The Bargain Thread

Moggraider · 2009-02-05T15:29:06.000Z

You should’ve just bought it and not spent $4 worth of time worrying about it.

Omniscia · 2009-02-05T16:00:39.000Z

Reed:

Radio Shack used to be the only place I bought PC games from.

Of course, that was back in the late 80s and they were the only place around that sold them…heh. I remember they often had the latest version of Battlechess up and running in the center of the store, always impressed by how cool it looked.

I haven’t seen PC games there in years. The last time was probably around 1996, and even then it was only a handful of shovelware compilations and a big-boxed version of Commander Keen: Aliens Ate My Babysitter.

To this day, I still wish I’d bought the latter, especially since it came with a free watch! All I got from Apogee was the floppy disk in a plastic bag with a photocopied manual.

Adam_Altmann · 2009-02-05T17:38:05.000Z

Tonight I managed to find Europa Universalis III Complete (contains both Napoleon’s Ambition and In Nomine expansions) for $9.99 new at the Software Etc. in the mall here, perhaps someone else would have similar luck.

I was in Best Buy just last night with the box in my hand, debating whether to pick it up for $29.99, and I couldn’t justify it as I already own the basic EU3. I was torn between that, and AGEOD’s American Civil War for the same price. I’m happy I resisted temptation and didn’t buy either, since I wouldn’t have bothered walking into Software Etc. otherwise. It takes all my strength to walk into that place…

Taranis · 2009-02-05T17:38:41.000Z

Another Impulse sale: Titan Quest, Dawn of War: Dark Crusade and Defender of the Crown are all $3.99

Omniscia · 2009-02-05T17:43:19.000Z

Adam Altmann:

Tonight I managed to find Europa Universalis III Complete (contains both Napoleon’s Ambition and In Nomine expansions) for $9.99 new at the Software Etc. in the mall here, perhaps someone else would have similar luck.

I was in Best Buy just last night with the box in my hand, debating whether to pick it up for $29.99, and I couldn’t justify it as I already own the basic EU3. I was torn between that, and AGEOD’s American Civil War for the same price. I’m happy I resisted temptation and didn’t buy either, since I wouldn’t have bothered walking into Software Etc. otherwise. It takes all my strength to walk into that place…

Ooo, yeah, I got that at EB Games (same chain) the other day, too, for the same price. I was looking for Mount and Blade, but they didn’t have any on the shelves, and the sole sales clerk was too engrossed in his Nintendo DS to check if any of the other stores in the area had it…

I didn’t know there were still any stores out there with the Software Etc. name! Our sole Gamestop-branded store (compared to three EB Games-branded stores) used to be called Software Etc., and, alternately, Babbages, but I haven’t seen any of those names in years.

Lorini · 2009-02-05T20:42:15.000Z

McCrank:

Saw Knights of Honor on steam now for $8.99. Not that that’s a lot of money, but does anyone know if the game plays well? :)

-Chris

Hmm, it’s $13.49 on the front page. Is there a code or something?

caesarbear · 2009-02-05T21:25:32.000Z

zengonzo:

Aw, crap … Now that you say that … I think that’s where I’d gotten Battlechess from as well. But that was definitely 80s, and not since.

And possibly even some other weird space strategy game where you had a time limit and had to convince other planets to join the cause. Most of it wasn’t combat. Unusual interface. It was really difficult to figure out, and events would keep on progressing no matter what … Anyone recall that?

This is going to drive me crazy now.

Millennia? Although that was 90s.

Omniscia · 2009-02-05T21:27:44.000Z

Man, that one’s been in my backlog for ages…

habibi · 2009-02-05T21:45:59.000Z

Here’s hoping that Steam would match the Titan Quest $4 sale in Impulse. I want my games in Steam!

Cubit · 2009-02-05T21:48:57.000Z

habibi:

Here’s hoping that Steam would match the Titan Quest $4 sale in Impulse. I want my games in Steam!

You missed it man. Steam had both Titan Quest and its expansion on sale a few weeks before Christmas.

malkav11 · 2009-02-05T22:35:07.000Z

Sweet christ, Impulse does not fuck around with the deals. I already own both Titan Quest and expansion, and Dark Crusade, so I’m not -real- tempted by either, but $4 is a crazy bargain for either.

caesarbear · 2009-02-06T00:51:36.000Z

It’s a good 48 hour madness on GoGamer.com

King’s Bounty $23
HL2 $8
SupCom $7
Medieval 2 $6 Kingdoms $6
Sherlock Holmes Trilogy $10
Just Cause $3

habibi · 2009-02-06T01:42:45.000Z

Cubit:

You missed it man. Steam had both Titan Quest and its expansion on sale a few weeks before Christmas.

Not at $4 though…

Tciecka · 2009-02-06T03:34:30.000Z

caesarbear:

It’s a good 48 hour madness on GoGamer.com
HL2 $8

If I buy HL2 there, does it still have to be linked to Steam?
I’m late to the party with how the whole steam think works for retail box games.

Rock8man · 2009-02-06T04:46:44.000Z

habibi:

Not at $4 though…

No, it wasn’t $4, although I suppose technically it could be looked upon as $4 and $6. (It was $10 for TQ Gold, which included the expansion). Actually, I think that makes the current Impulse deal more expensive, unless you’re willing to play TQ without the expansion, which no one should have to do.

Rock8man · 2009-02-06T04:52:24.000Z

Tciecka:

If I buy HL2 there, does it still have to be linked to Steam?
I’m late to the party with how the whole steam think works for retail box games.

Yes, it still has to be linked to Steam. Basically, the best way to handle this is that you order from GoGamer, install Steam and set up an account. When you get the game in the mail, open it and ignore the CD. Just enter the code that comes with the game into Steam. It will now know that you own a legit copy of the game, and it’ll download it from Steam servers to your machine.

tiohn · 2009-02-06T05:03:33.000Z

Stalker: Clear Sky is 50% off at $14.99 this weekend at Gamersgate.

Mysterio · 2009-02-06T05:08:25.000Z

Rock8man:

Yes, it still has to be linked to Steam. Basically, the best way to handle this is that you order from GoGamer, install Steam and set up an account. When you get the game in the mail, open it and ignore the CD. Just enter the code that comes with the game into Steam. It will now know that you own a legit copy of the game, and it’ll download it from Steam servers to your machine.

I have TQ and TQ:IT on DVD, but Steam doesn’t recognize my codes. I chose Steam’s “Activate a product on Steam…” option, but it didn’t work. My codes are formatted as 1111-2222-3333-4444-5555. Am I doing something wrong, or am I SOL?

tiohn · 2009-02-06T05:10:53.000Z

You can’t register TQ or the expansion on Steam. There are only a handful of non-Valve games that can be.

Matt_Bowyer · 2009-02-06T05:14:18.000Z

How is the Sherlock Holmes trilogy? My wife is a huge Sherlock Holmes fan. Anyone played those?