TRU $10 Game sale starts 12-22 [Archive] - Page 2

goatdan

12-22-2005, 04:53 PM

Mine had about half of the games, plus they had just got a small shipment of Xbox 360's in. hehe

When I was there yesterday, they had just got in half a dozen of systems, and were expecting half a dozen per day they said. I also went into WalMart last night (talk about a rare night for me, I NEVER go there) and found half a dozen there too. Seems like a rather large shipment got out yesterday around here.

erehwon

12-22-2005, 05:07 PM

I picked up in fort wayne, IN:

King of Fighters: Maximum Impact(PS2)
Metal Slug 4&5 (PS2)

Are these games okay? I'd heard some good stuff about Metal Slug.

dcescott

12-22-2005, 05:36 PM

I didn't go crazy but I got:
Area 51 xbox for me
KillZone PS2 for my step dad
2 free xbox Jedi Hunter Controllers, free promo thing.
Not bad for 20 bucks!

I just bought my wife diamond earrings, I'm a little tapped out.

lendelin

12-22-2005, 05:36 PM

Since I have a dentist appointment this morning, I did my shopping already on Monday and Tuesday in two stores. Today is just price adjusting time. Great that the sale is really going on.

I'm glad that you already did this. I picked up a bunch of stuff on Monday that was supposed to be included and figured I'd just be returning it. And yesterday I stopped by another store and got a few things... Overall:

F-Zero GP
Halo 2: LE (LE my ass)
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Mr. Driller: DS
World Series Poker
Resident Evil
Pirates
Pikmin 2

I think that's it. My plan was to check and adjust the prices on everything, and it seems like it'll work.

The Brookfield store yesterday was crazy in the afternoon, with people everywhere and a line that was like 15 minutes long.

Glad to hear that you got your share, too. :) (Now let's wait for the report of Rich the Goodwillhunter, he probably got the best of the best, he's a magician when it comes to finding deals) :-P

The price adjustment worked very well, smooth and fast. I would have returned games as well if they weren't included in the sale) Even better: By mistake I got a $30 reimbursement for a game I didn't purchase on Monday (returned it after the cashier grabbed the wrong game) which means I got 7 games for $6.

I didn't go to the Brookfield store, just the two stores at Northridge and South 27th. Today there were Psychonauts left, Sid Meier's Pirates, Winning Eleven 8's, Fatal Frames 2 and a couple of Metal Slugs. (all of them in the South 27th store)

On Tuesday I grabbed Sid Meier's Pirates from the shelf, but there were none left. Thank goodness I checked today again after the price adjustment, saw around 6 displys for the game, and tried again: yep, they had them in stock again.

Overall, great sale, almost every game I got is on my must-buy list. A retail value of $540, and I paid $100. If I sell the two duplicates (devil saga and pikmin 2) at some point with some profit, these great games will cost me around $50 to $60.

The only games I would have liked and didn't get were Zelda Four Swords, Conker, and Wario Ware.

I love those sales as much as I love the games. :)

s1lence

12-22-2005, 07:01 PM

Ok here is my haul

Area 51 (2)
Pariah (2)

Golden Son
Mr Driller
Final Fantasy Dawn of Souls
Dead to Rights (PSP)

GTA Collectors Pack (Xbox)
Ninja Gaiden
Killzone
King of Fighters Maximum Impact
Viewtiful Joe 2
Mortal Kombat Deception (LE)
Metal Slug 4/5
Project Snowblind
Unreal Championship 2
Price of Persia 2

:D

I'm going to check another store later today and see whats left. I was the only person at the store in the videogame area other then a couple employees that were digging for stuff as well.

Were you at the Woodbury (or possibly Bloomington...I forget which was which) store at 10 or so? I think you may have been the guy I talked to...

Anyways, my haul:

- Darkstalkers (PSP), which came with a FREE starter kit filled with random crap
- Raze's Hell (Xbox)
- Final Fantasy:CC (Cube)
- Blowout (Xbox)
- Wario Ware (GBA)

I also stopped at a CompUSA and picked up Bomberman Generation (Cube, $10) and Time Crisis: Crisis Zone (Manager's Special - $25!). I'm pissed that I couldn't find Pikmin 2 anywhere, but I'm pretty pleased overall.

I was at the Blake location right next to Northtown mall.

BTW TRU in Appleton Wisconsin must have not gotten the memo as NONE of the games where marked down and the employees looks at me like I was crazy. They have most of the games too, including RE4.

joshnickerson

12-22-2005, 07:52 PM

I ended up going at 7 this evening, due to work, and there wasn't much left. Of course, I don't think there was much left when I was there last week anyway. But I did get Mario Party 4 and 5, and I snagged Mario Pinball and DKC2 online. Not too bad, just a bit disappointed they didn't have squat in the GBA department.

Oh, and they were totally out of Resident Evil 4s 8-)

Goodwill Hunter

12-22-2005, 08:31 PM

Glad to hear that you got your share, too. :) (Now let's wait for the report of Rich the Goodwillhunter, he probably got the best of the best, he's a magician when it comes to finding deals) :-P
Speak of the devil :devilish: ...my haul over the last few days:

GBA
Mario Pinball

Xbox
Conker
DOA Ultimate
DragonBall Z Sagas ($5 with in-store discount on DBZ games!)
Fatal Frame 2 Director�s Cut
Flatout
Godzilla Save the Earth
Gungriffon
Mech Assault 2 LE
Mortal Kombat Deception KE
Pariah
Robocop
Sid Meir's Pirates

Gamecube
Pikmin 2
Pokemon Channel
Resident Evil 4

PS2
Metal Slug 4&5
Romance of the Three Kingdoms X
Samurai Western
Tekken 5

Best part was the reactions from the cashiers as I was getting price adjustments today...

"Hey, this is a $50 game, it can't go down to 10 bucks, can it?" (to a manager)

"what the hell did I get my kid an Xbox 360 for!"

"Damn, you just saved $200!"

"Hey, go get some of those games for my kid!" (to a co-worker)

Glad to see everyone in Milwaukee did good as well. If you haven't gone yet, 27th Ave. is pretty picked over, but as of 6:00 pm tonight, Brookfield still had a ton of games, some good ones too, and a free standing rack in the back corner with at least a dozen Doom3's, scads of lesser games, and a few PSP Darkstalkers left.

There goes the Christmas bonus...but then again, what are Christmas bonuses for, if not new $10 games?

Rich

portnoyd

12-22-2005, 08:51 PM

Achi and I grabbed the following. Overall, we got half of what we wanted.

- Donkey Konga with Bongos GC ($20! Now we have 4)
- Raze's Hell Xbox
- Doom 3 Xbox
- Conker Xbox
- DOA Ultimate XBox
- Fatal Frame 2 Xbox
- Metal Slug 4/5 PS2
- Death By Degrees PS2
- Sid Meier's Pirates Xbox
- Haunting Ground PS2
- Karaoke Revolution XBox
- Zelda Four Swords GC

Not bad, considering we'd only want the Mario Parties, Tekken 5, and Mario Pinball beyond what I have here, I'd say we were happy with this sale.

lendelin

12-22-2005, 10:15 PM

Glad to hear that you got your share, too. :) (Now let's wait for the report of Rich the Goodwillhunter, he probably got the best of the best, he's a magician when it comes to finding deals) :-P
Speak of the devil :devilish:

Xbox
Conker
Mech Assault 2 LE
Mortal Kombat Deception KE

I knew it, I knew it...:) Conker you probably got from the Brookfield store which I skipped, but I never saw at Northridge or on South 27th Mechassault and Mortal Kombat on MOnday and Tuesday...admit it, you probably went to FOUR stores somehow. :) You either have an incredible perseverance or a collector's angel hanging over your head. I hope it is the former.

Best part was the reactions from the cashiers as I was getting price adjustments today...

"Hey, this is a $50 game, it can't go down to 10 bucks, can it?" (to a manager)

"what the hell did I get my kid an Xbox 360 for!"

"Damn, you just saved $200!"

"Hey, go get some of those games for my kid!" (to a co-worker)

That's my favorite part, too. First I was amazed how much you pay for the stuff if bought at a regular price (in my case $540). Second, the savings were great with the adjustments. One store was $295, the other one $120.

...and on Monday and Tuesday none of the sales clerks knew about the sale, even today when I grabbed Sid Meier's Pirates and said to one of them "this should be on sale for $10," she replied "I don't think so." When the price came up, she said "...and I just sold it yesterday for $40."

Glad to see everyone in Milwaukee did good as well. If you haven't gone yet, 27th Ave. is pretty picked over, but as of 6:00 pm tonight, Brookfield still had a ton of games, some good ones too, and a free standing rack in the back corner with at least a dozen Doom3's, scads of lesser games, and a few PSP Darkstalkers left.

MMMh, Brookfield, eh? When I was at South 27th at around 2pm, they still had around 6 Sid Meier's, and 4 or 5 Winning Eleven 8, and Fatal Frame 2 (which I'm really happy I got it for this price). Goes fast, I guess.

I never saw Zelda Four Swords.

Overall, just a great sale. Why didn't we have these kind of sales during the SNES times? :)

Crush Crawfish

12-22-2005, 10:16 PM

I was able to grab two copies of Shaman King Master of Spirits 2 and a copy of Fatal Frame 2, but I couldn't find anything else I was looking for. There were at least two other guys walking around with lists while I was there, too. I guess I missed out on some stuff. Oh well, if anyone has copies of Samurai Western, Dynasty Warriors 5, or Advance Wars 2 for sale/trade, shoot me a PM.

Mr.FoodMonster

12-22-2005, 11:58 PM

I went to the Ann Arbor one today, and I didn't see anyone around with a list. The first time I've been into that particular TRU. Once I found these three games, I pretty much stopped looking, because I still have presents to buy for other people.

Killer 7 (the last copy... score)
Metal Slug 4 & 5 (I like that they are seprate discs)
KOF: Max Impact

I'd was well worth my time, I'd say.

Biff_McFresh

12-23-2005, 12:40 AM

Are these prices good for tomorrow as well? Anyone know for sure? I'm thinking of going to the other local TRU tomorrow after work, in hopes of finding something good (which I'm doubting).

Bluteg

12-23-2005, 01:03 AM

Hit up the Waco, Tx. store today at about 4:30 PM. Sorry GnG.

Anyway most of what I wanted was gone. I did get:

Xbox Fatal Frame 2: DC (last one)
Xbox Pariah (last one)
PS2 Beatdown (last one)
PS2 KOF: Maximum Impact (left 3)

The only other decent game was Doom 3, but that interested me very little.

I did want to get Nanostray and Bust-A-Move DS in that 2 for $30 sale but they were out of Bust-A-Move and the only other game left was that ATV game that I wouldn't pay $5 for so no deal for me.

swlovinist

12-23-2005, 01:10 AM

Got the following:

RE4
Wario Ware
Pikmin 2
Digital Devil Saga
Final Fantasy I & 2

Nobody there knew about the sale, or at least they did not like US knowing about it. The funny thing is that the lady ringing me and my friend up looked upset that we were taking advantage of the unadvertised sale.

DTJAAAAMJSLM

12-23-2005, 02:00 AM

After visiting two locations, I managed to snag:

Killer 7
Killzone
Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Games
Pikmin 2
BloodRayne 2
Virtua Quest
Romance Of The Three Kingdoms X
Metal Slug 4/5
Golden Sun: The Lost Age

The Brown Eye

12-23-2005, 11:37 AM

I took a trip over to the Racine one this morning because it's not a very busy store. For anyone who was thinking of doing the same thing, there were mixed results. The Xbox games were marked down, and I saw SVC Chaos, Gungriffon, and others (no Conker). Some of the PS2 ones were marked down to $29.99 instead of $9.99. The others weren't marked down at all. None of the GC ones were marked down. They didn't have a lot of the games either, and it was a mess. I did find a Virtua Quest for PS2 laying on the floor ($9.99, which I bought) along with Maximo, PSO I + II, Custom Robo, Blowout, and PS2 Syphon Filter (all $9.99, also lying on the floor, I left those).

I've gone there other times and it wasn't as bad as this time. From my experiences, you're almost always better off sticking to the Northridge store and the Brookfield one. The Racine and 27th street stores usually aren't worth the hassle IMO.

XianXi

12-23-2005, 12:56 PM

I was the first in line in the game section and no Mario Party 4 or 5, Metal Slug 4&5, Metal Slug Advance. Due to the holiday shopping I think everyone bought all the mario parties the night before at regualr price since no one knew about the sale but me.

Goodwill Hunter

12-23-2005, 05:10 PM

I took a trip over to the Racine one this morning because it's not a very busy store.

I had the same idea DE, and went to the Racine TRU around lunchtime (NOW I've been to 4 TRUs Lendelin!). Aside from the horrendous traffic (people who leave their Christmas shopping go until the last minute are nuts!), it wasn't too busy inside, and I got some games I hadn't seen elsewhere or passed by initially, along with some free Star Wars controllers:

GBA
Tron 2.0

PS2
Alien Hominid

Xbox
Raze's Hell
Karaoke Revolution
Bust-a-Move Ultramix
2 free Star Wars Xbox controllers

Christmas came early several times this year!

Rich

rjohnson

12-23-2005, 05:14 PM

Is it just me, or has 2005 been a KILLER year for game collecting...?

I mean between the twice offered Game Crazy 3 for $15 deals and the $.99 cent game gears, the 360, all the cool hand helds and NOW... the TRU Great mad dash freakin' $10 GIVE AWAY.... a true year to remember...

May 2006 be as GREAT to us all!

rjohnson

12-23-2005, 05:30 PM

Okay, so here is my list.... i got some xbox system link games as doubles for the xbox cause i have 4 of them LANed together for parties...

Other doubles i got just cause the are Square games...

Doom 3 (2) (XBOX)
TOCA 2 (2) (XBOX)
Crystal Chronicles (2) (GC)
FF 1 and 2 (GBA) (2)
Pikmin 2 (GC)
Neo Contra (PS2)
Romance of the three kingdoms IX (PS2)
RE 4 (GC)
Viewtiful Joe 2 (PS2)
KOF Impact double pack (PS2)
Tekken 5 (PS2)
Killzone (PS2)...a gift
Transformers (PS2)...a gift
Astroboy (PS2)
Beatdown (PS2)
KOF Max (XBOX)
Shaman King (PS2)
GBA SP Spongebob (NOT fer $10....oh welll it is Limited...).

I'm Game HO HO HO!

:P

Merry Xmas all!

Biff_McFresh

12-23-2005, 05:36 PM

Picked up these ones online as well:

MGS3
Neo Contra
Siren
Cold Fear
Street Racing Syndicate

lendelin

12-23-2005, 08:53 PM

I had the same idea DE, and went to the Racine TRU around lunchtime (NOW I've been to 4 TRUs Lendelin!).

I knew you would manage to go to four stores in a city which has only three. :)

I was in the Brookfield store today, and grabbed:

Mortal Kombat Deception (PS2, not collectors edition)
DOA Ultimate
Haunting Ground
Neo-Contra (as a duplicate)

...and then did some shopping (3 games) for a birtday of a 12 year old of a befriended couple which comes up.

Great sale! a $5 sale would have been better, but I got almost every game I truly wanted, plus some nice little extras; aditionally, there were games among them which hardly dropped in price so far.

I was amazed that games were stacked in the 30s and 50s in this store: I never saw so many FF Chrystal Chronicles, SSX3s, and FFI and IIs and Golden Sun stacked like this.

rjohnson

12-23-2005, 09:42 PM

$5 would have been cool...but ten... still VERY do-able.

well..... at least until the CARD comes... dum da dum dum..... :D

IS Golden Sun any good?

it WAS wwwwweird to see so many games for so little and they were all SEALED too!

:-P

Griking

12-23-2005, 10:03 PM

I went yesterday and picked up 13 games and then went to another today (payday) and got another 15 more. It was really funny actually, the clerk at the counter was a kid and when I told him about the sale he said that there was no way that most of the games that I picked up were $9.98 each. I told him to trust me and just scan them. He said that he was just wasting his time but sure enough as he scanned each title they all rang up at $9.98 each. By the time we were done he was looking at me in shock as if I somehow changed the prices myself.

Anyways, titles I managed to pick up were;

Xbox
Conflict Desert Storm 2
Crash & Burn
DOA Ultimate
Fatal Frame II
King of Fighters Maximum Impact
Mortal Kombat Deception
Pirates
Project Snowbind
World Championship Poker

PS2
Alien Hominid
BeatDown
Dragon Ball Z Sagas
Dynasty Warriors 5
Ghost in the Shell
Hitman Contracts
Killer 7
Killzone
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX
Romance of the Three Kingdoms X
Samurai Western
Shaman King
Viewtiful Joe 2

Gamecube
Street Racing Syndicate
Wario Ware, Inc

GBA
Broken Sword
Golden Sun: Lost Age

Also, I got an extra copy of the following games that I'd be willing to trade one for one

Fatal Frame II (Xbox)
Mortal Kombat Deception (Xbox)
Samurai Western (PS2)
Shaman King (PS2)

Games from the sale that I'm looking for are;

Final Fantasy 1 & 2 (GBA)
Haunting Ground (PS2)
Mario Party 5 (Gamecube)
Pikmin 2 (Gamecube)
Tekken 5 (PS2)
Virtua Quest (Gamecube)
Zelda 4 Swords (Gamecube)

Lord Contaminous

12-23-2005, 10:04 PM

Got Metal Slug 4/5.

esquire

12-23-2005, 10:13 PM

Didn't have time until today hit a TRU. Tomorrow I plan on hitting maybe 1 more, 2 if I am lucky and have the time.

Today's Haul

PS2
Project Snowblind
Shaman King - Power of Spirit
Death by Degrees
Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex
Cold Winter
Cold Fear
Blood Rayne 2
Conflict: Desert Storm II - Back to Baghdad

GBA
Klonoa 2
TRON 2.0 Killer App
Ace Combat Advance

goatdan

12-23-2005, 10:53 PM

The price adjustment worked very well, smooth and fast. I would have returned games as well if they weren't included in the sale) Even better: By mistake I got a $30 reimbursement for a game I didn't purchase on Monday (returned it after the cashier grabbed the wrong game) which means I got 7 games for $6.

Wish I could say the same thing for me on the 27th Street Store. I went up to them and asked about the price adjustment, and the lady said, "You bought these yesterday." And I said, "I know. A buddy of mine told me these were going to drop, and it looks like he was right."

She opened the weekly sale ad, read through it for a bit and then said, "No, they haven't. You bought them yesterday, and this changes on the weekends."

I said, "I just looked, and they were marked for lower prices. Can you check?" She asked the other lady there if she "had to check" them for me or not. She said she did, and the lady started checking, and of course the four games that I had on it were $9.98. Then she said, "You bought these at the Brookfield store." and I said, "Yes." and she said, "Why didn't you go there?" (meanly, might I add). I said I wanted to see their game selection, and figured they could adjust it. With a loud sigh, she said, "Yeah, fine, but you should've gone to Brookfield. Next time, you can't do it here."

It was REALLY strange, especially after the Brookfield store adjusting my 27th street receipt (I got them mixed up... whoops!) with absolutely no problems.

I did pick up some more stuff at the Brookfield store today when I went back, including Gun Griffon and Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles (which they've had for what... ever now?) They have TONS and TONS of copies of Final Fantasy I & II for the Game Boy Advance too, so if anyone is still looking...

lendelin

12-23-2005, 11:08 PM

The price adjustment worked very well, smooth and fast. I would have returned games as well if they weren't included in the sale) Even better: By mistake I got a $30 reimbursement for a game I didn't purchase on Monday (returned it after the cashier grabbed the wrong game) which means I got 7 games for $6.

I said, "I just looked, and they were marked for lower prices. Can you check?" She asked the other lady there if she "had to check" them for me or not. She said she did, and the lady started checking, and of course the four games that I had on it were $9.98. Then she said, "You bought these at the Brookfield store." and I said, "Yes." and she said, "Why didn't you go there?" (meanly, might I add). I said I wanted to see their game selection, and figured they could adjust it. With a loud sigh, she said, "Yeah, fine, but you should've gone to Brookfield. Next time, you can't do it here."

Obviously a woman who doesn't know what's going on and creates probs where no prob is. You always encounter these types in every area of life.

Dan, although I had no probs at all, some stores don't know how to train their employees, no matter how big the stores are, customer dissatisfaction is death for every store. I have the feeling that the managerial organization at TRU is not the best, and together with their decreasing marketshares of toys (Walmart does much better) this is not a good sign for the future of TRU.

I had the same feeling about Handy Andy where I told a manager once that this is not the way to run a store. He replied: "I do my best." I said "That seems to be exactly the problem." Never bought there again, one year later they got out of business.

BUT....we got great games cheap, no matter how dumb guys are sometimes. :)

rjohnson

12-23-2005, 11:50 PM

Cheap buck last minute christmas hire probably (rude mean lady.... overworked, underpaid, with tons and tons of lame customers demanding more and more...).

oh well, ya-ll done good!.... i wish i had gotten a few more of those missing titles...... but i figure 19 is enough...

DAMN!... i LOVE game hunting...

:D

vincewy

12-24-2005, 12:17 AM

I'd like to get Sid Meier's Pirates XB and Mario Party 5 GC, anyone who has one of the 2 (factory sealed) willing to trade, I'm offering 2 games, one from here

Mario Party 4 GC
Halo 2 LE XB
KOF Maximum IMpact CE PS2
Pikmin 2 GC
Metal Slug 4/5 PS2
Star Ocean 2 GH version PS2
Alien Hominid PS2
SVC Chaos XB
Guilty Gear Isuka PS2
Billy Hatcher GC
Virtual Striker 2002 GC
Culdecept PS2
Frequency PS2
Megaman X7 PS2
Megaman X8 PS2
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter PS2

plus one of the following (2 for Mario Party 5)

Castle Shikigami 2 PS2
Virtual-On Marz PS2
Bombastic PS2
Fantavision PS2
Space Channel 2:SE PS2
Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero PS2
Whirl Tour PS2
Morrowind PH version XB
Sega GT XB
Mad Maestro PS2

all of the games above are factory sealed, send me PM if interested.

drewbrim

12-24-2005, 02:40 PM

Nothing to exciting out my way. I did grab a Samurai Western and if anyone is interested in working something out for DDS let me know.

-hellvin-

12-24-2005, 05:26 PM

Here's everything I picked up:

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Xbox

Bard's Tale
Bloodrayne 2
Fatal Frame II
Raze's Hell
SvC Chaos

Playstation 2

Samurai Western
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 1 Boxset

Gamecube

Viewtiful Joe 2
Virtua Quest
Warioware

Gameboy Advance

Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls
Golden Sun: Lost Age

Most stores were CLEANED of Pikmin 2, and Metal Slug 4 & 5. They had the games in their glass case, but when I asked for them, I found out they were display boxes. I really wanted the two of those =\. I was lucky enough to get the last Fatal Frame II at one store.

If anyone want's a Digital Devil Saga for MS 4&5 or Pikmin 2, I may be able to get them for you.

GameSlaveGaz

12-24-2005, 06:11 PM

Where the fuck do people hear about these things? I had like 5 people between Thursday and today loooking for what we had left for $9.98 games. Of course, it being Season and all, we are practically cleaned out and what we have in backstock is impossible to put out because we're held up helping customers and cashiering. Also, we only finished half the price changes so half the games on the list weren't even marked with the new price. Now, I'd have understood if these people with the lists off websites and shit were collectors like us, but they were obnoxious mothers - where the hell did THEY hear about it???

A LOT of the awesome titles that I would pick up have been sold out for some time or sold out promptly Thursday. But, I am optimistic that leftovers in the DC will be shipped up. I could also try Cambridge or Peabody. What really annoys me is I had just got done repricing a copy of RE4 and debating if I wanted to put it on hold til I got my check the next day or take my chances waiting a little bit longer. As I'm gazing at the sweet price tag my manager rings me on the department phone and asks me if I have a copy of RE4 for a customer who's looking for it. Well, 'tis the season to be giving - and I probably would've gotten my ass handed to me for "passing up a sale" or some shit - PLUS I thought we had more copies somewhere - so I said "yeah, I'm looking at one right now" and put it aside for the customer. Our last five Tekken 5's walked away before I could get my hands on one too. But now that Season is officially over and I'm restocking nearly every day this week starting at 7AM, I'll get the RZone back in its full form again and hopefully get restocked on some of the $9.98 games.

Damn!! I just realized I missed out on a $5 copy of DBZ Sagas since this week only was $5 off select DBZ games and Sagas went down to $10. Grr...

Austin

12-24-2005, 09:35 PM

My TRU was completely cleaned out, and I wasn't able to come home with anything. :( Ah, well.

If anybody was able to pick up an extra DDS and would be willing to sell it without too much of a markup, I'd be very grateful. :D

esquire

12-24-2005, 11:02 PM

Well I hit a second TRU today, and the pickings are starting get slim. Still no sign of Digital Devil Saga 1. If anyone has an extra they want to sell or trade PM me.

Street Racing Syndicate (GCN)
Fatal Frame II Director's Cut (XBOX)
Tenchu Fatal Shadows (PS2)
King of Fighters Maximum Impact Collector's Edition (PS2)

Also picked up 2 of the "2 for $30" DS games

ATV Quad Frenzy
Monster Trucks DS

Griking

12-25-2005, 12:37 AM

How long is this sale going on for?

12-25-2005, 12:40 AM

Well my wife & I were out to at at Applebees & she bet me $20 I couldnt/wouldnt eat 6 celery sticks (I cant STAND the stuff, I pick it out if it's mixed in whatever I'm eating).

I used the $ at TRU for a PS2 Action Replay. Most of the game racks had been picked clean, athough there were a few I wouldve got- but I knew I was getting a s--tload of games for Xmas.

poe

12-25-2005, 01:12 AM

The store near me had tons of everything (except DDS, which I already had), but I only needed and got RE4, Romance X, and Tekken 5. TONS of DBZ Sagas; at least 10 copies left for each platform by late afternoon.

shiningslade

12-25-2005, 02:05 AM

Anyone know how long this sale is lasting for? :hmm:

wcmiker

12-25-2005, 11:22 AM

I picked up:

Tron 2.0 (Xbox)
Viewtiful Joe 2 (Gamecube)
Final Fantasy 1 & 2 (GBA)
Golden Sun The Lost Age (GBA) [X2]

(For those in southeast Wisconsin) I went to the 27th St. Store. They still had tons of Golden Suns and Final Fantasys, along with a couple Fatal Frame 2s. I didn't have tons of money on me so I am thinking of going back on Monday to pick up some other stuff if they still have anything good left.

goatdan

12-26-2005, 10:53 PM

Dan, although I had no probs at all, some stores don't know how to train their employees, no matter how big the stores are, customer dissatisfaction is death for every store. I have the feeling that the managerial organization at TRU is not the best, and together with their decreasing marketshares of toys (Walmart does much better) this is not a good sign for the future of TRU.

Yeah, like I said -- it was very strange. And considering how good the employees at the Brookfield one were... just odd.

I think that Toys R Us started heading downhill when they took what was the biggest game selection and started carrying less and less video games, believe it or not. It used to be that no matter what game you were looking for, you went to Toys R Us because they had four aisles (on both sides) full of gaming stuff. I totally remember just walking down the aisles and looking at stuff, and playing games at the kiosks.

Around the N64 / PS1 era, they took it out and put it in a much smaller area, and then crammed it all there. Suddenly, there was little reason to go. Instead of 100 game selections, it seemed like there was about 10 for a lot of the systems. I stopped going for the longest time. They fixed this again during the lifespan of the Dreamcast, but I think it allowed GameStop and EB to really get known for being "the" place to buy new games. TRU is much better, but they sure aren't the same.

BUT....we got great games cheap, no matter how dumb guys are sometimes. :)

Absolutely. I'd go back again in a heartbeat to grab some of these games.

And by the way, for anyone who picked up Raze's Hell, you'll ADORE that game. It was a HUGE sleeper, but it was absolutely awesome.

shiningslade

12-27-2005, 12:00 AM

Well here is my haul from the sale:
The Bard's Tale
Romance Of The 3 Kingdoms IX & X
King Of Fighters Maximum Impact
Star Ocean
and FF I & II for the GBA.

The store near me still had a bunch of Pikmin 2, Neo Contra, ROTK IX & X,
Bloodrayne 2, Ghost In The Shell, & FF I & II, available so if anyone wants me to grab one for them then PM me.

I'm looking to get Samurai Western, Metal Slug 4/5, Haunting Ground, Tekken 5, Digital Devil Saga 1, Metal Slug Advance, Boktai 2, Mario Pinball, Pacman Pinball in return.

Icarus Moonsight

12-27-2005, 02:56 AM

After looking through that huge list of titles I made my mark for two, specificly, RE4 and Zelda 4 Swords Adv. Arriving shortly after opening on the 22nd we prepared for battle...

Our haul:

Resident Evil 4 (GC) <--- Objective #1: Check
Zelda Four Swords (GC) <--- Objective #2: Check
Metal Slug 4 & 5 (PS2) <--- Pure gravy.
Alien Hominid (GC) <--- $20 for this one... yet more gravy.

$50 + change = one happy pappy :) Plus no lines, no fuss... it was pick, pick, pick, pick, pay and then head home.

Thanks for the heads-up on this one. I passed on a number of games cause the christmas crunch still has my wallet in a ninja death grip. LOL The big hurt was Digital Devil Ltd Boxed set... but I couldn't see myself part with anything above to include it so... it got left behind for another broke-ass gamer :/ for me, but :D for him/her.

Thanks again!

dairugger

12-27-2005, 04:42 AM

well today i went to the local TRU- they were picked clean!, just acouple ps2 games left... and nothing id be interested in- all they had was budget type games... and lots of parents running around.. and kids bumping into me with scooters.. i couldnt find one game.. and if i did it was its original price.. i was looking for golden sun, SMT-any game, and acouple others i cant name but would recognize.. oh well..

WanganRunner

12-27-2005, 06:53 AM

Any idea on the ETA of the Green Tag?

Last year they waited until after New Years, if I remember correctly. I can't wait for the 90% bonanza to start anew, but for the time being I'm content with my copy of Pirates and Mr. Driller for DS.

filmbucket

12-27-2005, 12:46 PM

Any idea on the ETA of the Green Tag?

Since all the green tag games went down to $10, I'm thinking the green tag % is no longer going to effect the video games...don't quote me on it though.

josekortez

12-27-2005, 06:03 PM

Went back for Boktai, Killer 7 and Transformers yesterday.

Griking

12-27-2005, 09:04 PM

Resident Evil 4 (GC) <--- Objective #1: Check
Zelda Four Swords (GC) <--- Objective #2: Check
Metal Slug 4 & 5 (PS2) <--- Pure gravy.
Alien Hominid (GC) <--- $20 for this one... yet more gravy.

:? I only paid $9.98 for my copy of Alien Hominid @ Toys R Us

tylerwillis

12-27-2005, 09:08 PM

Griking

12-27-2005, 09:17 PM

Funk Buddy

12-27-2005, 09:32 PM

That's no suprise. Just like last years $4.99 CC sale.

vincewy

12-28-2005, 12:19 AM

Has anyone taken a look at eBay lately? It seems like everyone who read about the ToysRUs sale here ran out, picked multiple copies of every game they were able to find and immediately ran home and threw them up for sale on ebay.

It's rediculous, people are asking $30-$40 for games that you can still get for $10 at ToysRUs :roll:

and, you'll find a lot of returns in the next few days, I went back to TRU everyday now hoping some returns of my wanted titles, today, I snatched Pikmin 2 and Mario Party 4, perfect for trading for other games.

shiningslade

12-28-2005, 02:46 AM

I'll be hitting up 3 different stores as I get to do their inventory! Ha, the stuff you find when you are doing inventory. Everyone's stash is found! :evil:

josekortez

12-28-2005, 06:37 PM

Anybody need a copy of Final Fantasy I & II for GBA? I would like to trade...

shiningslade

12-29-2005, 12:17 AM

Anybody need a copy of Final Fantasy I & II for GBA? I would like to trade...
I don't need FF I&II but I could use a Boktai if you can get me one. :)

norkusa

12-29-2005, 12:33 AM

Anybody need a copy of Final Fantasy I & II for GBA? I would like to trade...

I could use one. PM sent.

gepeto

12-29-2005, 12:01 PM

Hi I picked up an extra Resident evil 4 will trade for xbox conker or something else.

Eternal Tune

12-29-2005, 01:00 PM

I went back over to another ToysRus in my area and was surprised to find a copy of Fatal Frame 2 for the Xbox. They also had a million copies of Final Fantasy for the GBA, as well as Pikmin 2s.

norkusa

12-29-2005, 02:05 PM

I went back over to another ToysRus in my area and was surprised to find a copy of Fatal Frame 2 for the Xbox. They also had a million copies of Final Fantasy for the GBA, as well as Pikmin 2s.

Jesus, I gotta be the only person in the country that hasn't been able to find a copy of FF 1&2 at TRU. They seem to be easily available everywhere but here.

s1lence

12-29-2005, 03:52 PM

Went to 3 in my area, all are tapped out. A couple of Bloodrayne 2 games is all thats left.

JSN

12-29-2005, 04:28 PM

I finally managed to get to TRU yesterday. They had a few titles left. The reason being, I'd guess, that nothing in there is priced and you can't use the price check scanners. The UPC is distorted underneath the anti-theft plastic case, so the scanner doesn't read it.

I to got:

Boktai 2
Metal Slug Advance
Metal Slug 4 & 5
Pikmin 2

I'd hoped for Digital Devil Saga, Haunting Ground, and Killer 7 too. But no luck.

orrimarrko

12-30-2005, 12:22 PM

There are a bunch of different titles available at the three TRUs in my area, unfortunately, none of the one's I'm looking for.

Here's what I'm looking for:

*(BOLD & Green) indicates that I really want these and would even pay you for them if you have extras.

DS ANY NEW CHEAP GAME
Madden 05
World Champ Poker

GBA
Donkey Kong Classic NES
Donkey Kong Country 2
FIFA Soccer 05
Mario Pinball
Metal Slug Adv
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
Wario Ware, Inc.:Mega Microgame$

PSP ANY NEW CHEAP GAME
Darkstalkers
Dead 2 Rights
Rengoku

XBox
Bard's Tale
Conker
Euro 2004
FIFA 05
Mortal Kombat Deception KE
Nascar 05
Project Snowblind
SNK vs Capcom Chaos
Top Spin
Unreal Championship 2

GameCube
Fight Night 2
Madden 05
Mario Party 4
Mario Party 5
MoH Rising Sun
Sonic Adventure/DX Combo
Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow
Starfox Adventures
Super Monkey Ball 1&2 combo
Tiger Woods 05
Virtua Quest
Zelda Four Swords

PS2
ATV Offroad Fury 1
Digital Devil Saga 1
Dynasty Warriors 5
Euro 2004
FIFA 05
King of Fighters Maximum Impact Collector's Edition
Metal Slug 4&5
Neo Contra
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX
Samurai Western
Tekken 5
Tiger Woods 05
Winning Eleven 8

Here's what I have available for trade, (or can get):

GBA
Battlebots
Final Fantasy 1&2
FZero GP Legend
Golden Sun Lost Age

XBox
Blood Rayne 2
Karaoke Revolution(game only)
Robocop

GameCube
Def Jam 2
F-Zero
Geist
Sims Bustin Out

PS2
Alias
Dark Cloud 2
Death By Degrees
ESPN College Hoops 2K5
Hitman Contracts
Life Line
Rumble Roses
Tenchu FS
The Getaway
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 04

Please note that if you have an extra of any of the ones that I have "bolded" in the MY WANTS section above, I would pay you for them if there's nothing that you want to trade.

Thanks for looking, and I hope to hear from someone.

Orri-

JSN

12-31-2005, 11:40 PM

I went to another TRU, about three hours from my hometown and got...

Neo Contra (PS2)
Xenosaga II (PS2)
Geist (GCN)
Bomberman (DS)
Polarium (DS)
Super Puzzle Fighter II (GBA)

Unlike the local one, this one had actually changed the prices for all the sale games, I'm surprised they hadn't been completely wiped out yet. I got some titles not even on the list (at least, not on the list on page one)

goatdan

01-06-2006, 11:24 PM

Milwaukeeans!

I went to the Toys R Us on 27th today looking for Phoenix Wright for the DS, and walked away with Geist for $9.98! They had it as well as a bunch of other stuff that looks newly shipped in, including F-Zero (GBA and GameCube), Bloodrayne 2 (Xbox) and a bunch of stuff for the PS2.

They did not have Phoenix Wright.

Goodwill Hunter

01-07-2006, 03:08 PM

esquire

01-07-2006, 03:28 PM

Milwaukeeans!

I went to the Toys R Us on 27th today looking for Phoenix Wright for the DS, and walked away with Geist for $9.98!

Picked up Geist this morning, and on the way, I stopped at a Goodwill for an even better find...a mint, complete Genesis Pirates Gold with map for $2.99!

Thanks for the tip!
Rich

I also stopped by a TRU today. Although the pickin's were slim, I managed to find a copy of Geist at the bottom of the discount bin. Thanks for the tip as well!

I also picked up Viewtiful Joe 2 (endless copies) for the Gamecube and Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution for the PS2, all for $9.98 each.

Does anyone know if this sale is officially over? The reason I ask is that I noticed some of the games previously marked down were now marked back up to $19.98 and $29.99. I thought maybe the sale was now over and that with any remaining discounts YMMV.

On another note, Best Buy had The Getaway Black Monday marked down to $9.99 and Dual Masters for $4.99 for hte PS2. I just picked up The Getaway.

Congrats on the Pirates! Gold score. It took me forever to get a copy with a decent copy of the map (no tears etc.).

buttasuperb

01-07-2006, 04:09 PM

Can anyone get an extra Metal Slug Advance for me?

lendelin

01-07-2006, 06:50 PM

lendelin

01-07-2006, 06:57 PM

Trumpman

01-07-2006, 08:50 PM

I just got Pikmin 2 and Golden Sun: The Lost Age for $10 each today at TRU. I will be going there more often for videogames; I didn't know they had such good prices before today.

goatdan

01-07-2006, 11:25 PM

Dan, thanks for the heads up!!! I picked up Geist and Mechassault 2 LE (which I couldn't find before Christmas).

If the DVD portion of Mech Assault is any good, I would like to loan it from you. ;) I was carrying around that copy yesterday (it was the last in the store) but put it down because I have the regular version. I really wanted the LE as I like the bonus material on stuff a TON, but didn't want to pay $9.98 for it :)