GamerGrandpa

GamerGrandpa

Proud gamer for over 40 years!

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Re: Phil Spencer Says Microsoft Had No Problem With Banjo-Kazooie Appearing In Smash Bros. Ultimate

GamerGrandpa

@jtmnm
Surely it'll come eventually. They have to see the success of legacy/retro games on Nintendo platforms, especially Switch. There is a big segment of gamers who are longtime Nintendo fans and do not have an Xbox to play Rare Replay but would jump at the chance to play these games again that the majority of them were on past Nintendo consoles. When the rumors first started of Microsoft working with Nintendo to get games on Switch Replay was the first game most thought of, but Cuphead was also a nice surprise and treat.

Re: Nintendo And Microsoft's Love-In Continues With New Super Lucky's Tale, Coming To Switch This Fall

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@MarioLover92
Yeah that's the one we need. Especially now that Banjo is in Smash. Not to mention that the majority of the games in that collection are from Nintendo consoles (and sorely lacking from my large Virtual Console collection, along with that darn Disney Afternoon Collection that I still can't believe Capcom was dumb enough not to put on Switch or Wii U).

Re: Feature: What It’s Like To Run An Online Game Store In Japan

GamerGrandpa

Reminds me of when I was in college in the mid-late 90's. Ebay had just begun and my roommate and I made decent money selling games on Ebay. Back then you could go to a pawn shop and buy NES, SNES games, etc for just a few dollars each no matter what game it was. You could also go to garage sales and thrift stores and find whole boxes of games for $5-$10. Many times these would even have the boxes and manuals too. You could find Super Mario Allstars, Final Fantasy III, Tecmo SuperBowl for $2 then sell them for $25 on Ebay. Most gamers had moved on to N64 and PlayStation and had no use for "old obsolete games). Of course, eventually others caught on (especially with EB Games and Software Etc popping up and selling retro titles and sytems) and the prices all went up dramatically, especially at pawn shops. I can still get lucky sometimes and find someone selling a SNES or Sega Genesis system complete with games at a garage sale or antique shop for a good deal.

Re: NES And SNES Mini Are Still Big Sellers For Nintendo

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@FullMetalWesker
I agree. Maybe now that these minis are running their course they will add some individual games to purchase on the eshop. I haven't bought either of these because I have virtually all of the games on my Wii U through VC and Wii VC. The only exceptions are the Star Fox games, and I would LOVE to be able to play Star Fox 2. I've been wanting to play it now for what, 23 years now?

Re: Feature: The Handheld Rivals Which Tried And Failed To Beat The Game Boy

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@Bunkerneath
Yeah I bought a GameGear in the mid-1990's and kept it until my kids were old enough to play it in the early 2000's then I was able to pick up a car adapter, TV tuner, carrying case, and more games off of eBay. With the car adapter and AC cord, my son was able to make great use of it on vacations and road trips. Was a nice little gaming system.