33rd Birthday Haul

Happy Birthday to me! (33rd, that is.) Been a pretty chill day (I've spent like half of it asleep) because I actually celebrated with my family yesterday. (My parents planned a trip for this weekend and the 1st was more convenient for them.) Anyhoo, with another August 2nd comes another treasure trove of goodies, so let me share all the incredibly generous gifts I received:

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch)
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Switch)
Luigi's Mansion 2 HD
$50 Nintendo eShop Card

Much like last year's crop of games, this year's was very heavy on the remakes and ports. At the top of the mountain are the expansive next chapter in the FFVII Remake saga and an HD reincarnation of what many consider to be the best Paper Mario game. (I've actually owned the Gamecube original for YEARS, but've NEVER actually beaten it legit. Only with Action Replay assistance. Definitely gonna change that with this version! Side content, too! I wanna devour every bit!) Backing up those two heavy hitters are an HD revisit to another favorite from 2004, the original Mario vs. Donkey Kong, as well as a shined-up port of Luigi's second stab at ghost-hunting, ripe for a Halloween replay. Also got 50 bucks of unexpected eShop cash, so I added TMNT: Splintered Fate to the pile as well!

Digimon: Digital Monsters Season 2 (Blu-ray)

Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning (Blu-ray)

Digimon Card Game Digimon Liberator Promotion Pack (Got Shoemon!)

Doubled my Digi with two Blu-rays starring those crazy kids Davis, Yolei, Cody, T.K., Kari, and Ken!

First up is the Discotek release of Digimon Season 2 itself, which promises to not only carry the excellent picture quality of their previous Digimon set, but also restore content that's been missing from previous DVD and streaming releases for years! (Like T.K.'s little opening narration from the first episode.) Looking forward to giving this season a rewatch in the best possible quality!

Tying a bow on this little duo is the brand new Digimon Adventure 02 movie that hit theaters last year. It should sit quite comfortably on my shelf next to Kizuna. (It even came with a bonus Digimon TCG promo card based on the new Liberator manga! I got a living shoe that eventually digivolves into Cinderella.)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Saturday Morning Adventures Volume 2

Gargoyles: Here in Manhattan Volume 1

Pokémon Adventures Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Volume 1

Pokémon Adventures Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Volume 2

Spider-Man 2099 Omnibus Volume 2

Time for some readin' fodder, and as usual, I got a LOT of it. First off, we kick it back to the 90s with new comics set in the classic animated worlds of New York's favorite Turtles and Gargoyles. (Probably gonna hold off on reading the latter until I get the new Dynamite collections in from Kickstarter, though. Those have stories that take place before this new series.) Then, Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald return to prevent the end of the world as Pokémon Adventures begins its ORAS-based story arc. Finally, we have the further adventures of Miguel O'Hara in another giant Omnibus. (I really enjoyed Miggy's ongoing from the early 2010s when I read it on Marvel Unlimited, so I'm excited to give it a fresh reread, now armed with the full context of his 90s stories.)

Wrapping things up, my sister gifted me some Amazon cash.

That finishes up my little celebratory post for Birthday #33! I'll see you guys again in a few months!