Official retro pickup of the day thread!

Picked up the Sega Mega Drive Mini over the weekend-

My OTHER game pick ups for October -

Witcher 3 Switch (yes @davillain-, I decided to dive for it)

Saints Row 3 Switch

Darksiders II Switch

Killer Instinct XBOX ONE

Hunter: The Reckoning XBOX Classic (no artwork though)

Splinter Cell Chaos Theory XBOX (plus my Splinter Cell collections on XBOX and Cube)

Late November/early December pick ups:

Nov: "Wacky wars with Ninja Turtles and Racing Bandicoots"

Dec: "The Demons of Feudal Japan must pick a side between the Jedi and the Sith."

My January pick ups:

GBA: Harry Potter and the Scorcerer's Stone and Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (back when EA had both licenses)

Wii: Punch Out and Toy Story 3, both at a thrift shop for $1.50 a piece

GameCube: The Sims 2 and Need for Speed Underground (which I also own for PS2), both at $5 a piece at the same thrift shop.

BONUS: My completed Sims collection on the GameCube (plus two versions of Urbz on the same platform, just different region codes).

Yeah, classic EA ruled my purchases this month...

@nintendoboy16 said:

My January pick ups:

GBA: Harry Potter and the Scorcerer's Stone and Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (back when EA had both licenses)

Wii: Punch Out and Toy Story 3, both at a thrift shop for $1.50 a piece

GameCube: The Sims 2 and Need for Speed Underground (which I also own for PS2), both at $5 a piece at the same thrift shop.

BONUS: My completed Sims collection on the GameCube (plus two versions of Urbz on the same platform, just different region codes).

Yeah, classic EA ruled my purchases this month...

That's a lot of sims.

Yup... loved the first two games and the spinoffs growing up. Don't really care to play 3 (PC version at least, I have the DS version) and onward though... looking to pick up the GBA version of Urbz (have the DS version) one of these days.

@nintendoboy16: I stop playing the Sims years ago, but I must say, those are cool sims collection you have.

Thanks! It's a part of Sims that was a part of my childhood especially as I remember my mom and dad would play the PS2 versions of Bustin Out and... well The Sims. We were impressed how the graphics were an improvement over the original PC game (which looked like high-res N64 and PSOne by comparison), then 2 came out... lol

Picked up a few games a few weeks/months back; the GBA cartridge is Crash Nitro Kart & Spyro 2 Season of Flame

@benleslie5: Nice pick ups. Always wanted to play Cold Fear, if its the game I'm think I,g of which is RE on a ship correct?

Recent events may have slowed things down, but here's two recent additions:

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (Wii)

Darksiders Genesis (Switch)

BONUS: Updated collections of BOTH franchises, owning all of the Sands of Time quadrilogy on Nintendo consoles, with all Darksiders games on Nintendo consoles (wouldn't mind getting the Switch version of the first game though).

@vfighter: yes that's right I remember hearing about this game when MetalJesusRocks mentioned it on one of his videos on Youtube

Recent pick ups, two Gen Six Majesco games (one by Hudson, the other Double Fine), the other an anime I haven't followed in years.

@nintendoboy16: Wii version of Forgotten Sands is surprisingly good.

Anyway, my most recent pickups are Skate 2, Driver: San Francisco, Need for Speed Nitro, and Okami (wii). So far have mostly played Nitro, and it might be the best "Rush" game ever.

On modern platforms, but there is a retro twist:

-Streets of Rage 4 (Switch; Merge Games physical release)

-Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (XBOX ONE)

Other pics: SEGA Switch collection, the only current generation Star Wars games I own

Yesterday I picked up Prime Multi-Game Arcade Machine like the second here https://dartgoals.com/best-multi-game-arcade-machine/

SEGA Genesis Mini

XIII (GameCube)

New Super Lucky's Tale (Switch)

Bayonetta/Vanquish 10th Anniversary Pack (XBOX ONE)

@nintendoboy16: I already own Bayonetta and Vanquish on PS3 and PC (oh, and Switch), but damn near bought the anniversary collection just for that freaking beautiful steelbook.

September pickups:

LEGO Star Wars: Complete Saga (DS)

Brain Age (DS)

Super Smash Bros. (3DS) - It was the rare sight of $20, so what the hell?

Super Mario 3D All Stars (Switch) - Nice to hold a physical of Mario 64 in SOME form. :P

Bought a couple of retro games a while ago-

@benleslie5: That's four of my top ten all time favorite racing games in one swoop.

My last retro gaming pick up of 2020 - Ready to Rumble Boxing on N64 (cartridge art not in great condition, but I can read the title).

@nintendoboy16 said:

My last retro gaming pick up of 2020 - Ready to Rumble Boxing on N64 (cartridge art not in great condition, but I can read the title).

The N64 version may load faster due to being a cartridge console, but the Dreamcast version has more content. I feel like this game was Midway's answer to Punch Out.

@davillain-: Wasn't that only with the second game? I've read that game one had exclusive boxers for each console. I Don't deny the Dreamcast version is probably better, but still...

Just got in the mail: Ultimate Spider-Man (GameCube)

Bonus pics: Completed set of Spider-Man standalone games and alongside the PS2 exclusive Limited Edition of USM.

Third party franchises that I've completed in collecting for the Cube (must have more than one game):

-Call of Duty (Finest Hour, Big Red One)

-Naruto: Clash of Ninja (1 and 2 for all the western games, only own GNT3 for Japanese imports)

-Prince of Persia (Sands of Time, Warrior Within, Two Thrones)

-The Sims (Sims, Bustin Out, Urbz, Sims 2, Pets)

-Spider-Man (shown)

-SSX (Tricky, 3, On Tour)

-Star Wars (Bounty Hunter, Clone Wars, Jedi Outcast, Rogue Leader, Rebel Strike, LEGO)

-Extreme G (XG III, XGRA)

And another addition, plus another franchise finish (at least in NA), Bomberman Jetters (GameCube).

Just added: Turrican Flashback (Switch), Ape Escape (PlayStation), Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PlayStation, perhaps my luckiest find given it's normal price range these days, holy s***)

@nintendoboy16: Good choices on those games especially Ape Escape, I saw MetalJesus recent video on Youtube about Turrican Flashback on his new PS5 console

Pac-Man World 3 (PS2)

Mega Man X Collection (GameCube)

Tony Hawk's Underground (GameCube)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (GBA)

Update - tax return edition

007: TWINE (PSONE) - Not the best version (belongs to the N64 version), but at $3? What the hell.

Midnight Club (PS2)

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (GameCube)

Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions (Wii) - Again, I know it's not the best version, but from what I understand, it's the only Spider-Man game on the Wii with the most effort put into it, being a decent game on it still (and being one of the best Activision published Spider-Man games alongside Spider-Man 2, and inspiring Into the SpiderVerse).

Bonus: Completed Tony Hawk collection for GameCube.

And before the month ends:

Crash Bandicoot 4 (Switch)

Doom 64 (Switch; Limited Run Games)

Saints Row IV (Switch)

Need for Speed: Carbon (PS2)

Tetrisphere (N64)

Duke Nukem 64 (N64) - Yeah, yeah. Not the best version, and to some, it's the inferior one for it's censorship (even though the SEGA Saturn and PSOne both have worse technical flaws than the 64 version). But I bought it for curiosity's sake, because somethings about it I do like, such as new weapons (like Duke can hold Dual SMG's and unleash his inner John Woo, like Lo Wang would with Uzi's) and they had pretty clever ways of censoring that almost feels like commentary (Red Light District becoming Gun Crazy, as that stage has some of it's more provocative gifs in the backroom of the adult book/gun store never removed, but slightly changed of their context). Plus, I also like the idea of saving the women, rather than putting them out of their misery.

Besides, Nintendo would get Duke uncensored eventually (World Tour on Switch).

New pick ups this month:

Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid (Switch)

Scott Pilgrim vs the World (Switch; Limited Run)

Shantae Classic (Switch; Limited Run)

Shantae: Risky's Revenge (Switch; Limited Run)

Quake II (N64) - Yes, I have the PC version too, BUT, this one is unique with it's map design, I've heard.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (XBOX ONE)

Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy (XBOX Classic) - Across all the platforms, I have it digitally as well, but it's only the Switch and XBOX versions I have it physically as well.

Recently picked up a beautiful 3DO FZ-1 complete in box along with a bunch of CiB games -- Gex and Myst being the standouts. The whole thing was less than a naked US system typically goes for on ebay. Love how absolutely bonkers the system and its content is.

Wow! This thread updated. Anyway, I won't show all the pick ups I got since then, but...

007: From Russia with Love (GameCube)

Mercury Meltdown Revolution (Wii)

Enter the Matrix (GameCube)

Star Wars: Battlefront (XBOX)

BONUS: A completed James Bond GameCube collection

Bonus 2: Double Dipped Enter the Matrix and Battlefront

Bought a SEGA Game Gear at Retro Fest along with a game to go with it, plus heard Game Gear games are cheap to get at most places from retro shops to conventions.

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Bought a few things from NERG (North East Retro Gaming) over the weekend including a Game Gear converter meaning that I can now play Master System games which are still going pretty cheap.

Got in the mail, recently.

@nintendoboy16: I love SSS. Mario Strikers might be the better game in the end, but I put more time into this one in college.

I just had to pick it up after watching Victor Lucas of EP play it on a stream. Looked like a fun arcade soccer title. Kinda wish SEGA had another shot at something similar, even if they have to put their mascots (Sonic, Kiryu, etc).

I scored a copy of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 on eBay for my Sega Genesis collection. The fatality timing is just as narrow and punishing as MK3. 😵‍💫

But my MK 16-bit collection is complete now!

Picked up a few games at NERG (North East Retro Gaming)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets for GBC is my first physical retro pickup in a long time. Since prices spiked during COVID times, I stopped looking. Plus, I've mostly been buying old games digitally on PC.

Went for this though because the price was decent, and it's something my kids could play on road trips (long as the old GBA keeps kicking). Back in the day, I never gave the GBC version a second thought, but internet consensus says it is secretly one of the best Harry Potter games ever made. So far I have to agree. Plays like an old-school Final Fantasy.