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SrRd_RacinG 10/31/19 11:06:10 AM #1:	But too bad it ain't going anywhere. --- https://media.giphy.com/media/l3vRn3I4UyDoKyWLC/giphy.gif <cite>SrRd_RacinG posted [p:929471896] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>But too bad it ain't going anywhere.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inappropriate 10/31/19 11:06:52 AM #2:	I don't think I have ever been in a Gamestop before. --- https://imgur.com/BJPyx https://imgur.com/udyoiry <cite>Inappropriate posted [p:929471922] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>I don't think I have ever been in a Gamestop before.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vicious_Dios 10/31/19 11:07:45 AM #3:	Nah, I miss Funcoland and Blockbuster, though. --- S / K / Y / N / E Twitch/YouTube/GT: *Adzeta* <cite>Vicious_Dios posted [p:929471955] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>Nah, I miss Funcoland and Blockbuster, though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spanky1 10/31/19 11:08:39 AM #4:	I know I will. It's the only place to reliably get games on release day. Trying to get them from walmart and best buy is like pulling teeth. --- https://imgur.com/DCjoiZ0 https://www.deviantart.com/fuee/art/spanky1-811230163 <cite>spanky1 posted [p:929471983] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>I know I will. It's the only place to reliably get games on release day. Trying to get them from walmart and best buy is like pulling teeth.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Lost_All_Senses 10/31/19 11:11:15 AM #6:	I would. Im also one the ones defending it against all the exaggerated issues tho. It must be hard to have ypur customer base be a bunch of finicky whiners that don't understand the first thing about running a business. I only go like 3-4 times a year tho. Im definitely not helping them stay open. My gaming habits changed --- Name checks out https://i.imgtc.ws/vBF8odT.png <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:929472086] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>I would. Im also one the ones defending it against all the exaggerated issues tho. It must be hard to have ypur customer base be a bunch of finicky whiners that don't understand the first thing about running a business. I only go like 3-4 times a year tho. Im definitely not helping them stay open. My gaming habits changed</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MC_BatCommander 10/31/19 11:11:30 AM #7:	Lol no I won't --- The Legend is True! <cite>MC_BatCommander posted [p:929472099] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>Lol no I won't</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KStateKing17 10/31/19 11:16:22 AM #8:	If there was an alternative that I liked it wouldn't be so bad, but I wonder how consumer friendly the industry would be without many options for used games and mostly digital in the future. --- The 17th King of the State of K <cite>KStateKing17 posted [p:929472285] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>If there was an alternative that I liked it wouldn't be so bad, but I wonder how consumer friendly the industry would be without many options for used games and mostly digital in the future.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
darkphoenix181 10/31/19 11:17:17 AM #9:	Yes actually <cite>darkphoenix181 posted [p:929472319] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>Yes actually </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Delta_Force 10/31/19 11:17:25 AM #10:	I've been to Gamestop 3 times in my life, and two of those times were because I tripped. --- More Bush on Obama's Clinton! What the hell does "should of" mean? <cite>Delta_Force posted [p:929472322] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>I've been to Gamestop 3 times in my life, and two of those times were because I tripped. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Guide 10/31/19 11:19:41 AM #11:	Vicious_Dios posted... Nah, I miss Funcoland and Blockbuster, though. Right on. Funcoland was Gamestop, but good. --- formerly evening formerly guide https://youtu.be/Acn5IptKWQU <cite>Guide posted [p:929472417] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>Vicious_Dios posted...</cite> <quote>Nah, I miss Funcoland and Blockbuster, though. </quote> Right on. Funcoland was Gamestop, but good.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 10/31/19 11:20:52 AM #12:	Yeah. I like their buy 2 get 1 sales they do all the time, and they're so hilariously out of touch with actual going prices that you can get some good deals. But me saving a couple bucks isn't as important as burying their stupid policy of opening a game and then selling it as new. --- 53 LIII 0b110101 p16 0x35 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:929472467] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>Yeah. I like their buy 2 get 1 sales they do all the time, and they're so hilariously out of touch with actual going prices that you can get some good deals. But me saving a couple bucks isn't as important as burying their stupid policy of opening a game and then selling it as new.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Archibleedies 10/31/19 11:21:29 AM #13:	Why --- Hairistotle <cite>Archibleedies posted [p:929472502] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>Why</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses 10/31/19 11:32:57 AM #14:	DevsBro posted... But me saving a couple bucks isn't as important as burying their stupid policy of opening a game and then selling it as new. I agree that is is stupid as fuck. But at the same time, if you actually care, the workaround is "Do you have any sealed copies?". Then you buy it if they do and don't if they don't. It's not forced on you like people like to pretend. --- Name checks out https://i.imgtc.ws/vBF8odT.png <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:929472939] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>DevsBro posted...</cite> <quote>But me saving a couple bucks isn't as important as burying their stupid policy of opening a game and then selling it as new.</quote> I agree that is is stupid as fuck. But at the same time, if you actually care, the workaround is "Do you have any sealed copies?". Then you buy it if they do and don't if they don't. It's not forced on you like people like to pretend.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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BeyondWalls 10/31/19 11:34:54 AM #16:	spanky1 posted... It's the only place to reliably get games on release day. Yeah, well... unless you download the game like a normal person. --- END OF LINE <cite>BeyondWalls posted [p:929473006] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>spanky1 posted...</cite> <quote> It's the only place to reliably get games on release day. </quote> Yeah, well... unless you download the game like a normal person.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LadyVyxx 10/31/19 11:36:09 AM #17:	Not the ones we have in Canada I certainly wont. I have some fond memories from a few midnight releases like 15 years ago but that was the fun of being with others and hypes for a game. I havent given gamespot (EBGames in Canada) my money is years and I dont plan to when there are a million better options <cite>LadyVyxx posted [p:929473051] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>Not the ones we have in Canada I certainly wont. I have some fond memories from a few midnight releases like 15 years ago but that was the fun of being with others and hypes for a game. I havent given gamespot (EBGames in Canada) my money is years and I dont plan to when there are a million better options</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Colorahdo 10/31/19 11:36:18 AM #18:	gamestop is the cringiest experience --- But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them - bring them here and kill them in front of me ~Jesus Christ <cite>Colorahdo posted [p:929473056] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>gamestop is the cringiest experience</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Error1355 10/31/19 11:38:25 AM #19:	I've been inside a GameStop 3 times in the last 3 years, if that. I won't miss it. --- Welcome home, shed your skin and expose your bones. Take my hand, follow us into the black so far that we can't get back. <cite>Error1355 posted [p:929473140] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>I've been inside a GameStop 3 times in the last 3 years, if that. I won't miss it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 10/31/19 11:40:55 AM #20:	Lost_All_Senses posted... DevsBro posted... But me saving a couple bucks isn't as important as burying their stupid policy of opening a game and then selling it as new. I agree that is is stupid as fuck. But at the same time, if you actually care, the workaround is "Do you have any sealed copies?". Then you buy it if they do and don't if they don't. It's not forced on you like people like to pretend. It's only happened to me once, because I didn't know. It's more just that they even do this at all. --- 53 LIII 0b110101 p16 0x35 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:929473239] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>Lost_All_Senses posted...</cite> <quote>DevsBro posted...</cite> <quote>But me saving a couple bucks isn't as important as burying their stupid policy of opening a game and then selling it as new.</quote> I agree that is is stupid as fuck. But at the same time, if you actually care, the workaround is "Do you have any sealed copies?". Then you buy it if they do and don't if they don't. It's not forced on you like people like to pretend.</quote> It's only happened to me once, because I didn't know. It's more just that they even do this at all.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dorfmann_ 10/31/19 11:41:05 AM #21:	I went into Gamestop at some point last year for the first time in years. It was just a bunch of Funko Pops and stuffed animals. I won't miss it. <cite>Dorfmann_ posted [p:929473249] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>I went into Gamestop at some point last year for the first time in years. It was just a bunch of Funko Pops and stuffed animals. I won't miss it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Prismsblade 10/31/19 11:46:07 AM #22:	I used to visit regularly while I was in the army. If you lived in the barracks you didn't have a proper address for mail, so if you preffered physical copays GS is the best option. Anyways I don't believe their going anywhere. There's always going to be a demand physical copys. --- 3DS FC:3368-5403-9633 Name: Kaizer PSN: Blackkaizer <cite>Prismsblade posted [p:929473446] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>I used to visit regularly while I was in the army. If you lived in the barracks you didn't have a proper address for mail, so if you preffered physical copays GS is the best option. Anyways I don't believe their going anywhere. There's always going to be a demand physical copys. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kolibri X 10/31/19 11:46:36 AM #23:	Fuck FuncoLand. They threw away original boxes and sleeves and manuals that were in perfectly good condition and replaced them with their shitty cheap cardboard sleeves and still charged the same. --- Platinum GameFAQs Member <cite>Kolibri X posted [p:929473458] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>Fuck FuncoLand. They threw away original boxes and sleeves and manuals that were in perfectly good condition and replaced them with their shitty cheap cardboard sleeves and still charged the same.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DiamondDogs 10/31/19 11:48:03 AM #24:	Vicious_Dios posted... Nah, I miss Funcoland Correct me if I'm wrong, didn't funcoland have a catalog back in the mid 90s? --- The following is a work of fiction. <cite>DiamondDogs posted [p:929473521] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>Vicious_Dios posted...</cite> <quote>Nah, I miss Funcoland </quote> Correct me if I'm wrong, didn't funcoland have a catalog back in the mid 90s?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Simon_Gruber 10/31/19 11:51:51 AM #25:	DiamondDogs posted... Vicious_Dios posted... Nah, I miss Funcoland Correct me if I'm wrong, didn't funcoland have a catalog back in the mid 90s? They had a newspaper that listed all their available games https://imgur.com/lrPRbrG $0.19 for Super Mario but $0.15 for Super Mario/Duck Hunt? Ok... <cite>Simon_Gruber posted [p:929473685] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>DiamondDogs posted...</cite> <quote>Vicious_Dios posted...</cite> <quote>Nah, I miss Funcoland </quote> Correct me if I'm wrong, didn't funcoland have a catalog back in the mid 90s?</quote> They had a newspaper that listed all their available games https://imgur.com/lrPRbrG $0.19 for Super Mario but $0.15 for Super Mario/Duck Hunt? Ok...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spanky1 10/31/19 11:54:34 AM #26:	BeyondWalls posted... spanky1 posted... It's the only place to reliably get games on release day. Yeah, well... unless you download the game like a normal person. If I downloaded every game I bought for the switch it would fill up real fast. --- https://imgur.com/DCjoiZ0 https://www.deviantart.com/fuee/art/spanky1-811230163 <cite>spanky1 posted [p:929473796] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>BeyondWalls posted...</cite> <quote>spanky1 posted...</cite> <quote> It's the only place to reliably get games on release day. </quote> Yeah, well... unless you download the game like a normal person.</quote> If I downloaded every game I bought for the switch it would fill up real fast.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses 10/31/19 11:56:31 AM #27:	Hairistotle posted... Lost_All_Senses posted... DevsBro posted... But me saving a couple bucks isn't as important as burying their stupid policy of opening a game and then selling it as new. I agree that is is stupid as fuck. But at the same time, if you actually care, the workaround is "Do you have any sealed copies?". Then you buy it if they do and don't if they don't. It's not forced on you like people like to pretend. Dude you've been off your rocker (more than usual) the past few days, what's going on I definitely don't feel like it. I've also stated this view here before. It's nothing new. I just believe in learning to speak up or learning to shut up. That middle ground just annoys everyone around you. Don't hold your tongue until it's time to complain. --- Name checks out https://i.imgtc.ws/vBF8odT.png <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:929473875] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>Hairistotle posted...</cite> <quote>Lost_All_Senses posted...</cite> <quote>DevsBro posted...</cite> <quote>But me saving a couple bucks isn't as important as burying their stupid policy of opening a game and then selling it as new.</quote> I agree that is is stupid as fuck. But at the same time, if you actually care, the workaround is "Do you have any sealed copies?". Then you buy it if they do and don't if they don't. It's not forced on you like people like to pretend.</quote> Dude you've been off your rocker (more than usual) the past few days, what's going on</quote> I definitely don't feel like it. I've also stated this view here before. It's nothing new. I just believe in learning to speak up or learning to shut up. That middle ground just annoys everyone around you. Don't hold your tongue until it's time to complain.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KillerKhan420 10/31/19 11:58:05 AM #28:	Of course, it's a way to get out of the house and do something. Blockbuster I feel the same way about I wish it never left. I visited my local blockbuster till it went out of business I believe in 2010 or so. Only thing I don't miss is their super overpriced candy and popcorn near the checkout. I could deny it easy myself, but when I had my two girls with me they'd actually want some of it. Just because it's there doesn't mean you should get it, the grocery store or gas station had the same exact candies for much cheaper. --- "I know how the business works because I'm a wrestling fan"-hulkhogan1 <cite>KillerKhan420 posted [p:929473952] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>Of course, it's a way to get out of the house and do something. Blockbuster I feel the same way about I wish it never left. I visited my local blockbuster till it went out of business I believe in 2010 or so. Only thing I don't miss is their super overpriced candy and popcorn near the checkout. I could deny it easy myself, but when I had my two girls with me they'd actually want some of it. Just because it's there doesn't mean you should get it, the grocery store or gas station had the same exact candies for much cheaper.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses 10/31/19 12:00:55 PM #29:	KillerKhan420 posted... Only thing I don't miss is their super overpriced candy and popcorn near the checkout. I could deny it easy myself, but when I had my two girls with me they'd actually want some of it. Just because it's there doesn't mean you should get it, the grocery store or gas station had the same exact candies for much cheaper. I always wondered who that was there for. Makes sense that it's for the people that aren't actually paying for it themselves. --- Name checks out https://i.imgtc.ws/vBF8odT.png <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:929474077] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>KillerKhan420 posted...</cite> <quote>Only thing I don't miss is their super overpriced candy and popcorn near the checkout. I could deny it easy myself, but when I had my two girls with me they'd actually want some of it. Just because it's there doesn't mean you should get it, the grocery store or gas station had the same exact candies for much cheaper. </quote> I always wondered who that was there for. Makes sense that it's for the people that aren't actually paying for it themselves.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Balrog0 10/31/19 12:01:52 PM #30:	Nah I dont think so. --- But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. <cite>Balrog0 posted [p:929474112] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>Nah I dont think so. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DiamondDogs 10/31/19 12:03:42 PM #31:	Simon_Gruber posted... DiamondDogs posted... Vicious_Dios posted... Nah, I miss Funcoland Correct me if I'm wrong, didn't funcoland have a catalog back in the mid 90s? They had a newspaper that listed all their available games https://imgur.com/lrPRbrG $0.19 for Super Mario but $0.15 for Super Mario/Duck Hunt? Ok... Yeah, I have a vague recollection of my brother paying 75 dollars to replace Romance Of The Three Kingdoms 2, cause no one else had it at the time. Those were fun reads though. --- The following is a work of fiction. <cite>DiamondDogs posted [p:929474195] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>Simon_Gruber posted...</cite> <quote>DiamondDogs posted...</cite> <quote>Vicious_Dios posted...</cite> <quote>Nah, I miss Funcoland </quote> Correct me if I'm wrong, didn't funcoland have a catalog back in the mid 90s?</quote> They had a newspaper that listed all their available games https://imgur.com/lrPRbrG $0.19 for Super Mario but $0.15 for Super Mario/Duck Hunt? Ok...</quote> Yeah, I have a vague recollection of my brother paying 75 dollars to replace Romance Of The Three Kingdoms 2, cause no one else had it at the time. Those were fun reads though.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Top Crusader 10/31/19 12:23:15 PM #32:	spanky1 posted... I know I will. It's the only place to reliably get games on release day. Trying to get them from walmart and best buy is like pulling teeth. I rarely step into Best Buy, but I figured they'd be on top of that. They always are good with release day delivery, as is Amazon, so I don't ever go to stores for release day stuff. Gamestop can have some okay sales on new stuff or B2G1 on used stuff which isn't bad, I don't hate them like I'm apparently supposed to. --- https://imgur.com/09qFfLV <cite>The Top Crusader posted [p:929474915] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>spanky1 posted...</cite> <quote>I know I will. It's the only place to reliably get games on release day. Trying to get them from walmart and best buy is like pulling teeth.</quote> I rarely step into Best Buy, but I figured they'd be on top of that. They always are good with release day delivery, as is Amazon, so I don't ever go to stores for release day stuff. Gamestop can have some okay sales on new stuff or B2G1 on used stuff which isn't bad, I don't hate them like I'm apparently supposed to.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Relient_K 10/31/19 12:25:58 PM #33:	I only go there like 3 times a month and buy stuff maybe once a month. Why would I miss it just because there isn't another good alternative at all in my area? Seriously though I'm pretty neutral about the store but I do use it pretty often and would hate to lose the easy access to games. --- We all ate the biscuits, Fighter. We can all see through time. [ER] <cite>Relient_K posted [p:929475048] in You'll mis... [t:78123981]...</cite> <quote>I only go there like 3 times a month and buy stuff maybe once a month. Why would I miss it just because there isn't another good alternative at all in my area? Seriously though I'm pretty neutral about the store but I do use it pretty often and would hate to lose the easy access to games. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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