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Play It Again, Sam

Posted by Amber Ahlborn



How many times have you bought the same game? I don't mean full on remakes like Metroid: Zero Mission or sports games sequels where they dusted off the old engine and updated the roster. I mean how many games did you repurchase because it was a special edition with some new features, or it was released for a different home system, or it was the hand held version?

I usually buy games once. I'm not interested in Chrono Trigger DS because I own the SNES cart. I don't pick up a lot of the popular Virtual Console games because I have the originals. When the GBA was shiny and new, I bought the hand held version of Super Mario Bros. 2 (Super Mario Advance) then immediately wondered why. I already owned it in the Super Mario All Stars compilation for the SNES so I sold my GBA version.

Presently, I'm on the fence about re-buying Okami. When Okami was exclusive to the PS2, I was among the indignant Wii owners who felt the game's brush mechanic was tailor made for the Wii and how could they not release it on that system. After the PS2 game was out, I was among the righteous fans who felt this wonderful title was criminally under appreciated and how lame was everybody else for not buying it.

Fast forward to the present and Okami has seen a re-release. It's on the system I wanted it to be on and I have a chance to throw my support behind a fantastic game a second time. But I already own it on the PS2 and is it really worth a re-purchase?

Have any games compelled you to buy them again? If so, why? What was the deal clincher? Speaking of deal clinchers, what games would you snap up a second copy in a heart beat if it saw a re-release? Metroid Prime 1 and 2 with Wii pointer aiming? Earthbound on the DS? Final Fantasy 7 with updated graphics? Mmmm, I could totally go for an updated Pokemon with maybe an enhanced monster roster...oh wait.



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Roto13 said:

Everyone IS lame for not buying Okami! Though I didn't buy the PS2 version back when it was released. :P (I bought every other Clover game, though, and I bought the Wii version of Okami so I'm still not one of those horrible "gamers" who refuse to buy non-sequels.)

As for games I've bought twice; a few Virtual Console games (Comix Zone, Kirby's Adventure, etc.), Final Fantasy IV Advance, Sonic Adventure DX (hey, I like it and that's all that matters) and I may end up buying the Game Cube version of Zelda: Twilight Princess if I ever see it for really cheap. :P

August 8, 2008 11:44 AM

Derrick Sanskrit said:

I bought Kirby's Adventure on VC even though my cartridge from 1994 inexplicably still works just because I loved it so much and needed to experience it all over again on a bigger tv. And I bought Super Mario 64 DS because I wanted to see how the DS's 3D engine worked out, plus there were enough little changes to keep it interesting.

August 8, 2008 2:09 PM

Nemo Incognito said:

I suppose to the untrained eye Guilty Gear X (DC & PS2 versions), Guilty Gear X2 and Guilty Gear X2 Sharp Reload would appear almost identical.  For completeness sake I also have Guilty Gear X Advance Edition, which I don't think counts as the exact same game even though it's a fairly faithful port.

All those won't stop me from eventually adding GGX2 Accent Core to the collection too though.

August 8, 2008 2:39 PM

About Amber Ahlborn

Artist, writer, gamer and DigiPen survivor, she maintains a day job as a graphic artist. By night Amber moonlights as a professional Metroid Fanatic and keeps a metal suit in the closet just in case. Has lived in the state of Washington and insists that it really doesn't rain as much as everyone says it does.

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Amber Ahlborn - artist, writer, gamer and DigiPen survivor, she maintains a day job as a graphic artist. By night Amber moonlights as a professional Metroid Fanatic and keeps a metal suit in the closet just in case. Has lived in the state of Washington and insists that it really doesn't rain as much as everyone says it does.

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