It’s the risk you take when you hunt down second hand titles, but fortunately none of these busts have broken the bank.Įvery so often, you’ll see a promotional copy of games pop up on eBay. Unfortunately, not all of my retro purchases have panned out. Either way, I don’t regret my retro purchases because I enjoy collecting, and checking them out not only creates material for Wayback Wednesday but is also a fun adventure. Some I wish I played more of when they were new, and some I can safely say I was right to avoid. As I’ve said before, some are good, and some are bad. Given that I’m a content creator, they’re also an investment that helps out with that venture, but I also enjoy searching for bargains and adding some obscure or difficult to find titles.Įxpanding my collection beyond the games I bought and played when they were new has allowed me to experience some titles that I missed the first time around.

I remember buying NBA Live 97, and my father saying something along the lines of “OK, you don’t need any more basketball games.” It’s funny to look back on now considering how much my collection has grown since then, to the point where acquiring basketball games is as much my hobby as playing them. When I was a young basketball gamer, my parents didn’t quite understand the concept of annual releases. This week’s Five discusses five retro purchases that didn’t pan out the way that I was hoping. The feature is presented as either a list of five items, or in the form of a Top 5 countdown. Welcome to this week’s edition of The Friday Five! The Friday Five is a feature that I post every Friday in which I give my thoughts on a topic that’s related to NBA Live, NBA 2K, and other basketball video games, as well as the real NBA, and other areas of interest to our community.

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