Games you've bought the most times?
 

With all the classic games being reported and remade surely you've done this before for a few titles?

I'd say the NES SMB games and SMW. Not only I own the originals but I also own both the SNES and Wii versions of All-Stars and also the Super Mario Advance titles(except the one that contains SMB2).

Then come Ocarina of Time, Mega Man 2, Zelda 1, F-Zero and Sonic 1 in a tie.. Let me see, own Ocarina on the N64, GameCube(came in the same box as Wind Waker with also the master quest) and also own the 3DS remake of it.

Sonic 1 was my first Genesis/Mega Drive game, then bought the Sonic Mega Collection for the GameCube and the "3D remake" of it for the 3DS.

Mega Man 2? Own the Nes version, own the GC version of Mega Man Anniversary Collection and also bought the game off the Nintendo eShop.

As for F-Zero, own the SNES version, Wii VC version and 3DS VC version of it.

And finally, Zelda 1, own the NES cartridge still, the GBA version and also bought it off the Nintendo eShop on the 3DS.

Games I bought twice now? Majora's Mask, Mega Man 3 and Donkey Kong Country. Majora's owning the original and the 3DS remake. MM 3 the AC version and the 3DS VC version of it. And DKC own the GBC remake and own it also on the Wii VC.

...damn had not realised I've done this several times hahaha. What about you?

I'm a sucker for remasters of old games I've played, but as far as a single game that I have purchased the most alternate copies of, that would have to be Resident Evil 4... I own it on Gamecube, PS2, Wii, 360, Steam, and PS4. :D

All I need now is a copy for my Xbone!

Must be FF7, because I bought a physical copy, digital for PSP and the remaster for PS4. If the remake will be good, I'll buy that, too.

Pac-Man. Just off the top of my head - Atari 2600, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, the NES and Game Boy versions on 3DS, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, plus multiple compilations and with its pack-in as Pac-Man World for PS1 and on PS3.

Second would probably be Streets of Rage 2 (my actual favorite game ever). Genesis, Game Gear, 3DS, Wii, Steam, PS3, and Xbox 360.

Super Mario Bros. 1-3: NES, SNES & Wii (Super Mario All-Stars), 3DS (eShop)

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time & The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask: N64, GameCube (Ocarina of Time: Master Quest & The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition), 3DS

The Legend of Zelda & Zelda II: The Adventure of Link: NES, 3DS (eShop), GameCube (Ocarina of Time: Master Quest & The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition)

Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japanese version): SNES & Wii (Super Mario All-Stars), Wii Virtual Console, 3DS (eShop)

Metroid: NES, GameCube (Metroid Prime), GBA (Metroid: Zero Mission)

There are others, but I just own them in two ways.

Probably the new Smash Brothers. Wii U, 3DS, all the DLC, and if it comes to the Switch, I'm getting it again.

I usually stick to buying one version of a game, but I did buy TiT Re-Shelled on PS3 and 360. I also got OotS on PC and 360, probably on PS3 as well but I can't remember.

Oh yeah, I also have SMB on NES and 3DS and Pokemon Blue on GB and 3DS

Come to think of it, I have a lot of copies of SMB1 as well. The Duck Hunt and Duck Hunt/Track Meet carts on NES, All-Stars + World on SNES, All-Stars on Wii, 3DS VC version, GBA (Japanese) version, plus Deluxe on GBC and 3DS. And then all of the bootle handhelds I have...

I don't think I ever stopped to think about that one.

Probably the NES Mega Man games, counting 1-5 original carts, the Anniversary Collection on Gamecube, and the Legacy Collection on 3DS and Steam (also bought an extra copy as a gift to a friend).

The games I've re-bought the most are Pokemon games on the GBA when my cartridges used to break and Counter Strike 1.6.

Robot Unicorn Attack and Peggle

I guess Smash Bros, if like Cure, you count the 3DS & Wii U joints as kinda one thing. Had R/B/Y when the first Pokemon came out.

I got Wind Waker HD even though I have the Gamecube original, but I chose it as a Club Nintendo reward. Free stuff, yay.

Uhhhh, well, I bought SSB Melee & Super Monkey Ball 2 twice each 'cause my originals were scratched up & I couldn't live without working copies. :tlol:

Not much of a double dipper overall, really.

I guess Super Mario RPG. I have the SNES version and the Super Famicon version.

Donkey King Country 2. SNES, Super Famicon, and before I lost it when traveling back to Japan last August. 3DS virtual console.

That's about all I can think of.

Oh I forgot that I also own Super Mario Bros. Deluxe... that's another copy of SMB 1 right there.

My brother originally bought the Japanese version of Super Mario RPG since the game had never been released in Europe and he didn't have an American SNES at the time... then the game gets released half a year later on the Wii Virtual Console :lol:. He bought it again, this time actually understanding the text.

Resident Evil 4 has to be the top one.

I have attempted on-and-off to rebuild my stolen PS2 game collection - so far I have acquired a small handful of games from what was in my former collection.

I did however buy another Banjo-Kazooie game, and I had that game before. (I was stupid and sold my first cartridge because I needed the $$.)

I think I've only ever bought two games more than once. I bought Grim Fandango Remastered, because the original is a pain in the ass to run on modern PCs, and Duke Nukem World Tour Edition, because some SOB borrowed Duke 3D and never gave it back.

I guess I could include Mario All Stars, as I already had Super Mario Bos. when I got that; but it came bundled with my Super NES, so I don't think it counts.

I bought RE4 three different times. The Gamecube original in 2005, bought the Wii version in 2007, and just recently the PS4 version last year in 2016.

Ironically enough it's never even had a real remake, they're just re-releases with different control schemes and in an HD port.

NES Super Mario Bros.
Between the original, versions included on my bootleg consoles, and GBA versions, I have like 5 or 6 of this game. Never get tired of it.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles: Genesis/Mega Drive, GameCube (Sonic Mega Collection), DS (Sonic Classic Collection) and Wii (Virtual Console)

Oh, yeah, I've also got various legal digital redundant copies of the Sonic games (and associated Sega properties) through Sonic Jam on Saturn, 90s PC ports, PS2 and Gamecube Mega Collections, Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (Xbox360), ATgames clone systems, and now Steam. Oddly, I have little desire to buy the DS compilation unless somebody REALLY recommends it.

Of the collections/re-releases I've played, the Sonic Jam presentation on Saturn is probably my favorite, as the developers added some subtle little twists that enhance the experience for veteran and novice players like the hilarious Easy Mode and the sound quality. But the Steam versions are fun because of Sega's embrace of the fan-mod community, so while compiling the old roms wasn't anything special, the user-uploaded customization keeps it interesting. In many ports of the Genesis games, the sound effects and music emulation deflate some of the original brilliance.

But sitting down to play the original carts on original SEGA hardware is still my favorite way to go!

Resident Evil 4 for me. I've actually bought many Resident Evil games multiple times but RE4 takes the cake. I got it on Gamecube, Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, and Xbox One (both physically and digitally).

The thing about Sonic Jam is that the Sonic World thing where you're walking around in a 3D environment looked pretty good for the time. And that made you just want a proper 3D Sonic game. Instead we just got Sonic 3D Blast which was garbage.

I didn't mind Sonic 3D Blast and I think it was fine to sell a few carts on Genesis, but it certainly wasn't what the Saturn needed in place of a proper 3D Sonic. On the bright side, the Saturn-exclusive 3D bonus stages in Sonic Blast were a late 90s treat. And I liked Sonic R, although I've only played the PC (arguably superior to the Saturn) and Gamecube ports. Messing around with the 3D Sonic in Christmas NiGHTS was also fun as a gag.

Sonic kinda began falling off the radar around the time Saturn came out. Adventure was probably his last hurrah as far as being mainstream goes. Or have any of the recent 3DS Sonic titles been able to sorta revive him?

I've got no idea but definitely Nintendo games like Mario and Zelda with Sonic likely coming second. I don't think I even want to count how many times I've bought them.

Btw, how many of you bought all of those updated versions of Street Fighter? Me and my brother own Street Fighter II: World Warrior and also Super Street Fighter II. And then he bought Street Fighter II Turbo off the Nintendo Wii shop back in 2007 or 2008.

I waited until Ultra to finally buy Street Fighter 4, though.

The thing about fighters having vanilla and updated versions is that sometimes their vanilla releases don't have very balanced characters and that makes competitive fighting worse. World Warrior is very bare bones compared to later versions of SF II. And people complained about Sagat being too overpowered in the vanilla version of SF4. Not to mention later editions added more characters.

Yeah, I think I own three Street Fighter carts on SNES and two on Genesis. And then I bought the compilation discs that came out on PS2.

Huh don't like those. Playing SFII with loading screens is not fun. A real shame that Super Street Fighter II Turbo didn't get a very proper release. Supposedly its best console version is on the 3DO.. a console very few people owned.

Sonic Adventure 2, easily

I bought this game for myself twice because the first one was returned to me unplayable because a relative scratched it, I will mention but not officially count the third copy that was purchased for me as a gift because the friend I loaned my second copy to lost/damaged it, and I've also purchased the game once for 2 other different systems [so i have it on pc, dreamcast, and gamecube]... and on top of it I've purchased it one extra time as a gift for someone else.

Look, I really like chao gardens, okay

I try not to judge one's gameplay preferences. :tlol:

Come to think of it probably the original Super Mario Bros 1. I have:

- NES cart of Super Mario Bros. 1
- Super Mario All-stars for SNES, which has a remake of Mario 1
- Mario Bros. Deluxe for GBC, which was a port of Mario 1
- Super Mario Bros. 1 on Wii VC
- Super Mario Bros. 1 on 3DS (although I got this for free)

Oh lord if we're doing incarnations I easily have multiple versions of SF II. Not to mention all 4 disc releases of SF4 on 360....

Holy cow, there were four of them? I only remember three editions: original, "Arcade" and "Ultra"!

So tell me, if I want to buy just one, which one should I track down?

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Ultra is the only one you'd really need if you're not me.

Mario 3 or Street Fighter 2. I've also bought multiple versions of Street Fighter 4 as well.

eh? not really much? Only thing I did rebuy was the remastered version of darksiders 1 on the ps4. It was about 12 dollars so I thought I pick it up.

What's really lame is I think they're gonna charge full price for the SF2 version on Switch too right? I'm sure I'll be a sucker and buy it but dang that game should be more than $25 at this point. If that.

As dumb as it sounds, the game I've bought the most is flea-markey copies of Mario Kart Wii.

I can't help it that so many people insist on selling it to me for $0.50.

Man it would have been nice to find that one that cheap, I had to skip it