April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased

[megasilverx1]

NES
Deadly Towers
Ultima: Exodus
Gauntlet II

GBA
Pokemon Sapphire

Gamecube
Pokemon Colosseum

Switch
Wargroove Deluxe Edition
Freedom Planet 2

PS4
Gimmick! Special Edition

[alligo]

I preordered Indiana Jones (PS5). Here's hoping it's good.

I've heard from multiple trusted sources that this game is the best Indiana Jones release, movie or otherwise, since The Last Crusade. I feel like people are quick to call even mediocre entertainment amazing in the current media climate we live in. This makes me a little hesitant to play it, at least at full price, but it is a modern game on my radar, at least for now.

The flaws that came up often were the gameplay and the fact that there are collectibles but apart from that, I also read that it was a good adaptation.
I don't know if you're a subscriber, but you can always try it on Game Pass if you don't want to pay the full price.

[bikingjahuty]

I preordered Indiana Jones (PS5). Here's hoping it's good.

I've heard from multiple trusted sources that this game is the best Indiana Jones release, movie or otherwise, since The Last Crusade. I feel like people are quick to call even mediocre entertainment amazing in the current media climate we live in. This makes me a little hesitant to play it, at least at full price, but it is a modern game on my radar, at least for now.

The flaws that came up often were the gameplay and the fact that there are collectibles but apart from that, I also read that it was a good adaptation.
I don't know if you're a subscriber, but you can always try it on Game Pass if you don't want to pay the full price.

I'm not, but I'll likely pick it up on PS5 when its goes on sale at some point. I'm very curious about this game.

[telekill]

I preordered Indiana Jones (PS5). Here's hoping it's good.

I've heard from multiple trusted sources that this game is the best Indiana Jones release, movie or otherwise, since The Last Crusade. I feel like people are quick to call even mediocre entertainment amazing in the current media climate we live in. This makes me a little hesitant to play it, at least at full price, but it is a modern game on my radar, at least for now.

The flaws that came up often were the gameplay and the fact that there are collectibles but apart from that, I also read that it was a good adaptation.
I don't know if you're a subscriber, but you can always try it on Game Pass if you don't want to pay the full price.

I give myself one $70 game per year and being a lifelong favorite IP, Indy took it for 2025.

Last year was FF7 Rebirth and the year before that was Zelda TotK.

I'll give a review after I complete it for those curious.

[theflea]

More deals from Gamestops 4 for $40 deal plus other games on sale and some more Japanese games for cheap.

PS5
- The Isle Tide Hotel
- Street Fighter 6 (Target $11)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Gamestop $10)
- Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition (Gamestop $10)
- Suicide Squad (Gamestop $10)
- The Medium (Gamestop $10)

XB1/XBSX
- Metal Slug Tactics
- Scars Above (Gamestop $10)
- Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends (Gamestop $10)

SWITCH
- Metal Slug Tactics
- Chou Aniki Collection
- Since Memories: Off the Starry Sky (woot $20)
- Garden Witch Life (Woot $15)
- Transformers: Galactic Trails (woot $15)
- Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream (Woot $16)
- Disney Tsum Tsum Festival (Gamestop $10)
- Saints Row IV Re-Elected (Gamestop $10)
- Parents vs Kids (Gamestop $10)
- My Hero One's Justice (Gamestop $10)
- Lego The Incredibles (Gamestop $10)
- Instant Sports: Winter Games (Gamestop $10)

PS4
- Venus Vacation Prism: Dead or Alive Xtreme
- Since Memories: Off the Starry Sky (Woot $20)
- Alfred Hitchcock: Vertigo (Gamestop $10)
- Astroneer (Gamestop $10)
- Like a Dragon: Ishin! (Gamestop $10)
- The Silver Case (Gamestop $10)
- Valfaris (Gamestop $10)

PSP
- Heart no Kuni no Alice: Wonderful Twin World
- Fairly Life Miracle Days
- Fate/Tiger Colosseum
- Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu: Cosplay Hajimemashita: Himitsu no Radio
- Tenchi no Mon 2: Busouden

WONDERSWAN
- Majhjong Touryumon

GBC
- Gakuen Battle Fishers

PS1
- Photo Genic (sealed)
- Infinity
- Heroine Dream 2
- Yuukyuu Gensokyouku 3: Perpetual Blue

SATURN
- 6 Inch My Darling
- Gal Jan

GAMEGEAR
- Madou Monogatari II

GAMEBOY
- Peetan
- Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden
- Tekkyu Fight! The Great Battle Gaiden

[marvelvscapcom2]

Been hitting a lot of low flea market level prices getting PS3 lots.  PS3 is in purgatory and also a top 5 console all time for me now. Gladly gotten many games at 3 dollars each including

[2.50 to 3 dollars each]

Red dead redemption
Heavy rain
Hitman absolution
Cars Mater International
Prototype
Rage
Uncharted 3
Red faction gorilla
Dishonored collectors edition
Darksiders
Nascar Heat
Skyrim
Battlefield Bad Company
Crysis
Sonic Genesis Collection

[7 dollars each]

Devil May Cry 4
Brutal Legend
Mafia 2
Darkness


All CIB

Loving building PS3 library on a budget. If PS3 sees an infpux in desire from nostalgia or economy. Ill be ahead of that curve.

[telekill]

I got Indiana Jones (PS5) and am installing it now. 130GB install with only 20GB on the disc.

[marvelvscapcom2]

I got Indiana Jones (PS5) and am installing it now. 130GB install with only 20GB on the disc.

I got indiana jones today as an early birthday gift to myself    Hoping you're liking it because these modern game prices and file sizes are a killer lol. 


The idea of first person uncharted was too good to wait for a sale. I fell in love with the trailer.  Give me something to do on easter. Happy gaming.

[telekill]

The idea of first person uncharted was too good to wait for a sale. I fell in love with the trailer.  Give me something to do on easter. Happy gaming.

The idea of first person Uncharted was something I was against. I much prefer third person games and it's a rarity when first person is done in a way I enjoy. This is primarily due to the influx of first person games during the PS3 generation. It became the go to, saturating the market and a lot of it was just... horrible.

There are exceptions to every rule, though. I loved the Battlefield games from the 2nd on PS2 through the two Bad Company games on PS3. Chronicles of Riddick was done incredibly well. Now... I'm adding Indiana Jones to the list of first person exceptions. It's done well and the back and forth between first and third person (depending on the action) is not jarring, as I expected it would be.

It's so good, so far, that I'm 7 hours in. For me to be 7 hours in after only 3 days is insane. I'm normally not 7 hours into a game after 10 days. Kudos to the develeper and thank you to Microsoft for deciding to bring this to PS5. This title alone, they've out performed Sony on Playstation for the generation.

Also... kudos to Troy Baker. I fully doubted the man could pull off Harrison Ford's voice, but he's pretty damn close.

[marvelvscapcom2]

The idea of first person uncharted was too good to wait for a sale. I fell in love with the trailer.  Give me something to do on easter. Happy gaming.

The idea of first person Uncharted was something I was against. I much prefer third person games and it's a rarity when first person is done in a way I enjoy. This is primarily due to the influx of first person games during the PS3 generation. It became the go to, saturating the market and a lot of it was just... horrible.

There are exceptions to every rule, though. I loved the Battlefield games from the 2nd on PS2 through the two Bad Company games on PS3. Chronicles of Riddick was done incredibly well. Now... I'm adding Indiana Jones to the list of first person exceptions. It's done well and the back and forth between first and third person (depending on the action) is not jarring, as I expected it would be.

It's so good, so far, that I'm 7 hours in. For me to be 7 hours in after only 3 days is insane. I'm normally not 7 hours into a game after 10 days. Kudos to the develeper and thank you to Microsoft for deciding to bring this to PS5. This title alone, they've out performed Sony on Playstation for the generation.

Also... kudos to Troy Baker. I fully doubted the man could pull off Harrison Ford's voice, but he's pretty damn close.

This got me excited to play! Happy to hear the high praise. Glad you're enjoying it. Mine came this morning. The graphics look absolutely stunning which I know has become standard for this gen but it does feel a grade above others in the genre.  Also a big step for bethesda that had a few misses recently.  I only grazed it. Im excited to see how first person on a puzzle platformer feels.

The install size is absolutely insane for a single player game but I have a 1tb internal SSD so I can accommodate.


I have similar sentiment about fps. I think duke nukem forever was a capital war crime lol.

Happy easter gaming!

[bizzgeburt]

I'm not actively buying games this year, but I managed to hustle some:

Scrabble [DE] for PlayStation

+ a friend of mine donated me a bunch of Logitech Driving Wheels for PS3, that I must examine and test first before I can assimilate them into my collection. Anyone here with experiences about used driving wheel/pedal controllers ? Guess some of them might be worn out to much to consider them working ... dunno

[telekill]

Ok... so a downside to the new Indiana Jones (PS5). There was an update/patch for the game today and it wouldn't let me play until the patch was downloaded and installed. I would expect this for an online multiplayer game, but not for a single player game. Not a fan of that.

[marvelvscapcom2]

I'm not actively buying games this year, but I managed to hustle some:

Scrabble [DE] for PlayStation

+ a friend of mine donated me a bunch of Logitech Driving Wheels for PS3, that I must examine and test first before I can assimilate them into my collection. Anyone here with experiences about used driving wheel/pedal controllers ? Guess some of them might be worn out to much to consider them working ... dunno

I have conversational knowledge on racing wheels. I had a madcatz m12 from the ps3 gen. A trust master ferrari wheel from that generation and upgraded to XB1.  And now I have a logitetch G29 FF wheel for ps4/PS5


As for your question. Theirs 3 main different types of wheels.  Direct drive force feedback.  Gear driven force feedback. And no force feedback.


Like a turntable thats direct drive. You have a belt, and a motor which has high torque. It simulates countersteer and feedback to the wheel and makes it so the wheel will pull like a real car. These are the top of the line systems usually over 450 dollars.


Gear driven is similar. But instead of a belt that uses motor torque to pull the wheel. It has gears with individual motors that form a tri axis that pulls the wheel in varying directions.   This system is nice and still high end. Often 200 to 300 dollars. But it's not as smooth feeling as direct FF systems. It is a bit cheaper and more entry level for consumers like me who dont want to spend upwards of 1000 dollars on a wheel.


Then theirs no force feedback.  Many of the mario kart themed wheels, the cheaper mad catz wheels and the entry level thrustmasters dont have any.  Its just turn and rebound. No motors.


For your statement of "too worn out to work" that's highly unlikely.  The gears don't necessarily wear out under any normal useage.  Can it happen? Probably. But under heavy usage for Probably upwards of 2000 hours.   If they feel loose its because you havent hooked up the force feedback power supply yet. Its what gives the wheel resistance.


What does happen however is the gears can break since they are typically plastic.  Belt drive systems can snap or break.  So usually you dont necessarily get a "it wore out" moment. Its more just broken and done because someone got rough with it.  So it'll either work. Or not. Rarely theirs an in between.


My only advice. Launch Gran Turismo 5 or 6 for ps3.  Enter cockpit mode in game where it shows the steering wheel on screen.  Set up each wheel. And test to see if their is any issue with it replicating your movements on screen.  Does it center itself properly without your help?   Are their any dead zones where the input isnt picking up?

If all that checks out. You probably have a good wheel. And its fit for your collection.  Force feedback usually requires power cables.  Typically a figure 8 style cable. If they arent included they might work but without force feedback.  Hope this helps. Pretty cool to get a bunch of wheels for a collection.

[bizzgeburt]

I'm not actively buying games this year, but I managed to hustle some:

Scrabble [DE] for PlayStation

+ a friend of mine donated me a bunch of Logitech Driving Wheels for PS3, that I must examine and test first before I can assimilate them into my collection. Anyone here with experiences about used driving wheel/pedal controllers ? Guess some of them might be worn out to much to consider them working ... dunno

I have conversational knowledge on racing wheels. I had a madcatz m12 from the ps3 gen. A trust master ferrari wheel from that generation and upgraded to XB1.  And now I have a logitetch G29 FF wheel for ps4/PS5


As for your question. Theirs 3 main different types of wheels.  Direct drive force feedback.  Gear driven force feedback. And no force feedback.


Like a turntable thats direct drive. You have a belt, and a motor which has high torque. It simulates countersteer and feedback to the wheel and makes it so the wheel will pull like a real car. These are the top of the line systems usually over 450 dollars.


Gear driven is similar. But instead of a belt that uses motor torque to pull the wheel. It has gears with individual motors that form a tri axis that pulls the wheel in varying directions.   This system is nice and still high end. Often 200 to 300 dollars. But it's not as smooth feeling as direct FF systems. It is a bit cheaper and more entry level for consumers like me who dont want to spend upwards of 1000 dollars on a wheel.


Then theirs no force feedback.  Many of the mario kart themed wheels, the cheaper mad catz wheels and the entry level thrustmasters dont have any.  Its just turn and rebound. No motors.


For your statement of "too worn out to work" that's highly unlikely.  The gears don't necessarily wear out under any normal useage.  Can it happen? Probably. But under heavy usage for Probably upwards of 2000 hours.   If they feel loose its because you havent hooked up the force feedback power supply yet. Its what gives the wheel resistance.


What does happen however is the gears can break since they are typically plastic.  Belt drive systems can snap or break.  So usually you dont necessarily get a "it wore out" moment. Its more just broken and done because someone got rough with it.  So it'll either work. Or not. Rarely theirs an in between.


My only advice. Launch Gran Turismo 5 or 6 for ps3.  Enter cockpit mode in game where it shows the steering wheel on screen.  Set up each wheel. And test to see if their is any issue with it replicating your movements on screen.  Does it center itself properly without your help?   Are their any dead zones where the input isnt picking up?

If all that checks out. You probably have a good wheel. And its fit for your collection.  Force feedback usually requires power cables.  Typically a figure 8 style cable. If they arent included they might work but without force feedback.  Hope this helps. Pretty cool to get a bunch of wheels for a collection.

Wow, thanks! Thats the knowledge I was asking for! Very useful 
Have a great day!

[theflea]

Lots of LRG and other new releases, sales and deals and cheap Japanese games.

PS5
- Metal Slug Tactics
- Gimmick 2
- Cryptmaster
- Iron Meat
- Murderous Muses
- Freedom Planet 2
- Pixel Ripped
- Slipstream
- Balatro (Amazon $10)
- Yars Rising (Amazon $15)
- Gundam Breaker 4 (Woot $20)
- MLB The Show 24 (Walmart $7)

XB1/XBSX
- Lunar Remastered Collection
- Atelier Yumia
- Alan Wake II (Target $20)

SWITCH
- Lunar Remastered Collection
- Koumajou Remilia II: Stranger's Requiem
- Gimmick 2
- 9 Years of Shadows
- Iron Meat
- Freedom Planet 2
- Slipstream
- Ys Memoire: The Oath of Felghana - Refined Edition (woot $40)
- The Bridge Curse (woot $25)
- Atari 50 The Anniversary Celebration Expanded (Target $20)
- Yars Rising (Amazon $15)
- Roller Coaster Tycoon Adventures Deluxe (Amazon $15)
- The Grinch: Cristmas Adventures (Walmart $10)
- You Suck At Parking (Amazon $10)

PS4
- Lunar Remastered Collection
- Metal Slug Tactics
- Terminal Velocity

EVERCADE
- Atari Arcade 2
- Tomb Raider Collection 2

NDS
- Simple DS Series Vol. 48: The Saibanin: hitotsuno shinjitsu, mutsu no kotae

GBC
- Diabetor and the Sugar Monsters
- Sakura Taisen GB

GENESIS
- Jerry Glanville's Pigskin Footbrawl

ATARI 7800
- Bounty Bob Strikes Back (Amazon $15)
- Asteroids Deluxe (Amazon $15)

FAMICOM
- Yamamura Misa Suspense