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

@KratosMD Disagree the pointer Is rubbish. It's not accurate and the place you point at to get the icon on screen changes hyperactivly. I have 2 sensor bars and have moved them around both above and below my TV, swapped them etc and it's just not usable accurately for any length of time. Collecting the star bits is so annoying, I recall why I never finished the game the controls are debilitating.

I've also scored over 100 on table tennis on wii play so it's not that I'm bad with the controls, they are just so annoying.

@KratosMD I found Resi Evil 4 infinitely easier on the Wii port then on the Gamecube when I first played it due to the motion controllers. I also liked slashing with the knife. It is the main reason I still have my Wii (and that I have GC games and controller on it still!).

I found Resi 4 almost impossible to play with pointer controls, for some reasons. Just felt very... alien to me.

Also, Super Mario Galaxy has perfect controls. What even!

@KratosMD @Ralizah @Rudy_Manchego maybe it's just me, but I can't stand the fact I have to point at the screen when all I want to do is relax on my sofa.

@themcnoisy When playing it, try relaxing and only pointing at the screen when you need to. Aside from going to new galaxies and collecting/shooting star bits, pointer controls aren't used too much. That's how I play, and believe me, I DETEST Wiimotes and having to point at a screen constantly when playing a game.

Not sure why I don't have an issue with having to waggle to spin Mario. Maybe it's because of how responsive it feels.

@themcnoisy I agree with ya man. The last thing I want to do after a days work is jump around waving a controller like an idiot. I want to just sit down with a cold beer in on hand and a normal freakin controller in the other.

With that said though, I will say I enjoyed Resident Evil 4 and Star Wars Force Unleashed on the Wii much more then their 360/PS3 counterparts due to the motion controlls. I mean using the Wiimote to force choke your enemies as Vader, who wouldn't enjoy that.

Anyway guys let's not derail this thread anymore with discussions on motion controlls.

I just got the Ratchet & Clank Collection, Record of Agarest War 2, Disgaea Triple Play Collection, and Tales of Zestiria for the PS3!

@RR529 Is that a new town in the 3DS version or a renamed town from the PS2 version of the game?

@Rukiafan7 'Disgaea Triple Play Collection'

What is that? I love disgaea never heard of that collection though.

It's a collection on PS3 that has Disgaea D2, Disgaea 3, and Disgaea 4 on one triple-layered disc. Yes triple layered disc, seems rather pointless since it'd all fit on a single layered disc lol! xP

@Reanfan7, regarding the town name in DQVIII (3DS), I probably just misspelled it (it's the town in the snowy region).

Sorry for taking so long to reply.

_{Sorry but that sort of thing is not allowed to be discussed here I am afraid. Thanks for understanding -Tasuki-}

@DiddyWahDiddy See my post above.

The Amazon man just dropped of a little bit of my childhood:

-Purple Game Boy Color with Pokemon Blue!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Also ordered a copy of Pokemon Yellow, which is yet to arrive

I don't know if this counts as 'retro'- it is a Legacy system, but I bought another PSVita.
It is the original 1000 model. I do love my slim but the OLED screen is beautiful.

The Pinball Arcade: Underground (Android) - A special version of TPA that's only available on the Amazon Underground appstore. It only has the season 1 tables, but they're all free (it's part of a larger program on Amazon's app store, where they offer various premium apps for free, and Amazon pays up in your stead, in an attempt to draw in users)

In terms of tables, I've played some Black Hole (High Score 1,500,000) & Attack From Mars (High Score 7 Billion).

I've also went back to Zen Pinball (Android) and picked up some of the Alien tables since they were on sale.

In terms of new tables, I got Aliens (High Score 63 Million) & Alien: Isolation (High Score 15 Million), but I also got a new high score on a table I already had, South Park: Super Sweet Pinball (High Score 128 Million).

So yeah, on a bit of a pinball kick.

A psone with screen with a ton of games

Ever since I've gotten a job, I've been buying stuff left & right. Here's what I got in the past two months-

-Final Fantasy VII (PS1 classic on PS3)
-WipEout HD Fury (PS3)
-Mortal Kombat Komplete (PS3)
-Heavenly Sword (PS3)
-500 GB super slim PS3 to replace my dying 150 GB slim
-Mass Effect Trilogy (PS3)
-Batman Arkham Origins (PS3)
-Bioshock (PS3)
-Ratchet & Clank Into The Nexus (PS3)
-God of War Saga (PS3)
-Sonic Colors (Wii)
-Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)

Can't say I've got nothing to do.

Ultra Street Fighter II

@Korosanbo I remember playing that back in the day. I always thought it was neat using a GBA and link cable for multiplayer games.

Sigh so my retro gaming weekend is not going well. The second hand PS3 I bought works but has been banned at console level by Sony because clearly the last owner was naughty. Then the replacement official PS2 controller I bought literally fell to pieces in my hand

Luckily I bought them via Cex so should get replacement or refunds (though slightly concerned they may not accept the PS3 just because it is blocked, however I will fight that). All in all, along with ill children, shaping up to be a pretty poo father's day. Sigh.