Wow, This Seems to Be Working

I just talked myself out of spending $70-$100 for a copy of Metroid Prime Trilogy for the Wii, even though it would have cost me virtually nothing.

It all started with some chats with a former student about games we'd been playing, which led to Metroid, which led to me wanting to close some of the Metroid gaps of games I haven't played yet.

I do have Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2 for gamecube, and Prime 2 is on the list of games to be played, but I thought "Wouldn't it be cool to play it on the Wii instead of on gamecube?"

I have Paypal credit from stuff I've sold and I have amazon giftcard balance, so either way I could have bought it on eBay or amazon and it wouldn't have hurt my pocket. However, I started thinking about it and rationalized, "Hey, don't you have a drawer full of games you have yet to play? It would be nice, but do you need to buy Metroid Prime Trilogy? Couldn't you just play something else and be done with it?"

And the honest answer is no. I don't need to restart Metroid Prime, or play Prime 2 on Wii, or even add Metroid Prime 3 (which I don't yet own) to my list of games. It would, indeed, be nice, but it's not a need. I could just as easily continue with my ordeal, much the same way I have for over a year, skip Prime, play Prime 2 on gamecube, and then when all is done, go back on eBay and find Metroid Prime Trilogy for Wii. I could even sell Prime and Prime 2 to partially pay for buying Trilogy (which is a rare game and pricey.)

So it's done. I've talked myself off the ledge. I saved myself some cash.

I feel like I'm growing.

PS: Keep in mind that even though in my own rules, I've beaten enough games to justify this purchase, I'm still leaving it for later. Go figure. I guess I always knew I'd be bending rules.