All-Gen Short List *RESET*

My wife and I continue to explore various video games on various systems. All too often we either come across old games that appeal to us that we were unaware of, or a new game that appeals to us sneaks out and we have trouble tracking down. This happens generally after we return from the Portland Retro Gaming Expo each year. With all this in mind, I realized my previous "short list" was a mess! So I present you with a better organized, longer "short" list:

PS1
Einhander
Hoshigami
Spyro Year of the Dragon(litho cover)

PS2
Silent Hill Origins
Silent Hill Shattered Memories
Urban Reign

PS3
Folklore
ModNation Racers

PS4
Metal Max Xeno
Zone of the Enders 2 VR
Summer Lesson: Allison Snow & Chisato Shinjo (English)

NES
Dragon Warrior 2
Dragon Warrior 3
Dragon Warrior 4
Legend of Zelda
Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link

SNES
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park 2: The Chaos Continues
Secret of Evermore

N64
Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time CIB
Super Mario 64 CIB
Turok 3 Shadow of Oblivion CIB

GameCube
Battalion Wars
Kirby Air Ride
Pac-Man World Rally

Wii
Back to the Future
Battalion Wars 2
Klonoa
Mad World
Sam & Max Season One
Speed Racer

Nintendo DS
Chibi Robo Park Patrol
Digimon World Dawn
Moon
Nostalgia
Okamiden
Time Hollow
Touch Detective

Genesis
Gunstar Heroes CIB

Sega CD
Mansion of Hidden Souls

Saturn
Real Dream Mansion: Someone Behind the Door

Dreamcast
Nightmare Creatures 2

Xbox
Crash Nitro Kart
Land of the Dead
Urban Chaos

Xbox 360
Alice Madness Returns

Xbox One

I've left some spaces, as I hope update and keep better track of this post than my last.

What is everyone else hoping to add to their gaming library? Do we share any in common?

Comments 5

honestgamer Staff Nov 22, 2018

I have a short list of my own, as you know, but there are some games on your list I certainly wouldn't mind having myself: Einhander, Hoshigami, Secret of Evermore, Kirby Air Ride, the Battalion Wars games, and Nostalgia (which is actually on my list).

jerec Nov 22, 2018

I'm actually pretty content for games I'm realistically going to able to own. I'd really like the GameCube and Wii Fire Emblem games, but they are way too expensive. Given how popular the series has become since then, I hold out hope that Nintendo will make them available digitally or as a remastered edition on Switch.

honestgamer Staff Nov 23, 2018

I'm just glad I bought those games already. Fire Emblem on GameCube I got right near launch, and the Wii one I managed to find on eBay like a year or two after release for the standard $50. Shortly after that, their prices both started climbing. Stuff like that explains why I try to buy everything that interests me near launch, but then I sometimes get stung by something like an Assassin's Creed game that drops 50% in price 3 months after release even when it's apparently selling well and critics and fans love it. And now Sony seems to think the right price for most of its PS4 stuff is $10 to $20, which is just bizarre. Anyway, I would love to see Nintendo show additional support for its older titles, but every time that happens, someone comes along to try to dunk on Nintendo for trotting out older content. I guess there's no scenario that's great for everyone.

overdrive Staff Nov 24, 2018

Fun Fact: A few years ago I bought the three PS1 Spyro games and have gone through the first two and am planning to do the third in the near future. A couple days ago, I saw that those games have been re-released for modern consoles with upgraded graphics and the like. And I felt temptation. I remember being amazed by the first game from a demo disc I'd gotten in a magazine that had a stage or two in it and when I saw a trailer for the remake, it kind of brought that feeling back.

And then I remembered the backlog, that I just bought a PS4 and that my backlog wasn't going to be getting any smaller all that quickly because of that, so I decided to back off the "gotta get everything that looks cool" train.

TomatoMan Blogger Nov 25, 2018

There are of course more games than these I’d like to own, but these are just some with greater interest as of right now lol

Regarding fire emblem on GameCube, I was lucky enough to get it at a garage sale for real cheap, the Wii game I got from a friends game shop. It’s still possible to get them at a decent price, don’t give up!

I too saw the Spyro re-releases, I however caved and picked it up. The Spyro games are some of my favorite platformers, and I also enjoy making comparisons between originals and remakes. lol