Toys R Us Buy 2 Get 1 Free

[Dave Long]

The sale is coming back! This week until Saturday, you can get any games $19.99 and below this way. That's not nearly as good as the one coming in later October though.

Oct 23-29 will be the sale dates this year and portable games (DS, GBA, PSP) are not included. It seems like this will be all current consoles at the same time though.

This was posted at Cheap Ass Gamer and GAF. Not 100% confirmed until the flyer comes out, but save some pennies now just in case. Shadow of the Colossus ships that week I think. Fire Emblem the week before.

--Dave

[tombstone]

I was just thinking about this yearly deal last week. Good looking out, Dave.

[Dave Long]

The biggest problem with this deal is I always buy stuff and it gathers dust until the next time they do it becuase I'm dum. ;)

--Dave

[Wholly Schmidt]

I don't understand, what's this week and what's later?

[Dave Long]

This week is games $19.99 and under. IOW, buy two Greateast Hits PS2 games and get a third for free. All games in your deal this week must be $19.99 or less. (They have a green tag sale right now and those games are also 50% off.)

In a few weeks, they'll have the bigger sale where all console games (GC, Xbox, PS2) will be buy 2 get 1 free.

--Dave

[Drunkagain]

Thanks for the heads up Dave. I've taken advantage of this the last couple of years and had forgotten all about it this year.

Hmm, Far Cry Instincts, Fire Emblem: PoR and maybe SSX: On Tour.

[Wholly Schmidt]

Hmmm, so I can't think of 3 $50 games I want. Looking over recent and new releases (up to that week), I'd love to pick up Shadow of the Colossus, We Love Katamari, and Soul Calibur 3, but I feel like I'm not getting my money's worth not buying $50 games. Are there any recent PS2 or Xbox games I'm overlooking?

[Dave Long]

Well, option one is buy yourself a cheap, used Gamecube and then get Fire Emblem. ;)

Option two would be one of the following maybe?

Stubbs the Zombie (getting good press, by one of the Halo guys)
The Warriors
Battlefield 2 Modern Combat (if you don't have the PC BF2)
Ratchet Deadlocked
Resident Evil 4 PS2
Spartan Total Warrior (no clue how good it is...)

Those are some upcoming options. Going on early reviews alone, I'd pick Stubbs.

--Dave

[Wholly Schmidt]

Oh yeah, Stubbs! I totally forgot about that. I know almost nothing about it except hearing that the press was basically good, I need to investigate that. Also, if this picture of a unicorn wailing on a guitar is any indication:

http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/3521/rockingunicorn6uy.gif

I may just have to get SSX On Tour as well.

[Drunkagain]

Anyone heard anymore about this? Is it definitely the 23rd - 29th?

[Kunikos]

unicorns with guitars? did gabe from PA design this?

[Dave Long]

Anyone heard anymore about this? Is it definitely the 23rd - 29th?

Usually when something appears at Cheap Ass Gamer, you can kinda count on it being for real. It'll be in the paper this coming Sunday if it is and someone will probably post the ad by like Thursday of this week cuz inevitably someone gets ahold of it early.

--Dave

[Gaming-Module]

I'm thinking Battalion Wars, Fire Emblem and Burnout Revenge.

[Kadath]

What, nobody is getting The Bible Game?

http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/258916.asp

If that sells more than Psychonauts there is something dreadfully wrong with this world, and I say that having grown up Episcopalian =)

Looking Like Stubbs, Warriors, and either Ultimate Spiderman or that Hulk game for me.

If I do a second set it might be at $39.99.... Cthulhu, Ninja Gaiden (never played the original) and something else, dunno what tho.

Sam

[extarbags]

If I do a second set it might be at $39.99.... Cthulhu, Ninja Gaiden (never played the original) and something else, dunno what tho.

Sam

Indigo Prophecy.

[EFlannum]

I might have to go with two sets of games for this. So far my list is:

Soul Calibur 3
Fire Emblem
Shining Force Neo
Indigo Prophecy
Mario All Star Baseball
SSX on Tour
Shadow of the Colossus
Pheonix Wright
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

These are all things that I think I'll eventually end up buying now I just have to figure out how much I can afford at once.

[Dave Long]

Those DS games are right out because the sale is limited to Xbox, PS2 and Gamecube only. :)

--Dave

[EFlannum]

Those DS games are right out because the sale is limited to Xbox, PS2 and Gamecube only. :)

--Dave

Damn!

[Gaming-Module]

I'm thinking Battalion Wars, Fire Emblem and Burnout Revenge.

Battalion Wars is off the list. Oh what to replace it with!

[slantz]

I'm thinking Battalion Wars, Fire Emblem and Burnout Revenge.

Battalion Wars is off the list. Oh what to replace it with!
X-men Legends 2?

[Gaming-Module]

I just got back from TRU with:

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat w/ bongo controller
Fire Emblem Path of Radiance
Burnout Revenge
Ninja Gaiden Black
X-Men Legends XBX
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection XBX

$74.18 will be knocked off the receipt when I go in and have the price adjusted Sunday. $51.00 in cash will be replaced by my Paypal account funds ($34.00) and selling my old copies of Ninja Gaiden and Fable.

When all is said and done, I only paid $113.26 with tax for all of that.

:shock:

[slantz]

It looks like I'll have to get Shadow of the Colossus. I was blindsided by that game, but it's definitely on my list now...

[Moggraider]

Is this sale at brick and mortars only?

[Aszurom]

I see your unicorn and raise you one guitaurosaurus.

http://www.microscopy.fsu.edu/creatures/images/guitarosaur.gif

[Dave Long]

Is this sale at brick and mortars only?

Usually, there is a sale online too, but not one that allows you to mix and match games nor one that allows you to just pick anything in the store. They have select games eligible for the deal when you do it online.

If you have a Toys R Us near you, then go to the store.

--Dave

[jpinard]

Are there pc games in this deal? not quite understanding how it works...

[Dave Long]

No PC games.

You simply buy two games at any price and get a third of equal or lesser value to the cheapest of your two purchased games for free. These can be from the Xbox, PS2 or Gamecube sections of the store.

You buy two games for $49.99 each and you can pick a third game that's normally $49.99 and they will give it to you for free.

If you buy one game that's $49.99 and another that's $19.99, then you can pick a third game that's $19.99 or less and get that for free.

I'm not sure what's so hard to understand?

--Dave

[Marcus]

I dont get it.

[Al]

So, which EB is this again?

[slantz]

nono, it's at the gamestop right *next* to the EB.

[chumpface]

so is it on now, per the guy who said he just got back from there, or does it start the 23rd?

[chumpface]

hmm, my post could have been clearer...so is the sale already started?

[forgeforsaken]

Sunday is the day the sale is supposed to start. The previous guy is going to get them to refund his previous purchase or something, not sure.

[slantz]

Has anyone gotten the toys 'r us ad w/ their weekend paper yet?

[Wholly Schmidt]

Ad for next week befor the Sunday paper? Do we really need another time travel thread?

[Dave Long]

It starts on Sunday and will run through the following Saturday. That means you should be prepared to wait until like Thursday if you want a game that's coming out during next week. TRU doesn't usually get games on the first day of release.

I repeat. Look for the ad in your Sunday paper and it should tell you Sunday through Saturday.

--Dave

[chumpface]

Thanks for the answers, guys.

[slantz]

Ad for next week befor the Sunday paper? Do we really need another time travel thread?
Well, here at least, the 'sunday ad' comes in the weekend newspaper that comes out on Friday night or Saturday.

No time travel necessary.

[Wholly Schmidt]

Ad for next week befor the Sunday paper? Do we really need another time travel thread?
Well, here at least, the 'sunday ad' comes in the weekend newspaper that comes out on Friday night or Saturday.

No time travel necessary.
Whoops, my fault. Now that I think about it, I remember the Sunday paper coming in two sections, one Saturday I think, when I visited Philly. Sorry!

[Moggraider]

Whoo, this was great. Today I got Shining Force Neo, Makai Kingdom, God of War, Call of Duty: Finest Hour, Soul Calibur II, and Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes. This was all online, so anyone else who doesn't want to trek to a brick and mortar should hightail it to the online store.


By the way, online you can't mix and match systems or price levels, at all. Not even if you buy two $50 PS2 games and want a $20 PS2 game free. Oh well. Still good.

[slantz]

yeah, my gfriend and I picked up 3 games today, and I'm going back in a couple of days for Fire Emblem, Soul Calibur 3, and X-men legends 2. W00t.

[Dave Long]

I picked up Pokemon XD and Sly 3 for the kids for Christmas and then got LEGO Star Wars for them for today. I'll go back when Soul Calibur III is out later in the week because I still need some things for them for the Holidays. :)

A couple years ago during this sale, I had a mom that was ready to offer me just about anything for the Kingdom Hearts I had in my hand. haha!

--Dave

[LionelThompson]

Grabbed Mario Baseball, Shadow of the Colussus and RE4 (for the Gamecube).

[MattKeil]

The Warriors, SOCOM 3, and Fire Emblem for my $49 trio. Genji, Haunting Ground, and Rise of the Kasai for my $39 trio. In the green tag section I found TOCA Race Driver 2, Ghosthunter, and Test Drive: Eve of Destruction (Xbox), got all three for a total of $21.86.

I don't know how TRU manages to afford this sale every year, but I sure am glad they do it.

[fuzzyslug]

Here's my list. I'll have trouble picking only three.

Burnout Legends
Soul Calibur 3
Shadow of the Colossus
SSX on Tour
Stubbs
Fire Emblem
Indigo Prophecy
Xmen Legends 2

[Wholly Schmidt]

Here's my list. I'll have trouble picking only three.

Burnout Legends
Soul Calibur 3
Shadow of the Colossus
SSX on Tour
Stubbs
Fire Emblem
Indigo Prophecy
Xmen Legends 2
If I were you then, I'd go with some combination of Burnout Legends, Soul Calibur 3, Fire Emblem, and Xmen Legends 2, based just on pricing.

Shadow of Colossus is $40 to begin with, SSX on Tour is on sale for $40 this week at Best Buy, Stubbs probably won't do well enough to stay at $50 for long (and from other threads around here, maybe it's not worth $50), and I'm sure Indigo won't be at $50 for long either.

[fuzzyslug]

Here's my list. I'll have trouble picking only three.

Burnout Legends
Soul Calibur 3
Shadow of the Colossus
SSX on Tour
Stubbs
Fire Emblem
Indigo Prophecy
Xmen Legends 2
If I were you then, I'd go with some combination of Burnout Legends, Soul Calibur 3, Fire Emblem, and Xmen Legends 2, based just on pricing.

Shadow of Colossus is $40 to begin with, SSX on Tour is on sale for $40 this week at Best Buy, Stubbs probably won't do well enough to stay at $50 for long (and from other threads around here, maybe it's not worth $50), and I'm sure Indigo won't be at $50 for long either.

Those are some pretty good points. Thanks for the tips. It would be nice to maximize the potential of the sale with $50 purchases.

I had actually planned on picking up Indigo Prophecy for the PC, where it is already selling for $40 and will likely drop in price rather quickly. This sale just gave me a way to get it cheaper and an excuse to get it earlier.

The only one that is a definite is Burnout Legends. The other two are still up in the air, although Soul Calibur 3 is looking pretty promising at the moment.

By the way folks, the sale is up online now too:
http://www.gametab.com/frugalgamer/?fuse=629

[Moggraider]

Whoo, this was great. Today I got Shining Force Neo, Makai Kingdom, God of War, Call of Duty: Finest Hour, Soul Calibur II, and Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes. This was all online, so anyone else who doesn't want to trek to a brick and mortar should hightail it to the online store.


By the way, online you can't mix and match systems or price levels, at all. Not even if you buy two $50 PS2 games and want a $20 PS2 game free. Oh well. Still good.

[EFlannum]

Made my first trip to TRU for the week (probably another one later when Soul Calibur 3 comes out)

Picked up:

Romance of the 3 kingdoms X PS2
Heroes of the Pacific Xbox
Fire Emblem GC

Capcom Classics ps2
Taito Classics ps2
Animal Crossing gc

When I go back I'll probably add:

Soul Calibur 3
Shining Force Neo
Mario Allstar Baseball

[fuzzyslug]

I came home with the following today:

Burnout Revenge
SSX on Tour
Fire Emblem for the Cube

I also did my good deed for the day and steered a little kid from LA Rush to Burnout Revenge. I'm sure Tom would approve.

The shelves in ToysRUs weren't bare but they were running low on some of the more popular games. I'm very tempted to go back on Wednesday and trade Fire Emblem in for Soul Calibur 3, if I can avoid opening the package of the former until then.

[forgeforsaken]

I'm probably going tomorrow, they better have Shadow of the Colossus or I'm going to be miffed! Other than that I'm thinking Shining Force Neo and Hulk Ultimate Destruction but there's a few others I don't mind rotating in their place.

I'm hoping to grab Metroid Pinball and Gunstar Super Heroes while I'm there as well. But they probably wont be in stock until Wednesday.

[Moggraider]

The online restrictions are a little ricockulous. I tried using a game that cost $29.95 in the $29.99 deal but it wouldn't let me.

[MattKeil]

If I were you then, I'd go with some combination of Burnout Legends, Soul Calibur 3, Fire Emblem, and Xmen Legends 2, based just on pricing.

Shadow of Colossus is $40 to begin with, SSX on Tour is on sale for $40 this week at Best Buy, Stubbs probably won't do well enough to stay at $50 for long (and from other threads around here, maybe it's not worth $50), and I'm sure Indigo won't be at $50 for long either.

The question on Stubbs is whether there were enough of them shipped to be around for a price drop. It was a pretty low print run, from what I hear. This may be a moot point in this case, though, since not one of the four TRUs we went to yesterday and today had Stubbs.

[EFlannum]

I'm probably going tomorrow, they better have Shadow of the Colossus or I'm going to be miffed! Other than that I'm thinking Shining Force Neo and Hulk Ultimate Destruction but there's a few others I don't mind rotating in their place.

I'm hoping to grab Metroid Pinball and Gunstar Super Heroes while I'm there as well. But they probably wont be in stock until Wednesday.

Good luck on that, the TRU I went to had no Shadow of the Colossus, they only got 4 copies of it to begin with and sold out before the sale even started!

[Dave Long]

Yeah, they clearly undershipped Shadow of the Colossus. Many places are sold out. Retailers probably didn't expect it to do any business.

--Dave

[Shieldwolf]

Well if anyone is going to pickup blitz the league for xbox let me know. I bought but don't care for it and will gladly trade it for a game of equal or lesser value. Pm me and I will tell the games I was looking at Toys R Us

Picked up Shadow of the Colosus ps2
Blitz the league xbox
Karaoke Revolution Xbox

[Shieldwolf]

Well if anyone is going to pickup blitz the league for xbox let me know. I bought but don't care for it and will gladly trade it for a game of equal or lesser value. Pm me and I will tell the games I was looking at Toys R Us

Picked up Shadow of the Colosus ps2
Blitz the league xbox
Karaoke Revolution Xbox

[forgeforsaken]

Scored Shadow of the Colossus, woo!
Also Hulk Ultimate Destruction and X-men Legends 2 (they didn't have Shining Force Neo)

[EFlannum]

Has there been a Soul Calibur 3 sighting at TRU yet?

[Jason McMaster]

Shadow of the Colossus PS2
X-Men Legends 2 XBox
FIFA 06 PS2

I enjoy this sale

[slantz]

Has there been a Soul Calibur 3 sighting at TRU yet?
I called earlier today. The lady I talked to expected to have some in today (Seattle Northgate) when the UPS guy has come, which would prolly be in another hour. But the lady I talked to a few days ago guessed Thursday.

[EFlannum]

Has there been a Soul Calibur 3 sighting at TRU yet?
I called earlier today. The lady I talked to expected to have some in today (Seattle Northgate) when the UPS guy has come, which would prolly be in another hour. But the lady I talked to a few days ago guessed Thursday.

I picked up the last copy of Soul Calibur 3 at the Bellevue TRU a couple hours ago (along with Hulk and Mario Baseball! I love this sale!)

[dannimal]

Seems like Amazon has Blitz: The League for XBox at $39.99, which is coning me (or at least, looks like it is) because it doesn't fit with the two $49.99 games (Fire Emblem GC and X-Men Legends 2).

Nice that a $10 sale screws me.

[Dave Long]

I got Soul Calibur III at TRU tonight along with SMT: Digital Devil Saga and Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat. They were sold out of Mario Superstar Baseball or I would have gotten that.

--Dave