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AU Deals: Discounted Bangers That Aged Well and Are Finally Priced Accordingly

Sales usually flatten everything into the same beige promise of value. This one does the opposite. It exposes which games were always quietly confident and which ones needed a price correction before they made sense. I only identify and highlight the actually buyable, my friends. Scroll downwards to reap the benefits of a glorious life spent video gaming (and not much else). No regrets.

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This Day in Gaming 🎂

In retro news, I’m using the explosion of a faux Camaro to light 27 candles on a cake baked for Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA. This N64 cult classic expanded on its predecessor, San Francisco Rush, with more tracks, wild shortcuts, and exaggerated physics that typically turned me or my split-screen multiplaying pal into a twisted, burning wreck.

I remember this fondly for its stunt-heavy, exploratory courses and some fully sick unlockables (think: an F1 race car, a Mountain Dew dragster, and a fricken Rocket on Wheels). Oh, and a gaming mag once taught me a button combo to change the colour of the horizon fog. That’s gotta be the most N64 cheat code ever.

null — This car goes faster than most. Because red racing stripes.

Aussie birthdays for notable games.

– Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA (N64) 1999. eBay

– MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf (XB) 2005. eBay

– Dante’s Inferno (PS3,X360) 2010. eBay

– Yoshi’s Woolly World (3DS) 2012. eBay

Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch

Persona 5 Royal (-35%) A$64.80 Still the gold standard for stylish JRPG pacing. Long, talkative, occasionally smug, but the daily loop remains dangerously moreish once it gets its hooks in.
Catherine: Full Body (-35%) A$52.20 A puzzle game having an identity crisis on purpose. Smart systems, abrasive tone, and not especially welcoming. Worth it if you like games that argue back.
Dragon Ball FighterZ (-50%) A$44.90 Gorgeous animation carrying a legitimately good fighter. Online is still inconsistent, but the fundamentals reward anyone willing to stop mashing.
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown (-40%) A$29.90 Movement first design done properly. Combat opens slowly, but traversal feels sharp from minute one and never really lets up.
Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga (-80%) A$17 Excessive in the best Lego way. Jokes land more often than they miss, combat is simple, and the sheer scale justifies the chaos.

Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.

Exciting Bargains for Xbox

Black Myth Wukong (-25%) A$74.90 Striking spectacle with a heavier combat feel than expected. Uneven difficulty spikes, but the confidence in presentation carries a lot of weight.
Metaphor ReFantazio (-48%) A$60 Familiar Atlus structure wearing new clothes. Dense opening, slower burn, but once the systems align it justifies the patience it demands.
Hogwarts Legacy (-64%) A$39 Comfort food design done well. Exploration does the heavy lifting, combat improves late, and the fantasy sells itself despite the safe structure.
Diablo IV (-73%) A$30 Excellent moment to moment combat wrapped in confused long term planning. Works best in short bursts once you stop expecting permanence.
Streets of Rage 4 (-65%) A$13.10 Tight, disciplined, and refreshingly short. Demands precision, not nostalgia, and my boy Axel is still the goddamned Man.

Xbox One

Mass Effect Leg. Ed. (-69%) A$30.50 Three classics with the edges gently sanded. Shooting still shows its age, characters still carry everything that matters.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (-62%) A$38.30 Enormous, deliberate, and overfed. Best enjoyed slowly. The world building is strong, the restraint less so.
Borderlands 3 (-66%) A$34.20 Shooting still feels excellent. Writing still thinks louder is funnier. Worth it for co op chaos if you tune out the noise.

Or just invest in an Xbox Card.

Series X: $799 |
Series S Black: $545 |
Series S White:$498 |

Pure Scores for PlayStation

Ghost of Yotei (-21%) A$99 Gorgeous, patient, and very sure of its tone. Not in a hurry to impress, which will either soothe you or test you.
Street Fighter 6 (-45%) A$55.20 Deep without being hostile. Excellent onboarding, strong online, and enough solo content to justify learning properly.
Final Fantasy XVI (-40%) A$50.60 All spectacle, minimal friction. Combat looks busier than it is, pacing wobbles, but the peaks are genuinely impressive.
Gran Turismo 7 (-40%) A$74.80 Meticulous driving wrapped in glacial progression. If the handling model is the point, the rest becomes tolerable.
Armored Core VI (-55%) A$44.90 Fast, technical, and unapologetic. Missions stay lean, builds get obsessive, and mastery feels entirely earned.

PS4

Octopath Traveler II (-47%) A$44.80 Beautiful presentation masking very traditional design. Stories vary wildly, combat stays satisfying throughout.
Grand Theft Auto The Trilogy Def. Ed. (-71%) A$29 Still awkward, still compromised, finally honest about what it is. Nostalgia does most of the work.
Enter the Gungeon (-75%) A$5.70 Fast, fair, and relentlessly demanding. Death is constant, progress is slow, improvement is unmistakable.

Or purchase a PS Store Card.

Purchase Cheap for PC

Doom The Dark Ages (-67%) A$39.50 Heavier, moodier Doom with a surprising sense of place. The rhythm shift will divide fans, but the confidence is real.
Unravel Two (-85%) A$4.40 Gentle co op built on trust and timing. Occasionally fiddly, but perfect for low stress sessions.
Wild Hearts (-93%) A$6.90 Ambitious and uneven. Performance hiccups persist, but the monster design and construction systems still feel novel.
Red Dead Redemption II (-75%) A$22.40 Slow by design, stubbornly immersive. Controls fight you early, atmosphere rewards you forever.
Dead Space Rem. (-80%) A$17.90 A remake that understands restraint. Cleaner flow, smarter sound, same oppressive dread.

Or just get a Steam Wallet Card

Official launch in Nov

Steam Deck 256GB LCD: $649 |
Steam Deck 512GB OLED: $899 |
Steam Deck 1TB OLED: $1,049

Legit LEGO Deals

Super Mario Mario Kart (-12%) A$218 Premium plastic with real shelf presence. Build is satisfying, cost is the real challenge.
Star Wars At At (-15%) A$85 Sensible scale, solid structure. Not the dream walker, but far easier to justify.
Star Wars Logo (-19%) A$89 Clean, bold, and instantly readable. Straightforward build, strong visual payoff.
Lego Game Boy A$99.90 Nah, no discount. I just love this thing. Nostalgia done carefully. More display than play, but the detailing earns the sentiment.
Ocarina of TIme Final Battle A$199.99 Same deal, sadly. No discount, but I’m buying this sucker full price anyway. Because OOT is everything.

Adam Mathew is a passionate connoisseur, a lifelong game critic, and an Aussie deals wrangler who genuinely wants to hook you up with stuff that’s worth playing (but also cheap). He plays practically everything, sometimes on YouTube.