Let’s launch your week with a banger bargains round-up to tempt your wallet into a little impromptu workout. Whether you’re after a grand new adventure, a nostalgic trip down memory lane, or simply looking to snag a hidden gem for a song, this week’s gaming sales offer plenty to smile about. Join me now as I objective mark the stand-outs across Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, and PC.
This Day in Gaming 🎂
In retro news, I’m celebrating the delightfully different Super Mario Bros. 2, a NES great that helped raise me. Amusingly, this sequel seems to have been developed for Western audiences out of a sense of pity (it’s mostly a re-skinned game called Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic). Why? Because Nintendo of America’s feedback to home base was that Super Mario Bros.: Lost Levels would be too crotch-kicking a thing for their customers.
We knew none of that at in 1989, of course. All I thought at the time was that I was stoked to have a choice of four heroes with different physics pros/cons. And, while I missed the hilarity of defeating enemies by dropping my buttocks on them, picking up Shy Guys to chuck off cliffs was just as entertaining.
Aussie bdays for notable games
– Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES) 1989. Get
– Resident Evil 2 (PS) 1998. Redux
– EverQuest (PC) 2000.
– Dead or Alive 2 (DC) 2000. Sequel
– Starlancer (PC) 2000. eBay
– Daxter (PSP) 2006. eBay
– Pokémon Trozei! (DS) 2006. eBay
– Trauma Center: Under the Knife (DS) 2006. eBay
– Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS) 2017. Get
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Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch
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Nintendo Switch fans can grab Hogwarts Legacy for $57. It’s a magical deal considering it was one of the most technically ambitious ports ever squeezed onto the Switch, reportedly involving a separate dev team working solely on performance optimisation. Meanwhile, Salt and Sanctuary, now a ridiculous $6.73, is often dubbed the “2D Dark Souls”, with creator James Silva admitting he made the game because he “wanted to feel like a badass” after playing Dark Souls.
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Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
Exciting Bargains for Xbox
Over on Xbox Series X, Psychonauts 2 is a mind-bending steal at $19.99. It’s packed with references to obscure psychic phenomena. Creator Tim Schafer once joked he “accidentally learned too much” about lucid dreaming while writing it. Also grabbing attention is Subnautica for $14.83, which originally began life as a VR-exclusive project before morphing into the deep-sea survival hit we know today.
Xbox One
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Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
Pure Scores for PlayStation
PlayStation 5 players can chase thrills with Crisis Core – Final Fantasy VII – Reunion for $63.74. It’s an emotional retelling that brought back much of the original PSP voice cast, to the delight of long-time fans. Or, dive into MotoGP 23 for just $27.53, where the developers added dynamic weather specifically after an online fan petition called them out for “predictable racing”.
PS4
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- RoboCop: Rogue City | PS5
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | PS4/5
- Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth HM | PS4
Or purchase a PS Store Card.
Purchase Cheap for PC
Finally, PC adventurers can nab Lies of P for $53.97, an atmospheric Soulslike inspired by Pinocchio, where the dev team revealed that the “lie system” mechanic was directly inspired by classic choose-your-own-adventure books. And if you fancy a throwback, Company of Heroes is just $4.79, a WW2 strategy classic that was so detailed it was reportedly used unofficially as a loose training tool in a Canadian military course.
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Or just get a Steam Wallet Card
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Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube.
