WM: Mortal Kombat Deception - Kollector's Ed. (XBOX) $18.93

[mahjongmaniac]

hi everyone, here goes my 1st post, 1st deal ... in appreciation of Jeff inviting me to SC.ca :D


not sure if this this is for all WM locations, but this has been going for a while now and i've seen it at a couple WMs (WM=Wal-Mart, for those curious)...

not too long ago, i managed to find a Collector's Ed. of Mortal Kombat (MK) Deception (for the XBOX) in the bargain bin of $18.XX clearance games at WM (most of you prbly know of such bin already...)

how is this "Kollector's Edition" special? well, here's some of the "extras/bonuses" that the reg. ed. of Mortal Kombat Deception doesn't have:

1) bonus game disc which includes:
- exclusive "arcade" perfect" playable version of MK1 (this i believe, might be the original MK game that 1st came out on the SNES );
- 25 character video bios incl.'ing MK team commentary; and
- an in-depth history of the MK franchise
2) serialized, Kollector's Ed. MK Trading Kard (a special tin-like card featuring a picture of Mileena - MK character)

btw, this Kollector's Ed. also has a slightly diff. front cover than the reg. ed. ... it's called the Mileena Edition - this special ed. of MKD features a shiny/metallic front cover w/ the Mileena character on it.

here are a few thumbnail pics to give u a taste of what u get for buying the Kollector's Ed. of MKD:

front cover:


back cover:


inside:



IMO, although the $18.93 price at WM is the reg. "everyday low price" (EDLP), it's still a pretty good deal for a collector's ed., esp. for those who love the original MK game ... and also, take into consideration that the MKD (XBOX) reg. ed. is also the same price at WM.


FYI, here are the reviews from gamerankings:

XBOX (82%): http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/919923.asp
PS2 (82%): http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/919922.asp
GCN (77%): http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/924069.asp

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also, for anyone interested in PMing (price matching) at FS/BB (Futureshop/BestBuy), they may or may not have this collector's ed. (CE) instock, but their price is still $50 for their reg. ed. (which means, if they do have the CE instock, it might be higher-priced

BB ($50): Mortal Kombat: Deception (XBOX)

FS ($50): no link avail. (not on website anymore)
(aside: for those who don't know, FS/BB are from the same company, so they should have the same prices instore)

if u ask for a 110% PM, you can get the reg. ed. of MKD for ~$16 + tax
(and perhaps even less for the MKD CE)


personally tho, i've never seen FS/BB carry the Kollector's Ed. of MKD., so if you can't find it at FS/BB, try your luck at WM and buy it there instead.

[Canadian Mark]

Great "first post". Talk about jumping in with both feet. This does seem like a good price - then again, I recall paying 64.99 for Super Mario 3 waaaay back in the late 80's for my NES - it all seems so absurd now.

[mahjongmaniac]

Great "first post". Talk about jumping in with both feet. This does seem like a good price - then again, I recall paying 64.99 for Super Mario 3 waaaay back in the late 80's for my NES - it all seems so absurd now.

lol so i guess you're expecting this to be under $10 in a decade or so down the road?

i remember paying those prices (well maybe a lil less) for new SNES games... yeah those were the days.

but keep in mind that this is the Collector's Ed. of a game... i'd doubt you'd be able to find a CE of this game in 5 yrs after the PS3/XBOX360 (one or the other, or both) dominate, let alone 10 yrs....
(heck who knows... maybe there's another new gen. console already by then!...)

and if you do, it'll prbly be some game collector/antique store which will a new one for $40 or more!

on a side note: i remember going to a game trading store and they were selling a new SNES controller for a whoppin $30 bucks!
that's outrageous as you can get a new current gen. controller for that price...
but having said that, if it's hard to find i.e. a rare item, of course it'll cost more....