DS and psp for sale in dublin.

evad_lhorg

A shop called MR calculator has the ds and some games on sale and the psp value pack and metal gear acid for sale. they are chargin 500 for the psp though and 229 for the ds. they have both on display. psp looks very very sweet. the games are about 65 for the ds not sure about psp.


EDIT:you may want to know where the place is :rolleyes:

its on Duke st which is, if walkin from the bottom of grafton st, the first left and its on the right just about at the corner goin onto dawson st.

Placebo

how much should DS be (initially)

kensutz

Have they got many of them in stock? My mate is looking for a PSP and DS. Also would you have a phone number for them?

Bass.exe

Well, the DS is a mere $149.99 in the US (RRP), but I have heard some rumours that it's initial RRP will be €180 in European countries. This is NOT fact, it's merely speculation. Another rumour was that it was going to be £150, but this seems somewhat unlikely...

monkeyfudge

It will be €180 if you convert the rumoured UK Sterling cost. I doubt we'll get it at the same cost as the UK. So it will probably be more like €199 here.

So, €229 isn't too bad... but €65 for the games is way too much. You can get them for €30 online.

Rew

Placebo wrote:

how much should DS be (initially)

I got my DS in the US and it caost me about €120 so they are at least €100 over the odds. €65 for games is mental... I paid €30 for each of mine.

evad_lhorg

kensutz wrote:

Have they got many of them in stock? My mate is looking for a PSP and DS. Also would you have a phone number for them?

i think they have a fair few in stock yea. dont have a number for the shop though. try the business listings. its called "MR CALCULATOR" and its on Duke st.

youd be better off gettin the psp from there than any online store. unfortunately not many people go to japan.

jonnybadd

That shop had N64's for sale a coupla moths before they were released in europe aswel, pointless information but interesting none the less

They seem to always to imports. I remember seeing the gameboy advance in there a couple weeks before its actual release.

monkeyfudge

I clearly have to rethink my definition of calculators....

TCamen

Used to get all my import games there for SNES years ago -- I actually got a US SNES there in the end cos all my games were American cartridges

First place I saw an N64 & Mario 64 running too....

It will be €180 if you convert the rumoured UK Sterling cost. I doubt we'll get it at the same cost as the UK. So it will probably be more like €199 here.

I know usually games are hiked up a bit for Ireland, but when I got my Gameboy SP (NES Edition) in London during the summer, I had ppl check the price in GAME here, and it was an exact conversion of the sterling price, so I dunno...

I paid $169 for the DS from Play-Asia, their price is now $189 for them!

kensutz

So it seems that they're fairly reliable then??

Matt Simis

evad_lhorg wrote:

A shop called MR calculator has the ds and some games on sale and the psp value pack and metal gear acid for sale. they are chargin 500 for the psp though and 229 for the ds. they have both on display. psp looks very very sweet. the games are about 65 for the ds not sure about psp.

Any other PSP games for sale?



Matt

Smellyirishman

Ye, I know that place, my dad actually introduced me too it a few years back, anywho

I would definitly not buy a DS at that price, get one from play asia and save €50 minimum (more then likely at least 60 for 2 games )

Also, are they japanese DS' or american?

IamtheKing

That's horribly overpriced. DS games at E65? They're having a laugh.

evad_lhorg

Matt Simis wrote:

Any other PSP games for sale?



Matt

well i didnt ask i only saw what they had in the window which was each handheld, metal gear acid, super mario 64 and the urbz.

Placebo

Smellyirishman wrote:

Ye, I know that place, my dad actually introduced me too it a few years back, anywho

I would definitly not buy a DS at that price, get one from play asia and save €50 minimum (more then likely at least 60 for 2 games )

Also, are they japanese DS' or american?

how much is it from play asia 180 dollars ?
delivery ? whats this tax / custom stuff i hear ?

Ciaran500

Placebo wrote:

how much is it from play asia 180 dollars ?delivery ?

www.play-asia.com

Placebo wrote:

whats this tax / custom stuff i hear ?

If you get caught by customs you will be charged vat on top of the vaule of the package.

kipple

If you order from http://www.videogamesplus.ca you will not pay VAT as they will mark the package down to $20 if you ask them.



T.

Zhane

Can i ask a question. Is it worth getting the DS off lik-sang? Im wanting one, but i havent ordered from there before, and at the minute the only have the Japan one in stock, will i wait until the US one is back instock?

evad_lhorg

id wait cause you dont get the metroid prime hunters demo.

TCamen

Honestly I don't think it matters too much about the Metroid demo -- I got the Japanese DS, and I'm surviving just fine, I can wait for the full game....out of sight, out of mind :rolleyes:

Rew

You can live without it, but its nice to have esp if you know others with it for multiplayer. Not to mention the full one isn't out till May

TCamen

I can wait -- I've had Metroid Prime 2 since Christmas and it's still wrapped in plastic and the GameCube isn't even assembled :rolleyes:

I'll be setting it up for Resident Evil 4 sooner than Metroid methinx

rainbow kirby

Play some Metroid, dammit! :eek:

Rew

The hunters demo is sweet. Amazing to a see a PC equivlent FPS on a handheld (not to mention a console).

Dieing to play it in multi but there aint no other DS's in Waterford that I know of...

TCamen

Play some Metroid, dammit!

Haha, thought that would get a reaction -- also have Paper Mario still wrapped

I played Metroid Prime, Super Metroid, Zero Mission & Fusion all last summer lots, so I'm not really rushing back to it *shrug*

rainbow kirby

Erm, I have Paper Mario still wrapped too, due to wanting to finish MP2 over Christmas...

TCamen

I'm sure MP2 is a great game, I'm just not ready for it yet, I wanna finish Prince of Persia 2 first, then I'll start Resident Evil 4....should get to MP2 after that, assuming I don't get more DS games in the meantime

rainbow kirby

Always the way... Lots of backlog. I've still got F-Zero GX on my backlog ffs!

TCamen

I've still got F-Zero GX on my backlog

I played it for a few days last Christmas, but it kinda fell by the wayside, same with Starfox Adventures -- it just failed to grab me. Of course it didn't help Starfox that I got the captivating Eternal Darkness the same day hehe.

Prioritise the important games, failing that, stick to whatever you start first

rainbow kirby

Actually, I bought Eternal Darkness 9 months ago. I've still never put it into my GC.

evad_lhorg

ha you should really give it a go. the insanity meter is ****in deadly!

cant wait for metroid prime hunters on ds. should be great. tbh i javnt touched echoes in ages either though. ive just been buyin too much and havnt touched any of the resident evils except 0 and im still only on the first disc. too many games so little time/.

8bi1ctzegfouva

sorry but everyone seems to be ignoring the fact that they are charging 500 for a psp! that is a ****ing disgrace in my opinion. the ds seems to be reasonably enough priced, but 500, they should be shot for trying to charge that much,

Mr E

They probably imported them at that extortionate rate when they were first released. They're probably selling them for what they got them for (+5% for profit).

evad_lhorg

no the owner actually goes to said foriegn land and purchases! brings em back and sells em

Matt Simis

rainbow kirby wrote:

Actually, I bought Eternal Darkness 9 months ago. I've still never put it into my GC.

Best game on the GC IMO. I just cannot get into Metroid P (1 or 2, have both). Game just seems shallow and empty, with lots of archaic backtracking which artificially inflates game lifespan 10-fold. Whats wrong with me! :eek:



Matt

evad_lhorg

"must need new glasses"


eternal darkness is absoltely excellent. the insanity meter is cool! things appearing here there and everywhere. it is one of the best id say. plus it's got three games in one if i have heard correct?

sprinkles

evad_lhorg wrote:

"must need new glasses"


eternal darkness is absoltely excellent. the insanity meter is cool! things appearing here there and everywhere. it is one of the best id say. plus it's got three games in one if i have heard correct?

Do explain. I got stuck on it a long time ago and haven't returned to it since what with all the other quality games out on the GC. I always meant to go back to it though.

evad_lhorg

well ive only really just started the game but my mate was tellin me to see the proper end of the game you have to finish it three times. i assumne it's somethin to do with the artifact you pick near the start of the game as there is three of them.

Doodah7

Saw the PSP in the window of Mr. Calculator at lunchtime. Reminds me of the old Sega Gamegear in size !!! Looks nice and shiny though and they had a copy of Metal Gear Acid right beside it.

But at €500 + for the kit and game... way too expensive. Liked the look of the DS game cases. Finally the end of cardboard packaging for Nintendo...

glynf

The PSP looks v. sweet. review here gives a good idea of what youre getting for E500.

evad_lhorg

holy crap that looks absolutely amazing! tbh i think id prefer it to the ds cause it's lookin like it's gettin more proper games but im still gettin a ds. in fact i do believe it is in the country.

the graphics on that are absolutely amazing!

monkeyfudge

The thumb stick is something that is seriously lacking on the DS... I'd like to see how well that tiny one works out on the PSP.

There's an PSP version of Ape Escape coming out, isn't there? hmmm... that would tempt me alright... even if the PSP does look like it's wearing a gimp suit...

glynf

GTA and Wipeout confirmed for PSP, thats me sold

steviec

tallpaul wrote:

Saw the PSP in the window of Mr. Calculator at lunchtime. Reminds me of the old Sega Gamegear in size !!!

I wouldn't quite say that...

monkeyfudge

yeah... it's alot more like the Atari Lynx

koneko

The PSP is very very nice. You don't realise how nice until you see it in person. It's super duper nice.

evad_lhorg

it certainly is sweet and not really like any of the other handhelds.

tman

*off topic*

sprinkles wrote:

Do explain. I got stuck on it a long time ago and haven't returned to it since what with all the other quality games out on the GC. I always meant to go back to it though.

likewise.
i got desperate for cash and ended up selling my copy
thought i'd never pick it up again, but i got the inevitable craving to play it a few days after i sold it.
iirc, the artifact you pick up at the end of the pius chapter (centurion dude - he turns into an evil skeleton after picking up the artifact) dictates which evil power you'll be fighting against.
think you have to play through it 3 times to get the full ending or some crap...
seemed like "lots of archaic backtracking which artificially inflates game lifespan 10-fold." to me (well... 3 fold)

Headshot

whats Mr Calculator phone number and is he still charging 500 euro for a psp

all i want is standard pack psp + game
i would only pay 330 euro for a psp +game