why i love the bargain bin.

[lord of the mark]

Last 5 months i've bought:

Sid Meiers Civil War collection (SMG + SMA)
1602 AD
SMAC


Total expenditure - $30 US. For less than the cost of one new game I got 4 games (Im buying games practically at the pace of a "hardcore gamer"). And I knew going in they'd be great games, since theyve been played, reviewed, etc for years. Loads of gameplay on all of them. And all were "new" games - no pirating, no abandonware, not even any used games. So Im still encouraging the making of good games.

And I can defer the purchase of a new PC.

[loinburger]

Aye, some of my best purchases were made from a bargain bin. Half-Life, Deus Ex, HOMM I, II, and III, Homeworld...

[Alex]

Long live the bargain bin. I bought Deus Ex, Gabriel Knight 3, Grim Fandango and Europa Universalis all from a bargain bin.

[Harry Seldon]

I got burned a time or two but who can complain about a five dollar game? Shoot the time it took to install paid it off. I just keep combing for the classics.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Harry Seldon
I got burned a time or two but who can complain about a five dollar game? Shoot the time it took to install paid it off. I just keep combing for the classics.

curious - what game did you got burned on? I had two games that wouldnt load (one was AOK - MS copyprotect incompatible with my CD drive - grrrr!) but they were both from EB, so i returned them for credits.

[Urban Ranger]

Unfortunately, we don't have bargain bins here.

[Carolus Rex]

I totally agree with the lord of the mark.

Some of the games I've picked up:

Shogun - Total War. I've just started playing it, feels good! No manual, though...

Civ 2. Bundled with Command and Conquer Red Alert, which I never even installed (should I?). Civ 2 was the deal I wanted...

Grim Fandango. Excellent game!

Homeworld Cataclysm. Ditto.

The Lighthouse, Myst and Riven.

There are more...

Carolus

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Carolus Rex
I totally agree with the lord of the mark.

Some of the games I've picked up:

Shogun - Total War. I've just started playing it, feels good! No manual, though...

Civ 2. Bundled with Command and Conquer Red Alert, which I never even installed (should I?). Civ 2 was the deal I wanted...

Grim Fandango. Excellent game!

Homeworld Cataclysm. Ditto.

The Lighthouse, Myst and Riven.

There are more...

Carolus

Myst is on my list also Baldurs Gate. (to get beyond strategy games)

Id like Shogun, but it would stretch my 48MB RAM dinosaur computer (and im not upgrading it to 64 given that i hope to get a new one in a few months)

[Ben Kenobi]

HOMM I, II, and III,

Millennium Heroes Patch, Loinburger?

Now that is a fun package!

I will say whiplash, a very fun racing game, even though I don't like many racing games.

[child of Thor]

Both Fallouts, Balders+Tales of the sword coast,Thief 1+2, Pharoah,Ceaser3........because the quality is so random with new releases these days most of my collection are bargin bin classics. Long may it continue. Anyone seen Imperialism2 in the bins?, i got the first one and would like this old classic.(no links to pirate rips thanx - i only have origonals).

[JohnT]

My bargain bin pickups:

Freedom Force, Need for Speed 3: Hot Pursuit, Earth and Beyond, and C&C: Renegades all for $20.

Starcraft and Broodwar, with guides, $20.

Moo3: $19.99 (Ebay)

Jack Nicklaus 2000, Planescape: Torment, High Heat Baseball 2000, Might and Magic 8 (I think), for about $20.

SimGolf: $15.00 at Wal-Mart

Civ3: $70.

MAME:

All my Ultimas are at bargain bin prices, as are my Star Commands, X-com, etc. I rarely buy full-priced games anymore - it's just not worth it.

[Shaka Naldur]

I've found civ2, lords of the realm2 per 10$ at a bargain bin

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by child of Thor
Both Fallouts, Balders+Tales of the sword coast,Thief 1+2, Pharoah,Ceaser3........because the quality is so random with new releases these days most of my collection are bargin bin classics. Long may it continue. Anyone seen Imperialism2 in the bins?, i got the first one and would like this old classic.(no links to pirate rips thanx - i only have origonals).

Imp2 is definitely no longer to be found - Ive looked - have to get it online, I think.

[Dis]

I just got Bg1 from the bargain bin. I also got Planescape: Torment from the bargain bins.

Other good games I saw in the bargain bin (but I got for full price). Fallout 1 and 2.

[Dis]

I saw the cid meier's civil war collection. I was contemplating buying it. Should I?

Those are RTS games aren't they? How hard are they? I'm not good at RTS like command and conquer. I can never keep up with the computer. Are the games beatable and fun?