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  everyone who doesn't buy Super Meat Boy is getting socked in the face! : mikecyb
  • mikecyb, I agree. And if we don't do it to them, the game most certainly will. : The Grolar Bear
  • Yea this is a no brainer. That's an insane deal to pass up. : Strid3rtheGreat
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    all i have is a netbook and a PS3. =( I'd buy this game in a second if i had something to play it on. : mindmann
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      it might run on a netbook, though you will be sad without a controller : mikecyb
      • well, i have a PS3 controller! : mindmann
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      Dude it's $3.75 even if it Doesnt work your out $3.75 and you'll have it anyways invade you get a pc that... : Strid3rtheGreat
      • Ugh fuckin iPhone invade = incase : Strid3rtheGreat
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    Seriously, anybody who doesn't buy it is fucking insane. It is easily one of the best games that came out... : veras
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      What if we're good with VVVVVV? : AlexW1203
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        super meat boy is better : mikecyb
        • yes, but the music in VVVVVV is amazing. : shirif
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          I find it difficult to believe the soundtrack could come close to the constantly charming, catchy, comple... : AlexW1203
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            no, SMB isn't as intentionally awful as IWBTG is. I couldn't play much of IWBTG because it was engineere... : mikecyb
            • Oh fine, I'll buy the masterpiece. VVVVVV is still better though. : AlexW1203
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            SMB and IWBTG are completely different. IWBTG is as sadistic and viciously nasty to you as possible, SMB... : Zero|DPX
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              Yeah, I know SMB doesn't have all the evil tree zombies, psychotic apples, spring-loaded spikes and assor... : AlexW1203
              • Believe me when I say it is my GOTY 2010 and easily the most fun I've had gaming in a long time, even whe... : Zero|DPX
          • If you like VVVVVV, you are silly to not get SMB for less than 4 bucks. It is completely different gam... : Poor Yurik
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        Super Meat Boy bends VVVVVVV over a barrel and rapes it until it cries and begs Super Meat Boy to stop, b... : veras
        • squish, squish, squish, squish : Ecks
  • I did and played it for about two hours getting all those damn bandages : exit button
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    How can a goofy indie platformer evoke such a strong response? Why is it so good? : lechuck59
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      because it fulfills my desire for a platformer where you run around really fast and do tons of wall jumps. it's seriously really well done. the controls feel so perfect and the levels are made in such a way that even if you die a zillion times you still understand why you failed and how you can not die a horrible death. the way the game teaches you as it progresses is also really subtle but similarly well done. every level you play is the hardest level you have played and you often spend time going "FUCK THIS FUCK FUCK" until you beat it. however if you advance past it and then later come back to it when you have become even more awesome the same level that was once infuriating is now cake and you wonder how you ever died 30 times trying to finish it.
      
      and for $3.75 you really can't go wrong.

      Dec 20, 2010 5:18pm PST
      because it fulfills my desire for a platformer where you run around really fast and do tons of wall jumps... : mikecyb
    • I've heard it described as a "man's platformer". Whatever that means. :P I know I'm buying it after work... : DM7
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      It is amazingly hard and yet that difficulty is broken into tiny pieces so you can have a reasonable chan... : Zero|DPX
      • Also the music is fantastic, there are humorous bits, and tons of references to old-school games for the ... : Zero|DPX
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    I have a shitty controller. is it ok with the keyboard? : umegastar
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      what about my usb snes controller? can i just remap my buttons to work w this? : aurealis
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        Doesn't look like you can configure controls in game. You can always use something like glovepie or joyto... : pyide
        • ah yes i do have joytokey i forgot! meat boy is an awful lot like that old 'n' game that would probably ... : aurealis
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        SNES controller works as-is (I use it). D-Pad directional control, run with L or R, jump with A. : Zero|DPX
        • oh sweet even better =D : aurealis
    • I haven't tried it with a keyboard but it really requires a lot of movement that's more precise than just... : mikecyb
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    what if i am not a huge platformer fan? : Wheatloaf
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      Don't buy it. I'm not a platform fan either. It looks dumb. : noxiousgg
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        "I'm not a platform fan either. It looks dumb." Does it look dumb because you're not a fan of platform... : DrWaffles
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          Why else would it look dumb? : noxiousgg
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            So all platformers are dumb. Mario, Sonic, Megaman, etc. Cool. I don't know, maybe you just don't like... : DrWaffles
            • Don't get pulled in, Waffles. :( Dumb Internet argument (apologies for redundancy). : David Craddock
            • You're reading way too much into an offhand comment. Yeah, I don't like the genre. : noxiousgg
    • then I hate you : mikecyb
  • And everyone who buys it will sock themselves in the face. : vynn
  • everyone who doesn't buy Super Meat Boy take it up the ass from men is getting socked in the face! : EricZBA
  • Alright, you sold me. I'd prefer it on the 360 but I love the idea of playing as the machinarium dude. : Bull
  • I just bought it, played it for 10min, felt like I bought a flash game. At that price there is no buyer'... : handofthrawn
  • When does it come out on Mac? : Magus
  • I just played through and beat the first episode (world?). I'm seriously dizzy right now. : Schnapple
  • toki tori is on sale for 1.25 I daresay it is a better game than super meat boy : DeBurgo
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  ER'D Hijack: If I buy BCBF2 on steam, do you still have to log in to an EA account? Is the key registered... : exit button
  • Yeah you still ahve to Kenny log ins to your EA account. : Dschinghis Khan
  • I think so, you have to login into something while in BC2, not sure if it's actually ea server tho, id im... : Strid3rtheGreat
• yeah, 14 days of abuse. : shirif
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  Stay away from Fallout 3 if you're using Windows 7 64-bit. It doesn't work correctly and I've been sitti... : jingletard
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    I played FO3 on win7 64bit with only the occasional crash to desktop issue, but otherwise ran fine. : Strid3rtheGreat
    • It doesn't run fine for me a several other people according to google + steam forums. I have no idea wha... : jingletard
    • Same here, bought it during the Steam sale last year and maybe a couple crashes but no outstanding issues... : jeffmoeller
    • I gave up after hours of infuriatingly unstable gameplay, having to quicksave all the damn time so that I... : AlexW1203
  • i played it quite a bit on windows 7 64 bit right before new vegas came out without having to do anything : valael
  • Huh? I've only played it on Windows 7 64 bit and encountered no issues. : Arceihn
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    How can a 2 year old GFWL title not work in the flagship OS??? WTF Microsoft? : MeestaNob
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      you mean WTF fallout3. i had problems with vista, win7, TONS of different crashes to the desktop and one... : handofthrawn
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        Sure, it is Bethesda's problem, but I mean, what's the point of the GFWL Microsoft certification process ... : MeestaNob
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          sure MS would want it to work but this definitely falls on bethesda. i really want to get fallout3 new v... : handofthrawn
          • also look at this thread http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24817874#itemanchor_24817874 out of 10+ pe... : handofthrawn
  • So am I doing something wrong if it works on mine without any other work on top? : Sailor of Fortune
  • I had a bunch of bugs, managed to get it working after reading some forums. It was pretty frustrating. : Dontdrop
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  All I get is a white blank page (and a swelling rage) : c0bra
  • There servers are probably get raped right now due to traffic. : Strid3rtheGreat
  • oh there it goes : c0bra
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  No excuse not to get the Deux Ex pack. I'm playing Invisible War these days and while giving up on it ba... : dael
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    Anyone else agree with this? Wasn't this game widely panned when it came out? : Wheatloaf
    • I couldn't stomach it. It felt like a stupid, crippled Deus Ex. It made me sad. : lechuck59
    • I really liked it : doctorbfunk
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    Nope, I loved DX1, gave DX IW another try about a year ago during a steam sale and played a few hours int... : Poor Yurik
    • whoops, meant to be a reply to wheatloaf. : Poor Yurik
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      What ways exactly? It does suffer from consolitis (controller centric interface) and a poor port (tiny ar... : dael
      • In short, I didn't like the playable characters and the supporting characters (their look and their dialo... : Poor Yurik
  • Yep, anybody who hasn't played DX simply has to get the pack for $3. : DinK
  • does this game work well under Win7-64bit, or do I need to do any config hacking? : shyguy74
• oh fuck i come home from work to find this! ITS THE END OF ME! : jayares
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  So far I've only spent $0.49 : thekidd
  • Nevermind, just bought peggle for the ladyfriend. : thekidd
• Last year I bought so many Steam games as gifts in a short period of time that someone (either my bank or... : OverloadUT
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  Anyone recommend Crysis + Warhead for $30? Just did the Winterbottom + Batman powerhouse and getting itc... : vezatron
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    I'd wait because lst year one of the daily deals was Crysis and Warhead in a pack for $15. They might re... : lechuck59
    • Now we're talking. Thanks : vezatron
• WTF the Valve complete pack isn't available in my region?! : dafugg
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  The publisher games that are all On sale right now between 25-50% off, will some of them be even more on ... : Strid3rtheGreat
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    It's happened in the past, so maybe? Probably? : Wadmaasi
    • God I hope so, I want crysis+warhead, Asscreed 1-2, mass effect 2. I'll wait till the last day to pick th... : Strid3rtheGreat
  • We don't know, but to be safe I would hold off on buying anything that isn't a daily deal until the 2nd. : Serpico74
• Indie Flight Pack - Y / N? : tboomer2
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  Indie Flight Pack - Y / N? : tboomer2
  • Why not? Almost all of those indie packs are really nice. : Serpico74
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  Jimmy_legs was kind enough to gift me Super Meat Boy. I don't know what you pussies are complaining about... : Dschinghis Khan
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    jimmy_legs was also awesome enough to gift me a copy. I've been playing with both a controller and keybo... : DrWaffles
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      jimmy_legs is a cool dude, he gifted me a copy too. : shirif
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        jimmy_legs is awesome, he's going to gift me a copy. : thekidd
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          jimmy_legs is awesome, even though he's probably not going to gift me a copy. : Ride-My-Rocket
          • jimmy_legs is awesome because he will soon gift me a copy. : FlamingGimp
        • I <3 you thekidd! : jimmy_legs
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        JIMMY GAVE ME A COPY TOO I LOVE HIM WITH MOUTH : TastyWheat
        • is this a promise if I come to visit Australia?! : jimmy_legs
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    It's infinitely better if you rebind run and jump to z and x respectively. Unless you have a great spaceb... : dex.collins
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      how do you do this : DeBurgo
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        There's a file called buttonmap.cfg in the Super Meat Boy directory that has the bindings. I don't recall... : dex.collins
        • thanks I don't why the developers are fervently anti-keyboard, it seems pretty stupid/immature to me. : DeBurgo
  • how far have you gotten? : pandastrong
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  Titan Quest and BC2 are steals! : zuff
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    One for steam, one for the buyer! : R@zzle
    • Which one's for Steam? : zuff
• Arma 2: Combined Operations is only $30. It's been awesome playing with shackers lately! http://store.s... : DarkDeus
• I don't have the add-on packs for Fallout 3, just the regular game. Should I get the game of the year edi... : gibolas1234
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  Is there any way for me to purchase from a mobile device? My internets been out but I don't want to miss... : ChiefSquattingBear
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    Yea I buy stuff from my iPhone all the time. : Strid3rtheGreat
    • Nice, going to work at it! I wonder if steam has ever considered developing an app for the store so some... : ChiefSquattingBear
    • I've even bought stuff using Opera mini on my j2me phone. It was a bit painful, but it worked. : mtgDoofy
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  If I have Super Meat Boy on 360, is it worth it on pc? I know it has exclusive pc characters, but does it... : shackwack
  • i don't think so, but there is a level editor coming out soonish : pandastrong
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  AgentPothead was kind enough to gift me UFO: Extraterrestrials Gold because he's an awesome dude. I love ... : The Grolar Bear
  • You're welcome! I wish I had another 5$ so I could gift 10 copies of PJ Winterbottom to random shackers h... : AgentPothead
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  Holy shit: http://store.steampowered.com/sub/6922/ Chime, Beat Hazard and 3 others for $5. SOLD. : Ride-My-Rocket
  • Chime is pretty fun. : OmegaRed59
• THEY GOT ME : buzzbat
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  Does the sale go all the way through the holidays, or does it change? : zipr
  • Check the front page book thing. http://store.steampowered.com/ All the red pages down bottom are daily s... : AgentPothead
• I've set myself a budget for this sale, and stuff like the Square Enix complete pack is tempting me to bl... : thetangent
• That Eidos pack is interesting, but I only want 3 games in it :( : shirif
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  Did anyone get the F1 game? : shirif
  • I bought it when it released. It's a good game if you like racing games. : Strid3rtheGreat
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    Got mine free from shack; wasn't impressed. : massdev
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      Is it a lot worse than GRID? : Crabs Jarrard
      • More simmy. More difficult. : Thornfist
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  Square/Enix Eidos Pack 88% off If you don't buy this you hate gaming. http://store.steampowered.com/sub/... : AgentPothead
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    Played all the hitman games, have batman, most of the Tomb raider games. Out of all these, I want Just C... : shirif
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      I think JC2 and GoL are 20$ total, definitely worth 10$ a piece. : AgentPothead
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        I'm sure they'll be one of the next daily deals. While I'd love to have the hitman collection, it's still... : shirif
        • I mean by that the pack :) : shirif
  • I would buy it if it had FF7 and 9. : Marrbe
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  Why can't they have a sale just on the borderlands DLC or the fallout 3 DLC. I already have the games so... : handofthrawn
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    I bought the first 3 dlc for Borderlands for about 10 bucks on sale. Waiting for a deal on the latest on... : grabbie
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      Hopefully....its one of my favorite games but I know I will blow through the content so quickly I don't w... : handofthrawn
      • besides General Knoxx the content is slim in the early DLC. Mad Moxxi is worthless besides the bank slot... : grabbie
  • Urge to post in this Borderlands DLC subthread...RISING! : AxeMan808
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  What's that game to the right of "FEAR Complete Pack", it's not available in my region and I can't click ... : dael
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    F1 2010. : shirif
    • I guess I'm redeeming my full price purchase right there then. Only not... Still an awesome game so n... : dael
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  Gotta love the Mac. We get... Flight Control HD sale. : Magus
  • I just wished they had Photoshop on Steam. : Kentor
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    The only games not on sale are Civ5 and Bejeweled 3, there's tons to get : Serpico74
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      But I want Civ5.... :( : Kentor
      • I bet it goes on sale one of these days, just wait : Serpico74
      • It was $37 last week! : BlackCat9
  • and over 125 other games..? : crummynz
• Fuck yes. My favorite time of the year. Grabbing super meat boy and the indie adventure pack. : Bull
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  I'm torn between laughing my ass off at Super Meat Boy and hating myself for buying this masochistic game... : silent prophet
  • err, A+ all the Dark World 1 levels I mean. OCD sucks. : silent prophet
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    I'm at the world 3 boss fight and I'm sure my neighbors can hear me swearing at the top of my lungs for t... : Serpico74
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      That one isn't that bad. Wait until the worms. Those fucking worms. : snot3353
      • I've only tried the boss fight a few times, it is the getting there that prompted all the yelling. :) : Serpico74
  • It gets so much harder, hahah : Serpico74
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  Just bought BC2 and Super Meat Boy. Since, I bought BC2, should I immediately look to buy vietnam? I do... : ImageOmega
  • Vietnam is awesome, i like it better than the main game : Strid3rtheGreat
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    Vietnam is fantastic and definitely worth $15. Also, our Shackbattles are switching to Vietnam, so that's... : Arctic Fox
    • We get to battle in WordFeud and BC2?! : ImageOmega
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    I'm waiting out the sale to see if they lower the price on Vietnam. : Havoc1c4
    • Doubtful since it just came out. Who knows though. : K1Bond007
  • i recommend you to stick to BC2 for a while then purchase Vietnam, you need to get familiar first with th... : hanged_man
• Argh, too much to download. What's with the crazy amount of awesome indie games released this year? : shakybonez31
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  Whats up with Oddworld strangers wrath? I didn't know this was a pc game, wasnt this supposed to be reall... : doctorbfunk
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    They just recently ported it I believe. : datoo
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      Any good? : CrustaR
      • I've never played it. : datoo
  • It was originally an XBox exclusive, but now it's going to be on the PlayStation Store and Steam. It can... : the archvile
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  so true :( http://imgur.com/50BHc.jpg : smax
  • haha wow it actually is :( better than what it used to be though...WoW : brewsterdog
• Reposting in this steam sale thread: Indie packs: I'm intrigued by a couple of the games in the Indie F... : thetangent
• I'll buy it but I'm not sure I'll ever play it... : biofrog
• SUPER MEAT BOY! LEGO BATMAN! D: : mayooms
• SMB all over my face plz. : Dontdrop
• I had to uninstall steam before another Thanksgiving disaster happens again. : DewFuel
• Got SMB, oldschool PoPs, Peggles, and Fear pack (Monolith fan). Skipped Oddbox, sounds like it's bugcity ... : ZenzenTen
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  Fuuuuu....day 1 and I've already spent $30 : ColoradoCNC
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    Same, but I figure there is even less now to tempt me. : ZenzenTen
    • Ditto. I got SMB (even though I already have it on 360), Indie Beat Pack, PoP The Forgotten Sands, F.E.A.... : ColoradoCNC
• I am presuming the Indie packs will be until Jan 2nd? Mostly wanting Defcon and Uplink. : ZenzenTen
• I want Divinity 2 DKS on sale and maybe King's Bounty? : grendel
• Day 1: $45 down. DAY ONE. : MeestaNob
• $0 so far, however if I didn't already own BC2 I would have bought at least 5 copies. At $7 each that ha... : contentious roy
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  Hey, I discovered I had some money, first person to tell me what color my Original Xbox is, gets a free c... : Fenring42
  • Black! : pyide
  • green : GloriousCow
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    No and no. Some might say it isn't a color. : Fenring42
    • chrome! : GloriousCow
    • white : stamps
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    Clear : ColoradoCNC
    • bah! : moshman
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      Yep. SM me your email and I'll send it. : Fenring42
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        Sweet! You can either add an at gmail dot com to my username, or just add ColoradoCNC on steam. You rock ... : ColoradoCNC
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          Sent! I'm going to sleep now! Hope you enjoy it! : Fenring42
          • I definitely will, I've been meaning to play this since it came out! : ColoradoCNC
  • Seethrough/clear : moshman
  • Grey is a shade! : MeestaNob
  • White : Druuge