Famous rapper Lil Yachty has made a sizable purchase from the online retro gaming storeDKOldies. Following some recent controversy, it seems as though that’s not stopping the store from snagging some high profile orders on its site.DKOldies has been under fire recentlydue to accusations of price gouging on its store when it comes to the retro games that it sells.
To elaborate on a little bit of the backstory regarding the controversy, the store has listed games likeThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Timefor around double the price it usually sells for on other sites. The pricing of DKOldies just doesn’t sit right with some gamers who have been able to find the same products online for a cheaper price, even on GameStop. From the pricing of PS4 consoles to Wii consoles that include copies ofWii Sports, the prices tend to be higher across the board compared to other retailers.
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However, despite the controversy swirling around the store’s name at the moment, it hasn’t stopped the popular rapper known as Lil Yachty from making a large order on the site. DKOldies revealed on its official Instagram account that Lil Yachty had commented on one of their previous posts, requesting that the store fill his order. The rapper purchased a wide variety of games that spanned five different consoles. The cherry on top for this already impressive order was the storeaddingSonic Adventureas a giftsince Lil Yachty has a song featured in theSonicmovie.
Even though DKOldies has seen some criticism about its pricing, the games appear to be in perfect condition. Just a few of the games worthy of note in Lil Yachty’s order includeHalo,Donkey Kong Country, anda variety of Sega Genesis games. When assessing the quality of the games included in the order, the instruction manual found inside theDonkey Kong Countrypackaging doesn’t even look like it has been opened. Many of the games look like they were just picked off the shelf for the first time.
Whether the pricing on the DKOldies store is unfair is up for debate. Whatever conclusion is made about the store’s pricing, there is no doubt that the games in Lil Yachty’s order seem to be in great condition. Many gamers get a lot of fulfillment from building animpressive video game collection. Retro games are some of the most exciting finds to add to a collection due to the difficulty in finding them; especially when said games are in near mint condition.
