Ever buy a game, but instead get a completely different game?

[philzibit]

I guess it's not uncommon to go to a game store and buy a used game, only to take it home and realize there is a different game in the box.

But I can top that. Today I went to a yard sale looking for old games. I thought I found a copy of Diddy Kong Racing for the N64, I mean it had the sticker on the cartridge. So I pop it in my N64, and it's not Diddy Kong Racing, but instead it's Rush 2.

It's just really weird, as anything like this happen to anyone else in the escapist community?

 

[AmrasCalmacil]

Nope.
I keep on finding DVDs in the wrong cases though, if that counts.

 

[Glerken]

Haha, no.

When I buy used games I always check to make sure the game is in the case and there are no scratches on it.

 

[Monkfish Acc.]

... That's happened to me a few times, actually.
One time I found a DVD called "Sperm Smiles."
My, what a hilariously embarrassing day that was.

 

[masterblaze0]

I bought Condemned 2: Bloodshot expecting a worthy sequel to one of my favorite games of all time, and instead, got what is a literal interpretation of Yahtzee's review.

Does that count?

 

[scnj]

No, because in game stores here, they remove the games from the display cases and put them in when the game is purchased.

I did buy a used copy of Halo on Xbox that didn't work, so I took it back and all their copies were scratched, so they gave me a brand new disc that was an Xbox classics one at no extra charge. Same game, but a classic disc in a normal case. Doubt it counts though.

 

[megapenguinx]

No, but I think Diddy Kong Racing is a better game than Rush 2 if that counts for anything.

 

[randommaster]

I think this guy [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp_4Q-SUblw&feature=channel_page] has something to say on the matter.

 

[Evil the Cat]

Once I bought Theme Hospital and got Theme Park. At least it was fun, so I don't actually regret it.

 

[philzibit]

No, but I think Diddy Kong Racing is a better game than Rush 2 if that counts for anything.

yeah i know, but it was only a buck

 

[MrPop]

I once bought Serious Sam One and got Serious Sam Two.

That's it though.

 

[megapenguinx]

Oh wait! I once rented a movie and got some weird cartoon about Christopher Columbus instead.

 

[Xanadeas]

My mom bought me GTA-Vice City at a wal-mart... When I got it it was missing the foil cover and when I opened it up I found a DVD for some movie.

 

[WyteNite]

Mildly related. I went on a quest to find Zelda: Master Quest a while back...

I go to this used game store, he has a box marked "Zelda Collection Disk" in his Gamecube section.

So I ask directly: "Is this the disk that has Master Quest on it."

"I'm not sure. Let me check." The guy goes in the back. Five minutes later, he emerges and goes "Yeah, thats it."

Victory. Play Final Fantasy Music and roll credits. Unfortunately no. The disk contained Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Zelda 1 and Zelda 2... Even in my nerd rage, I couldn't return it.

 

[Birras]

One time I tried to rent KoToR 2 and got KoToR 1, does that count?

 

[darthzew]

My friend somehow got a copy of Gears of War 2 in Croatian. What's weird is that this is also completely impossible because Croatia doesn't use NTSC so he shouldn't even be able to play it. It's not the console because we tried everything.

It's really, really weird.

 

[untelligence]

Yes because my dad wanted to get some racing game and we ended up with "Eternal Darkness" which was totally worth it!

 

[Sneaky Paladin]

Well I once went to gamestop for christmas to get my little sister one of those little girly games for christmas. Got a supposedly " new copy " went home wrapped it put it under the tree and waited. When christmas did come and my sister opened the box guess what? she didn't find her girly game she found clive barkers jericho. Of all the goddamn things clive barker jericho? It was a fucking little girls game like barbie horse adventure or hello kitty how could they confuse that with a mature game like that? Overall my sister was at the time 6 and may never get into games from being scared.