Download the free MP3 from http://paletteswapninja.com This song -- based on Peter Schilling's 1983 hit "Major Tom (Coming Home") -- was something we concocted a few years ago; probably 2010, because I remember working on lyrics during PAX East in Boston at the Hynes. We finished the lyrics and Jude got most of the synths worked out, but it just didn't feel like the time was right, for a few different factors. So we shelved it and moved on to other projects that seemed more exciting and timely (or in the case of our current secret project, timeless). Then E3 2013 happened. Xbox One had a plan that would essentially eliminate used software as we know it, and people freaked out because they wanted to keep their games as currency on the secondary market. Sony seized the opportunity to position PS4 as used-game friendly, and there was the moment we lacked before: Everybody was talking about used games. So I said "Hey, Jude" -- because sometimes I do legitimately say that -- "remember that song we were working on about used games? I think the time is right." (It didn't hurt that, in the meantime, this one-hit wonder had a cameo in Breaking Bad, too.) Jude and I have both bought used games (though his are usually full arcade cabinets), so please do not take this song as some sort of revolutionary cry or political call to action. We just think it's worth bringing up that there is another way to get value out of your game collection, and it's one where everybody walks away happy. Lyrics are above, but here they are again for good measure: Standing there alone the cashier's waiting I trade in my game at the store My game is nice and mint but their computer says it's worth much less than I paid before The markdown starts They hand me my cash but I am certain that I got the shaft Lower value Browsing all the shelves to find a new game that I'll sell right back to this same store My ass is sore Four, three, two, one They lowball us Value falling My game's worthless Trade-in prices blow Second game is done and multiplayer isn't all that fun Empty lobby Should I trade it in I get so little and the bargain bin will only grow I just don't know Back at the cashier there is a problem Inventory's full they're not buying Too many in stock from other trade-ins Turning me away he says goodbye and I know why Four, three, two, one Used game rip-offs Vicious cycle We're not helping Where else can we go? Suddenly I hear about a swap meet "Trade your old games here You'll get much more" I bring several games and so do others We swap one for one with a smile We all understand the games have value There's no middleman It's our software Our trades are fair They lowball us Value falling I just bought this weeks ago Used game rip-offs Vicious cycle We're not helping Where to go? Local gamers Meeting, swapping Don't buy used games Trade them on your own Own...
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