That employee deserves a raise for saving your wallet from a very expensive science project. Testing your setup with $70 games is like buying a new car just to see if your garage door opens. A $5 used copy of Madden 2012 would've done the job just fine, but no, you went straight for the premium stuff. The real question is how many of those "test" games ended up staying in your collection instead of getting returned. GameStop guy was basically the voice of reason you didn't ask for but probably needed.