Ever buy a console for just ONE (or two) games?

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I bought an AES just for NAM 1975.

Yeah, I know.
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hashiriya1 wrote:I bought an AES just for NAM 1975.

Yeah, I know.
I know, too. Nam '75 is freaking awesome!
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I originally bought a Wii for Super Smash Bros. Picked up and played a few for it since then.
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I bought a wonderswan color for rockman ws and a few squaresoft titles (final fantasy) ><
though I have since found some other cool games for it.
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Not a console, but I own a Playstation Move just for Child of Eden.
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I bought a 3DS just for Megaman Legends 3. Still waiting for a killer game. Haven't really touched it despite getting all the good DLC and a handfull of good looking games.

Last year I bought a disposable laptop because the one I brought with me to work couldn't play Terraria which I'd just found out about.

Back in the day I bought a PS1 for Final Fantasy VII. That was the best decision out of the 3 since I still play that PS1.
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I bought an N64 back in '99 for Wrestlemania 2000 and it was totally worth it. I eventually got WCW/NWO Revenge and WWF No Mercy. I never cared for anything on the system but the wrestling games.

I also bought a Dreamcast almost exclusively for NBA 2K1 back in 2000, which again, was worth it. There were a lot of other solid games for the system but NBA 2K1 was the defining experience for me on that system.

I admittedly do not play either system much, even though I still play my older consoles from time to time. I don't know that I would ever buy another system again for just one game.
"Oh great, another box of useless sh*t."

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Saturn for Cotton 2.

NTSC-J Xbox 360 for Cave shmups.
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Tildius Maximus wrote:I bought a wonderswan color for rockman ws and a few squaresoft titles (final fantasy) ><
though I have since found some other cool games for it.
I have a WonderSwan Color, but FF II is the only game I own for it.

I own a regular WonderSwan, but no games for it. I know it works though because when I try to boot up FF II I get an error message in Japanese. :lol:
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BoneSnapDeez wrote: I got a 3DO last December specifically to play Guardian War. It's still the only game I own for the console.
Been meaning to pick this up myself. Any good?

As for the thread topic, yes and no. Certainly one game has often been the deciding factor in acquiring a few consoles, but actually, I don't think I've actually bought a console that I didn't want a good number of games for. Some of the 'deciding factor' games are ones I've still never actually acquired, such as Steel Batallion and Zelda CDi.
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