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Today I bought a copy of Crazy Taxi for the
Gamecube for no other reason than that it was cheap - five of
your British pounds in fact, from Dixons (wanky UK electronics
store - Ko). You are all advised to wander down to your local
branch as it seems they’re attempting to finally clear all
that old stock they’ve been sitting on since “dropping”
the cube last year – they’re bound to have something
worth splashing a fiver on. And what else can you get for £5?
That’ll barely buy you a pint of the charmingly titled Gulpener
– the rodentia’s favoured tipple of late.
Some of us, however, have turned bargain bin
hunting into a cross between lifestyle choice and artform. This
week MadHippo joins us, for his debut piece, and explains why
his copy of Playstation Q*Bert is much better than your specially
imported copy of Ikaruga for the Dreamcast…
This week also sees the return of one of our
regulars as SimonB daydreams his way to videogaming perfection.
Joining him in his revery is Xstreme, as he explains why sometimes,
when you’re down, the only answer is to blow stuff up using
expensive hardware...
Elsewhere this week, we notice that Play-Asia
has started to take pre-orders on the PSP, leading some overly
hormonal internet reviewers to loudly proclaim that “OMFG
PSP IZ DA GR8EST & GBA SUX0RS”. Or something. We remain
unconvinced, and are waiting patiently in the corner playing Mr
Driller on our Wonderswans. Elitist? Nah, we just love good games
regardless of the shape or colour of the box they run on…
bin
Get your Original
Gaming Spirit here, only slightly used…
"How I invented the PC watching a Spectrum loading screen",
by SIMONB
Mad Hippo has a rummage in the
bargain bins and comes up golden.
Why I love Blazing Star, by XTREME
R:Racing is S:Shit, says AHCHAY
The adventures of Xbox Boy - Zen Gardening, by KOWORLD/AHCHAY
The original cheap stunt. And Dusty Bin.
Next Week: Avast
me hearties…
The original rodent,
April 16th 2004
top ten…
PLACES TO PICK-UP A BARGAIN,
by RODENTIA
10. Ebay “Buy it now” – watch
out for the sunglasses icon
9. Police Auctions – better for bikes, microwave ovens and
other consumer stuff but it doesn’t hurt to look.
8. Car boot sale – doddery old dears clearing out their
attics. No that isn’t a euphanism. Although we sort of like
the image.
7. Pre-owned games bin – you might get lucky and find that
elusive copy of Dreamcast Rez for £3.
6. Charity Shops – you’ll have to be quick to head
off the rabid collector zombies (you know the ones - they stare
through the windows for days groaning).
5. Ebay (again) – learn to snipe you muppet.
4. Germany – Don’t ask me why, but second hand videogames
are cheaper in .de
3. Dixons – Gamecube games for a fiver? Bring it on.
2. Relatives – get in there quick before your daft Aunty
Maureen heads off to the car boot sale…
1. Good old fashioned shoplifting. They can tag 'em but they can't
stop 'em.*
*WotR wishes to point out that it does not
condone shoplifting. Even though pretty much every one of our
authors has admitted lifting games from Woolworths in the 1980s.
Well - they were fucking asking for it. But we're all grown up
now and we'd bollock our own kids if we caught them doing the
same thing. Jesus but parenthood is fucking hard.
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