Game Collection Update - May 2015

May's flown over, Jesus Christ we're six months into 2015, but at least I bought games.

I didn't actually buy anything until May 8th when I bought Section 8 for £2, I haven't had the chance to try it out yet but from what I can tell it doesn't look too bad. Was complete in box and everything and I got two more points for my store credit which is always nice.

Honestly, now that I look back, I've spent less than £10 on games this month. My brother bought himself WWE 2K15 and a Wii U GameCube Controller, which is actually really good, very click-y controller, the D-Pad feels good and the thumbsticks are in a great position for gaming, just like the traditional GameCube controllers. That ran him £45, but that's fine, more games to add to the collection I suppose.

What I spent the majority of  my money on was a couple days ago, I did my weekly routine of going down the town and searching for games. I found quite a bit actually, including Spyro: A New Beginning for the DS, which was the only DS title I picked up. Not because I don't like the DS, just because I don't collect for it and the only reason I bought it was because it was 99p, I probably should've gotten the other games, Doctor Who Top Trumps, Journey to the Center of the Earth and something else, all 99p each.

Then I visited the actual retail chain store thing, they had a couple of things. Splashed a fiver in that store. That may be the most British thing I've ever said. I bought Alone in the Dark for £2 and Phantasy Star Universe for £2. I only bought Don King's Prizefighter (£1) because I didn't want to buy £4 worth of games with a £5 note, but they're all gonna look nice on my shelf, I might actually catch up and play them soon.

I also bought Run Fatboy Run because Dylan Moran was in it and it was buy one get one free so I got Ghostbusters as well, that was £2. OH, and Splatoon, my brother got that as well, was £33. I might have a go at that, not sure yet, doesn't look as good as it was hyped up to be. Splatoon was purchased the day prior, on launch day.

So, here's the overview:

Section 8 - Xbox 360 - £2
WWE 2K15 - Xbox 360 - £25
Wii U Mario Controller - Wii U - £20
Splatoon - Wii U - £33
Spyro: A New Beginning - DS - 99p
Alone in the Dark - Xbox 360 - £2
Phantasy Star Universe - Xbox 360 - £2
Don King Presents: Prizefighter - Xbox 360 - £1

So, that's not too shabby now is it?

Game Collection Update - April 2015

Another month has flown over, now I have to do a mandatory collection update, this month has been surprisingly slow on new games, well, last time I checked I hadn't bought a game in two weeks so something isn't right. When I say a slow month, I mean Jesus Christ about ten games. So, what've we got?

Yeah, I got that big N64 bundle at a car boot sale but I mentioned that in March, I'll quickly go over it here though.

Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time. The Gold Cartridge, in the box, but no manual. - £3
Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask. In the box, with manual. - £3
Donkey Kong 64. In the box, without manual, box is in bad condition. - £3
Super Mario 64. In the box, no manual. - £1
Lylat Wars. - £1
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil. - £1
N64 Rumble Pack. - £1
Guitar Hero God of Rock Statue. - £2.50

So that was a great start to the month, which is probably why I haven't had much luck with games this month. The rest of the games were mainly filler titles, here they are:

Kinect Adventures - Xbox 360 - 25p
Crackdown - Xbox 360 - £2
Simpsons Road Rage - Gameboy Advance - Free because of store credit
Shrek Superslam - Gameboy Advance - Free because of store credit
Rayman 3 - Gameboy Advance - Free because of store credit
Killer Instinct - Gameboy - £2
Farcry 4 - Xbox 360 - £25
The Escapists - Xbox One - £20
Wolfenstein: The New Order - Xbox One - £20
A lot of posters, including Batman Arkham Knight, Call of Duty and Titanfall
Section 8 - Xbox 360 - £2

So yeah, a pretty lack luster week, those two Xbox One games were bought because I didn't honestly have anything to play through on my Xbox One and I need to use the poor machine for something other than YouTube and 4oD. Wolfenstein is alright, Escapists is naff. FarCry 4, also terribly bad, a review should be out for that soon. Simpsons Road Rage and Rayman 3 were some childhood games of mine that I traded in before I started collecting, I have a feeling that they're my childhood copies because the store I traded them into closed down liquidated their stock to the other game shops.

Game Collection Update - March 2015

This month hasn't been too big on games, only 17 games in March, but today completely made up for it at a car boot sale. So, what did I buy? I started off the month with an SNK game, Samurai Showdown Sen, I got it for £2, but used store credit and got it for free. Haven't played it yet, haven't got the time.

Almost a week later I went down the town with a few friends, I visited Ye Olde Charity Shops and game store, I bought Star Trek for the Xbox 360 for £4. Simpsons Hit and Run on PC for £2 and More Brain Training for £1.49. I didn't think that was enough though, so I went to my favourite game store, Console Connections. I've never left there without buying anything, this time was no exception, I picked up a boxed copy of Mario Kart 64 for £24, which is a more than reasonable price.

Another week passed and I went down the town again, I bought Bionic Commando and the Lost Planet Steel book for £2 and £3 respectively. Yet another week later, I hit Original Xbox gold. A couple titles I picked up were Prince of Persia and Goldeneye Rogue Agent. The next day I went back down the town and got the rest of the games I'd left behind which I'll list below.

That leads us into today, my God I got a bargain. I spent £15, overall probably saved £85. Overall, here's what I got:

Samurai Showdown Sen (Xbox 360) - Free
Star Trek (Xbox 360) - £4
Simpsons Hit and Run (PC) - £2
More Brain Training (DS) - £1.49
Mario Kart 64 (N64) - £24
Bionic Commando (Xbox 360) - £2
Lost Planet Limited Edition (Xbox 360) - £3
Prince of Persia Warrior Within (Xbox) - 99p
Goldeneye Rogue Agent (Xbox) - 99p
Ghost Recon 2 Summit Strike (Xbox) - 99p
Sega Superstar Tennis (Xbox 360) - £5
Chromehounds (Xbox 360) - £5
Brothers in Arms Hells Highway (Xbox 360) - Free
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory Teaser DVD - £1.50
Dead or Alive 3 (Xbox) - 99p
Poolshark 2 (Xbox) - 99p
True Crime Streets of L.A. (Xbox) - 99p

This may be the greatest haul of all time, here's the stuff I got TODAY:

The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (N64 with box and manual) - £3
The Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask Gold Cart (N64 with box) - £3
Donkey Kong 64 (N64 with box) - £3
Super Mario 64 (N64 with box) - £1
Lylat Wars (N64) - £1
Turok 2 Seeds of Evil Black Cart (N64) - £1
N64 Rumble Pack (N64) - £1
Guitar Hero God of Rock Figurine - £2

You can view the picture I took of all the stuff here: http://imgur.com/ovUclaL

With a fantastic start to April, I don't think it could possibly get any better.

Game Collection Update - February 2015

So, as promised I said I'd go over the games I'd bought in the past month. The past month was February, so I'll do that. So, what have I bought in February? One of the biggest purchases was on some DVD's Season 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Scrubs. The following day I found a copy of Naughty Bear for PS3, didn't have a PS3 so I traded it in and got £5 store credit. I ended up making a net profit of £3, which I then spent on more games. Those games were Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Earth Defence Force 2017 and Turning Point: Fall of Liberty. Out of those three, you can probably guess which game is best.

As for retro games I was able to pick up the first Resident Evil for £4 and a copy of Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty for £5. Which was great, I even got these little Wind Waker statue things, one of them doesn't stand up but they're still pretty cool to have, seeing as though they come with items from the game like a Rupee or a heart.

I'm usually a big spender when I go to Stark Games nearby a friend. Whenever I'm over, we walk down to Stark's and I come back with considerably less money than before. The reason for this most of the time is £1 Xbox games. So I got quite a few good ones, they're mostly sport but every now and then they'll have something that I don't have or that catches my eye. This time I got a boatload. It was worthy of a silver medal in my collecting career, other than the time me and this same friend went 50/50 on about 60+ games for £20.

Some pretty good games were found in that shop, both for older consoles and the newest generation. The ones I picked up included Max Payne, Splinter Cell and many other stand out titles that I can't think of off of the top of my head. There was also a lot of cool stuff that I didn't pick up as well, like games I could've gotten achievements on. It was definitely a surprise when my Uncle called me up and said "Hey, my friend has a big box of 360 games, want to have first dibs?" I was more than happy to oblige. Call of Juarez Bound in Blood and the other, futuristicy one, Vin Diesel Wheelman, Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare and Saints Row 1 & 2. Pretty good haul, they were all in pristine condition and those that had came with manuals and maps still had them (i.e Red Dead and Wheelman) which is one of the main reasons I got them, I need some new posters up and the Red Dead one will fit nicely with the Rockstar Chronology of Posters thing. £35 for all of those Xbox 360 goodies.

SO, what did I get (January 30th - February 28th)

Watchdogs (Xbox 360) - Free
Wii U Motion Controller - Free
Serious Sam (Xbox) - £2
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Xbox) £1
Def Jam fight for NC (Xbox) - £1
Unreal Championship (Xbox) - Free
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (Xbox) - £1
Ghost Recon Island Thunder (Xbox) - £1
Terminator 3 (Xbox) - £1
Zathura (Xbox) - £1
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Xbox) - £1
Max Payne (Xbox) - £1
Midway Arcade Treasures (Xbox) - £1
Vin Diesel Wheelman (Xbox 360) - £5
Call of Juarez: The Cartel (Xbox 360) - £5
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (Xbox 360) - £5
Saints Row (Xbox 360) - £5
Mafia II (Xbox 360) - £5
Saints Row 2 (Xbox 360) - £5
Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare (Xbox 360) - £5
Just Cause (Xbox 360) - £5
Mass Effect 3 (Xbox 360) - £5
WWE 12 (Xbox 360) - Free
Deus Ex Human Revolution (Xbox 360) - £1 (Store Credit)
Earth Defence Force 2017 (Xbox 360) - £2 (Store Credit)
Turning Point Fall of Liberty (Xbox 360) - £2 (Store Credit)

I haven't bought a game since February 16th. That's gonna change when the car boot sales start up...