22nd November 2015, 9:53 PM
A place around here dropped GBA prices from $7 a game to $3 a game, so I got some. I wouldn't have gotten any of these for $7 each.
Game Boy Advance - all games are cart only.
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Hot Wheels: Burnin' Rubber - $3. This is another mode 7-style Hot Wheels game; one of the two other GBA Hot Wheels games is similar, though this has better presentation -- it has an eeprom save chip in the cart, instead of stupid passwords like the other two GBA Hot Wheels games I have require! The game seems fun too.
Frogger's Adventures 2 - $1.50 (half off) - The first one is decently fun, so why not get the sequel?
Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon - $3 - A not-so-great vehicular action game. It's part boring rail shooter, part terrible-framerate driving game, and more! Joy! I mostly got this because it's Star Wars, and because I do want to try the GBA's rail shooters even if they aren't great.
Pinobee: Wings of Adventure - $3 - Fun but simple platformer. You play as a bee and can zip across the screen with a sort of jetpack-like thing. I've considered getting this game various times in different places over the years, but never did until now.
Cruis'n Velocity - $1.50 (half off) - Bad 3d racing game. I got this because it's the only Cruis'n game I don't own, mostly. Playing the game a bit it IS playable, but not very fun. Maybe it gets better as you get used to the poor framerate and iffy controls, though... but it's probably the worst Cruis'n game ever, sadly.
Game & Watch Gallery 4 - $3 - Nice collection of six Game & Watch titles. The only G&W I had as a kid is Octopus (still have it, actually, and it still works fine), so I haven't played these before.
Wii
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Wii Fit Plus - $2, disc only - I have the balance board but not either Wii Fit title, so I got this to fill in that gap. Doubt I'll use this disc much, though.
I'm also going to get another big expensive box of old games from Japan, because I just can't resist. Will list that stuff later at some point.
Game Boy Advance - all games are cart only.
--
Hot Wheels: Burnin' Rubber - $3. This is another mode 7-style Hot Wheels game; one of the two other GBA Hot Wheels games is similar, though this has better presentation -- it has an eeprom save chip in the cart, instead of stupid passwords like the other two GBA Hot Wheels games I have require! The game seems fun too.
Frogger's Adventures 2 - $1.50 (half off) - The first one is decently fun, so why not get the sequel?
Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon - $3 - A not-so-great vehicular action game. It's part boring rail shooter, part terrible-framerate driving game, and more! Joy! I mostly got this because it's Star Wars, and because I do want to try the GBA's rail shooters even if they aren't great.
Pinobee: Wings of Adventure - $3 - Fun but simple platformer. You play as a bee and can zip across the screen with a sort of jetpack-like thing. I've considered getting this game various times in different places over the years, but never did until now.
Cruis'n Velocity - $1.50 (half off) - Bad 3d racing game. I got this because it's the only Cruis'n game I don't own, mostly. Playing the game a bit it IS playable, but not very fun. Maybe it gets better as you get used to the poor framerate and iffy controls, though... but it's probably the worst Cruis'n game ever, sadly.
Game & Watch Gallery 4 - $3 - Nice collection of six Game & Watch titles. The only G&W I had as a kid is Octopus (still have it, actually, and it still works fine), so I haven't played these before.
Wii
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Wii Fit Plus - $2, disc only - I have the balance board but not either Wii Fit title, so I got this to fill in that gap. Doubt I'll use this disc much, though.
I'm also going to get another big expensive box of old games from Japan, because I just can't resist. Will list that stuff later at some point.