Thank your own personal deity—possibly Miquella the Kind—it’s Friday! The biggest eyebrow raise of today is Sand Land dropping down into the $50 range on PS5, despite the Xbox version staying near a hundred. Pricing error? Too much stock on one platform? Who knows, my friend. Capitalize first; ask questions later.

In retro news, I’m celebrating the 22nd birthday of Frequency, Harmonix’s psychedelic, instrument-less proto-Guitar Hero. I have distinct memories of spending way too much time trying to perfect my “track shift” combos on the 25+ songs included here—in particular, No Doubt’s ‘Ex-Girlfriend‘…for some reason. Though Frequency didn’t sell a bunch, it was a serious gateway drug for Westerners whose only exposure to the genre had been PaRappa the Rapper and Bust A Groove. My kingdom for a remake of the latter…

This Day in Gaming

Aussie birthdays for notable games.

– Frequency (PS2) 2002.

– Gauntlet: Dark Legacy (XB) 2002.

– Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (PC) 2012.

– Resident Evil 5 (PS4,XO) 2016.

– Super Mario Maker 2 (NS) 2019.