Time groweth short if you're not planning on not being a Grinch this holiday season. Bargain-priced presents (which I suspect are early Boxing Day deals leaked early) can still be yours, particularly if you have the Super Fast Delivery perk unlocked via an Amazon Prime membership. I'll still be on board over these holiday periods because I'm right there with your mentality—I cannot resist discounts and kick myself if I've missed them.
In retro news, I'm celebrating the Aussie birthday of a rare and expensive bird, the SNK Neo Geo CD. Released in limited numbers in Oz around the $600 ballpark ($1,299 in '24 bux), this bad boy delivered near-perfect arcade-quality games, though it was a "budget" alternative to the hilari-expensive, cartridge-based Neo Geo AES. Being CD-based marred this unit with lonnng load times, though the gruelling wait for Metal Slug, Samurai Shodown, and Fatal Fury was always worth it. Here's a shot of the beast I sold a kidney and a lung for. Laser: still going strong.
This Day in Gaming ?
Aussie birthdays for notable games.
- Neo Geo CD launch, 1994. eBay
- Kirby & the Amazing Mirror (GBA) 2004. eBay
- WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 (PSP) 2006. eBay
- Harvest Moon DS: Sunshine Islands (DS) 2010. eBay
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Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch
- NBA 2K25 (-70%) - A$30
- Nintendo World Champs (-32%) - A$34
- Metal Gear Col. (-61%) - A$35.52
- Metroid Dread (-29%) - A$56.95
Expiring Recent Deals
- Streets of Rage 4 (-60%) - A$15
- Golf Story (-82%) - A$3.99
- Super Mario RPG (-20%) - A$64
- Crisis Core: FF7 Reunion (-25%) - A$63.62
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (-75%) - A$17.48
Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
Purchase Cheap for PC
- Age of Empires II: Def. (-65%) - A$13.98
- Elden Ring: SotET (-12%) - A$57.19
- Helldivers 2 (-25%) - A$44.96
- God of War: Ragnarok (-25%) - A$71.21
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (-35%) - A$74.71
- Resi 4 (-49%) - A$37
- Spidey Miles Morales (-56%) - A$33.35
- Spidey Remastered (-56%) - A$42.25
Expiring Recent Deals
- Oddworld Complete Col. [6 games] (-99%) - A$1.69
- Mass Effect: Andromeda Del. (-90%) - A$4.99
- Hitman: WoA (-90%) - A$4.39
- Spelunky 2 (-60%) - A$11.58
Or just get a Steam Wallet Card
Exciting Bargains for Xbox
- FC 25 (-65%) - A$39
- Starfield (-73%) - A$32
- Fancy X/S cont. (-17%) - A$79
- Star Wars Outlaws (-46%) - A$59
- F1 24 (-46%) - A$59
- NBA 2K25 (-63%) - A$44
- Marvel’s GotG Cosmic (-50%) - A$54
Expiring Recent Deals
- Tomb Raider Survivor Trilogy (-70%) - A$20.98
- Star Wars Outlaws Gold (-55%) - A$77
- FFXII: Zodiac Age (-66%) - A$26.86
- CoD: BLOPS 6 (-31%) - A$75.95
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (-42%) - A$67.03
Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
Pure Scores for PlayStation
- DualSense Purple (-30%) - A$84
- Rise of the Ronin (-45%) - A$69
- FC 25 (-65%) - A$39
- The Last of Us Part 1 (-57%) - A$54
- Gran Turismo 7 (-56%) - A$55
- Red Dead Redemption II (-75%) - A$19
- FF VII: Rebirth (-50%) - A$57
Expiring Recent Deals
- Star Wars Outlaws (-46%) - A$59
- Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero (-14%) - A$99
- CoD: BLOPS 6 (-42%) - A$64
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (-40%) - A$68.55
Or purchase a PS Store Card.
Legit LEGO Deals
- Jedi Bob's Starfighter (-35%) - A$39
- Batmobile Animated series (-34%) - A$59
- Technic Porsche GT4 (-32%) - A$169
- Dune Ornithopter (-32%) - A$169
Expiring Recent Deals
- Sonic: Knuckles Shrine (-40%) - A$35.99
- Creator: Exotic Parrot (-40%) - A$23.99
- City: Excavator, Digger (-35%) - A$52
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$45 - LEGO Spider-Man Advent 2024 -
A$59.95$45 - LEGO City Advent 2024 -
A$59.95$45
Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube.
