Let’s launch your week with a banger bargains round-up to tempt your wallet into a little impromptu workout. Whether you’re after a grand new adventure, a nostalgic trip down memory lane, or simply looking to snag a hidden gem for a song, this week’s gaming sales offer plenty to smile about. Join me now as I objective mark the stand-outs across Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, and PC.
This Day in Gaming 
In retro news, I’m celebrating the delightfully different Super Mario Bros. 2, a NES great that helped raise me. Amusingly, this sequel seems to have been developed for Western audiences out of a sense of pity (it’s mostly a re-skinned game called Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic). Why? Because Nintendo of America’s feedback to home base was that Super Mario Bros.: Lost Levels would be too crotch-kicking a thing for their customers.
We knew none of that at in 1989, of course. All I thought at the time was that I was stoked to have a choice of four heroes with different physics pros/cons. And, while I missed the hilarity of defeating enemies by dropping my buttocks on them, picking up Shy Guys to chuck off cliffs was just as entertaining.
Aussie bdays for notable games
– Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES) 1989. Get
– Resident Evil 2 (PS) 1998. Redux
– EverQuest (PC) 2000.
– Dead or Alive 2 (DC) 2000. Sequel
– Starlancer (PC) 2000. eBay
– Daxter (PSP) 2006. eBay
– Pokémon Trozei! (DS) 2006. eBay
– Trauma Center: Under the Knife (DS) 2006. eBay
– Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS) 2017. Get
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Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch fans can grab Hogwarts Legacy for $57. It’s a magical deal considering it was one of the most technically ambitious ports ever squeezed onto the Switch, reportedly involving a separate dev team working solely on performance optimisation. Meanwhile, Salt and Sanctuary, now a ridiculous $6.73, is often dubbed the “2D Dark Souls”, with creator James Silva admitting he made the game because he “wanted to feel like a badass” after playing Dark Souls.
EA Sports FC 25 (-62%) – A$34Switch 2 Screen Protector (-6%) – A$15Hogwarts Legacy (-75%) – A$57Salt and Sanctuary (-75%) – A$6Lego Skywalker Saga Del. (-80%) – A$19Undertale (-34%) – A$15
Expiring Recent Deals
Dragon Ball FighterZ (-43%) – A$50Everybody 1-2-Switch! (-24%) – A$37Burnout Paradise Rem. (-25%) – A$29Mortal Kombat 1 (-40%) – A$36Graveyard Keeper (-75%) – A$7Cities: Skylines (-90%) – A$6
Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
Switch Console Prices
How much to Switch it up?
Exciting Bargains for Xbox
Over on Xbox Series X, Psychonauts 2 is a mind-bending steal at $19.99. It’s packed with references to obscure psychic phenomena. Creator Tim Schafer once joked he “accidentally learned too much” about lucid dreaming while writing it. Also grabbing attention is Subnautica for $14.83, which originally began life as a VR-exclusive project before morphing into the deep-sea survival hit we know today.
Sniper Elite: Resistance (-23%) – A$69Epic Mickey: Rebrushed (-45%) – A$54Riders Republic (-23%) – A$46Psychonauts 2 (-80%) – A$19Subnautica (-67%) – A$14Elden Ring (-40%) – A$53
Xbox One
Lego Marvel Super Heroes (-78%) – A$19Mass Effect Legendary Ed. (-90%) – A$9Untitled Goose Game (-50%) – A$14Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (-75%) – A$17
Expiring Recent Deals
Witcher 3 Comp. (-54%) – A$36ELEX II (-54%) – A$46RoboCop: Rogue City (-80%) – A$17Like a Dragon: Ishin! (-75%) – A$24Dead Space (-75%) – A$27Red Dead Redemption 2 (-74%) – A$23Overcooked! All You Can Eat (-47%) – A$29BioShock: The Col. (-80%) – A$17
Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
Xbox Console Prices
How many bucks for a ‘Box?
Pure Scores for PlayStation
PlayStation 5 players can chase thrills with Crisis Core – Final Fantasy VII – Reunion for $63.74. It’s an emotional retelling that brought back much of the original PSP voice cast, to the delight of long-time fans. Or, dive into MotoGP 23 for just $27.53, where the developers added dynamic weather specifically after an online fan petition called them out for “predictable racing”.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (-22%) – A$94Metaphor: ReFantazio (-33%) – A$77Crisis Core –FF VII– Reunion (-25%) – A$63MotoGP 23 (-72%) – A$27Monster Hunter Wilds (-20%) – A$91
PS4
Digimon World: Next Order (-55%) – A$38Kingdom Hearts All-In-One Package (-54%) – A$74Octopath Traveler II (-24%) – A$64Stardew Valley (-50%) – A$10
Expiring Recent Deals
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (-50%) – A$62Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (-15%) – A$105Red Dead Redemption 2 (-78%) – A$20GTA Trilogy Def. Ed. (-77%) – A$23EA Sports WRC (-64%) – A$27The Karate Kid: Street Rumble (-48%) – A$28Sonic Superstars (-29%) – A$67Final Fantasy I-VI Col. (-15%) – A$91Overcooked! All You Can Eat (-25%) – A$40Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX (-90%) – A$2
PS+ Monthly Freebies
Yours to keep from Apr 1 with this subscription
RoboCop: Rogue City | PS5The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | PS4/5Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth HM | PS4
Or purchase a PS Store Card.
What you’ll pay to ‘Station.
Purchase Cheap for PC
Finally, PC adventurers can nab Lies of P for $53.97, an atmospheric Soulslike inspired by Pinocchio, where the dev team revealed that the “lie system” mechanic was directly inspired by classic choose-your-own-adventure books. And if you fancy a throwback, Company of Heroes is just $4.79, a WW2 strategy classic that was so detailed it was reportedly used unofficially as a loose training tool in a Canadian military course.
Lies of P (-40%) – A$53Thief: Gold (-100%) – FREE w. PrimeRoboCop: Rogue City AM (-86%) – A$12Company of Heroes (-80%) – A$4Ori and the Blind Forest Def. Ed. (-80%) – A$5Rayman Legends (-80%) – A$5Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood (-75%) – A$5Ultra Street Fighter IV (-87%) – A$5
Expiring Recent Deals
TES: Oblivion Rem. (-17%) – A$70Monster Hunter: World (-72%) – A$12Resident Evil 4 (-50%) – A$29Assassin’s Creed Bndl (-20%) – A$597Sunset Overdrive (-80%) – A$5
Or just get a Steam Wallet Card
PC Hardware Prices
Slay your pile of shame.
Laptop Deals
Apple 2024 MacBook Air 15-inch (-12%) – A$2,197Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 (-36%) – A$879Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen7 (-27%) – A$1,018
Desktop Deals
HP OMEN 35L Gaming (-10%) – A$2,799Lenovo ThinkCentre neo Ultra (-25%) – A$2,249Lenovo ThinkCentre neo 50q (-35%) – A$629
Monitor Deals
LG 24MR400-B, 24″ (-30%) – A$97Z-Edge 27″ 240Hz (-15%) – A$279Samsung 57″ Odyssey Neo Curved (-22%) – A$2,499
Component Deals
MSI PRO B650M-A WiFi Motherboard (-41%) – A$229AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (-7%) – A$876Corsair Vengeance 32GB (-35%) – A$82Kingston FURY Beast 16GB (-30%) – A$48
Storage Deals
Seagate One Touch Portable HDD (-24%) – A$228Kingston 1TB USB 3.2 SSD (-17%) – A$115SanDisk 128GB Extreme PRO (-63%) – A$29SanDisk 32GB Ultra SDHC (-53%) – A$9.90
Legit LEGO Deals
Race Car Ramp Track (-41%) – A$46Harry Potter Diagon Alley (-34%) – A$199Car Transporter Truck (-33%) – A$101City Downtown Tram (-33%) – A$100
Expiring Recent Deals
Boba Fett’s Throne Room (-55%) – A$71City F1 Garage (-42%) – A$75Race Car Ramp Track (-41%) – A$46Lamborghini Huracán (-37%) – A$53
Hot Headphones Deals
Audiophilia for less
Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro (-49%) – A$179Sony WH-CH520 Wireless (-27%) – A$73SoundPEATS Space (-25%) – A$56.99Technics Premium (-36%) – A$349
Terrific TV Deals
Do right by your console, upgrade your telly
Kogan 65″ QLED 4K (-50%) – A$699Kogan 55″ QLED 4K (-45%) – A$549LG 55″ UT80 4K (-28%) – A$866
Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube.
