Found a hidden gem of a game at a yard sale near my place

I was walking around my neighborhood last Saturday and stopped at a yard sale a few blocks over. In a box of old DVDs, I spotted a copy of 'ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove' for the Switch. I remembered hearing about it years ago but never tried it. For five bucks, I figured why not. My buddy came over that night and we gave it a shot, and honestly, we were hooked for like three hours straight. It's this weird, funky game where you play as aliens trying to find ship parts, and the co-op is just pure chaos in the best way. We were laughing so hard at some of the random stuff that happens. Has anyone else picked up a couch co-op game on a total whim that turned out to be amazing?

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wells.brooke2mo ago

Is it really that deep though? You found a cheap game and had a fun night with a friend. That's a nice little win, but it's just a game. People get so hyped over finding "hidden gems" like it's some huge life event. It was five dollars and a few hours of laughs. That's a good Saturday, not a miracle.

park.iris1mo ago

People keep talking about whether it's deep or not, but nobody's bringing up what it says about how we measure value these days. A five dollar game that gives you real memories with someone matters more than a sixty dollar game you play alone and forget in a week. The whole debate misses the point that we're all starving for connection and cheap laughs are one of the last honest ways to get them. Maybe the hype isn't about the game at all, it's about how rare it is to find something that actually pulls people together without a big production. So yeah, it's not a miracle, but calling it just a game ignores the part where people are desperately trying to hold onto small joys in a world that keeps making everything expensive and isolating.

margaret_singh12mo ago

What's wrong with getting excited about a small win? @wells.brooke might see it as just a game, but finding that kind of fun with a friend is getting pretty rare. Those few hours of pure fun are the whole point.