Weekend Gaming Score: FINAL episode

By Stephen Munn | August 23, 2008

Break out the small bills, because it’s garage sale season, and holy smokes did I find some deals today. The biggest gaming-related deal had to be this little sale tucked away in the middle of nowhere that featured a tall stack of PS1, PS2, and Xbox games for very low prices, and I came out very well on that one. None of the Xbox games were anything of value, and I don’t own an Xbox, so I passed those over. First, I picked up Atelier Iris 3 for PS2, a NIS America RPG which I had heard of but was not familiar with, for two dollars. The real take was Final Fantasy VIII and Final Fantasy IX for PS1 for $1 each. Unfortunately, no copies of Final Fantasy VII for me to sell (that would have meant bank) but I’m pleased enough at this opportunity to play through those two games, both of which I walked away from just minutes in when they were first available.

At least, I was pleased, until I realized there are only three of the four discs for Final Fantasy IX here. I’ll try to give the guy a call this week to see if he has the fourth, but I’m not holding my breath.

Beyond gaming, I picked up a handful of nice CDs for about a dollar each, and even some nice teacups and the classic game Jenga. One lady was so impressed with my daughter that she gave her an adorable Hello Kitty doll that happens to be wearing a reindeer costume.