32nd Birthday Haul

Another August 2nd means another Birthday post! Much like last year, I already did my celebrating this past weekend (since Wednesday is generally an inconvenient day for get-togethers), so I'm just taking it easy today. Still got some sweet Birthday swag to share, though, so let's get cracking!

Sonic Origins Plus (Switch)

Metroid Prime Remastered

Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection (Switch)

Pac-Man World Re-Pac (Switch)

Psychonauts 2 (PS4)

The Super Mario Bros. Movie (4K Combo)

This year's game selection is largely ports and enhanced remakes. These include both games that I've played before as well as ones that I've never actually experienced. (Looking forward to finally checking out MegaMan.EXE's RPG adventures and Pac-Man's first foray into 3D platforming!) Rounding things out are a sequel to a fan-favorite game that I completed recently (and loved) and Mario's big (American) animated movie debut! Peaches Peaches Peaches. (Would you believe that TWO of the items listed above involve Jack Black?)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 14

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 15

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Saturday Morning Adventures Volume 1

Moving on to my usual batch of reading material, with a hot new movie hitting today (ON MY FREAKING BIRTHDAY), I, of course, had to give some love to my favorite Turtles. The two hardcovers start off Sophie Campbell's run on the main book (as well as introduce Tokka and Rahzar, which I'm jazzed about) while Erik Burnham's Saturday Morning Adventures series kicks things back to the universe of the 1987 cartoon. With these and Mutant Mayhem, I'll have three different flavors of TMNT to enjoy this month!

Pokémon Adventures XY Volume 3

Pokémon Adventures XY Volume 4

Pokémon Adventures XY Volume 5

Spider-Man: Fake Red

Manga time! Pokémon Adventures brings more Kalos (MEGA) fun while the Spider-Man: Fake Red series shows what would happen if some regular Joe got ahold of one of Spidey's suits while the real deal is MIA. The latter will make a fun little appetizer before Pete's next big video game adventure. (Especially since Venom is also in Fake Red.)

The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus Volume 2: Deadtime Stories for Boos & Ghouls

More Springfield spookiness! Since I pretty much go into full-on Halloween anticipation mode after my Birthday, this second Treehouse of Horror Omnibus will be the perfect way to kick things off! Looking forward to diving into another 400 pages of horror-adjacent humor! (Including the FIRST time that the Simpsons parodied Death Note!)

Diddy Kong Racing Japanese Version

Yoshi's Story Japanese Version

Paper Mario (Mario Story) Japanese Version

My Dad surprised me with these! While Paper Mario is just the cartridge, DKR and Yoshi's Story include the boxes, manuals, and everything in decent condition, so they should make killer display pieces for my retro game collection! (Check out those awesome alternate covers compared to the US versions, too!)

Power Rangers Birthday Card w/$50 Amazon Gift Card

Marvel Comics Three-Pack (Murderworld: Moon Knight #1, Captain America: Symbol of Truth #2, and Spider-Men: Double Trouble #1)

My Sis and her family got me a Power Rangers Birthday Card (a SUPER MEGAFORCE one at that, meaning it had to have been backstock from almost a decade ago) that held Amazon cash within, which I quickly used to pre-order something I'll talk about in the next post as well as to add to my Playstation Store wallet. (Used said added cash to grab the Final Fantasy VII Remake Yuffie DLC. Gotta get ready for Rebirth!) Not wanting to just get me a gift card, though, they also threw in a three-pack of Marvel comics in a swank TMNT gift bag. While two of the comics in the pack were hidden from view in a blind bag sort of way, I lucked out in that they featured Spider-Man and Deadpool, two of my favorite Marvel characters. Those particular two comics also came with free digital copies, which is a great bonus.

Wrapping things up, my Grandma gave me fifty bucks that I used to pre-order SOMETHING ELSE that I'll detail in the next post.

That officially rolls credits on my 32nd Birthday! See you guys this Fall for my next post!