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Hi! I recently came across a really custy box in my basement full of old (and unfortunately empty) cases and boxes of my favorite PC games when I was younger (around the mid to late 90s I would say). They just brought back so many memories- and I decided I want to look for them again- just for the fun of it. I'm talking about games like Putt-Putt (the purple car), Pajama Sam, Fattie Bear, and Freddi Fish (which you may or may not know). Do you have any stores or as a last resort- places online (I know of Ebay and Amazon and websites such as those, but I am very uncomfortable with making payments online) that may still carry these? Thanks a ton!
I recommend checking pawn shops. They often have a lot of older game systems and games- especially pawn shops near universities. Another place you might want to check is Replay, which specializes in used video games and systems. A quick look in your phone book may also show you some stores that sell used electronics and those would be the places to check.
Also, both Ebay and Amazon have changed their policies so should you do get ripped off by a seller, both places will refund your money to you. A friend of mine never received an item she bought on Ebay and Ebay refunded her the full amount. I do a lot of shopping on Amazon.com and they've been very good about making sure I was a satisfied customer. I would recommend major sites like that before I would recommend smaller sites that may not have the same ability.
Please let me know if I can help you further or with anything else.
Best wishes,
Helen =)
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Helen Joan Casper
Expertise
Ever since I played "Pong" in the early 80's, I've been a video game aficionado. I can answer hardware & games questions about PSP (PlayStation Portable), all PlayStation (1,2,& 3), Wii, Wii Fit, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Nintendo (NES), Super Nintendo, Gameboy/Gameboy Advance, and antiquated systems (ColecoVision, Atari, Sega, etc). I can answer hardware questions about all systems (including PS1 - PS3, Wii, NES, SNES, PSP, DS, GBA, GB, Xbox and Xbox 360). I can also answer PC game questions, especially CounterStrike: Source, Vampire: Bloodlines, Half-Life 1&2, Portal, Team Fortress 2, and all Sims & Sims 2 questions. I am ESPECIALLY knowledgeable in Square-Enix (formerly SquareSoft) games such as ALL the Final Fantasy games (I can even tell you really obscure things about these games). If I haven't played the game yet I will research it and help you find the answer, renting the game if necessary. I can even answer questions dealing with the consoles themselves (hardware questions). I cannot answer questions about Action Replay. I cannot answer questions about football, basketball, or wrestling sports games. I also have very limited knowledge about Xbox & Xbox 360 games unless they are cross-platform. If it is an independent game that has not been widely published and/or a game only released in some countries, I may not be able to help with it either (sadly!)
Experience
I currently am employed as a supervisor for a large, national video game retailer. I am also an expert here in games/roleplaying games, weddings, childbirth, and doulas. My husband is a computer programmer and one of the forefront coders for CounterStrike: Source scripts & mods. He has his own forums for coders/scripters at Mattie.Info. I have been an expert here since 2000 (under the name of Helen Chipman) and also volunteer on numerous other game-related websites and forums.
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