Topic: Your latest retro purchase

@konicstar I bought Sonic Lost World recently as well. I'd made sure to download the free Yoshi and Zelda DLC before the eShop closed, but I hadn't realised there's also a bonus level which is only accessible using a download code that comes with the game, and of course you can't use that any more unfortunately.

As for the game itself, I've only played the first couple of levels so far and I'm not sure what to think of it yet. Maybe this is an issue with all the 3D Sonic games as I've only ever played the 2D ones before, but the whole 'gotta go fast' thing feels a bit at odds with the level design. As in, you're supposed to build up speed because that's what Sonic does, but it's awkward to control and you end up missing collectibles and things because you're going too fast. Maybe it'll be better once I get used to it more though.

I got DRAGON QUEST VIII PS2 USA version for 600,000 IDR or around $ 35 last week. 😁

@Dogorilla I also got the Nintendo levels under the same circumstances. And that NiGHTS level is available on the PC version. As a long time Sonic fan, and someone who did decently enjoy the 3DS version, I'm interested to see what I think.

@Anti-Matter
I did not know, that the USA cover looks so good. Thanks for showing! I bought the German version last year. Hopefully I will find the time to beat it this year. It is such a great game. Enjoy!

@Dogorilla Worse still, the download codes for the Nightmare Zone were valid only for 1 year. So even if the eShop was still accessible, you couldn't even download it. This was for the American version, I don't know if they offered the Nightmare Zone to everyone in Europe or Japan.

I'll never understand SEGA's obsession of pre-order bonus DLC. Thankfully they seem to be changing, eventually they offered everyone the skins for Sonic X Shadow Generations of Sonic Adventure (pre-order bonus) and Sonic Jam (newsletter subscription); also the Blue Star Extreme Gear (SEGA Account) for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.
The worst offender so far would be the SEGA clothing items for the avatars in Sonic Forces. They're inaccessible in America, but in Europe and Japan they're available to everyone. I know it's a minor nitpick, but I hate when companies do that.

So not a retro purchase, rather a cancellation of a retro purchase. After much deliberation, I cancelled my order for the SuperStation One the other day 😞

It's been just over a year since I placed the order (Jan 2025) and it actually looks like it might've been shipping soon(ish), but my circumstances have changed a lot since I ordered and I can't really justify that amount of spending on gaming stuff when I've got a massive backlog and less and less time to play. I've got enough games to last me well into the afterlife, and I'd probably be using the SuperStation One more as a MiSTer than for playing PS1 games, and I've already got other ways to play older stuff anyway. In all honesty, it would probably just have sat unused after a while - would much rather spend the cash on something useful.

@Dogorilla Sonic Lost World is a black sheep of Modern Sonic games imo. I played it back in 2015 when I bought my WiiU. Had the Deadly Six Edition. I gotten as far as Silent Forest before I simply gave up after not clicking with it well enough. Some of the stages...are...well...gimmicky. Plus...some of the level designs leave much to desire though I will say that Dessert Ruins act 3 was my personal fav. Plus...the boss fights are a complete joke compared to the 3ds version...which I haven't played aside from the demo back then.

Last time Lost World got any ports was the PC...but without the Legend of Zelda & Yoshi DLC...sans the Nightmare Zone DLC...Shame I don't see or hear folks talk or discuss that version much...

@Jhena
Something off with my PS2 Fat USA machine.
My PS2 Fat machine showing a little bit off set yellow color so the image on my TV looked like the yellow color a little bit distorted by moved to the right while the other colors still displayed correctly and it made the display from my PS2 Fat looked washed out compared with my PS2 Slim Japan which still displayed vivid colors.
Both of my PS2 FAT USA and PS2 Slim Japan using same PS3 component cable.

Anyway, I got Dragon Quest 8 PS2 USA with that cheap price from one seller who displayed that cheap price while the other sellers displayed inflated price from 1.5 - 2 million Rupiah.
My lucky day to get cheaper price option.

Soo...this...kinda not retro but still retro...but I bought Pokemon Platinum & SoulSilver on DS from Ebay. Now...these were authentic carts...more like...unofficial reprints or production carts? Yet...they play just as well as the originals but without paying a dirt ton of moolah. Next one is Pokemon Black I'll be getting along with Black 2...maybe.

@Anti-Matter
Sorry to hear about the technical difficulties. I have no knowledge about such things, but I hope you can fix it somehow. Around 35 $ is a great price, for a game like that, and I am glad, that you were able to get it so much cheaper.