i'm waiting for my pusheen box!
https://pusheenbox.com/
i'm waiting for my pusheen box!
https://pusheenbox.com/
I don't need a Pusheen subscription service, as I've discovered there's plenty of places around me with Pusheen merch. Usually overpriced merch, but still. I finally went into a Japanese bookstore I've driven past but never ventured into called Kinokuniya, and the place is filled with Pusheen stuff. Cool place, price tags that'll make your eyes bleed.
I like the idea of a mystery video game subscription service, but I know I would get crap. I don't collect Nintendo games or consoles to any real degree and don't care very much for mainstream post-crash consoles. Services like this one only do commons, they won't be sending me cartridges for the Astrocade, the Atari XEGS, or the Colecovision. They'll just ship me a box full of crappy Gameboy titles nobody wanted in the first place. I don't want a box of disappointment every month and knowing I'm coughing up $50 a month for it.
http://www.retrogametreasure.com/ is only $30/month, and you tell it which games you want that you don't have yet so that you only get what you want. Basically, you send them a copy of your list and they pick random entries to send to you so you only get the ones you are seeking and it's a surprise which ones are arriving this month.
So, in essence it's like sort of CCG/CMG 'boosters' for console games, but based off a wish list? Can you ask for genres instead of specific games? I'm sure it's no secret, but there's plenty of stuff off the beaten path out there that could be very welcome, common or not.
RPGs: Proof that one you start done the dork path, forever will it dominate your wallet's destiny.
I've watched "unboxing" videos on you tube of people who subscribe to this service. From what I saw, I would personally be disappointed in the games they got sent. It almost didn't seem like they cared very much about the value of the games. You won't get sports games unless you ask for them. You also won't get Earthbound if you want SNES rpgs (as far as I'm aware). This service may appeal to some people, but I personally could take that $30 to a flea market and most likely find common games I'd enjoy a little more. I'd like to stress that this is just my opinion, but if you are interested in this service, check out some unboxing videos.
I was interested in one of these services, RGT or Video Games Monthly but from what I've saw on youtube RGT seems to be a really poor value with mostly really common $5 games and barely anything worth even $10, given the cost is roughly $10 a game I dunno how they're keeping subscriptions. It really just seems like a game store using a creative way to get rid of it's cheap inventory that doesn't sell. VGM seems to at least offer close to your monies worth in games and even over at times so I'm going to try them for a few months because I think it's a really good concept & as long as I'm at least getting my monies worth and games I'll actually pay I'll probably continue it, I figure it could save me money because I'll be less likely to buy games if I know I already have some coming.