14th August 2022, 7:41 PM
(This post was last modified: 14th August 2022, 7:48 PM by A Black Falcon.)
So what have I bought in the last two months? Well, a few games, but not as much as you might think. Basically, there are some expensive gaming-related things I want to get, most notably a bunch of homebrew games from various different web stores but also some other pricey stuff (more TI99 hardware, Xbox Series X storage expansion, and more...), but I've been, like... 'I really want this stuff, but buying all of it would cost so much! But if I don't buy it I know some will sell out and become unavailable, a lot of this stuff is made in quite limited quantities. So what should I do...' I mean, can I afford it yes, but still... so yeah, it's my usual indecisiveness problem. It'd probably be better to just get it over with and order most of the stuff I want, heh... I mean, then I'd actually be getting something, rather than not much really of note beyond a whole bunch of random cheap digital games. :P
The main purchase I made last month was an AtariAge order for a bunch of games that I haven't received yet, because orders from there often take at least a month. So that won't be listed here. Nor will whatever else I order soon, and I know I will get some things.
Here's what I HAVE got over the last almost two months.
First, in June I got a whole bunch of digital games for various platforms, including Wii U, 3DS, Switch, Xbox One/Series, and PC.
Battle Lode Runner [TG16 Virtual Console] Wii U - DD (eShop) (Virtual Console) 06/26/22 $6.00
Block-a-Pix Color Nintendo 3DS, 3DS - DD (eShop) 06/26/22 On Sale $4.00
Bridge Constructor Bundle Xbox One, XONE - DD 06/26/22 On Sale $4.00
Chew Man Fu [TG16 Virtual Console] Wii U - DD (eShop) (Virtual Console) 06/26/22 $6.00
Dimension Drive Nintendo Switch, NS - DD (eShop) 06/26/22 On Sale Free with Nintendo Gold Points (would have been $3)
Double Cross Xbox One, XONE - DD 06/26/22 On Sale $4.00
Georifters Wii U - DD (eShop) 06/26/22 On Sale Free with Nintendo Gold Points (would have been $2)
Knight's Quest, A Xbox One, XONE - DD 06/26/22 On Sale $1.24
Lords of Thunder [TG16 Virtual Console] Wii U - DD (eShop) (Virtual Console) 06/26/22 $8.00
Minigolf Adventure Nintendo Switch, NS - DD (eShop) 06/26/22 On Sale Free with Nintendo Gold Points (would have been $2)
Never Stop Nintendo Switch, NS - DD (eShop) 06/26/22 On Sale $2.00
REDO! Xbox One, XONE - DD 06/26/22 On Sale $8.50
REDO! Xbox Series X|S, XSX - DD 06/26/22 Free XSX upgrade with purchase
Rise Eterna Xbox One, XONE - DD 06/26/22 On Sale $5.00
Scarlet Nexus - Season's Pass DLC Xbox One, XONE - DD (DLC) 06/26/22 On Sale $10.00
Space Hunted: The Lost Levels Wii U - DD (eShop) 06/26/22 On Sale $4.00
Steel Rats Xbox One, XONE - DD 06/26/22 On Sale $1.00
Sudoku Party Wii U - DD (eShop) 06/26/22 On Sale $2.50
Tomeling in Trouble Wii U - DD (eShop) 06/26/22 On Sale $3.00
TrackMania Turbo Xbox One, XONE - DD 06/26/22 On Sale $10.00
Avant-Garde Discerning Paralleler PC - DD 06/27/22 On Sale $3.00
Blade Arcus From Shining: Battle Arena PC - DD 06/27/22 On Sale $6.00
Disappearing of Gensokyo, The PC - DD 06/27/22 On Sale $2.20
htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary PC - DD 06/27/22 On Sale $2.00
Hypersonic Speed GIrl PC - DD 06/27/22 On Sale $5.00
Invasher PC - DD 06/27/22 On Sale $1.50
Light Fairytale Episode 1 Xbox One, XONE - DD 06/27/22 On Sale $5.00
Light Fairytale Episode 1 Xbox Series X|S, XSX - DD 06/27/22 Free XSX upgrade with purchase
Light Fairytale Episode 2 Xbox One, XONE - DD 06/27/22 On Sale $7.50
Light Fairytale Episode 2 Xbox Series X|S, XSX - DD 06/27/22 Free XSX upgrade with purchase
Metal Unit PC - DD 06/27/22 On Sale $4.50
Noita PC - DD 06/27/22 On Sale $10.00
Prison Princess PC - DD 06/27/22 On Sale $10.00
Spark the Electric Jester 2 PC - DD 06/27/22 On Sale $10.00
Zangeki Warp PC / Linux - DD 06/27/22 On Sale $2.40
These three games I ordered online from Gamestop. The main thing here is KOFXV, which is easily the best of the modern 2.5d SNK games.
Gears Tactics Xbox Series X|S, XSX Xbox Game Studios 06/29/22 online order from Gamestop Complete free XSX upgrade of an X1/XSX dual-mode game
Gears Tactics Xbox One, XONE Xbox Game Studios 06/29/22 online order from Gamestop Complete $14.00
King of Fighters XV, The Xbox One, XONE SNK Corporation 8.6 06/29/22 online order from Gamestop Complete $38.00
King of Fighters XV, The Xbox Series X|S, XSX SNK Corporation 06/29/22 online order from Gamestop Complete free XSX upgrade of an X1/XSX dual-mode game
Microsoft Flight Simulator [2021] Xbox Series X|S, XSX Xbox Game Studios 06/29/22 online order from Gamestop Complete $38.00
These two I got locally. This is the kind of thing you see these days, not much. I definitely look for games locally less than I used to not only because of being worried about COVID, I still very much am, but also because even when I DO go look I usually see so, so little. I mean, these two games are fine, but... it's slim pickings, and not because I own the good games, it's not like I'm seeing those very often either.
Freestyle Boardin' 99 PlayStation, PSX, PS1 Capcom 06/30/22 $9.00
RealSports Volleyball Atari 2600, 2600 Atari Inc. (1972-1984) 06/30/22 $2.00
This game I ordered online from Gamestop as soon as it was finally released physically in the US. It's pretty good! I definitely recommend it.
Pocky & Rocky Reshrined Nintendo Switch, NS 07/01/22 online order from Gamestop New $30.00
I got these two locally. Yes, I added yet again to my NES baseball library. I haven't been in a local game store since this purchase a few weeks ago. But yeah, I actually didn't own the PSP MMX remake. Sadly, my PSP's disc drive seems to have died, it won't work at all. That's really frustrating, I like that PSP quite a bit, it's a great green color. I'll need to get another one or something...
Baseball Stars NES 07/22/22 Cart Only $12.00
Mega Man Maverick Hunter X PlayStation Portable, PSP 07/22/22 Disc Only $4.00
I ordered these two games from Songbird. I ordered them the same time as that AtariAge order or after, but when you order from Songbird you get your order promptly, instead of ... sometime a month or more down the road, who knows. That's nice. As for the games, they're pretty solid too. They are both purely 2d, but have good gameplay.
Asteroite [PD Homebrew] Atari Jaguar, JAG Songbird Productions 08/01/22 New; not listed on GameFAQs $80.00 - This game is a Metroidvania, and a solidly made one too. Good game.
Kings of Edom [PD Homebrew] Atari Jaguar, JAG Songbird Productions 08/01/22 New; not listed on GameFAQs $80.00 - This game is a roguelike. It's fine for the genre, I like it.
I got this on ebay. I've been looking at the Apple IIGS version of this game every so often when it shows up and I still will get that eventually, but this PC copy was really cheap and probably is better overall, so I picked it up. It's a decent little tube racing game.
Tunnels of Armageddon PC California Dreams Logical Design Works 08/05/22 from ebay Complete $6.00
And lastly, the digital games I've gotten in July and August. It's a lot less so far than I got in June.
Namco Museum Archives Vol. 1 Xbox One, XONE - DD 07/10/22 On Sale $5.00
Swords & Soldiers 3D Nintendo 3DS, 3DS - DD (eShop) 07/31/22 On Sale $4.00
Glory of Generals: The Pacific Nintendo 3DS, 3DS - DD (eShop) 07/31/22 On Sale $3.50
Harold Reborn Nintendo 3DS, 3DS - DD (eShop) 07/31/22 On Sale $9.00
Ittle Dew Wii U - DD (eShop) 07/31/22 On Sale $10.00
Pad of Time Wii U - DD (eShop) 07/31/22 On Sale $5.50
Good Job! Nintendo Switch, NS - DD (eShop) Nintendo 07/31/22 On Sale $14.50
Code Shifter Xbox One, XONE - DD 08/14/22 On Sale $4.50
The main purchase I made last month was an AtariAge order for a bunch of games that I haven't received yet, because orders from there often take at least a month. So that won't be listed here. Nor will whatever else I order soon, and I know I will get some things.
Here's what I HAVE got over the last almost two months.
First, in June I got a whole bunch of digital games for various platforms, including Wii U, 3DS, Switch, Xbox One/Series, and PC.
Battle Lode Runner [TG16 Virtual Console] Wii U - DD (eShop) (Virtual Console) 06/26/22 $6.00
Block-a-Pix Color Nintendo 3DS, 3DS - DD (eShop) 06/26/22 On Sale $4.00
Bridge Constructor Bundle Xbox One, XONE - DD 06/26/22 On Sale $4.00
Chew Man Fu [TG16 Virtual Console] Wii U - DD (eShop) (Virtual Console) 06/26/22 $6.00
Dimension Drive Nintendo Switch, NS - DD (eShop) 06/26/22 On Sale Free with Nintendo Gold Points (would have been $3)
Double Cross Xbox One, XONE - DD 06/26/22 On Sale $4.00
Georifters Wii U - DD (eShop) 06/26/22 On Sale Free with Nintendo Gold Points (would have been $2)
Knight's Quest, A Xbox One, XONE - DD 06/26/22 On Sale $1.24
Lords of Thunder [TG16 Virtual Console] Wii U - DD (eShop) (Virtual Console) 06/26/22 $8.00
Minigolf Adventure Nintendo Switch, NS - DD (eShop) 06/26/22 On Sale Free with Nintendo Gold Points (would have been $2)
Never Stop Nintendo Switch, NS - DD (eShop) 06/26/22 On Sale $2.00
REDO! Xbox One, XONE - DD 06/26/22 On Sale $8.50
REDO! Xbox Series X|S, XSX - DD 06/26/22 Free XSX upgrade with purchase
Rise Eterna Xbox One, XONE - DD 06/26/22 On Sale $5.00
Scarlet Nexus - Season's Pass DLC Xbox One, XONE - DD (DLC) 06/26/22 On Sale $10.00
Space Hunted: The Lost Levels Wii U - DD (eShop) 06/26/22 On Sale $4.00
Steel Rats Xbox One, XONE - DD 06/26/22 On Sale $1.00
Sudoku Party Wii U - DD (eShop) 06/26/22 On Sale $2.50
Tomeling in Trouble Wii U - DD (eShop) 06/26/22 On Sale $3.00
TrackMania Turbo Xbox One, XONE - DD 06/26/22 On Sale $10.00
Avant-Garde Discerning Paralleler PC - DD 06/27/22 On Sale $3.00
Blade Arcus From Shining: Battle Arena PC - DD 06/27/22 On Sale $6.00
Disappearing of Gensokyo, The PC - DD 06/27/22 On Sale $2.20
htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary PC - DD 06/27/22 On Sale $2.00
Hypersonic Speed GIrl PC - DD 06/27/22 On Sale $5.00
Invasher PC - DD 06/27/22 On Sale $1.50
Light Fairytale Episode 1 Xbox One, XONE - DD 06/27/22 On Sale $5.00
Light Fairytale Episode 1 Xbox Series X|S, XSX - DD 06/27/22 Free XSX upgrade with purchase
Light Fairytale Episode 2 Xbox One, XONE - DD 06/27/22 On Sale $7.50
Light Fairytale Episode 2 Xbox Series X|S, XSX - DD 06/27/22 Free XSX upgrade with purchase
Metal Unit PC - DD 06/27/22 On Sale $4.50
Noita PC - DD 06/27/22 On Sale $10.00
Prison Princess PC - DD 06/27/22 On Sale $10.00
Spark the Electric Jester 2 PC - DD 06/27/22 On Sale $10.00
Zangeki Warp PC / Linux - DD 06/27/22 On Sale $2.40
These three games I ordered online from Gamestop. The main thing here is KOFXV, which is easily the best of the modern 2.5d SNK games.
Gears Tactics Xbox Series X|S, XSX Xbox Game Studios 06/29/22 online order from Gamestop Complete free XSX upgrade of an X1/XSX dual-mode game
Gears Tactics Xbox One, XONE Xbox Game Studios 06/29/22 online order from Gamestop Complete $14.00
King of Fighters XV, The Xbox One, XONE SNK Corporation 8.6 06/29/22 online order from Gamestop Complete $38.00
King of Fighters XV, The Xbox Series X|S, XSX SNK Corporation 06/29/22 online order from Gamestop Complete free XSX upgrade of an X1/XSX dual-mode game
Microsoft Flight Simulator [2021] Xbox Series X|S, XSX Xbox Game Studios 06/29/22 online order from Gamestop Complete $38.00
These two I got locally. This is the kind of thing you see these days, not much. I definitely look for games locally less than I used to not only because of being worried about COVID, I still very much am, but also because even when I DO go look I usually see so, so little. I mean, these two games are fine, but... it's slim pickings, and not because I own the good games, it's not like I'm seeing those very often either.
Freestyle Boardin' 99 PlayStation, PSX, PS1 Capcom 06/30/22 $9.00
RealSports Volleyball Atari 2600, 2600 Atari Inc. (1972-1984) 06/30/22 $2.00
This game I ordered online from Gamestop as soon as it was finally released physically in the US. It's pretty good! I definitely recommend it.
Pocky & Rocky Reshrined Nintendo Switch, NS 07/01/22 online order from Gamestop New $30.00
I got these two locally. Yes, I added yet again to my NES baseball library. I haven't been in a local game store since this purchase a few weeks ago. But yeah, I actually didn't own the PSP MMX remake. Sadly, my PSP's disc drive seems to have died, it won't work at all. That's really frustrating, I like that PSP quite a bit, it's a great green color. I'll need to get another one or something...
Baseball Stars NES 07/22/22 Cart Only $12.00
Mega Man Maverick Hunter X PlayStation Portable, PSP 07/22/22 Disc Only $4.00
I ordered these two games from Songbird. I ordered them the same time as that AtariAge order or after, but when you order from Songbird you get your order promptly, instead of ... sometime a month or more down the road, who knows. That's nice. As for the games, they're pretty solid too. They are both purely 2d, but have good gameplay.
Asteroite [PD Homebrew] Atari Jaguar, JAG Songbird Productions 08/01/22 New; not listed on GameFAQs $80.00 - This game is a Metroidvania, and a solidly made one too. Good game.
Kings of Edom [PD Homebrew] Atari Jaguar, JAG Songbird Productions 08/01/22 New; not listed on GameFAQs $80.00 - This game is a roguelike. It's fine for the genre, I like it.
I got this on ebay. I've been looking at the Apple IIGS version of this game every so often when it shows up and I still will get that eventually, but this PC copy was really cheap and probably is better overall, so I picked it up. It's a decent little tube racing game.
Tunnels of Armageddon PC California Dreams Logical Design Works 08/05/22 from ebay Complete $6.00
And lastly, the digital games I've gotten in July and August. It's a lot less so far than I got in June.
Namco Museum Archives Vol. 1 Xbox One, XONE - DD 07/10/22 On Sale $5.00
Swords & Soldiers 3D Nintendo 3DS, 3DS - DD (eShop) 07/31/22 On Sale $4.00
Glory of Generals: The Pacific Nintendo 3DS, 3DS - DD (eShop) 07/31/22 On Sale $3.50
Harold Reborn Nintendo 3DS, 3DS - DD (eShop) 07/31/22 On Sale $9.00
Ittle Dew Wii U - DD (eShop) 07/31/22 On Sale $10.00
Pad of Time Wii U - DD (eShop) 07/31/22 On Sale $5.50
Good Job! Nintendo Switch, NS - DD (eShop) Nintendo 07/31/22 On Sale $14.50
Code Shifter Xbox One, XONE - DD 08/14/22 On Sale $4.50