.01 & reduced price game guides, all stores. Thread 5

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07-10-06 Here should be most if not all of the recent drops since 3-31-06. Some possible dupes as this was kinda on the fly but taken from posts / first hand so should be fairly accurate. One exception to keep in mind is that EB / Gamestop are merging so that has the possibility of some inconsistency. Also in regards to that the EB/GS master list only has the one and two cent guides. If there was more that one version of a guide such as a limited edition guide (example: Xenosaga II) that was pennied the regularly guide might not have been. Unfortunately I have not had time to filter anything from the drop list since the first of the year (I think) into the master list but at least this should be what has dropped from 3-31-06 till present. Thank you all for all your additions they are much appreciated and sorry for any delays.



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For hopefully the latestest most current up to date guide drops please refer to the

"CAG Strategy Guide WIKI page"

http://wiki.cheapassgamer.com/index.php/Category:Strategy_Guides#Strategy_Guides




Here is the most up to date compiled list of all known guide deals listed and posted for this thread and similar threads. I will update this list as people post new guide deals. Everything listed in this thread “should” be the price listed or lower. These prices are typically company wide price reductions and not YMMV. But just because the prices are typically universal does not mean that they are guaranteed to be sold to you. Most stores have a destroy clause with the guide companies. So whether or not you get these guides depend on many many factors from how diligent a staff is to how reasonable or friendly one is. Good luck on any you may find and good luck on acquiring them. If anything is incorrect or missing please post so corrections can be made.


Now you can just cut, paste, print, and GO!!!



How you can help: You can keep a printed copy of this list in your jacket, wallet, purse whatever and when you go to any store that carries guides look for guides for games that have been out typically around six months or more and ask for a price check or better yet use a store scanner if they are available. If they are anything less than cover price write it down for us. Also please when you post the info here if it looks like it’s a temporary sale, please post that as well otherwise it will be assumed to a be a permanent price reduction. If you scan a guide and it comes up a different price that what the master lists suggests please list the day and store that you had the guide scanned. Also please list if you physically saw a self-scanner’s price, physically saw a cash registers price or vocally heard a price from the store’s staff. This might sound like a lot and of course we will take what we can get but this will go a long way to having the best master list as well as ferreting out different store practices and policy’s. All help is appreciated and thank you.




Trading: I spoke with the post office and found out that the cheapest form of mailing to the 48 contiguous states would be to use “media mail” It will take a little longer but it will also allow the least amount of money per transaction when trying to acquire guides for your collection. For an average guide weight of about 9 oz its $1.42 cents. All you need to do is put it in an envelope and ship it media mail. He mentioned no one should have a problem if you use the same envelope several times to cut down on costs. He also mentioned that when shipping Media mail that you cannot have any personal correspondence in the envelope. Only books and an invoice are acceptable. If trading is in you interest you do whatever is most comfortable for you and your trading party this was merely a FYI and a good way to keep it cheap.



Helpful links to check for reduced priced guides or guides in general. You will likely never find one cent guides here but various discounted guides and possibly some that you have been searching for.


Best Buy

Best Buy guide search


Circuit City

Circuit City guide search


EB Games

EB Games guide search


Gamestop (babages,software etc,funcoland)

Gamestop guide search


Overstock

Overstock guide search


Toys R Us (uhh best link I could find)

Toys R Us guide search


video-game-strategy-guides.com ( I have never purchased from here and no one centers but a heck of a lot of guides if you are looking for something specific) {check disgaea… Ouch $50+++}

video-game-strategy-guides.com guide search


strategy-guides.net (another large site of guides)

strategy-guides.net guide search


bookpool (guides typically 45% off or so )

Book pool guide search


Looking for assistance: I am looking for some staff from Best Buy’s, EB’s, Gamestop’s and stores of the like. When EB Games or Gamestop has a price reduction their shelves can be empty in a day or two to even as little as just a few hours. EB and Gamestop have daily price changes so all depending on the store’s staff they could be all gone almost immediately. If I could get some staff that can either post here first thing any day that they have a price reduction on guides or that might be able to text message me with such price reductions so that I might be able to inform CAG’ers ASAP. Whether or not us the end user would actually be able to get them from a particular stores staff is very much an YMMV but if there is anyone who can help this would greatly increase the chance’s of CAG’ers being able to pick up guides from these locations. If anyone is interested and able to help please e-mail me at [email protected]. Thank you all for your consideration.



Thank you all for making CAG what it is and for all your contributions.


Disclaimer: This list is intended to help all guide hunters. Please feel free to print yourself a copy and get what you can find. Please do not post this list on another site. {e-mail me please if for some reason you would want to. [email protected]} Please just link to this thread, add to this list and help it grow. Thank you







Recent Drop List by date ( master list below this list )







***New guides to the master list as of 7-5-06***

Best Buy .01

Black
Dead Or Alive 4
Need for Speed: Most Wanted

***New guides to the master list as of 7-5-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-20-06***

GameCrazy .01

Battalion Wars - Nintendo
Cold Winter - Prima
Coded Arms - Brady
Dead to Rights II - Brady
Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone - Prima
Fullmetal Alchemist 2 - Brady
Getaway Black Monday w/ DVD - Prima
Grand THeft Auto Liberty City Stories - Brady
Killzone - Prima
Metroid Prime 2 Echoes - Nintendo
Musashi Samurai Legend - Brady
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - Nintendo
Pikmin 2 - Nintendo
Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green 0 Nintendo
Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green - Prima
Ratchet Up Your Arsenal - Brady
Resident Evil Outbreak #2 = Brady
Starfox Assault - Nintendp
Yu-Gi-Oh Dawn of Destiny - Prima
Yu-Gi-Oh Destiny Board Traveler - Prima
Zelda: 4 Swords Adventures - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 6-20-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-19-06***

TRU .01

Zelda: 4 Swords - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 6-19-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-7-06***

EB/GS 4.99

Half Life 2 PC
Halo 2

***New guides to the master list as of 6-7-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-5-06***

Best Buy .01

Dragon Quest VIII
Final Fantasy VI Advance GBA
GTA Liberty City Stories (PSP0
Gun
Mario & Luigi partners in time DS
Metal Gear Acid 2
Perfect Dark Zero
SOCOM III
The Outfit

***New guides to the master list as of 6-5-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-4-06***

EB/GS .01

Batman Begins
Burnout Revenge
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrows - Double Jump
Dragon Ball GT Transformation
Final Fantasy IV
Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows
Mark Ecko's Getting Up
NBA Live 06

EB/GS 3.99

Dark Age Of Camelot: Epic Edition PC
Fight Night: Round 2
LA Rush
NBA Street V3

***New guides to the master list as of 6-4-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-25-06***

TRU .01

Advance Wars DS
Batallion Wars
Final Fantasy I&II
Fire Emblem Path of Radiance
Fire Emblem Sacred Stones
Metroid Prime 2
Paper Mario
Pikmin 2
Pokemon Colosseum
Starfox Assault

***New guides to the master list as of 5-25-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-12-06***

EB/GS .01

atv off road fury 2
delta force black hawk down
dungeon siege 2
empire earth 2
f.e.a.r
madden 06
matrix path of neo
rome total war
star wars galaxies
stronghold 2

***New guides to the master list as of 5-12-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 4-29-06***

EB/GS .01

Act Of War: Direct Action - Brady
Age Of Empires 3 PC - Sybex
Arc the Lad: End of Darkness - Brady
Brothers In Arms: Earned In Blood - Prima
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Call Of Duty: United Offensive - Brady
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
Dead To Rights II: Hell To Pay - Brady
DOA: Ultimate - Prima
DOOM 3 Xbox - Prima
Dungeon and Dragons: Dragonshard - Brady
Enthusia Professional Racing - Prima
Freedom Force vs. The Third Reich – Brady
Geist - Nintendo
Madden 2006
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - Nintendo
One Piece: Grand Battle
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - Nintendo
Pariah
Punisher, The - Prima
Resident Evil: Outbreak - Brady
Rome: Total War: Barbarian Invasion – Prima
Shadow Of Rome - Brady
SOCOM II: US Navy Seals
SSX On Tour - Prima
Star Fox: Assault - Nintendo
Star Wars: Battlefront - Prima
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
Tenchu: Fatal Shadows - Brady
Ultimate Spider-Man - Brady
Yu-Gi-Oh: Nightmare Troubadour

***New guides to the master list as of 4-29-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 4-26-06***

Eb/Gamestop .01

25 to Life----Brady
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow-----Double Jump
Final Fantasy IV Advance----Nintendo
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance---Nintendo
Gauntlet Seven Sorrows----Brady
Marc Ecko's Getting Up----Brady
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time----Nintendo
Matrix: Path of Neo----Brady
Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness----Nintendo
Romancing SaGa-----Brady
Shining Force NEO----Brady
The Warriors-----Brady

Tony Hawk's American Wasteland----Brady $7.99
True Crime: New York City----Brady $7.99

***New guides to the master list as of 4-26-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 4-21-06***

Circuit City .01 – 1.99

Donkey Kong Country GBA .96
DragonBall Z : Budokai 2 ( /w DVD) .96
Lord of the Rings : Return of the King 1.62
Metroid Prime / Metroid Fusion (Prima) 1.99
Tekken Tag Tournament ( Versus Guide ) + Poster .01

***New guides to the master list as of 4-21-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 4-10-06***

Best Buy .01

50 Cent: Bulletproof
Call of Duty 2 PC/360
Call of Duty Big Red One
Condemned
Madden 2006
Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks
Pokemon XD
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
Quake 4 360
Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 (PC).
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2006

***New guides to the master list as of 4-10-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 3-29-06***

Game Crazy .01

Advent Rising
Dead Or Alive Ultimate
Dead To Rights II
Demon Stone
Dragon Ball Z Supersonic Warriors 2
Fire Emblem Sacred Stones
Forgotten Realms Demon Stone
Getaway, The: Black Monday W/DVD
Jak 3
Nanobreaker
Need For Speed Underground 2
Tekken 5
Tenchu: Fatal Shadows
Ultimate Gamers Codebook
Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler

***New guides to the master list as of 3-29-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 3-2-06***

Toys R Us .01

Burnout Revenge
Conker Live and Loaded
Doom 3
Fire Emblem
Forza
God of War
Jade Empire
NBA Street V3
Rainbow Six Lockdown
Star Wars Episode III
Star Wars Republic Commando
Wrestlemania 21 Xbox
YuGiOh: Destiny Board Traveler

***New guides to the master list as of 3-2-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 2-24-06***

Gamecrazy .01

Ark the Lad: End of Darkness
Area 51
Baten Kaitos
Batman Begins
Champion: Return to Arms
Codes & Cheats Summer 2005
Codes & Cheats Spring 2005
Cold Winter
Def Jam: Fight for NY
Dragonball GT: Transformation
Dragonball Z: Budokai 3
Dragonball Z: Supersonic Warriors
Duel Masters: Sempai Legends
Final Fantasy Tactics
Forza Motorsports
Fullmetal Alchemist 2
Geist
Getaway 2: Black Monday
Ghost Recon 2
Jade Empire (DVD enhanced guide....not the one w/o the DVD)
Killer 7
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Lord of the Rings: Third Age
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
Megman Battle Network 5
Mercenaries
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
Punisher
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Resident Evil: Outbreak File #2
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Sims: Bustin' Out
Spinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
Star Wars: Battlefront
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Suffering, The: Ties that Bind
Timesplitters: Future Perfect
Ultimate Gamers Cheat Codes 2004
Urbz, The: Sims in the City
WWE: Day of Reckoning 2
WWE: Smackdown vs Raw
WWE: Wrestlemania 21
Yu-Gi-Oh! Dawn of Destiny
Yu-Gi-Oh! Falsebound Kingdom
Yu-Gi-Oh! Capule Monster Coliseum


Best Buy .01

Dawn of War
Medal of Honor Pacific Assault
Rome Total War: Barbarian Invasion
Sims 2: University
Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed
Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience
Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne

***New guides to the master list as of 2-24-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-30-06***

Best Buy .01

007 From Russia With Love
Battlefield 2 XBox
City of Heroes
Jak X
Matrix Path of Neo
NBA Live '06
Ninja Gaiden Black
Pokemon Emerald
Project Gotham Racing 3
Ratchet Deadlocked
Rainbow 6 Lockdown
Shadow of the Colossus
Soul Calibur 3
Spartan Total Warriors
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
True Crime: NYC
Ultimate Spiderman
Warriors, the
X-Men Legends II



Gamestop .01

America's Army
bards tale
Batman Begins
Battlefield 2 PC
Black and White 2
Burnout Revenge
Champions: Return to Arms
Cold Winter
Conker: Live And Reloaded
D&D: Dragonshard
Dark Age of Camelot Catacombs
Darkwatch
delta force black hawk dawn
Doom 3 PC
Dragon Ball GT Transformation GBA
Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3
Dynasty Warriors 5
Empire Earth 2
far cry instincts
Fear
froza motor sports
Geist
Getaway Black Monday
Gran Turismo 4: Driving the game (the GT Experience)
Half Life 2 Raising the Bar
Jade Empire
jade empire with dvd
Jak X: combat racing
Lotr: Third Age
Matrix Online
mech assault 2
Medal of Honor Pacific Assault
Megaman Battle Network 5
Mercenaries
Metal Gear Solid 3: Limited Edition
Mortal Kombat Deception
Myst V
Nba live 2006
Need for speed underground 2
Oddworld: Strangers Wrath
Quake 4 Xbox 360
Quake 4 PC
Rainbow Six Lockdown
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3
Rome Total War Barbarian Invasion
Rome Total War
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
Sid Meier's Pirates
Sigma Star Saga/ RebelStar
Spartan total warrior
Star Wars Battlefront
Star Wars Republic Commando
Suffering, the :ties that bind
Tak: the great juju challenge
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
Ultimate spiderman
Urban Reign
Warhammer: winter assault
WWE Day of Reckoning 2
WWE Smackdown vs Raw
WWE Wrestlemania 21
Yugioh Official Card Catalog



EB Games .01

Bard's Tale, The
Baten Kaitos
Batman Begins
Black & White 2
Blitz: The League
Burnout: Revenge
Champions: Return To Arms
Conker Live and Reloaded
Devil Kings
Dungeon Siege 2
Dynasty Warriors 5
F.E.A.R.
Fullmetal Alchemist 2
Half Life 2: Raising The Bar
Jade Empire w/ dvd
Jak X Combat Racing w/ dvd
Mega Man X: Command Mission
Mega Man Zero 4
Mercenaries
Nightmare Before Christmas
Oddworld Stranger's Wrath
Pac Man World 3
Playboy: The Mansion
Psychonauts
Shining Tears
SMT: Nocturne
Spartan Total Warrior
Star Wars Republic Commando
Tekken 5
Timesplitters: Future Perfect
Viewtiful Joe Red Hot Rumble/Double Trouble
Y's: The Ark of Napishtim
Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

***New guides to the master list as of 1-30-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-21-06***

Media Play .01

Eternal Darkness

***New guides to the master list as of 1-21-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-21-06***

EB Games .01

Baten Kaitos
Incredible, The
Megaman X Command Mission
Shining Tears
Silent Hill 4: The Room

***New guides to the master list as of 1-21-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-18-06***

EB Games

Dungeon Siege II
Genji – Double Jump
Makai Kingdom – Double Jump

***New guides to the master list as of 1-18-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-12-06***

Gamestop .01

Dungeon Siege II
Genji – Double Jump

***New guides to the master list as of 1-12-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-12-06***

EB Games .01

Advance Wars: Dual Strike - Nintendo
Battalion Wars - Nintendo
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - Nintendo
Pokemon: Emerald - Nintendo
Star Fox Assault - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 1-12-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-4-06***

Gamestop .01

Advance Wars: Dual Strike - Nintendo
Battalion Wars – Nintendo
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones - Nintendo
Ghost Recon – Versus

***New guides to the master list as of 1-4-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-4-06***

EB Games .01

Phatom Brave – Double Jump
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne - Double Jump

***New guides to the master list as of 1-4-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 12-29-05***

Sam Goody 1.88

Prince of Persia: Sands of Time

***New guides to the master list as of 12-29-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 12-21-05***

Gamestop .01

Metal Gear Acid
Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Xenosaga II Limited Edition - Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 12-21-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 12-05-05***

Best Buy .01

City of Heroes PC
Darkwatch - Brady
Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard - Prima PC
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – Brady PC
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne PC

***New guides to the master list as of 12-05-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 11-18-05***

EB Games 14.99

Makai Kingdom - Double Jump


Gamestop 14.99

Genji - Double Jump
Makai Kingdom - Double Jump

***New guides to the master list as of 11-18-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 11-14-05***

Best Buy .01

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (xbox)
NCAA football 06
Pirates!

***New guides to the master list as of 11-14-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 11-11-05***

EB Games .01

Rise of nations PC

***New guides to the master list as of 11-11-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 10-31-05***

Best Buy 9.99

Ninja Gaiden: Black
Rainbow Six: Lockdown

***New guides to the master list as of 10-31-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 10-28-05***

Toys R Us .01

Def Jam Fight for New York
Destroy all Humans
Devil May Cry 3 - Brady
Fable
Ghost Recon 2 - Prima
GoldenEye Rogue Agent – Prima
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for PS2
Hitman Contracts – Prima
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Lord Of The Rings: The Third Age
Ratchet and Clank: Up your Arsenal
Smackdown vs Raw
Tekken 5 – Brady
Yugioh: Capsule Monsters Coliseum

***New guides to the master list as of 10-28-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 10-28-05***

Gamestop .01

City of Heroes PC
Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury
Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors
Halo (XBOX)
Matrix Online PC
Sly 2: Honor Among Thieves

***New guides to the master list as of 10-28-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 10-26-05***

EB Games .01

Ace Combat 5
Advent Rising
Arc The Lad: End of Darkness
Blood Rayne 2
Brothers in Arms
Coded Arms
Full Metal Alchemist & Broken Angel
Ghost Recon 2
Half Life PC
Juiced
Killer 7
Madagascar
Matrix Online PC
Metal Gear Acid
Metal Gear Solid 3 Limited Edition
Musashi Samurai Legend
Myst End of Ages PC
Pariah
Ratchet and Clank: Up your Arsenal
Shadow Hearts Covenant
Spiderman 2
Street Fighter Anniversary w/free Soundtrack
Stronghold 2 PC
SWAT 4 PC
Tales of Symphonia
Tony Hawk Underground 2
Unreal Championship II
Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines PC
Xenosaga II

***New guides to the master list as of 10-26-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 10-19-05***

Gamestop .01

Arc the Lad: End of Darkness
Brother in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Coded Arms
Dead to Rights II
Fantasy Football Handbook 2005
Killer 7
Mega Man Battle Network 4 Red Sun and Blue Moon
Mega Man X Command Mission
Shining Tears
Unreal Championship 2

***New guides to the master list as of 10-19-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 10-7-05***

Gamestop / Software Etc. .01


Armies of ExigoPC
FarcryPC
Freedom Force vs Third ReichPC
Lords of EverQuestPC
Lord of the Rings Battle for Middle Earth –PrimaPC
Morrowind: game of the Year editionPC

***New guides to the master list as of 10-7-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 10-7-05***

Best Buy .01

Destroy all Humans
Driv3r
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Ps2)
Medal of Honor: European assault
Star Wars Episode III: Return Of The Sith - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 10-7-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 10-2-05***

Best Buy .01

Doom 3PC
Empire 2PC
GTA:VCPC
Half-Life 2PC
LoTR:Battle for Middle EarthPC
Matrix Online, ThePC
Sid Meiers Pirates! PC
Sims, The: Makin' MagicPC

***New guides to the master list as of 10-2-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 9-27-05***

Gamestop .01

Final Fantasy: Dawn of Souls - Nintendo
Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap - Nintendo
Star Fox Assault - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 9-27-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 9-5-05***

Best Buy 7.99

Star Wars Episode III: Return Of The Sith - Prima

Best Buy .01

God of War
Gran Turismo 4
Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition
Resident Evil: Outbreak File 2

***New guides to the master list as of 9-5-05***







master list in post 2
 
[quote name='Zmonkay']Hmmm, I wonder if they'll drop on Wednesday?[/quote]

I think so.

[quote name='neocisco']Remember that 7/4 falls on a Tuesday so there is a possibility that BB corporate will take Monday off and the guides might not drop until Wednesday. Just a heads up in case they don't come up 1¢ on Monday.[/quote]

See?;)
 
i tried looking for it, but i really don't know how to read this thread. anyway what were the most recent TRU pennied out guides? If anyone could help that would be great.
 
Dont know if this is the right place, but I'm looking for some guides for older Gamecube titles like Super Mario Sunshine, Viewtiful Joe, Gladius, and others. Going through a pre-Wii phase where I want to play some of the classics, I guess...where would be the best place to look for guides like those? Seems like BB, CC, TRU, GS and EB only keep newer guides in stock.
 
On my way home from GS a couple days ago, I decided to stop over at EB to see if they had any penny guides.

Here's what I found:

Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow
Driving the Game: The GT Experience
Fire Emblem Path of Radiance
Mario & Luigi PiT
Final Fantasy IV
Romancing Saga
Matrix Path of Neo
The Warriors

Big time score!


I didn't know if any of these were pennied out, so any help would be greatly appreciated:

Soul Calibur 3
Gran Turismo 4
MK Shaolin Monks
Zelda Wind Waker (prima)
Wild Arms 4
Wild Arms Alter Code F


I also saw a Phantom Brave guide, which was pennied out a while back.
 
[quote name='noodles']Dont know if this is the right place, but I'm looking for some guides for older Gamecube titles like Super Mario Sunshine, Viewtiful Joe, Gladius, and others. Going through a pre-Wii phase where I want to play some of the classics, I guess...where would be the best place to look for guides like those? Seems like BB, CC, TRU, GS and EB only keep newer guides in stock.[/QUOTE]

At this point, older guides like these are primarily available through trading here on CAG (plus other sites like gametz.com) or Ebay. Also, if you have a independent video game store in your area, they might have older/used guide for sale.
 
The guides for Black, NFS:MW, and DOA 4 might be hard to find in BBY stores now. They were told to send them back to the PRC (Product something Center) which is what they are supposed to do when guides get marked down to a penny. Maybe instead of marking them down to a penny and tellinghtem to send them back, they are just telling htem to send them back now.
 
[quote name='toldawg128']On my way home from GS a couple days ago, I decided to stop over at EB to see if they had any penny guides.

Here's what I found:

Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow
Driving the Game: The GT Experience
Fire Emblem Path of Radiance
Mario & Luigi PiT
Final Fantasy IV
Romancing Saga
Matrix Path of Neo
The Warriors

Big time score!


I didn't know if any of these were pennied out, so any help would be greatly appreciated:

Soul Calibur 3
Gran Turismo 4
MK Shaolin Monks
Zelda Wind Waker (prima)
Wild Arms 4
Wild Arms Alter Code F


I also saw a Phantom Brave guide, which was pennied out a while back.[/QUOTE]

Are you serious that these are penny at EB:

Mario & Luigi PiT
Final Fantasy IV
The Warriors

I frequently see these guides in GS, will they also be penny there?

Thanks!
 
[quote name='Asgardian']Are you serious that these are penny at EB:

Mario & Luigi PiT
Final Fantasy IV
The Warriors

I frequently see these guides in GS, will they also be penny there?

Thanks![/QUOTE]
Yes.
 
[quote name='botticus']Yes.[/QUOTE]

Can the OP or someone update the penny list please, lots of these more recent drops are not yet there! I'm missing out on penny guides and that is a crime!

Perhaps we need to make a Wiki page for penny guide? That first post has too many repeats to print out... a Wiki page would be more easily maintained and to print out. I don't think we need to have list of games older than say 1999 to be listed, those should all be penny by now right? We need to focus on the newest penny guide so we CAGs can snatch them up ASAP! *evil grin*

I found my first ever BB penny guide yesterday, Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks without the CD, meh... it's a crappy one but nevertheless, a penny guide... :bouncy: what I really really want from BB is Star Ocean 3... :cry:

Anyway, thanking you all again for introducing me to the awesome world of penny guides...
 
[quote name='Asgardian']Can the OP or someone update the penny list please, lots of these more recent drops are not yet there! I'm missing out on penny guides and that is a crime!

Perhaps we need to make a Wiki page for penny guide? That first post has too many repeats to print out... a Wiki page would be more easily maintained and to print out. I don't think we need to have list of games older than say 1999 to be listed, those should all be penny by now right? We need to focus on the newest penny guide so we CAGs can snatch them up ASAP! *evil grin*

I found my first ever BB penny guide yesterday, Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks without the CD, meh... it's a crappy one but nevertheless, a penny guide... :bouncy: what I really really want from BB is Star Ocean 3... :cry:

Anyway, thanking you all again for introducing me to the awesome world of penny guides...[/QUOTE]
if you really want to find the recent drop just look through the topic yourself. You cant expect people to do everything for you.

as for wiki that would just lead to hoader.
 
[quote name='Asgardian']Can the OP or someone update the penny list please, lots of these more recent drops are not yet there! I'm missing out on penny guides and that is a crime!

Perhaps we need to make a Wiki page for penny guide? That first post has too many repeats to print out... a Wiki page would be more easily maintained and to print out. I don't think we need to have list of games older than say 1999 to be listed, those should all be penny by now right? We need to focus on the newest penny guide so we CAGs can snatch them up ASAP! *evil grin*

I found my first ever BB penny guide yesterday, Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks without the CD, meh... it's a crappy one but nevertheless, a penny guide... :bouncy: what I really really want from BB is Star Ocean 3... :cry:

Anyway, thanking you all again for introducing me to the awesome world of penny guides...[/quote]
I'm working on an updated version of this thread, and I'm sure it could be added into the Wiki as well.
 
[quote name='neocisco']Anybody?[/QUOTE]

I tried... the DoA 4's, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Battlefront 2 guides were missing, and the guide section had big holes in it.

Kameo is down to $9.99 too, it seems.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']I tried... the DoA 4's, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Battlefront 2 guides were missing, and the guide section had big holes in it.

Kameo is down to $9.99 too, it seems.[/quote]
Methinks I need to check with my BB on the way home.
 
[quote name='shrike4242']Methinks I need to check with my BB on the way home.[/QUOTE]

Battlefront 2 and Sims 2 are still on the website... however I know this store had lots of copies of DoA 4 and they are missing, and the price tag where they were was gone too, it was just a big gaping hole.
 
We have a go! Just got DoA4, Black, and Need for Speed: MW for a penny. Can't believe I forgot to check Battlefront II though.

Oddly enough they also had a video game "clearance" at the specific store I was at. They had hand written price tags on games and had to price override them at the register. Grabbed Ratchet Deadlocked for $17.99 instead of the $39.99 it still rings up as. :)
 
I was planning on going back tonight, so I guess I'll see if I can snag a copy of each. Nothing for me, but plenty of older guides I still need to trade for.
 
[quote name='Nogib']We have a go! Just got DoA4, Black, and Need for Speed: MW for a penny. Can't believe I forgot to check Battlefront II though.

Oddly enough they also had a video game "clearance" at the specific store I was at. They had hand written price tags on games and had to price override them at the register. Grabbed Ratchet Deadlocked for $17.99 instead of the $39.99 it still rings up as. :)[/quote]
Good to know that Black was one of them.

I think my normal BB of choice had NFSW: MW & DOA4, though I wasn't sure about Black. Maybe it's a multi-BB trip on the way home, with the one by work and the one by home.
 
[quote name='Strider Turbulence']I didn't see a Battlefront II, but Sims 2 rung up higher than a penny. Everything that was reported dropped already.[/QUOTE]

Battlefront II is still 9.99 since it's on the website.

These guides DID NOT DROP:

Hitman Blood Money
Animal Crossing Wild World
Metroid Prime Hunters
New Super Mario Bros
Kameo
Battlefront 2
Sims 2
 
alright since my leg is in a cast, looks like i'll be trading for black and doa4... so PM me if you picked up an extra copy and I'll send you a partial list of what I have, thanks!

EDIT: Found someone to trade with so ignore this request
 
I think I'm going to print out the master list and go to the gamestop at the mall 2 towns over.

I was looking for some old PSX games there about a month and a half ago and saw a lot of older guides in the guide section. I just wasn't sure what is supposed to be a penny without the list, but I'm talking some pretty old guides, they even still had WCW Nitro from PSX on the shelf.

I'll report back if I find anything good/they give them to me for the penny price, and then list them for trade.
 
Picked up:

NFS:MW
Black
DOA4

From the previous drop (surprise, surprise):

DQ8 :hot: :hot: :hot:
The Outfit
Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time
Gun
Perfect Dark Zero

My BB is remodeling, so they must have found some extra copies of the above-mentioned guides. They weren't there 3 weeks ago...
 
Found multiples of NFS: MW and DOA4,though no copies of Black. Would be happy to trade what I have for Black (PM for list of other guides besides DOA4 or NFS: MW) or purchase outright.
 
At the Northcrest BB here in FW, I picked up:
2 copies of Black
2 copies of DOA4 (there were at least 5 more copies)

Both are up for trade. Would really like a Dragon Quest VIII guide.
 
Wow, my first penny guide score! Thanks CAG and OP.

That's an odd feeling walking up to the register and paying with a nickle. But the look on the cashiers face is priceless.

I couldn't find a Black either. But I got a few copies of DOA 4 and NFS.

If anybody wants one, just say the word.
 
I'm looking for a few recent guides if someone has spare for cost + shipping. My BB has been an ass when it comes to penny guides :cry:

Black
DOA4
DQ8
NFS: Most Wanted
Socom 3
 
[quote name='eau']I'm looking for a few recent guides if someone has spare for cost + shipping. My BB has been an ass when it comes to penny guides :cry:

Black
DOA4
DQ8
NFS: Most Wanted
Socom 3[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I was in Beaverton this afternoon just after seeing the posts here (no, I didn't go there for the guides - was in the area anyway) and they had jack squat. Very clearly they had all been removed.
 
So these are the only things pennied:

DoA 4
Black
Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Has anyone been checking the PC guides for possible drops?
 
Found DOA 4, and NFS:MW, both up for trade. I think I also saw Black, but have too many extra guides at home. Unless someone really wants it, will just leave it at BB.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']So these are the only things pennied:

DoA 4
Black
Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Has anyone been checking the PC guides for possible drops?[/QUOTE]

I checked Black & White 2, F.E.A.R., and Age of Empires 3, but all were a no-go. F.E.A.R. was $9.99 with the others ringing up $19.99 or thereabouts.

Struck out on the actual drops though, as my Lazy BestBuy is no longer so lazy having already pulled them by 4 PM. The other store, of course, added their 4th consecutive penny-drop yank to the record book. On the plus side, I actually don't feel too bad for having missed these particular ones.
 
Woot! My first penny guide score at BB...I have to admit, it was all I could do to not laugh when the cashier did a doubletake on her register when I asked for a price check on DOA4 and NFSMW guides. :D

Anyway, they had a huge stack of each, so I snagged 3 of each one. Not looking to turn a profit, just hoping to trade other CAG's for some older guides that I would like for my own use. Mainly looking for guides for Gamecube and DS games like Super Mario Sunshine, Viewtiful Joe, Mario and Luigi Partners in Time, or other pennied out GC/DS guides I might have missed in the recent or not-so-recent past.

Anyway, feel free to shoot me a PM if you have any such guides to trade or even just sell. Hope to hear from some people!
 
Yay, I found the Dragon Quest VIII guide for a penny at Best Buy today. I'd already checked that store when it dropped but one magically showed up again from somewhere.

Now just have to wait for the Animal Crossing DS and Metroid Prime Hunters guides to drop as they had both.


Edit: Looks like I should have checked this thread first...I could have gotten Black and DOA4 as I saw both today. I might go back tomorrow to get a couple of the $10 PS2 games with the $5 off coupon. I forgot to print the coupon out for myself today.
 
[quote name='io']Yeah, I was in Beaverton this afternoon just after seeing the posts here (no, I didn't go there for the guides - was in the area anyway) and they had jack squat. Very clearly they had all been removed.[/quote]
Yeah. Out of the 3 Best Buys in the Portland area, Beaverton used to be slack. Now they are very fast removing them. So are they the ones in Salem and Eugene. I envy those with their local BB retagging their guides with a penny price tag for all to take :drool:
 
[quote name='eau']Yeah. Out of the 3 Best Buys in the Portland area, Beaverton used to be slack. Now they are very fast removing them. So are they the ones in Salem and Eugene. I envy those with their local BB retagging their guides with a penny price tag for all to take :drool:[/QUOTE]

At my BB's, it really varies on who grabs them. Some people pull them, some employees retag them, sometimes they miss them completely.

The last two times they've left the drops there or even retagged them, this time they've pulled them immediately.
 
[quote name='eau']Yeah. Out of the 3 Best Buys in the Portland area, Beaverton used to be slack. Now they are very fast removing them. So are they the ones in Salem and Eugene. I envy those with their local BB retagging their guides with a penny price tag for all to take :drool:[/QUOTE]

They actually did that in Clackamas a while back - like the end of last year or so, at least on 1 or 2 drops. They've all been pretty bad around here recently though. I find more when I travel to the East Coast, even weeks after a drop.
 
Ehhh nothing I really want but I'll swing by tomorow to see what I can snag. I have about 40-50 guides left that I will post here. I was going to be ebaying them in the next few day's so I'll give CAG'ers first dibs before I do so. Mainly older guides that havent traded.
 
When I went to my nearest BB (Hickory Hollow, Nashville, TN) a few days ago to pick up the last copy of Death Jr., they still had 1 DOA 4 guide (and probably NFSMW, but I specifically remember the DOA 4), but when I got there last night, they had none of the dropped guides. Usually, this particular store pulls a bunch (but not all) of the guides, and puts them at the counter where the greeter/security guy stands, but not this time. I think this was the first time I've ever seen this BB put up 1c shelf tags. Oh well, not a big deal.
 
[quote name='TUBAPRO1']So, is BB the only store that drops every Monday? What about other places such as EB/GS? When do they drop?[/quote] BB's normal penny guide drop is to drop them on the first Monday of the month. However, they don't always stick to that, and sometimes they do it later in the first week of the month. With July 4th being on Tuesday, that might have been something along those ways.

EB/GS do it when they want to, AFAIK, they don't have a set pattern. Though, they should be due for another one, I think, since it's been over a month.

TRU, it's every so often, without any real logic, save that it seems to happen on either Mondays or Thursdays.

In completely different news, I'm covered with a Black guide from sheriyda, so I'm good to go there.
 
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