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mattlsu
27-06-08, 06:28
Is there a quality online game store that carries PSX, and older PS2 games? Like...

Clock Tower 1 (PSX)
Resident Evil 1 Directors Cut (PSX)
Silent Hill 1 (PSX)
Fatal Frame 1 (PS2)

I need these games, and they aren't even on Amazon.com.
Please don't say eBay, I have had too many bad gaming purchasses from there.
the morningstar
27-06-08, 11:18
Clock Tower
Resident Evil Directors Cut
Silent Hill

are all on Amazon.co.uk if you don't mind buying a second hand one
matrix54
27-06-08, 11:39
ebay...
BtoFu
27-06-08, 11:55
Amazon market place or eBay really are the standard international venues. I would say the play.com playtrade market but they won't ship out to you in the States.
mattlsu
27-06-08, 16:37
Thanks guys,
I just wish you could still buy these new from the manufacturer.
:(
Crimson Tears
27-06-08, 18:26
Amazon! Thats where I got my classic TR games! :D
Cochrane
27-06-08, 18:50
Secret tip for german Mac games (not interesting for many, I guess, but still): Application System Heidelberg's online shop (http://www.ashshop.de/ashshop/) is still happily selling you just about any game they ever distributed, including such rarities as the TR Trilogy pack (the only way to get TRIII Lost Artifact for Mac). The prices may be a little high at times, but if you want to have it for Mac, and don't mind the german version, then this may be your best chance this side of buying a used copy.
Minty Mouth
27-06-08, 18:54
Gameseek.co.uk are really good for older games. But apart from that eBay is your best bet. Just look for sellers with high feedback scores.
tampi
27-06-08, 22:56
You maybe can find them in a cash & converters shop (it's a kind of second hand shop here in Spain, sure that in your city exists something similar) or in some video games shops there are some sections for video-games exchange:)
mattlsu
28-06-08, 05:00
You maybe can find them in a cash & converters shop (it's a kind of second hand shop here in Spain, sure that in your city exists something similar) or in some video games shops there are some sections for video-games exchange:)

I guess the equivalent of that in the USA would be GameStop.
Which no longer carries PSX games, at least in the five I've been to lately.
I guess I'm taking a trip to eBay, oh how much I hate that site...
Minty Mouth
28-06-08, 10:56
I guess the equivalent of that in the USA would be GameStop.
Which no longer carries PSX games, at least in the five I've been to lately.
I guess I'm taking a trip to eBay, oh how much I hate that site...

There really is no need to hate it. There are some really good sellers there, and to be honest, i prefer shopping on eBay as opposed to amazon etc.
thanatos
28-06-08, 13:21
There really is no need to hate it. There are some really good sellers there, and to be honest, i prefer shopping on eBay as opposed to amazon etc.

I like the bargains I can pick up on EBay (as long as I don't mind buying second hand goods frequently marked as new), but there's always a high risk of not quite getting what your after (and occasionally getting nothing at all.) Of course there are ways to get (some of) your money back should something go wrong, but this is painfully frustrating and tediously long winded. Feedback can be a good guide of who to shop with, but don't mistake it for a guarantee! At the end of the day I may pay more for stuff from Amazon but at least I know it's new and going to turn up.
mattlsu
28-06-08, 13:35
second hand goods frequently marked as new, not quite getting what your after, occasionally getting nothing at all, only get (some of) your money back, this is painfully frustrating and tediously long winded, don't mistake it for a guarantee!

Thanks for summing up all the reasons why I dislike shopping on ebay. ;)
haha, but thanks for the advice. I don't see much of any other option, it's a pity though that all these classic games have been forgotten. :(
God Horus
28-06-08, 13:49
Is there a quality online game store that carries PSX, and older PS2 games? Like...

Clock Tower 1 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Clock-Tower-PSX-1-playstation_W0QQitemZ270250514768QQihZ017QQcategor yZ139973QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) (PSX)
Resident Evil 1 Directors Cut (http://cgi.ebay.com/RESIDENT-EVIL-DIRECTORS-CUT-Playstation-1-Game-Disc_W0QQitemZ130234115401QQihZ003QQcategoryZ13997 3QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) (PSX)
Silent Hill 1 (http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Hill/dp/B00001XDUB/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1214660902&sr=1-2) (PSX)
Fatal Frame 1 (http://www.amazon.com/TECMO-Fatal-Frame/dp/B00005V9NH/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1214660834&sr=8-1) (PS2)

I need these games, and they aren't even on Amazon.com.
Please don't say eBay, I have had too many bad gaming purchasses from there.

There you go. I have never had any problems buying games (yes, even old games) from Ebay and Amazon.