I don’t know how or why I own two copies of Glover, but I do, and that’s super weird
This afternoon, when my internet cut out for just long enough that I knew I didn’t have enough patience to wait it out, I decided I’d spend a little bit with an old game.
My criteria basically boiled down to 1) something old enough that I could effortlessly “pop in” and immediately start playing, and 2) something with a limited-enough appeal that I wouldn’t be tempted to stick with it for very long. For whatever reason, my mind went straight to Nintendo 64, and after shuffling through my cartridges, I pulled outGloveras a candidate. Then, I kept looking. Hang on a sec — why do I owntwo copiesofGlover?
I’m not someGloverfreak or anything, honest. In fact, I’m sure I’ve never finished it.
And yet… there’s no denying it. The evidence speaks for itself: it’s a double dip.
At some point in my life — I genuinely don’t know when it could’ve happened — another copy of this peculiar 3D platformer about a living glove wound up in my N64 collection. The top one is my original cart, from when I was a kid. The other has gunk on it, and an unfamiliar name (both on the cartridge itself, and in the custom-initialed save data).
I have no memory of these saves aside from “J,” my old go-to.
Who is MAT???
The funniest part: across these 10 saves, the highest recorded completion is 18 percent, and everything else is either hovering near five percent, or it’s straight-up zero.
For a game I apparently can’t get enough of, I sure haven’t invested much time in it. Maybe I’ll change that! Or maybe I’ll wait and see what becomes of theeffort to remasterGlover.
It’s a strange community prompt, I know, but have you ever unintentionally gotten multiple copies of the same game? For retro gamingcollectorswho buy in bulk, I could see this situation coming up fairly regularly. And for stone-cold classics likeResident Evil4that are abundantly available, it’d be super easy to double dip. Otherwise, I’m at a loss. Hit us up with your adventures in accidental double-dips if you have any stories.
(Come to think of it, I’ve also got two copies ofSuper Monkey Ballon GameCube — but that was just an attempt to replace a temporarily missing copy, and at least that game rules.)
