I miss the days when games came pretty much complete without need for updates. It's no wonder that retro gaming has been more and more where I spend my free time.

We are starting to feel deceived. Did you ever exist?

I can feel myself getting older.

Actually just happened to me within the last week. I ordered a copy of Afterimage and it came sans cart. Knowing whether it has a cart in it before you open it is easy as all you have to do is hold it up to a light and look through the end of the case. As a matter of fact I've gotten so used to scams and broken items I inspect and often video record myself opening new items just in case there's an issue. If not, delete the recording easy enough. In the case of Afterimage I took all kinds of pictures and attempted to post the review but Amazon never posted it. Either way I sent it back unopened for another copy. People suck.

@LikelySatan Exactly what I tell my wife so I can buy more games.

Dear Metal Slug Tactics... I'd sure love to hear something about you again.. I've never met you, but I miss you.

This just went from a day one purchase to I'll wait for a sale of $9.99 or less. I have to imagine they know there are a lot of people that like to own and not rent their games. It's already bad enough we live in the time of day one patches and then monthly patches thereafter. What's the point in buying a physical copy of something like this when all you get is the requirement you have to put the cart in to play what's on your switch already. It is what it is, but that's just disappointing.

I would have picked it up day one for the Game Gear games. Seeing's as how i'm only renting them though, I'll wait for a nice sale. Oh well plenty of other things to spend the money on.

Since I already have it on the DS, I can hold out for a potential physical release I suppose.

I try not to reward theft. I realize the industry is full of it, it's why I try to stick with the real thing good or bad.

For whatever reason, as I'm looking at these offerings at those prices... yawnnn... I'm underwhelmed.

@CharlieGirl Same, I have it on so many systems as it is that getting it on Switch was only because I was enojoying collecting one master collection of retro games. If it's not all actually on the cart then I might as well go back to something like playing Sonic on the DS or Genesis.

"Irritating performance issues, at least pre-launch"
Is something I dread seeing as it's becoming all to common for games to launch and get a day one or near day one patch. I'm starting to think this is intentional so that when they close down the servers for updates i'm stuck with a dud physical copy.

@Tharsman I have had several games just show up out of the blue with no notification. The most recent being Kotor 2 and NeoGeo Pocket Color Selection 2. Not sure what the difference would be, but I don't receive notifications more often than I do.

Pre-Ordered on Amazon, not even sure they have a pre-order bonus or not. I think I looked and they didn't, but honestly I'm buying it for the game not more junk to sit around my office. Not that it's not neat for about 5 minutes, but after that I find it just gets filtered into a drawer somewhere.

So am I missing something or is this marketing at its finest. When you look that the standard collection it list all 7 DLC’s for $40. Then the collection classic is the game, two cases and 7 DLC’s for $74.00. So…. Was this done in to make it look like you get way more in the classic collection? Why are we not listing the game in the standard collection… oh wait.. then I would realize I’m paying almost $35.00 for two extra boxes. Looking back, both the two more expensive list the “Physical Edition” of the game, So I guess I’m led to believe the that $40.00 has no game, just some DLC.

I was aiming to give it a 9, but lowered to an 8 for a few reasons. First as i'm someone who has very much loved this series and solved both 1&2 on the GBA i'm a bit biased i'm sure. But anyway,
1. $60 for basically a simple reskin of two GBA games is a bit much. Should have been $40.00
2. Simple game like this should be locked at 60 FPS. Also considering they have had forever to do this due to it being delayed for so long
3. Missed opportunity to give us a few extras to reviatlize our interest in what could be coming down the pipe at a later date. Just doing to straight port with some graphics updates isn't much
4. while i'm not sure it "bothers" me, the gameboard table design isn't a plus in any way. Maybe a small negative as it's just weird.

With all that said, I love Advance Wars so i'm sure it's going to get plenty of play from me.

I have a list of games i've had problems with, all were tried within a month tops of the day they were released.
TMNT Shredders Revenge
Into The Breach
Crosscode
Eastward
Subnautica -says it can't collect for the region i'm in. Although it's 100% a cart bought here in the US at a major retailer.

I have a list here running on this issue. I guess I'll be adding Advance Wars to it later today.

@Krambo42 I was thinking the exact same thing. Went from a day one to a sale purchase for me.

Wasn't a game I ever got into, and not a single review yet. Not sure if a pick up of this is worth the $60.00 or wait and hope to get it cheaper later on?

Even though I have solved them both on the GBA, still going to pick this up. Two of the games that have held my attention the most for a long time.

I saw it up for pre-order and had my chance. Passed as I already have the lite, regular and Oled switch versions. Just don't see the need for another especially because I honestly don't think it looks that good.

@RendoFonzarelli
You have no idea how close that was to what I was about to type. I'm glad i'm not the only one.

Gonna be honest, that's the worst selection of on sale games I think i've ever seen.

I count three, but I guess it's really five. two I got from my wife and son, promptly traded them in. For my three, I still have them all
1. original black one
2. Year of Luigi XL
3. New 3ds XL Monster Hunter 4 limited edition
The two I got rid of were just normal red and uh.... I can't even remember the other one, I just know I had it.

I can barely keep my eyes open looking at that "deal"...

Honestly I find the rewards worthless. So worthless I have stopped looking at them and just let my points expire. Either they are something I can make for myself in 10 minutes or something worth 3.00 with a 5.00 shipping fee.

It's amazing to me how companies can bungle their releases this much. Ok, if I wasn't in front of my computer with a way to know to jump on immediately as soon as they release their game, I miss out. Ok... well, I guess i'll keep right on missing out. There is a point where this stuff just gets stupid.

For everyone talking about the VF game, have you played it? It's really not good.

Ok. I gotta try it. Not sure why... but yep.. I gotta.

Got my physical copy on order... I'm feeling good.

@Ralizah You can pick up volume one and two on LRG right now.

@NotArmani I was thinking the same thing. And a physical announced on day one.

Still waiting for that sale on the Arcade 2nd Stadium.

@GetterImpact
I know, that's what I was saying. I bought a lot of the games that ended up turning into volume one, and then bought the physical release. I got one or two of the ones that will end up on the second volume and told myself to not buy anymore digitally as I know when I see it physical I'll pick it up. Hence, physical or it didn't happen. I have a bad tendancy of buying them digitally and then physically on most things. Companies know the double dip happen so they hold off on physical releases.

Physical release or it didn't happen.

1. Saturn
2. Dreamcast
3. Master System
4. I'm happy

Maybe this explains why I'm waiting a month after release to get my pre-order

@Big_Fudge Dead Cells is the top entry on page two.

I'm gonna sit right here until I get some news on this... Well, ok maybe not. But I'd sure like to....

Waiting for the physical release.

I'll hold out for the physical release on this.

I've been told by G4 that G4 is not for me. Guess I'll pass.

Would love this on switch. Still, I may have to give this a try.

Looking forward to this one.

That seems like a lot of money for a bunch of broken games. I must be getting stingy in my old age as I just don't see the value. Oh well, crazy me.

None, i'm passing on the expansion pass. Value is just not there and I have other ways to play these same games.

@westman98 I can agree with that, I would never think they would “double” the price. But increase it, sure why not. Maybe they will offer the GBA titles and give it a price bump to make them closer. That way they can say “hey look, we gave you GBA and GBA color for only a $10 price increase… we are awesome” But then people would start to look and go hmmm for only a little more I can get the whole pkg. Either way, I have no horse in this race so I’ll just sit back and watch the show.

@Mattock1987 Unless it was in this thread it wasn’t me. I just signed up a day ago to post on this article.

@HammerGalladeBro Not sure where you from, in my area they still sell Genesis systems in stores. As for the Sega Classics collection on switch, I own both the physical copy and digital copy and honestly have very little issue with either. I have seen post talking about the input issue, I've really not seen it to the point it's an issue.