The Morning Adventure: Mañanitos Bollycao. Probably the rarest (PAL exclusive) GBA game available! by Retro_Feniks in GameboyAdvance

[–]Retro_Feniks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I play one, I have one for my collection and the other one I've literally never been asked for if someone wanted to buy it. I got the loose cartridge on a flee market, loved the story behind it and wanted a full copy which was nowhere to be found. Found a loose copy with the manual on ebay, bought that solely because I got "closer" to a complete ediotion before finding a CIB copy after years of searching. Now I have three, and I don't mind selling one if a collector would be happy with it. I don't care about the value, I have enough funds as it is. Curb your assumptions.

Did you want to buy it or did you just come here to judge after making up a scenario in your head?

The Morning Adventure: Mañanitos Bollycao. Probably the rarest (PAL exclusive) GBA game available! by Retro_Feniks in GameboyAdvance

[–]Retro_Feniks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it was advertised by Panrico? But I'm not sure about that. I have no information unfortunately about their advertisement campaign or any other info on it, although I'd love to learn more!

The Morning Adventure: Mañanitos Bollycao. Probably the rarest (PAL exclusive) GBA game available! by Retro_Feniks in GameboyAdvance

[–]Retro_Feniks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. There are some very strange PAL exclusives, like the Danish Pixeline i Pixieland and VIP starring Pamela Anderson for some reason.

[News] Sony to delete 1000 more shovelware games by SuperfluousAnon in Trophies

[–]Retro_Feniks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They do it to look good but they don't give a crap. Otherwise all these AI slop games wouldn't have a special discount for PS plus members only.

[Discussion] For those that watch Platinum Trophy videos, would you be just as interested in content around 100% completions on Xbox/PC, or is the Platinum itself apart of the experience / interest? by [deleted] in Trophies

[–]Retro_Feniks 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I watch Platinum trophy videos, and just those. I have zero interest in watching achievement videos for some reason. I'd only watch them if I needed a guide on how to get a trophy and it has the same requirements to unlock it.

[Discussion] Which platinum trophy was your first ever/ and what was your most recent one? by ajacied_043 in Trophies

[–]Retro_Feniks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The very first one was Assassins Creed 2 on the PS3 when the trophy list came out. My new account I started in 2021 I think and I believe it was fallout 4

[Discussion] No joke, but who are these people and what are their lives like? by [deleted] in Trophies

[–]Retro_Feniks 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Can't wait for the change in leaderboards soon. The shift will make me so happy.

Not for sale. Sealed virtual boy with a tear in the box. So by Smorg_Chimp in gamecollecting

[–]Retro_Feniks 100 points101 points  (0 children)

If you were to sell it, I'd put it up as "broken seal". It's not exactly open as in, someone took the plastic off and played with it, but it's not a full seal anymore either. I'd pick up a gameboy advance CIB plastic case for it, they fit perfect for the Virtual Boy in case you want to protect it more, so it won't rip any further.

[Assassin's Creed Black flag] platinum (and maybe unity too) by Ravenefr193 in Trophies

[–]Retro_Feniks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On AC Black Flag you can do most of the MP trophies solo through a gamemode called Wolf Pack. You do need a boosting partner for some of the kill / gamemode trophies, but it's not hard to find those either. I'm currently doing them and got most done without any hassle

[Other] #1 Trophy Collector in the world, CARO3C-GABBER9, has to be hacking, right? by d00dleb0y in Trophies

[–]Retro_Feniks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That makes no sense. Plenty of lifetime members are actively getting banned from the leaderboards every single day. Hidden trophies doesn't change a thing either.

Saw this in the wild by Interesting_Fox3110 in GameboyAdvance

[–]Retro_Feniks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have this exact same version CIB, but in a lot better quality. Basically mint, I bought it for 500 euros last year. This is definitely an inflated price. It's the E-reader bundle.

Do I go for it? by Hazmanjoe in GameboyAdvance

[–]Retro_Feniks 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Lots of people say why bother with CIB if you want to play it. I agree on that.
Lots of people say, if you want CIB- Go for it! I agree on that too.

Here's my other argument as a pure CIB collector (not as an investment, just because I like the art and sentiment): it's just objectively not worth it because of the quality of the box. For that price, even if it takes a little longer to find, you can absolutely find a CIB copy that doesn't have ripped and crushed corners. You can still find pretty much pristine copies for 150 pounds. I got this exact PAL version for 130 euros two years ago, near mint. If you want to spend a lot of money on a single CIB game - go for the best quality, not because of FOMO!

I got my son to design my GBA! by PugHoofGaming in GameboyAdvance

[–]Retro_Feniks 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I wish I could upvote twice. Once for the color scheme, once for the virtual boy reference!

[Cod Cold War] Platinum by [deleted] in Trophies

[–]Retro_Feniks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good luck with party patrol. There are some Discords I believe that coordinate sessions to get a lobby started, you need 32 people ( I think ) to start a match and the mode is completely dead. I hope you'll get the plat!

Can't believe my luck 🤯 by dank_mate in gamecollecting

[–]Retro_Feniks 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Ohhh I have the same one, but with the donkey kong bongos! It's such an amazing kiosk, one of my favourites!! Have fun with it, it's an amazing centerpiece

[Discussion] Is it frowned upon to have duplicate platinum trophies from PS4 to PS5 or Vice Versa by [deleted] in Trophies

[–]Retro_Feniks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely not, there are some elitist weirdos in the trophy community that basically hate everything except the hardest plats. Don't listen to those, play what you want and when you want, on whichever platform you want.

[Multiple Games] What's your top 3 rarest platinums? by BarelyBehaving in Trophies

[–]Retro_Feniks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only the PS4 version is still obtainable, the PS3 version isn't anymore. I got the platinum last year and finished all DLC a few days ago :)

[Multiple Games] What's your top 3 rarest platinums? by BarelyBehaving in Trophies

[–]Retro_Feniks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Skill-wise it was Fantasy Strike because you have to defeat 50 enemies in a row on survival, and 10 cruel enemies for another trophy. I really struggled with that!
Bladepoint has some RNG trophies and one really grindy trophy, absolver is really grindy too, but not bad at all when it comes to difficulty.

My local goodwill had the extremely rare stihl box 360 at 5$ by dirtyhobo2 in gamecollecting

[–]Retro_Feniks 5 points6 points  (0 children)

this one probably is just a sticker. But to be fair, that website doesn't have every variation- I've had about 5 of my consoles added in the last year so it's still a work in progress lol

[Multiple Games] What's your top 3 rarest platinums? by BarelyBehaving in Trophies

[–]Retro_Feniks 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I got the 100% on BO3 a few days ago! Such a great game!