Hey now--
I see your gauntlet and raise you another, 'norch:
Still need to pick up the other Target exclusive 2-pack (Nitro + Shake), 2 exclusive TRU (Legendary Grim Creeper, Legendary Free Ranger), and 2 exclusive WalMart (Enchanted Hoot Loop + Magic Triple Pack) plus the normal releases. FYI, I was told by my local GameStop that they only received 2 LightCore Grim Creeper in their shipment, so I picked him up before learning about the Legendary.
DAAAAAMN, CRACKA! [img width=147 height=140]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/Surppitt_zps5ed838b5.jpg[/img]
Looks like I'm gonna hafta sell some more calculators to keep up!
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Until then, I'll hafta settle for...
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- Wal-Mart exclusive Enchanted Hoot Loop: I don't like to visit Wally World all that much. It's not due to its business practices, it's the depressing atmosphere.
Just the biggest bunch of sad sacks you'll ever see, the workers and shoppers alike, ambling through the halls all zombie-like. But hey, sometimes you gotta make a few sacrifices, especially when you've got the collecting bug. I managed to get outta there alive with da 'Hoot, the latest ish of
GameCenter magazine... and a Prozac prescription refill.
- Target-exclusive Nitro Magna-Charge & Free Ranger 2-pack: Aw man, why couldn't they have released Nitro Magna Charge by himself?! I was gonna get Free Ranger and Rattle Shake with the 3DS starter set! What a big steamin' pile. So I literally flipped a coin to decide which 2-pack I would get. At least Tar-Jay has an upbeat atmosphere...
BTW a rep from Nintendo was promoting the 2DS at the 3DS/Wii U section of the local Target where I picked this up. We got into a conversation about
Swap Force, the gold- and platinum-level prizes at Club Nintendo, and the staggering number of titles coming out in the coming months. She asked me if I knew about the 2DS, and I told her about a certain site that "predicted" its release two years before it came out. I also told her about the great deals I get buying almost-new Target-salvage Nintendo games from the local Goodwills during the holiday season, which she said put her employee discount to shame. Err, not to brag or anything.
Ummm... moving on:
- TRU-exclusive Legendary Lightcore and regular Lightcore Grim Creepers: Grim Creeper is an undead-element Skylander, and I bought both of these at
a Toys-R-Us that's said to be haunted. Coincidence?
UPDATE: Some more
Swap Force swag just got dropped on my doorstep. I'll show it to ya some other time, though.
Time for some other notable vidya scores:
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- CIB
Mario Party 4, $7.79: A lot of the local Goodwills have been up-pricing their games lately, and this was no exception. I tried to get them to mark it down to the $5.99 level of the other CIB games, to no avail. At least it's in excellent condition. Even the EB Game World price tag on it is nearly flawless, with the original price and what I'm guessing is the SKU number is written in pen.
Fortunately, there are still some reasonable-to-great Goodwill deals to be found:
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Ristar, Arcade Classics: Centipede/Pong/Missile Command and
Legend of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse Game Gear carts, $1.99 each: I like how the
Illusion cart label depicts Mickey with a sorta evil-looking expression.
- Red GBA SP with carry case and five GB & GBA carts:
Earthworm Jim, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tetris, Sonic Advance, and
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, $8.99
Other thrift pickups:
- CIB
Duke Nukem: Time to Kill (Greatest Hits) for PS1, $2.49
- Prima
STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl guide, Piggyback
Dragon Age II guide, and versus
Neverwinter Nights World Builder guide, $5 for all
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- Complete
Super Mario Checker & Tic-Tac-Toe set, $3.49
- Burger King
Donkey Kong and
Diddy Kong kid meal toys, $0.79 each
All right, that's pretty much all for now.
But before I go, I'd like to show you... the Uzi of Peace:
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'Late