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• 8Sep 09

  My Gamestop Trade-In Adventure

  I've been short on gaming money for awhile and had never traded in games before to Gamestop so I decided to try my hand with a bunch of old GC and Wii titles that I had no use for anymore. I was going to be happy with getting 50 cents for each of my GC titles, but instead I got at least 1.50 for each of my games! [except for Madden 06]

  I traded in Guitar Hero: Aerosmith- 2.50, Madden 07 [wii] 2.70, Top Gun [GC] 1.50, MLB 2K6 [GC] 2.40, Nascar Thunder 2003 [GC] 2.40, Madden 06 [GC] 0.78, and Excitebots [wii] 16.20.

  I was really happy at the prices I got especially for Nascar 2003. I can't believe I got more for a game from 2003 than a game from 2006!!! I ended up purchasing Dawn of Discovery for the Wii and Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door for GC. Dawn of Discovery has been a blast so far except for some annoying characters that seem to follow you around everywhere. I have decided not to start Paper Mario yet because, as a veteran of the N64 edition, I want to devote a lot of time into enjoying that game to its fullest. I can't wait for New Super Mario Bros. Wii!!!!!!

  • Posted Sep 8, 2009 4:57 pm GMT
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• 12Jul 09

  Paper Mario

  I bought Paper Mario on the Virtual Console a couple months ago after reading the reviews. I didn't know whether I would enjoy the RPG style or not. I quickly found out after playing a couple hours through the game that it has become one of my favorite games of all time. The characters, graphics, and settings are just ridiculously charming and funny. The gameplay is even fun although it may be a bit simplistic. For ten bucks and over 20 hours or so of fun, I'd say that's a pretty great deal. I'm now looking into getting Paper Mario: and the Thousand Year door for the Gamecube which appears that it has the same great ideals that it's predecessor has. I also watched the review on Super Paper Mario for the Wii and I came away a little depressed. It looks like they totally changed the gameplay. I still think that Paper Mario is one of the most overlooked franchises in video gaming.

  • Posted Jul 12, 2009 3:35 pm GMT
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• 30May 09

  Massive Game Influx

  Last weekend, I unexpectedly received a payload of games that included: Lego Indiana Jones, Wii Fit, and a 2000 point Wii card. That's only four games but that is a lot for me to receive in one day. Lego Indiana Jones follows the footsteps of the Lego Star Wars series and makes many improvements that make the game a heck of a lot more fun. Wii Fit is a fun game to test your balance, strength and yoga skills. Hopefully Nintendo can improve on the Wii balance board at E3 with a sequel to Wii Fit and maybe compatability with Wii Sports Resort.

  As for my 2000 point Wii card, I purchased Paper Mario and the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time both from the Nintendo 64. Paper Mario is a very funny, and charming game, and it's overall a great RPG experience. As for Zelda, I've discovered that it's not for everyone, including myself. I find myself becoming frustrated with the dungeons and various puzzles, and when I solve them, I don't experience exuberance, but relief that I've cleared one more hurdle. I'm sure Ocarina of Time is a great game, but it's just not for me.

  I also received Excitebots a while back. Excitebots is a fabulous improvement upon Excitetrucks and it even has multiplayer!!! Excitebots, Call of Duty World at War online, paper Mario, Lego Indiana Jones, and Wii Fit will keep me busy for a long time. Can't wait until E3!!

  • Posted May 30, 2009 11:29 pm GMT
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