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You're in luck.....I AM playing it on a standard-definition TV. The games are still playable and easy to read. I was playing Nintendo Land with my son over the weekend. He was using the game pad and I the TV. Everything worked just fine. While playing New Super Mario Bros. U, I usually just use the gamepad anyway. It's just like having an even bigger Nintendo DSi.

Haven't played Epic Mickey 2 yet. I bought it for my fiancee and have been waiting for her to crack it open. I really enjoyed Epic Mickey. I think that this one will be just fine too.

Recent additions:

-The Adventures of Batman & Robin (Game Gear)
-Final Fantasy III (Nintendo DS)
-Midway Arcade Treasures 3 (XBox)
-Test Drive 6 (Dreamcast)
-WCW/n.Wo. Revenge (N64)
-Wings of Wor (Genesis)

Between Christmas gifts, and Christmas money, here's my holiday additions:

-Armored Core (PS1)
-Bionic Commando (Game Boy Original)
-Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dragonborn Expansion (XBox 360)
-The Legend of Legaia (PS1)
-The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo DS)
-Parasite Eve (PS1)
-Resident Evil 6 (XBox 360)
-WWE '13 (XBox 360)

And these awesome gaming books:

Recent pick-ups:

-Elements of Destruction (Nintendo DS)
-The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker (Gamecube)
-Namco Museum: 50th Anniversary (PS2)
-Radiant Historia (Nintendo DS)
-WWE: Day of Reckoning (Gamecube)

-Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (PS2) - A JRPG with a Western-influenced art-style (rather than the usual manga-influenced art-style in JRPGs) and of course Western mythology since it's Lord of the Rings.

-The Ultimate History of Video Games Book - I've heard this book is quite in-depth and informative on the history of video often coming straight from the programmers/developers mouths.

PS3 (Disc Based):
Aliens vs Predator
Armored Core 4 Answer
Armored Core V
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Batman: Arkham City (with Catwoman, Nightwing, Robin and Harley Quinn's revenge DLC)
Condemned 2: Bloodshot
Dead Space
Dead Space 2
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Fallout 3
Gran Turismo 5 (with all currently available DLC)
Incredible Hulk
L.A. Noire
Metal Gear Solid 4
NASCAR The Game: Inside Line
Need for Speed: Shift
Portal 2
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
Red Dead Redemption
Resident Evil 5 (with Lost in Nightmares and Desperate Escape DLC)
Resident Evil 6
SoulCalibur IV
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
Stuntman: Ignition
Tekken 6
Tomb Raider: Underworld
Transformers: Dark of The Moon
Transformers: War for Cybertron
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Vanquish
X-Men Origins: Wolverine

PS3 (PSN Download):
Burnout Paradise
DC Universe Online
Infamous
Just Cause 2
Little Big Planet
Marvel vs Capcom 2
Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection
Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe
Resident Evil: Director's Cut
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Resident Evil: Code Veronica X HD
Resident Evil 4 HD
Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode 1
The Unfinished Swan

Recent Additions To The Collection:

XBox 360:
Skylanders Giants Starter Pack
Crusher Skylanders Giants
Bouncer Skylanders Giants
Bash Skylander
Eruptor Skylander
Wrecking Ball Skylander








Nintendo Wii
uDraw Game Tablet w/uDraw Studio Instant Artist



Nintendo Wii U
Zombi U

The UDraw looks pretty neat. I've been wanting one, I just don't want to pay $50 for one. Maybe I'll come across one at Goodwill.

Just got this one:



It looks like it'll be a blast! A racing game that rewards you for driving like a jerk!

I went into Wal-Greens today just to use the bathroom while I was in that part of town, and as I walked by the Christmas section, they had an Atari Flashback 4 console, brand-new, for 75% off. $9.99 for 75 games! What's funny, is that they had an Atari Flashback 3, with less games on it, for $40 because it was a regular item, not a Christmas item. That was a steal! And it was the last one on the shelf!

Walked into GameStop today on a whim and found out they were having a Buy 2, Get 1 Free sale on used PSP games. I walked out with:

PSP - God of War: Ghost of Sparta
PSP - Tenchu: Shadow Assassins
PSP - TMNT

Nice! Tenchu and God of War are always great games. TMNT I haven't played. Does it hold up against the likes of the TMNT Arcade Game and Turtles in Time?

I haven't played GoW yet.

I messed around with Tenchu a little bit...it was OK. I remember playing the original on the PS2(?) and I loved it. I'll have to see if this one grows on me.

TMNT is based off the 2007 animated movie which I loved. I played the PS2 version and really liked it. So far this one is really good too.

The uDraws are down to $9.99 for all platforms now. I have attached some links to BestBuy for you.

uDraw GameTablet with uDraw Studio: Instant Artist - Xbox 360

uDraw GameTablet with uDraw Studio: Instant Artist - PlayStation 3

They do not have any Brand New ones for the Nintendo Wii at the moment.

Burnout: Revenge is such a great game. I throughly enjoyed that one.

Newest Games Added To The Collection:

XBox 360:
Dragon Age II
Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7
Beautiful Katamari

Received today:

Skylanders Giants Cynder (Undead, Series 2)
Skylanders Giants Fright Rider (Undead)
Skylanders Giants Jet-Vac (Air)

Newest Game Added To The Collection:

XBox 360:
Lollipop Chainsaw

Newest additions:

Skylanders Giants Eye-Brawl (Undead giant)
Skylanders Giants Thumpback (Water giant)

In the mail today:

Skylanders Giants Hot Head (Fire Giant)

From my money made off of selling Radiant Historia which is reaching crazy prices (and other than the cool battle system, was frankly boring); I got these games:

-Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II (XBox)
-Final Fantasy Anthology (PS1)
-Final Fantasy VIII (PS1)
-Final Fantasy IX (PS1)
-Legaia 2: Duel Saga (PS2)
-Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (XBox 360)
-Twisted Metal 2 (PS1)

The 3 FF games came in lot for only $15!

My copy of Namco Museum 50th Anniversary for PS2 that I got last week wouldn't read. So I took it back and in return I was able to get Crash Bandicoot: Wrath of Cortex and Midway Arcade Treasures (vol. 1). (There really wasn't a lot to choose from that I didn't already have.)

Got my tax return money, and decided to use $100 of it to blow on games. Here's what I got:

-Astal (Saturn)
-Bucky O' Hare (NES)
-Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (GBA)
-Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX (GBA) (Won an auction for only $4.05 and free shipping!)
-Ninja Gaiden: The Dragon Sword (DS)
-Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage (PS1)

I also got the Iron Man: Armor Wars trade paperback collection (collect Iron Man #225-#232).

So all in all, a pretty good haul.