Killer apps(games) / System sellers - The Bear and Badger

regmcfly

Fixed.

regmcfly

I was actually a 9/9/99 boy

GurtTractor

I bought a GTX 1080 pretty much purely for the purpose of playing Total Warhammer 2 at high/ultra settings, possibly got an Xbox for Halo: CE, Gamecube probably for Rogue Squadron, Gameboy for Link's Awakening I think. But generally I buy systems for several games that I fancy the look of.

regmcfly

That's a good shout

Yossarian

Halo sold me an Xbox.

GurtTractor

Yeah it's one of those you play co-op round a mate's, and think "oh shit I need this".

hylian_elf

I’m going with Vela format too. Top idea.

I started buying consoles at launch at some point just because I could and because I have/bad spending habit. Not for any particular game. So for those I’ve put N/A under bought for.

PS1 Bought for: Street Fighter Alpha
Buy it for: Final Fantasy VII

PS2 Bought for: Metal Gear Solid 2
Buy it for: ICO

PS3 Bought for: Metal Gear Solid 4
Buy it for: Demon’s Souls

PS4 Bought for: N/A (launch purchase)
Buy it for: Bloodborne

PSP Bought for: WipEout Pure
Buy it for: Lumines

PS Vita Bought for: N/A, bought from nephew as he needed money
Buy it for: Persona 4: The Golden

Saturn Bought for: Radiant Silvergun and other shmups
Buy it for: massive collection of 2D shmups and vs fighters

Dreamcast Bought for: Soul Calibur
Buy it for: Soul Calibur

SNES Bought for: Street Fighter 2 (but got SMW pack cos sold out)
Buy it for: Zelda Link to the Past

GameBoy Bought for: Tetris
Buy it for: Zelda Link’s Awakening

N64 Bought for: Super Mario 64
Buy it for: Super Mario 64

GBA Bought for: Castlevania Circle of the Moon
Buy it for: Advance Wars

GameCube Bought for: N/A (launch purchase)
Buy it for: Metroid Prime

Wii Bought for: N/A (launch purchase)
Buy it for: Zelda Skyward Sword

Ninetendo DS Bought for: N/A (launch purchase)
Buy it for: Dragon Quest 4-6 ports

Nintendo 3DS Bought for: N/A (launch purchase)
Buy it for: Mario Kart 7

Wii U Bought for: N/A (launch purchase)
Buy it for: Super Mario 3D World

Switch Bought for: Zelda Breath of the Wild (launch purchase anyway)
Buy it for: Zelda Breath of the Wild

Xbox Bought for: Ninja Gaiden or KotOR, I forget
Buy it for: Halo Combat Evolved

X360 Bought for: N/A (launch purchase)
Buy it for: Halo 3

XB1 Bought for: Halo 5
Buy it for: ermmmmmmmmm... Forza Horizon 2 or 3 I suppose

hylian_elf

Yossarian wrote:

Halo sold me an Xbox.

Would’ve done to me too but I played it round my brother’s place. Then borrowed his Xbox to play it. Bought my own eventually when Ninja Gaiden and KotOR came out.

JonB

Master System
Bought for: Outrun
Buy it for: Wonderboy in Monsterland/Fantasy Zone 2

PC Engine
Bought for: R-type
Buy it for: R-type

Megadrive
Bought for: Revenge of Shinobi
Buy it for: Shining Force 1&2

Gameboy
Bought for: Tetris
Buy it for: Tetris

SNES
Bought for: All sorts of things
Buy it for: Street Fighter 2 (but also SMW, Metroid, Secret of Mana...)

Playstation
Bought for: Ridge Racer/Wipeout
Buy it for: FFVII

N64
Bought for: Mario 64
Buy it for: Mario 64

GBA
Bought for: Mario Kart
Buy it for: Advance Wars/Fire Emblem

Gamecube
Bought for: Monkey Ball
Buy it for: Monkey Ball

XBox
Bought for: Halo
Buy it for: Halo/Ninja Gaiden

NDS
Bought for: Advance Wars DS
Buy it for: Dragon Quest IX

360
Bought for: Ninja Gaiden 2
Buy it for: Dark Souls/Bayonetta

Wii
Bought for: Wii Sports/Zelda
Buy it for: No More Heroes

Vita
Bought for: Persona 4 G
Buy it for: Persona 4 G

PS4
Bought for: Bloodborne
Buy it for: MGS V (but also The Last Guardian, The Witness, Invisible Inc, Bloodborne...)

Bob

Loving the nmh shout.

Moot_Geeza

XBox 360

Bought it for: Fight Night Round 3, Amped 3 and GRAW. Hated GRAW.
Own it for: Trials Evolution and the glorious range of XBLA titles

Wii

Bought it for: Twilight Princess
Own it for: Super Mario Galaxy 2

PS3

Bought it for: Uncharted went platinum, affordable bundle
Own it for: Uncharted 2

3DS

Bought it for: Fancied playing Lylatt Wars again, saw a 3 game bundle for £115.
Own it for: Mario Golf World Tour or Fire Emblem Awakening

Vita

Bought it for: A sudden obsession with handheld consoles.
Own it for: Motorstorm RC (and also the dozens of multiformat indie games perfectly suited to it)

PS4

Bought it for: Batman Arkham Knight
Own it for: Yakuza 0

Xbox One

Bought it for: Ori in the Blind Forest
Own it for: Ori in the Blind Forest + access to a healthy chunk of your XBLA library

Switch

Bought it for: ARMS was the main draw at the time
Own it for: Hollow Knight

regmcfly

Op needs to collate this

regmcfly

monkey wrote:

Might do a longer list later but Mass Effect 2 is the 360 champ.

Shit so it is.

MoesTavern

Xbox One

Bought it for: Wanted a new console
By it for: .... I'm actually struggling here

regmcfly

Forza don't be that guy

regmcfly

Or sea of thieves jfc that's a title

davyK

I've already said Mushi Futari is a 360 seller but I'd say the Trials games would sell one too.

hylian_elf

Cave collection is 360 killer!

hylian_elf

Plus XBLA library

Blue Swirl

hylian_elf wrote:

X360: Halo 3. No brainer.

This. I don't understand how OP gets Halo for Xbox, then misses Halo 3 for 360. I can only assume "nothing stands out" is trolling as it was obvious we'd all say Halo 3.

I'd also like to recommend either of the Metroids as good suggestions for GBA.

Nintendo DS is quite difficult. It had a great library but one stand out title? Hmm.

Blue Swirl

hylian_elf wrote:

X360: Halo 3. No brainer.

This. I don't understand how Gurt gets Halo for Xbox, then misses Halo 3 for 360. I can only assume "nothing stands out" is trolling as it was obvious we'd all say Halo 3.

I'd also like to recommend either of the Metroids as good suggestions for GBA.

Nintendo DS is quite difficult. It had a great library but one stand out title? Hmm.

davyK

hylian_elf wrote:

Plus XBLA library

Aye. Pacman CE and CE Dx are superb supporting games to the wonder of Cave's greatness.

Also - Rez, Ikuruga and RSG. Really is quite the collection for my tastes.

GurtTractor

Blue Swirl wrote:

hylian_elf wrote:

X360: Halo 3. No brainer.

This. I don't understand how Gurt gets Halo for Xbox, then misses Halo 3 for 360. I can only assume "nothing stands out" is trolling as it was obvious we'd all say Halo 3.

Umm well it's my personal choices and recommendations, and I didn't really rate Halo 3 all that highly compared to the previous two games in the series.

I'll try and collate the lists and do a Badger's Pick list a bit later.

Yossarian

Don’t forget my vital input:

Yossarian wrote:

Halo sold me an Xbox.

That is literally the only game that I’ve bought a console for.

GurtTractor

I feel I should just reiterate that if there's not actually anything seriously worth getting a particular console for, then do say so. Don't feel like you have to have a game for every one.

hylian_elf

I think I said as much for the Bone.

bad_hair_day

Feel the need to big up the Xbox One a little.

Bought it for: Forza Horizon 2 (2014 E3 sold me)
Own it for: Boners

hylian_elf

I actually would say buy it for multiplat titles so you can play with best controller. And I would’ve if it wasn’t for others having PS4 which makes borrowing and lending and selling easier.

Yossarian

bad_hair_day wrote:

Feel the need to big up the Xbox One a little.

Bought it for: Forza Horizon 2 (2014 E3 sold me)
Own it for: Boners

That’s why I own a Porhub premium sub.

bad_hair_day

hylian_elf wrote:

I actually would say buy it for multiplat titles so you can play with best controller.

I would have said that too but didn't want to appear greedy,

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