26th February 2022, 11:32 PM
(This post was last modified: 26th February 2022, 11:40 PM by A Black Falcon.)
So what have I been getting this year so far? Some digital stuff of moderate interest, and a few physical games mostly not the greatest, pretty much. Nothing super exciting really, so far, though some are good and well worth playing.
First, various Nintendo platform digital games. As you see I started buying some random 3DS and Wii U games that interest me before the shutdown was announced. I'm sure I will be buying more over time. There are some games I wanted but hadn't gotten because I was hoping they would go on sale, but that's not happening for a lot of titles, so for some I decided to buy them before they get delisted or something...
Armored ACORNS: Action Squirrel Squad Wii U - DD (eShop) Action (Beat 'em up) 01/16/22 $8.00
Typoman Wii U - DD (eShop) Platformer (2.5D) 01/16/22 $10.00
Quad Fighter K Nintendo Switch, NS - DD (eShop) Shmup 01/16/22 On Sale $4.00
Reverse Crawl Nintendo Switch, NS - DD (eShop) Strategy (TBS) 01/16/22 On Sale $3.15
Double Dragon & Kunio-kun: Retro Brawler Bundle Nintendo Switch, NS - DD (eShop) Action (Beat 'em up) 01/16/22 On Sale $9.00
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix Pack Nintendo Switch, NS - DD (eShop) Music 01/16/22 On Sale $30.00
Stack 'em High Nintendo 3DS, 3DS - DD (eShop) Puzzle 01/16/22 On Sale $2.00
Chameleon Nintendo Switch, NS - DD (eShop) 6.0 Board-Puzzle (Logic) 01/16/22 On Sale $2.00
SpaceRoads Wii U - DD (eShop) Racing (Skyroads clone) 01/16/22 $10.00
Keep, The Nintendo 3DS, 3DS - DD (eShop) 01/18/22 On Sale $2.00
3 Heroes: Crystal Soul Nintendo DSi, NDSi - DD (DSiWare) Puzzle (Logic) 01/19/22 $5.00
Ikachan Nintendo 3DS, 3DS - DD (eShop) Platformer (2D) 01/19/22 On Sale $5.00
VectorRacing Nintendo 3DS, 3DS - DD (eShop) Racing (Futuristic) 01/19/22 $8.00
X-Scape Nintendo DSi, NDSi - DD (DSiWare) Flight Action 01/19/22 $8.00
And now some PS4 and Xbox stuff. You will notice here that I bought several games I already own on other platforms -- I got the Xbox One versions of the Contra and Castlevania collections and Star Wars Squadrons, even though I have those elsewhere (Switch and PC, respectively), because I wanted the best console versions of those Konami collections and that's definitely playing them on my Series XZ and not my Switch, and because I wanted to play Star Wars Squadrons in 4k on my TV and not only on my PC. Similarly, I got the PS4 version of the modern Gauntlet game even though I have it for PC (got that years ago) because I wanted that on console, and it's only on PS4 on consoles unfortunately. It's definitely a game more designed for console than PC. it was on sale too. Rez Infinite... it has a new exclusive mode, probably is worth getting. And such.
Bullet Soul -Infinite Burst- Xbox 360, X360 - DD (XBLA) Shmup 01/20/22 $10.00
Sega Vintage Collection: Golden Axe Xbox 360, X360 - DD (XBLA) Action (Beat 'em up) 01/20/22 On Sale $3.00
Gauntlet: Slayer Edition PlayStation 4, PS4 - DD 8.0 Action-RPG (Topdown) 01/20/22 On Sale $5.00
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone Bundle PlayStation 4, PS4 - DD Music 01/23/22 On Sale $20.00
Rez Infinite PlayStation 4, PS4 - DD 9.0 Rail Shooter 01/23/22 On Sale $9.00
Five Covens, The PlayStation 4, PS4 - DD 6.5 Platformer (3D) 01/23/22 On Sale $4.54
Treasure Rangers PlayStation 4, PS4 - DD Platformer (3D) 01/23/22 On Sale $5.00
Bard's Tale Trilogy, The Xbox One, XONE - DD Microsoft Game Studios RPG (WRPG) 02/06/22 On Sale $3.74
Star Wars: Squadrons Xbox One, XONE - DD Electronic Arts Flight Action 02/06/22 On Sale $11.99
PAC-MAN 256 Xbox One, XONE - DD Bandai Namco Games Arcade Action (Maze) 02/06/22 On Sale $2.50
Star Wars: Squadrons Xbox Series X|S, XSX - DD Electronic Arts Flight Action 02/06/22 On Sale Free XSX upgrade with purchase
Marathon: Durandal Xbox 360, X360 - DD (XBLA) Microsoft Game Studios FPS 02/06/22 On Sale $5.00
Castlevania Anniversary Collection Xbox One, XONE - DD Konami Platformer (2D) 02/07/22 On Sale $5.00
Contra Anniversary Collection Xbox One, XONE - DD Konami Action (Run & Gun) 02/07/22 On Sale $5.00
Then about a week and a half ago I got some physical games for the first time since December. There's nothing too exciting here, though Cultures 2 is a solid The Settlers-style game. Also, I'm now up to 298 NES games. Both of the games I got here are solid, but I'd really like to make that into a round 300, soon! There are still lots of great NES games I don't own, so it'll go up from there, but I definitely need to get two more NES games soon.
Super Baseball 2020 Super NES, SNES 02/15/22 Cart Only $16.00
Battleship Nintendo 3DS, 3DS 02/15/22 Complete $6.00
Michael Andretti's Indy Car Challenge Super NES, SNES 02/16/22 Cart Only $6.00
NASCAR Thunder 2003 GameCube, GCN Electronic Arts 02/16/22 Complete $5.00
All-Star Baseball 2004 GameCube, GCN Acclaim Entertainment 02/16/22 Complete $5.00
Cultures 2: Gates of Asgard PC 02/16/22 Complete $3.00
Double Dragon NES Tradewest 02/16/22 Cart Only $17.00
Kid Icarus NES Nintendo 02/16/22 Cart Only $35.00
A few more digital games on the 3DS. There are a lot of moderately interesting digital releases on the 3DS.
Link-A-Pix Color Nintendo 3DS, 3DS - DD (eShop) 02/16/22 On Sale $4.00
Gal Galaxy Pain Nintendo 3DS, 3DS - DD (eShop) 02/16/22 $0.50
Mini Sports Collection Nintendo 3DS, 3DS - DD (eShop) 02/17/22 On Sale $2.00
And lastly, last week I got some more physical games. Nothing too exciting here, though I guess finding that RE game for $2 was interesting?
RESIDENT EVIL: Biohazard [Resident Evil 7] Xbox One, XONE Capcom 02/20/22 Disc Only $2.00
FIFA Soccer '19 Xbox One, XONE Electronic Arts 02/20/22 Disc Only $2.00
Fishing Derby Atari 2600, 2600 Activision 02/20/22 Cart Only $2.00
WildSnake Super NES, SNES 02/20/22 Cart Only $8.00
Super Tennis (1991) Super NES, SNES 02/20/22 Cart Only $8.00
Wimbledon Tennis Genesis, Gen SEGA 02/20/22 Cart Only $4.00
First, various Nintendo platform digital games. As you see I started buying some random 3DS and Wii U games that interest me before the shutdown was announced. I'm sure I will be buying more over time. There are some games I wanted but hadn't gotten because I was hoping they would go on sale, but that's not happening for a lot of titles, so for some I decided to buy them before they get delisted or something...
Armored ACORNS: Action Squirrel Squad Wii U - DD (eShop) Action (Beat 'em up) 01/16/22 $8.00
Typoman Wii U - DD (eShop) Platformer (2.5D) 01/16/22 $10.00
Quad Fighter K Nintendo Switch, NS - DD (eShop) Shmup 01/16/22 On Sale $4.00
Reverse Crawl Nintendo Switch, NS - DD (eShop) Strategy (TBS) 01/16/22 On Sale $3.15
Double Dragon & Kunio-kun: Retro Brawler Bundle Nintendo Switch, NS - DD (eShop) Action (Beat 'em up) 01/16/22 On Sale $9.00
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix Pack Nintendo Switch, NS - DD (eShop) Music 01/16/22 On Sale $30.00
Stack 'em High Nintendo 3DS, 3DS - DD (eShop) Puzzle 01/16/22 On Sale $2.00
Chameleon Nintendo Switch, NS - DD (eShop) 6.0 Board-Puzzle (Logic) 01/16/22 On Sale $2.00
SpaceRoads Wii U - DD (eShop) Racing (Skyroads clone) 01/16/22 $10.00
Keep, The Nintendo 3DS, 3DS - DD (eShop) 01/18/22 On Sale $2.00
3 Heroes: Crystal Soul Nintendo DSi, NDSi - DD (DSiWare) Puzzle (Logic) 01/19/22 $5.00
Ikachan Nintendo 3DS, 3DS - DD (eShop) Platformer (2D) 01/19/22 On Sale $5.00
VectorRacing Nintendo 3DS, 3DS - DD (eShop) Racing (Futuristic) 01/19/22 $8.00
X-Scape Nintendo DSi, NDSi - DD (DSiWare) Flight Action 01/19/22 $8.00
And now some PS4 and Xbox stuff. You will notice here that I bought several games I already own on other platforms -- I got the Xbox One versions of the Contra and Castlevania collections and Star Wars Squadrons, even though I have those elsewhere (Switch and PC, respectively), because I wanted the best console versions of those Konami collections and that's definitely playing them on my Series XZ and not my Switch, and because I wanted to play Star Wars Squadrons in 4k on my TV and not only on my PC. Similarly, I got the PS4 version of the modern Gauntlet game even though I have it for PC (got that years ago) because I wanted that on console, and it's only on PS4 on consoles unfortunately. It's definitely a game more designed for console than PC. it was on sale too. Rez Infinite... it has a new exclusive mode, probably is worth getting. And such.
Bullet Soul -Infinite Burst- Xbox 360, X360 - DD (XBLA) Shmup 01/20/22 $10.00
Sega Vintage Collection: Golden Axe Xbox 360, X360 - DD (XBLA) Action (Beat 'em up) 01/20/22 On Sale $3.00
Gauntlet: Slayer Edition PlayStation 4, PS4 - DD 8.0 Action-RPG (Topdown) 01/20/22 On Sale $5.00
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone Bundle PlayStation 4, PS4 - DD Music 01/23/22 On Sale $20.00
Rez Infinite PlayStation 4, PS4 - DD 9.0 Rail Shooter 01/23/22 On Sale $9.00
Five Covens, The PlayStation 4, PS4 - DD 6.5 Platformer (3D) 01/23/22 On Sale $4.54
Treasure Rangers PlayStation 4, PS4 - DD Platformer (3D) 01/23/22 On Sale $5.00
Bard's Tale Trilogy, The Xbox One, XONE - DD Microsoft Game Studios RPG (WRPG) 02/06/22 On Sale $3.74
Star Wars: Squadrons Xbox One, XONE - DD Electronic Arts Flight Action 02/06/22 On Sale $11.99
PAC-MAN 256 Xbox One, XONE - DD Bandai Namco Games Arcade Action (Maze) 02/06/22 On Sale $2.50
Star Wars: Squadrons Xbox Series X|S, XSX - DD Electronic Arts Flight Action 02/06/22 On Sale Free XSX upgrade with purchase
Marathon: Durandal Xbox 360, X360 - DD (XBLA) Microsoft Game Studios FPS 02/06/22 On Sale $5.00
Castlevania Anniversary Collection Xbox One, XONE - DD Konami Platformer (2D) 02/07/22 On Sale $5.00
Contra Anniversary Collection Xbox One, XONE - DD Konami Action (Run & Gun) 02/07/22 On Sale $5.00
Then about a week and a half ago I got some physical games for the first time since December. There's nothing too exciting here, though Cultures 2 is a solid The Settlers-style game. Also, I'm now up to 298 NES games. Both of the games I got here are solid, but I'd really like to make that into a round 300, soon! There are still lots of great NES games I don't own, so it'll go up from there, but I definitely need to get two more NES games soon.
Super Baseball 2020 Super NES, SNES 02/15/22 Cart Only $16.00
Battleship Nintendo 3DS, 3DS 02/15/22 Complete $6.00
Michael Andretti's Indy Car Challenge Super NES, SNES 02/16/22 Cart Only $6.00
NASCAR Thunder 2003 GameCube, GCN Electronic Arts 02/16/22 Complete $5.00
All-Star Baseball 2004 GameCube, GCN Acclaim Entertainment 02/16/22 Complete $5.00
Cultures 2: Gates of Asgard PC 02/16/22 Complete $3.00
Double Dragon NES Tradewest 02/16/22 Cart Only $17.00
Kid Icarus NES Nintendo 02/16/22 Cart Only $35.00
A few more digital games on the 3DS. There are a lot of moderately interesting digital releases on the 3DS.
Link-A-Pix Color Nintendo 3DS, 3DS - DD (eShop) 02/16/22 On Sale $4.00
Gal Galaxy Pain Nintendo 3DS, 3DS - DD (eShop) 02/16/22 $0.50
Mini Sports Collection Nintendo 3DS, 3DS - DD (eShop) 02/17/22 On Sale $2.00
And lastly, last week I got some more physical games. Nothing too exciting here, though I guess finding that RE game for $2 was interesting?
RESIDENT EVIL: Biohazard [Resident Evil 7] Xbox One, XONE Capcom 02/20/22 Disc Only $2.00
FIFA Soccer '19 Xbox One, XONE Electronic Arts 02/20/22 Disc Only $2.00
Fishing Derby Atari 2600, 2600 Activision 02/20/22 Cart Only $2.00
WildSnake Super NES, SNES 02/20/22 Cart Only $8.00
Super Tennis (1991) Super NES, SNES 02/20/22 Cart Only $8.00
Wimbledon Tennis Genesis, Gen SEGA 02/20/22 Cart Only $4.00