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Pick Ups for Today! PSA FOR BUYING VIDEO GAMES
Hey guys. I swung by my local Game X Change, a fairly decent size used media chain. It has video games, pops, and movies. Maybe more, but those are the things I’ve noticed.
Now I have a handful of games I consider buy on the sight games. Darkwatch on Xbox is one of those games. Guess what game they had.
That’s right. They had the game I’ve been looking for. And at a great price, too.
They had it for almost $10 under pricecharting. When I opened the case and saw the manual, this became a no brainer. What I really didn’t expect to see was a Nintendo Power, in my collecting goal range, no less. Nintendo Power 198 with Ike from Fire Embelm: Path of Radiance as the main cover attraction.
Ike is my favorite character in Super Smash Bros Brawl on Wii. This game, in particular, is a crown jewel for Gamecube collectors. I’m going for every Nintendo Power in the N64 and Gamecube era. All these factors make this another easy purchase. I flipped through it, trying to see if it still had its poster. Truthfully, I didn’t see it, but I was rushed. I’ll double-check for it in the morning. Obviously, the posters are usually not deal breakers for me. Don’t get me wrong, I’d rather have it than not have it, but I’m fine either way.
Now for my rookie mistake. Let this be a PSA to everyone buying from a non-big box retailer but anywhere really because this stuff can happen at your Walmarts and Dollar General’s as well.
I got to the register and began talking to the employee. He’s been there the last few times I’ve gone, and we’ve struck up conversations each time. We talked about comics, the store, Ryan Gosling, etc. Well, my total should have been $35 plus tax. It rang up $43 dollars. I thought, “Dang, what is the tax rate again?”
When he handed me the receipt, I noticed Darkwatch rank up $30 instead of $25. I asked him about it. He informed me it’s based on the system price, not the sticker price. He said he could refund me, but really I didn’t want a refund, just my five dollars back.
Now, I’m not here to bad mouth Game X Change or that employee. I should have said something or he could have pointed out the price discrepancy. But we were both distracted by talking. I worked at a video game store for years. So I understand. This sometimes happened there, too, but mostly with games that got traded in often. Maddens, Call of Dutys, etc. One trade in these games are 5.99. The next time they’re traded in, they’re 7.99. So when the employee puts the game in the system, the system is updated to reflect 7.99. A customer can pick up that 5.99 and be shocked when we ring it up. Obviously, the easiest solution is to either just keep pricing the games 5.99 if our inventory already reflects we have 1 on the floor. Or update all versions of that game to the 7.99 via a new sticker. Take your pick, but that eliminates this problem.
So I get it. Some games are going to slip through the crackl. I’m just surprised it was Darkwatch. The one I got was the only one they worked out on the floor. And that copy was priced in April, not yet 4 months ago. So I’m a little surprised for the sticker to system discrepancy for an uncommon game. Of course, an employee could have always messed up the sticker price or the system price.
Either way, my copy was still cheaper than Pricecharting. It was still an easy purchase and I didn’t feel like making a big stink about it when it was still a good deal even with the mishap. But I do think it bares repeating to pay attention when checking out.
Has that happened to you? When you found something at a good price you rung it up just to find the price was different?
This is different but it’s similar enough of a story to tell here. When I was working at Dollar General, we would run sales on certain sizes of certain products [don’t ask me what it was now.] But my boss had warned me about this customer. She would intentionally take an item, move it to the section on sale, then bring it up to us, and act surprised when it didn’t ring up on sale. Then, she would make us leave the cash register to show us where she got it from. Now, mind you, I was a lowly grunt at DG, I could not void transactions, nor could I go in an altar price. So I would have to go get my boss to explain the situation to her. Unfortunately, my boss said we just had to give her the price she wanted because it just wasn’t worth hassling with her. Again, my situation is different, but I’ll never forget that woman, so this seemed like a good time to reminisce about here.
Anyway, not a bad haul. Thank you guys for reading and have a great day!
Exploring the Gameboy-Gameboy Advance.
Hey guys. I’ve been watching some JRPGLife lately. They’re doing a cool video series they call the Retro100. In it, they hunt down recommended Gameboy through the GBA titles. The catches are they must be recommended by friends and viewers and they must be $20 or under. They’re going until they hit 100 games combined [not 100 per handheld.].
I’ve thought it pretty neat and wondered how I could tie in a similiar aspect to my collecting life. Truthfully, I’m doing something similar but definitely not the same. I’ve mentioned before I am going for three complete console libraries: Wii U, Gamecube, and the N64. Obviously, these self imposed rules don’t apply to these 3 consoles.
But when I look at other consoles I own, I think I’m fine setting hard caps on them. For example, I shared yesterday my OG Xbox collection. I’m sitting at about 71 or so games. I’m thinking about capping it at 100. That let’s me get the Star Wars games, Psychonauts, Otogi 2, the Destory All Humans, Stubs the Zombie, the Oddworlds, Drake of the 99 Dragons, Panzer Dragoon Orta, and maybe a few cheap or hidden gems titles I don’t know about yet. At that point, I will probably be more than content with my collection. That’s not to say I would never buy an OG Xbox game again, but I would feel I would have the cream of the crop at that point.
And that 100 titles has felt right to me for a handful of other consoles like Xbox 360, PS2/PS3/PS4/PS5 and maybe the SNES and the Switch. These are consoles I enjoy and feel like I could pick up an average game on these consoles and enjoy it. So 100 games let’s me build up a nice library to explore and love.
But there are other consoles I just don’t feel the need to endlessly explore. Take the NES for example. For the longest time my NES collection has been Legend of Zelda 1, Super Mario Bros 3, Crystalis, Willow, Contra and Star Tropics. I don’t have a huge need or want to collect more than this. The SNES is probably a better console for my favorite retro genres: Platformers and Adventure games. However, there’s a few I wouldn’t mind getting. Namely: Monster Party, Zelda 2, Battle for Olympus, Metroid, Kid Icarus, Kirby, Faxanadu, and The Guardian Legend. And that’s probably it. At least off the top of head. As iconic as the side scrollers are, most are just difficult for the sake of it. The games listed above are really the only games that interest me. That would put me at around 14ish titles. And that would give 6 flex slots to hit my goal of 20 games for consoles I’m less interested in exploring.
I look at my Wii and my PS2 libraries but I have almost everything I want for them. I do love both of these libraries. With the Wii I have Pokémon Battle Revolution, Poke Park 1 and 2, Super Mario Galaxy, Skyward Sword, Munchibles, Lost in Shadow, Little King’s Story, the Kirby games, Bomberman Land, one of the Namco Museum games, Boom Blox, Zack and Wiki, Okami, Mad World, Super Mario Bros Wii, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Party 8 and 9, No More Heroes 1 and 2, Rune Factory Frontier, and some other stuff I got cheap like Sonic and the Secret Rings, Dewy’s Adventure, and Disney’s Universe. My library, for my purposes, is basically complete. There’s a few games I’d like to get: like replacing my Opoona that doesn’t work and getting Pandora’s Tower and trying out Red Steel. Red Steel always looked cool and interesting back in the day. But that’s really it. Xenoblade has ported to the Switch and honestly, I don’t care about the Wii Motes. As you can see I have a little over 20 games already [as I’m sure there’s a few games I forgot]. Most of the games are cheap, just not interesting to me. I just don’t a need to really add too much more to this library.
My PS2 library is awesome. Dark Cloud 1 and 2, Onimusha 2, all the Ratchet and Clanks, Jak and Daxters, and Sly Coopers. I have Dragon Quest 8 and Final Fantasy 10 and 12. I have Kingdom Hearts, the GTAs and God of War. I have Ape Escape 2 and 3. I have most of the 3D Platformers, action adventures and RPGs that I want for the console. I wouldn’t mind Half Life, Ape Escape Pumped and Primed and Onimusha 3 and I guess the Metal Gear Solids. But again, not too many titles I want. I’m happy with this library. Most of the multi-plats just simply played or looked better on the Xbox and the Gamecube. I have most of the PS2 exclusives I want.
That brings us to the handhelds: GB-GBA. The Gameboy Advance was my lifeline for what felt like forever. But you guys probably have similiar stories. My GBA was used almost entirely to play Pokémon. Thankful, I have almost all the Pokemon games released during this era. I also had a few others like Castlevania 2, Kirby GB, the Mega Man Battle Network [though, sadly I’ve lost these]. But now that I’ve rebuilt my Pokemon collection to a point I’m happy with, I kind of want to explore these libraries a little deeper.
The original Gameboy doesn’t interest me too much. It was iconic and revolutionary at the time, but its time has sadly passed. So here’s what I’m looking to pick up on the original Gameboy:
Kirby Dreamland 2, Gargoyle’s Quest, Kid Icarus, and maybe the Wario Land and Donkey Kong Land games. That’s about it. I’m not looking to go too deep on the original Gameboy. Heck, even Link’s Awakening got an updated version on the GBC.
Which now brings us to the Gameboy Color.
I don’t own a lot of Gameboy Color’s admittedly. I owned Pokémon Gold but its battery is dead sadly. I wouldn’t mind getting Pokémon Crystal, but like Shantae, its just too expensive. The Zelda games of course lead my want list with both Oracle Games and Link’s Awakening. From there, the prices for the GBC games really sky rocket. I mentioned the two above but even Lufia on GBC is about $100. I love the way GBC games look but its tough to find fun looking games for $30 or less [even Kirby Tilt and Tumble is $65]. I’m down for some recommendations.
The GBA is the handheld I want to turn my attention to. So really, unload your recommendations. I have Fire Red and Leaf Green, Emerald/Sapphire/Ruby, Yoshi’s Island, Golden Sun, and Super Mario Advance 4. I’m eyeing the two Kirby games, the Mega Man Battle Network games [though these are on the Switch now], the Legacy of Goku games, the Metroid games, and of course, Minish Cap. The Castlevania games are expensive but on my radar.
I want to explore these libraries, but as you can see I’m not mentioning a whole lot of games. I definitely want to add the iconic titles I’ve missed over the years first, but I want to hear about great deep cuts, especially if they’re affordable.
Are there any game console libraries that you love or want to explore but don’t feel the need to have an exhaustive collection for? Let me know. Thanks for reading. Have a great day!
My OG Xbox Collection
Hey guys. I want to catalog my game collection. Partly to converse with fellow collectors. But also partly to have this as a reference if I’m ever out hunting. Now, I’m not sure if I should do annual update posts or just frequently update this post with future pick-ups. Also, I’m using Gameye simply because it’s the tracking app I use. It’s that simple. If you think there’s a better app, let me know. Also, I’m doing alphabetically as my sort method because that’s how most people sort their games. This also will make it easy for people to look and see if I have a game.
Cool Stats and Observations
For starters, I own 71 games. I cannot find an agreed on number for how many unique physical releases there are for this consoles library. Most places say just short 1000, but Gameye itself seems to list it in the 600s.
My favorite games for the console so far have been: Otogi, Blinx The Time Sweeper, and Halo 2. That is me mostly trying to play Xbox exclusives.
Fable, Darkwatch and Star Wars Battlefront are next on the to get list.
My most expensive game according to Gameye is Silent Hill 4: The Room at $52.
I am currently playing Onimusha. While Onimusha is not exclusive to the Xbox, Genma Onimusha is exclusive.
As far as what games I want to play next that I own, I would like to play Morrowind for a solo player game, and Gauntlet Dark Legacy with my wife.
So how is your Xbox collection coming? Let me know! Thank you reading and have a great day!
What’s a Console You Wish You Had Owned?
Hey guys. Now I’m mostly meaning as you grew up, but maybe you were already an adult or teenager when the NES came out. So with that in mind, maybe you just picked one console for a generation or was gifted a console and stuck with it.
My household usually rocked two consoles. My brother and I loved the N64 and my dad loved the PS1. We never owned a Saturn, but I don’t think any of us ever cared to get one either.
When I think about the 7th generation, the 360 was really all I wanted. Bioshock, Modern Warfare, Borderlands, New Vegas, Madden and NCAA, the 360 had just about everything I needed. Well, almost everything. I did use the Wii for two games specifically Super Mario Galaxy and Super Smash Bros Brawl. We owned a PS3 for a hot second before it was met with a terrible fate.
But its the 6th generation I always come back to. We rocked with mostly the PS2. Ratchet and Clank, Onimusha, Dark Cloud, Jak and Daxter. Obviously I’m not breaking any news when I say the PS2’s library had just about everything. We had the Gamecube for the usual suspects. Mario Sunshine, the Zeldas, Melee and oddly enough, Wario World.
But we never really owned an OG Xbox. My sister-in-law at the time did. She brought it over a few times. She had Manhunt, San Andreas and a load of CDs. I got to borrow it one time to play a copy of Halo 2 I randomly owned for some reason. Watching San Andreas, listening to music, and eventually playing Halo 2 made me really want one. Factor in a couple of cool games like Jade Empire, Odd World, the Halos, the awesome green and black color scheme, and the fact its the strongest console of my favorite console generation and its a shame I never owned one as a kid.
I have, of course, rectified this by picking up two OG Xboxs at Goodwill and now I’m up to about 70 games and enjoying it. These days, I only owned a Switch/Switch 2 this generation. I haven’t upgraded to a PS5 or Xbox Series X but I’d like to get them if there’s ever a good sale one day.
Anyway, that’s it for me. Let me know your answer! Thanks for reading and have a great day!
Tonight’s Game: Rune Factory Guardians of Azuma
Hey guys. What’s everyone playing tonight? I managed to get me a copy of Rune Factory Guardians of Azuma. This was one of my more sought after games, especially on the Switch family of consoles. I 100% Donkey Kong Banaza a while ago and I’ve been itching for something new to pop in the console. Its been hard to justify the $60 and $70 games like Pokémon, Yoshi, Star Fox, and Metroid. But my local shop had Rune Factory for $22. Plus, I had a $5 off coupon. That’ll help cover some of the Switch 2 upgrade that’ll be getting.
I’m excited to dive into this because my impression of Rune Factory is it occupies a space between Harvest Moon and Dark Cloud. It’s got that farming and village sim of Harvest Moon with more dungeons and combat akin to Dark Cloud. Needless to say, I’m eager to see how close to that description it is.
So again, let me know what you guys are playing this weekend. Have you played any of the Rune Factory games? Let me know. Thank you for reading! Have a great day!
5 Games I Wish Had Come to the Gamecube
Someone asked online “What’s 5 games you wish got released on the Gamecube?” This is a question I always ask myself about for the N64 and Wii U. [In fact I already did a post about 5 games I wish had come to the Wii U. So check that out.] Anyway, here’s the deal. I’m going to try to not list games produced by Sony and Microsoft [for example, I’m not going to bother saying Halo. Obviously, that was never coming to the Gamecube.]
#1 Psychonauts
Psychonauts was developed by Double Fine Productions. It was one of the best 3D Platformers of this generation. However, it a commercial flop compared to Super Mario Sunshine, Jak and Daxter and Ratchet and Clank. Still this game had a unique setting, taking place at a summer camp for kids with psychic abilities. Its story, gameplay, level design, and power ups were all greatly unique. I think it stood out even then in a sea of 3D platformers and holds up well even today.
I think it would have been a welcome addition to the Gamecube. It was offbeat and an oddball. Which is basically the motto of the Gamecube with other quirky 3D Platformers like Billy Hatcher already on the console. Something I learned only a few years ago is that Psychonauts was not an Xbox exclusive. In fact it was only exclusive to Xbox for roughly two months.
When Microsoft canceled [if that’s the right word?] publishing Psychonauts, Majesco picked up the publishing rights. With Microsoft out of the picture, Psychonauts was free to explore publication on other console. Of course they stuck with releasing it on OG Xbox, but it also got a Playstation 2 release. So why no Gamecube version?
I’ve heard three reasons. So if anybody can confirm or deny any of the reason, sound off below. 1. Majesco was a mid tier publisher. They didn’t have the resources of someone like Microsoft. As a result, they had to be selective about what consoles got it. 2. The Gamecube was failing this generation. Despite the head start and the brand recognition, they finished 3rd behind Playstation and Xbox. There was just no reason to port it to a losing console. 3. I saw some people say the Gamecube’s lack of 4 shoulder buttons would make it hard or impossible to port the game over to Gamecube. This is the reason I find hardest to believe. I can’t say I cross refernced this, but I just feel like surely other games that took advantage of the four shoulder buttons also released on the Gamecube. 4. That generation was already winding down. Psychonauts released early 2005. The Wii would release in 2006.
All four of these reasons I’m sure have some degree of merit. And if you mix it all in a blender, it would explain why no Gamecube port ever happened. It’s a shame a Wii port was never developed either. But hey, Psychonauts is great and you should go play it.
#2 Okami
To be fair, it is pretty obvious why Okami did not come to the Gamecube. It was released late into the 6th generation cycle. It was released roughly seven months before the Wii released. Also, from everything I read, Okami was designed for the PS2 specific. So there never any plans for the Gamecube or, heck, even the PS3.
They loved the art style and the graphics on the Playstation 2. They loved the controller of the Playstation 2. The thought of designing it for another console never seemed to cross their minds.
Its a shame it never came to the Gamecube because I feel like the unique nature of it, the look of it, the appreciation of Japanese mythology would fit right at home with the Gamecube. Capcom and Clover Studios both have great relationships with Nintendo as well. Capcom had big plans for the Gamecube, originally working on the Capcom five, five games planned as Gamecube exclusives. Of those five, two were developed by Clover Studios [P.N.03 (Directed by Shinji Mikami) and Viewtiful Joe.]. But the Gamecube fell behind in marketshare, Capcom turned their attention to the Playstation 2. Clover Studios began making Playstation 2 exclusives with Okami and God Hand. However, upon the Wii’s unveiling, fans outcried for a Wii port to take advantage of the Wiimote. This one was just never in the cards for the Gamecube.
#3 Dark Cloud 1 and 2
It is funny to think about Dark Cloud 1 and 2 being Playstation exclusives now. Of course, when Level-5 began they partnered with Sony. So really, that’s the story. Dark Cloud published its first five games exclusive to Playstation systems before releasing Professor Layton and the Curious Village on Nintendo DS [more on that later]. I did not realize Level 5 developed Dragon Quest VII. Anyway, I think most people today would associate Level-5 with Nintendo, specifically the DS family of handhelds. Level-5’s most recognizable games these days are Professor Layton, Fantasy Life, and Yokai Watch. However, to me, Level-5 will also be the Dark Cloud series. My dad told me he found a game that was basically Zelda on the Playstation 2. Of course, childhood me was curious. When I saw the dungeon crawling, the weapons, the village building, the allies, and all these aspects coming together to make something truly unique beautiful.
Dark Cloud 2 is currently one of my obsessions, I’ve put in over 30 hours so far and feel like I am still just scratching the surface. It keeps the formula of visiting new locations. Once you arrive, you venture deep into dungeons, collects parts of the town, and rebuild each city. Some aspects have changed like party configuration and the way city building is handled, but I am fine with that. The camera invention, time hopping, and the plethora of city goers add so many layers to the original Dark Cloud mythos. Dark Cloud 1 would have been nice on the Gamecube, but Dark Cloud 2 looks like it could have fit right in on the Gamecube. Dark Cloud 2 is beautiful. I think its graphics would have absolutely popped on the Gamecube.
#4 Kirby: Return to Dream Land
Kirby: Return to Dream Land was considered the best game in the series for a good while (but the Kirby series has been on fire lately!). There was a time when this was considered a momumental entry in the franchises, a must play, the GOAT of Kirby games… and it almost didn’t exist! That’s such a wild thought to me. I loved Kirby 64 and desperately wanted the Wii Kirby games as a kid. I never got them and had to wait until I was an adult to buy them for myself. But all I ever heard about growing up was how fantastic this game was. So imagine my surprise to learn this iconic entry almost didn’t happen.
The Gamecube was a great experimental time for a lot of Nintendo franchises. Mario got water nozzle, Samus went first person, and Donkey Kong got some bongos. The same was true for Kirby. Coming off of Kirby 64, Kirby would get a combat racer titled Kirby Air Ride. This game, to me, was wildly unique and totally fun. However, Kirby wasn’t done with the Gamecube. In 2005, Nintendo revealed a trailer for Kirby GCN. The hype was real. We were going to get a traditional side scrolling platforming Kirby Adventure with cool allies and neat power ups.
This is one I’m going to do more research for myself. I am very curious to read more about why they canceled this one. They also waited six years to reveal what would become Kirby Return to Dreamland for Wii. It would have been really cool to see this one to come to life on the Gamecube and just have Kirby Return to Dreamland act as a sequel. Unfortunately, that is not the timeline we got. Did you know there was a canceled Kirby game for Gamecube?
#5 Star Wars Battlefront 1 and 2
Star Wars was extremely popular during the Gamecube era thanks to the Prequel being in full… force. The Gamecube got a hefty seven Star War’s title including fan favorite Rogue Squadron 2 and 3 and the Lego games. However, noticeably missing from the line-up were the Star Wars Battlefront games. Melee and Halo get credit as the best versus games of the generation, but Battlefront has that Goldeneye energy of the N64. If I went over to a friends house and they had the Battlefront games, then you already knew what we were playing. While Star Wars certainly had console exclusives, Battlefront wasn’t even one of them. It released on Playstation 2 and Xbox.
I couldn’t find a definitive answer for why LucasArts didn’t release these games for the Gamecube. I saw people mention the controller not having enough buttons (like with Psychonauts, I am not sure whether this is a legitimate reason studios gave or just fan theories?), or that the games were too big for the Gamecube disc (this seems like it could have been a reason but games launched with two discs all the time.), and that LucasArts simply abandoned Gamecube support towards the end of its life. Possibly. Pandemic Studios released Star Wars Battlefront 1 and 2 around 2004 and 2005. This means the Gamecube still had a good year or two left before the Wii arrived. More so, Star Wars would still release Lego Star Wars 1 and 2 after Battlefronts release. Maybe they just trusted the Lego series to sell fine on the Gamecube? Maybe they didn’t think Star Wars Battlefront’s gritty, darker aesthetic would vibe with Gamecube owners?
I don’t know. If you have more official information let me know. Either way, it is sad these gems never came out on the Gamecube. The Gamecube had four controller slots, two more than the Playstation 2. This is childhood series I really want to return to. I’ll probably end up buying them on OG Xbox since Battlefront 2 on Xbox supports 4 players.
So that’s 5 Gamecube games I wish I had come to the Gamecube. I could have named more like Katamari, Grand Theft Auto, or Devil May Cry, but these are the five that I feel like could have truly made the library better. Anyway, what games would you have liked to see released on Gamecube. Let me know! Thanks for reading and have a great day!
I Bought a Retro Game From Gamestop in 2026
Hey guys. Today I hit up a local Gamestop hoping to take advantage of their 4 for $40 deals. However, it just didn’t work out. Rune Factory 3 and Rune Factory 5 on Switch caught my eye. Red Dead Redemption I was almost sold on because I want to play it. Unfortunately, it was missing the case art. I figured I could get it somewhere else with the art. Resident Evil 4 Remake was so tempting but I still haven’t gotten the Series X so it was be a little preemptive to buy it now.
But what I really wanted was Star Wars Bounty Hunter. I’ve always wanted this game, even back in the day. But I am obsessed with Mando and Baby Yoda, so it felt like I really needed to pull the trigger here. When I got to the front, the employee informed me that two versions of the game were traded in and I could pick out the one I wanted.
They had the limited edition cover art. That version of the game had the manual! That felt like a huge win! All in all, I’m disappointed I couldn’t take advantage of the 4 for $40. We’re doing a family day Saturday and I didn’t want to burn money on games I wasn’t ready to dive in to.
This was my first time in a Gamestop in probably a year or so. I was “impressed” with their selection. It wasn’t great, but it wasn’t awful either. Pokemon Red was listed under pricecharting. Alundra 2 and King’s Field were also listed pretty well. But their new selection was depressing. Their Xbox games were barren. The Switch 2 games were mostly new, so none we’re eligible for the deal. Most Switch 1 and PS4 games were over the $19.99 threshold.
Have you bought any retro games from Gamestop? Let me know down below! Thank you for reading. Have a great day!
I’m Collecting Physical Media like Crazy
Hi guys. I’m not breaking any news here. There’s been so much reporting on Sony be it Playstation or Crunchyroll. I already grow a little more disdain for digital media every day. From delisting items, to revoking licenses, to controlling the distribution of media, and questionable at best consumer rights, it has made me shift to more physical media. Now mind you, I was already was addicted to physical media.
It doesn’t matter if you’re talking about two bookshelves of video games, my 15 or so long boxes, or budding DVD collection, I was a borderline hoarder before all of this. I was a con junkie and worked at a hobby shop for 4 years. I was exposed to comic books, Pokémon cards, and video games every day. This is my modern day art. I love it.
Now that companies are sabotaging it, I feel a passion to just buy all forms of physical media. It is a little unhealthy and over the top, but the heart wants what the heart wants. What can I say?
I love going into McKays, comic book stores, heck even Gamestop and Walmart. I don’t hate big box retail, but I do prefer to support local. But still, the clock is ticking. Soon I won’t be able to walk down the video game section of a Walmart with my kids and that sucks.
I have such an urge to go buy my favorite DVDs and Blu Rays and now I’m wanting to collect some anime [not going overboard, but you know how it starts.]. I’m wanting to support Switch 2 games that are actually on the cart. I’m wanting to celebrate this last great generation of gaming. Even if I’m annoyed at Sony, the PS5 is still a great console. Some number of exclusives backwards compatibility with the PS4, and most games working on the disc with no internet or downloads are things that just won’t exist with the PS6
So I turn to you guys. Have you caught the collecting bug? If so, what media or titles are you eyeing? Let me know in the comments! Thanks for reading and have a great day!
Video Game Pick Up #1
Is this the first pick up blog I’ve ever done? Probably not. But I’m 11 years and who knows how many posts into this, so who knows how many I’ve done in the past. This felt like a good time to soft reboot the pick up portion of the blog.
I’ll do some form of collection update in a future post going over what I’ve managed to collect and what my collecting goals are. For now, I’ll be showing off what I picked up recently.
Quick note. I filmed this as a Youtube short and Instagram reel already. Make sure you are following me on there for video form content. Now on to the pick ups.
Chameleon Twist 2 was formly my most sought after retro game. It feels good to remedy that. I have played this already. It’s a memory card game. My memory card is awful and will just delete my save files. It already has for Chameleon Twist 2. I loved the music, the art, and the gameplay. It seems like its going to be a great game. But I’ll probably hold off on playing it until I get a new memory card.
Starshot: Space Cricus Fever is more like a fever dream. I classify it in that obscure 3D platform space that games like Glover, Rocket Robot on Wheels, and Space Station Silicon Valley space. I won’t lie. This game feels a little jankier than the above titles, but this is the kind of N64 game I go for, so I dig it. My priority to beat it is lower than the above mentioned games, but I’ll return to this one in due time.
Lastly is Snowboard Kids 2. I haven’t popped this one in yet. It’s two players and that means I’d like to play it with my wife at some point. Either way, I’ve heard great things about it. I can imagine this will get a lot of game time in my house once we finally do play it.
So there you have, 3 pretty uncommon N64 games. I’m thrilled to add these to the collection. I’ll have another pick up post next week. So stay tuned.
In the meantime, have you picked up any games lately? Let me down below! Thanks for reading have a great day!
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Croc [PS5/Switch] is How Much?
Croc, the Playstation 5 and Nintendo Switch Remake of the PS1 classic, got a limited print run. The pre-orders wrapped up in December of 2024. Rock It Games finally got the games out to backers here recently. The game is already selling for dumb amounts. I’ve $150, $200, and even $400 thrown out.
I’ve heard good things about the remake. Croc 1 is a lovely game bogged down by dated game design. Clunky controls, awkward movement, and janky camera work means cheap deaths are bound and plentiful. Still the character design and music are still charming and endearing almost 30 years later
So I’m glad the remakes did the game justice. But it’s just simply too much money. False scarcity is definitely an issue in today’s gaming market. I’m glad projects like this get released and even get physical releases at that. But the dark side of it is limited print runs. It has people FOMOing into the product. As a result, prices on the secondary market are skyrocketing.
I’m excited to get my hands on the remake at some point. But until prices come down. I’ll be sticking to my PS1 Greatest Hits version.
How about you? Will you be getting the Croc remake? Thanks for reading. Have a great day!
Da_Hubbz 