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£50 on the PS store, so still a bit less than some AAA games, if not entirely wallet-friendly.

Picross S+
Holedown
Luck Be a Landlord
Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon
Azure Striker Gunvolt
Ball x Pit
Resident Evil
Resident Evil 4
Mariokart World
Alan Wake
Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana

Ridge Racer

I got a platinum, so I'll count it…

I never really understood the hype about this when it first came out on the PSX. Not much in the way of tracks, and so on. I'm not entirely sure what compelled me to buy it now really, other than my longstanding adoration of Ridge Racer 4.

It's actually a bit brilliant though? Maybe it being a tenner now instead of forty quid means I'm less compelled to judge it based on some kind of warped cost-effectiveness, but it's just fabulous to play, to the extent where I'm still playing even after the platinum, and have double-dipped, and have also bought Rave Racer…

One of my significant gaming regrets - and this seems relevant, given how much 'stuff I missed out on first time around' seems to be colouring my recent gaming habits - has long been that I didn't get a SNES as a teen, because it feels like I missed out on a lot of the kind of (JRPG) stuff that I now really enjoy. 'Not getting into Ridge Racer properly sooner' looks like being a new one to add to the list.

In that case I think I’ll probably just leave them on.

Picross S+
Holedown
Luck Be a Landlord
Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon
Azure Striker Gunvolt
Ball x Pit
Resident Evil
Resident Evil 4
Mariokart World

Alan Wake
Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana

I really liked Control, and fancy giving Alan Wake 2 a go at some point, so it made sense to play Alan Wake, especially while I’m still dabbling in retro stuff quite a lot. And it’s alright! I have no nostalgia for it, having never played it before, and it very much feels of its time, but I did enjoy it, even if the main character is kind of a prick.

I’ve also really enjoyed the older Ys games. They’re lovely breezy little things, even when they’re being obtuse and murderous. I’ve only got one of the older ones left, and it looks great, but I am almost a bit sad that it looks closer to Ys VIII than the older ones.

The battery still seems OK in mine, how hard was it to swap?

Oh, not at all. It's just a fairly standard rechargeable mobile battery, sits under one of the faceplates. I was surprised how easy it was, to the point where I was almost more surprised I'd never knocked it out before by mistake whilst changing the 'plates. Of which I have several, naturally. because I'm an idiot.

(It may be more difficult on other models of DS/3DS, but I have no experience with that, and I suppose it's not relevant to you anyway.)

I have a black 3DS, and at the moment have the Xenoblade faceplate on there, which feels slightly fraudulent, as I've still never got around to playing it (or indeed them, though I hope to rectify that soon, most likely on the Switch 2), but it is gorgeous.