Author Topic: Limited Run Games, putting digital games in your hands  (Read 14644 times)

August 06, 2017, 03:01:49 PM
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Just went with the Wonder Boy CE for me.

Seeing this is probably one of the biggest releases for LRG as of yet, they probably should have released more copies. I personally don't buy anything from LRG because I want or hope for it to be rare. I simply buy them because as a collector, I want physical copies of my games. Especially being a retro enthusiast, and most of these indie titles are catering to that (my collection of PS4 games at this point makes it an overpowered glorified retro machine). And the guys at LRG started this whole business of the same premise, yet they continue to under cut supply of each release to play it safe basically screwing over the same people they set out to serve in the first place.

And the bundle idea was pretty shady in my opinion, especially being that both games are at completely opposite ends of the table from each other. Not a smart bundle by any means. Hope they come up with a better solution in the future. Selling out immediately shouldn't be their main goal any more. They clearly have all the money they need at this point. More copies should be main priority going forward.

August 06, 2017, 06:19:23 PM
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EDIT

Sorry.  I didn't realize it was already over when I saw it.


FYI.

From Limited Run's Facebook page.


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We combed through Friday's orders and canceled a ton of orders from people who broke our set limits. The stock we freed up will be going up for sale on our site at a random time between 5PM and 6PM Eastern Time (about 30 minutes from now).
Fair warning: there is only ~200 copies of the standard Wonder Boy going up and fewer than 100 Collector's Editions. They will go fast, which is why we need to take the random time approach.
There is NO cart hold. Shopify removed that in January and shifted all sales and stores to a first-to-pay system. Adding the game to your cart does not mean it is yours. You have to pay and complete checkout before the game is considered yours. It can sell out during checkout, so move fast. We recommend loghing into our site and PayPal first to cut down on checkout time.
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« Last Edit: August 07, 2017, 09:06:06 AM by TDIRunner »
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August 10, 2017, 02:20:07 PM
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Tomorrow I'm only going the regular edition PS4 Night Trap.  The other game doesn't interest me, and while I'm excited about this game, it's not important enough to me to go for a CE.  I have a feeling that it's going to be a mad house like it was last week for Wonder Boy.  Good luck to those of us who are going for it. 
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August 10, 2017, 05:39:13 PM
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Fortunately enough for me, I have no interest in anything on sale tomorrow. I need a break anyway, been picking something up from them every week for the past month.

August 11, 2017, 09:02:44 AM
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I ended up ordering two copies of the regular edition PS4 Night Trap.  This way I'm more likely to get the cover variant I want, and I can trade the extra to a friend who might miss out. 
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August 11, 2017, 09:08:50 AM
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Holy cow that was fast.  I got both standard games but I was in the queue of death for a few seconds.  First time I was actually worried I wouldn't get them.


August 11, 2017, 09:09:01 AM
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I ended up ordering two copies of the regular edition PS4 Night Trap.  This way I'm more likely to get the cover variant I want, and I can trade the extra to a friend who might miss out. 

I did exactly the same - hoping I can trade one of the night traps for one that 1 missed a couple of weeks ago.  was a bit nervy, as it logged me into the wrong paypal account when I tried to check out.  phew!

August 11, 2017, 09:20:09 AM
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That was by far the longest I ever had to wait in the checkout.  I was a little nervous as well. 
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August 11, 2017, 09:55:11 AM
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I ended up ordering two copies of the regular edition PS4 Night Trap.  This way I'm more likely to get the cover variant I want, and I can trade the extra to a friend who might miss out. 

I did exactly the same - hoping I can trade one of the night traps for one that 1 missed a couple of weeks ago.  was a bit nervy, as it logged me into the wrong paypal account when I tried to check out.  phew!
Which one did you miss?
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August 11, 2017, 10:40:09 AM
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I ended up ordering two copies of the regular edition PS4 Night Trap.  This way I'm more likely to get the cover variant I want, and I can trade the extra to a friend who might miss out. 

I did exactly the same - hoping I can trade one of the night traps for one that 1 missed a couple of weeks ago.  was a bit nervy, as it logged me into the wrong paypal account when I tried to check out.  phew!
Which one did you miss?

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August 11, 2017, 08:05:15 PM
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Well I did t get a copy of nighttrap today at either release. I'm a little sour about it.
I would rather just buy a copy straight out from someone if they are willing, but I do happen to have a few LRG dupes if anyone is willing to trade.
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August 12, 2017, 01:19:14 AM
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August 13, 2017, 09:35:10 AM
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If someone needs a copy of Night Trap, then I'll gladly trade for Jotun. I had the ol' out of stock at the final step of checkout with that one :(

August 18, 2017, 09:04:30 AM
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I went 3 or 4 weeks in a row without being interested in a game, but now this is the third week in a row that I did want a game. 

Much easier this week.  I was actually late by a minute.  I hadn't even signed in yet at 9:01, but no problems getting one of each game.  No LE's for me. 
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August 18, 2017, 09:09:44 AM
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RetroRGB interviewed the guys behind LRG in his latest video. Interesting to watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbDDGo9W6T4