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post #31 of 45
2/26/09 at 8:13pm

Re: The King Of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters coming Jan. 29!

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Originally Posted by Frank@N
I had a store credit at FYE/Coconuts and asked about KoK.

Never had one...this is a rare DVD. But I'll find one eventually.

Amazon.com: The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters: Billy Mitchell, Steve Wiebe, Seth Gordon: Movies & TV

what, who told you king of kong was a rare dvd?
you can go into any blockbuster and rent it.
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post #32 of 45
2/26/09 at 8:20pm

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Well, I don't rent or buy on-line...
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post #33 of 45
2/26/09 at 8:28pm

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Originally Posted by Frank@N
Well, I don't rent or buy on-line...

ok, but you said it was rare, it isn't.
If you want it you my have to open up on your searching limitations beyond fye and coconuts.
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post #34 of 45
2/27/09 at 5:28am

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Originally Posted by Bryan^H
I can't wait to pick this up. It never made it to theaters anywhere near me, and believe me I checked.

This documentary about the worlds best Donkey Kong player, and the challenge of a high school science teacher has been strongly compared to the first Rocky movie. On many film critics best of the year list, I seriously can't wait to watch this. There is even rumors of a big studio picking up the rights of this film to make an adaptation of it. Looks like Hollywood is picking up on something I have known was cool for a long time:Old School video games, and arcades!
I haven't seen this but it looks really appealing. I'll be blind buying it someday. Old video games are darn nostalgic. I like the emulator MAME, it really takes me back.
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post #35 of 45
2/27/09 at 4:01pm

Re: The King Of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters coming Jan. 29!

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Originally Posted by Frank@N
Well, I don't rent or buy on-line...

Netflix has it on the Watch Now feature.

This film would be considered "rare" at an FYE or any mall store since it isn't going to move Dark Knight numbers. Wouldn't they even quote you a number for a special order?
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post #36 of 45
2/27/09 at 4:10pm

Re: The King Of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters coming Jan. 29!

"rare" indicates value.
this movie isn't rare or valuable, it's just not sold at some b & m stores.

If someone won't rent or buy online these days that
eliminates a vary large source for making purchases.
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post #37 of 45
2/27/09 at 4:14pm

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Yes, they offered to special order it but it would be full retail price + an order fee.

FYE/Coconuts are THE movie speciality store in the Midwest, but they've spoiled me by continuously putting '40% off any used' in local papers and even new items in-store are often 'red-tag sale'.

Ordering it though thier system would cost me almost $30 with tax, so I'll look around for a store that has one in stock (maybe it will be on sale).

I'm not complaining, I enjoy the retail hunt. One of thier stores recently had a bin of HD DVDs for $2.57 (75% off).
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post #38 of 45
2/27/09 at 4:33pm

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2.57 hd dvds, nice.

$30 for the Kong is definitely too much.
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post #39 of 45
2/27/09 at 7:43pm

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online you can find it for under $15.
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post #40 of 45
2/27/09 at 8:00pm

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frank isn't an online shopper.
I'm sure someone would be willing to pick it up for frank at a cheaper price then fye and send it to him.
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post #41 of 45
2/28/09 at 7:50pm

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Since you guys mentioned KoK is/was rented, maybe I should stop by local BB/HV to see if they have a used rental copy for sale.

Might be $10 or less, especially for oddball titles...


EDIT: Went to my local HV and found a used copy of KoK for $4! Yea, Baby!!!
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post #42 of 45
3/10/09 at 6:58pm

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Wow, KoK is an amazing DVD!

Loaded with tons of amazing stuff for all arcade fans. And it's a great movie.
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post #43 of 45
3/11/09 at 3:17pm

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Finally got around to watching this last weekend, after having it a for a few months. Not only was it a great documentary but the DVD lives up to the quality of the doc. This ended up being a great blind buy (and at only about $10 or so).
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post #44 of 45
3/11/09 at 6:22pm

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If anyone has Showtime, be on the lookout for a documentary called CHASING GHOSTS. It is a documentary, featuring all the same people, about video games in the 1980's. As much as I loved KING, it might even be better, since there is even more to it.

Unfortunately, it has yet to make it to DVD. I only accidentally caught it on cable a couple months ago.
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post #45 of 45
3/14/09 at 11:08pm

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Sound interesting, let's keep a look out for it:

Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade (2007)
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