Yeah, but thankfully I could put those in a cartridge pocket :)

Easily the most comfortable one for your pocket, other than the Micro but that can’t play OG GB/GBC games.

I went to probably every store in Akihabara hahahah. Super Potato is the most iconic chain, not sure what part of Japan you are in.

Oh man, I loved game hunting in Japan. If you haven’t, I’d recommend grabbing some Japan exclusive physicals like Super Robot Wars series, Okami, Final Fantasy & Ace Attorney. There are also a lot of Limited Run releases that have a Japanese/Asia region physical that are tens to hundreds of dollars less than the North American versions.

Damn, I envy you for getting to experience them for the first time! I didn’t start until PlayStation 2 era so I’m in a more backwards order- did 7/10, 8, Tactics, 9, 12, 15, 7R before going back to 4 on PSP in 2020 and then Crisis Core & 16 earlier this year.

I have the GBA port of 1 & 2 but got bored at some point through 1. Also played maybe half of 13 when it was released according to Xbox achievements. I remember liking it actually but was a huge pothead at the time so my memory is a bit fuzzy. Have a strange nostalgia for it though so I plan on going back soon.

Yeah! By “finally,” I mean that it’s living up to the 30 years of hype haha. I’m playing the pixel remaster on Switch so it has actual vocals and HD-2D art style for the Opera scene. Definitely helps promote the stage play presentation and I enjoyed both versions when I watched the original SNES scene afterward.

FWIW I “liked” IV but was overall disappointed with it when I played it back in 2020 (my first FFs were 7 & 10 when I got my PS2 in 2001). Having a much different experience now with VI.

About halfway through my first ever playthrough of Final Fantasy VI. All I can say is “Finally.”

Right on! I have a hacked PSP with a similar memory card solution. It’d be nice to upgrade since I’ve always been a fan of the form factor.

Interesting- I skipped Vita and not sure how to jump in on collecting for it due to the proprietary storage. Vita TV is only ~$150 atm though 🤔

Highly recommend 13 Sentinels if you’re a fan of visual novels. Simply beautiful with great music and characters. If you’re not a fan of VNs though, the RTS gameplay is so minimal that I wouldn’t bother. It’s well-designed and enjoyable but barely 10% of the runtime.

Another thing I just thought of- no new NSO confirmations? Where’s 1080?

Enjoying F-Zero 99 so far! Top 10 has been my best. I imagine they’ll add back more ships and tracks over the next year or so.

Yes please- I’m about to pull the trigger for it on Wii.

Unicorn Overlord is from Vanillaware though- I’m willing to give anything coming from them a shot.

I want to be there Day 1 but my birthday is in two weeks and my brother’s likely want to get it for me. Needa hold out!

He mentioned on Twitter that he was disappointed by the engagement metrics on the DJ Bongos episode and wanted to take some time off. Bummer cause I really liked that episode.

Some of them you can tell he’s stretching it out to hit the magic 10-minute mark. I usually can tell which ones are gonna be interesting by the thumbnail/topic and stick to the cream of the crop.

Agreed. As much as it pains me to say my primary console from college is retro, it’s been almost two decades since then (: