Topic: Your latest retro purchase

Dragon Quest IX CIB on the DS, and a PEGI copy to boot. I've tested it out a bit, and it does indeed work. It did arrive a few days past the given range at no fault of the seller. I'm not sure where it was tied up since Royal Mail apparently doesn't track certain envelopes. My guess is Customs.

@TheMelodiusRose Was Photo Dojo one of the total four DSi-mode exclusive physical DS games, or is it a different game I'm thinking of? (unlike the New 3DS exclusive games, the DSi-exclusives ones were camera-based games I think few people have heard of and probably care about, at least until the collecting scene takes off)

@StarPoint I agree with you on the bulkiness of the GBA cart sticking out the bottom, but I actually still prefer the DS Lite over the SP as it just feels more comfortable to hold. I don't have a backlit version of the SP so the screen looks better on the Lite too. I was toying with the idea of ordering an Analogue Pocket - that screen looks fantastic - but not sure I can justify the cost given my pretty modest GB/GBC/GBA collection.

@dmcc0 Same here, I would love a Pocket, but I think I would need a pretty substantial collection of games to justify the cost.

I'm just realizing I got Soul Calibur 2 (Gamecube version) and a Wii Classic Controller (original version, not the Pro one) in almost new conditions a month ago. That controller has been a blessing for Virtual Console on both the Wii and Wii U.

Those count as retro purchases, right?

Since I lost my original, I bought a genesis off my friend who had a few lying around.

Figured I'd show off my latest retro eBay haul. I've played quite a bit of Advance Wars and a touch of Wario Land 4, but I have never played Golden Sun. Looking forward to popping these in the ol' DS Lite when I get a chance.

New retro eBay haul! I haven't played any of these games before, so I look forward to trying them out when I get a chance. My GBA collection has been growing at a good rate now; I currently have 10 first-party games.

Got Link to the Past on SNES for $50 the other day for the Nintendo side of things.

I do have all 3 myself, but haven't played Golden Sun yet. Super Mario World is great, and can be fun on a Gameboy Player with a GC/SNES controller converter. Yoshi's Island is good too, but it's a bit different from a typical Mario game. Got that one on my 3DS as part of the ambassador program.

EDIT: Correction. I didn't see that was the 2nd Golden Sun. I don't have that one.

My latest "retro" purchase is Metroid Prime for the Gamecube! I am so happy to finally own a physical copy of one of my favorite games of all time. It's in really good shape, too. It was super fun to browse through all of the manuals; made me feel pretty nostalgic for older games that did that.

The disc is in my Wii already so that's why it's missing here.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land on the Wii, used with the case. I was seriously contemplating buying it on the Wii U eShop, but I found an online price I could agree with that was below the game's original MSRP. I hope to test the game out over the weekend.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the coolest thing I have gotten for my collection so far: The Metroid Prime Trilogy Collector's Edition!!

I am so happy to have finally gotten my hands on one of these, as the Prime Trilogy holds some of my favorite games of all time. It's in pretty great condition, too.

@StarPoint Congrats. I bought this new when it released and have never actually played it. I really should get around to it, but I'll need to set up the Wii again. Last time I set up the Wii it looked terrible on my TV as I only have the standard AV cable..

@exit Ah yeah, you need to get a component cable to really make it shine. If you're looking for ones to get I highly recommend the Retrovision. It's quite pricier than others but the quality is extremely good.

@StarPoint Nice addition to your collection, I wonder how much did it cost you.

I was gonna (re)buy F-Zero GX this week, but something got in my way and couldn't do it. In a way I'm glad I didn't, tomorrow I hope to be paid so I wouldn't have remorse for paying 1000 mexican pesos (about $50) for something that I originally didn't like but want to play again after playing some F-Zero X on the Switch.
Well, it will depend if the seller still has it since he was selling some decent games. He also had Capcom vs. SNK 2 GC, which I also had once and want to play again.

@HammerGalladeBro It was $109 total. Definitely pricey by my standards but it’s something that I’ve really wanted for a long time.

@NeonPizza There use to be a latest Wii purchase thread but it looks like the forum boogeyman ate it. I did a search for it and it didn't show up.

@NeonPizza Yeah the Wii isn't retro yet, but there isn't really another place that I could post this.

This is precisely why my acquisition of Kirby's Return to Dream Land ended up here. XD