Battletoads at Gamestop

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Battletoads at Gamestop

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The manager at my local gamestop was tired of people comming in and asking if they could buy Battletoads. He owned a copy of the SNES Battletoads so he put it up on the shelf with a $30,000 price tag. Now whenever someone comes in asking for battletoads, he just pooints and says "Here you are sir, Battletoads"
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You should go in there and try to trade in your copy of Battletoads. Ask for 10% of what they're selling it for.
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I can see where he was coming from, but that was just unprofessional.
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dedalusdedalus wrote:You should go in there and try to trade in your copy of Battletoads. Ask for 10% of what they're selling it for.


heh, this would be interesting to try.....you do have a copy right? :mrgreen:
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I've heard of this before.....

http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Battletoads
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here is the reason why! its somewhat of an internet meme!

whether its funny or not is up to you.
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frrrosty3 wrote:I can see where he was coming from, but that was just unprofessional.


Working at a gamestore, I think it is hilarious.
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NSBAceAttorney wrote:The manager at my local gamestop was tired of people comming in and asking if they could buy Battletoads. He owned a copy of the SNES Battletoads so he put it up on the shelf with a $30,000 price tag. Now whenever someone comes in asking for battletoads, he just pooints and says "Here you are sir, Battletoads"


am i missing something? why were people coming in asking for battletoads?
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final fight cd wrote:
NSBAceAttorney wrote:The manager at my local gamestop was tired of people comming in and asking if they could buy Battletoads. He owned a copy of the SNES Battletoads so he put it up on the shelf with a $30,000 price tag. Now whenever someone comes in asking for battletoads, he just pooints and says "Here you are sir, Battletoads"


am i missing something? why were people coming in asking for battletoads?


it's an internet meme. You call up a gamestop and ask for battletoads
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final fight cd wrote:
NSBAceAttorney wrote:The manager at my local gamestop was tired of people comming in and asking if they could buy Battletoads. He owned a copy of the SNES Battletoads so he put it up on the shelf with a $30,000 price tag. Now whenever someone comes in asking for battletoads, he just pooints and says "Here you are sir, Battletoads"


am i missing something? why were people coming in asking for battletoads?


maybe there's a big battletoads fun club in his city. who knows. :lol:
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final fight cd wrote:
NSBAceAttorney wrote:The manager at my local gamestop was tired of people comming in and asking if they could buy Battletoads. He owned a copy of the SNES Battletoads so he put it up on the shelf with a $30,000 price tag. Now whenever someone comes in asking for battletoads, he just pooints and says "Here you are sir, Battletoads"


am i missing something? why were people coming in asking for battletoads?


It somewhat has to do with it being a semi obscure game that has not been made in over a decade, that and being a meme:
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/battletoads-preorder
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