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24 July 07 - 20:43Huge piles of new stuff!!!

It would take me forever to list all the new stuff that came in over the last few days, but I'll sum it up for you... HUGE PILES of new stuff!!!

Some highlights:
- Slim Ps2 / Xbox / SNES / N64 consoles
- Dozens of NES games including Contra / G.I.Joe & many other good titles
- Lots of N64 games including Mario Kart 64 / Super Mario 64 & many more
- Lots of loose PS1 games including Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo / Bust A Move / Saiyuki Journey West & more
- Some new SNES games including Aladdin / Lion King / Street Fighter 2 Turbo & more
- Small pile of Genesis games including (complete) General Chaos & Might and Magic Gates to another World
- Random pile of PS2 & Xbox games
- Large pile of DVD's

Reminder: We have many GBA-SP units in stock both new & used, as well as brand new DS Lite systems for cheaper than anywhere else in the Lower Mainland. We also have had many people lately talking to us about unloading their used Xbox 360 consoles... so if you're looking to buy one, send me an email and I'll let you know if/when they show up.

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22 July 07 - 18:17Xbox Mod NOW WITH HDD UPGRADE + new stuff

We will be offering Xbox mods with HDD upgrade later this week. Turnaround is 1 day and it's $20 more ($60 is normal mod, $80 with HDD upgrade). You provide the Hard Drive (any size IDE standard PC hard drive).

A sample of new stuff:
Brand New DS Lite (Pink $124.95 or White $134.95)
Xbox 360 "Lost Planet"
PSX: Megaman X4 / Megaman X6 / Wing Commander 4 / DDR Konamix
PSP: Me & My Katamari
+ some new random DVD's as well as 2 sealed copies of "The Wizard".

Reminder... I will be back on Tuesday, but Jen & "Other" Brian will be here until then.

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18 July 07 - 16:20New Stuff & notes for this weekend.

Lots of new stuff came in this week... and I'll mention more below.

I will be away from Friday July 20th - Monday July 23rd (back on Tuesday). The store will be open (although we may close a bit early on Sat.), but any console mods, PSP downgrades, disc re-surfacing, and/or large trades will have to wait until I get back as I will not be accessible by phone most of the weekend. You can always drop stuff off, but unless it's here by Thursday it won't get dealt with until Tuesday.

On to the new stuff:
Consoles: NES (with new 72 pin) / SNES / N64 / Atari 2600 / Modded PS1 / GBASP
Many new N64 games including: Super Smash Bros / Paper Mario / Zelda Majora's Mask / Mario Party 3
Many new GBA games including: Donkey Kong Country 2 / Pac-man Pinball / Finding Nemo / TMNT / Bionicle / Pokemon Sapphire
Many new PSX games including: Final Fantasy 7 + 8 + Tactics / Saga Frontier 2 / Legend of Dragoon / Chrono Cross
Some new SNES games including: Super Mario Kart / Mario RPG / Megaman X / Donkey Kong Country 2
PS2 Gameshark(s) & Action Replay
...and that's just a sample.

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04 July 07 - 21:31PRESS: Royal City Record

To catch a thief

By Brooke Larsen
Record reporter

YouTube sleuths have helped police solve a smash-and-grab at a local video game shop.

Robert Paul Paracholski, 28, has been charged with one count of break-and-enter, after tipsters responded to footage posted on a video-sharing website, a spokesperson for New Westminster Police Service said Tuesday.

In April, two people smashed the windows at Gamedeals Video Games - on Columbia Street by Fourth Street - stealing a computer and several games.

Shortly after, store owner Brian Hughes put security footage of the crime on the video-sharing website YouTube.

Police received 10 to 20 tips from users of the site, including one that led to an arrest, Det. Const. Terry Wilson said.

The store's customers have also helped, Hughes said, adding media coverage of the crime has boosted business.

"People just wander into the store and say, 'I know the guy.' The second question is, 'Did they catch him?'"

The arrest is also a first for local police.

"We've never had tips from something like YouTube," Wilson said. "The public are the police as well. This is just a new technology that can assist us with solving crimes."

A date for Paracholski's next court appearance has not been set.

As of Tuesday morning, footage of the crime had been viewed more than 20,169 times. The video can be watched by going to www.youtube.com and searching for 'Gamedeals.'

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04 July 07 - 12:54PRESS: Sing Tao (Chinese newspaper)

NOTE: If you see a bunch of question marks... you don't have Chinese language support.


打劫真人show 任人瀏覽 竊匪終「扮蟹」.店主上載 YouTube擒賊建奇功

本報記者報道
二埠一家電子遊戲店的店主，把竊賊打破玻璃進入店內爆竊的片段，放上YouTube互聯網上，結果有人看到並認出竊賊，通知警方，警方憑線報把疑犯拘捕歸案。 這宗爆竊案發生於3個月前。位於二埠哥倫比亞街（Columbia St.）407號的GameDeals電子遊戲店，在4月3日凌晨時分，遭人打破店鋪玻璃門入內，偷走一台電腦和大量電子遊戲。不過，賊人並不知道自己的一舉一動，原來已給店內的閉路電視拍下來，電子遊戲店店主，後來把這個片段上載到流行網站YouTube （http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH7atEVH6iE），公開給人瀏覽。
這個片段全長約4分鐘，最初見到兩個男子在店外，透過玻璃窗查看店內情況，大約一分鐘後，有人用硬物打破大門玻璃，跟著身型較大的一人進入店內，鏡頭漆黑了一段時間，隨後見到有人拿著一個大袋從破門離開，而影片末段就見到店內遭人搜掠後的凌亂情況。
這段影片除了配上音樂之外，還有英文字幕，例如叫認出這兩個竊賊的人報警，或者直接聯絡該電子遊戲店。
二埠警方在4月18日收到市民舉報，舉報人說看過影片後，知道竊賊是誰。警方後來根據舉報人提供的資料，認出並拘捕其中一個疑匪。被捕男子名叫柏拉曹斯基（Robert Paul Paracholski），28歲，被控一項爆竊罪名。目前獲准釋放候審。

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04 July 07 - 12:47PRESS: Vancouver Sun

YouTube posting helps nab video store robber
Jonathan Woodward, Vancouver Sun
Published: Wednesday, July 04, 2007

NEW WESTMINSTER - A 28-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a video store break-in two months ago after the store owner posted the security camera footage of the incident on YouTube.

The four-minute video, posted shortly after the April break-in, shows two people staring into the window of Game Deals Video Games on Columbia Street in New Westminster before one returns, smashes the glass door, and ransacks the store. The video shows the person fleeing with a computer and two duffel bags full of video games, New Westminster police said.

Game Deals owner Brian Hughes made the video by editing it and adding a soundtrack from one of his games, he said.

He played it in his office, and then posted it on the Internet. More than 20,000 people saw the video and one of them sent a tip to the police.

Robert Paul Paracholski has been charged with one count of break and enter and will appear in court today.

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UPDATE: There was a tiny blurb in the Vancouver Province as well.

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