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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
Headlining this week’s new retro releases is Super Metroid, which is available on the Wii U Virtual Console for only 30 cents for the next month.
Nintendo eShop (Australia, Europe)
WiiU Virtual Console
Super Metroid (SNES) – $AU0.30
Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts (SNES) – $AU10.40
Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES) – $AU6.50
3DS Virtual Console
Mega Man 5 (NES) – $AU6.50
Nintendo eShop (North America)
WiiU Virtual Console
Super Metroid (SNES) – $US0.30
Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts (SNES) – $US7.99
Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES) – $US4.99 ($US2.49 if you own Super Mario World)
3DS Virtual Console
Mega Man 5 (NES) – $US4.99
Harvest Moon (Game Boy Color) – $US4.99
Wii Virtual Console
King of Fighters 99 (Neo Geo) – 900 points
PlayStation Store (Australia, Europe)
New Releases
Manhunt (PS2 Classics) – Not available in Australia, but £7.99 from the UK store.
PlayStation Store (North America)
New Releases
Manhunt (PS2 Classics) – $US9.99
Good Old Games
New Releases
Raiden Legacy (Compilation of Raiden, Raiden Fighters, Raiden Fighters 2 and Raiden Fighters Jet) – $US8.99
Discounts
Ubisoft Sale – 50% off Ubisoft catalogue titles
Steam
Duke Nukem 3D Megaton Edition – $US4.99 (50% off, today only)
Dragon’s Lair – $US8.99 ($1.00 off)
Postal 2 Complete – $US3.74 (75% off)
Postal – $US3.49 (50% off)
Retro City Rampage – $US7.49 (50% off)
Alex Kidd in Miracle World is a Master System game which should need no introduction. Secret Commando, on the other hand, went by a different name in every territory – Secret Commando in PAL regions, Ashura in Japan and Rambo: First Blood Part II in North America.
Bubble Bobble is one of the all-time classic arcade platformers, so it’s no surprise that it exists in some form on every single console and computer format released in the 30 or so years since.
E.T.’s Rugby League is quite possibly the first video game developed around the Australian rugby league competition. It was commissioned for development by Ozisoft, who enlisted the help of World Class Rugby developer Denton Designs to adapt their existing rugby game into a rugby league game. It was endorsed by Cronulla Sharks legend-turned fishing show host Andrew “E.T.” Ettinghausen, and carries the official licenses of the New South Wales Rugby League and Australian Rugby League.
Quantum Redshift was basically Microsoft’s attempt at taking on F-Zero and Wipeout. It’s pretty consistent in quality with the rest of Microsoft’s early non-Halo first party Xbox efforts.
Frogger is on every goddamn system ever, but it’s still pretty damn neat. This particular ad is for the VCS/2600 release.
Batman Begins is the only one of the three Christopher Nolan directed Batman movies to receive a video game tie-in for all major console formats. It’s probably not a bad thing in the end, as Batman Begins can only be described as middling at best. The only standout part of the game is the Batmobile levels, which share technology with Burnout 3.
Not a particularly busy week on eBay this week.
Harvest Moon (SNES) – The price on that clearance sticker will break your heart
Mega Drive Double Pack: The Incredible Hulk & Shadow Dancer
Mega Drive Double Pack: Ecco the Dolphin & The Little Mermaid
