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9/11/ 2010 Meetup - at Galloping Ghost Arcade - Brookfield IL
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bottom row: Blackout, Ruben (ryosnk brother), dpac andWeaponX2099
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Hello, I am a Chicago guy so I would like to start a Chicago thread so maybe we can help each other out by letting Chicago area cheapasses find cheap deals.
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-Saturday, April 5 at 3PM Dunaly's on the Square 3137 W. Logan Blvd.-



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

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


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

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


Here are some little known stores in the Chicagoland area.

VideoGames Etc.
4351 N. Harlem
Norridge, IL 60706

Gamerz Garage
6128 Cass Ave
Westmont, IL 60559

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[quote name='SeraphiMichael']I got it Tuesday night at the Fox Valley store. I was heading home to Joliet from Glen Ellyn, so it was convenient to go. Joliet had not had it in awhile and Downers Grove Butterfield said it was sold out. I actually called them Monday asking about it and couldn't get any answers at first. Then they said they had 3 as there were three empty cases out on the shelf. When I got there Tues evening, I again had some trouble. I took one of the three cases up to the register and the girl said she had never seen the game before. She checked in back and couldn't find it. I was persistent for her to look in the big glass case. Lo and behold there it was next to Dragon Quest VIII. I could see at least one other copy in the case.[/QUOTE]

Man, son of a bitch, I had the lady check the case, and she said there weren't any. Stupid fuck. Oh well, thanks. I didn't even know you could price adjust across the chain. cool.
 
Well I was able to get Killer 7, Psychonauts and the last copy of Alien Hominid. They were sold out of Tekken 5 and Metal Slug Advance.
 
Hello Chicago CAGer's - did you all survive the holidays? I finally got my 360 from cc.com (no lines for me yay) and made off with Fatal Frame 2 and a few others from the TRU sale. Also got a used copy of Disgaea from Gamecrazy for $18 so it's been quite a CAG week for me.

Unfortunately, even with a shiny 360 and about 10 new games from various sales, I still haven't been able to pull myself away from the heroine-like addiction that is Guitar Hero. Anyone else playing this "DDR for guys" masterpiece? (No offense to the DDR players - hell I WISH I had the coordination/stamina).

So when's the next meetup? Flybrione, ryosnk, rocksoild - you itchin for a Baker's Square fix? Got more games to trade? As I've always said, I'd be more than happy to host, but seems like no way you guys are driving an hour to the west burbs.

Happy gaming! Oh and GO BEARS
Ed
 
Questions about Circuit City in your area about XBOX 360

Hey guys I live in the Chicago area. I would like to tknow if your Circuit City had a waiting list after Xbox 360 launch. I was told that stores was able to have a waiting list up to nine days after that launch. Well I thought it was silly to stand in a line all night at a store that had only 13 systems when you knew there was no chance of you getting one. I can be to the Circuit City a number time sand not once did someone mention that their was a waiting list. A buddy told that there was one that they added his name to on the saturday after the launch .When I call and asked about it they say "no there is no waiting list". I also went into the store hoping to snag one and tell told me the same thing. I thought my buddy was mistaken. Well 3 weeks later as I am purchasing some stuff at Circuit City, the cashier tell me after as kme did find everything, I just mention in a joking way "didn't find the 360?" SHe told we did put you name on the waitng list?" After a conversion with the manager the list the at did not exist appeared.


My question for you guys, Did Circuit City have a list in your area?Personally I feel like they picked and choosed who they want to be on that list. On Christmas EVe my friend was called from that list that his system came in. I went in the store an hour later and manager flat out lied that they had no system comen the store. When I confronted about my buddy picking his up that day. He started changing his story. Ask his him why there no sign saying XBOX 360 sold out please got to customer service to sign up for the waiting list. His quote"Well we would have thousand on the list."

Am I wrong feel like they pick and choosed would get one?

Thanks guys

Go Bears......
 
[quote name='EdS25']Hello Chicago CAGer's - did you all survive the holidays? I finally got my 360 from cc.com (no lines for me yay) and made off with Fatal Frame 2 and a few others from the TRU sale. Also got a used copy of Disgaea from Gamecrazy for $18 so it's been quite a CAG week for me.

Unfortunately, even with a shiny 360 and about 10 new games from various sales, I still haven't been able to pull myself away from the heroine-like addiction that is Guitar Hero. Anyone else playing this "DDR for guys" masterpiece? (No offense to the DDR players - hell I WISH I had the coordination/stamina).

So when's the next meetup? Flybrione, ryosnk, rocksoild - you itchin for a Baker's Square fix? Got more games to trade? As I've always said, I'd be more than happy to host, but seems like no way you guys are driving an hour to the west burbs.

Happy gaming! Oh and GO BEARS
Ed[/QUOTE]

Hello Ed, thats alot of games to play on your shiny 360. I play guitar hero at my brothers house and its like crack (I'am a guitar legend). Regarding a bakers square fix, that sounds fine to me. Set up a date and time and I can let the others know. Later.
 
swissx1 - As far as I know, the CCs and BBs did NOT take preorders/waiting lists. I got mine by watching www.xbox360tracker.com. One day, when I just missed a shipment at Target, they had them in on cc.com. I ordered it and voila it showed up on my doorstep. Easiest way to do it in my opinion. Plus, the bundle was very reasonable - just an extra controller and PGR3 which was a game I wanted anyway.

ryosnk - just to clarify, I didn't get 10 games for the 360 (that would have been near impossible!) - what I should have said was that the 360, plus 10 games on various systems that I acquired recently CAG-style, wasn't enough to tear me away from Guitar Hero becuase it's just. that. good.

Regarding a meet - Baker's Square is cool but one thing I was actually hoping was if most of us (Flybrione? rocksolid?) were into Guitar Hero we could get together and play it somewhere. What do you guys think?

Ed
 
Hey guys, I'm not sure where to post this, but since we are all in the Chicago area, I'm going to start out here. I'm selling off a bunch of my games, cds, electronics, etc. One of the items I am selling is a Humax TiVo DTR800 system. It is a little bit bigger than I would like to send through the mail, so I wanted to find somebody local who would like to buy it. It is an 80GB TiVo recorder, and it also burns DVDs. If you are interested, read up on its features and then send me a PM with an offer. I've had it for a year, and it works perfectly, but I just no longer need it. Sorry if this isn't supposed to be here. Oh and let me know if anybody is looking to buy some cds; I can e-mail a list or you can let me know what you are looking for to see if I have it. Thanks a lot guys!
 
EdS25

The Circuit City in the Southwest Suburb did take waiting list. I called most of the Circuit City and none of them had a list. My issue was that this list to only certain people. I only found out about it from a buddy. The store lied and claim there no list and a cashier told me there was. Only then my name was added to that list. I called the MAIN office in VA. to voice my complaint. I just wanted to be tolds why they had a list and not other store in the Chicagoland area a had list. As far I concerned I never back Circuit City ever again. That is just because I was lied to in my face about the list by the store superviser and the General manager of that store. There more to this store if you like I will give you guys the full story starting from November 22nd.


[quote name='EdS25']swissx1 - As far as I know, the CCs and BBs did NOT take preorders/waiting lists. I got mine by watching www.xbox360tracker.com. One day, when I just missed a shipment at Target, they had them in on cc.com. I ordered it and voila it showed up on my doorstep. Easiest way to do it in my opinion. Plus, the bundle was very reasonable - just an extra controller and PGR3 which was a game I wanted anyway.

ryosnk - just to clarify, I didn't get 10 games for the 360 (that would have been near impossible!) - what I should have said was that the 360, plus 10 games on various systems that I acquired recently CAG-style, wasn't enough to tear me away from Guitar Hero becuase it's just. that. good.

Regarding a meet - Baker's Square is cool but one thing I was actually hoping was if most of us (Flybrione? rocksolid?) were into Guitar Hero we could get together and play it somewhere. What do you guys think?

Ed[/QUOTE]
 
I'm planning on attending SAIC later on this year (around Fall season) and just wanted to scope out how the game-buying is around there, as well as what other locals/towns should be within walking distance (loathes busses).
SAIC seems to be located in the few blocks around the Grant Park area, and I just wanted to see if any other towns should be within walking distance, and which ones they are.
Also, are any good *cough*cheap*cough* game stores around those areas?
Thanks!
 
[quote name='swissx1']SAIC ???? Help me out did i miss something?[/QUOTE]

School Of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). =p
Yeah, mainly looking for places around there.
 
Art Institute? The campus on wabash and lake?
Well there is a gamestop on Canal and Roosevelt.
Coconuts on Washington, Virgin Megastore on Michigan Ave and a target on Roosevelt.
I think those are the few places that you can find games within that area.
 
[quote name='bobo2k4']Art Institute? The campus on wabash and lake?
Well there is a gamestop on Canal and Roosevelt.
Coconuts on Washington, Virgin Megastore on Michigan Ave and a target on Roosevelt.
I think those are the few places that you can find games within that area.[/QUOTE]

Yep, the campus on wabash and lake, so the pictures say.
Anychance there's places that sell them for cheap around there? Like mom and pop places and thrift shops and the sort.
 
I dont think there are any thrift stores in downtown (but i could be wrong).
I do know some thats a close to downtown. I've never been inside but there is on Archer and 35th i think.
 
[quote name='bobo2k4']I dont think there are any thrift stores in downtown (but i could be wrong).
I do know some thats a close to downtown. I've never been inside but there is on Archer and 35th i think.[/QUOTE]

Would that happen to be a reasonable, walkable distance from around the Art Institute?
 
[quote name='rjarmstrong100']Would that happen to be a reasonable, walkable distance from around the Art Institute?[/QUOTE]


no, and most everything downtown is overpriced if you want to get around you better get the hang of using the CTA. the L can get you most anywhere and should be with in walking distance so your best bet is to try and find places near L stops
 
There used to be a place in Oak Lawn, IL called High Score Video Games. I do not know if it is still there. I have never actually been there. There is a video game shop that opened recently in Plainfield, but I don't know what it is called. There also used to be a shop in Joliet called Infinite Gaming and one in Schaumburg called Cyberzone. Infinite Gaming was rathery seedy and Cyberzone's owner was kind of a prick. So you may have to venture into the suburbs for mom and pop game stores. Unfortunately, once you leave the city, the public transportation starts suck. There are Metra lines that go out to the suburbs, but it still is very limiting.

Edit: Almost forgot.... You could try looking at Disc Replay or Music Recyclery for older used games. Though, I am not sure if there any in the city. Both have a few locations in the suburbs.
 
I don't know if anyone is still looking for an Xbox 360, but the Target in Batavia had 4 premium systems in the case. I picked one up which leaves them with 3. My wife told me to apply for their credit card, so I got 10% off. Not a bad deal.
 
[quote name='SeraphiMichael']There used to be a place in Oak Lawn, IL called High Score Video Games. I do not know if it is still there. I have never actually been there. There is a video game shop that opened recently in Plainfield, but I don't know what it is called. There also used to be a shop in Joliet called Infinite Gaming and one in Schaumburg called Cyberzone. Infinite Gaming was rathery seedy and Cyberzone's owner was kind of a prick. So you may have to venture into the suburbs for mom and pop game stores. Unfortunately, once you leave the city, the public transportation starts suck. There are Metra lines that go out to the suburbs, but it still is very limiting.

Edit: Almost forgot.... You could try looking at Disc Replay or Music Recyclery for older used games. Though, I am not sure if there any in the city. Both have a few locations in the suburbs.[/QUOTE]


You are right the owner of Cyberzone was a complete A-hole. I did not shed a tear when his place closed.
 
[quote name='swissx1']You are right the owner of Cyberzone was a complete A-hole. I did not shed a tear when his place closed.[/QUOTE]

I used to shop there a fair amount. He was a bit shady, and you had to double check any recommendations he made. My manager at EB was actually thinking of buying his contacts, stock and lease from him right before the shop closed, but the deal fell through. There aren't really many small places left around me now.
 
Scott was the name of the guy who owned Cyberzone. He always had this "I am better than you" attitude. I knew someone who bought a lot from them, and if she had bought a game elsewhere, he'd be upset with her. I last went in 99 and parted ways with the aforementioned friend about the same time. I have known it was closed as the site was gone, but when exactly did it go under? I take it he didn't get enough business.
 
[quote name='SeraphiMichael']Scott was the name of the guy who owned Cyberzone. He always had this "I am better than you" attitude. I knew someone who bought a lot from them, and if she had bought a game elsewhere, he'd be upset with her. I last went in 99 and parted ways with the aforementioned friend about the same time. I have known it was closed as the site was gone, but when exactly did it go under? I take it he didn't get enough business.[/QUOTE]


I heard it more like a tax problem according some of the other game store owners that were in the area. At lot of your business owner do not prepare their taxes properly. What I also heard is he had real bad account practices. He could real produce docmention on he losses. Butt he sure did keep his corvette clean. (MOS) Moment of silence. I used to go to GameFan store which turned into Gameclub in the Northwest suburbs. They closed in 2003 , He just went and go a real job. He did not have time to run the store anymore.
 
The name of the Plainfield store is GAMERAIDER. Was in there a couple of times. Small store. Mediocre selection. Mostly used games. Prices were just okay. I think the GAMESTOP on Route 59 in Plainfield/Shorewood has better prices and turnover. Also, the sales guy at gameraider was not very friendly.
 
[quote name='xsleepwalkerx']The name of the Plainfield store is GAMERAIDER. Was in there a couple of times. Small store. Mediocre selection. Mostly used games. Prices were just okay. I think the GAMESTOP on Route 59 in Plainfield/Shorewood has better prices and turnover. Also, the sales guy at gameraider was not very friendly.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, but the fuckers at that gamestop actually get rid of their penny guides. I can never get any there >:O How dare people actually do their job!
 
[quote name='xsleepwalkerx']The name of the Plainfield store is GAMERAIDER. Was in there a couple of times. Small store. Mediocre selection. Mostly used games. Prices were just okay. I think the GAMESTOP on Route 59 in Plainfield/Shorewood has better prices and turnover. Also, the sales guy at gameraider was not very friendly.[/QUOTE]


That's it! I actually live 2 blocks from the Gamestop you mentioned. The problem with GameStop is lack of older games.
 
Hey ryosnk - what titles are you looking for? My TRU still had a decent bin last time I was there about a week ago. I pretty much bought everything I wanted, but wasn't necessarily looking for certain ones (not really into sports etc.)
 
[quote name='EdS25']Hey ryosnk - what titles are you looking for? My TRU still had a decent bin last time I was there about a week ago. I pretty much bought everything I wanted, but wasn't necessarily looking for certain ones (not really into sports etc.)[/QUOTE]

I'm interested in these games:
GC games:
Zelda four swords
Fight Night 2 [oos]
Mario Party 4
Mario Party 5
Pikmin 2

ps2:
Digital Devil Saga 1

xbox:
World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 International
Fatal Frame 2

gba:
metal slug advance

accessories:
Action Replay Max Evo (PS2) $5.98 (the one with the flash drive device)


Thanks for helping me out Ed. :)



Also, would anyone know where I can get the Shaolin monk toys that were giving out when one preordered the game? Any info would be great thanks.
 
I think I remember seeing a few of those around recently. I'll take a quick look tonight and see if any of these are still hanging around.
 
[quote name='Damanthia']I think I remember seeing a few of those around recently. I'll take a quick look tonight and see if any of these are still hanging around.[/QUOTE]


Thanks :)
 
[quote name='ryosnk']I'm interested in these games:
GC games:
Zelda four swords
Fight Night 2 [oos]
Mario Party 4
Mario Party 5
Pikmin 2

ps2:
Digital Devil Saga 1

xbox:
World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 International
Fatal Frame 2

gba:
metal slug advance



accessories:
Action Replay Max Evo (PS2) $5.98 (the one with the flash drive device)


Thanks for helping me out Ed. :)



Also, would anyone know where I can get the Shaolin monk toys that were giving out when one preordered the game? Any info would be great thanks.[/QUOTE]

Good luck with those!

By the way, Fry's has a couple of pretty good deals from 1/6-1/10...
 
I'll take a look on my way home tonight. I did get the last DDS1 and FF2 from my TRU. I could never get into SMT Nocturne so I'm not sure if I'm gonna give DDS1 a try. Best case scenario is I play it and love it but then have to go find DDS2!

I'll let you know what I find . . . maybe there's other fodder you could trade for the ones you want.
 
ryosnk, I lucked out at every TRU I went to tonight while doing my CC rounds. Even the stores that I remember having a stack of Pikmin 2 and Fight Night 2 were out of them. I'll keep looking, but it's not very promising.
 
ryosnk - sorry it took so long to get back to you. My TRU had none of what you were looking for. About the only thing they had that I hadn't seen everywhere else was some King of Fighters game.

rjarmstrong100 - haven't decided what I want to do yet. If I could find a copy of DDS2 also for $10, I'd keep em just to have em in the collection. :)
 
[quote name='EdS25']ryosnk - sorry it took so long to get back to you. My TRU had none of what you were looking for. About the only thing they had that I hadn't seen everywhere else was some King of Fighters game. [/QUOTE]


Thanks for checking :).
 
Just wanted to post my extreme pleasure with today's divisional playoff result. I know I'll get flamed in this thread for it, but the Bears got exactly what they deserved today. I don't think the Bears gave the Panthers an ounce of respect until they had the Bears down 13-0 and by that time, it was too late. I knew early in the week the Bears were not in the right mindset to win today and god damn, it feels great to be right. Way to go dumbshits...I hope you enjoyed yourselves all week talking big cause I doubt you'll have much fun when you think back on this game over the offseason.
 
[quote name='chickenhawk']Just wanted to post my extreme pleasure with today's divisional playoff result. I know I'll get flamed in this thread for it, but the Bears got exactly what they deserved today. I don't think the Bears gave the Panthers an ounce of respect until they had the Bears down 13-0 and by that time, it was too late. I knew early in the week the Bears were not in the right mindset to win today and god damn, it feels great to be right. Way to go dumbshits...I hope you enjoyed yourselves all week talking big cause I doubt you'll have much fun when you think back on this game over the offseason.[/QUOTE]


Hey, it was nice seeing the bears in the playoffs but again they prove that their mouths are bigger then their bite. Oh well, it was a fun year and Grossman looked good at least.


Also the hot topic store in the Hip mall has a few of the clearance items listed on their website.
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81487
 
I read an article and the writer was talking about the 1985 Bears season telecast on dvd. Would anyone know where to get the 1985 complete telecast season dvd?
 
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