Welcome back, dear friend and fellow discount fiend, to my regularly scheduled programming. I’ve helped a bunch of you navigate the bargains of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Now it’s all about picking through the wreckage and finding the gold that everybody else somehow missed (and you’d be surprised). Or, alternatively, let’s all just score a bunch of free games*.
In retro news, I’m hosting a 21st…er, party for Mario Party 5. This GameCube entry tried to bring change to the static formula of the series, most notably with its new capsule system. Mixed results there, because while there was a decent amount of creative minigames, the aging board gameplay remained creaky. Regardless—and this is true of most Mario Parties—I had the right crew whose competitive antics elevated this immeasurably. Possibly due to a drinking game we added. Not sure; scenes missing.
This Day in Gaming 🎂
Aussie birthdays for notable games.
– Mario Party 5 (GC) 2003. Sequels
– Beyond Good & Evil (PC) 2003. Redux
– Counter-Strike (XB) 2003. Get
Table of Contents
Nintendo SwitchPCXboxPlayStationLEGOLEGO Advent Face Off
Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch
Nintendo World Champs NES (-32%) – A$34Oddworld Strangers Wrath HD (-16%) – A$37.65Prince Of Persia: TLC (-53%) – A$28Hogwarts Legacy (-46%) – A$49Metal Gear Col. (-28%) – A$64.95
Expiring Recent Deals
LEGO Skywalker Saga (-54%) – A$41.48 Crash Bandicoot N’Sane Trilogy (-35%) – A$45.18Epic Mickey: Rebrushed (-38%) – A$62.28Crisis Core: FF7 Reunion (-40%) – A$50.76
Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
Switch Console Prices
How much to Switch it up?
Purchase Cheap for PC
Dredge (-100%) – FREE w/PrimeStar Wars: Bounty Hunter (-100%) – FREE w/PrimeOvercooked! 2 (-100%) – FREE w/PrimeTomb Raider: Underworld (-100%) – FREE w/PrimeCall of Juarez: Gunslinger (-100%) – FREE w/Prime
Expiring Recent Deals
Corsair M75 Air Wireless mouse (-45%) – A$99Logitech G502 X Plus mouse (-41%) – A$177Logitech G203 Wired mouse (-39%) – A$43Corsair K100 Wireless keyboard (-31%) – A$338
Or just get a Steam Wallet Card
PC Hardware Prices
Slay your pile of shame.
Exciting Bargains for Xbox
Metaphor: ReFantazio (-39%) – A$69.95FC 25 (-55%) – A$49GTA Trilogy (-81%) – A$19Star Wars Outlaws (-36%) – A$69.95Wild Hearts (-83%) – A$19Controller Deep Pink (-19%) – A$77
Expiring Recent Deals
Top Spin (-43%) – A$34Starfield (-70%) – A$35.73Persona 3 Reload (-42%) – A$64Jedi: Survivor (-65%) – A$36GTA Trilogy (-75%) – A$24.95
Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
Xbox Console Prices
How many bucks for a ‘Box?
Pure Scores for PlayStation
Gran Turismo 7 [PS4](-64%) – A$39DualSense Cosmic Red (-30%) – A$84CoD: BLOPS 6 (-20%) – A$88Star Wars Outlaws (-46%) – A$59Balatro: Special Ed. (-28%) – A$36NBA 2K25 (-60%) – A$44
Expiring Recent Deals
FC 25 (-55%) – A$49The Quarry (-74%) – A$28.24Sand Land (-61%) – A$39Jedi Survivor (-63%) – A$40.95Space Marine 2 (-42%) – A$64Persona 3 Reload (-42%) – A$64LEGO Horizon Adventures (-19%) – A$89
Or purchase a PS Store Card.
What you’ll pay to ‘Station.
Legit LEGO Deals
Dune: Ornithopter (-40%) – A$149.95City: Transporter Truck (-37%) – A$95.20Star Wars: Mos Espa Podrace (-34%) – A$79MIghty Bowser (-31%) – A$276
Expiring Recent Deals
Sonic: Shadow The Hedgehog (-30%) – A$20Mario: Peach’s Castle (-21%) – A$79Mario: Bowser (-28%) – A$289
This holiday season, I’m doing something different with the LEGO section. In Mathew Manor, my sons and I are racing LEGO Advent Calendars—we open our respective ones daily and compare the mini-prizes for “Coolness” and “Actual Xmas-ness”. Winner gets extra eggnog.
If you’re also feeling festive, here are the cheapest prices for the three calendars we’re using. Or just live vicariously through us.
LEGO Star Wars Advent 2024 – A$59.95 $45LEGO Spider-Man Advent 2024 – A$59.95 $45LEGO CIty Advent 2024 – A$59.95 $45
Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube.
