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Budget Gaming Part 4: Finale In our previous installment of our Budget Gaming article, we focused on low budget games, and ways you can get your gaming fix for a few pennies here and there. We’ve also discussed free gaming, and everyone should be aware of “The Basics” by now, so it’s time we covered the final couple of bases where gaming can be done without smashing open your piggy bank. Today we’re focusing on 2nd hand shops, and retro gaming. 2nd Hand Shops 2nd hand shops are hugely popular now, and while they often sell new retail titles too, almost every games shop has a trade-in or a pre-owned section. This gives you ample opportunity to pick up an older game for well below list price, or if you wish, trade in one of your own to get the funds to buy the game you want. Beware with this though, the shop is purchasing your game in order to sell it on, so will pay less than the game is worth to a consumer. Selling directly to someone who wants it in person or on a platform like eBay, is much more likely to net you the full worth for your game. Or of course, you could swap it. With 2nd hand shops, always make sure to check what you are actually buying. Occasionally, games will come without instruction manuals, or slightly damaged game disks. These not only make it harder to play the game, but reduce it’s value should you wish to trade it in yourself at a later date. If you are buying a very old game, or one that shows significant scratching or damage, make sure that they test it for you in the store to prove that it works, as nothing sucks harder than heading home to play your new game, only to receive a multitude of fun error messages once you’ve popped the disc in. If you’re buying off eBay, it’s usually better to buy from a “business” seller, as these companies or people are required by eBay regulations to provide you with a minimum of a 14 day return period. This allows you to send it back should you have an issue with it, though be prepared to pay a couple quid more for one from this type of trader than the average Joe would be selling it for. Some of the places that sell 2nd hand games are: Game – Top UK game retailer, often with a huge selection of 2nd hand “pre-owned” games and systems. 2nd hand accessories aren’t so common but there’s usually something available. GameStation – One of the Uk’s most prominent game sales shops. Most have a wide selection of 2nd hand games but not so much hardware available. Gamestop – No first hand experience with these guys. Any US readers tell me why they’re good and I’ll replace this useless text with something meaningful. Retro Retro gaming is something that has grown in popularity in recent years, which has mostly been put down to the inclusion of many old titles on platforms like WiiShop and Xbox Live Arcade. However, even with the popularity boost, retro games can still be picked up relatively cheaply, and although it may mean picking up a console as well, you can pick up Megadrives (Genesis for our US visitors) for £10, N64s for £15, even a Gamecube for about the same now. Games for these systems can range from a couple of quid to £10 or so depending on their rarity, so you might have to pick carefully. However, always bare in mind that these games aren’t going to get cheaper, as they become more rare, their value will rise; you could look at this as an investment. Retro games can also be picked up in a variety of places, from car boot sales to ebay, they can be found everywhere. Some shops even specifically sell retro games now which makes it even easier, as not only can you pick up all the accessories, consoles and games in one place, but you can get expert advice on what to buy and what you need to get certain things to work. This is especially important with retro gaming, as older TVs are necessary for certain accessories to work, and a lot of modern televisions don’t even have the connectors necessary for the very old ones. Fortunately there are lots of modern conversion cables that can be purchased that fix this problem. For example, there are Megadrive conversion cables that go from the console with a composite out, and others with a VGA output. This makes it far easier to hook up to your modern LCD Tv, and also means you won’t have to spend time tuning like you used to do with the aerial connector. Obviously there are several pit falls with retro games, namely the fact that they are going to be a lot older than your average games. Old CD based ones are the worst as they’re not built to last like the chunky plastic cartridges of old. If you plan to buy lots of these, it might even be worth purchasing a CD/DVD repair kit, and investing in some compressed air for cleaning out stubborn cartridges. Some good places to pick up retro games are: R-Games – Gotta plug the local boys. These guys supply me with all the Megadrive and N64 games I want. They have an extensive library and sell all the consoles and accessories you need, including some pretty rare early Pong tables. EStarLand – US based retro game sales with a reasonable catalogue of games and systems to pick from. No first hand experience of this one so if anyone can let me know what they’re like, I’d appreciate it. Ebay – Sounds simple, but like RGames, there are tonnes and tonnes of retro games being sold on ebay. From family’s clearing out their cupboards, to fully fledged retro gaming shops. If you havn’t got a local store near you, this is probably your best bet for finding the games and systems that you’re looking for. Like 2nd hand games though, be aware that the retailers have to offer you a 14 day return policy, whereas the Joe Bloggs sellers do not. Conclusion This part is the final one in our budget gaming article. We hope you enjoyed the read and that it provided you with some solutions on how to stretch your pounds in this unstable economic climate. If anyone has any tips of their own on saving money when it comes to buying games, we’d love to hear from you. Otherwise, happy gaming. More Read other parts
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Cuid cluichíochta Buiséad 4: Críoch In ár tráthchuid roimhe seo ar ár airteagal cluichíochta Buiséad, táimid dírithe ar cluichí bhuiséad íseal, agus bealaí is féidir leat a fháil do shocrú cearrbhachais ar feadh cúpla pennies anseo agus ansiúd. Táimid tar éis plé freisin cearrbhachas saor in aisce, agus ba chóir gach duine a bheith ar an eolas "The Basics" ag anois, agus mar sin tá sé in am clúdaithe againn cúpla deiridh boinn i gcás inar féidir cearrbhachas a dhéanamh gan Adaimh oscailte do mhuiniompair bainc. Inniu táimid ag díriú ar siopaí lámh 2, agus cluichíochta retro. Siopaí Hand 2 Tá siopaí lámh 2 tóir anois, agus cé go bhfuil siad a dhíol go minic teidil nua miondíola freisin, tá beagnach gach siopa cluichí trádála-in nó do chuid réamh-úinéireacht. Tugann sé seo duit neart deiseanna a piocadh suas an cluiche níos sine le haghaidh go maith faoi bhun phraghas an liosta, nó más mian leat, trádáil i gceann amháin de do chuid féin a fháil ar na cistí a cheannach ar an cluiche is mian leat. Seachain seo cé go bhfuil, an siopa a cheannach do chluiche d'fhonn a dhíol sé ar, íocfaidh sin níos lú ná go bhfuil an cluiche is fiú do thomhaltóir. Díol díreach le duine éigin atá ag iarraidh é go pearsanta nó ar ardán cosúil le eBay, tá i bhfad níos mó seans go glan tú an luach iomlán do do chluiche. Nó, ar ndóigh, is féidir leat babhtála é . Le siopaí lámh 2, i gcónaí a dhéanamh cinnte a sheiceáil cad tá tú ag ceannach i ndáiríre. Ó am go chéile, beidh cluichí a thagann gan lámhleabhair threoracha, nó dioscaí cluiche beagán damáiste. Na ní a dhéanamh ach amháin níos deacra é a imirt an cluiche, ach tá sé luach a laghdú más mian leat a thrádáil é i duit féin ag dáta níos déanaí. Má tá tú ag ceannach cluiche an-sean, nó ceann a léiríonn scratching suntasach nó damáiste, déan cinnte go bhfuil siad tástáil sé ar do shon sa siopa a chruthú go n-oibríonn sé, mar sucks aon rud níos deacra ná ceannteideal sa bhaile a imirt do chluiche nua, ach amháin chun a fháil ar an iliomad teachtaireachtaí earráide spraoi nuair atá tú popped an diosca isteach Má tá tú ag ceannach amach eBay, tá sé de ghnáth níos fearr a cheannach ó an díoltóra "gnó", mar na cuideachtaí nó daoine is gá do réir rialachán eBay ar fáil duit le ar a laghad de thréimhse ar ais 14 lá. Ligeann sé seo duit a sheoladh ar ais chóir go mbeadh ort ceist leis, a ullmhú cé a íoc ar feadh cúpla hinnill airgid uile atá níos mó le haghaidh ceann amháin as an gcineál seo trádálaí ná an meán Joe go mbeadh a bheith ag díol é do. Roinnt de na háiteanna a dhíol cluichí lámh 2 ná: Cluiche - miondíoltóir cluiche Barr Ríocht Aontaithe, go minic le rogha ollmhór ar an 2ú lámh "réamh-úinéireacht" chluichí agus do chórais. Nach bhfuil gabhálais lámh 2 chomh coitianta ach níl de ghnáth rud éigin ar fáil. GameStation - Ceann de na is mó le rá an Ríocht Aontaithe cluiche díolacháin siopaí. An chuid is mó a bhfuil rogha leathan de cluichí lámh 2 ach nach bhfuil crua-earraí sin i bhfad ar fáil. GameStop - Uimh taithí phearsanta leis na guys. Insint Aon léitheoirí US dom cén fáth go bhfuil siad go maith agus beidh mé in ionad an téacs seo useless le rud éigin fiúntach. Retro Tá cearrbhachas Retro rud éigin go bhfuil fás tagtha i tóir le blianta beaga anuas, a cuireadh chuid is mó síos go dtí an cuimsiú teidil sean go leor ar ardáin cosúil le WiiShop agus Xbox Live Arcade. Mar sin féin, fiú leis an borradh tóir, is féidir cluichí retro a roghnaíodh fós ar bun réasúnta saor, agus cé gur féidir go gciallódh sé ag piocadh suas console, chomh maith, is féidir leat piocadh suas Megadrives (Geineasas dár gcuairteoirí US) ar £ 10, N64s le haghaidh £ 15 , fiú Gamecube ar feadh thart ar an gcéanna anois. Is féidir le cluichí do na córais raon ó cúpla quid go dtí £ 10 nó mar sin ag brath ar a rarity, ionas go dtiocfadh leat a phiocadh go cúramach. Mar sin féin, i gcónaí lom i gcuimhne nach bhfuil na cluichí ag dul a fháil níos saoire, mar a thagann siad níos annamh, beidh a luach ag ardú; d'fhéadfaí tú ag féachaint ar seo mar infheistíocht. Is féidir le cluichí Retro a roghnaíodh chomh maith i réimse na n-áiteanna, ó dhíolacháin carr tosaithe chun ebay, is féidir iad a fháil i ngach áit. Roinnt siopaí fiú go sonrach a dhíol cluichí retro anois a dhéanann sé níos éasca fiú, mar ní féidir ach tú a piocadh suas gach Accessories, Consóil cluichí agus in aon áit amháin, ach is féidir a fháil comhairle na saineolaithe tú ar cad a cheannach agus an méid is gá duit a fháil rudaí áirithe a bheith ag obair. Tá sé seo tábhachtach go háirithe le cearrbhachas retro, mar a bhfuil teilifíseáin níos sine riachtanach do Accessories áirithe a bheith ag obair, agus nach bhfuil a lán de na teilifíseáin nua-aimseartha fiú ar an chónaisc is gá do na cinn an-sean. Fortunately tá go leor de cáblaí comhshó nua-aimseartha is féidir a cheannach go shocrú an fhadhb seo. Mar shampla, tá cáblaí comhshó Megadrive a théann ó an consól le amach ilchodach, agus daoine eile a bhfuil aschur VGA. Seo a dhéanann sé i bhfad níos éasca a Hook suas le do teilifíse LCD nua-aimseartha, agus ciallaíonn sé freisin ní bheidh ort a chaitheamh dhéanamh ar am mar a d'úsáid tú a dhéanamh leis an cónascaire ón aer. Is léir go bhfuil titim poll roinnt le cluichí retro, is é sin an bhfíric go bhfuil siad ag dul a bheith a lán níos sine ná do cluichí meán. Is iad na cinn CD Sean atá bunaithe ar an ceann is measa is nach bhfuil siad ag tógtha go deireanach cosúil leis an cartúis shmutánach plaisteach d'aois. Má tá ar intinn agat a cheannach go leor díobh seo, d'fhéadfadh sé a bheith fiú fiú a cheannach trealamh a dheisiú CD / DVD, agus ag infheistiú i roinnt aer comhbhrúite do ghlanadh amach cartúis stubborn. Tá roinnt áiteanna maithe a phiocadh suas cluichí retro: R-Cluichí - Gotta breiseán na buachaillí áitiúla. Soláthar na guys mé leis na cluichí Megadrive agus N64 ba mhaith liom. Tá siad ar leabharlann fairsing agus a dhíol gach Consóil agus gabhálais is gá duit, lena n-áirítear roinnt deas annamh táblaí pong go luath. EStarLand - US díolacháin cluiche atá bunaithe ar retro le catalóg réasúnta chluichí agus do chórais a roghnú as. Níl aon taithí phearsanta ar an gceann seo mar sin más féidir aon duine a lig a fhios agam cad tá siad cosúil le, Ba mhór agam é. Ebay Fuaimeanna simplí, ach is cosúil RGames, tá tonna agus tonna de cluichí retro á dhíol ar ebay -. Tá Ó teaghlach glanadh a gcuid cófraí, go hiomlán mionsonraithe siopaí cluichíochta retro. Má havn't tú bhí ar siopa áitiúil in aice leat, tá sé seo is dócha do geall is fearr a aimsiú na cluichí agus na córais go bhfuil tú ag lorg. Cosúil le cluichí lámh 2 áfach, bheith ar an eolas go bhfuil na miondíoltóirí a thairiscint duit le polasaí ar ais 14 lá, ach nach bhfuil an Bloggs díoltóirí Joe. Conclúid Tá an chuid seo an ceann deiridh i ár alt cluichíochta bhuiséad. Tá súil againn tú taitneamh as an léamh agus gur sholáthair sé duit le roinnt réitigh maidir le conas a stráice do punt san aeráid eacnamaíochta éagobhsaí. Má tá aon duine aon leideanna dá gcuid féin ar airgead a shábháil nuair a thiocfaidh sé chun cluichí a cheannach, ba bhreá linn cloisteáil uait. Seachas sin, cearrbhachas sásta. Níos mó Léigh codanna eile