Acqusitions post (finally)

On 09/04/2013 at 06:50 PM by Elkovsky

Well, it's been over a month since I last posted... time flies, I suppose.

Anyway, I figured I should do another one of these, so without further ado, here are the latest (i.e. last year or so of) arrivals in my collection:

Strangely, most of my acquisitions were for the Wii, so we'll start there: Bit.Trip Complete, Castle of Shikigami III, Alien Syndrome, De Blob 2, Final Fantasy Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers, Metal Slug Anthology, Donkey Kong Country Returns, No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, Boom Blox...

...Epic Mickey, Punch-Out!!, Xenoblade Chronicles (note the price... oh, how I love McKay), Rayman Origins, and Kororinpa: Marble Mania. On the 6th-generation front: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Kingdom Hearts II, Castlevania: Lament of Innocence, and Onimusha.

On the PS3: Dragon's Dogma (which I bought a day before finding out about the expanded version... oh well), Dark Void, Rachet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time, Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, The Simpsons Game, Plants Vs. Zombies, The Ico/Shadow of the Colossus Collection, Dark Souls, Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, and Final Fantasy XIII-2.

For the PSP: Persona, Persona 2, Persona 3 Portable, Z.H.P.: Unlosing Ranger vs. Darkdeath Evilman, Loco Roco, Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep, and Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions.

On the DS: Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded, Lunar: Dragon Song, New Super Mario Bros., Kirby: Canvas Curse, Kirby: Mass Attack, Aliens: Infestation, Puchi Puchi Virus, and Planet Puzzle League.

On the Game Boy: Ring Rage, Bill and Ted's Excellent Game Boy Adventure, Cliffhanger, Olympic Summer Games, Sword of Hope, Battle Bull, Quarth, and Operation: C.

For various other systems: American Gladiators, Pac-Man World, Excitebike 64, Journey Escape, Mouse Trap, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Strawberry Shortcake: Musical Matchup, Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings, Rival Turf, and Krusty's Super Fun House.

Saving the NES for last (more or less), not too much this time: Balloon Fight, Circus Caper, Predator, Overlord, Impossible Mission II, Daydreamin' Davey, The Rocketeer, and Castle of Dragon.

There are a few other special finds to mention: A boxed copy of Lode Runner, a near-mint copy of the Game Boy version of Dragon's Lair, and a copy of the NES compilation Maxi 15, which was released towards the end of the system's life and contains a bunch of American Video Entertainment's work for the system - all of which was unlicensed. It's not as well-known as Action 52, but it's not quite as garbage, either.

I feel like I've been losing steam on writing this blog, and I kind of miss all of this being over at 1UP. I've also been trying to figure out a way to convert this NES review project into a more stable format - something that could be uploaded somewhere and linked to from a blog like this. If I do end up reviewing every NES game ever released in the US, I'd rather be able to let the project live on in a downloadable file of some sort, rather than being tied to a blog on a site that may or may not shut down someday.

I won't let this thing die, but I have trouble seeing myself muster up the energy for another review in the immediate future. I'll keep you guys posted, though.

Ranger1

09/04/2013 at 07:20 PM

You've been pretty busy on the acquisition front, I see. Some good finds there.

ThatKidOverThere

09/04/2013 at 08:16 PM

Wow, Kh2 and Kh BBS... Combined I have over 200 hours into those, it's my favorite series.

Halochief90

09/05/2013 at 01:41 AM

Lots of good stuff here from across gaming history. I see you snagged Xenoblade for a mere $35! I am sad to see Pacman World selling at 95 cents though. I have some good memories with that game.

Elkovsky

09/05/2013 at 02:36 PM

McKay tends to stock a lot of things for super-cheap; I've seen Metroid: Zero Mission for six bucks, and the occasional uncommon NES game for two or three. Pac-Man World was "very scratched," hence its much lower price point. Seems to work fine, though.

transmet2033

09/05/2013 at 02:45 PM

So many games. That is a load of crap. $35 for Xenoblade, and of course two weeks after I ordered my copy, Gamestop started selling it again for less than I paid.

09/06/2013 at 06:38 PM

That copy of Xenoblade was actually from a store called McKay, though. Most of my game shopping happens there, although a good number of games this time around came from Gamestop - mostly from the same transaction, wherein I used a discount coupon and renewed my membership thingey in such a way that it paid for itself.

PixlBit