Thank your own personal deity—possibly Melinoë—it’s Friday! Depending on where you are, there’s a fair-to-certain chance that it’s going to be a mighty chilly weekend, so you’d best get some indoor entertainment sorted. Personally, I’d go make a quick (and free and easily cancellable) 30 day Amazon Prime Gaming account to secure the many free games on offer. Otherwise, there’s my usual list of Cheap Stuff Worth Getting laid out below.
Meanwhile, in retro news, I’m commemorating the 43rd birthday of a true arcade cab classic, Donkey Kong. This one, I cannot confess to playing at launch—I wasn’t old enough to stand, or not poop myself, let alone grip a stick and go leaping/hammering barrels to save Pauline. To say gamers were taken by Shigeru Miyamoto’s brilliantly designed platformer is quite the understatement; that OG Donkey Kong spawned a franchise of ports, spin-offs, and sequels that has endured to this very day. The last revenue estimate we have for the DK empire? 4.4 billion dollars (A$6.7bn). Which is bananas.
This Day in Gaming
Aussie birthdays for notable games.
– Donkey Kong (ARC) 1981. Get
– Dr. Mario (NES) 1991. Get
– NBA 2K (DC) 2000. Sequel
– Aggressive Inline (PS2) 2002. Ebay
Table of Contents
Nintendo SwitchPCXboxPlayStationLEGOThe Weekly Top 10
Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch
Expiring Recent Deals
Switch Console Prices
How much to Switch it up?
Purchase Cheap for PC
Expiring Recent Deals
PC Hardware Prices
Slay your pile of shame.
Exciting Bargains for Xbox
Expiring Recent Deals
Xbox Console Prices
How many bucks for a ‘Box?
Pure Scores for PlayStation
Expiring Recent Deals
PlayStation Console Prices
What you’ll pay to ‘Station.
Legit LEGO Deals
Expiring Recent Deals
The Top 10 Games in Australia
(According to IGEA and Game Sales Data.)
College Football 25GTA VElden RingNBA 2K24Red Dead 2Hogwarts LegacyNintendo WC: NES Ed.EA Sports FC 24Rainbow Six SiegeCoD: MW3
Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube.
