Recent Pickups Episode 3

It's a shocking crisis of vertical proportions! The ultimate clash of MAGestic dragons and two armies, settled on the battlefield. All will be vanquished! (I think that's all of them.)

Mario Clash

Console: Virtual Boy

Release Date: October 1995

Developer: Nintendo

Publisher: Nintendo

Acquired From: Stoner kid that lives behind a steel yard 

Condition: Torn label (seems like a common problem, as the Virtual Boy completely envelops its games

Notes: It's just like the original Mario Brothers, in 3D...and red...and not very good. Comprises 7% of the Virtual boy library, so there's that.



Vertical Force

Console: Virtual Boy

Release Date:  December 1995

Developer: Hudson

Publisher: Nintendo

Acquired From: Stoner kid that lives behind a steel yard 

Condition: Good! Probably not played much...for several reason

Notes: Are those ships in the foreground or background? Oh shit, I'm dead.




Dragon Quest VIII

Console: PS2

Release Date: November 15, 2005

Developer: Level-5

Publisher: Square Enix

Acquired From: Gamestop (I know, I know.)

Condition: Great!

Notes: Impulse buy while I was at Gamestop for something else. Last DQ game I played was Dragon Warrior for the NES. (Nintendo Power giveaway, son!)

Flipnic: Ultimate Pinball

Console: PS2

Release Date:  July 13, 2005

Developer: Capcom

Publisher: Sony

Acquired From: The Exchange

Condition: Excellent, until I forgot to remove the insert while cleaning the case. Now the insert is sporting a nice Goo Gone smudge.

Notes: Both All Gen Gamers and Retronauts have been talking about this Pinball game. I had to give it a whirl.




Army of Two

Console: PS3

Release Date: March 4, 2008

Developer: EA Montreal

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Acquired From: Bieber clone desperate for cash to buy Battlefield 3

Condition: !Bueno!

Notes: Planning on getting repeatedly shot in the face? Don't forget your spooky metal hockey mask!





Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Console: PS3

Release Date: March 2, 2010

Developer: Electronic Arts

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Acquired From: Bieber clone desperate for cash to buy Battlefield 3

Condition: Passes inspection

Notes: In typical fashion, I got this just in time for the sequel!





Crysis 2

Console: PS3

Release Date: March 22, 2011

Developer: Crytek

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Acquired From: Bieber clone desperate for cash to buy Battlefield 3

Condition: It's grrrrrrreat!

Notes: The console version of the game that crushed your super computer's video card. Let's hope it doesn't set alight my aging PS3.

MAG

Console: PS3

Release Date: January 26, 2010

Developer: Zipper Interactive

Publisher: SCEA

Acquired From: Bieber clone desperate for cash to buy Battlefield 3

Condition: 256 problems, but condition ain't one.

Notes: With 256 players on the same same battlefield, I'm taking my FPS deficiency to a whole new level.





Vanquish
Console: PS3

Release Date: October 19, 2010

Developer: Platinum Games

Publisher: Sega

Acquired From: The Exchange

Condition: Super duper!

Notes: Cover-based shooter set against rocket-powered douchbaggery. Plus, this game has a scoreboard--remember when games had scores? That's everything I could ever want in a game.

Bioshock 2

Console: PS3

Release Date: February 9, 2010

Developer: 2K

Publisher: 2K

Acquired From: Gamestop (Again, I know.) 

Condition: New! (Sort of.)

Notes: Gamestop was selling this NEW for $10 a couple weeks ago. You'd already know that if you followed me on Twitter. Inevitably, it was the "gutted" copy.





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