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Golden Axe is one of Sega’s greatest arcade games, and one of the headliners of the Mega Drive’s early line up. It loses some of the graphical lustre of the arcade original, but it does add two extra stages at the end to compensate.
Xbox Live Arcade
Capcom Arcade Collection All-in-One Pack – 2000 points ($AU33.00)
Nintendo eShop (Australia, Europe)
WiiU Virtual Console
Kirby’s Dream Course (SNES, 60Hz) – $AU10.40 ($AU7.30 if you own Kirby’s Adventure)
Kirby Super Star (SNES, 60Hz) – $AU10.40 ($AU7.30 if you own Kirby’s Adventure)
Nintendo eShop (North America)
WiiU Virtual Console
Kirby’s Dream Course (SNES) – $US7.99
Kirby Super Star (SNES) – $US7.99
Kirby’s Dream Land 3 (SNES) – $US7.99
Buy all three Kirby releases, get the third one free until May 30.
PlayStation Store (Australia, Europe)
New Releases
Darkstalkers Resurrection (PSPlus exclusive) – $AU14.45
Capcom Arcade Cabinet All-in-One Pack – $AU43.95
PlayStation Store (North America)
New Releases
Ratchet: Deadlocked (PS2 Classics) – $US9.99
Discounts
Darkstalkers Resurrection + Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix – $US14.99
Golden Axe – $US2.99 (Save 25%)
Good Old Games
New Releases
Wizardry 6 + 7
Wizardry 8
Discounts
FPS Flashbomb – 50% off a bunch of first person shooters
Steam
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams – $US3.74 (75% off)
Unreal Deal Pack (includes Unreal Gold, Unreal 2: The Awakening, Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition, Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor’s Choice Edition and Unreal Tournament III: Black) – $US10.00 (75% off)
Most men are extremely protective of their stones.
This is a wasted opportunity – they could have had Ernest Borgnine on the cover!
Because nothing says “hey check out this awesome new system” like a video game based on a game show.
Streets of Rage 2 is one of the finest beat ‘em ups of all time, combining impressive graphics, an amazing soundtrack and some bone crunching action into a single package. You’ll find few Sega fans who don’t list Streets of Rage 2 as one of the finest games the company has ever published.
In honor of Super Metroid being all of 30 cents on the WiiU Virtual Console (buy it – no excuses!), we present to you the Japanese ad for the game. It’s nice and subtle compared to the US ad, which talks about Super Metroid being difficult enough to turn you into lamb cutlets. You should all totally hunt down a Super Famicom version of Super Metroid for its superior box art. There is also a full English language option.
Remember when Microsoft used to make games? I’m hard on Microsoft’s initial first party offerings for the Xbox, but Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding was one of the few good things Microsoft put out. Amped has a massive soundtrack and custom soundtrack support, near-instant loading of its massive game world, and most importantly, some pretty neat snowboarding action.
When Australians think of old video game commercials from TV, this Game Boy one is usually among those that are brought up, just due to its sheer absurdity. It’s actually one in a series of similar ads which we’ll post over time.
This week’s Auction Watch is a mix of Nintendo stuff and Mega Drive peripherals. Quite a healthy week on eBay compared to recent times.
“The Tank” controller for Mega Drive – This is an Australian made 6 button joystick for the Mega Drive. It was available in one and two player variants – lives up to its name because it’s built like a brick shithouse. It’s arguably the best arcade style joystick on the system.
Lethal Enforcers w/ Justifier (Mega Drive)
Player 2 Justifier (Mega Drive) – The pink Justifier is much rarer than the blue one since it was only available by mail order through the original distributor.
AC Adaptor for Game Boy Pocket (Australian 240V)
NES Classics: The Legend of Zelda (Game Boy Advance)
NES Classics: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (Game Boy Advance)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Four Swords (Game Boy Advance)
Donkey Kong 64 (Nintendo 64) – Complete with Expansion Pak
Super Smash Bros. (Nintendo 64)
Alien vs. Predator (SNES) – Australian PAL exclusive, expect this to get bloody
