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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2009, 11:59:12 AM »
They made a mistake about an hour ago and were selling 1600 points for $.20 each.

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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2009, 12:03:50 PM »
Yeah well sorry I was out doing stuff like jerking off in the shower.
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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2009, 12:34:22 PM »
Next step is to tie Amazon to your Windows Live ID which is tied to your XBL gamertag which is tied to your Xbox which automatically downloads your XBLA game without you having to enter the code.

Optionally, of course.

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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2009, 12:45:23 PM »
"no more need to buy points"


Literally after that price mistake!   I only got 5 codes, but that'll keep me set for a year

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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2009, 04:04:20 PM »
FUCK YES YOU ARE THE BEST STORE EVER

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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #6 on: April 08, 2009, 05:31:11 PM »
"no more need to buy points"


Literally after that price mistake!   I only got 5 codes, but that'll keep me set for a year

Let me get them digits.  :-*
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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #7 on: April 08, 2009, 07:03:57 PM »
How about DLC garbage?

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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2009, 10:01:45 PM »
"no more need to buy points"


Literally after that price mistake!   I only got 5 codes, but that'll keep me set for a year

Let me get them digits.  :-*


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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2009, 11:09:00 PM »
That's nice, but it'll probably be passing through the same gatekeeping stuff that One-Click and the MP3 Store uses, which prevents me from using my Japanese billing address CC with it.

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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #12 on: April 12, 2009, 12:21:15 AM »
I thought it was poop
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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2009, 03:53:33 AM »
I thought it was poop

Oh well, will wait for the next 50% off XBLA game.  Amazon should do this for PSN and Wiiware too. 


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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #17 on: April 13, 2009, 08:35:05 PM »
http://www.amazon.com/Pac-Man-C-E-Online-Game-Xbox-360/dp/B001LRQ956/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1239663771&sr=1-2

PacMan CE for $5
how are the achievements in this? Undertow is a pretty cool game, but I got it when it was free  8)
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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #18 on: April 13, 2009, 08:37:25 PM »
Easiest achievements ever
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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #19 on: April 13, 2009, 08:38:02 PM »
Grabbed Doom.  Thanks.

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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #20 on: April 13, 2009, 08:44:01 PM »
bought doom.  I forget how long the game is.

I wish there was some way to use XBL points on this.

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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #21 on: April 13, 2009, 08:57:21 PM »
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001LRQ8SE/ref=nosim/cheapassgam08-20

GAlaga Legions for $5

Any good?  The demo was weird. 

I thought it was pretty decent. The demo for the first stage is pretty straight forward and simple. That one doesn't quite force you to use your satellites. From the second stage on it become more like a puzzle game, similar to Ikaruga.  It really starts to push you to use your ships strategically. Also the different skins for your ships and enemies that you unlock are kinda cool.

I think it's worth the $5 if you're looking for something different in your shmups.
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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #22 on: April 13, 2009, 08:57:51 PM »
It's not $5 anymore, you missed the boat

Guess you better get Namco Virtual Arcade Museum
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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #24 on: April 13, 2009, 10:18:56 PM »
thanks demi, picked up pacman  :-*
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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #26 on: April 13, 2009, 11:04:05 PM »
You can also get that arcade game disc at GS for about $5...it has PacMan CE and some others.

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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #27 on: April 14, 2009, 03:18:22 AM »

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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #28 on: April 14, 2009, 03:38:56 AM »
Geometry Wars has always been $5

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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #29 on: April 14, 2009, 04:07:44 AM »
 :lol

Well they're making it seem like it's on sale on the amazon page.

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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #30 on: April 14, 2009, 04:09:28 AM »
Maybe they meant to put Geometry Wars 2 up for $5 and they'll change it soon :D

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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #31 on: April 14, 2009, 09:25:35 PM »
Maybe they meant to put Geometry Wars 2 up for $5 and they'll change it soon :D

That'd be neat.

I got Pac-Man CE yesterday finally, for $5. My CC didn't work, but I worked a trade with a friend, who then sent the code directly with Amazon's own "gift" function.

Still hoping my stateside address debit card will be usable as a regular credit card.

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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #32 on: April 15, 2009, 01:37:07 AM »
Wish I could scoop up OutRun Online Arcade with this...

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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #33 on: April 15, 2009, 01:40:28 AM »
You can buy points from them and have a code up on your pc to key into your 360 an stuff.
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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #34 on: April 15, 2009, 03:44:53 AM »
You can buy points from them and have a code up on your pc to key into your 360 an stuff.

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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #35 on: April 22, 2009, 03:40:22 PM »
Flock is $10

If you buy a 1600 point card (code), you get $5 credit towards an Amazon Purchase (ie. a free $5 XBLA game)

If you buy a 4000 point card, you get $10 credit (ie. free $10 or 2 $5 games)
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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #36 on: April 22, 2009, 06:19:30 PM »
If any of you fucks are totally poor like I am (I'm actually trying to pay off all of my bills in 2009 so I've been living like a pauper), you can bring your change to one of the networked Coinstar machines I'm seeing all over the place and get yourself an amazon.com gift certificate, then use that for microsoft spacebucks!
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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #37 on: April 23, 2009, 03:11:37 AM »
Flock is $10

If you buy a 1600 point card (code), you get $5 credit towards an Amazon Purchase (ie. a free $5 XBLA game)

If you buy a 4000 point card, you get $10 credit (ie. free $10 or 2 $5 games)

Weird. The value percentage is higher for buying the lower point card.

Is Flock any good?

If any of you fucks are totally poor like I am (I'm actually trying to pay off all of my bills in 2009 so I've been living like a pauper), you can bring your change to one of the networked Coinstar machines I'm seeing all over the place and get yourself an amazon.com gift certificate, then use that for microsoft spacebucks!

If you go the Amazon route, do they NOT ding you the 10% or whatever that they do when you get cash out of them?

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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #38 on: April 23, 2009, 02:53:56 PM »
If you go the Amazon route, do they NOT ding you the 10% or whatever that they do when you get cash out of them?

Yep! iTunes, Disney store, Home Depot... anything you can get a gift certificate for, they'll waive the fee.
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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #39 on: April 24, 2009, 04:27:49 AM »
Amazon's got that great RSS feed for their MP3 downloads, showing the big specials as they crop up. I hope they'll do something like that for this XBL Market store as well.

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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #40 on: April 24, 2009, 03:25:02 PM »
That's hot shit, I didn't realize you could use Coinstar for free if you get Amazon gift cards.  I might have to take advantage of that, I've got a shitload of change sitting around.
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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #41 on: April 24, 2009, 03:28:30 PM »
I'm defintely gonna do that shit

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Re: Amazon Store dedicated to XBLA - no more need to buy points
« Reply #42 on: April 24, 2009, 05:40:51 PM »
That's hot shit, I didn't realize you could use Coinstar for free if you get Amazon gift cards.  I might have to take advantage of that, I've got a shitload of change sitting around.

Just make sure it's an actual NETWORKED unit before pouring your coinage in - the older, non-networked ones don't offer the gift cards.

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