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

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair for the Nintendo Switch.

EDIT: Just grabbed the Contra and Castlevania Collections on Nintendo Switch in the sale.

As surprise stuff for my daughter for xmas, I managed to get Ultra SF 2 for £15 (ebay) and Bomberman R for Switch for £18 (Argos).

@RogerRoger She does not... as far as I know.

@KALofKRYPTON Unless she is in fact @RogerRoger and you guys haven't figured out that you are related or talking to each other. If so.. awkward!

@Rudy_Manchego If she's capable of weaving such an elaborate ruse, she probably deserves more presents.

Tell me @RogerRoger, what are your immediate thoughts on this style of classic Chuck?

@RogerRoger @KALofKRYPTON I mean, that is the problem with the internet these days, people are always hiring voice actors, joining gaming forums, having PSN chats and gaming all while actually being young relatives.

I mean I am technically a 72 yr old grandma.

I love the shoes!

@RogerRoger Well, when you have it, flaunt it!

I would have the shoes but my cankles couldnt take it

Well this thread just took a wrong turn up wierd Street.

So, since I'm new to the Nintendo Switch and lacking in games for it, I'm taking advantage of the black friday discounts. In particular, there were two Switch games that I was rather interested in playing, but didn't want to pay full price for.

First up is Splatoon 2. I had a lot of fun with the original Splatoon on Wii U. However, the Splatfests already being over in Splatoon 2 made me more hesitant to pick it up. Once I get going with it I'll probably really enjoy it.

And secondly is Pokemon Shield. I'm conflicted with this game. I've agreed with a lot of the complaints about it, but at the same time I do rather enjoy playing Pokemon. This was discounted to £37 on Amazon UK (and Curry's PC World, but out of stock near me), which is decent for a two week old major Switch release. Pokemon Sword must be the more popular version, as it's still at around £45 in most places. Shield was the version I wanted (shield doggo is great), and I might have skipped the Pokemon Switch games entirely if Sword was discounted instead of Shield.

Anyway, once they arrive I'll then have four Switch games in total. Been having a lot of fun with Super Smash Bros Ultimate (trying to main Joker since Persona 5 is excellent), and Super Mario Maker has been alright so far.

@RogerRoger To exit to windows in Tomb Raider Chronicles, you need to press "P", which takes you to the pause menu, which also contains statistics and options. Yes, that's a horrid design choice. I was using Alt-F4 to close the game for a long time before figuring out what the "P" key does.

The old Tomb Raider games do have plenty of faults, but I still love playing them.

@crimsontadpoles Realistically, the Splatfests were cool, but the game is jam-packed with content otherwise (assuming you engage with the online content, that is). I'd highly recommend grabbing the Octo Expansion DLC at some point. It provides a secondary single-player campaign that is, imo, a lot more challenging and fun than the base game's campaign.

Well, with Numbers vember being a quiet month for pick ups, December is wild.

Pokemon Shield for streaming
Bubble Bobble 4 Friends Special Edition
Shovel Knight amiibo Three-Pack

Devil May Cry 5
Final Fantasy 15 Royal Edition
Wipeout: Omega Collection

Purple and Orange Joy-Con (SPYRO!)

Also got my sister Spyro and Minecraft for her Switch Lite, since she asked and it's Xmas.

And for retro stuff...well...

After finishing the Battle Network series I've moved on to Castlevania.

So this month I have Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow coming, to sit alongside Aria, Mega Man 4 (Game Boy), Bubsy 3D (Don't ask), and Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance.

I ordered Luigi's Mansion 3, and I should get it sometime this week.

Never played any in the series before, but I always hear good things.

@RogerRoger i still have my copy of that game, i still play it from time to time as well

but Jedi Power Battles was a much better game

@RogerRoger i have the Dreamcast version actually, great little system

@RogerRoger oh i have Demolition on the Dreamcast too

the Dreamcast also had the best version of the original Resident Evil 2

@RogerRoger the Dreamcast was and still is an awesome little system but it just came out at the wrong time, it pioneered many things that consoles use today such as online gaming and DLC

it was a hell of a system for SEGA to go out on

@RogerRoger yeah it was the VMU and it was awesome especially on Resi 2, it showed you your health and ammo without having to keep going into the menus all the time

@RogerRoger yep, it was a great little system

@RogerRoger @FullbringIchigo The Dreamcast is still one of my favorite systems. To me the Dreamcast marks the beginning of modern gaming. Games looked like actual games that you played in the Arcade or in the back of your local pizzeria. It had online connection. It just felt so more advanced then any other system at it's time.

I still have two of them and break them out every so often for a game of NFL 2K, Fur Fighters and a few others.