Quote Originally Posted by Steve W View Post
So, I decided to hit a thrift store that I used to have good luck with back in the day but generally don't ever visit any more, and to my shock I found something. Picked up an Xbox 360 Slim with controller for $28. My original 360 red ringed fairly early in its life and I never bothered to replace it since the internet was rampant with stories of people having to replace consoles every couple of months. It felt like too much trouble to deal with, packaging up and shipping off game machines on a semi-regular basis. I assume that the Slim was slightly better designed to not fail weeks after purchasing it. I guess it's time for me to jump back into another console where the games are dirt cheap (Gears of War 1 only cost 99¢!) and at game stores where everything is buy-2-get-1-free.
Good deal! I don't see 360's too often in the wild and if I do, it's a Falcon or Zephyr model. If I ran across a Jasper (the "arcade" model that fixed a lot of problems prior to the major redesign), I'd snap it up. Though my wife would probably shoot me.

Addendum to my last post: my N64 works. It's just dirty as hell. Why can't these stores just take time to clean the contacts? Anyway, I got Excitebike 64, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire and my coveted Super Mario 64. Not at grand prices, but with my remaining store credit at my other haunt, I think I spent $32. Most was on SM64 but I'm ok with that.