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I have a gamestop coupon via email that would get me $35.00 for Super Paper Mario.  Should I trade the game in?  I usually like to keep the classics, but for me I am questioning the replay value of this game. 

What would you do?  Keep SPM or trade it in?



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trade it in! $35 is a great value, and if the replay value is low, that should persuade you into trading it in.



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I would trade it in, especially for $35. You can always buy the game again when it hits the greatest hits list for $20.

I only keep the "true" classics from any console. While SPM may be a great game, the only true classic on the Wii (not counting MP3 yet because I haven't played it) is Twilight Princess.

For example, the only Xbox games I have left are the two Halos. The rest are gone. I haven't cleaned out my PS2 collection but it was never big to begin with, I loaned a lot of games from friends. In the case of PS2, there aren't many... GTAIII, Shadow of the Colossus, maybe a few others. GT would make it but I don't keep racing games, they age terribly.


For the GC, I kept RE4 and WindWaker. I was never a SSBM fan (not into fighting games) so that wasn't an issue.



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I thought Nintendo didn't often lower prices on their games, so I don't see it becoming a greatest hit for 20 bucks. Conversely, in 2 years, you can probably buy a used copy for 20 bucks anyway, but support the companies that make you, not glorified pawn shops posing as game stores! Or, just regular pawn shops I suppose.



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I tend to keep every game that I ever get. Maybe I'm a sucker, but if I really enjoyed the game, just the sight of it brings a little bit of nostalgia. Plus, 10 years down the road, your kids will love you for it! Or hate you when you ground them from the game room.



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Fuzzmosis said:
I thought Nintendo didn't often lower prices on their games, so I don't see it becoming a greatest hit for 20 bucks. Conversely, in 2 years, you can probably buy a used copy for 20 bucks anyway, but support the companies that make you, not glorified pawn shops posing as game stores! Or, just regular pawn shops I suppose.

Blargh.

No, Nintendo does Greatest Hits. I bought Paper Mario for GC for $20 and I know that several other games hit that price range new on the GC (though, knowing money-grubbing Nintendo, now that the Wii is popular you're less likely to see those).




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i think you've just inspired me to trade in super paper mario, eventhough i never trade in games. its a decent game but i really don't know how people love the paper mario games so much, they are so simple and kiddy its almost painful (sad, since super mario rpg was so great). i think i'd only like them if i were like 5 years old. i have paper mario 64 and super paper mario but both just have no depth or difficulty at all. although the 2d/3d thing is way cool but the vast majority of the time when you switch to 3d its ridiculously simple because there is just nothing on the 3d field. if i can get a decent price for it i think i will trade it in. thanks for the inspiration. hmmm... wonder how much i could get for paper mario 64...



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rocketpig said:
Fuzzmosis said:
I thought Nintendo didn't often lower prices on their games, so I don't see it becoming a greatest hit for 20 bucks. Conversely, in 2 years, you can probably buy a used copy for 20 bucks anyway, but support the companies that make you, not glorified pawn shops posing as game stores! Or, just regular pawn shops I suppose.

Blargh.

No, Nintendo does Greatest Hits. I bought Paper Mario for GC for $20 and I know that several other games hit that price range new on the GC (though, knowing money-grubbing Nintendo, now that the Wii is popular you're less likely to see those).


Um, Greatest Hits IS money grubbing. Boost sales of a game that no one buys anymore with zero development costs. Of course, it's not going to happen for a while yet.

True classic or not (I think it is) if you've finished it go ahead and trade it in. $35 is a great value for that game and it doesn't have any replay value so there's not a lot of sense in keeping it. I personally loved the game to death (my review here) and will probably keep it until I my gaming shelf gets full again and I need to do a clean out, but it wouldn't be one I would be upset to part with. I suppose if I did sell it 6-12 months down the line I would give it another play, but it's still completely sellable. Anyways, I'm rambling. Take the deal.



Trade it! $35 towards another game is definitely worth it. I wouldn't put Super Paper Mario among the alltime classics anyway. Great game, but not among the best, in my opinion.



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