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I'm trying to think of the last time being a super early adopter actually paid off when it comes to consoles. Maybe PS2? Perhaps Gamecube? It certainly hasn't been any of the other consoles/handhelds since.

Oh wait, PS3 with the built in backwards compatibility that they engineered out after the initial release. That's the last time being an early adopter was actually beneficial, I think.
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man i remember my ps2 pre-order was $10, but in order to "buy" the system i had to also buy 3 launch games
tekkan tag
armored core
the summoner

is what i got

in hindsight walking around nyc w/ a huge ps2 logo bag was really stupid
 
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I'm trying to think of the last time being a super early adopter actually paid off when it comes to consoles. Maybe PS2? Perhaps Gamecube? It certainly hasn't been any of the other consoles/handhelds since.

Oh wait, PS3 with the built in backwards compatibility that they engineered out after the initial release. That's the last time being an early adopter was actually beneficial, I think.
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Yeah the first run PS3 that can also play PS2 was something I really wanted and just missed getting. To this day it still bugs me because I've got a PS2 taking up shelf space and it's a bit of an eyesore.

I'd agree that was the last time being an early adopter made a whole lot of sense, outside of FOMO from some mega-game close to launch (BOTW is all that really comes to mind).

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man i remember my ps2 pre-order was $10, but in order to "buy" the system i had to also buy 3 launch games
tekkan tag
armored core
the summoner

is what i got

in hindsight walking around nyc w/ a huge ps2 logo bag was really stupid
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Carrying a new system down the street is such a "back when I was idealistic and thought the world was a friendly place" relic of a memory. I can't remember the last time I did that. Just going from Best Buy to my car with the Switch 2, I was making jokes about how we were all going to get mugged.

Armored Core 2 is absolutely what I would have gotten with the PS2 in the alternate universe where I got a launch PS2. Got one about two years later for Final Fantasy X and had to carry it home in a backpack during a rainstorm that rolled in on the walk over to the store. Was a big fan of the first Armored Core on PS1 and then completely fell off with the series until AC6, but in some alternate universe it's what I got with the PS2 and I stayed a big AC fan for years.
 
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Lanx said:
man i remember my ps2 pre-order was $10, but in order to "buy" the system i had to also buy 3 launch games
tekkan tag
armored core
the summoner

is what i got

in hindsight walking around nyc w/ a huge ps2 logo bag was really stupid
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I think when I purchased my PS2 on launch day it required only one game; Software Etc in Redding, CA. Went with Tekken Tag and it was objectively the superior choice at the time I think haha.
 
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I think when I purchased my PS2 on launch day it required only one game; Software Etc in Redding, CA. Went with Tekken Tag and it was objectively the superior choice at the time I think haha.
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yo i think i had to buy 2 accessories too, i mean you had to buy a memory card anyway
 
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yo i think i had to buy 2 accessories too, i mean you had to buy a memory card anyway
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Yeah; I think the whole bundle was 1 game, two controllers, and two memory cards. For like 400? It was like their only pre-order deal. Or maybe more. Honestly it's been a long ass time; can't remember haha.
 
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But really, if I could decide the direction of the Zelda franchise as a whole, I'd prefer they went back to the roots of Zelda, even if they make some remasters/remakes of old games to make some money, I'd really love a remake of A Link to the Past similar to what they did for Link's Awakening, or even a HD port of Link Between Worlds that was only on 3DS, on Switch 1/2. I think they also would make a TON of money from a strong full remake of Ocarina of Time / Majora's Mask, and I am probably in the minority but I'd buy the shit out of a Zelda 2 remake, in 2D with 3D graphics like they did for Metroid 2 (Samus Returns) on 3DS. I prefer to play "smaller" Zelda games, they can be open a bit (like Ocarina/Majora were) but have clear direction and to-the-point, not endless aimless wandering because you can climb everything, run everywhere, fly and such.. it's not how I prefer my Zelda. I like dungeons and bosses and classic items.
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Things Nintendo should be doing:

Zelda
-Ocarina of Time full top-down 4K visual remake (Demon Souls style)
-Zelda 1 HD2D Remake
-Zelda 2 HD2D Remake
-Link to the Past HD2D Remake
-Phantom Hourglass + Spirit Tracks HD remaster dual-pack with normal controls
-Link Between Worlds Remastered
-Majora's Mask Remastered or full top-down 4K visual remake (Demon Souls style)

Mario
-Super Mario 64 full top-down 4K visual remake
-Mario 3D All-Stars II (Mario Galaxy 2, Mario 3D Land, both in HD to mainly fix the latter's resolution)

Metroid
-Metroid Prime 2 Remastered
-Metroid Prime 3 Remastered
-Metroid Fusion Remake in the style of Dread

Leave Super Metroid alone, it's perfection and needs to have the exact physics and mechanics that it has now in order to continue to be what it is.
 
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So, yeah. I think Wii plus Twilight Princess was the last day one console buy I had. Maybe Xbox 360 but I regretted it because I just played Oblivion on it.
 
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Guess people weren't lined up to pay a ton for old ass ports after all. The game key card shit doesn't help either.
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Cause these games were mostly necro'd from the PS4 era... not sure what Nintendo was thinking on that one.

Pickings are gonna be slim for a while. DK Bonanza looks alright. Just "alright", because it's got that 3D washed-out look that a lot of Switch 1 games had. I'd prefer another DKC Returns / Tropical Freeze style 2D masterpiece over a 3D sequel to DK64. Either way, totally willing to give it a whirl if it gets good reviews.

Other than that, pretty much waiting for Metroid Prime 4 while I use the Switch 2 to play Switch 1 things. Still looking at BOTW as my next big project but we'll see.
 
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I loved BotW. Top 10 all time. But TotK was too samey despite a pretty cool story that was a direct sequel. I wasn’t the biggest fan of building crazy shit in a Zelda game.
 
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ive only played mario kart on my switch2 and mario kart is only fun for about 15 mins and then i'm bored. i can't believe they launched a console in 2025 with basically only one game

i pretty much have to buy donkey kang because its the only other game coming out in the next few months, even though i've never played a donkey kong game before more than an hour. i hope it clicks with me

edit: i also got hogwarts legacy, theres a cool trick if you insert the physical hogwarts cart you can launch the game and "redeem" a voucher that lets you buy the digital version of the switch 2 game for $10. i already beat the game on ps5 but for $10 i have a portable version now. i just borrowed the copy for 5 mins from my neighbors kid
 
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ive only played mario kart on my switch2 and mario kart is only fun for about 15 mins and then i'm bored. i can't believe they launched a console in 2025 with basically only one game

i pretty much have to buy donkey kang because its the only other game coming out in the next few months, even though i've never played a donkey kong game before more than an hour. i hope it clicks with me

edit: i also got hogwarts legacy, theres a cool trick if you insert the physical hogwarts cart you can launch the game and "redeem" a voucher that lets you buy the digital version of the switch 2 game for $10. i already beat the game on ps5 but for $10 i have a portable version now. i just borrowed the copy for 5 mins from my neighbors kid
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Wonder what else that trick works on. Pretty neat.

Missing out by not playing the Donkey Kong games. DKC and DKC2 are two of the best platformers of the SNES era. They were magical at the time on a CRT TV, just cutting-edge visuals and smooth AF gameplay. DKC3 - while solid - I never liked much, seemed like they ran out of a lot of creativity and just reused the same biomes over and over. DKC Returns and Tropical Freeze (basically DKC4 and 5) bounced back and were both modern masterpieces.

Liking DKC is kinda contingent on liking platformers (Mario-style in particular) at all. But yeah, anyone who has enjoyed 2D Marios at any point is really missing out by not playing the five DKCs.

Never played DK64, which Bonanza seems to be more of a sequel to than it is to the DKCs. Anyone know if it's worth blasting it before Bonanza? Probably not, early 3D didn't age nearly as well as mid-90's 2D and I doubt there's a DK64 HD port floating around.
 
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About ready to see a flood of these worthless systems restocked now. Targets all around the metro MN have plenty in stock and it appears it is staying that way.
 
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kid's grampa wants to buy them a SECOND switch 2 so they have one at their house, and for road trips.

i told him to just buy a dock and 2 pro controllers if he feeling all money bags but he seems set on it.
 
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kid's grampa wants to buy them a SECOND switch 2 so they have one at their house, and for road trips.

i told him to just buy a dock and 2 pro controllers if he feeling all money bags but he seems set on it.
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I know one family that has 3 switches , two kids and dad switch
 
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Lanx said:
man i remember my ps2 pre-order was $10, but in order to "buy" the system i had to also buy 3 launch games
tekkan tag
armored core
the summoner

is what i got

in hindsight walking around nyc w/ a huge ps2 logo bag was really stupid
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I didn't pre-order the PS2. But I spent the night outside of Best Buy, and got one that way. I was like 5th in line.
I don't remember needing to buy any games to purchase it. I remember buying Ridge Racer for it, but maybe that's a memory of PS1. I kinda remember Midnight Club, but at the same time, I only remember the name. I don't remember ever playing it, so I don't think I actually bought that one.
And yeah, Summoner as well. I definitely had that one, and I remember playing it. More importantly, I remember the old Summoner Geeks video.

 
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Yeah the first run PS3 that can also play PS2 was something I really wanted and just missed getting. To this day it still bugs me because I've got a PS2 taking up shelf space and it's a bit of an eyesore.

I'd agree that was the last time being an early adopter made a whole lot of sense, outside of FOMO from some mega-game close to launch (BOTW is all that really comes to mind).



Carrying a new system down the street is such a "back when I was idealistic and thought the world was a friendly place" relic of a memory. I can't remember the last time I did that. Just going from Best Buy to my car with the Switch 2, I was making jokes about how we were all going to get mugged.

Armored Core 2 is absolutely what I would have gotten with the PS2 in the alternate universe where I got a launch PS2. Got one about two years later for Final Fantasy X and had to carry it home in a backpack during a rainstorm that rolled in on the walk over to the store. Was a big fan of the first Armored Core on PS1 and then completely fell off with the series until AC6, but in some alternate universe it's what I got with the PS2 and I stayed a big AC fan for years.
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I had 2nd gen PS3 (60 gig), and that also had backwards compatibility, but they made it software instead of hardware. It always worked, though, and I played plenty of old PS1 & 2 games on it. I tried to spend the night outside of Best Buy for this one also, but I was like 40 in line, and realized I wasn't going to get one, so I went home right away.

Another memory of PS2 release. It came out right before Halloween, so I intentionally set it up downstairs on the family 36" CRT TV with the curtains open, so all the kids coming up to the house to go trick or treating could see me playing it. I was a dick.
 
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