GS/EB Games - Cheap Ass USED GBA Games

Tsukento · Aug 10, 2007

As much as I hate GS, these are probably the best prices they've given for some of these GBA games. It wouldn't surprise me that they're trying to lower the quantity of GBA games they have, either. Even if the DS is backwards compatible. Though I gotta say...good luck actually finding some of these in stock.

$1.99

e-Reader
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=900570

$2.99

GameCube Game Boy Advance Cable (Nintendo brand)
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=900513

Pinball of the Dead, The
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914269

Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914182

$3.99

ChuChu Rocket!
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914059

FirePro Wrestling
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914056

Lady Sia
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914016

Sabre Wulf
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914596

Ultimate Muscle: The Path of the Superhero
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914447

Xevious
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914610

$4.99

$5.99

F-Zero: Maximum Velocity
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914067

Klonoa: Empire of Dreams
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914087

Robotech: The Macross Saga
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914347

Sega Arcade Gallery
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914440

$6.99

FirePro Wrestling 2
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914331

Mega Man Battle Network 2
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914266

Super Monkey Ball Jr.
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914396

Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914430

$7.99

$8.99

Sonic Pinball Party
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914455

$9.99

$12.99

$14.99

Bubble Bobble: Old & New
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914678

Donkey Kong: King of Swing
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914817

Mega Man Zero 4
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914832

Metal Slug Advance
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914638

Summon Knight: Swordcraft Story
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914955

Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914962

Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914323

$16.99

Castlevania Double Pack (Harmony of Dissonance + Aria of Sorrow)
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914901

....... · Aug 20, 2007

[quote name='Tsukento']Picked up Astro Boy: Omega Factor, Golden Sun, Mario & Luigi: Super Star Saga, Metroid Fusion, and Shining Soul. THANKS O--oh, wait, that's me.

GameStop I picked these up at had a TON of Golden Suns traded in. Nearly took up two rows of the glass stands they have for the used GBA games.[/quote]

Makes me wonder how so many stores have plenty of copies traded in of one title and while others don't...

For example, I went to one store that had six (!!!) copies of Marvel vs Capcom 2 for PS2 and 4 copies of Tactics Orge for GBA, yet if you go the average store they won't have any in stock. Odd...

Tsukento · Aug 20, 2007

It would seem some locations have virtually no gamers who buy the lesser known titles. Seems to be the reason why Ninja Five-O is rather difficult to come across.

Link927 · Aug 22, 2007

Word of advice, dont waste time when buying games, especially used GBA games because there is usually only one copy. I went into a GS today, spotted a few games that I wanted, and procdeded to do a few rounds, sifting through some 360 games and such. Well, by the time I was "ready" to buy it, the store had filled up a bit, so I thought I would grab some lunch and come back when the crowd and line died out. And of couse, when I return, they sold them. And of a Tuesday!

Apossum · Aug 22, 2007

Guardian Heroes Advance is also $4.99 now. great game, been meaning to play through it.

Tsukento · Aug 22, 2007

Unfortunately, GHA isn't as great as GH was. :\

Apossum · Aug 22, 2007

[quote name='Tsukento']Unfortunately, GHA isn't as great as GH was. :\[/QUOTE]

yes, but it's $4.99 and without the comparison, it's one of the better gba games, imho.

shipwreck · Aug 22, 2007

As mentioned on this week's Foreplay, I picked up Car Battler Joe for $4.99 and Urban Yeti for $2.99.

Lan_Zer0 · Aug 22, 2007

[quote name='Tsukento']Unfortunately, GHA isn't as great as GH was. :\[/quote]

I liked Treasure's GBA take on Guardian Heroes over Gunstar Heroes. AGH was was fun once you dug into the game and stuck closer to its source material, GSH kinda just pissed me off.

chakan · Aug 22, 2007

[quote name='shipwreck']As mentioned on this week's Foreplay, I picked up Car Battler Joe for $4.99 and Urban Yeti for $2.99.[/QUOTE]Anyone know the trick to getting GS's computer to show you if its in stock? A search on the site shows "no matches found"

manthing · Aug 22, 2007

[quote name='chakan']Anyone know the trick to getting GS's computer to show you if its in stock? A search on the site shows "no matches found"[/quote]

1. Do a search for something they'll definately have, say Mario, Zelda, or Halo.

2. When the results show up, scroll to the bottom of the page

3. There will be a clickable link that says 'Show backordered items or items available in store'

4. Click the link and search away

chakan · Aug 22, 2007

Thanks, manthing!

If anyone else is interested:
Car Battler Joehttp://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product_id=914355
Urban Yetihttp://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product_id=914231

fuzz-man · Aug 22, 2007

Manthing,

You are THE Shiznit!!! I've been honestly trying to figure out how to do that for years!!!

ThANKS bRO!

ozzymandd · Aug 22, 2007

Another way:

Google "*Name of Game* site:gamestop.com" (without the parentheses). For example, I found Urban Yet by searching "Urban Yeti site:gamestop.com." You'd be surprised how much you can find on the site that way. I searched for Link's Awakening DX that way and found it, but the site threw up an error message when I tried the store locator.

MightySlacker · Aug 23, 2007

Add:

Super Dodge Ball Advance - $4.99

Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon - $7.99

Dave

RollingSkull · Aug 23, 2007

I actually like Advance Guardian Heroes better than the original GH. I can understand the love for the original, but I think AGH is MUCH more balanced.

Granted, it still has a good amount of flaws (Namely, the idiotic reaction to two attacks hitting each other.), but if you want portable Smash Bros, it is the best choice on handhelds, bar none.

integralsmatic · Aug 23, 2007

are these also in-store? i only want River City ransom.

chakan · Aug 23, 2007

http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product_id=914588

Tsukento · Aug 23, 2007

[quote name='integralsmatic']are these also in-store? i only want River City ransom.[/quote]
Yes, this applies to in-store. GameStop's prices are always for their B&M stores and online stores (although their older crap is never updated and thus won't likely be the prices listed on the site, like older GB titles).

blandstalker · Aug 23, 2007

Thanks chakan and manthing.

Scored Urban Yeti this morning. Worth the $2.90 for the name alone.

Tsukento · Aug 23, 2007

Dare I ask what the hell Urban Yeti is about? Looks and sounds like a typical garbage 3rd party title from a no-name company.

shipwreck · Aug 23, 2007

[quote name='Tsukento']Dare I ask what the hell Urban Yeti is about? Looks and sounds like a typical garbage 3rd party title from a no-name company.

[/QUOTE]

It's somewhat of a 2D GTA style game where you explore the city as Urban Yeti and the missions alternate from being set in the city and mini-games based upon classic arcade games like Rootbeer Tapper and Toobin'. Plus the cheese factor is through the roof.

I talk about it for a few minutes in the latest Foreplay Podcast around 18 minutes in.

chakan · Aug 23, 2007

[quote name='blandstalker']Thanks chakan and manthing.

Scored Urban Yeti this morning. Worth the $2.90 for the name alone.[/QUOTE]
Congrats, wish I could find one. Shipwreck's podcast made it sound like cheesy fun. I'm in a short game mood.

Lan_Zer0 · Aug 23, 2007

My gba micro has gotten so much love thanks to this thread.

SL4IN · Aug 23, 2007

thanks to this, I just got back from my local GS and picked up the only riviera: the promised land for gba for $9.99. I've been looking all over for that game.

integralsmatic · Aug 24, 2007

[quote name='Tsukento']Yes, this applies to in-store. GameStop's prices are always for their B&M stores and online stores (although their older crap is never updated and thus won't likely be the prices listed on the site, like older GB titles).[/QUOTE]

ah ok thanks tsukento. Im gonna have to shoot up to one of them tomorrow..ive been waiting for ransom to drop for some while now.i hope i get lucky and updated that price.

StoneColdLiger · Aug 24, 2007

hopefully GS's site is right, if so i might be picking up astro boy, castlevania & DBZ:Buu's Fury later on today

if their still there

**EDIT**
just got back from EB with the games listed above

so far i only played astro boy but i gotta admit, its pretty cool
when it first came out and everyone was gushing over it, i though it looked like a cheap rip off of megaman & gunstar heroes
and thats basically what it is, megaman in a gunstar heroes game, but its really good

Otherguy676 · Aug 26, 2007

Orlando is full of Riviera's. Every EB I went to had one.

Gothic Walrus · Aug 26, 2007

A few decent titles have slipped through the cracks and missed our list. Time to rectify that.

$2.99
Pinball of the Dead
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914269

$3.99
Sabre Wulf
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914596

$4.99
Wade Hixton's Counter-Punch!
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914551

Karnaaj Rally (dumb title and art, but a great racing game)
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914412

$6.99
Super Monkey Ball Jr.
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914396

$9.99
It's Mr. Pants!
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914767

zman73 · Aug 26, 2007

[quote name='SL4IN']thanks to this, I just got back from my local GS and picked up the only riviera: the promised land for gba for $9.99. I've been looking all over for that game.[/QUOTE]

I found one too... mint and complete...

Josef · Aug 26, 2007

I would like to add:

$7.99:
Muppet Pinball Mayhem
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product_id=914198

That's certainly a lot better than:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-list...56?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1188140592&sr=1-1

Tsukento · Aug 26, 2007

[quote name='Josef']I would like to add:

$7.99:
Muppet Pinball Mayhem
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914198

That's certainly a lot better than:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00005NHSA/ref=sr_1_olp_1/104-1497517-2555956?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1188140592&sr=1-1[/quote] The purpose of the list was for GOOD cheap ass GBA games. Anything with "Muppet" in the title is pretty much guaranteed to be a failure for games. It's been that way since the NES.

Added some more titles. Here's a funny one that just makes you wonder what the hell GameStop's thinking.

http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product_id=914605

Super Mario Bros. for the GBA. It's $29.99. Why would anyone pay $30 (WAY over the retail price Nintendo gave) for a game they could pay $5 on Wii's Virtual Console? Hell, Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (Game Boy Color remake) doesn't cost that much.

Josef · Aug 26, 2007

[quote name='Tsukento']The purpose of the list was for GOOD cheap ass GBA games. Anything with "Muppet" in the title is pretty much guaranteed to be a failure for games. It's been that way since the NES.

[/QUOTE]

Actually, it's a pretty fun little pinball game from what I've played of it. Not $45 fun, but certainly $7 fun.

Nephilim · Aug 26, 2007

[quote name='Josef']Actually, it's a pretty fun little pinball game from what I've played of it. Not $45 fun, but certainly $7 fun.[/QUOTE]

Whoa, yeah, this title is HARD to find. It is also an excellent pinball game. I looked for over a year for a complete one on eBay and finally settled for cart and manual for $17.

Gothic Walrus · Aug 26, 2007

[quote name='Josef']Actually, it's a pretty fun little pinball game from what I've played of it. Not $45 fun, but certainly $7 fun.[/QUOTE]
Seconded. Pinball of the Dead is a stronger title (and four bucks cheaper to boot), but if you're into pinball games, you could definitely do a lot worse than that title.

Cao Cao · Aug 26, 2007

Some worth adding to the list:
Tactics Ogre: The Knights of Lodis - $14.99
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product_id=914233

Ultimate Brain Games - $6.99
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product_id=914409

Ultimate Card Games - $7.99
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product_id=914538

bigwoof · Aug 26, 2007

i saw tactics ogre at gs a few months ago listed at $10

eldergamer · Aug 26, 2007

I tried to go to the gamestop in wilsonville tonight. Unfortunately it was 6:00 and they were closed.

I went to game crazy instead and suprisingly they had several copies of mega man & bass. They were selling it for $7.99, and I didnt feel like waiting so I picked it up anyway. Also got advance wars dual strike for $12.

-Never4ever- · Aug 27, 2007

Finding a used Ninja 5-0 for $4.99 in a random Gamestop would make my day.

EDIT:

ONE EBGS in the span of 200 miles might have one copy. So much for that one.

T3kN · Aug 27, 2007

I went and picked up Metroid Zero Mission today.

DigitalSpace · Aug 29, 2007

Here's a pretty good cheap shmup:

Strike Force Hydra - $2.99
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=914424

Noodle Pirate! · Aug 30, 2007

You can also add ct special forces 1 for 4.99
and ct special forces 2 for 3.99

They are like Metal Slug clones

Josef · Sep 8, 2007

[quote name='Noodle Pirate!']You can also add ct special forces 1 for 4.99
and ct special forces 2 for 3.99

They are like Metal Slug clones[/QUOTE]

Those are some great prices for good shooting action.

darkwingduck13 · Sep 10, 2007

For those people looking for Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis, keep in mind that it's one of the most bootlegged titles in GBA history. Check the back of your carts before you buy. I've seen three fake copies of this title in my area alone, and I live in freakin' BFE.

SaraAB · Sep 10, 2007

I would agree with that, be careful when buying ANY GBA game at EbStop, you could be getting a bootleg. Although I think there are more pokemon bootlegs floating around than any other game and some are almost impossible to tell from a real game because they have now duplicated the colors of plastic Nintendo uses for their GBA carts. The only way to tell is to look at the contacts of the game for the white printing.

blandstalker · Sep 10, 2007

[quote name='darkwingduck13']For those people looking for Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis, keep in mind that it's one of the most bootlegged titles in GBA history. Check the back of your carts before you buy. I've seen three fake copies of this title in my area alone, and I live in freakin' BFE.[/quote]

But know that you can get a good one, too.

The first one I found was a bootleg. The second authentic.

And, like SaraAB says, check the contacts. The case is not a reliable way to tell, and in one instance I saw, someone had taken an original game and swapped out just the circuit board with a bootleg.

darkwingduck13 · Sep 12, 2007

Finally hit up my local GameSlop today at lunch and picked up:

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - $6.99
Monster Rancher Advance 2 - $4.99
SabreWulf - $3.99

They had a copy of Dokapon according to the locator, and that's the game I was really going for...but when I got there, the label was shredded. I don't mind cart-only on cartridge games, but I just couldn't force myself to pay money for the damaged cart. It sucks too, because that was the only copy in stock within 200 miles of my location. ): Hopefully one will come into stock that isn't screwed up before they stop carrying GBA stuff at all.

SaraAB · Sep 20, 2007

Ok, our gamestop has a TON of used GB games, like a whole case full, but NONE of them are priced. Sure they are priced on the back, but not on the front so the customer can actually see it. This is probably part of their little scam to make you buy the game no matter what price it is, since no GBA game is priced either at any location I go to.

Also pokemon yellow rang up for 9.99 at our location, but red and blue were 2.99 each, no copies of the TCG game in stock.

Tsukento · Sep 21, 2007

Almost every GameStop in my area has the TCG cart. Some are coming up with 4+ on the store locator.

Josef · Sep 22, 2007

I found a complete mint Golden Sun for $7.99 ($7.19 after Edge discount). This one GS near me seems to be getting in a lot of used complete GBA games.

iceblast21 · Sep 22, 2007

My local GS actually has a ZOE: Fist of Mars in stock! Hard to believe... And at $3, the deal is unbeatable!:lol:

Let's just hope I can make it to the store before it's gone! THANKS OP!!!!

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