We find inexpensive games and review them, and tell you where you can find and acquire them inexpensively as well. Usually, the most consistent place to find similar deals is online or at retail outlets at multiple locations. The best place to find less consistent deals is at pawn shops, so while we may recommend pawn shops occasionally there is no guarantee where that is concerned--although there never really is anywhere, there is just a higher likelihood at retail chains.
Eventually we will add other content. If you have ideas or want to write for us, comment here or email us at bargainbingamers@gmail.com.
Thank you much, we look forward to building this site and adding more stuff!
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
What we are doing here (long version)
BARGAIN BIN GAMES
Bargain Bin Gamers is all about finding good deals on games, old and new. I (Jado) Personally love old video games, so you will see me focus on games that are not new, but are relatively inexpensive to acquire (legally), and occasionally free (when we are lucky). I like to purchase a lot of games in bargain bins at Game Stop, pawn shops, and from cheap deals on Amazon and eBay.
I rarely purchase games new these days, although I did just pick up Mafia II: Director's Cut for the 360 for what seemed like a decent deal to me at $19.99. Was it a good deal? For me, and my budget at the time, yes, especially since it was $59.99 when it first came out. Is it a Bargain Bin Game? This is where the debate starts...
For a game to qualify as a Bargain Bin Game, it has to be generally under $20 and include more than the average package. The fact that I purchased the Director's Cut with Bonus Content + Missions that would cost me more to download had I picked up the original package, which lacks such perks, are points in favor of a Bargain Bin Game designation. The fact that it is a re-release that is fairly easy to acquire, however, makes it less of a bargain, since our monetary system depends on scarcity to calculate value, and this is not a scarce package. Over all, this would definitely be a Bargain Bin Game if I acquired it for $9.99, or perhaps $14.99, but the fact that it is a re-release that is easy to find puts it right on the line of qualification. I would say it is a good deal, but not quite Bargain Bin material. However, if I was a different reviewer making a different argument, it very well might be a Bargain Bin Game because in the end, whether or not a game is Bargain Bin material is entirely subjective and up to the reviewer's discretion.
PIRATE'S PLUNDER
In addition to our main content, Bargain Bin Games, we will also have other sections about games that are not bargains. One of these sections will be about games that are the opposite: extremely overpriced/expensive (they will generally be a combination of the two). A good example of this would be this unopened Earthbound package, on sale for $999.99. Earthbound is a quality 1995 RPG (released as Mother 2 in 1994 Japan) that I am still in love with, despite the fact that it is almost 18 years old. Luckily, I have the original cartridge that I purchased at Incredible Universe (now Fry's Electronics) in Wilsonville, Oregon over 16 years ago. However, it (and the entire Mother Trilogy) are available easily on the high seas for those who wish to sail their ships towards places that pirates frequent, and get it for free to play on their computer. Thus, such games are available for those who wish to track them down in stores or online, but are not easy to get and sometimes require the purchase of new hardware (such is the case with Terranigma, the third in the Enix "Soul Blazer" trilogy and released only in Japanese and European markets on the Super Famicom). Such acts of brazen piracy are illegal, and we condemn piracy here as such.
VIDEO GAME CULTURE AND EVENTS
While we will not devote as much time to these, gaming culture and events will also occasionally be referenced as well as our friends who also cover such things. Eventually we will add more content, including podcast and videos. Thank you all for reading, and if you have any suggestions for a review or essay that covers any of these categories, leave us a comment here or email us at bargainbingamers@gmail.com.
-Jado
Bargain Bin Gamers is all about finding good deals on games, old and new. I (Jado) Personally love old video games, so you will see me focus on games that are not new, but are relatively inexpensive to acquire (legally), and occasionally free (when we are lucky). I like to purchase a lot of games in bargain bins at Game Stop, pawn shops, and from cheap deals on Amazon and eBay.
I rarely purchase games new these days, although I did just pick up Mafia II: Director's Cut for the 360 for what seemed like a decent deal to me at $19.99. Was it a good deal? For me, and my budget at the time, yes, especially since it was $59.99 when it first came out. Is it a Bargain Bin Game? This is where the debate starts...
For a game to qualify as a Bargain Bin Game, it has to be generally under $20 and include more than the average package. The fact that I purchased the Director's Cut with Bonus Content + Missions that would cost me more to download had I picked up the original package, which lacks such perks, are points in favor of a Bargain Bin Game designation. The fact that it is a re-release that is fairly easy to acquire, however, makes it less of a bargain, since our monetary system depends on scarcity to calculate value, and this is not a scarce package. Over all, this would definitely be a Bargain Bin Game if I acquired it for $9.99, or perhaps $14.99, but the fact that it is a re-release that is easy to find puts it right on the line of qualification. I would say it is a good deal, but not quite Bargain Bin material. However, if I was a different reviewer making a different argument, it very well might be a Bargain Bin Game because in the end, whether or not a game is Bargain Bin material is entirely subjective and up to the reviewer's discretion.
PIRATE'S PLUNDER
In addition to our main content, Bargain Bin Games, we will also have other sections about games that are not bargains. One of these sections will be about games that are the opposite: extremely overpriced/expensive (they will generally be a combination of the two). A good example of this would be this unopened Earthbound package, on sale for $999.99. Earthbound is a quality 1995 RPG (released as Mother 2 in 1994 Japan) that I am still in love with, despite the fact that it is almost 18 years old. Luckily, I have the original cartridge that I purchased at Incredible Universe (now Fry's Electronics) in Wilsonville, Oregon over 16 years ago. However, it (and the entire Mother Trilogy) are available easily on the high seas for those who wish to sail their ships towards places that pirates frequent, and get it for free to play on their computer. Thus, such games are available for those who wish to track them down in stores or online, but are not easy to get and sometimes require the purchase of new hardware (such is the case with Terranigma, the third in the Enix "Soul Blazer" trilogy and released only in Japanese and European markets on the Super Famicom). Such acts of brazen piracy are illegal, and we condemn piracy here as such.
VIDEO GAME CULTURE AND EVENTS
While we will not devote as much time to these, gaming culture and events will also occasionally be referenced as well as our friends who also cover such things. Eventually we will add more content, including podcast and videos. Thank you all for reading, and if you have any suggestions for a review or essay that covers any of these categories, leave us a comment here or email us at bargainbingamers@gmail.com.
-Jado
Friday, September 2, 2011
Welcome!
Welcome to the new Bargain Bin Gamers blog. Here, we will review old and/or very affordable games. Be forewarned, most of the games you can get for dirt cheap are junk, and we will help you discriminate between that junk and the rare gem that's to be found out there.
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