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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 11:19:32 -0500
From: Jwelker1@aol.com
Subject: Re: [NG] Target
In a message dated 2/20/2003 9:25:38 AM Eastern Standard Time, treytable2@msn.com writes:
> At Target yesterday, I saw they had Nintendo brand GameCube controllers on clearance for $9.98. Every color except Spice (orange). I asked the Target idiot working the desk at the Electronics Counter why every color except orange is on clearance, and she, showing off her idiocy, told me that 'the GameCube company must be discontinuing all controllers except orange'. "The GameCube company", I asked, "who might that be?", I inquired, all the while knowing who Nintendo is. Her reply was, "The company who makes the GameCube.", she replied. Just to see how retarded she really was, I asked innocently, "And who is it that makes the GameCube?". Her response made me laugh so hard, I would have embarrassed people who get embarrassed easily. She said, "I don't know what company that is." LOL
>
> I just wanted to scream, "IT'S NINTENDO YOU OLD HAG!"
>
> So it seems, according to Target, that Nintendo is quitting production of all GameCube controllers except for the WaveBird and Spice Controller, which makes perfect sense since the only GameCube colors available (in America) are Black and Purple, and Platinum if you can find that.
>
> So I bought a Purple/Clear controller.
>
> Also at Target, they are including free Memory Card 251s with the purchase of Metroid Prime, Mario Party 4, Super Mario Sunshine, and Animal Crossing.
>
> On a sort of related note, everywhere I look, stores are trying to get rid of anything new they have from InterAct.
>
> ~ Dave
Maybe I should go to my local target and see what price they have their GC controllers. But, obviously, I'd take what that woman at target said as a grain of salt. :-)
Jeremy
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 14:19:49 -0500 (EST)
From: Vi On <vi@cs.bu.edu>
Subject: Re: [NG] Target
On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, Pythagoras wrote:
> At Target yesterday, I saw they had Nintendo brand GameCube controllers on clearance for $9.98. Every color except Spice (orange). I asked the Target idiot working the desk at the Electronics Counter why every color except orange is on clearance, and she, showing off her idiocy, told me that 'the GameCube company must be discontinuing all controllers except orange'. "The GameCube company", I asked, "who might that be?", I inquired, all the while knowing who Nintendo is. Her reply was, "The company who makes the GameCube.",
>
If you do go to target, Mad Catz xbox controllers are $12.
Also I heard online that people were able to grab a bunch of Zelda Bonus
disc for 1 cents at Target. The bonus disc rings up on the cash register
as 1 cents and you just have to tell the idiots that they are promotional
disc and they will gladly give it all to you. not sure if it works
anymore though, i haven't tried.
- -Vi
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 19:07:39 -0500
From: "Pythagoras" <treytable2@msn.com>
Subject: Re: [NG] Target
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Vi On" <vi@cs.bu.edu>
To: "NGamers" <NGamers@lists.xmission.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: [NG] Target
>
>
> On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, Pythagoras wrote:
>
> > At Target yesterday, I saw they had Nintendo brand GameCube controllers
on clearance for $9.98. Every color except Spice (orange). I asked the
Target idiot working the desk at the Electronics Counter why every color
except orange is on clearance, and she, showing off her idiocy, told me that
'the GameCube company must be discontinuing all controllers except orange'.
"The GameCube company", I asked, "who might that be?", I inquired, all the
while knowing who Nintendo is. Her reply was, "The company who makes the
GameCube.",
> >
>
>
> If you do go to target, Mad Catz xbox controllers are $12.
> Also I heard online that people were able to grab a bunch of Zelda Bonus
> disc for 1 cents at Target. The bonus disc rings up on the cash register
> as 1 cents and you just have to tell the idiots that they are promotional
> disc and they will gladly give it all to you. not sure if it works
> anymore though, i haven't tried.
>
> -Vi
Will try that tomorrow. Always good to have a sealed bonus disc, to pack
away for eBay 10 years from now. (or whatever is in place of eBay) That may
sound a little silly, but if I had held on to things I gave away, eBay would
have made me much money with all those Transformers I had, or games by
Working Designs.
~ Dave talks a lot about neopaganism and how wonderful it is. However, he's
never actually defined what it means.
-- My List of Games according to IGN
http://users.ign.com/collection/TreyTable --
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 19:14:57 -0500
From: DarkBastion@aol.com
Subject: [NG] Video game toys
*SIGH*
I don't know why, but it seems that every video game developer in the world, from Nintendo to Sega to Microsoft, is going with JoyRide Stuidos (www.joyridestudios.com) to make their video game-based toys. And boy do they suck. I was very excited about the recently announced Halo toys; I though having a badass Master Chief on my desk next to my Vulcan Raven would be cool. Sadly, I get this:
Just about the dumbest looking toys I have ever seen. Not just the Halo toys, though; the Samus Figure looks like something out of a Happy Meal, while the JSRF people look, well, retarded. All those toys suck, and they suck hard. Why, oh why, can't we get a toy line the quailty of, say, the original MGS line?
~Matt
"Reality continues to ruin my life."
- - Calvin, Calvin and Hobbes
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 19:14:59 -0500
From: DarkBastion@aol.com
Subject: [NG] Video game toys
*SIGH*
I don't know why, but it seems that every video game developer in the world, from Nintendo to Sega to Microsoft, is going with JoyRide Stuidos (www.joyridestudios.com) to make their video game-based toys. And boy do they suck. I was very excited about the recently announced Halo toys; I though having a badass Master Chief on my desk next to my Vulcan Raven would be cool. Sadly, I get this:
Just about the dumbest looking toys I have ever seen. Not just the Halo toys, though; the Samus Figure looks like something out of a Happy Meal, while the JSRF people look, well, retarded. All those toys suck, and they suck hard. Why, oh why, can't we get a toy line the quailty of, say, the original MGS line?
~Matt
"Reality continues to ruin my life."
- - Calvin, Calvin and Hobbes
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Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 08:38:43 -0500
From: "Pythagoras" <treytable2@msn.com>
Subject: Re: [NG] Video game toys
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From: <DarkBastion@aol.com>
To: <NGamers@lists.xmission.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 7:14 PM
Subject: [NG] Video game toys
> *SIGH*
>
> I don't know why, but it seems that every video game developer in the
world, from Nintendo to Sega to Microsoft, is going with JoyRide Stuidos
(www.joyridestudios.com) to make their video game-based toys. And boy do
they suck. I was very excited about the recently announced Halo toys; I
though having a badass Master Chief on my desk next to my Vulcan Raven would
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Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 11:45:48 -0500
From: DarkBastion@aol.com
Subject: Re: [NG] Video game toys
In a message dated 2/21/2003 8:38:43 AM Eastern Standard Time, treytable2@msn.com writes:
> Why Joyride? They probably have the lowest bid.
>
> They do suck hard.
>
> Wasn't the MGS line done by Todd McFarlane's company?
>
> I dunno, all I do know is I have my collection if Street Fighter jr
> characters (not all, just Akuma, Ryu, and Chun-Li) and my plush Vivi. Oh,
> and my plush Mario & Luigi I got in Jersey back in '89.
>
> ~ Dave talks a lot about neopaganism and how wonderful it
> is. However, he's
> never actually defined what it means.
> -- My List of Games according to IGN
> http://users.ign.com/collection/TreyTable --
Yeah, McFarlane did the MGS and MGS2 lines. I felt that MGS2 was a little lacking in some respects (in the toy *AND* game department), but it was still fun. JoyRide has taken the endless cool factor in the Halo games and turned him into something that looks like its in the unliscensed bargain bin. GOD, my head is in pain with regards to the sucktitude of those toys.
~Matt
"Reality continues to ruin my life."
- - Calvin, Calvin and Hobbes
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Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 13:50:15 -0500
From: "Pythagoras" <treytable2@msn.com>
Subject: Re: [NG] Video game toys
- ----- Original Message -----
From: <DarkBastion@aol.com>
To: <NGamers@lists.xmission.com>
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: [NG] Video game toys
> In a message dated 2/21/2003 8:38:43 AM Eastern Standard Time,
treytable2@msn.com writes:
>
> > Why Joyride? They probably have the lowest bid.
> >
> > They do suck hard.
> >
> > Wasn't the MGS line done by Todd McFarlane's company?
> >
> > I dunno, all I do know is I have my collection if Street Fighter jr
> > characters (not all, just Akuma, Ryu, and Chun-Li) and my plush Vivi.
Oh,
> > and my plush Mario & Luigi I got in Jersey back in '89.
> >
> > ~ Dave talks a lot about neopaganism and how wonderful it
> > is. However, he's
> > never actually defined what it means.
> > -- My List of Games according to IGN
> > http://users.ign.com/collection/TreyTable --
>
> Yeah, McFarlane did the MGS and MGS2 lines. I felt that MGS2 was a little
lacking in some respects (in the toy *AND* game department), but it was
still fun. JoyRide has taken the endless cool factor in the Halo games and
turned him into something that looks like its in the unliscensed bargain
bin. GOD, my head is in pain with regards to the sucktitude of those toys.
>
> ~Matt
You could protest by burning your copy of Halo and not buying Halo 2. ;-)
~ Dave talks a lot about neopaganism and how wonderful it is. However, he's
never actually defined what it means.
-- My List of Games according to IGN
http://users.ign.com/collection/TreyTable --
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Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 18:13:06 -0500
From: "Pythagoras" <treytable2@msn.com>
Subject: [NG] April 2003 EGM
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The April 2003 EGM gave The Wind Waker the "Game of the Month" award =
with a 10, 10, 9.5.
The 9.5 score was given by one who got tired of the ocean as an =
overworld idea.
Oh, and it seems Hori has a new GameCube controller out, in Japan, that =
is. Check these suckers out.
http://tinyurl.com/67qb
http://tinyurl.com/67qd
I may just have to get one, for the GC GBA Player.
~ Dave talks a lot about neopaganism and how wonderful it is. However, =
he's never actually defined what it means.
-- My List of Games according to IGN =
http://users.ign.com/collection/TreyTable --
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