Nintendo games/consoles even more bargain alerts thread

mrcheez

nintendoo wrote: »

Cuphead is 25% off , 15 quid euro, probably less on sa store

Indeed €12.20 on SA

€7.66 in Argentina... wonder how easy it is to setup an account and buy there :pac:

nintendoo

mrcheez wrote: »

Indeed €12.20 on SA

€7.66 in Argentina... wonder how easy it is to setup an account and buy there :pac:

Indeed ...

Was going to get Cuphead, but I think it'll just be me wasting days trying to beat bosses. i.e. learn pattern, repeat with harder boss. Maybe I'll wait for it to come down more in price.
Can you imagine a 2D Mario platform game that looked like Cuphead ?!

Will go for Streets of Rage 4 instead. Those guys developed their own game engine to get that working the same on all platforms. And it's 18 quid on SA store at the moment. Great job! I think we are going to see a lot more retro games being reworked with hand drawn assets and that engine. Golden Axe maybe ?! Actually, was thinking Strider needs a revision ...

gerrybbadd

nintendoo wrote: »

Indeed ...

Was going to get Cuphead, but I think it'll just be me wasting days trying to beat bosses. i.e. learn pattern, repeat with harder boss. Maybe I'll wait for it to come down more in price.
Can you imagine a 2D Mario platform game that looked like Cuphead ?!

Will go for Streets of Rage 4 instead. Those guys developed their own game engine to get that working the same on all platforms. And it's 18 quid on SA store at the moment. Great job! I think we are going to see a lot more retro games being reworked with hand drawn assets and that engine. Golden Axe maybe ?! Actually, was thinking Strider needs a revision ...

Aw Man - imagine Golden Axe in that engine! With reworked music etc as well.

deadl0ck

Invisigun Reloaded is 99c now - supposed to be good - think I have enough coins to get it for free

RGARDINR

Hi just wondering for kids they both have Nintendo switch but want headsets. There both young so was looking at The gioteck Hc-p4 on Argos for 20 euro. You reckon be grand for them? Don't want to spend big as they may break them or is there another pair for guts of 20 euro that are good? Thanks

jj880

RGARDINR wrote: »

Hi just wondering for kids they both have Nintendo switch but want headsets. There both young so was looking at The gioteck Hc-p4 on Argos for 20 euro. You reckon be grand for them? Don't want to spend big as they may break them or is there another pair for guts of 20 euro that are good? Thanks

Absolutely do not buy that headset - terrible quality - i got a gioteck headset for my son. Not exact model but the design looks the same. The mic is a plug in jack that plugs into the earphones. The connection wore out in 2 months from turning it to speak into it. Useless.

What i ended up doing was getting a good pair of inner ear earphones with a mic on the earphone cable (these will have 3 rings on the input jack) and ordering a 3metre extension cable from AliExpress so he can play fortnite in docked mode and talk to his friends. Been running great for over a year.

Ryath

Bit dearer but should last a lot longer.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-MDR-XB550AP-Extrabass-Headphones-Black/dp/B01MR2HT4M/ref=pd_lpo_107_t_0/259-1095505-3625052?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01MT5JFHZ&pd_rd_r=ddd6b96b-c44a-4f58-bd61-5c4e7dd889fc&pd_rd_w=nSCiE&pd_rd_wg=EktVC&pf_rd_p=7b8e3b03-1439-4489-abd4-4a138cf4eca6&pf_rd_r=TTBP53X0GSKJEA2QM4JW&refRID=TTBP53X0GSKJEA2QM4JW&th=1

My 10 year old daughter has been using the next model up zx660s from these 3 years now and they've stood up to a fair bit of abuse. She uses them almost every day with a tablet. Was going suggest them but they've shot up in price I got them for €40. I've used them a few times with the switch and they are pretty decent soundwise. The XB550's look very similar just don't have the single wire.

If you want an option of bluetooth these are very good for the money. Often on offer at £30. They have a aux in so you can use them wired to.

Suckit

I bought two pairs of these for my sisters kids around Halloween time and they're still going strong. Heavy use over christmas and again during this.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07XM6DLFP/
They have been using them for homework and for youtube as well as the switch between them.

nintendoo

Just got Baba Is You; about 7 quid in the SA eshop ( 25% off ). I think until the end of tomorrow.

skerry

nintendoo wrote: »

Just got Baba Is You; about 7 quid in the SA eshop ( 25% off ). I think until the end of tomorrow.

Was tempted myself, might pick it up at that price but I hear it gets pretty hard in later levels

RGARDINR

jj880 wrote: »

Absolutely do not buy that headset - terrible quality - i got a gioteck headset for my son. Not exact model but the design looks the same. The mic is a plug in jack that plugs into the earphones. The connection wore out in 2 months from turning it to speak into it. Useless.

What i ended up doing was getting a good pair of inner ear earphones with a mic on the earphone cable (these will have 3 rings on the input jack) and ordering a 3metre extension cable from AliExpress so he can play fortnite in docked mode and talk to his friends. Been running great for over a year.

Thanks for that will look into it.

sligeach

Hamster has a selection of ACA NeoGeo games on sale on the Switch eShop at the moment with 50% off. They are:

ACA NeoGeo Aero Fighters 2 – €3.49 (was €6.99)
ACA NeoGeo Metal Slug – €3.49 (was €6.99)
ACA NeoGeo Power Spikes II – €3.49 (was €6.99)
ACA NeoGeo Samurai Shodown – €3.49 (was €6.99)
ACA NeoGeo The King of Fighters ’94 – €3.49 (was €6.99)
ACA NeoGeo Zed Blade – €3.49 (was €6.99)

They're on sale until 15th May.

RobbingBandit

Metal Slug is bloody great fun bargain price for that

Nicetrustedcup

For anyone who has bought from on a holiday to the us e shop how has people paid for things on it ?

Gift cards or another card like a revalot?

fixXxer

I hate myself for asking this but

Has anyone seen decent prices on Just Dance?

Andrew76

Vasara Collection is 90% off, down to $0.99 on the US store. Some cheap shmup fun.

RocketRaccoon

fixXxer wrote: »

I hate myself for asking this but

Has anyone seen decent prices on Just Dance?

Bought it last Friday from amazon, £29.99. Smyths was €34.99.

Deep Thought

Looking for new joy con controllers? Any deals about?

tony1980

Deep Thought wrote: »

Looking for new joy con controllers? Any deals about?

Don’t put yourself through it!

Suckit

sugarman wrote: »

These look like decent deals on the eShop

ATV Drift & Tricks €1.75
Syberia 2 €1.49
Invisigun Reloaded €1.49

Invisigun Reloaded showing as €0.99 here

mrcheez

sugarman wrote: »

These look like decent deals on the eShop

ATV Drift & Tricks €1.75
Syberia 2 €1.49
Invisigun Reloaded €0.99

Cheaper in SA

E.g. Syberia 2 is €0.95

If ya fancy saving fiddy cent

fixXxer

Is Syberia an RPG or a point and click like monkey island style?

Andrew76

fixXxer wrote: »

Is Syberia an RPG or a point and click like monkey island style?

Point and click from what I've read.

jj880

Deep Thought wrote: »

Looking for new joy con controllers? Any deals about?

I got these from aliexpress for 25 euro as an extra set to have for 4 player games and 2 player games that require a pair of joycons per player. They are great.


The only difference is they charge via a usb cable but this actually works well as I can charge both sets at same time. 1 set on the switch console and the other set via the usb port on the switch dock.

They are also slightly bigger than official joycons so would be no good for labo. But apart from that I think they are well worth 25 euro.

jj880

Deep Thought wrote: »

Looking for new joy con controllers? Any deals about?

1 more thing just in case you are replacing because control stick is broken or has joycon drift. there are good repair sets on aliexpress. I got a good set for 8 euro. It came with 2 new sticks. very easy to install.

Here is the set I got:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32908400496.html

there is a 10 minute video that walks you through replacing.

gerrybbadd

sligeach wrote: »

Hamster has a selection of ACA NeoGeo games on sale on the Switch eShop at the moment with 50% off. They are:

ACA NeoGeo Aero Fighters 2 – €3.49 (was €6.99)
ACA NeoGeo Metal Slug – €3.49 (was €6.99)
ACA NeoGeo Power Spikes II – €3.49 (was €6.99)
ACA NeoGeo Samurai Shodown – €3.49 (was €6.99)
ACA NeoGeo The King of Fighters ’94 – €3.49 (was €6.99)
ACA NeoGeo Zed Blade – €3.49 (was €6.99)

They're on sale until 15th May.

Nice one - Picked up Metal Slug & King of Fighters.

Any others worth picking up from the list? I've never played either game, but I know Metal Slug is legendary

fixXxer

Samurai Shodown is a lot of fun, although I do play it with heavy nostalgia glasses. It was very refreshing to play SNK fighting games around that time, when everyone else was trying to be as much street fighter two as possible.

mirrormatrix

Where's the best place to get a good price physical copy of some AAA games these days? Getting a Switch next week and am interested in:

Breath of the Wild
Mario Galaxy
Fire Emblem

Due to size I'd prefer to get them on cartridge rather than download.

Rhyme

I've used Base.com a few times, they're pretty good.

sligeach

gerrybbadd wrote: »

Nice one - Picked up Metal Slug & King of Fighters.

Any others worth picking up from the list? I've never played either game, but I know Metal Slug is legendary

They'd be the 2 games I'd pick and Aero Fighters 2. Samurai Shodown is supposed to be decent too.

I meant to add that there's a few Arcade Archives games on sale as well. Same story with the prices and end of sale date, 15th May.

Ninja-Kid – €3.49 (was €6.99)
Ninja-Kid II – €3.49 (was €6.99)
Crazy Climber – €3.49 (was €6.99)
Double Dragon – €3.49 (was €6.99)
Moon Cresta – €3.49 (was €6.99)
Terra Cresta – €3.49 (was €6.99)

mrcheez

Just over a euro less for all of those on SA store.

Might grab Double Dragon for €2.20

CiDeRmAn

The AeroFighters games are great fun, totally bananas though!

Deep Thought

jj880 wrote: »

1 more thing just in case you are replacing because control stick is broken or has joycon drift. there are good repair sets on aliexpress. I got a good set for 8 euro. It came with 2 new sticks. very easy to install.

Here is the set I got:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32908400496.html

there is a 10 minute video that walks you through replacing.

Thanks
The left one has drift and when you push down in the thumb stick it moves an extra click

CiDeRmAn

Shoulder button on one of my Joycons is borked, any repair kits for that?

Tom Mann Centuria

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Shoulder button on one of my Joycons is borked, any repair kits for that?

That was a ninja edit and a half! Was in midst of hilarious* reply about your bored shoulder button.



*or not

jj880

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Shoulder button on one of my Joycons is borked, any repair kits for that?

You can get the buttons and/or button ribbons for a couple euro each on AliExpress. Might need a bit of investigation first. is it just the plastic shoulder button or if when you remove the button is the ribbon not responding when you press on it? I would youtube it to see what you need to buy - if you need to replace a ribbon i think itd be no harm getting the control stick set that includes the tools - im expecting to need to replace 1 stick a year. They dont seem to last very long.

nintendoo

No bargains here !

Put your joycons in a box called "break in case of emergency." or "fragile, handle with care"

Get good first, 2nd, 3rd party pro controllers ...!

jj880

nintendoo wrote: »

No bargains here !

Put your joycons in a box called "break in case of emergency." or "fragile, handle with care"

Get good first, 2nd, 3rd party pro controllers ...!

So dont bother repairing your joycons just buy pro controllers

Thanks for posting that bargain

nintendoo

jj880 wrote: »

So dont bother repairing your joycons just buy pro controllers

Thanks for posting that bargain

Sorry, didn't mean it that way. You are right. If you can repair then that's a great option. I just posted cause i was sick of joycon issues

jj880

nintendoo wrote: »

Sorry, didn't mean it that way. You are right. If you can repair then that's a great option. I just posted cause i was sick of joycon issues

I read your post wrong in that case.

I suppose it would be a good idea to get a pro controller for yourself and save your joycons for when you have a few friends over or you want to play the switch handheld. Would probably save you money in the long run.

jj880

had a look for some pro controllers. I'm really tempted by these.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32850861099.html

2 controllers for 28.20 euro including delivery.

Mr E

That's my current controller (for about a month now). They're good! Decent rumble too.

I paid about the same price on Amazon for one of them.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07DDB6B4K/

nintendoo

Hmm looks like you can play Majora's Mask on the switch with that controller!

fixXxer

Mr E wrote: »

That's my current controller (for about a month now). They're good! Decent rumble too.

I paid about the same price on Amazon for one of them.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07DDB6B4K/

Would the D pad be any good for 2D fighting games?

nintendoo

fixXxer wrote: »

Would the D pad be any good for 2D fighting games?

Also for platform games ... ????

ERG89

fixXxer wrote: »

Would the D pad be any good for 2D fighting games?

Considering a lot of Switch pro controllers have rubbish d-pad's it can't be worse. Unless you do the sticky tape fix. My advice would be to get an 8Bitdo controller for 2D fighters.

Fysh

nintendoo wrote: »

Hmm looks like you can play Majora's Mask on the switch with that controller!

:pac: Wow, that's a great pack-in game to get with a controller!

sniper_samurai

ERG89 wrote: »

Considering a lot of Switch pro controllers have rubbish d-pad's it can't be worse. Unless you do the sticky tape fix. My advice would be to get an 8Bitdo controller for 2D fighters.

If you don't mind wired the Venom arcade stick isn't bad for 2D fighters, works on PS4, PC and Xbox One too. PS4 and Xbox support is a little awkward though as you have to connect a controller to the stick to work.

You could always get a RetroBit Saturn pad for fighters either. The Saturn pad is probably the best pad ever made for 2D fighters.

jj880

Mr E wrote: »

That's my current controller (for about a month now). They're good! Decent rumble too.

I paid about the same price on Amazon for one of them.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07DDB6B4K/

Good to know

Think I can wait for AliExpress delivery if it means I get 2 of them at that price.

deadl0ck

jj880 wrote: »

Good to know

Think I can wait for AliExpress delivery if it means I get 2 of them at that price.

I also have the same ones - got them back in 2018 from AliExpress and they are still going strong (although some superglue was required after one was dropped)