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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
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            If you like VVVVVV, you are silly to not get SMB for less than 4 bucks.
            
            It is completely different gameplay-wise than IWTBTG. Watching youtube vids of the absolute hardest levels in the game is not a good indicator of overall play.
            
            The game starts off incredibly easy and has a steady and logical ramp up in difficulty. I'm not that great at platformers and with some persistence I beat 175 levels out of 350 before I hit the point where everything left is a tough haul. 10 bucks for 20 hours of entertainment = definitely got my money's worth. For 3.75 or whatever it is a steal.
            
            Also, SMB's soundtrack is A+

            Dec 20, 2010 5:30pm PST
            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
    • 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