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it's genuinely been one of the most disappointing consoles I've ever bought.

Even putting aside the biases and such, I… I'm just staggered by that. Like… really? How? Did you never own a Jaguar, a Master System, a Lynx? Just looking at the first party titles alone… how? I can't see it. I'm definitely not saying it's the best, that's not the thing here… how it can be at the totally opposite end of the spectrum, I'm at a loss. Each to their own though, I guess.

I have two somewhere and don't recall what I actually purchased them for now.

Trying for the life of me to remember what else they could be used for… the only thing that springs to mind is visiting the desert island in Animal Crossing though.

Is that GBA to GC link cable?

Aye. I thought I had four, but apparently I only have three. How can I play Four Swords properly without another one?! It was the only thing on my Must Buy shopping list when I went.

Fully expecting plenty of moaning and indifference afterwards. Enjoy!

Speaking of game markets, I went to one on Sunday about an hour from my place in Frankfurt. Pretty happy with my haul:

https://x.com/MrMartyBarty/status/1906301529902002605

I could have also got mint condition copies of Mario Party 5, 6 AND 7 (with the microphone too!), but I didn't have an extra €75. Maybe next time. Sad I couldn't get JP copies of Wave Race or 1080° (love me those cardboard sleeved boxes), but the ones I got will do.

Surprised I got a minty copy of Manhunt too… it was censored in Germany and is hard to find at decent prices. The guy had two copies just sitting there on the table: one was a perfect disc in a shit box, one was a perfect box with a scratched disc. Quite impressed he was okay with me swapping them over to get the best of both worlds.