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Have you ever bought a console just for ONE game?
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Randolph Freelander
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Close enough.
I bought a DS in October of 2007, my first and only handheld, primarily because I had an itch to play a 2D Mario game after last playing one on NES (Mario Bros. 1 and 2). So I got the DS and NSMB. Over the next couple of months, I added Ultimate Mortal Kombat and Mario Kart, and those are the only additional games I have ever bought and played on that system. In reality, the DS is a 2 game system for me (didn't play Mortal Kombat again after a week).
I bought a DS in October of 2007, my first and only handheld, primarily because I had an itch to play a 2D Mario game after last playing one on NES (Mario Bros. 1 and 2). So I got the DS and NSMB. Over the next couple of months, I added Ultimate Mortal Kombat and Mario Kart, and those are the only additional games I have ever bought and played on that system. In reality, the DS is a 2 game system for me (didn't play Mortal Kombat again after a week).
Silly.Mikey
Banned
Xbox - Halo CE. No regrets.
witchedwiz
Member
Yes i did, and yes i will do it again
BigWeather
Member
PSP for GTA:Liberty City Stories -- since they swore it'd never come to the PS2 (it did).
CreepingFear
Member
I kinda just bought a wii for Super Mario Galaxy, since it was the only game other than wii sports I played before I sold my Wii.
RawkHawk2010
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Despite getting awesome mileage out of things like Sonic Generations and Bayonetta, I basically bought my 360 ONLY for Viva Pinata and what was at the time "Banjo-Threeie."
It was well worth it, too. But with Rare dead in the water I have no interest in every owning a Microsoft system again. Especially since I'm getting everything I enjoyed out of the 360 with the Wii U, anyway. (My Sonic fix with Sonic Lost World, my Bayonetta fix with Bayonetta 2, and my cartoon animal Rare fix with Tropical Freeze.)
It was well worth it, too. But with Rare dead in the water I have no interest in every owning a Microsoft system again. Especially since I'm getting everything I enjoyed out of the 360 with the Wii U, anyway. (My Sonic fix with Sonic Lost World, my Bayonetta fix with Bayonetta 2, and my cartoon animal Rare fix with Tropical Freeze.)
GreggTheGrimReaper
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We'll see if that changes eventually.
Same here, though my Wii U came bundled with NintendoLand but that doesn't count.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
PSP collected dust for YEARS after that and I think I lost it, but #YOLO
so worth it
Tiu Neo
Member
3DS for Fire Emblem, the game was alright though, certainly overrated. i was mosltly disappointed by things unrelated to the actual core game, it never had a character like lyn, the aesthetics were teen anime style, things like that. i think i might sell the 3ds, i have not used it since april
oneils
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I bought the original xbox just for Morrowind.
I had tried to play it on my pc, but I had a really shitty pc back then. I think at that time I was still using a Pentium 4 rig with about 128mb ram and a TNT 2 64 (or 32mb?) video card.
I no longer have the xbox. I wish I kept it because I had tons of fun with it. It would be kind of nice to look at it in the corner and think "ah, you were so good to me buddy!"
I had tried to play it on my pc, but I had a really shitty pc back then. I think at that time I was still using a Pentium 4 rig with about 128mb ram and a TNT 2 64 (or 32mb?) video card.
I no longer have the xbox. I wish I kept it because I had tons of fun with it. It would be kind of nice to look at it in the corner and think "ah, you were so good to me buddy!"
Peter Bazooka
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I bought a vita for Persona 4. I might buy a Wii U for SMT x Fire Emblem.
ps2 for GTA SA. 110% worth it, best game I have ever played. easily over 1000 hours ( took me over a year to beat it, simple did so many random stuff while free roaming)
XBOX 360 for L4D2 ( before I even thought about PC gaming)
Good buy, had a lot of fun and put many hours into ( then got the PC version, loved it even more with all the mods)
IN the future, I may get the Wii U just for X, that looks too good ( from the gifs, anyway)
XBOX 360 for L4D2 ( before I even thought about PC gaming)
Good buy, had a lot of fun and put many hours into ( then got the PC version, loved it even more with all the mods)
IN the future, I may get the Wii U just for X, that looks too good ( from the gifs, anyway)
OldAsUrSock
Banned
PS3 for GT5. Worth it, it was especially with what Sony released on the station.
No, I don't think that a console should be an impulse buy, and buying a console for the sake of one game is pretty much an impulse buy.
However, I know first hand many Xbox gamers who have got Xbox 360 for the sole purpose of playing Halo, and are getting an Xbox One for Halo as well despite admitting ps4 as the console they really want
If halo ever comes the ps, ms are done in gaming
However, I know first hand many Xbox gamers who have got Xbox 360 for the sole purpose of playing Halo, and are getting an Xbox One for Halo as well despite admitting ps4 as the console they really want
If halo ever comes the ps, ms are done in gaming
styl3s
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GBC/GBA/DS/3DS for Pokemon.
Granted, i did get a lot more games but that was the game i intentionally bought the systems for. I also bought a 360 for Mass Effect and once it and ME2 were announced for PC i sold the 360 because i wasn't going to keep the system 1 game. Didn't really offer anything else IMO.
I almost pre-ordered an xbox one just for Titanfall until i was informed it was releasing on PC.
Granted, i did get a lot more games but that was the game i intentionally bought the systems for. I also bought a 360 for Mass Effect and once it and ME2 were announced for PC i sold the 360 because i wasn't going to keep the system 1 game. Didn't really offer anything else IMO.
I almost pre-ordered an xbox one just for Titanfall until i was informed it was releasing on PC.
PeakPointMatrix
Member
How could I forget.
Fuck.
No joke, on the launch of the Prototype I was going to buy a $50 nintendo gift card and go to every display kiosk I could find and buy+install the demo in the store units to help the sales numbers in anyway I could.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
I bought an xbox for ninja gaiden black. No regrets
Astral/H3X
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PS3, Dark Souls.
Although to be fair, yes, I recognize that Dark Souls is on 360, but I knew Demon's was on PS3 only, and it wasn't me buying it, it was me trading my 360 for it. And nothing else.
To this day the only time that system comes on is for Dark/Demon's Souls.
Although to be fair, yes, I recognize that Dark Souls is on 360, but I knew Demon's was on PS3 only, and it wasn't me buying it, it was me trading my 360 for it. And nothing else.
To this day the only time that system comes on is for Dark/Demon's Souls.
Actually, I'm not sure I've ever done anything else.
I got a NES for Turtles
I got a SNES for Mario Kart.
I got a Saturn for Virtua Fighter 2.
I got a Dreamcast for Sonic Adventure. (And to a degree Sega in general, to be fair)
I got a Playstation 2 for Virtua Fighter 4.
I got an Xbox for Jet Set Radio Future.
I got a Gamecube for Metroid Prime.
I got a GBA for Castlevania: Circle of The Moon.
I got a PSP for Lumines.
I got an Xbox 360 for Project Gotham Racing 3.
I got a Playstation Vita for Lumines: Electronic Symphony.
Aaaand I got a Wii U for Sonic: Lost World. Only, I got it way in advance, because this autumn is gonna be brutal as it is.
The exceptions to this rule are:
PS3 - no clue why I got that. It was out?
Nintendo DS - Two screens! No idea.
Nintendo Wii - Waggle! No, seriously; waggle.
Nintendo 3DS - "It's not like I won't want one. At some point."
I got a NES for Turtles
I got a SNES for Mario Kart.
I got a Saturn for Virtua Fighter 2.
I got a Dreamcast for Sonic Adventure. (And to a degree Sega in general, to be fair)
I got a Playstation 2 for Virtua Fighter 4.
I got an Xbox for Jet Set Radio Future.
I got a Gamecube for Metroid Prime.
I got a GBA for Castlevania: Circle of The Moon.
I got a PSP for Lumines.
I got an Xbox 360 for Project Gotham Racing 3.
I got a Playstation Vita for Lumines: Electronic Symphony.
Aaaand I got a Wii U for Sonic: Lost World. Only, I got it way in advance, because this autumn is gonna be brutal as it is.
The exceptions to this rule are:
PS3 - no clue why I got that. It was out?
Nintendo DS - Two screens! No idea.
Nintendo Wii - Waggle! No, seriously; waggle.
Nintendo 3DS - "It's not like I won't want one. At some point."
BloodyJasonMask
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I bought an xbox just to play LAN matches with my buddies. It was some of the best times I had in gaming. There were no regrets.
This post makes me sad. The Saturn was one of my favorite systems of all time. You likely got Virtua Cop in that deal too - also a fantastic game!
oneils
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I guess it depends on how much time you put into the game. Over the years, I've found that I've really just gravitated to the same two or three games per console that I've owned. I buy more games, but rarely finish them as I want to keep playing those same games over and over again. The only platform where I tend to branch out is on PC.
I would have saved a ton of money if I had just stuck to those two or three games per console. They took up probably close to 80% of my time on each console.
Nintendo: Final Fantasy
Genesis: NHLPA 93, and ROTK III
N64: Goldeneye
PS2: GTA series
Xbox: Morrowind, more GTA
PS3: GTAIV
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
Recently bought a PS3 to play Demon's Souls. No regrets so far 
RealityPales
Member
Alright, so maybe Uncharted: Golden Abyss helped...
GeneralGrey
Member
Yep. Bought the 360 for Oblivion (computer couldn't run it at the time) and 3DS for Animal Crossing. Quite pleased with both.
ryutaro's mama
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Several times.
Let's see, of the consoles I personally bought:
PS1 - Parappa the Rapper, C:SOTN
SS - Street Fighter vs. X-Men (import) w/ the 4 MG RAM cart
N64- Super Mario 64
DC - Soul Calibur
PS2 - The Bouncer
GCN - Eternal Darkness, Rogue Leader 2
XBOX - Halo: Combat Evolved
XBOX 360 - Call Of Duty 2
Wii - Twilight Princess
PS3 - GOW (also waited get it until the fully BC 60s were going away)
Let's see, of the consoles I personally bought:
PS1 - Parappa the Rapper, C:SOTN
SS - Street Fighter vs. X-Men (import) w/ the 4 MG RAM cart
N64- Super Mario 64
DC - Soul Calibur
PS2 - The Bouncer
GCN - Eternal Darkness, Rogue Leader 2
XBOX - Halo: Combat Evolved
XBOX 360 - Call Of Duty 2
Wii - Twilight Princess
PS3 - GOW (also waited get it until the fully BC 60s were going away)
Astral/H3X
Member
What fantasy land do you live in that buying a system that sells at a LOSS for $300 and a new game for a total of $100 sounds reasonable to you? That's 1/3 of the price of the system alone.
