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What’d You Get? – I Have 12 Matchsticks Edition
Brian Szabelski | 1:58 PM on 03.31.2008 17 comments


It only took me six weeks to get it, but finally, one of the two review copies I requested came
in to much of my joy.

Sadly, it wasn’t Smash Bros. Brawl. Instead, I got a joyful little puzzle game on the DS:



Also, I bought a lot of stuff at the 20 percent off Play-Asia sale:











So, what’d you get?



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king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 14:04
king3vbo
JEALOUS JEALOUS JEALOUS
shipero's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 14:05
shipero
For once I got absolutely nothing, which is weird as I usually get at least one game a week.
blehman's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 14:06
blehman
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait....is that Mother 1&2 translated? Because if so DOOO WAAAANT!!!!

And I got rent paid this week. Yup.
Passionate Styos's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 14:07
Passionate Styos
Is Goemon for the DS good? I've been thinking about getting it.
Sadie G's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 14:31
Sadie G
I'm pretty much in love with Professor Layton.
<3

funny story, i was looking at your blog at work and the girl behind me was being all nosy on my monitors and she saw your girls to the side here and was all EWWWWWW out loud. I was like, don't be jealous.
Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 14:32
Justice
Layton is so great, I was thinking of getting goemon aswell. I hope you have Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword!
tazarthayoot's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 14:33
tazarthayoot
I GOT LAID BEAT THAT!
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 14:40
BluDesign
@bleh

It's untranslated Mother. It's being sold in Japan as a "Greatest Hits" bundle.
blehman's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 14:44
blehman
SAD PANDA!!! :(
Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 15:19
Justice
Also my copy of Brawl should be coming this week hopefully!
PsychoSoldier's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 15:20
PsychoSoldier
I bought myself a laptop, does that count?
007's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 15:27
007
I think the guys above and below Tazar beat you.
Def JM's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 15:53
Def JM
Ninja Gaiden DS and found the first Nanostray used both are great purchases for the ds. I also got Insecticide but haven't got to play it much considering the other two games are taking up most of my time.
AbsoluteZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 16:10
AbsoluteZero
I WILL BUY Mother 1+2 off you!!! ZOMG!
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 17:23
Darren Nakamura
I was actually just about to head out and pick up Professor Layton myself. That, and Apollo Justice. I am behind with my DS games.
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2008 03:20
Bob Muir
Damn, I need to pick up the Bit Generations games sometime.
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