4th April 2019, 9:04 PM
(This post was last modified: 4th April 2019, 9:10 PM by A Black Falcon.)
So I got a whole bunch of stuff yesterday. Well, this is all the stuff I've gotten over the past week, but half of it is from yesterday, and the other half from a few days ago.
The first three of these were from a buy 4 $9.99 or less games for $20 deal at Gamestop that I believe is still ongoing.
Nintendo 3DS
--
Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven - cart only, $4.50. This is an okay RPG-strategy title with a bad anime storyline and annoyingly dumb anime nonsense in it, but good graphics and decently good gameplay that have kept me going for at least a little longer.
PS3
--
Lost Dimension - $4.50, complete
Final Fantasy X / X-2 Remaster - $4.50 - Yes, this is about to come out on better platforms, but that will cost a whole lot more than this did...
Wii U
--
Wipeout 3 (ABC's) - $4.50, complete - I have the X360 Kinect version of this game, but not this controller version.
The next three are from a buy 2 XOne / PS4 games and get one free deal Gamestop was running for part of last week.
Xbox One
--
Super Lucky's Tale - $22.50, complete - I've heard this is an alright isometric-style 3d platformer.
Inside / Limbo Double Pack - $18, complete - I don't have Inside, so I mostly got this for that.
Need for Speed Rivals - free (would be $18), complete
Nintendo Switch
--
Mega Man 11 - $25, complete. I finally picked this one up, and yeah, it's good but very hard, just like the demo.
Colecovision
--
Artillery Duel - $30, cart only. This half-baked port of a two player only Atari 2600 game is oddly expensive. Going by gameplay I probably should have passed, but bought it because of its rarity... because it is admittedly expensive, and worth more than this on ebay.
Intellivision
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Zaxxon - $5, cart only - This is one of Coleco's Intellivision games, so as expected, it's pretty bad like all of their games are. That's too bad, because Zaxxon is a fantastic game... this is a port of the 2600 version that's somehow worse than the 2600 version. Too bad, because this game is good on Colecovision and Atari 5200. I know those systems are more powerful than this one, but I'm sure you can do better than this.
Safecracker - $10, cart only - This one's a pretty cool find - it's one of Imagic's titles from '83, and it does some interesting things, it's part driving game and part puzzle game. Good stuff.
ABPA Backgammon - $5, cart only - This one's much less interesting, it's what it sounds like -- a backgammon game. I got it anyway.
Atari 2600
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Star Strike - $2, cart only. This is the 2600 version of Mattel's Intellivision game of the same name. As with there, it's basically a Death Star Trench Run game, just with worse graphics here of course. I got this because it's interesting to compare the two versions.
Genesis
--
Hard Drivin' - $3, cart only - This game is a real classic! Sure the framerate is awful, but it was an important step for the industry and is good if you get used to it. Of course the arcade machine is way better, but this is good for the Genesis.
NES
--
Nintendo World Cup / Super Spike V'Ball - $6, cart only - Two Technos sports games on one cart. They're good. And no, I didn't previously own either one.
Playstation
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Jupiter Strike - $15, complete (longbox game). This is a Taito arcade game port. It's a rail shooter, but not one of the better ones, that's for sure. I don't regret getting it though, longboxes are cool and hopefully it's at least okay...
XS Airboat Racing - $2, complete. This game is one of four PS1 kart racing games from Miracle Designs, a studio who had made Atari Karts (Jaguar) and Merlin Racers (Nuon). The four games are apparently kind of Merlin Racers (an apparently pretty Diddy Kong Racing-inspired title) broken up into four games, and I've been interested in them for a long time but somehow hadn't bought any. Well, I have one now. This one is the water-levels game, as the name suggests.
Nintendo DS
--
Monster Tale - $15, card only. This one's a good find! Monster Tale is a good (though mostly quite easy) Metroidvania game on the DS. It's got nice sprite art and solid gameplay. You play as a little girl who got pulled into a world filled with monsters. She gets a bracelet thing which can shoot and a monster pet, and off you go on your Metroidvania adventure.
The first three of these were from a buy 4 $9.99 or less games for $20 deal at Gamestop that I believe is still ongoing.
Nintendo 3DS
--
Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven - cart only, $4.50. This is an okay RPG-strategy title with a bad anime storyline and annoyingly dumb anime nonsense in it, but good graphics and decently good gameplay that have kept me going for at least a little longer.
PS3
--
Lost Dimension - $4.50, complete
Final Fantasy X / X-2 Remaster - $4.50 - Yes, this is about to come out on better platforms, but that will cost a whole lot more than this did...
Wii U
--
Wipeout 3 (ABC's) - $4.50, complete - I have the X360 Kinect version of this game, but not this controller version.
The next three are from a buy 2 XOne / PS4 games and get one free deal Gamestop was running for part of last week.
Xbox One
--
Super Lucky's Tale - $22.50, complete - I've heard this is an alright isometric-style 3d platformer.
Inside / Limbo Double Pack - $18, complete - I don't have Inside, so I mostly got this for that.
Need for Speed Rivals - free (would be $18), complete
Nintendo Switch
--
Mega Man 11 - $25, complete. I finally picked this one up, and yeah, it's good but very hard, just like the demo.
Colecovision
--
Artillery Duel - $30, cart only. This half-baked port of a two player only Atari 2600 game is oddly expensive. Going by gameplay I probably should have passed, but bought it because of its rarity... because it is admittedly expensive, and worth more than this on ebay.
Intellivision
--
Zaxxon - $5, cart only - This is one of Coleco's Intellivision games, so as expected, it's pretty bad like all of their games are. That's too bad, because Zaxxon is a fantastic game... this is a port of the 2600 version that's somehow worse than the 2600 version. Too bad, because this game is good on Colecovision and Atari 5200. I know those systems are more powerful than this one, but I'm sure you can do better than this.
Safecracker - $10, cart only - This one's a pretty cool find - it's one of Imagic's titles from '83, and it does some interesting things, it's part driving game and part puzzle game. Good stuff.
ABPA Backgammon - $5, cart only - This one's much less interesting, it's what it sounds like -- a backgammon game. I got it anyway.
Atari 2600
--
Star Strike - $2, cart only. This is the 2600 version of Mattel's Intellivision game of the same name. As with there, it's basically a Death Star Trench Run game, just with worse graphics here of course. I got this because it's interesting to compare the two versions.
Genesis
--
Hard Drivin' - $3, cart only - This game is a real classic! Sure the framerate is awful, but it was an important step for the industry and is good if you get used to it. Of course the arcade machine is way better, but this is good for the Genesis.
NES
--
Nintendo World Cup / Super Spike V'Ball - $6, cart only - Two Technos sports games on one cart. They're good. And no, I didn't previously own either one.
Playstation
--
Jupiter Strike - $15, complete (longbox game). This is a Taito arcade game port. It's a rail shooter, but not one of the better ones, that's for sure. I don't regret getting it though, longboxes are cool and hopefully it's at least okay...
XS Airboat Racing - $2, complete. This game is one of four PS1 kart racing games from Miracle Designs, a studio who had made Atari Karts (Jaguar) and Merlin Racers (Nuon). The four games are apparently kind of Merlin Racers (an apparently pretty Diddy Kong Racing-inspired title) broken up into four games, and I've been interested in them for a long time but somehow hadn't bought any. Well, I have one now. This one is the water-levels game, as the name suggests.
Nintendo DS
--
Monster Tale - $15, card only. This one's a good find! Monster Tale is a good (though mostly quite easy) Metroidvania game on the DS. It's got nice sprite art and solid gameplay. You play as a little girl who got pulled into a world filled with monsters. She gets a bracelet thing which can shoot and a monster pet, and off you go on your Metroidvania adventure.