For some reason my youngest picked it up and is totally enthralled.
Gaming deals, half price caplets
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If you have the work space, getting your kid into building the real things is a logical next step... they'll get great fine motor skills, and learn planning (and patience) during the build. RC kit cars (like from Tamiya or Axial) are also really fun to build.
Edited to say sorry for being off topic.
If you have the work space, getting your kid into building the real things is a logical next step... they'll get great fine motor skills, and learn planning (and patience) during the build. RC kit cars (like from Tamiya or Axial) are also really fun to build.
Edited to say sorry for being off topic.
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NIS (Nippon Ichi Software), a JRPG company that mostly specializes in turn-based tactics games like Disgaea, is having a catalogue sale this week, partly to pitch the launch of Disgaea 7. Some of their older games are deeply discounted - Digaea 1, Disgaea 2, and Phantom Brave are all 80% off ($4 USD).
store.steampowered.com
Publisher Sale (10/2/2023 - 10/16/2023)
Save up to 80% on select titles, including the Disgaea series, Ys series, and The Legend of Heroes series!
Lamplighters League, which is by the Harebrained Schemes (dev that made the good Shadowrun isometric RPGs), is available as part of Gamepass.
Bandai Namco is offering a Humble Bundle that is far more straightforward than most have been. Nine games (actually many more than nine, but I'll get to that) for $10 (or more).
The Bandai Namco Fights, Frights, and Fantasy Game Bundle
It contains:
One Piece Odyssey is a relatively new game, and according to Is There Any Deal, it's never been lower than $25. If you've been waiting for a deeper discount for this game alone, here's your chance.
Apparently, the One Piece and Tales of Arise are discount codes, not the game (25% off for Tales of Arise, 50% off for One Piece Odyssey).
Outside of that, if there's any two games you want from this bundle, I think it's worth the purchase price.
The Bandai Namco Fights, Frights, and Fantasy Game Bundle
It contains:
- Tekken 7
- Code Vein
- Katamari Damacy: Reroll
- God Eater 3
- Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition
- .Hack//G.U. Last Recode
Tales of AriseOne Piece Odyssey- Pac-Man Museum+
Apparently, the One Piece and Tales of Arise are discount codes, not the game (25% off for Tales of Arise, 50% off for One Piece Odyssey).
Outside of that, if there's any two games you want from this bundle, I think it's worth the purchase price.
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If you don't have it already, Cryptark is being released for free on Steam for the next 48 hours (or I guess more like 45 now) ahead of the release of the sequel.
The WB 100 Bundle from humble Bundle:
This is a great bundle. Mortal K,ombat XL Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate, Back 4 Blood, All 4 (!!!) batman Arkham games in GOTY/Deluxe Editions, Injustice 2 legendary edition, both Shadow of Mordor games, Gotham Knights and Mad Max. $15 for the entire bundle
This is a great bundle. Mortal K,ombat XL Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate, Back 4 Blood, All 4 (!!!) batman Arkham games in GOTY/Deluxe Editions, Injustice 2 legendary edition, both Shadow of Mordor games, Gotham Knights and Mad Max. $15 for the entire bundle
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Just as a point of comparison, it's pretty common for the Arkham games to be discounted to $5 each. Same with Mad Max. I'm not sure about the others.
I can say that there is a lot of good playtime in that bundle. Arkham Asylum was an absolute masterpiece. The later games have better gameplay, with tighter mechanics, but Asylum has god-tier immersion that the later games just don't offer. And the Mordor games are solid, but very similar to the Arkham series, so you may want breaks in between.
I can say that there is a lot of good playtime in that bundle. Arkham Asylum was an absolute masterpiece. The later games have better gameplay, with tighter mechanics, but Asylum has god-tier immersion that the later games just don't offer. And the Mordor games are solid, but very similar to the Arkham series, so you may want breaks in between.
Alan Wake 2 is available on Green Man Gaming and their OCT17 code for 17% off applies. Can get Deluxe Edition for $58.
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~32 different Switch games for $30 at QVC. Stuff seems to be selling fast so YMMV. You can only buy 1 game per transaction and need an email for each, but the selection of games is great. Wonder, Smash, etc.
Deets via slickdeals
There's also a ps5 deal for Spider-Man 2 or NBA 2K24 Kobe Bryant.
Deets via slickdeals
There's also a ps5 deal for Spider-Man 2 or NBA 2K24 Kobe Bryant.
Prime Gaming is offering the new Invincible Presents: Atom Eve for free for Amazon Prime subscribers on Epic for the next weekish.
Prime is also giving away Doom 3 on GoG for that one person who does not have it yet
Rage 2 as well but now on Epic store
Rage 2 as well but now on Epic store
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While you are at it, you can also get Half Life 1 for free on steam.
And if you have the hardware for it you can play it with raytracing due to this mod.
To set up the right dlss version there is also this helpful Digital Foundry video (although, there has been some time since that video. maybe newer dlss versions don't require this fix)
And if you have the hardware for it you can play it with raytracing due to this mod.
To set up the right dlss version there is also this helpful Digital Foundry video (although, there has been some time since that video. maybe newer dlss versions don't require this fix)
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$299 for a 1up arcade machine with Street Fighter releases (and more).
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Pretty good deal I believe for folk not interested in building up there own emulation cabinet?
Arcade1Up Street Fighter II Legacy Edition Arcade Machine $299 + Free Shipping
Various retailers have Arcade1Up Street Fighter II Legacy Edition Arcade Machine from $299. Shipping is free. Thanks to Community Members cchen326 and SlikDeal for sharing this deal. Availab ...
Pretty good deal I believe for folk not interested in building up there own emulation cabinet?
If that's the brand I think it is, the cabinet is WAY too small. It's like they decided that people would want arcade machines for their 10 year old kids.$299 for a 1up arcade machine with Street Fighter releases (and more).
Arcade1Up Street Fighter II Legacy Edition Arcade Machine $299 + Free Shipping
Various retailers have Arcade1Up Street Fighter II Legacy Edition Arcade Machine from $299. Shipping is free. Thanks to Community Members cchen326 and SlikDeal for sharing this deal. Availab ...
Pretty good deal I believe for folk not interested in building up there own emulation cabinet?
I have several Arcade1Up cabinets. I can assure you that they work, and are a suitable way to get a curated set of emulated games. It's plug-and-play at its finest, and there's ample sites online that will give you instructions on how to hijack them for broader emulation use, if you are so inclined.
Quarthios is correct that most of their cabinets (including the one linked) are about 3/4 the size of the original arcade cabinets, and are better played sitting down, or placed on a high table without the riser. However, they have recently (within the last year or so) started making what are called "XL" cabinets that are full-sized. Here's the Pac-Man XL. Note that the Pac-Man XL measures at 66" tall, while the "Legacy" ones are 55-58" tall.
Edit: As for the original question: $300 is a good deal, all things considered. Buying a DIY cabinet kit from a shop usually costs around $300, and doesn't include anything but the frame. No monitor, no emulator machine, no games. And that might not even be a full-sized cabinet, it might just be a bar-top model.
Second edit: I think one of the things that struck me the most about the A1Up thing is the number of games on the consoles. Not that it's too little, like many emulation fans cry - it's that it's just right. For most people, once you get above ~100 games, you start to push into analysis paralysis territory. The big-time emulation packages (Pandora's Key, etc.) having thousands of games just makes it more likely that you'll either play one of a very short list of games you really know and like... or not play anything at all.
Quarthios is correct that most of their cabinets (including the one linked) are about 3/4 the size of the original arcade cabinets, and are better played sitting down, or placed on a high table without the riser. However, they have recently (within the last year or so) started making what are called "XL" cabinets that are full-sized. Here's the Pac-Man XL. Note that the Pac-Man XL measures at 66" tall, while the "Legacy" ones are 55-58" tall.
Edit: As for the original question: $300 is a good deal, all things considered. Buying a DIY cabinet kit from a shop usually costs around $300, and doesn't include anything but the frame. No monitor, no emulator machine, no games. And that might not even be a full-sized cabinet, it might just be a bar-top model.
Second edit: I think one of the things that struck me the most about the A1Up thing is the number of games on the consoles. Not that it's too little, like many emulation fans cry - it's that it's just right. For most people, once you get above ~100 games, you start to push into analysis paralysis territory. The big-time emulation packages (Pandora's Key, etc.) having thousands of games just makes it more likely that you'll either play one of a very short list of games you really know and like... or not play anything at all.
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Man, I have wanted a full size cab since that weird "Not a pin ball machine" thing showed up at the YMCA when I was a kid and I was able to beg a quarter off mom, push a chair up in front of it, stand on the chair and die very quickly in my first game of Space Invaders.
Last year I wanted to turn the OMG WTF plasma TV my dad left at my house the year before into a bar table Galga machine. I finally sent it back home with him as untreatable depression and anxiety not to mention the loss of brain plasticity, means I would never build it. That small plasma weighed over 100lbs, I think it was an original plasma. Glass so thick it could stop a tank (It is how you get a what 23" 3" thick plasma to cut into your hands with its 2 back handles when you pick it up. I The entire back was covered in different connectors, most of which a life time in IT did not prepare me to recognize.
I still have no place to put a cab and worry knowing a friend who had an original Joust machine in his living room that got played 2-3x per decade that mine would also just be a dust collector after the first week.
At an old place my wife and I lived there was a long open room/closet next to the stairs down and out of our 2nd floor room that I wanted to put 8-10 pachinko machines on one wall with bar stools for a hidden pachinko parlor. The depression and anxiety stopped that from ever happening. We were renting so that was for the best. I think at that point I only had ~4 Japanese friends that I could have dressed up black suit and tie with white shirt. Only 2 smoked so I would have had to buy a smoke machine to really make that room/closet feel right. Wait, I had another friend I though was Japanese for more than a decade before he let me know he was Italian, and he smoked (RIP).
5 days and ~20 hours until Epic starts their free game every day X mas thing.. W00t!
This weeks 2 games were a Kaiju fighting game and something unmemorable. Free is free though. And game hoarders love to hoard.
My wife got me the MK2 cabinet for a birthday. It works well enough, I do wish it was just a hair bigger, but it totally works for me and my daughter to play.
I really want a NBA Jam one, but I'm also toying with the idea of just building my own mega cabinet.
I really want a NBA Jam one, but I'm also toying with the idea of just building my own mega cabinet.
I think you all need an arcade cabinet thread.
Back to deals: it looks like Humble Bundle is doing a series of ~48h bundles, possibly returns of popular ones from this year. Keep an eye on https://www.humblebundle.com/bundles I guess.
Back to deals: it looks like Humble Bundle is doing a series of ~48h bundles, possibly returns of popular ones from this year. Keep an eye on https://www.humblebundle.com/bundles I guess.
Latest one is the Unparalleled Puzzlers Bundle:
$10 gets you:
Baba is You
Dorfromantik
Creaks
The Last Campfire
Monument Valley: Panoramic Edition
Monument Valley 2: Panoramic Edition
DARQ: Complete Edition
Of those, I've played both Baba is You and Dorfromantik (Baba is You is a brainteaser puzzler, while Dorfromantik is a low-key tile placement game,) both of which are excellent, and probably worth the $10 by themselves.
Until Dec 20 Epic is giving away Destiny 2 the something collection which I believe may be the game plus all the additional content. So I was wrong about the Epic free days of xmas starting. Still it was a game I wanted but was put off by all the DLC tacked on as it the norm these days. Awesome to get it all for free.
The base Destiny game is free, this is the collection of DLCs.
Also they still say they'll be giving away 15+ games during the sale, but maybe they're starting that later this year (it's been Dec 15th or later in prior years.)
Their main sale has some decent stuff with sale prices combined with an extra 30% off. I guess I'm going to pick up the Telltale Expanse for $10. AC Mirage and Alan Wake 2 are in the ~25 range too, along with most of the Sony ports.
Yeah yeah, it's Epic Games client not Steam.
Also they still say they'll be giving away 15+ games during the sale, but maybe they're starting that later this year (it's been Dec 15th or later in prior years.)
Their main sale has some decent stuff with sale prices combined with an extra 30% off. I guess I'm going to pick up the Telltale Expanse for $10. AC Mirage and Alan Wake 2 are in the ~25 range too, along with most of the Sony ports.
Yeah yeah, it's Epic Games client not Steam.
I'm not too fussed about buying an Ubisoft game on Epic because after all I can just fire up Ubisoft Connect and play it through that if the Epic Games Launcher stops working.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is $20 on Epic, drops to $13.25 with the 33%-off coupon.
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$150 xbox series S + headset @ Costco. In store only, and stock will probably evaporate quick. YMMV.
Combined with Costco’s warranty policy, pretty smokin’ deal. The Series X w/ Diablo for $350 was worth the extra $200 imo, but this is about as impulse-buy as the old Nintendo GameCube for ~$100.
Combined with Costco’s warranty policy, pretty smokin’ deal. The Series X w/ Diablo for $350 was worth the extra $200 imo, but this is about as impulse-buy as the old Nintendo GameCube for ~$100.
Latest of the holiday quick-run Humble Bundles are:
Scary Games (21 more hours left) - $18 gets you:
SCP: 5K
Labyrinthine
The Mortuary Assistant
Visage
Them and Us
The Blackout Club
HUMBLE HEROINES (1 day 21 hours left) - $15 gets you:
Control Ultimate Edition
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Syberia: The World Before
Praey for the Gods
Sable
Dreamscaper
Call of the Sea
Batora: Lost Haven
Scary Games (21 more hours left) - $18 gets you:
SCP: 5K
Labyrinthine
The Mortuary Assistant
Visage
Them and Us
The Blackout Club
HUMBLE HEROINES (1 day 21 hours left) - $15 gets you:
Control Ultimate Edition
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Syberia: The World Before
Praey for the Gods
Sable
Dreamscaper
Call of the Sea
Batora: Lost Haven
Epic store is now running it's winter sale + giveaway of the day where every day untill xmas (maybe after?) they give away a new game at 11:00 AM. Today is DNF Duel which is a fighting game set in Dungeon and fighter universe
Catalyst Game Labs is giving 25% off all webstore purchases $50 and up until Jan 2, with the caveat that they won't ship until Jan 2.
Twitter link
Store link
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Epic’s give away today is Art of Rally. It’s an artistically bent take on rally driving, and it’s been on my wishlists for a loooooong time. Free is kick butt pricing, and it’s almost half off everywhere else.
Just in case: that's probably January 3, not March 1. I was thinking that was a surprisingly long sale, at first.
I like European date format better, but still default to reading them in US format.
For anyone who wants it but somehow doesn't have it, EGS has Fallout 3 GOTY for free today.
I wasn't super thrilled with Deathloop, but it's very polished and well done if you like the time loop genre. And free is an excellent price. I don't think any of the DLC is meaningful, so you should be able to enjoy the whole thing for zero dollars.
I loved it, but it has a discrete end and I have no interest in going back. Free is a wonderful price for that game.
