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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***





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That's what I was wondering, I was like "I have people I can trade with, and only need 1 copy of each guide" but they wouldn't budge.

He did say they let employees take them home if they want. I'm dead serious. I saw at least 10 MGS Acid, 6 Jak 3, 4 Xenosaga II, 5 Tekken's, 10 NFSU2, and like 7 KOTOR II's. There were a whole grip of Fight Night Rd 2, Mercenaries, and DMC 3 guides there.
 
[quote name='m_que01']Considering they toss them anyways, why don't they just get rid of them, maybe like a limit of 1 guide per person per title. That'll get rid of there mass inventory and it will also bring us cheapass gamers into the store. What's the point of getting rid of them when they can be put to good use.[/QUOTE]

Well as much as I don't like it and I try to pick up as many different penny guides as I can, I can understand Best Buy/Guide makers (Brady/Prima) position. They can't be giving guides away for free cause then people (like I do) would wait and never actually buy a $15 guide if they could wait 2 months and get it for free. I think a better policy would do do what every other product does and go 75% off, 50% off, 25% off and so on or $15 then to $10 and then to $5 and then thrown out. But Best Buy does not do it cause it wants to, it their obligation to the publisher
 
[quote name='n00bie']Was at a Best Buy earlier with a friend, and we saw a whole crap load of the guides sitting on a table in the back room. We asked an employee if we could look at them (there was tons of the most recent pennied out guides), and he said yes, but we couldn't buy any. They were scheduled for destruction or to be bundled with games. I asked why we couldn't buy them, and he said "some people sell them on eBay"

Damn hoarders!![/QUOTE]

My blockbuster is always throwing away bags of new guides, magazines, dvd cases etc. I once asked for one and they said they have to throw them away. At that same time a employee was taking a handful to his car.
 
this is pretty cool, but I do have one question...

Aren't these "guides" out-dated when sites like gamefaqs.com came out which allowed users to publish their own walk-throughs for games? I personally haven't used a guide in so many years thanks to the internet, so i'm just wondering how these companies are able to compete?

Is it for collection purposes? Pretty pictures? Easier to understand? I'm kind of confused :)

Thanks,
Vpr
 
i personally like gamefaqs, but for some games i really do just want a book guide (star ocean 3, disgaea, phantom brave, etc). also i have some issues with people who write the guides on gamefaqs having horrible spelling errors through out the guide.
 
[quote name='vpr']this is pretty cool, but I do have one question...

Aren't these "guides" out-dated when sites like gamefaqs.com came out which allowed users to publish their own walk-throughs for games? I personally haven't used a guide in so many years thanks to the internet, so i'm just wondering how these companies are able to compete?

Is it for collection purposes? Pretty pictures? Easier to understand? I'm kind of confused :)

Thanks,
Vpr[/QUOTE]

For me, it's collection purposes, pretty pictures, easier to understand - PLUS - more info/charts & maps, more accurate information, and easier to have on hand while playing.

Gamefaqs is nice for a quick push if you're stuck, but from my experience it's unreliable at times, and sometimes difficult to find the information you're looking for. I'd much rather have a guide.
 
that makes sense.... I have a personal rule that I won't use any sort of cheat codes and/or guide for the first run through a game unless i'm really really stuck in which case I just look up that one part in a walkthrough, so I guess that makes the difference...

Good info there - Thanks for filling me in.

-Vpr
 
if i come across a guide of a game i own and under 1 dollar i'll buy it. I like gamefaqs, but i perfer the guide being next to me rahter than looking at my monitor then at my tv.
 
[quote name='ericx']My blockbuster is always throwing away bags of new guides, magazines, dvd cases etc. I once asked for one and they said they have to throw them away. At that same time a employee was taking a handful to his car.[/QUOTE]

Haha, I used to be that employee. ^_~

There is no reason why they can't give them to you. And those cases, we used to throw garbage bags out full of them every couple weeks. Why they don't give them away or even sell them for like $0.10 or something each is beyond me. Blockbuster is a strange beast.

PS: If anyone has a X-Men Legends guide, I would love to trade for it! ^_~
 
Hey guys, I was at best buy the other day and saw guides for Morrowind game of the year edition. was this ever pennied out? that thing is really old. i was in a rush and it was super busy and i couldnt find anyone to ask.

they also still had a GTA V ice City guide, but it was smaller looking than the other guides.
 
[quote name='evophile']Hey guys, I was at best buy the other day and saw guides for Morrowind game of the year edition. was this ever pennied out? that thing is really old. i was in a rush and it was super busy and i couldnt find anyone to ask.

they also still had a GTA V ice City guide, but it was smaller looking than the other guides.[/QUOTE]

I have tried for the Morrowind GOTY guide several times, taken it up to the register and it has always been $19.99 to as low as $14.99. Don't know why it won't budge. I think the GTA VC guide used to be pennied out, the version I saw was always smaller.

Everyso often when I'm in BB I will grab some older guides and take em up from for a price scan - you never know.
 
[quote name='vpr']that makes sense.... I have a personal rule that I won't use any sort of cheat codes and/or guide for the first run through a game unless i'm really really stuck in which case I just look up that one part in a walkthrough, so I guess that makes the difference...

Good info there - Thanks for filling me in.

-Vpr[/QUOTE]

Yea, I used to do the same thing, but my gaming time has become more scarce while the number of games I want to play has increased. ;) Don't get me wrong, I don't sit & follow a walkthrough all the way through an RPG, but I do like to have the guide on hand to reference occasionally. I'm playing SMT:Nocturne right now, and I honestly don't see how anyone finishes it without the guide. I'm at the end, over 60 hours logged (but I'd put my playtime over 70 hours due to deaths), and the final dungeons are ridiculously frustrating. Even using the guide, they take forever to get through. I'm pretty sure without it I would have given up on this game a while back & moved on to something else.
 
[quote name='borg20001']I have tried for the Morrowind GOTY guide several times, taken it up to the register and it has always been $19.99 to as low as $14.99. Don't know why it won't budge. I think the GTA VC guide used to be pennied out, the version I saw was always smaller.

Everyso often when I'm in BB I will grab some older guides and take em up from for a price scan - you never know.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I'm also patiently waiting for the Morrowind guide to penny out.

In regards to guides over faqs, I agree that I would normally never purchase a guide since you get the same, if not better information from a faq online. However, I have come across some guides that are quite good and useful (such as Soul Calibur 2, most guides for Metal Gear Solid games) though there are also very bad guides other there (MK: Deception comes to mind). It is nice to have the guide handy when you play with the maps and stuff; probably unlike a true gaming purist since I have no time to playthrough a game again (I don't even have time to play the games I own once) I have no qualms about using a guide/faq as I play if I get stuck in the slightest during play. I've also noticed that the Bradygames guides as a whole tend to be better than the Prima guides; maybe that's just me though.
 
The Morrowind guide may never penny out. It's almost impossible to find anyways. I'm thinking of getting it just for that reason. The GOTY edition seems like you'd have to have it just because the game with the two expansion packs is so damn big.
 
[quote name='PittsburghAfterDark']The GOTY edition seems like you'd have to have it just because the game with the two expansion packs is so damn big.[/QUOTE]

Morrowind was pretty big long before the GOTY edition was released. If you really take the time and effort to explore the original game, you won't need the expansion paks anyway.
 
I use guides a lot with rpg's, but try only to only use them to get items and hidden things. But I've become so obsessive about finding every little thing in a game that I've even reset the system and gone back to a save I made an hour ago, just to get a little worthless herb that I forgot in a chest.
 
[quote name='PittsburghAfterDark']The Morrowind guide may never penny out. It's almost impossible to find anyways. I'm thinking of getting it just for that reason. The GOTY edition seems like you'd have to have it just because the game with the two expansion packs is so damn big.[/QUOTE]

I was talking to an EBGames employee that said the Morrowind Guide was pennied out for a short time. But, the price went back up.

As of today, it's still reg. price at Best Buy. Hit one on a whim and found the Tekken 5 guide tagged at 0.01. They also had "The Incredibles" GBA pack for 0.01, but it was OOS.
 
Some nice finds today at EB -- picked up .Hack 4 ($0.01) and a Tales of Symphonia art book (free)!

I was pretty surprised to find the art book considering how long the game has been out.
 
I found the Paper Mario:TTYD guide @ a GS today but the employee gave me a line of BS about not being able to sell it to me since it rang up as $0.01. No matter what I said he wouldn't budge and probably took it home himself.
 
[quote name='PittsburghAfterDark']Anyone else able to confirm the Paper Mario penny guide?[/QUOTE]

I work at GS and yes it is pennied at GS.
 
[quote name='PittsburghAfterDark']Anyone else able to confirm the Paper Mario penny guide?[/QUOTE]

Yeah, but wasn't that a few months ago???

If so, finding one now would be extremely lucky.
 
[quote name='schultzed']Yeah, but wasn't that a few months ago???

If so, finding one now would be extremely lucky.[/QUOTE]

Well, lucky, unless they refuse to sell it to you.
 
I found two of the Paper Mario guides at GS. The girl there gave them to me for free...I guess she didn't want to waste her time ringing them up.
 
[quote name='unforeseen']I found two of the Paper Mario guides at GS. The girl there gave them to me for free...I guess she didn't want to waste her time ringing them up.[/QUOTE]

Depending on the gamestop I either get them for free or a penny. I think its just thats what they're supposed to do, it just depends on if they know that or not.
 
[quote name='Kuros']I work at GS and yes it is pennied at GS.[/QUOTE]

Hey Kuros could you please inform us when we have a have a drop at Gamestop. My local connection has become frayed with changing employee's and such and I don't think we have anyone else here who has volunteered to represent Gamestop. Thank you for your time and you consideration.
 
[quote name='floormat']Hey Kuros could you please inform us when we have a have a drop at Gamestop. My local connection has become frayed with changing employee's and such and I don't think we have anyone else here who has volunteered to represent Gamestop. Thank you for your time and you consideration.[/QUOTE]

I'll try. :)
 
[quote name='guessed']Thank you.[/QUOTE]

Well, I don't think I'm gonna be able to print out the pennied guides, due to the fact I can't sort by price.

I do know that Star Wars Galaxies guide and Madden 05 guide pennied today.
 
[quote name='Kuros']Well, I don't think I'm gonna be able to print out the pennied guides, due to the fact I can't sort by price.

I do know that Star Wars Galaxies guide and Madden 05 guide pennied today.[/QUOTE]

Where at?

I saw Madden listed on the OP but not sure where you got it from.

I just picked up Ninja Gaiden (XB) and RE:Outbreak today. I must have missed them on my previous trip to TRU.
 
[quote name='sabin23']Where at?

I saw Madden listed on the OP but not sure where you got it from.

I just picked up Ninja Gaiden (XB) and RE:Outbreak today. I must have missed them on my previous trip to TRU.[/QUOTE]

Gamestop.
 
[quote name='TimTucker']Picked up Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles and Metroid Prime from EB today.[/QUOTE]

Picked up FF: CC today. Was told that only it and some Nintendo Power mags were pennied out.

EB is fast becoming my store of choice.
 
[quote name='shajek']EB is fast becoming my store of choice.[/QUOTE]

My local EB always rips penny guides off the shelves as soon as the price changes occur. I've never found a penny guide at my EB. :cry:
 
[quote name='MaxBiaggi2']My local EB always rips penny guides off the shelves as soon as the price changes occur. I've never found a penny guide at my EB. :cry:[/QUOTE]

You can ask if they have any left.

The guy at my EB helps me get pennied guides. :)
 
I'm sure this has been posted, but I will for my own health. I got the Tekken 5 strategy guide for .01 yesterday at BB.
 
[quote name='el bobo']I'm sure this has been posted, but I will for my own health. I got the Tekken 5 strategy guide for .01 yesterday at BB.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, it's been a penny for awhile now.
 
[quote name='MaxBiaggi2']My local EB always rips penny guides off the shelves as soon as the price changes occur. I've never found a penny guide at my EB. :cry:[/QUOTE]


Agreed, I hate EB for penny guides. They always are dicks about them to me.
 
[quote name='Zon27']Agreed, I hate EB for penny guides. They always are dicks about them to me.[/QUOTE]

I have the exact opposite experience. My local EB's have been a gold mine for penny guides lately.
 
I am wondering the same. Does anyone know what magazines have been pennied.

Off topic: Anyone know what magazines were pennied at Toys R Us?
 
Got back from a trip to Va where alot of the Best Buys still had planty of the penny guides in stock, including many from the older wave of penny releases... probably ended up with about 25 or so guides. Took as many as I could to a local game exchange, along with some crappy dvds (recieved 10 bucks credit for a 2002 Nascar dvd I got from the dollar tree) and a couple old sports titles... walked out with my own sega master system w/4 games, a half life guide, a game gear game, Goldeneye RA for the GCN... only paid about 2 bucks out of pocket

On the same topic, have noticed my Best Buy had more enny guides in stock today when I went there, only about 3 but they hadnt been there before, one of them LOTR, wasnt even in stock when these price reductions first happened... in other words... keep checking bak from time to time
 
If anyone is looking for a NFL Street 2 guide, PM me. I accidently picked up two of these the other day. I was also able to pick up DOA:U, MK: Deception, Def Jam:FFNY, Fight Night :R2, and Star Wars:BF, but I am keeping those.
 
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