Games Acquired 2024

Post by **Reprise** » Fri Sep 20, 2024 5:41 am

I have picked up International Superstar Soccer Deluxe, Rolo To The Rescue and The Adventures of Batman and Robin for the Mega Drive (well actually Batman is the Genesis version).

ISS Deluxe is a game I played quite a bit as a child at friends' houses. I never owned it. One of my good friends had it for the SNES. I picked up a loose SNES cart of it a few years back, but I have wanted to pick up the Mega Drive version for a while, but for whatever reason it seems to be a reasonably uncommon game to come across so I have just been waiting for one to show up and for a decent price.

Rolo To The Rescue again is a game from my childhood. Again, I didn't own it (although for years I could have sworn I owned a version for the PC on DOS, but it never existed on PC, so no idea what the platform game where you played as an Elephant was that we had on PC *shrug*), but played it at a friend's house.

Adventures of Batman and Robin has been on my 'kinda want' list for a while and have never bit the bullet. The European version has become very expensive for some reason (I am sure it is reasonably rare, but I have seen countless copies in the last few years), but I have been keeping an eye on eBay listings and watching other retailers for stock. Anyways, I cam across a nice copy of the much cheaper Genesis version and it made me think why I don't just buy the Genesis version and save myself over £100, so I did. The difficulty is kinda off putting, but I am looking forward to giving it a go. I think... I don't know, I already kinda regret buying it

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Astro Bot (PS5)
Skate 2 (PS3)
Ridge Racer V (PS2)
Outlaw Volleyball (Xbox)
Outlaw Golf 2 (Xbox)
Runabout 2 (PS1)
Alundra (PS1)
ISS Deluxe (Mega Drive)
Rolo to the Rescue (Mega Drive)
The Adventures of Batman and Robin (Mega Drive)

Post by **Reprise** » Tue Sep 24, 2024 12:55 pm

Either I buy too many games or I am the only person postinv their latest pick ups

Anyways, it was recently my Birthday and my wife and kids got me Ace Combat 7 for the PS4. I then went into town and picked up a couple of games with my Birthday money. Nothing particularly amazing, but just some cheap games that I had been meaning to pick up at some stage and I saw them in good condition and with manuals etc.

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Astro Bot (PS5)
Skate 2 (PS3)
Ridge Racer V (PS2)
Outlaw Volleyball (Xbox)
Outlaw Golf 2 (Xbox)
Runabout 2 (PS1)
Alundra (PS1)
ISS Deluxe (Mega Drive)
Rolo to the Rescue (Mega Drive)
The Adventures of Batman and Robin (Mega Drive)
Ace Combat 7 (PS4)
Thief Deadly Shadows (Xbox)
Red Steel 2 (Wii)
Super Paper Mario (Wii)
Colin McCrae Dirt (PS3)

Post by **Reprise** » Thu Sep 26, 2024 4:00 pm

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September 2024:
Astro Bot (PS5)
Skate 2 (PS3)
Ridge Racer V (PS2)
Outlaw Volleyball (Xbox)
Outlaw Golf 2 (Xbox)
Runabout 2 (PS1)
Alundra (PS1)
ISS Deluxe (Mega Drive)
Rolo to the Rescue (Mega Drive)
The Adventures of Batman and Robin (Mega Drive)
Ace Combat 7 (PS4)
Thief Deadly Shadows (Xbox)
Red Steel 2 (Wii)
Super Paper Mario (Wii)
Colin McCrae Dirt (PS3)
Otogi (Xbox)
Max Payne 2 (Xbox)
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Switch)

Post by **REPO Man** » Thu Sep 26, 2024 5:49 pm

Bought Palworld for PS5. I'll probably play it after work.

Post by **Reprise** » Mon Sep 30, 2024 2:09 pm

January 2024:

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September 2024:
Astro Bot (PS5)
Skate 2 (PS3)
Ridge Racer V (PS2)
Outlaw Volleyball (Xbox)
Outlaw Golf 2 (Xbox)
Runabout 2 (PS1)
Alundra (PS1)
ISS Deluxe (Mega Drive)
Rolo to the Rescue (Mega Drive)
The Adventures of Batman and Robin (Mega Drive)
Ace Combat 7 (PS4)
Thief Deadly Shadows (Xbox)
Red Steel 2 (Wii)
Super Paper Mario (Wii)
Colin McCrae Dirt (PS3)
Otogi (Xbox)
Max Payne 2 (Xbox)
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Switch)
Mashed: Fully Loaded (Xbox)
Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon (Xbox)
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System (Xbox)
Shadow the Hedgehog (Xbox)

Post by **Note** » Mon Sep 30, 2024 7:51 pm

Some awesome pick-ups shared recently. Very cool that you got Alunda, Reprise. Also, I'm curious about whether you'll end up enjoying Adventures of Batman & Robin on the Genesis. I emulated it a few years back and found it to be pretty tough. Cool to see that AJ got Suikoden II as well.

Here are my pick-ups throughout September!

Arc the Lad Collection (PS1) - Strategy RPG series that I've been curious about. I was hoping to find it at the LI Retro Expo, but ended up passing on the copy I saw there, as the first disc was pretty scratched up. The discs in this copy are all clean, but it's missing the cardboard standees.

OutRunners (GEN) - As a big OutRun fan, I wanted to try this successor for myself. This port has mixed reviews, and I totally understand why, especially in comparison to the arcade version. With that being said, I've still enjoyed playing it.

Iridion II (GBA) - Originally, I was interested in picking up the first game in this series for the GBA, but I wasn't too impressed with the gameplay. I noticed the sequel was mentioned with high praise in the RacketBoy GBA Shmup Library article, and really liked it after trying it via emulation last summer. I ended up beating the game and reviewing it last year, but it'll be cool to revisit it on real hardware.

I also found a Saturn Stunner light gun on the cheap, which I forgot to photograph. Will be fun to fire up some two-player Virtua Cop 1 & 2 and HOTD on the Saturn.

Post by **Reprise** » Tue Oct 01, 2024 6:13 am

Note wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2024 7:51 pm Some awesome pick-ups shared recently. Very cool that you got Alunda, Reprise. Also, I'm curious about whether you'll end up enjoying Adventures of Batman & Robin on the Genesis. I emulated it a few years back and found it to be pretty tough. Cool to see that AJ got Suikoden II as well.

Thanks Note. I can't remember if I mentioned Alundra, but I wanted that one since I was a child. I just didn't get around to it. It always intrigued me, since I read that some of the ex devs that did Landstalker worked on it. I was going to get it years ago, but then realised that I needed to make sure it came with the map and guide book (well I guess I didn't need those, but I wanted it to be complete).

I briefly tried Adventures of Batman & Robin and it's very hard. I love the look of it, but I doubt I will get far haha. I think the SNES version might be more my thing, but I have never played it. Maybe I will keep an eye out for it next (albeit probably just a loose cart if the price is what I think it is).

Note wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2024 7:51 pm OutRunners (GEN) - As a big OutRun fan, I wanted to try this successor for myself. This port has mixed reviews, and I totally understand why, especially in comparison to the arcade version. With that being said, I've still enjoyed playing it.

Nice pick ups! OutRunners is on my list to get at some point (along with 2019 and Turbo OutRun). Glad to hear you enjoy it, as all those later OutRun games on Genesis and Mega Drive received mixed reviews.

My first pick up of October is quite a big one. I got Musha Aleste in the post this morning. It's another game I have wanted for years and can finally tick it off. It's a long story, but I actually had it ordered a couple of years ago through a UK online retro retailer that sourced games from Japan. You could request items they didn't have in stock and pay deposits, but they ended up in financial trouble and started messing customers around before they ultimately went bankrupt. So I never got it (along with another expensive game), but fortunately I got my money back (many people didn't, I believe, and even lost Pokemon cards since they were involved in managing PSA gradings).

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Musha Aleste (Mega Drive)

Post by **Note** » Tue Oct 01, 2024 8:34 pm

Reprise wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2024 6:13 am Thanks Note. I can't remember if I mentioned Alundra, but I wanted that one since I was a child. I just didn't get around to it. It always intrigued me, since I read that some of the ex devs that did Landstalker worked on it. I was going to get it years ago, but then realised that I needed to make sure it came with the map and guide book (well I guess I didn't need those, but I wanted it to be complete).

Very cool you finally got Alundra. I wasn't aware of the game back in the day, but I'm a big Shining Force fan and am always looking out for other games that the staff from Climax Entertainment / Matrix worked on and Alundra's in that category. It'll be high on my list for next year.

Reprise wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2024 6:13 am Nice pick ups! OutRunners is on my list to get at some point (along with 2019 and Turbo OutRun). Glad to hear you enjoy it, as all those later OutRun games on Genesis and Mega Drive received mixed reviews.

I'll have to check out the other games in the series sometime as well, I'll probably try them out via emulation before making the decision to purchase physical copies.

Reprise wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2024 6:13 am My first pick up of October is quite a big one. I got Musha Aleste in the post this morning. It's another game I have wanted for years and can finally tick it off. It's a long story, but I actually had it ordered a couple of years ago through a UK online retro retailer that sourced games from Japan. You could request items they didn't have in stock and pay deposits, but they ended up in financial trouble and started messing customers around before they ultimately went bankrupt. So I never got it (along with another expensive game), but fortunately I got my money back (many people didn't, I believe, and even lost Pokemon cards since they were involved in managing PSA gradings).

That's awesome you also picked up Musha! Hope you enjoy it. It's one of the few grails still left on my Genesis list. I'm hoping to score a US copy eventually. That's too bad the first time you tried to purchase the game, the company went under, but I'm glad to hear you were able to get your money back.

Post by **Reprise** » Wed Oct 02, 2024 4:04 am

Note wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2024 8:34 pm That's awesome you also picked up Musha! Hope you enjoy it. It's one of the few grails still left on my Genesis list. I'm hoping to score a US copy eventually. That's too bad the first time you tried to purchase the game, the company went under, but I'm glad to hear you were able to get your money back.

Thanks! Actually I didn't even mention that I was watching the particular copy on eBay that I got and I was waiting for pay day, but it sold. So I got quite lucky, as a couple of days later it was relisted (original buyer must have got cold feet and cancelled) and I threw the seller an offer which they accepted.

I was watching some US copies, but the copies I watched sold pretty quickly after I started watching them (and for like 4 times the price of the Japanese version I bought, unsurprisingly

). I had already decided a couple of years ago that I would probably just save some money and go for the Japanese version anyways.

It was one of the few grails left on my list too. I think the only one left I want is Trouble Shooter/Battle Mania. I already have the sequel ticked off, but it would be good to get the first game in the series some time.

Post by **Syndicate** » Mon Oct 07, 2024 8:56 pm

Reprise wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2024 6:13 am My first pick up of October is quite a big one. I got Musha Aleste in the post this morning. It's another game I have wanted for years and can finally tick it off. It's a long story, but I actually had it ordered a couple of years ago through a UK online retro retailer that sourced games from Japan. You could request items they didn't have in stock and pay deposits, but they ended up in financial trouble and started messing customers around before they ultimately went bankrupt. So I never got it (along with another expensive game), but fortunately I got my money back (many people didn't, I believe, and even lost Pokemon cards since they were involved in managing PSA gradings).

...whoa, a copy of MUSHA is seriously nice stuff. It's definitely my number one grail on the Genesis, I've come across a few copies over the last year or two, but for the sake of my marriage I have not pulled the trigger

. I haven't considered a Japanese version, I just figured it was similarly expensive. Enjoy the game though, I think it's one of the best 4th gen shmups.

...September was sort of light for adding to the collection and I'm still focusing on grabbing modern stuff right now, but hoping to add the classics back into the mix soon. I keep trying to get into the soulsbourne stuff and The Lies of P is a pretty solid entry so far. I want to try the Cosmic Fantasy Collection, but my rpg backlog is already substantial. Consider the cost of TG16 stuff I'm just happy more gamers will have a chance to try the games out now.

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