The Joys of Cheap Gaming

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#1 pyrobrand
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I love the joys of cheap gaming. There are so many cheap games that provide sevenfold more enjoyment than many newer games that are currently releasing. Look at UT2004, I bought it for 10 dollars, and it's one of the best FPS that I have ever played. Examine Worms World Party, also ten dollars, one of the best strategy experiences that I have ever had the great pleasure to enjoy. Does anybody know of similar tidbits of joy that are scattered around the world for such cheap prices?
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#2 TheMotherBrain
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I love it when I find awesome games for very low prices. Most really good games from around 2000 - 2004 are under $15 new, and even cheaper used.
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#3 raven_squad
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well, i found it a nice surprise to get call of duty for $10.
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#4 nathris
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EBgames gave you a free copy of Battlefield 2 when you preordered MoH:Airborne, so basically BF2 for $5.
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#5 Copaseticbob
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Black & White 2 - $10 @ bestbuy great game.

Actually I used a gift card ive had for a while, so didnt actually cost me anything lol.

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#6 nathris
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Once Walmart screwed up the barcode price of Far Cry and I got it for 14 cents. They even did a price check on it!
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#7 purple_MAN1832
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lol, cheap games are very good. always nice to pick up a classic for cheap
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#8 spierdalaj666
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Yeah man, i got my half life anthology pack for $1.99

Can't beat that.

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#9 bahdom
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FREE gaming is even better

try wolfenstein: enemy territory and warsow

completely free games that have given me countless hours of joy, more than most retail games [except maybe BG2]

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#10 elemental_drago
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Can't go wrong with Beyond Good and Evil. It was worth it at full (new) price but it dropped quickly. Tough to find alone though.
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#11 -AK47-
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Once Walmart screwed up the barcode price of Far Cry and I got it for 14 cents. They even did a price check on it!nathris

LOL

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#12 shrink45
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Here's some big ones: God of War, Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, TimeSplitters, Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero, Ratchet and Clank, Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando all for under $50!! TimeSplitters $4, R and C $10, God of War $15, MGS3 $15, TXRZ $4, and Going Commando $4. Okay, it's more like $52 but it's still really damn cheap! GameCrazy FTW!!!

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#13 dar_
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Here's some big ones: God of War, Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, TimeSplitters, Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero, Ratchet and Clank, Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando all for under $50!! TimeSplitters $4, R and C $10, God of War $15, MGS3 $15, TXRZ $4, and Going Commando $4. Okay, it's more like $52 but it's still really damn cheap! GameCrazy FTW!!!

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Waaaait, I didn't get the memo about God of War getting ported.
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#14 Citan76
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Can't go wrong with Beyond Good and Evil. It was worth it at full (new) price but it dropped quickly. Tough to find alone though.elemental_drago

Good game but ridiculously short. You can beat that game in one sitting easy.

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#15 PcGamer2020
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Once Walmart screwed up the barcode price of Far Cry and I got it for 14 cents. They even did a price check on it!nathris

HOLY MACORONI!:shock::shock::shock: Well that quote really does prove Wal Mart has the lowest prices on their stuff.:lol:

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#16 wjgia
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picked up Rainbow Six Lockdown for $6.00. Really am enjoying this game now.

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#17 jschenk
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Dos Box + Underdogs (abandonware) FTW!

Master of Orion, masters of Magic, Krondor, Might and Magic, Magic the Gathering, Alien Legacy, Star Control II, Stronghold (old one), etc. etc.

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#18 shrink45
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Oh, s**t! My bad! I forgot this was a PC board! Please ignore my last post! :P
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#19 mfsa
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i recently bought psychonauts and call of cthulhu: dark corners of the earth, both were pocketchange, and so far both have been excellent - airborne (which cost as much as both games twice over)is sitting on my desk, lonely and unloved, wondering if someone will maybe play it tonight...
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#20 acidBURN1942
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I remember getting The Elder Scrolls 3 GOTY Editon for $10 bucks at a Fry's Sale and I had not played any of them yet because my computer was not powerful enough at the time to run it. That was by far the best value I've ever gotten for $10 dollars. I still play it to this day and and havent touched everything in Morrowind, Tribunal, nor Bloodmoon, not to mention the tons of mods I've instaleld like Wizards Island. Geez....Im addicted that game.

Beyond Good and Evil got a price drop to $20 a few months after release. Now that was a happy purchase for me :) :)
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#21 thanatose
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I recently picked up a new copy of Septera Core from the Amazon.com marketplace after accidently trashing my original CD, for $3.96 brand new. It ran $.01 for the game and $3.95 for the the shipping.
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#22 Herrick
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Once Walmart screwed up the barcode price of Far Cry and I got it for 14 cents. They even did a price check on it!nathris

:lol: That's awesome, mang.

I got Mafia for 99 cents at CompUSA. The price sticker said it was $4.99, so that was a nice little surprise.

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#23 MaddSkillsZ
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I got Monopoly AND Rollar Coaster Tycoon FREE when I bought a box of Cheerios!!! Spent hours playing monopoly and rollar coaster tycoon while eating cheerios. :D

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#24 masters89
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Well i wish i could experiance the joy of cheapness my country burns out my wallet ... like Unreal-2004 costs 40$ ... what a load of crap ! so i have to order online and i mostly save more than half the price.
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#25 Lonelynight
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Oh, s**t! My bad! I forgot this was a PC board! Please ignore my last post! :Pshrink45

:lol:

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#26 Reaper07
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Far Cry, Ghost Recon and Prince of Persia are now free with ad support.
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#27 chessboxer1
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Yeah the PC is great for cheap games but the hardware tends to be a little pricey; which is the complete opposite to console gaming where the games are expensive and the hardware is relatively cheap.
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#28 GPAddict
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Well I got Gothic3 for $10 at Target, although it isnt the best game out there. Another one of those game that has great potential but falls short.

Its one of those games I have as a backup, for when I don't have anything better to play.

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#29 Avenger1324
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My local virgin megastore (UK) was clearing out its PC section as they don't want to sell the games any more and everything was reduced to £3 ($5).

Hitman Contracts, NFS Most Wanted, Thief 3, Tiger Woods PGA 06, UT 2004, Doom 3, The Movies

If only they would stop selling games more often!! :)

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#30 out0v0rder
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Yeah the PC is great for cheap games but the hardware tends to be a little pricey; which is the complete opposite to console gaming where the games are expensive and the hardware is relatively cheap.chessboxer1
ps3 disagrees
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#31 chessboxer1
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[QUOTE="chessboxer1"]Yeah the PC is great for cheap games but the hardware tends to be a little pricey; which is the complete opposite to console gaming where the games are expensive and the hardware is relatively cheap.out0v0rder
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True the PS3 isn't cheap, but relative to a PC - a decent games PC doing similar things costs way more than a PS3