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mooshoepork
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So, I know we have done a thread like this before, but a new one is in order. What is the best deal you have gotten on a game, or gaming related items? It might be getting a rare game for cheap, or just something rare at all! What grabs are you most proud of?
I got a new copy of Psychonauts on xbox for 10 bucks today.
I saw it, and wasn't sure if it worked with BC...so I thought I'd come back, and if it was still there just risk it. I came back and it was gone :O I felt retarded. I should've just picked it up!
Then I saw it! Some other soul had picked it up and decided not to buy it!
Win
I also got all the penny-arcade books for about 60 dollars today. Australian. Which is good considering they are usually 30 dollars, each here.
I got a new copy of Psychonauts on xbox for 10 bucks today.
I saw it, and wasn't sure if it worked with BC...so I thought I'd come back, and if it was still there just risk it. I came back and it was gone :O I felt retarded. I should've just picked it up!
Then I saw it! Some other soul had picked it up and decided not to buy it!
Win
I also got all the penny-arcade books for about 60 dollars today. Australian. Which is good considering they are usually 30 dollars, each here.
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Also got 2 Dreamcast consoles (in extremely good condition.) for $30.
Mmmm....oh and i got a mint condition copy of Final Fantasy 7 with the black label out of a bargain bin for $14 a few months ago.
I mean, 5$ for both.
Also, just about every great RPG or strategy game...I pay 60$...but shit, I put 40 hours into Fallout 3 already. There are games like Civilization 2 that I've been playing for years and years, and games like Red Alert 2 or Diablo 2 that I still manage to reinstall once every year or two.
Videogaming has been pretty good to me.
I was also able to get a lot of new releases last year for less than $30 CDN (legit).
I got a Gameboy Colour with Zelda DX for free :P
I'm sure there are more that I just can't think of.
oXbox plus 20 or so decent games - £50
RE4 Chainsaw controller - £5
Mass Effect - £7
Odama + Mic - £3
The Red Star - £3
Shadow of the Colossus - £8
Blue Dragon - £2.99 (but I don't like it)
GalCiv2 - £1.99
Probably a load more I can't remember
The Steam Christmas sale was pretty good this year too.
Edit: Oh yeah, I got a PS2 (slimline one) for free. A mate of mine had one and it broke, wouldn't power on at all, so he bought a replacement. Turned ou, when he tested the old one with his new cable, it was just a broken power brick. He said I could have it for free, but I would have to get my own controller + power cable.
I already mentioned in the VC thread the copy of Castlevania 3 I got for free from a non-gaming friend.
Also when I was in 8th grade, I rode the bus with a squirrely 6th grade kid who had a box of NES games in his attic and back then, Playstation was all the rage so he didn't want them anymore. I was starting to realize the value of old games so I casually inquired about them and I think I got a whole box for like a dollar. Some great stuff in there, like Zelda, Bart vs. the Space Mutants, a number of the classic baseball games, and Silent Scope, a submarine simulator.
Also at this time I bought Pokemon Blue for $5 from a shady kid who had almost certainly stolen it. I didn't care! His squirtle was named Asscheeks or something, stupid kid didn't have what it takes to be a Pokemon master.
Also, Call of Cthulhu DCoTE and Jet Set Radio Future for a combined price of $12.
Dang, I thought I got a good deal :P
I'd happily pay 50 bucks for it though, now having played it. I can't believe I missed it when it came out.
Otherwise most of my current 360 library has been cheap. I nabbed several titles for about $12 or less apiece (BF: Bad Company, NG2, Pure, Vegas 2, Lego Indiana, Gears 1 Refresh, Grid)
Wii U - 'Nocero'
XBox ID - therealmasume
PS4 ID - realmasume
I guess it's harder to get good deals on new gaming related stuff Australia. Fuck our economy and fuck our ridiculously expensive market.
Nice work :winky:
I'm not usually prone to buying used games, but when they're no longer in print I'll take the chance. (Back in around 2000 I tried buying used games on E-Bay and got kind of screwed. Only takes once.)
Recently I bought:
-Sealed Freelancer and X-Wing Alliance (both I did own at one point, and lost either through moves or CD tragedies), each costing $19. I'd have paid $50 for the XWA. I am obsessed with XWA.
-Rise of Legends new and sealed, $19.
-Rise of Nations and RoN: Thrones and Patriots sealed for $9. These came on a special Ubisoft DVD with some English and Dutch writing on the back, suggesting it was some overstock for a European edition of the game. I now favor Europeans and the Dutch even more than previously.
Not-So-Recent:
-Mass Effect from Amazon.com for $30, new. Totally worth it. (About 3 months after release.)
-UT2k4 on steam I got it at $20, though I think there was a special weekend deal for $10 at some point. This was another title I had owned but the CDs of which had become compromised. Worth every penny.
-At the PX (my family's very military, and they still invite me to go on-base to avoid taxes) I got a Classic X-Box Titles 3-pack of GTA3, GTA:VC and GTA:SA for $20 total. No tax was just the icing on the cake. This was a few years ago. I did have these titles at their initial release but only for the PS2, and these would get more play on my 360 than any of the Console Launch titles. (Perfect Dark Zero was available for the same price, in its Special Edition box, but I considered that a waste of $20, except for the little comic.) All new.
-MarioKart DS from Amazon.com new at $20.
I've had other good deals, but a lot of them don't qualify as "Best Purchases". Relevant to note, I believe most games today aren't worth their price at launch. Used to get a lot more for your buck, but that's how it goes, and I'm used to it by now. It makes these deals all the sweeter.
Edit: Forgot that I got Rock n' Roll Racing for $5 at a Gamebro's, used. This was in ~1995. This game... this game was spectacular.
A PS2 Slim. Dual Shock 2. MegaMan X Collection. Parasite Eve. Legend of Dragoon. Free.
Phantom Dust for about 2 bucks. Silent Hill 3 for $10 bucks. Syphon Filter 1 -3 + Medievil 1-2 for, what, 20 bucks total? Homeworld 2 for $2. Grimgrimoire for $10. Actually probably a shitload of RPGs for PS2 for $10 here and there.
I saw a bunch of copies of Freelancer at Sam's a couple of weeks ago for like $5 or $10.
Personally, maybe the Max Payne 2 LE for £5 brand new a few years back.
gears of CE
Mass effect
viva pinata party animals
arcade 360 thing with free month of live
All for free. Sent in photos to the xbox 360 street team
It came with a copy of Radiant Silvergun.
Can trade TF2 items or whatever else you're interested in. PM me.
Ogre Battle 64 - $10 - blockbuster video
Paper Mario - $2 - yard sale
Kirby 64 - $2 - yard sale
Mario Kart 64 - $2 - yard sale
Suikoden 2 - $25 - eb
Earthbound - $5 - Game Crazy
Final Fantasy III - $2 - yard sale
Intelligent Qube - $20 - eb
Klonoa - $10 - Hollywood Video
Castlevania - Symphony of the Night - $2 - game crazy
Wild Arms - $5 - yard sale
Final Fantasy II - $10 - blockbuster video
Final Fantasy VII black border with box/manual - $2 - goodwill
Sega Saturn brand new in box - $25 - Toys R Us clearance
NES Advantage brand new in box - $2 - Toys R US clearance
TI Computer w/box, all manuals & two complete games - $19 - yard sale/game show
Odyssey 2 w/box and 4 games w/boxes - $5 - yard sale
Man, I don't even want that game, but I'm envious of that deal.
Cheapest games I've gotten were Mark Of Kri for US$7.50, Boktai for $5, and Psychonauts for $4 (the tag said $14.99, so it was a pleasant surprise when it rang up differently).
Steam - Minty D. Vision!
Origin/BF3 - MintyDVision
Switch - SW-3699-5063-5018
The original Valkyrie Profile, case and manual intact, $14 used at Gamestop. Seeing how much it costs these days that was a pretty great find.
Bought it a few days ago when it went on sale.
Also bought a working dreamcast + hookups and controllers for under $30 not too long ago...
Wish I could get a good deal on Breath of Fire III for the PS1 though... my copy seems to have escaped my domain...
Switch - SW-3699-5063-5018
More recently, thanks mainly to following CAG, I got Elite Beat Agents for $7, new. I also managed to pick up all of the GBA Final Fantasies, save for V, for about $10 each.
3DS Friend Code: 0404-6826-4588 PM if you add.
Ico for $20 at GameStop
An extra copy of Super Mario World + Sonic 2 in exchange for a hopelessly mangled DS
Killer7 for $3 at GameStop
A Dreamcast for $15 on eBay
On my last visit to GameStop, I saw a brand new sealed copy of Okami for PS2 on their desk, among a stack of other games. It was priced at $20, and I didn't get it. I'm kicking myself.
Oh, and I once got Beyond Good & Evil PC version for 99 cents. And a copy of FFII SNES in exchange for a burned copy of FF9 back when I was in the eighth grade.
Best. Trade. Ever.
Bahh!! I remember buying those games from the $10 rack at Wal-Mart years ago... Those are some good deals
Suikoden 2 for $40 USD is a good deal. What you got could be considered theft (or the deal of the century).