Welcome back to another week of equal parts gaming and saving. I’m tracking a very lucrative VR Humble bundle that has some Bethesda greats worth losing hundreds of hours within. There’s also a mighty fine price on a Switch OLED + Mario Wonder. Lastly, I’ve spotted It Takes Two, A Way Out, and Okami HD all going for rather incredible discounts on a variety of storefronts. Classics all. Please acquire.
In retro news, I’m using some Yoshi eggs to make a 31st birthday cake for Super Mario All-Stars. Back in the day, if you owned this cartridge and a SNES, you were livin’ large and envied by all. Remakes of Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Super Mario Bros. 2, and Super Mario Bros. 3 awaited within, and they all had improved music, better game physics, and fancy parallax scrolling. That said, the most blessed feature of all was the simple option to save. No more leaving the console on for a week and getting yelled at by your electricity-conscious father for you!
This Day in Gaming 🎂
Aussie birthdays for notable games.
– Super Mario All-Stars (SNES) 1993. eBay
– Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger (Mac,PC) 1994. Get
– Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares (PC) 1996. Get
– Robotech: Battlecry (PS2,XB) 2002. eBay
– Real Racing 2 (iOS) 2010.
Table of Contents
Nintendo SwitchPCXboxPlayStationLEGOLEGO Advent Face Off
Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch
Mario & Luigi: Brothership (-20%) – A$64Super Mario 3D World (-20%) – A$64New Super Mario Bros Del. (-20%) – A$64Okami HD (-75%) – A$7.48Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (-10%) – A$54
Expiring Recent Deals
Yonder: Cloud Catcher Chronicles (-55%) – A$15.75LEGO Skywalker Saga (-80%) – A$17.99LEGO Harry Potter Col. (-80%) – A$8.99Hogwarts Legacy: Del. (-75%) – A$24.98TMNT: Wrath of the Mutants (-32%) – A$34
Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
Switch Console Prices
How much to Switch it up?
Purchase Cheap for PC
A Way Out (-90%) – A$3.99Hitman Col. (-94%) – A$5.27Mud Runner (-80%) – A$5.99Valheim (-50%) – A$14.47Build a VR Bundle (-80%) – A$49.95Jedi Bundle (-78%) – A$22.48
Expiring Recent Deals
Witcher 3 Complete (-80%) – A$15.79Mass Effect Leg. (-92%) – A$7.19Titanfall 2: Ult. (-90%) – A$3.99Command & Conquer Rem. (-90%) – A$2.99It Takes Two (-80%) – A$9.99
Or just get a Steam Wallet Card
PC Hardware Prices
Slay your pile of shame.
Exciting Bargains for Xbox
FC 25 (-55%) – A$49It Takes Two (-80%) – A$11.99CoD: BLOPS 6 (-20%) – A$89LEGO Harry Potter Col. (-35%) – A$39Top Spin (-43%) – A$34
Expiring Recent Deals
Red Dead Redemption II (-73%) – A$24NBA 2K25 (-63%) – A$44Sniper Elite 5 (-33%) – A$59.95Funko Fusion (-41%) – A$59Unicorn Overlord (-26%) – A$69.95
Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
Xbox Console Prices
How many bucks for a ‘Box?
Pure Scores for PlayStation
Red Dead Redemption II (-73%) – A$24Gran Turismo 7 (-60%) – A$44Dragon Age: The Veilguard (-42%) – A$64Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (-43%) – A$71.43The Witcher 3 (-80%) – A$9.59
Expiring Recent Deals
DualShock 4 Red (-23%) – A$69CoD: BLOPS 6 (-20%) – A$88PlayStation Portal (-$30) – A$299Astro Bot (-19%) – A$89NBA 2K25 (-63%) – A$44Persona 3 Reload (-57%) – A$46
Or purchase a PS Store Card.
What you’ll pay to ‘Station.
Legit LEGO Deals
City: Rocket Launchpad (-44%) – A$1393in1 Modern House (-42%) – A$99Simba The Lion King (-37%) – A$19
Expiring Recent Deals
Hogwarts Castle (-21%) – A$189Star Wars: Onyx Cinder (-20%) – A$127Mario: Rambi The Rhino (-47%) – A$10
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.
