Game Store Rounds Pt. 2

On 01/10/2025 at 01:54 PM by KnightDriver

Once a month, I do the rounds at the four indie game stores in my area and see what I can find. Part 1 of this happened a week ago and included two stores (Classic Game Junkies and Game 'n' DVD Exchange). Today was Part 2 and two other stores a little farther away (Just Press Play and Complete in Box). Here's what I got this week:

Alleyway (GB): A breakout style game. I'm debating putting up with my GBA SP or breaking out the GameCube's Game Boy Player again.

Arkanoid (NES): I was very happy to find this, but I still need the controller that came with it. I've been asking around and it seems it turns up from time to time so maybe oneday I'll have it.

Bookworm (DS): I loved Bookworm and Bookworm Adventures 1-2 on PopCap years ago. I was thrilled to see this complete in box and had to have it for my DS.

Breakout (PS1): I was happy to find this too after Cary told me about it. It was cheap too. I play it soon.

Galaxian (Atari 2600): I forgot this was ported to the AVCS and decided to get it. It was cheap.

Namco Museum Megamix (Wii): I used to own this way back but now I only have the Remix version. Megamix has about 6 more games and at least one more remixed version, so I had to have it again.

Retro Atari (DS): I swear I have a loose cart of this but it wasn't in my database. If I do have it it's a loose cart and so I got the complete in box version just to make sure I had it and have a better copy.

I resisted many other games I saw. I'm trying to stick to my retro theme this month of brick-breakers, Space Invaders remixes and anything I associate with the 70s. If I don't, I'll go broke. I'm pushing it as it is.

Last week was the following: Space Invaders (SNES), Arcade's Greatest Hits: Atari Collection Vol. 1 (PS1), Space Invaders (GBC), Super Breakout (GBC), Namco Museum 50th Anniversary (PS2), Atari Anthology (Xbox), and Break 'em All (DS).

Cary Woodham

01/11/2025 at 08:03 AM

I never liked Alleyway. It was just Arkanoid without the fun power-ups.

That's cool you got the NES version of Arkanoid. That was one of the first games I bought for the NES becuase it was one of the few games my dad would play, and I thought the included paddle controller was cool.

Bookworm is a really fun game.

Glad you got the PSOne version of Breakout. It's pretty fun and I think it's better than the Pong PS1 game. And it's just as creative as that one is. Plus it's one of the first games I saw my brother Jeff beat as a little kid. He loved it.

Oh no, that Retro Atari game is really bad. They tried to update and remake Atari games with grafitti style artwork and it doesn't gel.

I'm jealous you got the SNES version of Space Invaders. That was one of the last SNES games released in the US. I do have the SNES version of Arkanoid, though. It was called Arkanoid: Doh it Again.

I THINK the 50th Anniversary of Namco Museum has the arcade Arrangement versions of titles like Pac-Man, Dig Dug, and Galaga, and they're really good.

KnightDriver

01/11/2025 at 12:03 PM

Too bad about Alleyway, but I'll try it anyway next week.

I'm still hunting that controller for NES Arkanoid.

Pong Next Level was creative and had potential. I'm excited to try out Breakout.

Well, I'll give Retro Atari a shot anyway. I love getting DS games in the box. Their just the right size, not cluttering up my room like other game boxes.

I almost bought the same game for PS1 but didn't to keep my costs down on the other stuff. I think the GBC Space Invaders I played was the same game? It's really cool with boss battles and powerups. I've been hunting Arkanoid Doh it Again but no luck yet. It's apparently not rare so I just have to be at one of my stores at the right time.

I've played the 50th Anniversary on another system, maybe Xbox or Wii, before. I'm excited to revisit it.

PixlBit