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One of the “joys” of buying old games is finding out that 10+ years ago, GameStop, in their infinite wisdom, took out the box art and put a sticker on it
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One of the “joys” of buying old games is finding out that 10+ years ago, GameStop, in their infinite wisdom, took out the box art and put a sticker on it
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That’s why I always buy direct from stores in Akihabara Japan. Not only is it cheaper, games are always almost perfect and they don’t ruin box art. My only issue is when returning to Spain with a suitcase full of games.
or a store that no longer exists in your city
That was to make scanning titles much faster for inventory and to check that titles were displayed. The smart ones didn’t peel the labels and just slid them in place. Had the person who took this label off not been so hasty here, they probably could’ve gotten most, if not the entire thing off no issues. EB labels on the other hand, were the worst.
Get another sticky thing, like some tape, and repeatedly stick it against the sticky residue and it will remove it
When I worked there, I would the sticker back on and just sort of wedge it in under the plastic. Obviously, most other places didn’t do that.
Ok but I unironically have that OST bonus disc in my car’s cd player right now.
Same happened to me with a copy of bully for wii. Jerks.
This is why I just go emulation. Load your roms, metadata and artwork on your ps2. Skip the sufferage entirely.
If it’s not on the paper and it’s on the plastic outside just take the insert out and use some goof off.
Those stock fuckers saved the wrong game store
Its not the worst they did they would snap unsold games during the big transfer to ps3 and 360. Rip the box art crush the case and snap the disc to prevent dumpster divers i guess.
Gently rub it off using a cotton swab soaked in Naphtha.
It evaporates pretty quickly but it also cleans up adhesive gunk like nothing else.
And make sure you do it in a well ventilated area or with a full mask and proper filters.
The product “goo gone” works wonders. Not sure about the performance on paper, but maybe try it on a cotton ball on some box art you care less about, and if it doesn’t damage it, go to town.
A lot of the games from Blockbuster and the like did that.
I don’t know if this will work with games, but whenever I buy books with stupid stickers stuck on them I use a hairdryer to heat up the area and slowly take it off. After that if it’s still sticky, I use a small amount of isopropyl on a Qtip. (Though always test isopropyl so you don’t damage anything)
I’ve had this before, dabbed some water on it and peeled it away with a credit card without damaging the plastic
But mine was with a $5 game and not a $100 so be careful if you decide to go down that route