Acts of Stupidity in The Art of Purchasing

[Cheebs]

also, back during the MK1 craze, right when the console versions came out, I had to get it on release day no matter what. At the time, being a Nintendo fanboy, i was anticipating the lackluster snes version. So I called all over the place and no one had it in stock but the local wal-mart but it was 74.99 and I only had 50, I literally went door to door to all my friends houses trying to bum money with a 2 for 1 payback.

Finally I get the extra 30+ dollars, head over, pick up my copy and head home in delight. I ripped it open, popped it in, configured the controller, and started playing the first match. My jaw dropped open, and I literally was in disbelief.

I did not know at that point that Nintendo refused to include blood to keep it kid friendly. I looked for the option everywhere, when I couldnt find it I ran to the store and confirmed in their magazine section what at the time was my worst horror. I was already screwed because walmart wouldnt return open games, so I just swallowed the pain, picked up the controller once again and continued to play the SNES version for years thereafter.

If I learned any one thing that came from that experience, it's that I will never again borrow money with a 2 for 1 payback, that damn cart cost me over 100 bucks in the end.

How could you have possibly missed all of the pre-release hoopla over the SNES MK1 censors?!

Anyway, I got that one on release day as well, and was quite happy with it.

[Zerodash]

Mortal Kombat II on the Saturn.

I had only enough $$ for one game, and my choice was between Street Fighter Alpha and MKII- two arcade games I loved. The Babbages employee told me that Saturn MKII was arcade perfect. He told me that the entire arcade intro was intact and that there was no loading for Shang Tsung transformations. I bought the game on his advice.

When I got home and saw that Saturn MKII was garbage, I actually cried...

I've never been so pwn3d in my entire life

[Cheebs]

I am still baffled how the SNES MKII was that much better than....well any other version really.

[Giga Power]

I am still baffled how the SNES MKII was that much better than....well any other version really.

The 32X is the best version of MKII.

[Some Stupid Japanese Name]

The 32X is the best version of MKII.

agreed.

I bought a PCFX for $180 and Zeriogar for $130.
Exactly $309.00 more than I felt they were worth after I played it.

[Daitokuji]

Let's see.... Well here in Michigan lower east that is there is only one import shop that sell lots of games. We like to call him "Min the Merciless". He's a cool guy, but his prices are shit and if you are in desparate need for something you will pay for it and that's where my story comes in. I wasn't in desparate need for Strider 2 for psx, but when I saw him playing it in his store I had to have it. So I shelled out 70 bucks for the game and take it home to play it only to find out that it detected my mod chip and didn't want to work. So, I drive back to this store and tell him about it and I get a new mod chip installed for 40 bucks to play thru this fucking easy ass game. Months fly by and Strider 2 gets released in the US for a whole whopping 29.99. Had I waited I wouldn't have shelled out 120 bucks to play thru a half hour game. Not all things are bad from Min, I did manage to snag a copy of Radiant Silvergun before it was sought after by all for only 60 bucks

[Grave]

Not all things are bad from Min, I did manage to snag a copy of Radiant Silvergun before it was sought after by all for only 60 bucks

Oh jeez, this brings back a sore memory that slipped my mind until now. Remember when EB stores stocked a small number of Saturn imports? Yeah, my EB had Radiant Silvergun for $60. DBZ Legends was marked down to $40 or $50, and having wanted to play it fearing it would go fast, I grabbed it... I thought nobody would have picked up RS, who in middle of nowhere, PA gave a shit about shooters?

I went back the next time I had money and RS was nowhere to be found. If not for buying the area's last copy of PDS for $20 new, I don't know if I ever would have been able to look at my Saturn the same way again. Scoring a Netlink complete with full copies of Virtual On and Sega Rally for $5 wasn't bad either, but hardly something to make up for passing up RS for a decent price.

[Rocca]

Ouch. Would EB even give you $5 for that?

Wilykat gave me a copy of Castlevania 64 a while back. I didn't pay for it, but I still felt like I got the shitty end of the deal.

I haven't tried yet, if they do I'm jumping on that deal asap.

[GameCynic]

When I got my PSX, I went out picked up Syndicate Wars and Wing Commander IV; both games I'd played on PC before and really enjoyed. Shitty stripped down version of both, they were. I also bought Saga Frontier which is compete shit, and Legand of Mana which was mostly shit. Did I mention the time I passed on both Xenogears and Metal Gear Solid, and chose to buy Rogue Trip instead? Man I was a dumbshit when it came to buying PSX games. Chalk it up to me having my first job, and actually buying lots of games instead of renting them.

That and I got a 32x around the time the thing launched. Well, I got it as a christmas present so it doesn't really count. I still havn't bought any games for it. The best thing about it was that I rented Doom from blockbuster, had it overdue for a week, and never got charged a late fee.

[Some Stupid Japanese Name]

The best thing about it was that I rented Doom from blockbuster, had it overdue for a week, and never got charged a late fee.

better watch out. is there a statute of limitations on these things?