Poll: Christmas Present help

[DetectiveSparky]

I'm at a slight impasse and I wanna surprise my boyfriend with something good. And looking through our game collection, we are missing Earthbound for the SNES. Now I love Earthbound with all my heart, but he hasn't played it yet apart from a little bit with an emulator.

So I hop onto eBay, and I've found one for $70 with $10 shipping. So my rationalization is that it will be pretty much like buying a brand new game here. Do I go for it? Or is this potentially a "bowling ball" gift? He does love RPGs (other options were to go for the original Chrono Trigger or original Final Fantasy VI), but he's never actually played through Earthbound.

I don't want to get it for him only to have him not play through it, especially since he has a giant backlog of games to go through (as do I). Granted when I bought Final Fantasy Origins (whichever was the stripped down version) for him, he did play that til he finished it, because he loved it when he was a kid. But games like Banjo-Tooie have been untouched.

 

[BlazeTheVampire]

The only time I've ever spent that much on a boyfriend was when I bought my ex an $80 Legend of Zelda Ocarina. Man, did I regret that, because we broke up after.

I think it just depends really on if you have that much disposable income. If it's not going to cost you a week's worth of groceries or something like that, then it's probably a sweet idea.

 

[ShadeOfRed]

Earthbound is a great game. Great. 80$ is a lot of money, but if you can afford it, go for it.

 

[DetectiveSparky]

Well, I'm spending $200 for one member of my family (secret Santa). I have the funds set aside for presents, this just kinda limits my ability to get him anything else. He says I don't have to get anything for him, but he gets me so much stuff during the year, that I'd feel really guilty about not getting him something really cool.

 

[damselgaming]

It sounds to me like what I call a 'steering wheel' moment.
I shall explain, when I was 12 I convinced myself and my mum that my dad would LOVE a steering wheel for Xmas because he played a lot of driving games etc. Then we got it, and I used it, while he used it once and then left it.

It sounds more from you OP that you're getting it for your love of it rather than his.

Why not get him one that he had and loved when he was younger?

It would be much more personal/sentimental. I got my boyfriend the first Spyro last year (a favourite from both our childhoods) and he loved it.

 

[Skuffyshootster]

How about a blowjob?

Sorry.

How about a 32 inch HD tv? You could probably find a new one for $800+.

If that's too expensive, get him Dragon Age: Origins. I here it's good, and has over 100 hours of gameplay. Also, there are two DLCs out for it already.

 

[DetectiveSparky]

He's got both, the TV and Dragon Age, it's hard to find a game he doesn't have that he'd like to play. I don't wanna go for a game that is easy to find right now (he works for EB, so he's got discount).

The only games I can think of that he really liked and doesn't have are the Donkey Kong games for the SNES... I'll ponder on it for a bit. Thanks for the input so far!

 

[Susan Arendt]

Rather than getting him a game, how about something gaming related? You can scour sites like Etsy and eBay for gaming items like shirts, clocks, watches, figures, and artwork that taps into his love for gaming, but it's highly unlikely he'll already have it.

 

[Vek]

If the EB is NIB (new in box), like for a collector, grab it.

Otherwise, you could probably find one for $5 on craigslist.

Perhaps instead grab him this:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/games/b76e/
It's a working gaming system that will play both NES and SNES games. $49.99

 

[sirdanrhodes]

How about a blowjob?

Sorry.

Thanks, I actually came here to countdown to an immature joke, but you beat me to it, hard.

Sorry.

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Rather than getting him a game, how about something gaming related? You can scour sites like Etsy and eBay for gaming items like shirts, clocks, watches, figures, and artwork that taps into his love for gaming, but it's highly unlikely he'll already have it.

You know, I think Split Reason has a pretty good range for almost all types of gamer.

 

[Kittenmauler]

Get him an emulator controller. 10$ for all the SNES games ever made, including Earthbound.

 

[Asturiel]

Keep in mind that you dont actually have to BUY him anything. It may be a good option but is not completly mandatory.

I have a friend and his girlfriend who are celebrating their anniversary soon and from what I've seen him working on for her it seems sweet and truly from the heart. Now the game here is more from the heart than others since it's one of your favorite games. Also a game related thing is also a good idea. But ultimatly if you have the money to buy him this game and you think he will truly enjoy it, go for it.