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Main => Everything Else => Topic started by: danny_galaga on October 16, 2008, 03:04:50 am
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i want to buy an old pc game on amazon. but apparently they wont ship computer games out of the US (region issues maybe?). this is a PC game from 1998 so i dont know why it would matter. so im wondering if one of you who have known me a while (and can trust me ;D) could buy it and then i can paypal for you to send it to me. theres one on ebay but it will cost about twice as much...
if you do it, ill be your friend :burgerking:
edit: ok, amazon doesnt suck. just that that particular seller wont ship overseas. my problem remains...
edit edit: and i guess i can change the mailing address to yours (not sure). then i would only have to paypal you for the post to oz...
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Whats the game? Someone might have it lying around and is willing to part with it.
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if all else fails, I'll help you out.
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Amazon:
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Amazon:
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:laugh2: now that dont look right
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that is very disturbing chad, in a burger king kinda way...
:burgerking:
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You may want to check out Good Old Games (http://www.gog.com) which specialize in games from around that era (appears to be games around 8-12 years old), and they're DRM free and are compatible Vista and XP. They're not open to the public yet, but they should be soon.
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So which game does he want?
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Yeah, for a postal worker, yer pretty du...DON'T SHOOT! ;)
We might could hep ya if'n we knew WHAT you were looking for. I dunno about in Oz, but they made a TON of stuff around that time frame, and there's just no telling what you're looking for from PastLand
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ok, ill spill the beans. its called 'starship titanic'. i see the cd's on their own on amazon, which will ship to here, but the dude thats selling the whole deal (still wrapped) wont. im the sort of person who has to have the manual...
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ok, ill spill the beans. its called 'starship titanic'. i see the cd's on their own on amazon, which will ship to here, but the dude thats selling the whole deal (still wrapped) wont. im the sort of person who has to have the manual...
Odd. I ran across an article on that game like a week ago on wikipedia (after looking into "the longest journey".)
If/when you get a copy, tell me how it is, it looked good and I may want to buy a cheap copy off of ebay at some point.
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Ebay Link 1 (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Douglas-Adams-Starship-Titanic-1998-boxed-complete_W0QQitemZ350102983918QQihZ022QQcategoryZ11047QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em122)
Ebay Link 2 (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Douglas-Adams-Starship-Titanic-PC-CD-game-3-CD-set_W0QQitemZ250213443401QQihZ015QQcategoryZ11988QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
Ebay Link 3 (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Starship-Titanic-Avonture-PC-game-compleet-in-doos_W0QQitemZ280257400766QQihZ018QQcategoryZ11047QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
All of these ship to Australia. The last one is from the Netherlands but the game is in English.
Of and screw Amazon!
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ok, ill spill the beans. its called 'starship titanic'. i see the cd's on their own on amazon, which will ship to here, but the dude thats selling the whole deal (still wrapped) wont. im the sort of person who has to have the manual...
I have Starship Titanic. Boxed. I just moved though and I have no idea where the box is (it's somewhere in a big heap of moving boxes). If you're not in too much of a hurry I can find it for ya.
I don't remember needing the manual.
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Ebay Link 1 (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Douglas-Adams-Starship-Titanic-1998-boxed-complete_W0QQitemZ350102983918QQihZ022QQcategoryZ11047QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em122)
Ebay Link 2 (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Douglas-Adams-Starship-Titanic-PC-CD-game-3-CD-set_W0QQitemZ250213443401QQihZ015QQcategoryZ11988QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
Ebay Link 3 (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Starship-Titanic-Avonture-PC-game-compleet-in-doos_W0QQitemZ280257400766QQihZ018QQcategoryZ11047QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
All of these ship to Australia. The last one is from the Netherlands but the game is in English.
Of and screw Amazon!
that first link is the one i was looking at. it is about twice the price as the guy on ebay. however, i suppose once i pay for the extra freight to go from someone else in the us to me if i get the amazon one i suppose it wont be so bad...
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ok, ill spill the beans. its called 'starship titanic'. i see the cd's on their own on amazon, which will ship to here, but the dude thats selling the whole deal (still wrapped) wont. im the sort of person who has to have the manual...
I have Starship Titanic. Boxed. I just moved though and I have no idea where the box is (it's somewhere in a big heap of moving boxes). If you're not in too much of a hurry I can find it for ya.
I don't remember needing the manual.
let me know if you find it patrickl and we can work something out. but its gotta have the manual. im funny like that...
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ok, ill spill the beans. its called 'starship titanic'. i see the cd's on their own on amazon, which will ship to here, but the dude thats selling the whole deal (still wrapped) wont. im the sort of person who has to have the manual...
I have Starship Titanic. Boxed. I just moved though and I have no idea where the box is (it's somewhere in a big heap of moving boxes). If you're not in too much of a hurry I can find it for ya.
I don't remember needing the manual.
let me know if you find it patrickl and we can work something out. but its gotta have the manual. im funny like that...
I'm feel the same way about having all original documentation included with the game. The manual should always be included with the game.
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What's with all this Amazon bashing? Some things they aren't allowed to ship internationally because of copyright reasons. That has nothing to do with Amazon. Do you really think that a company like Amazon would pass up an opportunity to make more money? There is a way around this. Just get a forwarding address. The Singapore Post gives out official forwarding addresses and are cheaper then regular mail.
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Amazon kicks ass. I can always find what I'm looking for at a 'better than store' price. There is no sales tax. Shipping is free, and more than 50% of the time comes in 3 days or less. Their customer service is very good from my experiences.
I also get Gift Cards for using my credit card, so I shop there for free!
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to cut myself some slack, i did add an edit almost straight away in my original post to say it wasnt amazons fault, but rather that particular seller wont ship overseas...
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ok, i bit the bullet and bought the ebay one. it was only going to be about ten bucks more. patrick, you can stop looking now :)
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ok, i bit the bullet and bought the ebay one. it was only going to be about ten bucks more. patrick, you can stop looking now :)
Good. I looked through all the boxes I can reach. Guess it's somewhere in the bottom of the pile. Moving sux.
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ok, i bit the bullet and bought the ebay one. it was only going to be about ten bucks more. patrick, you can stop looking now :)
Good. I looked through all the boxes I can reach. Guess it's somewhere in the bottom of the pile. Moving sux.
tell me about it. i wanted to lend a book to this girl i kinda like, but i realised ive left it back in darwin. coincidentally, the same girl lent me a book called 'last chance to see...' by douglas adams. THATS when i finally knew the name of the computer game, as it was amongst adams publications on the front flyer...
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What region do you need it?
I always go to the BWITTISH amazon. They ship to much more locations.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ablac-Learning-Works-Ltd-Starship/dp/B0000544A2/ref=sr_1_1/277-4518827-3350454?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1225180744&sr=8-1
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*PK hijacks the thread*
You are standing west of a house.
There is a mailbox here.
There is a paperback novel of THHGTTG here.
Exits are to the north and south.
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> Get book
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> open mailbox
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(http://www.users.on.net/~shaunf/nerds.jpg)
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(http://www.users.on.net/~shaunf/nerds.jpg)
Could you remind us who was nailing the hot blonde at the end of that movie?
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Could you remind us who was nailing the hot blonde at the end of that movie?
Not you Mr.PowerLifter
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Could you remind us who was nailing the hot blonde at the end of that movie?
Not you Mr.PowerLifter
I should look her up. I bet she's not doing much these days. ;D
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Could you remind us who was raping the hot blonde at the end of that movie?
Fixed.
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Could you remind us who was raping the hot blonde at the end of that movie?
That was in the middle of the movie.
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No, no. He only committed aggravated assault in the middle.
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No, no. He only committed aggravated assault in the middle.
No, putting on a mask and having sex under false pretenses is definitely rape if we think about it. By the end she was giving it up willingly.
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It was still rape up until she okay'ed him.
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It was still rape up until she okay'ed him.
I mean by the end of the movie, not the end of that particular act.
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Back to Starship Titanic, check out the audiobook, as read by Terry Jones. Excellent reading.