though it matters): $1
And of course, the cheapest N64 classic, Jet Force Gemini: $1
They offered me a free Super Game Boy, as they had a box of them that people weren't touching and I bought two more of them for a dollar each.
There weren't really any big scores - well, almost.
"Sweet, a cowboy game," I thought. "It's probably good enough for a dollar." But when I looked up the value I realized just how sweet it was. This was a functional copy of Wild Guns.
They had Donkey Kong Country and Super Mario World and other such titles behind the counter for double what they're actually worth so I only have one question: do the people at the game store know something that I don't about this cartridge (fake/possessed by the devil) or is it a classic example of "Never heard of it, throw it in the pile and hope someone will buy it"?
Today they had added a few SNES/N64 games to the $1 table and while my knowledge of rare cartridges isn't as complete as I might like I did know that I could hardly go wrong with a price like that. I pretty much picked up all the non-sports titles.
Final Fight: $1
Magic Sword: $1
Battleblaze: $1
Robotron 64 (With manual, as though it matters): $1
And of course, the cheapest N64 classic, Jet Force Gemini: $1
They offered me a free Super Game Boy, as they had a box of them that people weren't touching and I bought two more of them for a dollar each.
There weren't really any big scores - well, almost.
"Sweet, a cowboy game," I thought. "It's probably good enough for a dollar." But when I looked up the value I realized just how sweet it was. This was a functional copy of Wild Guns.
They had Donkey Kong Country and Super Mario World and other such titles behind the counter for double what they're actually worth so I only have one question: do the people at the game store know something that I don't about this cartridge (fake/possessed by the devil) or is it a classic example of "Never heard of it, throw it in the pile and hope someone will buy it"?
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Jane's Advanced Strike Fighters - 7.xx
Battlefield 3 LE promo poster - free
Battlefield 3 LE promo poster - free
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I ordered these in late Dec., but they arrived today; do they count?
All are new and sealed. The three on top came from eStarland; the other three via Amazon Marketplace/Fulfillment by Amazon.
All are new and sealed. The three on top came from eStarland; the other three via Amazon Marketplace/Fulfillment by Amazon.
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I've been looking at this Trimount thing for awhile. It's a little big and it was a little expensive, but it's nice to get all of my motion things out of the way.
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and the Dragon Age download bundle from Amazon
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[quote name='Armadillo Meat']
There weren't really any big scores - well, almost.
"Sweet, a cowboy game," I thought. "It's probably good enough for a dollar." But when I looked up the value I realized just how sweet it was. This was a functional copy of Wild Guns.
They had Donkey Kong Country and Super Mario World and other such titles behind the counter for double what they're actually worth so I only have one question: do the people at the game store know something that I don't about this cartridge (fake/possessed by the devil) or is it a classic example of "Never heard of it, throw it in the pile and hope someone will buy it"?
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Welcome to the Wild Guns club.
It's more of a case of the latter. When normal people get in a pile of SNES games, they go straight for the Mario, Donkey Kong, and Zelda, while other lesser-known games (like Wild Guns, Aero Fighters, and Final Fight 2/3) get thrown into the bargain pile.
I work at a video game store and I've picked up Wild Guns, Tomba 2, MUSHA, Aero Fighters, and quite a few other really hard to find titles for $4.99 because they get placed under a generic entry because they're not one of the "more popular" SNES games.
There weren't really any big scores - well, almost.
"Sweet, a cowboy game," I thought. "It's probably good enough for a dollar." But when I looked up the value I realized just how sweet it was. This was a functional copy of Wild Guns.
They had Donkey Kong Country and Super Mario World and other such titles behind the counter for double what they're actually worth so I only have one question: do the people at the game store know something that I don't about this cartridge (fake/possessed by the devil) or is it a classic example of "Never heard of it, throw it in the pile and hope someone will buy it"?
Welcome to the Wild Guns club.
It's more of a case of the latter. When normal people get in a pile of SNES games, they go straight for the Mario, Donkey Kong, and Zelda, while other lesser-known games (like Wild Guns, Aero Fighters, and Final Fight 2/3) get thrown into the bargain pile.
I work at a video game store and I've picked up Wild Guns, Tomba 2, MUSHA, Aero Fighters, and quite a few other really hard to find titles for $4.99 because they get placed under a generic entry because they're not one of the "more popular" SNES games.
No. I sent it in myself. Strictly for collecting. Those cases aren't meant to be opened. The only way to do so would be to break them.
One guy posted a YouTube video of himself using a hammer to break open a VGA graded NES game, but I'm too lazy to look it up.
One guy posted a YouTube video of himself using a hammer to break open a VGA graded NES game, but I'm too lazy to look it up.
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I'd take that thing out of the case at a collector's convention in 20 to 30 years and destroy it in front of the collectors. Although, I'd probably cry it was a sealed copy of Earthbound or that NES gold stadium games cartridge were to be destroyed.
Curious. What compels you to collect sealed games or systems? I love to collect games, but strictly ones that I'd play. I know I'll likely not get around to all my games, but I like having the choice to play them or offering them to my friends when they're over.
Is it kinda like purchasing collector's editions, the desire to own rare things, or something else? I never quite understood the appeal.
Is it kinda like purchasing collector's editions, the desire to own rare things, or something else? I never quite understood the appeal.
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Grabbed a uDraw since they were so cheap (used amazon credit) and easy 900 achievement pts. My Mad Men finally came from best buy. Grabbed Dragon Age & Awakenings so I don't have to play my CE copy. They were under $15 together.
Did the recyle dvds thing at BB. Troy & Sarah Marshall were $5 each, Idiot Brother was $10, Killer Elite was $15, and Warrior was $13. Definitely going to do that a couple more times before the promo ends.
I also got lucky and found used complete copies of Eternal Darkness & Firefighter FD 18 at gamestop. 
Ordered Skylanders and the newer PS3 remote (so I don't kill my controllers and have to recharge them all the damn time) with Amazon credit.
Grabbed some cheapies at gamestop. Got lucky as hell and found a complete used MW CE. Very happy to snag one of those since they are way overpriced on ebay and amazon.
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I'm way behind with posting my stuff. I haven't even shared my Christmas haul yet... Because it's less relevant now, I'll just stick it all in a spoiler tag:
Okay, now for this month's pickups so far. I got these with my free $25 Best Buy credit:
Got the Harry Potter movies for about $50 on Amazon UK.
We're Back! (SNES), The Pagemaster (SNES), Duck Tales (NES), and manuals. All from eBay. The various NES manuals go with some of the games I picked up at Goodwill a couple of months ago.
I have and enjoy the uDraw for Wii and I wanted it for Xbox 360, so I picked up a used one (in perfect shape) for $20 on Amazon. Paid $30 for SS:OUAM, but it came with a little playing guide (basically a piece of foam insulation with SS characters on it). Picked up Rayman at TRU tonight for $20 and the DVD's (for my son) the other night for a total of $10. The little things at the bottom are Mario Kart Wii highlighters that I got tonight at Target for a dollar.
I got a lot of really random stuff (some awesome, some not) this year. To make things simpler, we split the holiday up into three days. The first day was spent with my wife's family...
A wallet (which I returned), Jingle All The Way (one of my favorite Christmas movies) on Blu-ray, and $100.
I forgot to take a picture, but I also got a pair of these Doctor Comfort slippers:
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We also got a box containing $500 in state quarters.
The next day was spent with my family:
Fancy pajamas.
Wacom Bamboo writing tablet thing. It's cool, but I'll probably sell it because I don't know what I would ever use this for.
LotR Pez dispensers, another wallet, and a check for $100.
Some decorative items:
We also got a fancy Seiko wall clock adorned with Swarovsky crystals (limited to 2500 units), a Shark mop set (already have one but this is nicer), $25 gift card for Elephant Bar, a really nice Duke Ultimate Sweatshirt made by Haband, two engraved photo albums (one for us, one for our son), a 12-month picture frame, four sheet sets, a rotisserie, some things for my wife, and other stuff I can't remember. Most of it was for both of us. As crazy as it may sound, everything we got pales in comparison to what our son got. His grandmother and great-grandmother bought him a shit-ton of toys and furniture. I told them to stop buying stuff months ago, but they refused to listen.
On the actual day of Christmas, my wife and I exchanged gifts, starting with stockings:
Below the Panda Express gift card is a gift card for Quiznos.
That's a rhino grabber toy down there.
She also got me several pairs of pajama pants, some socks (which don't fit), a Grinch sleep shirt, and the following t-shirts:
Because we knew our son would be getting a ton of presents already, we didn't get him much, but we did turn his playpen into a ball pit:
A wallet (which I returned), Jingle All The Way (one of my favorite Christmas movies) on Blu-ray, and $100.
I forgot to take a picture, but I also got a pair of these Doctor Comfort slippers:
LINK
We also got a box containing $500 in state quarters.
The next day was spent with my family:
Fancy pajamas.
Wacom Bamboo writing tablet thing. It's cool, but I'll probably sell it because I don't know what I would ever use this for.
LotR Pez dispensers, another wallet, and a check for $100.
Some decorative items:
We also got a fancy Seiko wall clock adorned with Swarovsky crystals (limited to 2500 units), a Shark mop set (already have one but this is nicer), $25 gift card for Elephant Bar, a really nice Duke Ultimate Sweatshirt made by Haband, two engraved photo albums (one for us, one for our son), a 12-month picture frame, four sheet sets, a rotisserie, some things for my wife, and other stuff I can't remember. Most of it was for both of us. As crazy as it may sound, everything we got pales in comparison to what our son got. His grandmother and great-grandmother bought him a shit-ton of toys and furniture. I told them to stop buying stuff months ago, but they refused to listen.
On the actual day of Christmas, my wife and I exchanged gifts, starting with stockings:
Below the Panda Express gift card is a gift card for Quiznos.
That's a rhino grabber toy down there.
She also got me several pairs of pajama pants, some socks (which don't fit), a Grinch sleep shirt, and the following t-shirts:
Because we knew our son would be getting a ton of presents already, we didn't get him much, but we did turn his playpen into a ball pit:
Okay, now for this month's pickups so far. I got these with my free $25 Best Buy credit:
Got the Harry Potter movies for about $50 on Amazon UK.
We're Back! (SNES), The Pagemaster (SNES), Duck Tales (NES), and manuals. All from eBay. The various NES manuals go with some of the games I picked up at Goodwill a couple of months ago.
I have and enjoy the uDraw for Wii and I wanted it for Xbox 360, so I picked up a used one (in perfect shape) for $20 on Amazon. Paid $30 for SS:OUAM, but it came with a little playing guide (basically a piece of foam insulation with SS characters on it). Picked up Rayman at TRU tonight for $20 and the DVD's (for my son) the other night for a total of $10. The little things at the bottom are Mario Kart Wii highlighters that I got tonight at Target for a dollar.
Best Buy Trade and Save. Finally got rid of all my DVDs. Each blu-ray was $4.99+tax after coupon.
10 Things I Hate About You Apollo 13 Bram Soker's Dracula Casino Charlie's Angels Cinderella Man Cloverfield Darkman Doom 2 Fast 2 Furious Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift Fast & Furious Forgetting Sarah Marshall Ghostbusters The Incredible Hulk Inglorious Basterds Inside Man Journey to the Center of the Earth Kill Bill 2 King Arthur Lost in Space Matrix Reloaded/Revolutions Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Smokin Aces State of Play Sweeny Todd Terminator Salvation Traffic Troy WatchmenThen off Amazon:
Aliens Anthology (UK Import) and Neverending StoryAnd from Goozex:
Army of Two: 40th Day and Culdcept Saga
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Traded some DVDs and CDs at v-stock so I could build up some credit for random media buying.
So far I've only got People Vs Larry Flynt on bluray.
So far I've only got People Vs Larry Flynt on bluray.
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Goo Gone and orange Shasta? I like your style, sir.
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Ha ha, they make a mean cocktail. 'Tis why I need the antacid!
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just these for this month
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Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey arrived from Play-Asia last week.
As for today...
Fei-Yen/Miku came directly from Amazon, and the Spartan was from Anime Island, as Fulfilled by Amazon. Used account credit + a gift certificate when paying for both, so they were pretty much free
As for today...
Fei-Yen/Miku came directly from Amazon, and the Spartan was from Anime Island, as Fulfilled by Amazon. Used account credit + a gift certificate when paying for both, so they were pretty much free
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Merry New Year to me! :3
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...What is it?
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Best Buy Trade and Save. Finally got rid of all my DVDs. Each blu-ray was $4.99+tax after coupon.
10 Things I Hate About You
Apollo 13
Bram Soker's Dracula
Casino
Charlie's Angels
Cinderella Man
Cloverfield
Darkman
Doom
2 Fast 2 Furious
Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift
Fast & Furious
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Ghostbusters
The Incredible Hulk
Inglorious Basterds
Inside Man
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Kill Bill 2
King Arthur
Lost in Space
Matrix Reloaded/Revolutions
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Smokin Aces
State of Play
Sweeny Todd
Terminator Salvation
Traffic
Troy
Watchmen
Then off Amazon: Aliens Anthology (UK Import) and Neverending Story
And from Goozex: Army of Two: 40th Day and Culdcept Saga[/QUOTE]
No games yet this year. But I did pick up some new kicks.
Best Buy Trade and Save. Finally got rid of all my DVDs. Each blu-ray was $4.99+tax after coupon.
10 Things I Hate About You Apollo 13 Bram Soker's Dracula Casino Charlie's Angels Cinderella Man Cloverfield Darkman Doom 2 Fast 2 Furious Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift Fast & Furious Forgetting Sarah Marshall Ghostbusters The Incredible Hulk Inglorious Basterds Inside Man Journey to the Center of the Earth Kill Bill 2 King Arthur Lost in Space Matrix Reloaded/Revolutions Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Smokin Aces State of Play Sweeny Todd Terminator Salvation Traffic Troy WatchmenThen off Amazon:
Aliens Anthology (UK Import) and Neverending StoryAnd from Goozex:
Army of Two: 40th Day and Culdcept Saga[/QUOTE]
No games yet this year. But I did pick up some new kicks.
adriley313
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[quote name='ZombieToast']...What is it?[/QUOTE]
They are a Korean pop group I love and this is there first official American album release not counting MP3, im a huge fan as I'm sure there are other Sone's here to. I got this to support them as I already have the Mp3 version and the Korean release.
They are a Korean pop group I love and this is there first official American album release not counting MP3, im a huge fan as I'm sure there are other Sone's here to. I got this to support them as I already have the Mp3 version and the Korean release.
[quote name='johnmirra']i love the yellow ones, i know they are puma but what is the style name?[/QUOTE]
+1. I like how the yellow ones stand out.
@wiggy, I assume you like Neverending Story? I have not watched it. It was cheap enough on Amazon that it was worth a blind buy.
+1. I like how the yellow ones stand out.
@wiggy, I assume you like Neverending Story? I have not watched it. It was cheap enough on Amazon that it was worth a blind buy.
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[quote name='adriley313']They are a Korean pop group I love and this is there first official American album release not counting MP3, im a huge fan as I'm sure there are other Sone's here to. I got this to support them as I already have the Mp3 version and the Korean release.[/QUOTE]
Hmm, definitely not my cup o' tea, but it's better than most US pop and it's nice that you get to show your support.
[quote name='pcktlnt']@wiggy, I assume you like Neverending Story? I have not watched it. It was cheap enough on Amazon that it was worth a blind buy.[/QUOTE]
How old are you? I've never heard of someone not seeing that movie.
Hmm, definitely not my cup o' tea, but it's better than most US pop and it's nice that you get to show your support.
[quote name='pcktlnt']@wiggy, I assume you like Neverending Story? I have not watched it. It was cheap enough on Amazon that it was worth a blind buy.[/QUOTE]
How old are you? I've never heard of someone not seeing that movie.
[quote name='johnmirra']i love the yellow ones, i know they are puma but what is the style name?[/QUOTE]
Thanks! They're super comfy and lightweight too.
They're the Faas 550. I got 'em on Zappos, but it appears they no longer have the yellow in stock (prolly why I got me cheap, as I assume they were closing them out?). Anyway, a quick google search shows them as available elsewhere
They make the Faas 500 in some pretty crazy colors too.
[quote name='pcktlnt']+1. I like how the yellow ones stand out.
@wiggy, I assume you like Neverending Story? I have not watched it. It was cheap enough on Amazon that it was worth a blind buy.[/QUOTE]
Was it something that Amazon recommended for you, or literally a blind choice? But, to answer your question, yes, it's a childhood favorite of mine. It's right up there with "Flight of the Navigator" and "Labyrinth". The sequels are beyond awful, but worth a watch for the LULZ!
Thanks! They're super comfy and lightweight too.
They're the Faas 550. I got 'em on Zappos, but it appears they no longer have the yellow in stock (prolly why I got me cheap, as I assume they were closing them out?). Anyway, a quick google search shows them as available elsewhere
They make the Faas 500 in some pretty crazy colors too.
[quote name='pcktlnt']+1. I like how the yellow ones stand out.
@wiggy, I assume you like Neverending Story? I have not watched it. It was cheap enough on Amazon that it was worth a blind buy.[/QUOTE]
Was it something that Amazon recommended for you, or literally a blind choice? But, to answer your question, yes, it's a childhood favorite of mine. It's right up there with "Flight of the Navigator" and "Labyrinth". The sequels are beyond awful, but worth a watch for the LULZ!
@zombietoast and wiggyx
I am 27. It was $5.49 on Amazon and for myself, any movie that sounds interesting and is around $5.00 is worth a blind buy. Movies at the theater cost $10.00 and I do not get the comfort of pausing or rewinding/fast forwarding.
I have not watched a lot of movies. At least, I cannot say I have watched popular or well known ones. Examples: Rocky series, Die Hard series, Rambo series, Ghostbusters, Jaws, Freddy Keuger series, Jason series, Harry Potter series (until the past Saturday), Addam's Family, Beetlejuice, etc.
I did a count on my blu-rays back in October. I remember that approximately 70% of my blu-rays were blind buys. Shoot, even with the Best Buy trade & save program, 22 of the movies are blind buys. Of the 30, I watched: Charlie's Angels, Cloverfield, Doom, Inside Man, Kill Bill 2, Lost in Space, Sweeney Todd, and Watchmen.
I am not sure what it is with blu-rays that sparked my interests in watching more movies. XD
I am 27. It was $5.49 on Amazon and for myself, any movie that sounds interesting and is around $5.00 is worth a blind buy. Movies at the theater cost $10.00 and I do not get the comfort of pausing or rewinding/fast forwarding.
I have not watched a lot of movies. At least, I cannot say I have watched popular or well known ones. Examples: Rocky series, Die Hard series, Rambo series, Ghostbusters, Jaws, Freddy Keuger series, Jason series, Harry Potter series (until the past Saturday), Addam's Family, Beetlejuice, etc.
I did a count on my blu-rays back in October. I remember that approximately 70% of my blu-rays were blind buys. Shoot, even with the Best Buy trade & save program, 22 of the movies are blind buys. Of the 30, I watched: Charlie's Angels, Cloverfield, Doom, Inside Man, Kill Bill 2, Lost in Space, Sweeney Todd, and Watchmen.
I am not sure what it is with blu-rays that sparked my interests in watching more movies. XD
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