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

@Gamer83 Unfortunately I work that day and my schedule is very restricted. Sadly I don't think I can get anyone to get one for me either and I doubt they will have any left by the time I get off of work.

Not quite sure what it is, I believe it's a Famicom or Super Famicom clone system but I saw this at work and thought it was interesting and I was able to buy it so I figure for $10 what the heck. Unfortunately it didn't come with any wires so I am not even sure if it works but still.

I recently got a 3DS, specifically the Fire Emblem Awakening version, and I got Fire Emblem Echoes with it. Yesterday I decided to get Super Smash Bros. for it, mostly because I needed something to play while I go to the laundromat.

Have yet to play Echoes, since the three Fates campaigns REALLY burned me out on the series for a good while.

@Tasuki Awesome, never seen one before. Will Snes cables work with it?

@Rudy_Manchego Don't think so as the port is different on a SNES. Fun fact the SNES, N64 and Gamecube can use the same cables as the ports are the same. This clone system is looks like just regular AV cables will work.

@KratosMD I've played Path of Radiance, Radiant Dawn, and used to own a reproduction cart of Binding Blade (Roy's game, which still has yet to release outside of Japan). Some jerk stole it off me, unfortunately.

Echoes really is a weird beast in the series, but I welcome it. I've had a blast with it so far.

Put in a pre-order for Metroid: Samus Returns (3DS). Should definitely be finished with Planet Robobot when it releases, as I've already unlocked the final world. Great game, though.

@Tasuki did you ever find out what the console is or does? I quite like the look of it.

I picked up stunt race fx in its box for £15 on the snes and an original Mario bros cart only for £14. They are both going in my retirement collection. Ive also bought a couple of sim games on gog ones set in renaissance europe and you trade and build up an empire (I think its called pediatrician). So hard to wrap my head around the systems but its really good so far.

Ive set next Thursday aside to visit a few shops dotted around the North West with the aim to buy a full hotas or at least a joystick and any cheap peripherals for the laptop. I would love to find a shop which lets you test stuff out like a music shop.

I have been on a bit of buying/pre-ordering spree. All those months of saving, being very selective over the games I have purchased in anticipation for November 7th. I couldn't resist Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and Horizon: Zero Dawn and DLC - also pre-ordered and paid for ME:A in early 2016 but (in general) this year, I have really tried to keep all my expenditure to a minimum - not just gaming. Fortunately (or not), I no longer have a Car or Mobile phone and these can eat into anyones budgets, no longer have 'young' kids or went on holiday (two other big expenses). Also not had any 'unexpected' expenses, like a washing machine pack up etc. Therefore, I had a 'good' sized budget - more than enough to pre-order my Project Scorpio edition XB1X as well as some games that will be enhanced. Of course some of the games I own on XB1, games like Gears 4, FH3, Witcher 3, Fallout 4 and Sunset Overdrive will be enhanced but I have played those so wanted something 'new' to play too.

With that in mind, and the fact I will be celebrating my Birthday in a few months, I have pre-ordered a 'few' games. In order of release, I have pre-ordered Destiny 2 Limited Edition (may get the PS4 version too) for September, Forza 7, Evil Within 2, Assassin's Creed: Origins - Gold edition, Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus for October, CoD:WW2 Pro Edition and Star Wars: Battlefront 2 - Elite Trooper edition for November and finally Spider-Man for my PS4 (I did think about Days Gone but I think Spider-Man will arrive sooner and may have a Special/collectors edition - something I wasn't so sure I would want with SM). These, along with my Xbox One X, is my Birthday/Christmas (and any other 'holiday' presents) for 2017. I got some 'good' deals, thanks to retailers having Discount codes and money off Gamescom related Pre-orders.

I thought about Project Cars 2, NFS: Payback, Lego Marvel Superheroes 2 (a guilty pleasure LOL), Shadow of War (although didn't play the previous), Farcry 5 and 'maybe' Vampyre (if that does get a 2017 date) but my budget wouldn't quite stretch to these as well and the 'above' games appealed slightly more . I did have to flip a virtual coin to decide between Forza and PC2...

Those, along with any freebies from IGC/GwG should see me through the 'next' 5-10months until the next games I want start releasing and E3 comes around to get me 'hyped' for 2018's holiday season.

@themcnoisy It's a Famiclone which is a Famicom clone system. From what I gathered is it was available around the same time as the Famicom so I am thinking that it's a Chinese made one. So it plays Famicom games, or it does if it works. I haven't tried it out yet mainly cause I have been super busy and I don't have any Famicom games to test it on.

Holy COW! A friend of mine sent me a spare download code for Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 for PS3 and it actually worked despite being delisted quite a longtime ago! I'm pretty stoked about my new game! ^_^

Just bought Sonic Mania for the Switch as opposed to PS4 just because I wanted something else to play in the Switch. Only ever really played the Sonic games at my cousins house on his Genesis and I really sucked at it. Tried it now and I still really suck at it. Really nice looking game though.

@Rudy_Manchego That's something that would have not only blown my 12 year old mind but probably wouldn't even make sense. Buying a Sonic game for a Nintendo system.

@Tasuki Ha Ha - I know - so when you turn it on, it has Licensed by Nintendo with the Nintendo and Switch Logo and then it has the classic 'SEGA' logo and voiceover. This is so so alien to me.

That reminds me, I actually found sets of old Sega trading cards from the early 90's at my parents house with all the old classic games on them. Nostalgia week!

I just purchased Pac Man Museum and Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm: Revolution for PS3 for a tenner! I would have also gotten Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization for Vita if I had the funds, but I'm still happy with my purchase!

@Tasuki I have moved on from that now - since Sonic has been on a variety of Nintendo consoles - even appearing with Mario! Mario and Sonic at the Olympics for example... Seeing them in the same game makes anything possible!!

Sonic actually appeared on the Gamecube and every Nintendo Console since has had a few Sonic games too.

@BAMozzy I know, but it still amazes me lol. Just thinking back to my youth when that was considered sacrilege. It would be like seeing Ronald McDonald outside a Burger King, somethings you just don't get use to.

@Tasuki It was quite shocking - considering the Dreamcast was competing with the Gamecube at one point but Sonic on the Gamecube was 15yrs ago now. My youngest who is rapidly approaching adulthood has never known any different. Whole generation of gamers now would not have been alive when Sonic would 'never' have appeared on a Nintendo console. They grew up in a time when Sonic and Mario were competing in the same game and most of Sonic's games have been on a Nintendo. I remember buying Sonic Unleashed on Wii for my son after he enjoyed Shadow the Hedgehog on my 'Xbox'.

I guess I got used to it quickly having quite a few Sonic games on various 'non-Sega' consoles - as well as the Sega Megadrive collection. Also I guess never being limited to one camp or the other and never understanding why people could be so petty about it either. I played the Original Donkey Kong on a BBC model B computer more than I played it on a 'Nintendo' so these things were never sacrilege to me. Of course they were 'icons' for their respective Brand but I also had a lot of Sega games on my Home Computer in the 80's - games like Out Run, Space Harrier etc. If I wanted to play certain games, I would. I was never and still not affiliated to any 'brand' and buy devices that allow me to play the games I want. I used to laugh at the petty squabbles over Nintendo vs Sega or Mario vs Sonic. I still find it amazing that people still behave this way - like Sony vs MS, CoD vs BF etc that if you buy one, you cannot like or buy the other...

Its not like Sega have their own console anymore to release their games on. I bet most here have played a Sega game on a non-Sega console...

@BAMozzy Oh I bet you are right that most gamers now a days have never played a Sonic game on a Sega systems (unless of course they are into retro gaming). I know I never under stood it either but when I grew up In was lucky enough to have both a Genesis and a SNES so it never made sense to me. I mean I could understand maybe liking Sonic games more because of the speed or level design over Mario but liking one over the other because of the company??

Heck it still puzzles me that people only behave this way when it comes to video games. You don't see people going bonkers over liking Mc Donalds over Burger King or Nike over Reebok. Not sure what makes gaming so special, haha.