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

@RogerRoger @Knuckles-Fajita Well given the fact that the original games rights are now owned by Activision and the Simpson's license is Disney that dashed our hopes for a remaster as Activision will want microtransactions but Disney won't especially after the trouble they had with EA and Battlefront II.

If anything though they could do one like the Spyro remaster.

@KratosMD I got Sunset Overdrive on Steam a while ago. Still haven't opened it, because of course I havent, it's Steam.

Oh, all the games from my last order arrived. One GBA game was alone in a huge envelope for some reason. All good quality, yet to try any of them, but since July and August, until the 30th, are quite months, I shall enjoy some GameBoy and GBA goodness.

And maybe even get some friends round for Drunk Mario Party 5 because that sounds like a good idea.

I impulse bought South Park: The Stick of Truth on Switch. I am terrible at turn based games but darn I love South Park and what I have seen so far has been fun.

8 more retro games and a massive bit of wall art coming to fill the huge void above my TV...

Gamecube

Taz Wanted (PS2 Copy died)
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (Lost it years ago)

GBA

Metroid Zero Mission
Megaman Battle Network 2
Megaman Battle Network 4: Red Sun
Mega Man and Bass (The image had a Super Famicom cart so...this should be funny!)

PS1

Croc 2 (Never seen a copy in my life)
Gex 3D: Deep Cover Gecko (Figured I'd try it)

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 (for Switch, naturally). Looking forward to it.

@Knuckles-Fajita, I think I have that Gex game, for some reason (I don't know how I ever even got it, as I almost exclusively played on N64 back in the day, because the PS1 was my dad's & he ever only played sports games on it).

Anyhow, I tried playing through it not too long ago, but I think I stopped during an Egyptian Pyramid world because I couldn't figure out what to do next, I believe. It's worth a play session or two just for the laughs the cheesy 90's edginess provide, IMO. An "evil" Santa's Workshop (an odd choice for an opening world), a busty human love interest who shows a lot of cleavage (and who's actually depicted by a real actress via FMV sequences), and other stuff like that.

SEGA AGES Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar
Mutant Mudds Collection

Maybe $5 spent between the two games.

I also pre-loaded Fire Emblem: Three Houses on my Switch.

I don't really care about FE or any other stuff releasing this month, so I went retro again.

My little sister did very well at school this year, so she's getting Pokemon Ultra Moon as a reward.

I have to teach her how Pokemon works...

The wall art I ordered is finalised too. It's a 26" by 19" metal plate with the promotional art of the battle between Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre.

Pretty snazzy stuff.

@Knuckles-Fajita That art sounds awesome!

Hope your sister enjoys Pokémon. My niece is obsessed with Pokémon and Kirby (probably more so the latter) at the moment.

@mookysam I'll be posting pictures of it when it arrives and I put it up!

She seems to like it. Named her character Mybutt and chose Popplio. Also had to learn that manual saving is a thing. Kids these days...

Turns out they can't find a copy of Megaman Battle Network 2 so I'll need to wait on that I guess.

All 7 games arrived in good condition and my wall art comes tomorrow.

Interestingly the PS1 games came loose in their cases, probably during transit.

And here it is.

Had to put it up late after a sudden late shift at work.

I like it. Now I just need shelves for all the retro games I keep buying.

@KratosMD Detention is pretty cool. Granted, the gameplay is nothing to write home about, but I love the nuanced and surprisingly emotional story, fascinating historical setting, and incredibly eerie imagery and symbolism. It's very much "art horror," but it never felt pretentious to me.

Such a pity that their subsequent horror game Devotion was censored by the Chinese and will likely never see the light of day again.

@KratosMD Corpse Party is superb. The sound design, in particular, is incredible.

Just... one thing. The game utilizes 3D audio, and you only get that effect if you wear headphones or earbuds. So I HIGHLY urge you to play with headphones or earbuds connected.

Picked up Ducktales Remastered on the Xbox since it's will be removed here in a few days. I have it on my Wii U but my Wii U is boxed up still from moving and I have been wanting to play it again.

@KratosMD The original Silent Hill is the best horror game of that generation. I wholeheartedly recommend it. It has a raw scariness to it that even the excellent PS2 sequels never replicated.

And the music... my god. Check this track out:

Or the fantastic opening theme:

@RogerRoger Dreamcast Then you can play JPB on that too - and in the original Klingon!

In all seriousness though - tread easy with the N64. I know it's generally beloved, but I found pretty much every other game I got for it was crap.

@KratosMD F.E.A.R is a great game!

@KratosMD
F.E.A.R 2 was very good - more of the same regarding the story, but gameplay was improved quite a lot (not that it was 'bad' previously, but was pretty old school feeling).

The third wasn't quite as good - but I really didn't give it as much time.

After wanting it for ages, I finally bought a relatively cheap copy of Metroid Fusion for the GBA. I think this is the last 2d Metroid I haven't played. I bought a really cheap copy that never actually arrived and I had to get a refund via ebay so hopefully this one goes better. I have Metroid for the GBA, Zero Mission, Super Metroid, Metroid 2 for GB and Samus Returns on 3DS.

I could have got it cheaper on VC for the Wii U but I just like playing it on my advance. Hmm maybe now is the time to go for that modded GBA with backlit screen...

@KratosMD F.E.A.R. 2 is a decent shooter. Certainly not the best I've played, but it's nicely paced, gunplay is tight and you ride in a mech at one point, which is always a plus in my book. The final boss is messed up!

@Rudy_Manchego Noice! Metroid Fusion is excellent. Love the pixel art and creepy vibe.

Metroid Fusion is probably the most unique 2D game in the series, alongside Metroid II. Lots of dialogue, and I love the almost horror-ish tone of certain segments of the game.