Ahhhh...  There's nothing like managing to track down a Game you've been trying to find for a while.  Sometimes you've gotta do some digging around in Game Stores.  Sometimes you gotta look around in the Game Trading type places.  Even other times, you have to resort to online sources, such as E-Bay.

Well, for me, it was the last one to find my latest lil' treasure.  The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition is a lovely collection of older Zelda Games for the Gamecube.  I haven't managed to find myself too many Gamecube Games worth hunting down over the past couple of months, so it was nice to find this one when I did - just in time for Christmas.  Since I've only just gotten home and found it delivered, I can't make any comments on the Games themselves, but I will once I've had a decent go at them, of course.  :)

The other Game I've been looking at for a lil' while is another Nintendo offering, but this time for the oft-forgotten console, the Nintendo DS.  The Game in question is Metroid Prime Pinball.  Now, for any of you (like myself) who pre-ordered a DS, you might recall all the advertising around another Metroid Game on the DS - Metroid Prime Hunters. 

Now, I seem to remember seeing the case for Hunters sitting on the Coming Soon shelf at my local Game store for many months before it was finally removed.  Now given that this Game was one of the reasons I bought a Nintendo DS, having it delayed so often was somewhat of a disappointment.  It seems we might be seeing this title sometime in 2006, but I have to admit - I'm not holding my breath.  :(

Which is why it was nice to get hold of Metroid Prime Pinball.  I managed to play it for a while before the battery on my DS went flat (it's charging right now), and what I saw was kinda fun.  I can't say I own too many pinball Games, but one making use of Samus Aran's Morph Ball as the ball racing around on any given table is an interesting move.  I've only managed to check out a couple of tables - based on various stages from Metroid Prime - although I must admit, the ability to move between tables as you play the game is a nice touch.  :D

I'll fill you all in on some more details on both Games once I get more of a chance to play them.  For the moment, I'm off to get myself some dinner, watch some TV and cover some more of my books - something I find kinda relaxing.  *grin*

Enjoy your days and evenings people - depending on where you are on our lovely planet - and don't forget...

Game on!  :)