AU Deals: Two Star Level Super Mario Discounts, Monster Hunter Wilds Gets Price Carved, and More!

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AU Deals: Two Star Level Super Mario Discounts, Monster Hunter Wilds Gets Price Carved, and More!

Start your week with an epic saving.

Are you on the hunt for unbeatable gaming deals? Well, equip a wallet to your main hand and empty your inventory, because this week’s discounts are overloaded with gems. I’ve taken all the grind out of bargain fetch-questing by collecting the standouts of the day. Get scrolling to get saving!

This Day in Gaming 🎂

In retro news, I’m celebrating the 30th birthday of Star Wars: Dark Forces, an FPS ahead of its time. In an age of Doom, endless corridors, and fairly mindless stage-based bloodshed, this bad boy held me in thrall with its multi-level maps and “mouselook” aiming. It also had the cracking, lore-expanding tale of Kyle Katarn, a gruff ex-Imp who took on daring mission-based objectives with his amazing (at the time) ability to jump, crouch, and more!

Sadly, Katarn’s opening level antics of securing the Death Star plans got erased/retconned into the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. But hey—this game still retains the honour of introducing the fearsome Dark Troopers, an elite Imperial battle droid squadron that reappeared in The Mandalorian. One last core memory of this for me: our hero doing the Howie Scream whenever I pinged him off a cliff.

undefined — “You there, stop where you are!”

Aussie bdays for notable games

– Star Wars: Dark Forces (PC) 1995. Redux

– Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble! (DS) 2006. eBay

– Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (X360) 2006. eBay

– Dragon Age II (PC,PS3,X360) 2011. eBay

– Pokémon Black & White (DS) 2011. eBay

– NieR: Automata (PS4) 2017. Get

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Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch

For Nintendo Switch fans, a 25% off Super Mario RPG is a nostalgic trip with a fresh coat of paint, reviving a beloved SNES classic that originally marked the first RPG venture for the mustachioed one. Also, a dirt cheap Mortal Kombat 1 will let you unleash brutal combos with the opportunity to play as Jean-Claude Van Damme (who was once pitched to play Johnny Cage in the 90s but turned it down).

Mario & Luigi: Brothership

The smartest new wrinkle in Brothership’s combat are Battle Plugs: equipable modifiers that impact Mario and Luigi’s power, defense, and more, comparable to if Paper Mario let you swap out which badges you were wearing at the start of each turn.

Super Mario RPG (-25%) – A$61
Persona 5 Royal (-28%) – A$72
Crash Bandicoot 4 (-67%) – A$24
Mortal Kombat 1 (-67%) – A$20

Expiring Recent Deals

Crash Team Racing NF (-31%) – A$49
God Eater 3 (-37%) – A$54
Metro Redux (-90%) – A$5
Panzer Dragoon: Remake (-90%) – A$4
Kingdom Come Deliverance: Royal (-65%) – A$28

Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.

Purchase Cheap for PC

You PC faithful can score a seriously reduced Mirror’s Edge, a cult-favourite first-person parkour adventure that holds up remarkably well today. Also, RoboCop: Rogue City will put you in the iconic cybernetic armour of Alex Murphy, featuring Peter Weller reprising his role.

Monster Hunter Wilds

Monster Hunter Wilds continues to smooth off the rougher corners of the series in smart ways, making for some extremely fun fights. 8/10, great.

Mirror’s Edge (-85%) – A$5
Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown (-61%) – A$28
RoboCop: Rogue City (-84%) – A$12
Forza Horizon 5 Premium (-50%) – A$70

Expiring Recent Deals

Space Marine 2 Fanatical (-36%) – A$63
Crime Boss: Rockay City – FREE w/Prime
Mafia II: Def. – FREE w/Prime
Saints Row: The Third – FREE w/Prime
Them’s Fightin’ Herds – FREE
Dead Cells (-50%) – A$18

Or just get a Steam Wallet Card

Exciting Bargains for Xbox

Xbox Series X owners will want to Force Pull in a 75% off copy of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, where Cal Kestis becomes one of gaming’s most powerful rangas. Plus, that 60% off Hades isn’t just a roguelike—it’s a mythological storytelling masterclass that’s won BAFTA awards for its narrative and voice acting.

Tekken 8

Tekken 8 is an incredible evolution for the series, with tons of single player content, an excellent suite of training tools, and great online.

Payday 3 (-43%) – A$23
Riders Republic (-23%) – A$47
Hades (-60%) – A$17
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (-75%) – A$28

Xbox One

BioShock: The Col. (-80%) – A$18
Doom (-80%) – A$7
Rogue Legacy 2 (-60%) – A$15
Mass Effect Legendary Ed. (-90%) – A$10

Expiring Recent Deals

RoboCop Alex Murphy Ed. (-80%) – A$21
Witcher 3: Complete (-45%) – A$44
Overcooked! All You Can Eat (-47%) – A$30
Star Wars Outlaws Gold Ed. (-30%) – A$120
Ace Combat 7 (-68%) – A$32
Borderlands Handsome Col. (-53%) – A$34
EA Sports FIFA 23 (-85%) – A$15
F1 24 (-37%) – A$70

Or just invest in an Xbox Card.

Pure Scores for PlayStation

PS5 users, meanwhile, can grab Resident Evil Village, where Lady Dimitrescu’s towering presence made her an internet sensation overnight. Or burn rubber in Gran Turismo 7, where a post-launch VR patch cemented it as an absolute must-own.