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$4.99 games at Circuit City in store (YMMV)
- Thread starter Wario64
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I dunno if I should even bother going later today... I have a list of 4-5 games that I'd like to pick up, but would it be worth it the trip?
The Take Out Bandit
Member
John TV: I snagged a copy of Boktai today. It's yours if you can track down any manga from Mikishiro Nagitoh that is not Black Mass vol. 1&2, or anything recent from Tsukasa Midoh, post Professor of the Cow God. Unless of course you'd feel dirty seeking them out. 
Sorry Shouta, searched everywhere in CC. No Disgaea or Chaos Legion.
Sorry Shouta, searched everywhere in CC. No Disgaea or Chaos Legion.
Damn it. Okay guys, I went back, sorry but no restock because they dont keep games in the storage area. Whats there is whats on the shelf. I did however find Red Faction II which I somehow missed yesterday.
Other games still their was Chaos legion, MGS2 Substance Xbox, and Morrowing GOTY and Okage. If you havent gone yet its probably too late.
6 out of the 13 games I wanted aint bad.
Other games still their was Chaos legion, MGS2 Substance Xbox, and Morrowing GOTY and Okage. If you havent gone yet its probably too late.
6 out of the 13 games I wanted aint bad.
Ninja Scooter
Member
open_mouth_ said:
\probably not. I wouldn't doubt its been picked clean by now. Seriously, in the span of about a day, my Circuit City games section went completely barren. Makes me wonder wtf CC is gonna do if they really had a promotion planned for later this month.
Uno Ill Nino
Banned
JEUS! JESUS CHRIST!!!!11 aaaghAGHAHGAH!!!! GOTTA GO TO CC RIGHT NOW! RIGHT FUCKING NOW!1!!!! BWAAAGAAA!!!!!
I severely underestimated the fact that I live in the midwest. The CC I went to has been CLEANED of all the good $4.99 games. I picked up Evil Dead, Die Hard Vendetta, and NHL Hitz Pro, but I'm going to have to go back next week for Panzer Dragoon Orta, Def Jam Vendetta, Dead or Alive 3, and Silent Hill 2 (here's hoping they get more stock in!).
I honestly didn't know how many people knew about this; where are people finding this out? There was a guy there with a list of games and his girlfriend was helping him load up a basket with all the games he wanted. There was also this old guy talking on his cellphone going "IT'S MOSTLY SKATING AND SURFING TYPE GAMES....UM..THERE'S A SHOOTING GAME." He was only looking in the bargain bin; apparently some people don't know they're not marked at all.
I wonder if they're still going to do this promotion when it was supposed to happen. I hope so; I didn't get the games I really wanted. :/
I honestly didn't know how many people knew about this; where are people finding this out? There was a guy there with a list of games and his girlfriend was helping him load up a basket with all the games he wanted. There was also this old guy talking on his cellphone going "IT'S MOSTLY SKATING AND SURFING TYPE GAMES....UM..THERE'S A SHOOTING GAME." He was only looking in the bargain bin; apparently some people don't know they're not marked at all.
I wonder if they're still going to do this promotion when it was supposed to happen. I hope so; I didn't get the games I really wanted. :/
The Take Out Bandit
Member
Wario: Rescue Heroes: Billy Blazes is also $4.99 for GBA.
I'm only plugging this as it's a Wayforward developed game, but more importantly, it features a cameo of Guppi from X-treme Sports! ^_^
I'm only plugging this as it's a Wayforward developed game, but more importantly, it features a cameo of Guppi from X-treme Sports! ^_^
Agent Dormer
Dirty Drinking Smoker
Went to check out the two local CCs today for some friends - completely cleaned out. It looked like a lot of games were pulled so I'm going to be checking back on Sunday.
Boogie9IGN
Member
Goddamnit, I just called and both of mine didn't have SoA, VJ or JO
HURRY SUNDAY
HURRY SUNDAY
Is Viewtiful Joe GC 4.99$? If so, would anyone be willing to pick it up and ship it to Quebec?
I'd send you the money for the game and pay shipping (Depending how much it costs), or we could even work out some other deal?
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
I really want Viewtiful Joe
I'd send you the money for the game and pay shipping (Depending how much it costs), or we could even work out some other deal?
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
I really want Viewtiful Joe
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
Hey Wario64, thanks for the heads up! I just picked up Deus Ex, Dynasty Tactics, and Boktai for $15. I'm a budget gamer, and I always look out for deals, but I have never seen anything like this since the Dreamcast died. If they announced this in the paper there would be riots in the parking lot.
I don't think people should just buy games because they are worth a lot of money, though. That's what killed comic books. You should just buy what you or your friends want to play. EB games usually rips you off, and there is probably going to be too many EBay sharks out there to make much of a profit. That said, I'm looking for a copy of ICO if anyone is offering. If you haven't played it yet though I demand you open the box and beat it first. Peace out.
I don't think people should just buy games because they are worth a lot of money, though. That's what killed comic books. You should just buy what you or your friends want to play. EB games usually rips you off, and there is probably going to be too many EBay sharks out there to make much of a profit. That said, I'm looking for a copy of ICO if anyone is offering. If you haven't played it yet though I demand you open the box and beat it first. Peace out.
mattx5 said:Is Viewtiful Joe GC 4.99$? If so, would anyone be willing to pick it up and ship it to Quebec?
I'd send you the money for the game and pay shipping (Depending how much it costs), or we could even work out some other deal?
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
I really want Viewtiful Joe
I'll see what I can do.
edit: Sorry mate, my CC is all out. Gonna try to price match at Best Buy via a receipt, but no gurantees.
Boogie9IGN
Member
Wario64 said:
PERFECT! I love you.
Wario64 said:
The only chance of a restock I can figure is if they still have a bunch of these games stuck in regional warehouses or something that they'll be shipping out to stores for next week. And hopefully next week still brings MORE markdowns, then we'll have a whole new set of games to fight over.
Wellington
BAAAALLLINNN'
Marched up to the cashier with Maximo, Aggressive Inline, Mad Maestro, and Tetris Worlds GC in tow. Tetris Worlds rang up for $19.99... It was the only one I actually wanted, the rest are just trade in fodder. So yeah, take Tetris Worlds GC off the list.
It was the only one I actually wanted, the rest are just trade in fodder. So yeah, take Tetris Worlds GC off the list. Just went today and bought Silpheed and Ape Escape 2. They had a few other things from the list, including Legaia 2, Monster Rancher 3, and Freaky Flyers.
I didn't really know anything about them though, so I didn't pick them up? Are they any good?
They also had a copy of Summoner 2 for Gamecube. I might go back and get it since I'm buying a Gamecube soon. How is that game? No Viewtiful Joe though, which is what I really wanted to pick up for my future GC.
I didn't really know anything about them though, so I didn't pick them up? Are they any good?
They also had a copy of Summoner 2 for Gamecube. I might go back and get it since I'm buying a Gamecube soon. How is that game? No Viewtiful Joe though, which is what I really wanted to pick up for my future GC.
dskillzhtown
keep your strippers out of my American football
Meier said:It rang up as $19.99 at mine
You had to get one with the "Not For Resale" sticker on it.
crawlingpeter
Member
i had them scan an MK for both the xbox and ps2.. then i relized neither had the promo sticker and i just ended up feeling dumb.dskillzhtown said:
im interested in buying an xbox version if anyone is selling cheap
Christoff Yurievich
Member
CVXFREAK said:
DITTO.
I went to three stores today and got quite the haul. Nothing spectacular, but some stuff. I'm going to post it in the trade thread because I want's a copy of VJ dammit!
EDIT: one store had a copy of the promotional Star Wars/Tetris Worlds for the Xbox...the clerk wouldn't scan it though to let me see if it was $4.99. Even though there was CLEARLY a price tag on the game, she said they can't sell it unless you're buying an Xbox.
PS - Obi-Wan for the Xbox has two versions...the "bargain" version with a special UPC sticker that isn't $4.99 and another. You might want to note this.
Unfortunately, Viewtiful Joe was devoured alive at any CC in the area. Only one in the state of florida with viewtiful joe in stock was CC in St Meyers. I left with Beach Spikers for GC and Shadow: Okage for PS2.
Golden Sun did not come up as 4.99 unfortunately. Even though I made out with two games I wanted, (not the ones I really X 100 wanted), it still sucked for me. I went to a Circuit City thats very hidden. Some place some people would never find or think about.
Unfortunately, the person I've been seeing for 3 months thought the same thing. That or the person I'm being cheated with lives near there. Still, they thought I'd never see them there.
"Good bye, I hope you remember me.....Filled with murderous RAGE!"
Golden Sun did not come up as 4.99 unfortunately. Even though I made out with two games I wanted, (not the ones I really X 100 wanted), it still sucked for me. I went to a Circuit City thats very hidden. Some place some people would never find or think about.
Unfortunately, the person I've been seeing for 3 months thought the same thing. That or the person I'm being cheated with lives near there. Still, they thought I'd never see them there.
"Good bye, I hope you remember me.....Filled with murderous RAGE!"
Alright, just returned from another run to CC. Yeah, I decided for $5, what the hell, and even then, there's a chance trade-in on some of it just might be over $5.
Monster Rancher 3 for PS2 rang up as $19.99 for me though, not $4.99. It had a different cover from the one pictured on EBgames and Gamestop's webpage though, so maybe there's a difference of some kind I don't know about.
Anyway, here's what I've ended up with, those with asteriks are games I probably won't even consider trading in, since I know I want to play them:
GC:
Pikmin*
Summoner : Goddess Reborn*
PS2:
Ape Escape 2*
Silpheed*
Super Bust-A-Move*
Freaky Flyers
Resident Evil: Dead Aim
Robotech: Battlecry
Legaia 2
Wipeout Fusion*
Monster Rancher 3 for PS2 rang up as $19.99 for me though, not $4.99. It had a different cover from the one pictured on EBgames and Gamestop's webpage though, so maybe there's a difference of some kind I don't know about.
Anyway, here's what I've ended up with, those with asteriks are games I probably won't even consider trading in, since I know I want to play them:
GC:
Pikmin*
Summoner : Goddess Reborn*
PS2:
Ape Escape 2*
Silpheed*
Super Bust-A-Move*
Freaky Flyers
Resident Evil: Dead Aim
Robotech: Battlecry
Legaia 2
Wipeout Fusion*
a friend of mine is checking out south jersey CC's and telling me how wiped out they are...
i've only got one close one in Peoria, and i'm not about to drive 45 minutes to Bloomington to hope i get lucky
i'll see if my local one is wiped tomorrow when i get my damn car back.
i've only got one close one in Peoria, and i'm not about to drive 45 minutes to Bloomington to hope i get lucky
i'll see if my local one is wiped tomorrow when i get my damn car back.
The guy at one of the store's I went to said to check back later this week. According to him, they get videogame shipments in every weekday from the warehouse. So if they have any stock left they'll send them at that point. The first shipment would be on Tuesday. They aren't getting one today because of the Holiday.
crawlingpeter
Member
what do you figure would be the best time to show up? right when they open or sometime in the afternoon?Seth C said:
crawlingpeter said:
Hard to say. I don't think they'd do much stocking during store hours, so I doubt most of the stuff they get on Tuesday would be on the shelves until Wednesday morning, but you never know. The strategy is a bit different from normal though. Normally I'd suggest going to stores where no one goes, but for this you should go to the busiest CC in your area, since that's the one they'd re-stock most heavily.
Hmmm maybe I should try going back Wed......
I do wonder how many people actually knew about this, though. There can't be THAT many CAGs out there and the ones that do would be wise not to tell their friends until they already went...and even then, it just seems that random people know about this deal. Of course, the numbers could be heavily skewed in a situation where you don't have a lot of people coming in, but one or two greedy folks coming in and snatching up 95% of the games.
I do wonder how many people actually knew about this, though. There can't be THAT many CAGs out there and the ones that do would be wise not to tell their friends until they already went...and even then, it just seems that random people know about this deal. Of course, the numbers could be heavily skewed in a situation where you don't have a lot of people coming in, but one or two greedy folks coming in and snatching up 95% of the games.
Musashi Wins!
FLAWLESS VICTOLY!
Seth C said:
It's on GameTab and many other sites as well. Consider yourself lucky if you got a few decent titles to begin with.
Future Trunks
lemme tell you something son, this guy is SO FARKING HUGE HE'LL FLEX AND DESTROY THE SUN no shit
Mine was raped yesterday according to the employees....I just found out about this a few hours ago...