Topic: Recent Retro/Misc Gaming Purchases? (Not PS4/PS5)

So I've also purchased Resident Evil 7, Monster Hunter World + Iceborne, Control: Ultimate Edition, Gal*Gun: Double Peace, Corpse Factory, and a few other games in bundles.

Just ordered Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Super Mario RPG on Switch. I wanted to buy them at launch but there have been so many games releasing these past months that I wouldn't have had the time to play them. But now I'm actually in the mood for a Nintendo adventure during my holiday break. I'm thinking I want to start up Wonder first since it's been a hot minute since I played a 2D platformer.

... For the highly engaging and intricate "plot" right?

Jokes aside there's a good selection of stuff there Ral! Along with your new Steam Deck OLED you mentioned in the other thread you'll certainly be busy for a while!

bought the old NES game Ski or Die. Loved playing that game back then when i was a kid. alot of fun with the snowball fight and the halfpipe. the tubin mini game was alright too back then. Too bad they didnt make Ski or Die 2 with more winter fun games to play

The Yakuza Remastered Collection on Steam. It was $10. I couldn't resist.

@HallowMoonshadow LOL

It's a cute series, believe it or not. Double Peace is probably the best one in the series, with decent level pacing, the best cast of characters, and plenty of stuff to do through multiple playthroughs.

I actually just finished up replaying Resident Evil 2 on there using Clair this time (I'd only ever played Leon's route before). So cool to play a game like that on a handheld!

@Ralizah It's crazy to me how far behind Nintendo is now with their handheld device compared to the competitors. The Steam Deck and in my opinion even the PlayStation Portal are much better options than the Switch. Not only in terms of controls but also graphical fidelity and the library of games. You can play modern games like Resident Evil 4 Remake and Elden Ring on Steam Deck and PlayStation Portal, but not on Switch.

I haven't played anything that impressive on my Portal yet, but I can just imagine playing something like Resident Evil 2 Remake on it and being absolutely blown away.

@LtSarge Well, that's what happens when you're first to the race and don't release more powerful mid-gen models. I still love my SWOLED, but it's definitely relegated to exclusives only now (and games I already own for it). Even putting aside the power benefits of the Deck OLED, it also has much nicer sticks, a more comfortable form factor, and I can also play the games on my computer.

And, frankly, the compatibility issues I'd heard about haven't really been an issue so far. Most games I'm interested in are verified to work by Valve. Some aren't, but if you look up user reports, those unsupported games usually still work out well anyway lol.

Some current-gen games REALLY push the Deck, but are still playable. Returnal is a little dicey, from what I've heard, but Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart works really well on it. I'm curious to see how the Horizon Forbidden West DLC does on it, considering Steam is getting the Complete Edition of that game next year.

I'll probably eventually get the next Switch, but knowing Valve is working on an ultra-powerful Steam Deck 2 behind the scenes for release later this decade, Nintendo is going to have to work harder to sell me on their next-gen console with really good exclusives, because as far as I'm concerned, the Deck is my new go-to for hybrid gaming.

First retro purchase of the year. Depending on what you read, this is either an overlooked proto-survival horror classic or a hilarious masterpiece of janky camp. Can't wait to find out which.

@LN78 wow… well that was a blast from the past!

@colonelkilgore Are you in the overlooked classic or janky camp errrr... camp?

@LN78 I never actually played it… but I did seriously weigh it up as a potential purchase back when the Dreamcast released. Iirc it reviewed fairly well… but I ended up going Ready 2 Rumble, Soul Calibur, Power Stone, Metropolis Street Racer, Resident Evil: Code Veronica and Trickstyle… good times!

@colonelkilgore Understood - I've got a feeling that I'm going to be having another retro heavy year - the last few AAA titles I've played have been super disappointing and there's not really a lot on this year's game release schedule that's getting my pulse racing. There might be some expensive new hardware later in the year, though...

@LN78 Oh wow, I loved Blue Stinger. I really miss my Dreamcast

Started picking up some physical titles again recently and seems I’ve well truly been bitten by the bug.

Today my PS3 has been treated to Dead Space and Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, the lucky thing..

Just bought Everspace on Series X. I've been wanting to play this series as I've heard great things about the second game when it was added on Game Pass. So when I saw that the first one was discounted, I just had to get it. Spaceship RPG/looter shooter just sounds like a very fun formula. If the first game appeals to me, then I might also buy the sequel.

So a while back, I played Professor Layton and Pandora's Box and was really frustrated by it that I said I wouldn't play more of this series. Shortly after that post, I decided to give the game another chance and I started liking it a bit more. There was a really cool puzzle which you had to solve by using the instruction booklet that came with the game and that convinced me to keep playing it.

Anyway, so my interest for this series has been renewed and as a result, I decided to order more titles as they just arrived at an online retailer that sells second-hand games. So I ordered Professor Layton and the Lost Future on DS as well as Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy on 3DS. So now I have all games except for the fourth title Spectre's Call. Very much looking forward to keep playing through these games, especially since I've heard great things about Lost Future.

I also decided to order some racing games while I was at it since I'm playing Dirt 2 now and absolutely loving it that I want more racing titles. So I got Racedriver Grid: Reloaded on 360 as well as Need for Speed: Unbound on Series X, which were both around €10 each. I played a later entry in the Grid series and had a blast with it. Since it shares the same developer, Codemasters, as the Dirt franchise, it doesn't surprise me that these games are also very fun to play. I absolutely love Codemasters now! And I just had to get Unbound for €10. Not as big of a fan of NFS but I think I'm getting there.

So… less than a full month in, I’ve already made my 2024 resolution to clear my PS3 backlog quite a bit more difficult. I picked up Tales of Xillia last Friday and just ordered a copy of Sonic Generations tonight.

I ain’t played a Sonic game since Sonic 2 but having had a good deal on Sonic Frontiers the other day, I couldn’t help but get a little curious as to whether there was ever a consensus-decided better 3d Sonic game than Frontiers and there turned out there was… with a still achievable platinum on PS3. Too hard to resist!

@colonelkilgore How is your PS3 console itself holding up? Do you have a Foreman or a slim? I'm starting to get a little bit wary of using mine because I don't want the disc drive to crap out on me.

@LN78 so I still have my phat standing proud as a monument to console-beauty, next to my gaming chair (been dead as a door-nail since 2013) but picked up a George that same year and it seems to be doing alright… touch wood. I’m just hoping that I can get another year out of the old-fella (okay… maybe 18 months) and then it can retire to the pantheon-shelf with its infinitely more attractive brethren.

@colonelkilgore I'm thinking of putting my OG 60GB into storage and buying a slim (or even a super slim carbuncle) for the retro setup. The disadvantage would be having no easy access to my PS2 library.