Comments on: The makings of a physical game collection (on “paper,” at least)

By: cary

cary — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 11:15:50 +0000

Jax and Daxter was another game, like Rachet & Clank, that I tried and enjoyed, but just didn’t play further. I’d like to give that game (or one of those games) a go someday.

Physical copies of games are especially nice to have for newer systems — those hard drives can fill up fast if you’re downloading lots of stuff digitally! And for older systems, it’s the only way to go. Of course, it’s unfortunate to find that some games are just more difficult to find than others (prices for used copies of Super Mario Sunshine are pretty outrageous, for example), but the search is part of the fun…sometimes. 🙂

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By: cary

cary — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 11:08:52 +0000

Haha, now that’s something I never would have thought of when searching for theses games — that misspellings could lead to great finds! My EBay skills are remarkably rusty, as I discovered upon looking for my own copy of Xenoblade Chronicles some time ago. I forgot how much work went into just navigating that site to find the best deals.

It’s been a good long time since I went searching for games in person. Like *really* searching, not just picking up a pre-oder or something. Unfortunately, there aren’t any independent game shop or used media shops in the area anymore. I used to have the best time at those places scouring bins for something special. Definitely not anywhere near as fun to do online.

I think Shadow of Colussus is a top priority. I recently saw a couple copies going for a fair price on Amazon.

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By: duckofindeed

duckofindeed — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 00:53:40 +0000

I love having physical copies of games. I considered downloading Portal once on the computer, but then I wanted a physical disc, so I bought it for the PS3. Even though it cost extra that way. If you haven’t already, you might want to try Jak and Daxter on the PS2, particularly the first. It’s a really fun and goofy platformer, and it’s one of my favorite games ever.

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By: veryverygaming

veryverygaming — Sat, 21 Nov 2015 11:57:47 +0000

Great list. I love the physical stuff, and my preference, weird as it may be, is for buying games in person from a brick-and-mortar shop where possible. In fact funnily enough, with the exception of Ratchet and Clank, which I don’t own, I have all of these games sitting on my shelves right now. All of them are worth playing, definitely, but in terms of priority I would probably put Shadow of the Colossus at the top. Having said that, Abe’s Oddysee is a great first choice too, I enjoyed it as a kid (got nowhere near beating it, of course!) and enjoyed re-playing it last year. I spoke about it on our podcast at some point… episode 3, if you’re interested. (https://veryverygaming.wordpress.com/2014/06/12/very-very-gaming-show-episode-3/)

I have a small tip for Abe. This was something I learned when trying to get hold of the follow-up to Abe’s Oddysee, Abe’s Exoddus. The unconventional spellings in these titles are confusing as hell, which makes it easy to exploit ebay. So for instance I was able to snag an auction for “Abe’s Exodus” which went for far less than the game typically sells for. It’s definitely worthwhile searching for Abe’s Odyssey or other variants, because you never know!

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