Video Games Monthly Sealed XBOX One & PlayStation 4 Games + Imports
53In this episode, we unbox and rate our February 2022 Video Games Monthly package, which included 4 Import Games and SEALED Xbox One & PS4 Games.
Just in time for my birthday, our February 2022 box from Video Games Monthly, or VGM, has arrived. Through VGM, you can have retro video games delivered right to your front door. Starting at just $35 and going up from there, you can get anywhere between 3 to 10 retro games sent to your home, and you don't even have to put your pants on. Well, your neighbors might want you to put your pants on when you go to the mailbox but that's something different. This month's box was definitely very hit and miss for me.
What we got:
Tiny Toon Adventures (Famicom - $9)
Super Mario All-Stars (Super Famicom - $20)
Star Fox (Super Famicom - $11)
Donkey Kong 64 (Japanese N64 - $9)
Troll & I (PlayStation 4 - $6)
Project Cars (Xbox One - $6)
Total Value - $61
As I normally do, I actually opened up the cartridge base games to inspect the pins to see how clean they were and to touch them up if need be. The cases and labels looked ok, although the label was pulling up a little from Mario All-Stars and there was some definitely yellowing to the Star Fox back case. Inside the cartridges, it was definitely hit and miss. DK64 looked great, however, it didn't initially play even after I used the 1Up card on it. I used a little bit of Brite Boy and it fired right up. Mario All-Stars and Star Fox both had significant dirt, grit, and pitting on the connectors, something I was able to see sing my new video microscope to ascertain. Once I had cleaned the pins with Brite Boy, I used the 1Up Cards to finish everyting off. Once cleaned they worked perfectly in my Super Famicom.
Last up was Tiny Toon Adventures for the Famicom, and while I already own an NES Copy, I love the fact that I now have a version for the Famicom. Since opening up a Famicom cartridge is a lot more challenging than opening up other cartridges, I simply inspected the pins and cleaned them before inserting it into my 60-to-72-pin adapter. Once cleaned, it fired right up and worked perfectly. If you've never played it I highly recommend checking it out on either Famicom or the Nintendo Entertainment System, it's really a great platformer.
So while the carts were decent, even if I already owned them, the disc-based games are really meh. I have to admit I have not been impressed with the Xbox One and PS4 titles I've received thus far, and actually have dropped them from my wish list. Unfortunately, I didn't do so early enough and I still got them in my box this month. I've heard of Project Cars for the Xbox but never really played it before. It's an average racer, not really a great sim or arcade racer. I've never heard of Troll & I for the PS4, and I don't expect that I'll keep it, honestly. I get that they need to provide so many games for the cost spent, but the PS4/Xbox games have just not been quality in my book.
The cartridge games are really good, I just need to make sure my library is updated. I'm not sure if I'll continue on in March or not, a lot of it depends on you. If you like seeing these and find the cleaning tips and tricks are helpful, let me know in the comments.
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