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Civilization III: Complete - where to buy?

Peter PrinciplePeter Principle Registered User regular
edited September 2008 in Help / Advice Forum
I've got a sudden hankering to play this again, but I can't find my discs. I want to get this game asap, but at the same time I'd like to save a bit of money. IIRC, $20 was the going rate at Target, Wal-Mart, etc. So that's the price to beat. Is there a place I can pay to download this game? I found one site, but they wanted $40, yikes.

I live in the Seattle area.

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  • NathrakNathrak Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    http://www.gamersgate.com/index.php?page=product&what=view&sku=DD-CIV3&cat=strategy

    $9.99 at Gamersgate. I got Spellforce : Platinum from them a bit ago and they seem fine. I was going to get Puzzlequest for $9.99 and maybe Gothic 3 for $14.99 (seem like good prices) but they changed their billing method recently and it no longer likes my debit card for some reason. I dunno, you can give it a shot!

    Edit: Forgot to mention it's a download site like Steam/Direct2Drive.

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  • DalbozDalboz Resident Puppy Eater Right behind you...Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    You might consider Civilization Chronicles. It includes Civ III Complete as part of the total package, along with the other Civs. If not, it looks like Amazon has Civ III Complete for about 12 bucks.

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  • JebusUDJebusUD Adventure! Candy IslandRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Im fairly certain you can download it off of steam(the client for distribution of valve programs, like counterstrike and Halflife)

    www.steampowered.com

    download it there.

    it will probably be like... 25 bucks for the game. The client program steam is free.

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  • Alternate_TheoryAlternate_Theory Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    What would be the advantages and disadvantages of buying a game online through a place like gamersgate versus buying it at a retail outlet like Fred Meyer?

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  • BlahblahblahBlahblahblah Registered User new member
    edited September 2008
    Faced with having to pay again, I'd look harder for my discs. I'm just sayin'.........

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  • PuddingSenatorPuddingSenator Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Dalboz wrote: »
    You might consider Civilization Chronicles. It includes Civ III Complete as part of the total package, along with the other Civs. If not, it looks like Amazon has Civ III Complete for about 12 bucks.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832262019&Tpk=civilization%20chronicles

    On Newegg for $28, which includes Civs 1-4 and all expansions (not the Civ 4 expansions though) and some cool goodies.

    edit: crap, it's on back-order now.

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  • JebusUDJebusUD Adventure! Candy IslandRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    seriously just buy it off steam. Then you can redownload it any time you want.

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  • SheepSheep Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited September 2008
    Recently bought the complete package for 10 bucks on eBay.

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  • DalbozDalboz Resident Puppy Eater Right behind you...Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    PuddingSenator wrote: »
    Dalboz wrote: »
    You might consider Civilization Chronicles. It includes Civ III Complete as part of the total package, along with the other Civs. If not, it looks like Amazon has Civ III Complete for about 12 bucks.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832262019&Tpk=civilization%20chronicles

    On Newegg for $28, which includes Civs 1-4 and all expansions (not the Civ 4 expansions though) and some cool goodies.

    edit: crap, it's on back-order now.

    It looks like GoGamer has Civilization Chronicles for $22.90.

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