13-10-2004 23:28									#1
	Thrift Store Junkie Suffering from ads?

I know I'm cheap, and refuse to pay full price for games, but this may be a bit ridiculous.

I prowl thrift stores for game CDs and game manuals. not always successful, I seem to have reaped quite the harvest over the past few years.

Part 1: Game CDs.

the going rate fluctuated for a while, but seems to have settled at about 3$ a CD, or 5$ for a pack with several, such as the multi disk Links LS 1999. The following are my games on CD I've gotten from thrift stores


7th Guest (3 copies!)
Aces Over Europe
Activision Adventure Collection
After Dark
Alone In The Dark 3Alpha Centauri: Alien Crossfire
Amber: Journeys Beyond
Amazon: Guardians Of Eden
Barney Holiday Games
Beneath A Steel Sky
Betrayal In Antara
Beyond Atlantis
Blown Away
Hoyle Board Games
Burn: Cycle
Chronomaster Preview
Civil War
Civil War Generals 2
Cluefinders 6th Grade
Combat
Combat Flight Simulator
Command & Conquer
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
Creatures
Crusader: No Remorse
Crusaders Of Might And MagicCyberrace: Cyberdream
Daggerfall
Dark Side Of The Moon Demo
Dark Sun: Shattered Lands
Deadly Tide
Descent
Descent II
Descent: Destination Saturn
Dinosaur Safari
Doom-Heretic-Warcraft (all on one disk)
Doom II
Ultimate Doom
Duke Nukem Kill-A-Ton Collection
Duke! Zone
Earthsiege 2
Explorers Of The New World
Falcon Gold
MS Flight Simulator for Windows 95
MS Flight Simulator for Windows 98
Fragile Alliegance
MS Golf
Gospel Link
Grim Fandango
Half Life (2 copies)
Hellbender
Hodj N' Podj
Homeworld
Indiana Jones And The Fate Of Atlantis
Independence War
King's Quest V: To Heir Is Human
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
King's Quest: Mask Of Eternity
Legions
Leisure Suit Larry Collection
Links LS 1999
Links Library, volumes 1,2,3
Logic Quest
Lords Royal Collection, containing
-Lords Of The Realm
-Lords Of The Realm II
-Lords Of The Realm II Siege Pack
-Lords Of Magic Demo
Lords Of Magic
Lost Mind Of Dr. Brain
Magic Carpet
Magic Carpet Plus
Magic School Bus Inside The Earth
Magic School Bus In The Age Of Dinosaurs
Marathon 2: Durandal
M.A.X.
MechCommander
Mechwarrior 2
Megarace
Millennia: Altered Destinies
Millennium Falcon Playset
Mixed Up Mother Goose
Monopoly
Morrowind Video Preview
Mummy: Tomb Of The Pharaoh
Muppets Inside
Realmyst
Necrodome
One Must Fall: 2097
Operation
Pac-In-Time
Pirates! Gold
Populous II
Multimedia Pool
Powermonger
Privateer 2: The Darkening
Puzzle Master
Rama
Reader Rabbit 2nd Grade
Return To Krondor
Risk
Sacrifice
Sam & Max Hit The Road
Scrabble 2
Shogun: Total War - Warlord Edition
Silent Steel
Sim Earth
Sim Theme Park
Solitaire Master
Space Hulk: Vengeance Of The Blood Angels
Spacewalker: F97
Spear Of Destiny
Spider Man
Spider Man (the other one)
SPQR
Star Control 3 (2 copies)
Star Trek: Armada
Star Trek: Birth Of The Federation
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Harbinger
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Harbinger Holosuite Missions
Star Trek Omnipedia + Omnipedia upgrade
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy - Chekov's Lost Missions
Star Trek: Starfleet Command
Star Trek: Starship Creator
Star Wars: Anakins Speedway
Star Wars: Dark Forces (2 copies)
Star Wars: Rebel Assault
Star Wars: Shadows Of The Empire
Stonekeep
Super Huey III
Superman: The Mysterious Mr. Mist
Terminal Velocity
Tie Fighter-Mortimer-Afterlife (all on one disk)
Tonka Workshop
Totally Mad
Traitor's Gate
Treasure Planet - Preview Video
Treasure Planet: Etherium Rescue
Treasure Planet: Treasure Racer
Pagan: Ultima VIII
Ultima Online: The Second Age
Ultimate Domain
Ultimate Ride preview
Vidgrid
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
Warcraft II Total War
The Weakest Link
Where In The USA Is Carmen San Diego (2 copies)Where In The World Is Carmen San Diego
Where In Time Is Carmen San Diego
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire 2nd Edition
Wing Commander III: Heart Of The Tiger
Wing Commander IV
Wing Commander: Privateer
Witchhaven Preview
Worms: Armageddon
Wrath Of The Demon
Xena - Warrior Princess: The Chronicles
X Wing Vs. Tie Fighter: Balance Of Power
Yahtzee
Ultimate Strategy Archives, containing
-Civilization
-Railroad Tycoon Deluxe
-XCom: Ufo Defense
-Heroes Of Might And Magic
-Conquest Of The New World Deluxe
-Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games
-M.A.X.
-Dark Colony

and the following collections
Encyclopedia Of Games
Star Wars Trilogy CD-Rom
1000 Best Games For Windows
300 Arcade Games
Galaxy Of Games
Kids Wincube



I also got some manuals....

	14-10-2004 00:19									#2
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you must have a kid...

I always head to the bargain area at Frys. They have console games for cheap too. I saw Black&White (the first one) for $8.99 the other day, but I am too cheap and was already paying full price for Rome: TOtal War. I just found a game store near my house that has cheap/used games as well.

Bargain hunting is not always dumpster diving.

	14-10-2004 00:45									#3
	Re: Thrift Store Junkie Got spare money?

[QUOTE] Originally posted by Father Beast

quote: Civil War Generals

A nice little TB wargame, not too intense.

quote: Command & Conquer

I suppose one must know this to know RTS, and its good you got it cheap, I suppose.

quote: MS Flight Simulator for Windows 98

I got this at a bin. Havent taken the genre further, liked playing it but glad i got it at a bin.

quote: Reader Rabbit 2nd Grade

POTM liked Reader Rabbit.

quote: Sim Earth

I actually found that in my apt building trash room. Could have used a better manual.

quote: Warcraft II Total War

I just bought the shareware for 99 cents.

sounds like a nice collection, youve done some topnotch bargain hunting. More on this later.

	14-10-2004 01:20									#4
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Crusader- great game.

civilization- never played the first one.

x-com- beyond a great game.

but how many years after the initial release did you play these games?

I never mess around in thrift stores, I'm not even sure if our local ones carry PC software.

	14-10-2004 01:37									#5
	Got spare money?

Is sim earth any good? I remember seeing it run many years ago, and found it as part of a compilation in a shop for a tenner recently (compiled with sim farm and sim ant or something like that)

	14-10-2004 01:42									#6
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I've never found the point of waiting many years to get the games, it's not like they a lot cheaper anyway... not here anyway... unless $8 USD is what you call cheap for a 5+ year old game...
...and there's not many games to choose from anyway... mostly it's like ~10 different games, only few good games (when considering reviews , how well they sold back then and such stuff)

I believe a game like vanilla Civ2 would still cost about $15 USD... that is IF you can find the game

	14-10-2004 01:45									#7
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are any of those star trek games any good?

I refrain from buying those types of games because I know all those franchise type games suck.

	14-10-2004 01:50									#8
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How in the heck did you find time to play all of those games???

I'm plugging the AOW1/AOW2 combo - got that from CompUSA for $10.

$5 per game for all of you math challenged people

	14-10-2004 02:03									#9
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quote: ... Millennia: Altered Destinies ...

Has anyone ever gotten this game to work? I can't even get the damn thing to install proper.

	14-10-2004 17:20									#10
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quote: Originally posted by hexagonian How in the heck did you find time to play all of those games???

Umm..., I don't, Really. It's become like some sort of obsession. the vast majority of these I have never installed. I truly don't know if I will. But I hold on to them nonetheless.

I think I will refuse to upgrade my current Win98 machine and find a place for a new one (if and when I get a new one) in order to be able to try all these out. and to still run XCom, unbelievable game, that one.

and a few others....

	14-10-2004 17:33									#11
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quote: Originally posted by Snotty Is sim earth any good? I remember seeing it run many years ago, and found it as part of a compilation in a shop for a tenner recently (compiled with sim farm and sim ant or something like that)

the concept is interesting - its model of earth, sort of a lite version of the climate models used for global warming discussions, etc. Except it goes beyond climate and geology, it models evolution of life forms, etc. So you can do stuff like test out global warming theories, or you can start with earth 3 billion years ago and see if certain changes still permit intelligent life to develop, and maybe from an entirely different family of life rather than primates.


BUT - its a DOS game, with a fairly non-intuitive interface (from what I remember) and the manual is almost entirely devoted to explaining how the earth really works, rather than to discussing how the game interface works. I found it intensely frustrating - the kind of game i always think im going to go back to, and never really want to go back to.

	14-10-2004 17:36									#12
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quote: Originally posted by Dissident I never mess around in thrift stores, I'm not even sure if our local ones carry PC software.

I VERY occasionally see one or two PC games CDs among the odds and ends at a thrift store, but its not enough to be worth going to the store for that, since its most unlikely ill see anything i have even a vague interest in. Used game sections of game stores, while not quite as dirt cheap, are much better uses of time.

	14-10-2004 17:52									#13
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as I said, I also have picked up a few manuals at thrift stores. a lot of them I don't have the games for, but I suppose this must be some sort of obsession, too.

I put a * if I got the manual along with the game, and a + if I got the game separately
*7th Guest
Aces Of The Pacific
*Aces Over Europe (and control documentation)
*Activision Adventure Collection
+Age Of Empires Gold Edition
Age Of Empires II: Age Of Kings
+Alpha Centauri
*Amazon: Guardians Of Eden
Archipelagos
Arena
Jane's ATF Gold
*Betrayal In Antara
Blue Max
Bodyworks 3.0
Castles
Castles II
*Civil War
+Civilization
+Civnet
Civilization II: Multiplayer Gold Edition
+Combat Flight Simulator
+Command & Conquer: Red Alert (2 copies)
*Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
Conquests Of The Longbow
*Creatures
Curse Of The Azure Bonds
*Daggerfall
Day Of The Tentacle
Deadlock
*Descent
*Descent II
+Dungeon Keeper
Dungeon Master II
EF2000
Eric The Unready
Everquest Trilogy
+Falcon
Falcon 3.0
Falcon 3.0: Operation Fighting Tiger
Fleet Defender
MS Flight Simulator
MS Flight Simulator 5.0
+MS Flight Simulator for Win95
Flight Unlimited
Fly!
Freddy Pharkas, Frontier Pharmacist (The Modern Day Book Of Health and Hygiene)
+Heroes Of Might And Magic II: The Price Of Loyalty
Icewind Dale
Island Of Dr. Brain (Encycloalmanactionaryography)
King's Quest
King's Quest II
King's Quest IV
Lemmings (2 copies)
Leisure Suit LarryLeisure Suit Larry II
Links LS 1997
Links LS 1998
+Links LS 1999Lode Runner
Jane's Longbow Gold
+Lords Of Magic Special Edition (2 copies)
+Lords Of The Realm II (2 copies)
Lost Treasures Of Infocom
Maelstrom
+Master Of Orion
+Might And Magic
+Might And Magic II
+Might And Magic: Darkside Of Xeen
*Necrodome
Nephi's Quest
+Outpost
Pax Imperia: Eminent Domain
+Pirates
Planetarium Gold
Police Quest Collection (2 copies)Punisher


I have to go to work, I'll post the rest later.....

	14-10-2004 19:49									#14
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Why would you want three copies of 7^th Guest?

	14-10-2004 19:55									#15
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at game manuals with no games

	14-10-2004 19:56									#16
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anyone know if any of those star trek games are any good? I've always wanted to play one, but I'm afraid they all suck. Surely there must be one or two decent ones aren't there?

for me to like it, it would have to be similar to the RPG, or TBS style formats. Do any of them fit this bill?

	14-10-2004 20:05									#17
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Where In The World Is Carmen San Diego


Oh yeah, we have that one too. I dont usually think of it as a game, but as educational software, but i suppose it IS a game after all.

	14-10-2004 20:35									#18
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quote: Originally posted by Father Beast Umm..., I don't, Really. It's become like some sort of obsession. the vast majority of these I have never installed. I truly don't know if I will. But I hold on to them nonetheless.

My friend, you are one sick individual...
Feel free to send me some of them so they will get used
...and any loose pocket money you might have!

	14-10-2004 23:21									#19
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quote: Originally posted by Father Beast Umm..., I don't, Really. It's become like some sort of obsession. the vast majority of these I have never installed. I truly don't know if I will. But I hold on to them nonetheless.

Madness!

	15-10-2004 12:53									#20
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quote: Originally posted by Father Beast I have to go to work, I'll post the rest later.....

OK, that was one long day at work..., here's the rest of the manuals:

Quest For Glory II (and adventurers Correspondence School)
Rainbow Six
Red Baron
*Sam And Max Hit The Road
+Sim Ant
+Sim Earth
+Sim City
+Sim City 2000
Sim City 3000 Unlimited ( 2 copies)
Sim Life (and Lab Book)
Space Quest II (Space Piston Magazine)
+Space Quest IV (Space Piston Magazine)
+Spear Of Destiny
Star Control II
Starcraft (3 copies)
Starfleet II (Krellan Command And Battle Manual) (Officers Manual)
*Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
+Star Trek: Starfleet Command
Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity
Tie Fighter: The Stele Chronicles
+Ultima III: Exodus (The Book Of Play) ( The Book Of Amber Runes)
+Ultima IV (History Of Brittania) (Book Of Mystic Wisdom)
+Ultima V (The Book Of Lore) (Compendium)
+Ultima VII (Fellowship)
+Ultima VIII (Chronicles Of Pagan)
Ultima Underworld (Players Guide) (Memoirs Of Cabirus)
Under A Killing Moon
*Warcraft
+Warcraft II
Where In The USA Is Carmen San Diego
*Where In The USA Is Carmen San Diego Deluxe
*Wing Commander IV (Claw Marks #4)
+XCom: Ufo Defense
XCom: Terror From The Deep

	15-10-2004 13:02									#21
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Thrift Stores Have also netted me the following Strategy Guides

Ascendancy
Civilization (The Official Guide to...)
Civilization III
Curse Of The Azure Bonds (Adventurers Guide)
Dark Forces
Doom II
Dragon Lore
EF 2000
King's Quest Companion (KQ 1-6)
Heroes Of Might And magic III
Might And Magic (adventurers Guide)
Might And Magic III
Mechwarrior II
Myst
Nox
Rainbow Six Gold
Sims
Sim City
Sim City 3000
Star Control 3
Starcraft
Starcraft: Broodwar
Ultima VI (The Book Of Prophecy)
Ultima VII (Key To The Black Gate)
Ultima VIII (Pentalogy)
Ultima Underworld (Mysteries Of The Abyss)
Warcraft II: Beyond The Dark Portal
Wing Commander III
Wing Commander IV (Book Excerpt)
X Wing

	15-10-2004 14:35									#22
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Excuse my Ignorance, what is a Thrift store?

	15-10-2004 18:34									#23
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quote: Originally posted by Main_Brain Excuse my Ignorance, what is a Thrift store?

here in the USA a store, usually run by a charity, where you can give away your old stuff. This either warms your heart, or gives you a tax deduction for charitable giving, or both. The store then sells the stuff either to poor people, thus helping the poor, or to bargain hunters like Father B. The proceeds go to help either the poor or, occasionally, some other charity. The store is normally run by volunteers.

They can be decent places to buy old clothes - i have bought haloween costumes there. They sell old lamps and stuff as well - i wouldnt trust that stuff. They also sometimes have old books or old CD's - music, and occasionally a game or other software. I have NEVER found a decent game, and quickly judged it wasnt worth looking there. Evidently some have had better luck, and have looked alot harder.

	15-10-2004 19:40									#24
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Snotty

quote: Is sim earth any good? I remember seeing it run many years ago, and found it as part of a compilation in a shop for a tenner recently (compiled with sim farm and sim ant or something like that)

Sim Earth's good for about a few weeks of entertainment. It's good but it's old.

	15-10-2004 20:49									#25
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where does he live? Australia? I thought that's where he lived.

Where I live we have thrift stores that are run by catholic charities. But we also have thrift stores that are commercially run. And we also have 99 cent stores. They usually just sell junky items, not used items.

I would like to find a place that will by my old used games. Anybody know of any place? I know Electronics boutique sells used games, how much do they buy them for? I would like to get some money out of these games I wasted money on and hardly played (Black and White for example).

	15-10-2004 21:03									#26
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quote: Originally posted by Dissident . I would like to find a place that will by my old used games. Anybody know of any place? I know Electronics boutique sells used games, how much do they buy them for? I would like to get some money out of these games I wasted money on and hardly played (Black and White for example).

Ive never sold to EB, but ive bought. I think it depends on the local manager, what his shelf space situation is, etc. If he doesnt have much space to spare, i dont suppose he'll pay much for used games. If he has the room, and knows theres a market locally for the used games, he might pay more. This local EB manager had apparently bought a couple of big collections. THats where I found PST, MS FS98, and a couple of my other recent acquisitions. Im not sure how good an idea it was for the store though, it seemed like most of that used inventory just sat there. I hope I helped though. Ive since moved, and have been busy with PST anyway, so I havent been back.


Of course you could also try online at Ebay. Ive never done that, i wonder if anyone else here as experience with it.

	15-10-2004 21:27									#27
	Got spare money?

quote: Originally posted by lord of the mark the concept is interesting - its model of earth, sort of a lite version of the climate models used for global warming discussions, etc. Except it goes beyond climate and geology, it models evolution of life forms, etc. So you can do stuff like test out global warming theories, or you can start with earth 3 billion years ago and see if certain changes still permit intelligent life to develop, and maybe from an entirely different family of life rather than primates. BUT - its a DOS game, with a fairly non-intuitive interface (from what I remember) and the manual is almost entirely devoted to explaining how the earth really works, rather than to discussing how the game interface works. I found it intensely frustrating - the kind of game i always think im going to go back to, and never really want to go back to.

I remember one time frogs were the one who evolved into an intelligent lifeform. I do agree with LOTM's description of the game and its manual. It's an interesting way to kill some time although.

	15-10-2004 23:20									#28
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quote: Beneath A Steel Sky

You paid too much for that one

	16-10-2004 14:30									#29
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Thnx Lord of Mark :=)

	17-10-2004 08:05									#30
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Sim Earth isn't very good IMO. If you really want to try it get a SNES emulator and the Sim Earth rom.