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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


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}

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



***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***

TRU .01

Duel Masters
Full Spectrum Warrior
Halo 1
Incredibles
Jak 3
Killzone
KOTOR II Madden 2005
Need For Speed Underground 2
Pokemon Colosseum
Sims, The: Urbz, The
Sonic Heroes
Star Wars Battlefront

***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***

Best Buy .01

Brothers In Arms
Call of Duty – brady
Doom 3 (xbox, not pc)- Prima
Forza Motorsport

***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-31-05***

EB Games .01

Act of War Brady PC
Armies of Exigo Prima PC
Axis & Allies Prima PC
Cold Fear Brady
Constantine – Prima
Dead to Rights II - Brady
Death By Degrees - Brady
Demon Stone - Prima
Enthusia Professional Racing Brady
Goldeneye - Prima
Joint Operations - Prima PC
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude Prima
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events – Brady
Madden 2005 - Prima
Metroid Prime - Nintendo
Monster Hunter - Brady
Resident Evil: Outbreak - Brady
Robots – Prima
Shadow of Rome - Brady
Shaman King Legacy of the Spirits Soaring Hawk/Sprinting Wolf - Prima
Shaman King Power of Spirit/Master of Spirits - Prima
Star Wars Jump to Lightspeed - Prima PC
Tak 2: Staff of Dreams - Prima
Tenchu Fatal Shadows
Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum Prima
Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 7-31-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-29-05***

TRU .01

NBA 2K5

***New guides to the master list as of 7-29-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-23-05***

EB Games .01

Final Fantasy: Dawn of Souls

***New guides to the master list as of 7-23-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-22-05***

Gamestop .01

Ace Combat 5 - Brady
Call of Duty Finest Hour - Brady
Grand Theft Auto Double Pack
Full Metal Alchemist
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Brady
Shadow Hearts Covenant
Shadow of Rome - Brady
Street Fighter Anniversary

***New guides to the master list as of 7-22-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-16-05***

EB Games .01

Tekken 5 art book

***New guides to the master list as of 7-16-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-13-05***

Eb Games 7.99

Metroid Prime 2 : Echoes - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 7-13-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-4-05***

Best Buy .01

Jade Empire - Prima
Legend of Zelda, the: The Minish Cap - Nintendo
Madden 2005 - Prima
Metroid Prime 2
Sims, The: Urbz, The - Prima
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory - Prima
Star Fox Assault - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 7-4-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-24-05***

EB Games .01

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Nintendo
Metroid Prime


***New guides to the master list as of 6-24-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-23-05***

Gamestop .01

Madden 2005
Star Wars Galaxies

***New guides to the master list as of 6-23-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-2-05***

Toys R Us .01

ESPN NBA 2K5
Resident Evil Outbreak
Soul Calibur 2 Limited Edition

***New guides to the master list as of 6-2-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-30-05***

Best Buy .01

Devil May Cry 3
ESPN 2K5 baseball
Fight Night Round 2
Jak 3
Mercenaries - Prima
Metal Gear Acid
Need For Speed Underground 2
Pokemon Fire Red, Leaf Green - Prima
Resident Evil 4
Star Wars: Knights of the old republic 2
Star Wars: Republic Commando
Tekken 5 - brady
Xenosaga II - Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 5-30-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-20-05***

Gamestop .01

Deus Ex Invisible War - Prima
Shrek 2 - Brady
Yu-gi-oh The Sacred Cards - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 5-20-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-15-05***

Circuit City .00

Sword Of Mana – Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 5-15-05***



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

Tru .01

Ace Combat 5 – Brady
Batman Rise of Sin Tzu
Call of Duty Finest Hour
Final Fantasy X-2
Final Fantasy XI
MGS Twin Snakes
Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater - Brady
Mortal Kombat Deception - Brady
Prince of Persia 2
Spiderman
THUG 2
Viewtiful Joe 2
XIII

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



***New guides to the master list as of 5-1-05***

Gamestop .01

Def jam fight for ny
Demon stone
Halo 2 guide unoffical
Killzone
Nocturne
Paper Mario: the thousand year door – Nintendo
Phantom Brave – Double Jump

***New guides to the master list as of 5-1-05***


***New guides to the master list as of 4-29-05***

EB games .01

DOA Ultimate
Driver 3
Freedom Force vs Third Reich
Madden 2005 Collector's Edition guide (not regular)
Nanobreaker
Project Snowblind
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Sly Cooper 2
Socom 2
Viewtiful Joe 2
Yu Yu (GBA & PS2)
Yugioh guide

***New guides to the master list as of 4-29-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 4-18-05***

Best Buy .01

Fable
Final Fantasy I & II – Nintendo GBA
Goldeneye: Rogue Agent – Prima
Lord Of The Rings: The Third Age – Prima
Men Of Valor: Vietnam
Metal Gear Solid3: Snake Eater – Brady
Mortal Kombat: Deception – Brady
Pokemon FireRed / LeafGreen
Prince Of Persia2 : Warrior Within
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon 2

***New guides to the master list as of 4-18-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 2-28-05***

Best Buy .01

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3
Killzone - Prima
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Mech Assault 2: Lone Wolf - Prima
NFL Street 2
Spyro: A Hero's Tail
X-Men Legends

Best Buy .27

Paper Mario - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 2-28-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 2-19-05***

K-mart .01

Starfox Adventures – Nintendo
Super Mario Sunshine – Nintendo
Wario World – Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 2-19-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 2-17-05***

Toys R Us .01

007 Bond Everything Or Nothing - Prima
Burnout 3 - Prima
DBZ Budokai - Prima
DBZ Buu's Fury - Prima
Fire Emblem - Prima
Mafia - Prima
Mario & Luigi - Prima
Mario Party 5 - Prima
Medal of Honor Rising Sun - Prima
NBA Live 2005 - Prima
Need For Speed Underground - Prima
Ninja Gaiden - Prima
Sims, The: Bustin Out - Prima
Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow - Prima
Star Wars Jedi Acadamey - Prima
Super Mario 4 - Prima
Tak 2 - Prima
Transformers - Prima
WWE Day of Reckoning - Prima
YuGiOh Sacred Cards - Prima
Yugioh Worldwide Edition - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 2-17-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 2-12-05***

Gamestop .01

Champions of Norrath
Duel Masters: Sempai Legends
Shadow Ops: Red Mercury
Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm

***New guides to the master list as of 2-12-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-31-05***

Circuit City 1.57

Dragon Ball Z: budokai - Prima
Rygar - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 1-31-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-28-05***

EB Games .01

007 bond: everything or nothing
Armored Core: Nexus - Prima
Astro Boy/ Astro Boy: Omega Factor (PS2/GBA) - Prima
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II - Prima
Catwoman - Prima
Chronicles of riddick - Prima
City of heroes PC - Prima
Conflict: Vietnam - Prima
Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors - Prima
Duel Masters: Sempai Legends - Prima
Duel Masters/Duel Masters: Kaijudo Showdown (PS2/GBA) - Prima
ESPN 2K5 baseball
Evil genius PC
Full spectrum warrior - Prima
Golden Sun/Golden Sun: Lost Age - Prima
Ground Control II: Operation Exodus PC- Prima
Hitman: Contracts - Prima
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - Prima
Myst Uru: Complete Chronicles PC- Prima
NCAA football 05
Need for Speed Underground - Prima
Rainbow six 3 ps2 - Prima
Samurai warriors - Prima
Second sight - Prima
Sims, The: Bustin' Out - Prima
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (PS2/GCN) - Prima
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (XB) Prima
Sudeki
Thief deadly shadows - Prima
Transformers - Prima
Ultimate Gamer Codebook (?) Prima
Van Helsing - Prima
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War PC - Prima
WWE Day of Reckoning – Prima
Yu-Gi-Oh! Dawn of Destiny
Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction

***New guides to the master list as of 1-28-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-26-05***

EB Games .01

Onimusha 3: Collectors Edition


Gamestop .01

Backyard Wrestling 2 - Brady
Burnout 3 - Prima
Duel Masters: duel masters and duel masters: Kaijudo showdown - Prima
ESPN NFL 2K5 - Brady
Front Mission 4 - Brady
Ghost Hunter - Brady
Hot Shots Golf Fore! - Brady
King of Fighter: Maximum Impact - Brady
Mega man Zero 3 - Brady
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Onimusha 3: Demon
PSI-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Second Sight - Prima
Shark Tales - Brady
SRS: Street Racing Syndicate - Brady
Suffering, The - Brady
True Crimes: Streets of LA - Brady
Way of the Samurai 2 - Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-26-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-25-05***

EB Games .01

Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes The Neighborhood - Brady
Call of Duty United Offensive PC
Capcom Fighting Evolution
Drakengard
ESPN NBA 2K5 - Brady
Front Mission 4 -Brady
Ghosthunter - Brady
Hot Shots Golf Fore! - Brady
Jak 2
King of Fighters: Maximum Impact - Brady
La Pucelle Tactics
Mega Man Zero 3 - Brady
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
PSI-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Rumble Roses
Shellshock Nam '67
Shark Tale - Brady
Shrek 2
Siren
SRS - Brady
SVC Chaos SNK vs. Capcom
Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain
True Crime Streets of LA (Signature Series)
Viewtiful Joe (Newer one that says "Now Covers Playstation 2" on the cover)
Way of The Samurai 2 - Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-25-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-24-05***

Gamestop .01

Onimishu 3 – Brady
Syphon Filter 3


***New guides to the master list as of 1-24-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-23-05***

EB Games .01

Legend of Zelda, The: Collector's Edition – Nintendo
Resident Evil 2/ Resident Evil 3 - prima

***New guides to the master list as of 1-23-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-22-05***

Gamestop .01

Gladius - prima
Hobbit, the - prima
Legend of Zelda: Collectors Edition
Madden 2004 – Prima
Project Gotham Racing 2 - prima
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy – prima
Tak and the Power of JuJu - prima
XIII – brady

Comp USA .02

Metroid Prime/Metroid Fusion - prima
Sims, The – prima
Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner - brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-22-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-18-05***

Best Buy .01

Def Jam: Fight for NY - Prima
NCAA Football 2005 - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 1-18-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-17-05***

Best Buy .01

Ace Combat 5 - Brady
Crash: Twinsanity - Prima
Dead or Alive: Ultimate – Prima
ESPN NBA 2k5 - Brady
Incredibles , The - Prima
NBA Live 2005 - Prima
Pikman 2 - Nintendo
Ratchet and Clank Up your Arsenal - Brady
Star Ocean 3:p Till the end of time - Brady
Smackdown vs. Raw - Prima
Star Wars: Battlefront - Prima
Tony Hawk: underground 2 - Brady
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus – Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 1-17-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-14-05***

EB Games .01

Legand of Zelda, The: 4 swords - Nintendo
Pikman 2 – Nintendo
Pokemon Coliseum – Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 1-14-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-08-05***

Target 12.99 umm… not sure if this is universal… err… YMMV ¿?

Dragon Ball Z: Boudaki – Prima
Gran Turismo 3 – VS.
Mortal Kombat – Deadly Alliance – Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-08-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-08-05***

Shopkos .39

007: Everything or Nothing
Mario Party 5
Metal Gear Solid Twin Snakes - brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-08-05***





Master list in post 2
 
[quote name='Zon27']No they aren't.[/QUOTE]

I wish they were. I already have a KH: CotM guide, but I really, really want an FF: Dawn of Souls guide.
 
[quote name='hiccupleftovers']I wish they were. I already have a KH: CotM guide, but I really, really want an FF: Dawn of Souls guide.[/QUOTE]

Damn, I wish they were too: I really want both of those guides and I think my TRU has both rotting on it's shelves.
 
Found an EB with some of the older games on the list for a penny. Got a Gladius, Deus Ex: IW and Bunjingai; didn't have the time to really sift through them and I only had a partial list on me. They definitely had multiples of Deus Ex: IW, if anyone is interested, I may head back and pick up a few for fellow CAGs for trade.
 
So if EB still has the guides listed as pennied they will scan for a penny? I tried this once but it still rang up full price.
 
[quote name='Optical']So if EB still has the guides listed as pennied they will scan for a penny? I tried this once but it still rang up full price.[/QUOTE]

I've tried many times to find penny guides at EBs and once I came right after they had thrown them away and they said that they would have sold them to me had I been there earlier. Most of the time when people list that a guide has been pennied out EB, it tends to ring up full price when I check. I feel that the EB pennied out guides are more YMMV than the average pennied out guides at outher retailers like BB and TRU. At least at those two I've been lucky to get some a few times already.
 
[quote name='hiccupleftovers']I've tried many times to find penny guides at EBs and once I came right after they had thrown them away and they said that they would have sold them to me had I been there earlier. Most of the time when people list that a guide has been pennied out EB, it tends to ring up full price when I check. I feel that the EB pennied out guides are more YMMV than the average pennied out guides at outher retailers like BB and TRU. At least at those two I've been lucky to get some a few times already.[/QUOTE]

I'm never had any problems with EB games so far; they even simply let me take them for free since they can't ring up anything for only a penny.
 
[quote name='dopa345']Found an EB with some of the older games on the list for a penny. Got a Gladius, Deus Ex: IW and Bunjingai; didn't have the time to really sift through them and I only had a partial list on me. They definitely had multiples of Deus Ex: IW, if anyone is interested, I may head back and pick up a few for fellow CAGs for trade.[/QUOTE]

Always get one for trade.

I might trade for DE IW . . .

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36138
 
Warning on the Best Buy list, went to one today and found a Prima Pokemon Firered leafgreen, and it rang up full. 4 swords also rang up full, but that wasn't on the list.
 
[quote name='Heyricochet']Warning on the Best Buy list, went to one today and found a Prima Pokemon Firered leafgreen, and it rang up full. 4 swords also rang up full, but that wasn't on the list.[/QUOTE]


I believe there were 2 versions of the guide that they carried, and one of them.. the prima, was still regular price... not that I needed it for anything other than trade bait
 
Got the Soul Calibur 2 Limited Edition Fighter's Guide for .00 at TRU. I thought it was still $2.50, but I guess it's been pennied out now, and with the green tag it's free.
 
[quote name='Heyricochet']Warning on the Best Buy list, went to one today and found a Prima Pokemon Firered leafgreen, and it rang up full. 4 swords also rang up full, but that wasn't on the list.[/QUOTE]


The Prima Pokemon guide was never pennied out. The Nintendo one, however, was.

As for the 4 swords guide I'm not sure what you're talking about.




[quote name='benboxer']add Resident Evil Outbreak to .01 at TRU starting June 2[/QUOTE]

That sucks my store never got that guide. Not that that game is something I'm dying to play.
 
[quote name='dopa345']I'm never had any problems with EB games so far; they even simply let me take them for free since they can't ring up anything for only a penny.[/QUOTE]
Not my local EB. I once found a DOA Ultimate guide and the guy rang up dull (it was not even in the system) but he kept insisted that there were something wrong with the machines and refused to sell it to me. What a bastard. I went back later that day to check with the other clerk and the guide was gone (the other guy must have taken it). I did pick up DOAU - the game for 20 bucks though.
 
[quote name='VGI-Shinobi']Not my local EB. I once found a DOA Ultimate guide and the guy rang up dull (it was not even in the system) but he kept insisted that there were something wrong with the machines and refused to sell it to me. What a bastard. I went back later that day to check with the other clerk and the guide was gone (the other guy must have taken it). I did pick up DOAU - the game for 20 bucks though.[/QUOTE]

EB is fast becoming my favorite place to pickup guides. I happened to be in the vicinity of another EBgames that I never checked out before and they had a whole bunch of guides on the list. I picked up around 7 (no duplicates) and got them with no problems.
 
[quote name='Zon27']The Prima Pokemon guide was never pennied out. The Nintendo one, however, was.

As for the 4 swords guide I'm not sure what you're talking about.
[/QUOTE]

Well, I was just saying that the front page list doesn't reflect what brand it is which is why I ran into this issue.
 
[quote name='jshorr']Anyone have extra of Paper Mario or Prince of Persia 2? PM me.[/QUOTE]


What do you have for trade?

I have Warrior Within.
 
Just got back from Best Buy.

The following guides were a penny:

Xenosaga II
Republic Commando
Devil May Cry 3
KOTOR 2
Metal Gear Acid
Fight Night Round 2
Pokemon Fire Red, Leaf Green Prima
Jak 3
Mercenaries
Tekken 5
NFSU 2
 
[quote name='hansolox1']Just got back from Best Buy.

The following guides were a penny:

Xenosaga II
Republic Commando
Devil May Cry 3
KOTOR 2
Metal Gear Acid
Fight Night Round 2
Pokemon Fire Red, Leaf Green Prima
Jak 3
Mercenaries
Tekken 5
NFSU 2[/QUOTE]

Are you serious? Gotta go check it out if this is true.
 
[quote name='dopa345']Are you serious? Gotta go check it out if this is true.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I'm serious. I was suprised when I saw them. This was the Best Buy store in Toledo, OH at Airport HWY. The worker was pulling them off but let me buy some.

I went there to get an ATI X850XT but they did not have them in stock. The X850XT is $404 on the web site with a $50 dollar rebate. I had a 10% off in store coupon so I was trying to get the X850XT for about $320.00 after rebate but they were not in stock.

I ended up getting Guild Wars for $35.00 after GGC.
 
Wow! all those guides for cheap? I really can't believe they drop the Metal Gear acid so soon. It just came out a couple months ago. But I got to do a drive by after I checkout CC cd sale. thanx hansolox1!
 
[quote name='hansolox1']Just got back from Best Buy.

The following guides were a penny:

Xenosaga II
Republic Commando
Devil May Cry 3
KOTOR 2
Metal Gear Acid
Fight Night Round 2
Pokemon Fire Red, Leaf Green Prima
Jak 3
Mercenaries
Tekken 5
NFSU 2[/QUOTE]
Ahh Tekken 5 and Devil May Cry 3, I was hoping they'd be a part of the next set of drops. They're piling up at my BB. Thanks hansolo! Other people might want to try a couple other guides, usually when we get a new set of pennied out guides a couple more are added to the list later in the day.

What time does Best Buy open? 10 or 11? I wanna grab them ASAP
 
[quote name='CouRageouS']Ahh Tekken 5 and Devil May Cry 3, I was hoping they'd be a part of the next set of drops. They're piling up at my BB. Thanks hansolo! Other people might want to try a couple other guides, usually when we get a new set of pennied out guides a couple more are added to the list later in the day.

What time does Best Buy open? 10 or 11? I wanna grab them ASAP[/QUOTE]

Where the hell do you guys find guides at Best Buy?

My BB has like... 3 guides that I saw, above the video games. All I saw were Pokemon Emerald and Minish Cap... nothing else really.
 
RE4 does seem like a likely candidate. I'm sure someone will see a printout of every pennied guide by the end of the day to see if anything is added to hansolo's list.
 
[quote name='Josef']Well the Resident Evil 4 guide is no longer on the website so that may be pennied out.[/QUOTE]

Resident Evil 4 guide confirmed @ .01 !
 
[quote name='Roufuss']Where the hell do you guys find guides at Best Buy?

My BB has like... 3 guides that I saw, above the video games. All I saw were Pokemon Emerald and Minish Cap... nothing else really.[/QUOTE]


There should be a separate guide section. You may want to ask some BB employees (it may take a few before you find one that has a clue) at your store where they are located.
 
[quote name='guessed']There should be a separate guide section. You may want to ask some BB employees (it may take a few before you find one that has a clue) at your store where they are located.[/QUOTE]

So they aren't just randomly mixed among the games?

I've seen Metal Gear Acid above the PSP section, Pokemon above the GBA section, etc... or is that in addition to a guide section?
 
[quote name='Richlough']Resident Evil 4 guide confirmed @ .01 ![/QUOTE]
Great! Less than half hour till BB opens on the West Coast, I hope there aren't any more additions after I leave in half an hour.
 
Woohoo! Just ran over to my local BB and scored 2 RE4 guides (one for me, one for whoever else needs it) a NFSU2 guide (up for grabs) a DMC3 guide (up for grabs) a xenosaga II guide (not sure what I'm going to do with this one) and two Jak 3 guides (up for grabs)
 
[quote name='62t']It various among stores.[/QUOTE]

No section at this store... and it looks the employees have already disposed of them or someone has gone in and bought every single guide they had.

I know for a fact the Best Buy here had 3 Metal Gear Acid guides last week... today they are completely gone, and I was there when the store opened, and just went back to double check.

Not sure if I want to drive the 25 minutes to check out another one... very dissapointing. Where the guides were are covered up by games and controllers and stuff already with price tags... looks like the employees shut this deal down for me before it even began.

EDIT: No luck at either the Tampa or Clearwater store either... called about Metal Gear Acid, RE 4, and one other... got the same message at each store: "Sorry sir, we're out of stock at the moment, and it looks like we're not getting anymore any time soon". One guy even suggested going to EB!

I just saw these guides at Best Buy on Sunday... this is so frustrating.
 
This is the reason I check this thread almost every day. :) I just scored:

Metal Gear Ac!d x2
DMC3 x3
RE4 x1
Republic Commando x2
Tekken 5 x2
Xenosaga II x2
Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green x2
Fight Night Round 2 x2

Got 2 of each to have one to trade. Only exceptions were 3 DMC3's because one is for a friend, and 1 RE4 because I bought this one at full price - so the one is for trade. Only one I wanted that I didn't find was Jak 3, so if anyone wants to trade lemme know!
 
Some stores pull the guides. Some stores place 1 cent stickers on them (like the one I went to). Some stores don't do anything.

I picked up:

Xenosage 2
Devil May Cry 3
Resident Evil 4
Fight Night Round 2
Jak 3
Metal Gear Acid
NFSU2
Final Fantasy I & II Dawn of Souls (I was quite surprised this was still available from the last round)
Tekken 5
KOTOR2
Republic Commando

I only got one of each.
 
Doh, forgot, I wanted a KOTOR 2 as well but my store didn't have it either. So if anyone a spare copy of that & Jak 3, lemme know! I also have spares from other recent BB/EB price drops. My trade list is woefully out of date, so ignore it for now...
 
[quote name='yuy104']Are there price stickers on these guides that say they're $0.01? Or do they just ring up at that price?[/QUOTE]

No matter what the price sticker says they should ring up a penny.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']No section at this store... and it looks the employees have already disposed of them or someone has gone in and bought every single guide they had.

I know for a fact the Best Buy here had 3 Metal Gear Acid guides last week... today they are completely gone, and I was there when the store opened, and just went back to double check.

Not sure if I want to drive the 25 minutes to check out another one... very dissapointing. Where the guides were are covered up by games and controllers and stuff already with price tags... looks like the employees shut this deal down for me before it even began.

EDIT: No luck at either the Tampa or Clearwater store either... called about Metal Gear Acid, RE 4, and one other... got the same message at each store: "Sorry sir, we're out of stock at the moment, and it looks like we're not getting anymore any time soon". One guy even suggested going to EB!

I just saw these guides at Best Buy on Sunday... this is so frustrating.[/QUOTE]
Same here man. Bad luck. My local Best Buy already disposed all of them too. Yes, one clueless guy (at game section) even suggested going to EB. He said Best Buy had shipped these back to the publisher (yea, right). But I checked with the other guy and he said BB already disposed these guides. :( There is another BB around 30 min from where I live but I guess I am not going to bother. It really sucks if I waste 1 hour of driving and come back empty handed. Oh well.
 
I'm gonna run to my BB now, but they're always on the ball with this kind of stuff. If anyone has extras of the following, I'll be willing to reward you:

Resident Evil 4
Xenosaga II
Devil May Cry 3
KOTOR 2
Pokemon Fire Red, Leaf Green Prima
Jak 3
Mercenaries
Tekken 5
NFSU 2
 
Thanks for the heads up hansolox1. Picked up a Tekken 5, NFSU2, Xenosaga 2, Fight Night 2, Jak 3, Republic Commando, Mercenaries and a Metal Gear Acid. Unfortunately I couldn't find a KOTOR II guide which is the one I really wanted.
 
Crap, forgot to get a RE 4, there were at least 4 or 5. I'll check back tomorrow and try to pickup a few guides for trade for the rest of you.
 
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