Well I blew a load of moolah at a Retro fair yesterday. Picked up an N64 with Mario 64, Goldeneye, Ocarina of Time and Star Wars Pod Racer. Also got a modded DS, Eternal Darkness on GC, MDK and G Police on PS1, Metal Gear Acid for PSP as well as Undertale phycial for the Vita. Oh also got a cheap copy of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption for Wii.
So I just need a Gameboy colour and I have, I think, all the mainstream Nintendo consoles from NES to Switch.
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@mookysam Nope - played Metroid Prime back in they day on GC but never played 2 or 3. I am replaying Metroid Prime on Wii U on VC as part of the Prime Trilogy but I'm a bit of a collector so got it quite cheap. I think I am only missing Metroid: Other M, and Hunters and the NES Cartridge for the original.
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@Rudy_Manchego Prime 3 makes brilliant use of the Wii remote and nunchuck. Probably one of a handful of games that fully realised the system's potential. It also has a lot less backtracking than 1 & 2 because it's split up into individual planets.
Are there any other retro systems you're looking to buy after you've completed your Nintendo set?
Earlier I bought Zack and Wiki for the Wii. I had to sell my original copy around a decade ago. It's nice to add it back to my collection after all this time.
@KratosMD Thanks mate, I also bought Skyward Sword the other week! I never really did much with my Wii when I had it setup which means I have missed a lot of good titles.
I love good game soundtracks so will get on metroid prime 3 ASAP!
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@Rudy_Manchego Awesome. Never had a Dreamcast but always wanted one. Would you use a VGA cable (no idea how much they are mind) or hook it up to a glorious CRT? Good luck finding a Virtual Boy. Would that be purely for the collector value rather than gaming on it?
The motion controls really enhance the first two Prime games. I loved them anyway, but it was great replaying them with the Wii remote. The Wii got a lot of flack for its forced "waggle" in so many games, but when implemented correctly it could be brilliant. Skyward Sword is excellent too. As @KratosMD mentioned It's easy to recalibrate the Motion+ (I believe you press up or down on the D pad to recentre if it goes askew), but the sensor bar actually helps keep the pointer centred.
@KratosMD I was so excited when Skyward Sword came out because it had been so long since Twilight Princess. I probably haven't been that hyped for a game since. Thanks for linking the Prime 3 tracks. Metroid Prime games have such great music! Phendrana Drifts in the first Prime is brilliant and I love all the remixes of classic Metroid tunes.
@KratosMD Calibration can be tricky on Wii games and where I currently am playing I have limited space so have to configure each time I play but once done it works well. To be honest, I can only manage a few open world games at a year because I find they become shopping lists of things to do so I like a good linear adventure.
@mookysam Yeah me neither, and a lot of the Dreamcast arcade games still look good. I have been playing the Wii Prime Trilogy using motion controls and they work fine from a movement and aiming perspective. Some of the HUD options are a little more cumbersome but you get used to them. In a way, without a full remaster, they make the more limited camera work in a far more 'modern' way if that makes sense.
As for a Virtual Boy, mainly collecting. I want to try the games but am under no illusion I would struggle to actually enjoy them for long!
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Downwell is free on all android devices for the next week. Thought I might as well tell everyone if they're interested
There's only one thing I know about the dreamcast other then it didn't sell well @Rudy_Manchego & that is it got a port of House Of The Dead II! So obligotory reference to it's most famous line and...
... I love that game and that line 😂
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@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy Ha amazing. I love House of the dead to the extent I bought one of the games for the Wii and the wonky plastic pump action shotgun for it!
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Ha I got the House Of The Dead 2 & 3 pack for Wii too back in the day... In fact I got it with some other Sega shoot em up called Ghost Squad and got a free plastic gun holder for the wii remote with laser pointer @Rudy_Manchego all for like £15 from Argos 😅
Really only bought it for House Of The Dead 2 but 3 was ok (if the bosses weren't as interesting or the voice acting being better and not so bad it's amazing) Ghost squad was eh.. Think I might've got rid of them all now though...
Oh well still have House Of The Dead: Overkill for PS3, Time Crisis 1 for PS1 and Time Crisis 3, Vampire Night and Ninja Assualt for PS2...
Might have to see about getting Time Crisis 2 for PS2... Never can have enough light gun games...
I cleaned out the rest of GOG's LucasArts stock, ensuring I have everything I could possibly want from them and drawing a line under my newfound interest in PC gaming. It all made for a chunky download, but I now have the following installed and ready to go.
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga Star Wars: Battlefront (2004) Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005) Star Wars: Dark Forces Star Wars: Dark Forces II - Jedi Knight (including the Mysteries of the Sith expansion) Star Wars: Episode I - Racer Star Wars: Republic Commando Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
On my way out, however, I noticed that GOG also sell the original five Tomb Raider games, so I doubt it's the last they've seen of my PayPal password.
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@KratosMD I did the same recently; I've stocked up on PS3 games and installed them to grab their associated DLCs and / or bug-fixing updates, before Sony finally pulls the plug on the console's online element altogether (because you know it'll happen any day now).
Hope you can grab everything you want to!
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@RogerRoger I don't have a huge PS3 collection but I have done the same in terms of installing and patching the other week. I'm slightly less concerned about my 360 since I think nearly all of my games are XB1 compatible.
I wish I could do the same with my vita but the memory card issue prevents all my digitals being downloaded. To be honest though, I suspect that they will keep those open for some time for games you own.
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