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Where on earth did you find the games that cheap, and were they used? Not a huge fan of the Dragon Quest game series, but I love their spinoff game series of Dragon Warrior Monsters. Also, here's friendly advice from someone who has bought used games, only to find out later on they were damn-near unplayable in their condition: *ONLY buy cartridge format games, as these are usually the most durable and will take a lot of punishment, even after being used. *if you must take your chances buying disc-format games, ask the checkout clerk if you can check their current used copies over for scratch damage- if there are scratches on the small, center ring of the disc, DO NOT BUY IT! That ring is where most, if not all of the game's crucial data is stored. If it's scratched you may not be able to progress further into the game in as little as an hour or three. Trust me, I bought a used copy of the first ever Digimon World for PSO, and after an hour of frustration with freezing and inability to progress further into my game,my older brother, who has worked in SEVERAL gaming stores, explained the whole process to me. *You know those disc cleaning machines that you'll often see in video rental shops or used videogame stores? DO NOT USE THEM, and here's why: although they will provide a short term fix in most cases for damaged games, in the long run, these machines will PERMANENTLY damage your discs, and eventually they will be un-usable altogether. Credit once again goes to my older brother, Derek from one of the marketing secrets he learned while working in a used game store, GameTrader. Oh, and if you like monster-hunting and or raising games, you most likely will LOVE this site: [url=http://monsterrancher.com]Monster Rancher Metropolis[/url] . The site may not sound like much, but the webmistress, Lisa Shock, was responsible for getting the first Monster Rancher strategy guide EVER written. She even explains exactly WHAT part of the CDs, DVDs, and game discs you use actually GENERATE the monsters.