The Game That Got Away
Sep. 3
So I stumbled across this piece by Amber Ahlborn over at 61 Frames Per Second, and boy did it make the nostalgia sparks start flying. It's about how she really enjoyed Tetrisphere on the N64, but never bought a copy and now regrets it.
That was an experience I'd had plenty of times, never thinking it could be universal. My parents weren't willing to spend much on my gaming habits as a kid, so I had to pick games out knowing I'd be playing them for three months. That's how my RPG habit formed. But it also meant that no matter how much I liked any title with a major multiplayer element, I was hesitant to ask for it. I was an only child and would probably end up with something I could only play occasionally. So I rented and rented and rented Super Smash TV, but never bought a copy... and boy do I regret that now. That was probably the best SNES co-op title I ever played.
Any of you out there have a "game that got away" lament to share? Something you couldn't afford, or didn't really want until too late?
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There are a handful, but thankfully I've managed to rectify a lot of them. The most obvious was Valkyrie Profile, which I was addicted to like crack and never could find a copy of, and then the local Blockbuster closed down and took the only copy with them. I spend years searching for that game and eventually ended up buy not one, but two copies, just to ensure I'd have sweet sweet Valkyrie Profile. Of course by now, I have copies in English and Japanese, two copies of the sequel and am probably going to import the DS game too...
Beyond that, the big one is Earthbound. I actually owned a copy of this game, but loned it to a friend who promptly dropped it into a black hole or something. Trying to find a copy now is... well, I really hope Nintendo hurries up with that VC release.
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