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Oxybeles posted 02-10-99 11:15 AM ET
I would have thought that those on the East Coast would have been posting that they bought SMAC--Using their laptops, with cellular connections, posting while driving home from the EBs to quickly install and play...
I guess I assumed, too much.
Oxybeles
Bell posted 02-10-99 11:40 AM ET
I would have been quite happy to do so had my local EB actually recieved SMAC. The EB guy I talked to was quite surprised that it didn't come in with the UPS delivery, and then even more surprised when FedEx came and left and they still didn't have it. The only other delivery today is airmail, and he didn't hold out much hope of getting it that way. *sigh* Anyone know how they're being delivered to stores?
Oxybeles posted 02-10-99 11:45 AM ET
Oh-No! Hope this is not another EB BG type fiasco...
Being here on the Left Coast, I will not know if SMAC arrives for a few hours....
But the clear message from Bell is All is not Well!
Oxybeles the Apprehensive
Seely posted 02-10-99 11:47 AM ET
Here I was frightened that EA Direct would somehow screw up, but my fears were assuaged... I got the game yesterday!!! On the very day it was released to stores! Way to pull through EA Direct! Ooops, can't talk now, playing...
Old_Guy posted 02-10-99 11:49 AM ET
I'm out on the good old American West Coast as well and the stores aren't open yet. EB said it would be today but promises aren't worth a darn to me.
Am I the only person who thinks of the pimply faced, nameless teenager on The Simpsons when talking to EB or CompUSA employees?
Griff posted 02-10-99 12:32 PM ET
I just called the Software Etc. store in Madison, Wisconsin, and they said that it's in!
Now to zoom over there during lunch...
xemu posted 02-10-99 12:44 PM ET
Just picked my copy up at the Arsenal mall in Watertown, MA.... woo hoo! Much as others have said, great looking manual, big tech poster (personally I prefer more manageable reference cards).
Now if only I can stave of the "alpha centauri flu" and make it through the rest of the work day!
-- Xemu
Ender4000 posted 02-10-99 12:45 PM ET
My wife bought it this mourning in NC. I'm stuck at work daydreaming of getting home to play.
Lee Johnson posted 02-10-99 12:45 PM ET
Rob, at the EB?
Seely posted 02-10-99 01:13 PM ET
I've often thought of working at an EB or Babbages or one of those software chains just so the average consumer will buy a game that's actually worth playing instead of endless copies of Myst, Big Game Hunter and all that Clone & Conquer crap. (okay, so I bought Starcraft, but I showered afterward!)
And by the way, just because you enjoyed watching Titanic the movie doesn't mean the game is any good, or that they're even related in any way!!
Just my 2 cents on the sad affairs of the mass market computer game consumer...
And speaking of the SMAC flu, I'm fortunate enough to be a student living on my parents' good graces, so I didn't have a job that I was missing, but I did find myself in a SMAC time-warp yesterday gaming for what I was certain must have been only 3 hours of play but was in fact 7. I think someone snuck into my place and set all my clocks ahead, the sneaky devils!
Bdot posted 02-10-99 01:39 PM ET
I get my copy one day.. maybe in a few weeks..
LovingTheAlien posted 02-10-99 01:50 PM ET
I'm from NYC and I got my copy this morning from Software etc/Babbages. I was working from home yesterday and hoped like hell I could have gotten it them. Now I am at work and dying to get home.
Thanks for identifying this feeling as the SMAC flu. It's always helpful to know what's wrong with you.
"Hi. My name is LovingTheAlien and I am an alcoholic...I mean SMACoholic"
Kyle posted 02-10-99 02:05 PM ET
I'm still waiting for the confirmation e-mail from Outpost.com, telling me that they have it and are shipping it to me.

Wishing now that I ordered it from EA Direct.
Zero_Gauss posted 02-10-99 02:06 PM ET

I had mine pre-ordered direct from EB.com. Unfortunately it's not here yet! ARGH!
if I get one more gaming-flu sick day, I think they'll fire me,
Zero-Gauss
Lee Johnson posted 02-10-99 02:10 PM ET
Because I am weak and not blessed with an overabundance of patience, :-) I extended my lunch hour and rushed out to the EB to pick up my copy. The prospects of a restful night's sleep today are looking grim. ;-)
Oxybeles posted 02-10-99 02:15 PM ET
Just got the call minutes ago....EB has my copy of SMAC waiting for me....
Cough, Sniffle, Cough, Cough....
Is that the SMAC-Flu I'm coming down with?
Why are the seconds like hours? I'm in a time warp--Everythingggg issss sllloowwiinnggg ddddoooowwwwnnnnn.....
As Dr. Smith would say, "Oh, the pain,the pain."
Oxybeles
Utrecht posted 02-10-99 02:18 PM ET
It is here in Denver. No I have another reason besides my newborn son to not get any sleep.

Aceman posted 02-10-99 02:22 PM ET
Oxybeles,
And in a few hours, you'll be wondering why time goes by so fast! Isn't it weird how everything seems to even itself out? :-) Only 3 more hours until I get to pick up my copy of SMAC!
Remog posted 02-10-99 02:23 PM ET
Picked up my two copies today at EB in Wichita.

(Ok, one for me, one for a friend.)
DanS posted 02-10-99 02:34 PM ET
Seely, in the darkest days of yore, I worked at a Software ETC. I had few illusions about the crap I was selling, and what I could get away with, I got away with talking to customers. But I was not nearly as high minded as you seem to be. I needed the cash.
abenamer posted 02-10-99 02:38 PM ET
EBX over here in SF downtown has got it! I got a copy reserved so I'm waiting to just check out the manual... woo hoo!
Marian posted 02-10-99 03:06 PM ET
And we in Europe stil have to wait a few days. -
Ciao
Marian
Editor of the Alpha Centauri Zone
http://www.juhu.de/hartel/alpha
Marian posted 02-10-99 03:09 PM ET
And in Germany we still have to wait a few days.
Ciao
Marian
Editor of the Alpha Centauri Zone
http://www.juhu.de/hartel/alpha
Mark D posted 02-10-99 03:16 PM ET
But here in Central Florida my local EB got his copies in bright and early this morning. Of course, most all were already allocated to those on the reserved list....
INCLUDING MINE!!! WAHOO!!!!!
Sorry, just lost control. So I have installed it and played through the learning exercises for yucks. Now for some serious SMACABRDing...

Audrey Two posted 02-10-99 03:39 PM ET
EBX Hillsdale (San Mateo, CA) has plenty.
I'd reserved a copy, of course-- but they had a dozen copies out on the "new games" shelf, and I don't know how many more in the back.
Of course, if you don't live nearby, you may be SOL (Sadly Out of Luck)-- but I bet EBWorld has some ready to ship out. EB is your friend.
Frank Moore posted 02-10-99 03:48 PM ET
I just got my call, my copy is waiting for me at the store. Now if 4:00 ever comes along I can get down to the business of being totally obsessed with SMAC for the next month or so.
The DirectorGeneral posted 02-10-99 03:56 PM ET
Hey, Old Guy, I *AM* a CompUSA Employee! >
(But yeah, some of my fellow employee types that i've deaqlt with on the phone from other stores do seem mighty thick...)
Anyhoo, SE Michigan got ours! I didn't feel like waiting a week for my own company to get it, So I hit EB during lunch...
Advinius Longinus Aurelius,
Vorlon love child,
Director-General,
Snappy dresser.
Old_Guy posted 02-10-99 04:12 PM ET
Heh. No offense intended, DG.
CaptComal posted 02-10-99 05:16 PM ET
Software Etc has it in Madison WI.
HEY GRIFF!!! Send me an Email ... sounds like you are in Madison too!
DHE_X2 posted 02-10-99 05:27 PM ET
Any word on Cincy yet? Ohio for that matter? The midwest?
Haplo1 posted 02-10-99 05:42 PM ET
Just got mine in Des Moines, Iowa at the local Babbages. What a manual!
JaimeWolf posted 02-10-99 06:11 PM ET
Utrecht: A quick way to earn brownie-points with your wife ... "Don't worry, dear, you get some sleep ... I'll look after our boy when he won't go to sleep tonight" ... Quickly run off and play SMAC with child on knee (just make sure he doesn't hit any hot-keys like mine does )
James
Audrey Two posted 02-10-99 06:15 PM ET
Yeah, the manual is great. I bet the strategy guide is gonna suck-- those silly Firaxis people put all the stats in the manual, they forgot to hold anything off to sell us later.
--A2
JT posted 02-10-99 06:18 PM ET
Got it!
crmeyer posted 02-10-99 06:52 PM ET
Ordered a copy through EA and got a tech of the SMAC flu this afternoon, but healed 30 minutes before the men in brown arrived.
So ... HOLD placed on the delivery & will pick up tomorrow.
From my results, didn't order till last Friday, and the posts here on this board ... looks like EA has its distribution methods well groomed!
skipper posted 02-10-99 07:55 PM ET
Went to Comp-USA, they never heard of it and is not on their receipt schedule. Checked Best Buy, ditto. Went to Software, ETC, picked up a copy. Said they had it for a month???? Picked up strategy guide that arrived today. What kind of distribitor is EA. Comp-USA and Best Buy don't have it, but Software ETC does. This is LasVegas. we have 1 1/2 million people here, but the two largest stores never heard and can't spell SMAC. Crazy.
akathisia posted 02-10-99 07:59 PM ET
I called CompUSA and they told me they never even heard of Alpha Centauri. Sice its an hour and a half drive I decided not to head on out to see for myself. But since everyone else seems to have found it, I guess I got plans for Thursday!
Vanilja posted 02-10-99 08:17 PM ET
And here I am...waiting for eb.com...shoulda dialed EA~~~ :P
Imran Siddiqui posted 02-10-99 08:22 PM ET
You guys are lucky! I'm stuck at College, with no way of getting to a store that sells games, like SMAC . Oh well, at least I have Baldur's Gate, and I just bought SC3000. Damn lucky bastards!
Imran Siddiqui
Yrth posted 02-10-99 08:31 PM ET
I just picked up my copy at EB in Woodbridge VA (Potomac Mills). Was able to actually patiently eat dinner with wife and daughter. If only I didn't have the misfortune of people expecting me at meetings Thursday and Friday (early in the morning too, to add insult to injury), I would call in and request leave for those days.
At least I'll have a three day weekend...
Stocked up on Diet Pepsi. Now I just need big bags of chips.
SnowFire posted 02-10-99 08:53 PM ET
"Shipping Problems."
Ah, tommorow is good, I suppose.
pcgamez posted 02-10-99 09:14 PM ET
Alas, my local stores have still not gotten Alpha Centauri (I like in Kansas). CompUSA is getting really pissed because they have already had a couple of hundred calls today from people wanting to know where it is. Anybody know if Target or WalMart has it?
Rubinelli posted 02-10-99 09:37 PM ET
I hope SMAC hits the brazilian shelves in one or two months. *sigh*
hcainesjr posted 02-11-99 12:34 AM ET
I bought mine today in Charleston, SC.
Local EB at the mall. Babbages had it also.
I bought from EB because the day before when i went to Babbages, the "manager" charged me twice for a game instead of ringing up the issue of PCGamer. What a Putz!
TTFN so I can install it.
HBC
hcainesjr posted 02-11-99 12:50 AM ET
OH BTW.
Am I the only one in SC that knows about SMAC. Am I the only one in Charleston.
The salespeople didn't appear to be all that excited and their were plenty of copies on sale.
HBC
maddmage posted 02-11-99 01:37 AM ET
same here, when I got to EB at about 3 they had about 20 copies of SMAC with no excitement at all from the salesclerk or the customers.
Haplo posted 02-11-99 04:41 AM ET
Here in denmark they don't get it until march
Oh vell, at least i've got baldurs gate to pas the time
sekys posted 02-11-99 06:18 AM ET
u lewwers!!!!!!!!!
i got my copy PIRATED three weeks ago!!!!!!
the only bad thing is that is doesnt come with that 5 tonne manual and the 10m long poster.........
maybe ill nick it off my friend??????????
LindaG posted 02-11-99 06:35 AM ET
I pre-ordered mine through Game Dealer. com
and they didn't come through either.
Phreak posted 02-11-99 09:47 AM ET
Software ETC. in fitchburg, MA had plenty of copies last night for $44.99. Plus I heard there was a $10 rebate from them.
Lightbow posted 02-11-99 10:45 PM ET
Sitting here in NC still waiting for ebworld to get off their butt and send me my SMAC, time to play the demo for the 1000th time.
Zardoz posted 02-11-99 11:28 PM ET
Got mine yesterday, the 10th from EB. They called about 10:30 and said my reserved copy was in, I got it about 5:00PM and was way to busy to post yesterday.:-) The demo doesn't do the game justice.
Yo_mama posted 02-12-99 02:02 AM ET
Bangkok, Thailand
I�ve just bought a copy of SMAC. The price is around US$10 (listed price of US$18) pretty good deal. I believe the price is subsidized by EA. However, don�t be so mad if you bought it at US$50. To save cost, a manual was printed with kind of lower grade paper. More importantly, there is no tech. chart poster (I heard that it�s available somewhere else). Another bad thing is that manual is in Thai but the translation sucks. EA should�ve hired me to do the translation.
I feel that EA is going into the right direction. Lowering the price is one way to combat software piracy. The place nearby sales pirated version of SMAC at US$2 (CD only). However, if people realize that the legal one comes with a pretty detail manual at not so much higher price, I believe, many people (including myself) will think twice before they buy the pirated one. Nevertheless, EA should use some PR to educate people about the benefit of buying legal software.
Finally, I�m very happy with the fact that now I can buy a game basically the same time as it released somewhere else in the world. The price is also very reasonable. It used to be like US$65 for Civ II copy (US cost + Tax + Shipping). At that kind of price not many people will buy it when the pirated one only cost US$2 and getting lower and lower every day (it used to be like US$5, 2-3 years ago).
I give all credits to EA. Hope other game companies do the same.
pcgamez posted 02-12-99 10:33 AM ET
What store is "EB"?
hcainesjr posted 02-12-99 10:50 AM ET
Electronics Boutique.
online at EBWorld.com
HBC
SFGuy posted 02-12-99 11:07 AM ET
Couldn't wait and got my copy yesterday afternoon at CompUSA in San Francisco for $45. Came home to cancel my order with EB to find out that they had just shipped it that day as well! Dang!

JeffC posted 02-12-99 11:41 AM ET
I bought my copy of SMAC yesterday
at EB in Milpitas (Great Mall) for
44.95.
I'm very impressed with the presentation
quality. The manual is huge and excellant,
The game comes with a nice big glossy poster,
and on top of all that, the game is fun!
In this day of CD-ROM insert manuals, it's
nice to buy a game with a nice meaty
manual. I for one never buy strategy guides.
They are a complete rip-off and basically
only include information that should of been
in the manual in the first place. If I
need more info, I'll wait for a strat guide
or FAQ on the Internet.
HermitTwig posted 02-13-99 01:42 AM ET
I got my copy today about 2:00 Mountain time. I finally had to pry myself away from the game to type this message. I LOVE THIS GAME!!!
mooman posted 02-13-99 01:32 PM ET
Hey wow thats 2 people ive seen from madison wi.
DHE_X2 posted 02-13-99 01:46 PM ET
Ordered from EA a few days ago. Got confirmation of it being sent today.
Imran & all who can't reach a smac-selling store: Order it over the net. It's more expensive, and you don't get it right away, but you can order it any time, anywhere.
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Author	Topic: Have You Bought Your SMAC Today?
Oxybeles	posted 02-10-99 11:15 AM ET I would have thought that those on the East Coast would have been posting that they bought SMAC--Using their laptops, with cellular connections, posting while driving home from the EBs to quickly install and play... I guess I assumed, too much. Oxybeles
Bell	posted 02-10-99 11:40 AM ET I would have been quite happy to do so had my local EB actually recieved SMAC. The EB guy I talked to was quite surprised that it didn't come in with the UPS delivery, and then even more surprised when FedEx came and left and they still didn't have it. The only other delivery today is airmail, and he didn't hold out much hope of getting it that way. sigh Anyone know how they're being delivered to stores?
Oxybeles	posted 02-10-99 11:45 AM ET Oh-No! Hope this is not another EB BG type fiasco... Being here on the Left Coast, I will not know if SMAC arrives for a few hours.... But the clear message from Bell is All is not Well! Oxybeles the Apprehensive
Seely	posted 02-10-99 11:47 AM ET Here I was frightened that EA Direct would somehow screw up, but my fears were assuaged... I got the game yesterday!!! On the very day it was released to stores! Way to pull through EA Direct! Ooops, can't talk now, playing...
Old_Guy	posted 02-10-99 11:49 AM ET I'm out on the good old American West Coast as well and the stores aren't open yet. EB said it would be today but promises aren't worth a darn to me. Am I the only person who thinks of the pimply faced, nameless teenager on The Simpsons when talking to EB or CompUSA employees?
Griff	posted 02-10-99 12:32 PM ET I just called the Software Etc. store in Madison, Wisconsin, and they said that it's in! Now to zoom over there during lunch...
xemu	posted 02-10-99 12:44 PM ET Just picked my copy up at the Arsenal mall in Watertown, MA.... woo hoo! Much as others have said, great looking manual, big tech poster (personally I prefer more manageable reference cards). Now if only I can stave of the "alpha centauri flu" and make it through the rest of the work day! -- Xemu
Ender4000	posted 02-10-99 12:45 PM ET My wife bought it this mourning in NC. I'm stuck at work daydreaming of getting home to play.
Lee Johnson	posted 02-10-99 12:45 PM ET Rob, at the EB?
Seely	posted 02-10-99 01:13 PM ET I've often thought of working at an EB or Babbages or one of those software chains just so the average consumer will buy a game that's actually worth playing instead of endless copies of Myst, Big Game Hunter and all that Clone & Conquer crap. (okay, so I bought Starcraft, but I showered afterward!) And by the way, just because you enjoyed watching Titanic the movie doesn't mean the game is any good, or that they're even related in any way!! Just my 2 cents on the sad affairs of the mass market computer game consumer... And speaking of the SMAC flu, I'm fortunate enough to be a student living on my parents' good graces, so I didn't have a job that I was missing, but I did find myself in a SMAC time-warp yesterday gaming for what I was certain must have been only 3 hours of play but was in fact 7. I think someone snuck into my place and set all my clocks ahead, the sneaky devils!
Bdot	posted 02-10-99 01:39 PM ET I get my copy one day.. maybe in a few weeks..
LovingTheAlien	posted 02-10-99 01:50 PM ET I'm from NYC and I got my copy this morning from Software etc/Babbages. I was working from home yesterday and hoped like hell I could have gotten it them. Now I am at work and dying to get home. Thanks for identifying this feeling as the SMAC flu. It's always helpful to know what's wrong with you. "Hi. My name is LovingTheAlien and I am an alcoholic...I mean SMACoholic"
Kyle	posted 02-10-99 02:05 PM ET I'm still waiting for the confirmation e-mail from Outpost.com, telling me that they have it and are shipping it to me. Wishing now that I ordered it from EA Direct.
Zero_Gauss	posted 02-10-99 02:06 PM ET I had mine pre-ordered direct from EB.com. Unfortunately it's not here yet! ARGH! if I get one more gaming-flu sick day, I think they'll fire me, Zero-Gauss
Lee Johnson	posted 02-10-99 02:10 PM ET Because I am weak and not blessed with an overabundance of patience, :-) I extended my lunch hour and rushed out to the EB to pick up my copy. The prospects of a restful night's sleep today are looking grim. ;-)
Oxybeles	posted 02-10-99 02:15 PM ET Just got the call minutes ago....EB has my copy of SMAC waiting for me.... Cough, Sniffle, Cough, Cough.... Is that the SMAC-Flu I'm coming down with? Why are the seconds like hours? I'm in a time warp--Everythingggg issss sllloowwiinnggg ddddoooowwwwnnnnn..... As Dr. Smith would say, "Oh, the pain,the pain." Oxybeles
Utrecht	posted 02-10-99 02:18 PM ET It is here in Denver. No I have another reason besides my newborn son to not get any sleep.
Aceman	posted 02-10-99 02:22 PM ET Oxybeles, And in a few hours, you'll be wondering why time goes by so fast! Isn't it weird how everything seems to even itself out? :-) Only 3 more hours until I get to pick up my copy of SMAC!
Remog	posted 02-10-99 02:23 PM ET Picked up my two copies today at EB in Wichita. (Ok, one for me, one for a friend.)
DanS	posted 02-10-99 02:34 PM ET Seely, in the darkest days of yore, I worked at a Software ETC. I had few illusions about the crap I was selling, and what I could get away with, I got away with talking to customers. But I was not nearly as high minded as you seem to be. I needed the cash.
abenamer	posted 02-10-99 02:38 PM ET EBX over here in SF downtown has got it! I got a copy reserved so I'm waiting to just check out the manual... woo hoo!
Marian	posted 02-10-99 03:06 PM ET And we in Europe stil have to wait a few days. - Ciao Marian Editor of the Alpha Centauri Zone http://www.juhu.de/hartel/alpha
Marian	posted 02-10-99 03:09 PM ET And in Germany we still have to wait a few days. Ciao Marian Editor of the Alpha Centauri Zone http://www.juhu.de/hartel/alpha
Mark D	posted 02-10-99 03:16 PM ET But here in Central Florida my local EB got his copies in bright and early this morning. Of course, most all were already allocated to those on the reserved list.... INCLUDING MINE!!! WAHOO!!!!! Sorry, just lost control. So I have installed it and played through the learning exercises for yucks. Now for some serious SMACABRDing...
Audrey Two	posted 02-10-99 03:39 PM ET EBX Hillsdale (San Mateo, CA) has plenty. I'd reserved a copy, of course-- but they had a dozen copies out on the "new games" shelf, and I don't know how many more in the back. Of course, if you don't live nearby, you may be SOL (Sadly Out of Luck)-- but I bet EBWorld has some ready to ship out. EB is your friend.
Frank Moore	posted 02-10-99 03:48 PM ET I just got my call, my copy is waiting for me at the store. Now if 4:00 ever comes along I can get down to the business of being totally obsessed with SMAC for the next month or so.
The DirectorGeneral	posted 02-10-99 03:56 PM ET Hey, Old Guy, I AM a CompUSA Employee! > (But yeah, some of my fellow employee types that i've deaqlt with on the phone from other stores do seem mighty thick...) Anyhoo, SE Michigan got ours! I didn't feel like waiting a week for my own company to get it, So I hit EB during lunch... Advinius Longinus Aurelius, Vorlon love child, Director-General, Snappy dresser.
Old_Guy	posted 02-10-99 04:12 PM ET Heh. No offense intended, DG.
CaptComal	posted 02-10-99 05:16 PM ET Software Etc has it in Madison WI. HEY GRIFF!!! Send me an Email ... sounds like you are in Madison too!
DHE_X2	posted 02-10-99 05:27 PM ET Any word on Cincy yet? Ohio for that matter? The midwest?
Haplo1	posted 02-10-99 05:42 PM ET Just got mine in Des Moines, Iowa at the local Babbages. What a manual!
JaimeWolf	posted 02-10-99 06:11 PM ET Utrecht: A quick way to earn brownie-points with your wife ... "Don't worry, dear, you get some sleep ... I'll look after our boy when he won't go to sleep tonight" ... Quickly run off and play SMAC with child on knee (just make sure he doesn't hit any hot-keys like mine does ) James
Audrey Two	posted 02-10-99 06:15 PM ET Yeah, the manual is great. I bet the strategy guide is gonna suck-- those silly Firaxis people put all the stats in the manual, they forgot to hold anything off to sell us later. --A2
JT	posted 02-10-99 06:18 PM ET Got it!
crmeyer	posted 02-10-99 06:52 PM ET Ordered a copy through EA and got a tech of the SMAC flu this afternoon, but healed 30 minutes before the men in brown arrived. So ... HOLD placed on the delivery & will pick up tomorrow. From my results, didn't order till last Friday, and the posts here on this board ... looks like EA has its distribution methods well groomed!
skipper	posted 02-10-99 07:55 PM ET Went to Comp-USA, they never heard of it and is not on their receipt schedule. Checked Best Buy, ditto. Went to Software, ETC, picked up a copy. Said they had it for a month???? Picked up strategy guide that arrived today. What kind of distribitor is EA. Comp-USA and Best Buy don't have it, but Software ETC does. This is LasVegas. we have 1 1/2 million people here, but the two largest stores never heard and can't spell SMAC. Crazy.
akathisia	posted 02-10-99 07:59 PM ET I called CompUSA and they told me they never even heard of Alpha Centauri. Sice its an hour and a half drive I decided not to head on out to see for myself. But since everyone else seems to have found it, I guess I got plans for Thursday!
Vanilja	posted 02-10-99 08:17 PM ET And here I am...waiting for eb.com...shoulda dialed EA~~~ :P
Imran Siddiqui	posted 02-10-99 08:22 PM ET You guys are lucky! I'm stuck at College, with no way of getting to a store that sells games, like SMAC . Oh well, at least I have Baldur's Gate, and I just bought SC3000. Damn lucky bastards! Imran Siddiqui
Yrth	posted 02-10-99 08:31 PM ET I just picked up my copy at EB in Woodbridge VA (Potomac Mills). Was able to actually patiently eat dinner with wife and daughter. If only I didn't have the misfortune of people expecting me at meetings Thursday and Friday (early in the morning too, to add insult to injury), I would call in and request leave for those days. At least I'll have a three day weekend... Stocked up on Diet Pepsi. Now I just need big bags of chips.
SnowFire	posted 02-10-99 08:53 PM ET "Shipping Problems." Ah, tommorow is good, I suppose.
pcgamez	posted 02-10-99 09:14 PM ET Alas, my local stores have still not gotten Alpha Centauri (I like in Kansas). CompUSA is getting really pissed because they have already had a couple of hundred calls today from people wanting to know where it is. Anybody know if Target or WalMart has it?
Rubinelli	posted 02-10-99 09:37 PM ET I hope SMAC hits the brazilian shelves in one or two months. sigh
hcainesjr	posted 02-11-99 12:34 AM ET I bought mine today in Charleston, SC. Local EB at the mall. Babbages had it also. I bought from EB because the day before when i went to Babbages, the "manager" charged me twice for a game instead of ringing up the issue of PCGamer. What a Putz! TTFN so I can install it. HBC
hcainesjr	posted 02-11-99 12:50 AM ET OH BTW. Am I the only one in SC that knows about SMAC. Am I the only one in Charleston. The salespeople didn't appear to be all that excited and their were plenty of copies on sale. HBC
maddmage	posted 02-11-99 01:37 AM ET same here, when I got to EB at about 3 they had about 20 copies of SMAC with no excitement at all from the salesclerk or the customers.
Haplo	posted 02-11-99 04:41 AM ET Here in denmark they don't get it until march Oh vell, at least i've got baldurs gate to pas the time
sekys	posted 02-11-99 06:18 AM ET u lewwers!!!!!!!!! i got my copy PIRATED three weeks ago!!!!!! the only bad thing is that is doesnt come with that 5 tonne manual and the 10m long poster......... maybe ill nick it off my friend??????????
LindaG	posted 02-11-99 06:35 AM ET I pre-ordered mine through Game Dealer. com and they didn't come through either.
Phreak	posted 02-11-99 09:47 AM ET Software ETC. in fitchburg, MA had plenty of copies last night for $44.99. Plus I heard there was a $10 rebate from them.
Lightbow	posted 02-11-99 10:45 PM ET Sitting here in NC still waiting for ebworld to get off their butt and send me my SMAC, time to play the demo for the 1000th time.
Zardoz	posted 02-11-99 11:28 PM ET Got mine yesterday, the 10th from EB. They called about 10:30 and said my reserved copy was in, I got it about 5:00PM and was way to busy to post yesterday.:-) The demo doesn't do the game justice.
Yo_mama	posted 02-12-99 02:02 AM ET Bangkok, Thailand I�ve just bought a copy of SMAC. The price is around US$10 (listed price of US$18) pretty good deal. I believe the price is subsidized by EA. However, don�t be so mad if you bought it at US$50. To save cost, a manual was printed with kind of lower grade paper. More importantly, there is no tech. chart poster (I heard that it�s available somewhere else). Another bad thing is that manual is in Thai but the translation sucks. EA should�ve hired me to do the translation. I feel that EA is going into the right direction. Lowering the price is one way to combat software piracy. The place nearby sales pirated version of SMAC at US$2 (CD only). However, if people realize that the legal one comes with a pretty detail manual at not so much higher price, I believe, many people (including myself) will think twice before they buy the pirated one. Nevertheless, EA should use some PR to educate people about the benefit of buying legal software. Finally, I�m very happy with the fact that now I can buy a game basically the same time as it released somewhere else in the world. The price is also very reasonable. It used to be like US$65 for Civ II copy (US cost + Tax + Shipping). At that kind of price not many people will buy it when the pirated one only cost US$2 and getting lower and lower every day (it used to be like US$5, 2-3 years ago). I give all credits to EA. Hope other game companies do the same.
pcgamez	posted 02-12-99 10:33 AM ET What store is "EB"?
hcainesjr	posted 02-12-99 10:50 AM ET Electronics Boutique. online at EBWorld.com HBC
SFGuy	posted 02-12-99 11:07 AM ET Couldn't wait and got my copy yesterday afternoon at CompUSA in San Francisco for $45. Came home to cancel my order with EB to find out that they had just shipped it that day as well! Dang!
JeffC	posted 02-12-99 11:41 AM ET I bought my copy of SMAC yesterday at EB in Milpitas (Great Mall) for 44.95. I'm very impressed with the presentation quality. The manual is huge and excellant, The game comes with a nice big glossy poster, and on top of all that, the game is fun! In this day of CD-ROM insert manuals, it's nice to buy a game with a nice meaty manual. I for one never buy strategy guides. They are a complete rip-off and basically only include information that should of been in the manual in the first place. If I need more info, I'll wait for a strat guide or FAQ on the Internet.
HermitTwig	posted 02-13-99 01:42 AM ET I got my copy today about 2:00 Mountain time. I finally had to pry myself away from the game to type this message. I LOVE THIS GAME!!!
mooman	posted 02-13-99 01:32 PM ET Hey wow thats 2 people ive seen from madison wi.
DHE_X2	posted 02-13-99 01:46 PM ET Ordered from EA a few days ago. Got confirmation of it being sent today. Imran & all who can't reach a smac-selling store: Order it over the net. It's more expensive, and you don't get it right away, but you can order it any time, anywhere.