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Ever since buying a PS1 and Point Blank about three years ago, I have been looking for Time Crisis at the game shops I go to. Today I finally found it.

I was looking around a collectables/second hand store and found the soundtrack to the original Street Fighter movie, so I had to buy it.

I didn't know a statue of The Great Mighty Poo existed

Today in Melbourne I went to a shop called The Game Experts and got these. I have always curious about Tokyo Mirage Sessions. Visually, It has a very cool style. I don't usually like turn based RPGs, but I want to at least try it. Its not often I see Famicom Disks, but this store had a bunch of them

Its so good to see these old kiosks still in use. Played some Mario Party 4

Six to one, Hekki Allmo #1000xResist

Wasn't expecting to see WoW ads on the Melbourne trams

I see Mouthwashing npw has a release date for Switch. I remember it was announced ages ago with a 2025 date. I was was wondering what was happening with it. I have been interested ever since they were so positive about the game on Minnmax.

I flew to Melbourne today and Im here for a week. I missed out on PAX because of work, but Im hoping to visit some game shops and whatever else I can find that looks interesting.

Devil's Third and Wanted Dead.

Just saw Street Fighter, it was ok. Of the fighters, I think Dhalsim was great, really portrayed the weirdness well. Cammy's thighs were great. Chun-Li was a great character. Guile's hair and theme were great. To compare it to a similar movie, I think Mortal Kombat 2 earlier this year was better.

Rewatching this now before the new Street Fighter movie this week.

RIP Mario Kart Tour

Stuff I bought from Japan through Buyee arrived today. When I went to the Nintendo Museum last year I bought that blind box but got the VB controller The Honda book seems to have been published this year, I don't remember seeing it when I was there Nikke figure because thats the character I play as

Played Mario Kart Tour for the last time before it shuts down tomorrow. I loved this game. It has easily the best single player of any Mario Kart. The high score aspect hooked me. I played it daily for about two and a half years. Im glad the best tracks made it to 8, they had some fun designs.

Doing the trend. Its hard to think of just 9 games. Here split in thirds from as a kid/teenager/adult

Finished the three new missions in Halo Campaign Evolved. They were great. Way better than the annoying flood missions in the original game.

Finished Halo Campaign Evolved (not including the new missions) It is a great remake with a some fun moments. But I really hate the Flood, they kind of ruin the game for me. Next year I should replay Halo Reach. I remember it being great, but haven't played it since finishing it when it launched.

I played the Stellar Blade demo. I like it, but as usual with this kind of game, Im not very good at it. I will get the game, but not until next year. I have enough to play already.

Just saw the new Resident Evil movie. It was ok. It fit the Resident Evil theme well, but I was disappointed by the lack of recognisable characters. The Racoon City setting was good with some familiar scenes. Thankfully it wasn't as stressful to watch as Obsession or Until Dawn.

Zelda was better when Nintendo said there was no timeline

New Kirby looks great. Not much else for me in that Direct though. Only Xenoblade 3 and Tomb Raider

I have preordered OoT and the two amiibo

Well, that OoT gameplay demo gave me a very bad first impression of the new art style. But by the end of the trailer I mostly liked it. I will be very interested to play it for myself.

My brother got the BotW vinyl set. Its very cool.

Mario Kart 8 confirmed best Mario Kart ever

Preorder placed for the deluxe edition. I love 1000xResist. I have already bought it on Switch and Xbox and played it three times. I will play it again on Switch 2.

Finished Dark Auction. To start with, it has a very interesting story, but it really falls apart towards the end. Although it does take some unexpected turns. On the plus side, I did like the the creepy/tense vibe of the story and atmosphere. It has some nice music. youtu.be/aPDtQ_o3KLM

Got this today. I have been interested in it ever since it came out on Xbox ages ago. I was busy with other games at the time and then I kind of forgot about it. I saw this at EB today, so I bought it.

My Resident Evil amiibo arrived today. They are very cool. I haven't played Requiem yet, but I will now that I have these.

Which is better?

Halo is the only first person shooter I care about. I only like them for the campaigns. I didnt like how the previous remaster changed the original art style. So I really hope this is more faithful to the original style. It came with a cool coin too, which I wasn't expecting.

Finished Rhythm Paradise Grove. It was good and Im very happy to have another game in the series. But I think I still think Megamix is the best one. Maybe I like Groove equally as much as Beat The Beat on Wii. Semi unrelated, I wonder when Bits & Bops will eventually release on Switch.

Sad to hear Mario Kart Tour is shutting down. Until about two years ago I played it basically every day for two and a half years. Most of that time I also subscribed to the Gold Pass. It is easily the best single player Mario Kart. The high score aspect of it was always fun.

Arrived today, Dark Auction Switch 2 Edition. From what I can tell it only got a physical release in Japan. I was interested in it because it has the same writer as Another Code and Hotel Dusk. I played the Switch 1 demo earlier this year and thought the story was very interesting.

Im so happy to have a new Rhythm Paradise game after such a long time. This series and its clones like Melatonin and Bits & Bops are the only rhythm games that I actually like.

Splatoon Raiders looks a bit underwhelming if it is basically just an expanded Salmon Run mode. I was hoping for something new. After that Direct, Im in no hurry to play it.

Finished replaying Rhythm Paradise on Wii. It is great overall. But after replaying this now, and Megamix last year, I think I prefer Megamix, besides the unnecessary story. Im really looking forward to Groove in a few days

Just played the Rhythm Paradise Groove demo, it is great. Cool that to have a song with japanese vocals. I dont remember that happening in the english games before

Im going to replay this in preparation for Rhythm Paradise Groove

Finished my replay of Rise of the Tomb Raider. The game is still really good, but I liked it less than I did originally. I think mostly because I dont like the shooter parts of the game so much. The exploration and tombs are still great. Later this year I will replay Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

For fans of Sony and 2000's tech, here is a new video for you. I got a new Dream Machine that was never used for 17 years. youtu.be/FxP_Un6RNxs

That was a great direct. Can't wait for Rhythm Paradise. Looking forward to Splatoon Raiders. Very nice that Stellar Blade is coming to Switch 2, I want to play that. Xenoblade looks amazing. I just can't believe thats all they showed of Zelda.

Why does Link look like that?

Nothing else matters, we're getting a new Xenoblade. Also a Switch 2 version of Xenoblade 3. I will replay it.

If the OoT remake is real, I just hope it is good.

Just watched the Xbox showcase. Being mostly shooters, there wasn't much of interest. I definitely want to play Fable, Halo and Senua. Maybe Minecraft Dungeons 2. Bad Magpie and Vivarium look interesting, but I need to see more on those.