The title of the post is the type of offer that will get gun-control advocates a headache, if it involved real guns, but it wouldn’t be a problem once you see the wares I’m attempting to peddle. First, a bit of a background. Gashapon manufacturer Yujin has been producing replica guns in gashapon form, measuring [...]

This month’s bargain-of-the-week on Play-Asia is the Japanese RPG  titled Lux-Pain, for the Nintendo DS. While I’ve not played the game before, it’s going for a really attractive price of USD 14.90. For details of the game (synopsis, screenshots) as well as purchase details, please click here. Free international shipping applies to certain countries when [...]

Mario Kart merchandise never fails to amaze me. There are the gashapon (capsule toy) sets, mini R/C cars, racing sets, plushies (most of which you can find ‘em here), and now, fans can purchase the Super Mario Kart Advance Puzzle Course Set. This puzzle course set consists of 4 puzzle pieces that can be assembled [...]

Do you need something “old-skool” to play with your Virtual Console games? Your prayers have been answered (and your wallet soon to be deprived) with the Super Famicom Classic Controller (Club Nintendo Limited Edition). This official Super Famicom controller for the Nintendo Wii comes at a cool price tag of USD 74.90 with free shipping [...]

If someone decided to take the Tamiya Mini-4WD experience and put it on the Nintendo DS, what would you get? In a nutshell, Trackmania. Like the real-life counterpart where it seemingly takes inspiration from, Trackmania can be a really fun experience. Races are divided into three different categories and while each category features a different [...]

Good news for those who have waited for the US version of the Nintendo DSi. It’s now available at Play-Asia in Black and Blue, along with rest of the Japanese NDSi lineup (click here for details). At USD 249 (RM 905) each, these babies are a little pricey. Nevertheless I’ve got one listed on my [...]

There’s one game that is eating up my time now, it’s Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars (The Director’s Cut) for the Nintendo DS. And it’s nothing short of genius. A 2D adventure games, it features graphics done by Dave Gibbons, the same man who was the co-creator of Wathcmen. Outsanding 2D graphics aside, Broken [...]

I found it pretty strange that for the past 2 years, the only M-rated title I have in my 50+ Nintendo DS games library is Hokuto No Ken. Just two days ago, I received a parcel from a friend, containing game number 54 in my library and a M-rated one at that: Grand Theft Auto: [...]

This is a bargain deal that is too hard to pass up, especially if you are a Playstation 3 owner. Play-Asia is selling LucasArts’ Fracture for the Playstation 3 for just USD 9.90. You read that right. USD 9.90. Click here for details.

I always admired the fact that some people can really relate to Premiership clubs. Anfield and the Emirates Stadium are playgrounds they visit with their like-minded friends on perhaps, once a week. To them, Christiano is their boy, Gerrard is their neighbour, and Ferguson is someone they hang out with at the local pub. Nevermind [...]