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

@KratosMD Donkey Kong Adventure is nothing revolutionary, but it's more of the same sort of excellent content, so if you've finished the base game, you'll probably really dig it. It's also decent lengthy (not as much as XC2's Torna expansion, of course, but it should keep you occupied for 10+ hours).

@KratosMD Have you been re-exploring the various worlds after completing them? A TON of content is hidden behind optional challenges, puzzles, and paths in that game. I probably spent 40 hours on the main game content overall.

@KratosMD Oh, I wasn't talking about the DLC, but the main game, which I believe you said you completed. The worlds have a ton of hidden content in them in the main game. If you just went from world to world, it's probably why the main game felt short to you.

Sooo... went to fetch my delivery of PS2 games from CEX. Not particularly enthused I must say.

Both are in terrible shape. I'll probably be returning them to a store on the way home

@RogerRoger Yeah. Took them back.

Don't get me wrong, I use CEX a lot and I've still plenty of friends who work for them - but ordering online usually gets the 'best they have' of whatever you've ordered since all orders come from the stores.
I can see why they'd accept the Indy disc to a point, but the Elite Force one was really terrible.

I always prefer to exclusively buy used games if I see them in the store. I've actually purchased two online used games recently that have yet to arrive, and I hope they're not in horrible condition or it'd be a bad first online experience. I bought them from the same Dutch chain that has usually had used games in good condition in-store, so I hope that translates into the online purchases as well.

@RogerRoger Already on it 😊

Found a nice looking Indy for £4 and change and bought that, got a bid in for £1.50 on an Elite Force. Both look good, so here's hoping.

@Tjuz fingers crossed!

@RogerRoger That said - hopefully the mental ship hasn't sailed on my interest, as I ended up stumbling upon a review of the Colony Wars series on YouTube last night. It's been ages, so I might just start a game of that!

I know it is not technically retro but I don't want to start raising dead threads. Does anyone have any recommendations of good stores in UK or Europe for physical Vita games? Largely western as opposed to Asia titles? I've got the collecting bug and want to pick up some physical copies of games but prices are already starting to jump quite high. Can be second hand.

@Rudy_Manchego Vita stuff is on the rise again.

There have been a few peaks & troughs over the years - but it seems the market is pretty much on the rise for good now.

Other than any local independent who carry old stock - Cash Generator types and CEX are your best bet in the UK.

@KALofKRYPTON Yeah, I know what you mean. For example, the current going second hand price for Persona 4 Golden is £28 or so at CEX and a few other outlets. Even more common titles like Uncharted are going beyond £15.

Ah well, just goes to show my feeling that Vita is going to turn into a niche collectors console is correct.

@Rudy_Manchego in fairness to P4G, at least it's remained consistently close to retail prince since release.

Yeah, the likes of Uncharted going past 13 quid is pretty telling.

The used games I bought online arrived in good condition, woo! Shame about your order though, @KALofKRYPTON. I hope it will be an isolated incident, or that you can find the same games in better condition elsewhere.

@Tjuz Good news!

I think I have found a couple of good ones.

Just purchased Celeste on the Nintendo Switch. It dropped to my desired price point of $9.99, and it recently got one last DLC update adding a ton of levels, so it seemed like a waste not to get it. I doubt it'll be going any lower in price any time soon.

I think I might wait until I get a Switch Lite later in the year to play it, though. This'll be the perfect game to break in a brand new dedicated handheld with a proper D-Pad!

The coolest thing? I paid for almost all of it with Gold Coins. It only cost ten cents of my actual eshop credit.

@Ralizah I do mean to get around to playing Celeste at some point!

@RogerRoger
PS2 ebay purchases success!
The Indy case isn't the best, but the cover, disc and manual are all acceptable. Elite Force is in very nice condition all round though. It even still has the Codemasters promo in the box

@RogerRoger Oooooh - that's a nice 'get'!

Did you ever get that N64?

@RogerRoger Fair.

Are you going to get Shadows of the Empire?

@RogerRoger I'd persevere with Limited Run. I've never had any issue with them other than the occasional late shipment. I should think with all of the extra parties involved with manufacture and the like with the Star Wars stuff, they've probably hit some snags. Crap if they haven't updated you though 🙄

Just curious really. I loved the whole Shadows of the Empire thing, it was pretty clever for the time. I really liked the game, but it is actually really shoddy and horrible to control. I'd have thought the PC game will be a tough one to get running properly under Windows 10 outside of Steam, but you never know.

I thought I might plant a seed of obsession to play the first real extended universe crossover, as SotE has a 'crossover' mission with X-Wing Alliance 😉

@RogerRoger 😂😂
Just keep in mind, that while very endearing, Shadows of the Empire is a janky mess apart from the in space sections.

As I say, outside of Steam, I expect it's probably another hard one to get running properly on modern hardware.